Obama bin Biden

[guido911]

Yes, I know it's childish name calling. But still, where's the Obama supporters on this pick?

[Nik]

I think its awesome. From what I've seen of Biden, I like. He seems to be everything Obama needs. He's got the experience that the GOP claims Obama doesn't have, and he is not afraid to go toe-to-toe with anyone. And you're right, it is childish.

[Nik]

Here is a good article from conservative David Brooks: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/opinion/22brooks.html?em

[guido911]

Here's a sample of what McCain's folks will be saying, rather, repeating what Biden has said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDVUPqoowf8&e

[Red Arrow]

I think it will lock in the Obama voters that were already there.  More moderate voters will probably swing toward McCain, at least until McCain announces his running mate.

[RecycleMichael]

It is a balanced ticket.

ObamaBiden

Five vowels and five consonents between them and one following each.

Young happy guy versed in domestic policy and old angry guy knowledgable in international issues.

Biden will compete with Obama for best speech at the convention.

Great pick.

[Chicken Little]

I'm pleased it's Biden. He's a tough and effective diplomat.

He was the first to call Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic a "war criminal.", and had a key role the Kosovo mess.  And it IS almost entirely straightened out, btw.

He's smart. But I also like the fact that he's a scrapper, and an irreverent mother-scratcher.

   

quote: Two months earlier, before the Balkans War had escalated, the president (Clinton) and the junior senator from Delaware were on their way to Mexico, and the president wanted to discuss Kosovo. "All the way down on the plane I was reading a book about the Balkans and he saw me reading it," Biden told the Times. "And you know how he is. He asked me to give it to him to read. And I said, 'No, get your own copy.'...

(emphasis mine)

Tells the President off...sweet.

That's from an interesting article from Salon from 1999...back in the days when diplomacy was still a part of our foreign policy.

http://dir.salon.com/story/books/log/1999/04/23/balkan_history/

[Crash Daily]

The combination of B.O. and Biden will be great. Their combined arrogance will be increased exponentially. They truly compliment one another. Extreme left wing, empty suit, with no experience and extreme empty suit with extreme left wing experience. Throw in a billion pounds of arrogance, with no common sense or understanding and we have our Dynamic Dim Duo! By the time these two are done showing their collective @SS, only the most die hard of liberal Kool Aid drinkers will be able to pull the lever, for them, with out throwing up in their mouth. Excellent choice B.O.!!!! YOOOOO Joe!!!!!!

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by Crash Daily

The combination of B.O. and Biden will be great. Their combined arrogance will be increased exponentially. They truly compliment one another. Extreme left wing, empty suit, with no experience and extreme empty suit with extreme left wing experience. Throw in a billion pounds of arrogance, with no common sense or understanding and we have our Dynamic Dim Duo! By the time these two are done showing their collective @SS, only the most die hard of liberal Kool Aid drinkers will be able to pull the lever, for them, with out throwing up in their mouth. Excellent choice B.O.!!!! YOOOOO Joe!!!!!!

I was going to reply. Not worth it.

[waterboy]

For shame Guido. Your headline implies they have terrorist leanings then you apologize in you first post, yet the slam remains. Truly despicable.

I thought Biden would be his best choice. Just saw the annoucement and feel real good about it. Joe knows McCain and knows he sold out. He won't let him skate on it either.

[kylieosu]

JOEBAMA 08!

[guido911]

quote:Originally posted by waterboy

For shame Guido. Your headline implies they have terrorist leanings then you apologize in you first post, yet the slam remains. Truly despicable.

I thought Biden would be his best choice. Just saw the annoucement and feel real good about it. Joe knows McCain and knows he sold out. He won't let him skate on it either.

Oh come on Whatever Waterboy. You know damn well that was not what I was implying. If you surf around the nets, you will see that Obama bin Biden joke is all over the place--even on DU where I first saw it.

As for Biden, I think this was Obama's best choice.

[Crash Daily]

Vote MC or we'll end up with BO and that really stinks!

[USRufnex]

Cute.... not.

Will Rogers never met today's republican propagandists...  [)]

[USRufnex]

Bush bin Laden is much closer to the truth.... the Bush family has a much closer relationship to the Bin Ladens than anyone having anything to do with Barack Obama...

http://www.denverpost.com/rodriguez/ci_4319898

In 1978, Bush and Osama bin Laden's brother, Salem bin Laden, founded Arbusto Energy, an oil company based in Texas.

Several bin Laden family members invested millions in The Carlyle Group, a private global equity firm based in Washington, DC. The company's senior advisor was Bush's father, former President George H.W. Bush. After news of the bin Laden-Bush connection became public, the elder Bush stepped down from Carlyle.

Interestingly, on Sept. 11, 2001, members of the Carlyle Group - including Bush senior, and his former secretary of state, James Baker - were meeting at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C., along with Shafiq bin Laden, another one of Osama bin Laden's brothers.

While all flights were halted following the terrorist attacks, there was one exception made: The White House authorized planes to pick up 140 Saudi nationals, including 24 members of the bin Laden family, living in various cities in the U.S. to bring them back to Saudi Arabia, where they would be safe. They were never interrogated.