"They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. "
Posted on 09/02/2008 4:38:31 PM PDT by Paul Revere 76
Biden's career provides grist for McCain's mill By PETE YOST and HOLBROOK MOHR – Aug 23, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — In August 2007, three men who later became entangled in a Mississippi bribery scheme raised money for Sen. Joe Biden's run for president. A month later, two of the three were overheard in a phone call recorded by the FBI discussing federal legislation and a prospective meeting with Biden's brother, Jim. It's unclear whether any meeting ever occurred or whether legislation was ever discussed, so the episode may mean little — except as an example of the potential political vulnerabilities that Barack Obama's running mate brings to the Democratic ticket. Longtime politicians always bring baggage to a campaign, and Biden is no exception. Among the other grist he may provide for John McCain's mill: _The allegation of plagiarism that drove Biden from the 1988 presidential race. _The history of Biden's son, Hunter, as a Washington lobbyist. Since 2002, the firm Hunter Biden co-founded has represented a major constituent of Joe Biden's, the University of Delaware, which has collected millions in federal funding. _Donations to Biden's campaigns totaling more than $200,000 in the past two decades from Delaware-based MBNA, the credit card company, and a similar amount from trial lawyers, including Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, one of the three men implicated in the Mississippi bribery scheme. Since 1989, lawyers and law firms have contributed $6.5 million to Biden, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan private group that tracks money in politics. Responding on Biden's first day as Obama's running mate, a spokesman called the Delaware senator the "change we need after eight years of failed policies that favored special interests at the expense of our families under George Bush and John McCain."
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"They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. "
Small wonder Biden wants a candidate’s children to be off-limits.
The AP and CBS covering this? Did Rush scare them today? Are the Dems getting ready to throw Biden under the bus? Interesting.
Frankly, I dont want to see Biden thrown under the bus. He is the weak link here. I want to see an expose on Obama (The Fraud)-Ayers connection. I still think this has the most damage potential.
Biden = business as usual
Palin = real change
I agree, I was just wondering if there was perhaps somebody in the Messiah camp with enough brain cells left to realize that they really bought a pig-in-a-poke with Biden. I hope not, he’s very beatable.
“Are the Dems getting ready to throw Biden under the bus?”
Then he’ll have a lot more time to hang out with his imaginary coal mining relatives!
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