Posted on 02/12/2010 7:38:18 PM PST by kristinn
Vice President Joe Biden's appearances on two Sunday morning talk shows this week are part of a White House strategy to both pre-empt and potentially respond to former Vice President Dick Cheney's interview on ABC's "This Week," where administration officials expect he'll continue to advance his sharp critique of President Obama's record on national security.
Cheney has been one of the strongest critics of Obama's handling of national security and foreign policy issues, and his interview comes amid an intense debate over the administration's handling of the accused Christmas Day bomber and the trial of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
After Cheney's interview was announced Thursday, the White House lined up Biden for NBC's "Meet the Press" and CBS's "Face the Nation."
Sunday's VP vs. VP lineup is a first, and the closest Biden and Cheney have come to an actual debate.
The pre-emptive part of the programming starts with "Meet the Press." Biden is scheduled to tape his "Meet" interview with David Gregory on Saturday evening from Vancouver. A White House official said that in the segment Biden will make the case for how aggressive the Obama administration has been in taking on al Qaeda.
An excerpt of Biden's interview will be released later Saturday evening under an embargo that will lift just as Cheney’s live sit-down with Jonathan Karl begins Sunday at 9 a.m. If Biden doesn't watch the interview from his perch in Vancouver, the official said, the vice president will most certainly be informed on what his predecessor says by someone who does.
Then at 10:30, Biden will be interviewed live by Bob Scheiffer on "Face the Nation," giving the vice president a chance to directly reply to whatever charges his predecessor had leveled earlier in the morning.
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They focus more on fighting anything or anyone other than Bin Ladin! And did you notice? During the Bush years, whenever he was on TV, the Dems took equal time to rebut EVERYTHING GWB said. I have noticed the Republicans only respond at the SOTU and on the Saturday morning radio broadcast. WIMPS!
A set-up giving Biden the last word—and Biden can lie with immunity and impunity. Still, Cheney will come off better.
Biden vs Cheney — Absolutely no contest.
This is good we need VP Biden to talk as much as possible.
How considerate of the MSM.
Contrasting Cheney with Biden can only enhance Chaney’s performance. What are they thinking? What, was Cindy McCain already booked or something.
Okay, so who can be lined up to interview Cheney after FTN?
Why do I get the feeling Biden will spend a considerable amount of time for the rest of his term verbally dueling Cheney?
This should be interesting. Our guy, Cheney, has working brain parts. Their guy doesn’t.
Not only the strongest, buthe was the forst and for a long time, THE ONLY critic in the news.
Thank goodness others are choming in. Sarah Palin laid it out well, as have others . But Cheny was ahead of the all, and subjected to ridicule that just wouldn't stick.Nor will the leftists succeed in redefining Chey , using Plugs Biden.
Cheny has this battle already won.
Cheney vs anyone is really not fair. He cuts with such precision it is fun to observe, wish he spoke out more often, he is certainly being provided with a lot of opportunities.
“They are terrified of Cheney.”
Were I a torqued-out, stupid Leftist I’d be terrified of Dick Cheney too.
LOL!
How sad would it be if your best mouth piece is Biden... I mean that is freaking depressing.
Joe Biden doesn’t have the intellectual capability to tie Dick Cheney’s SHOES, let alone refute him in a debate on policy.
Oughta be good for some laughs.
Oh please, please, please. Lets have a one on one discussion between Joe Bidet and Dick Cheney; let it last one hour, no, two, no, three hours. Just please broadcast it far and wide. Show the world how much s-m-a-r-t-e-r the Bidet is than Cheney. Chuckle, chortle, guffaw.
Not even fair, really. heh.
This'll be good. :-)
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