Posted on 09/09/2008 9:35:50 AM PDT by John Semmens
Democratic VP nominee, Senator Joe Biden (Del) touted his past experience as a key plus in preparing him for the job of keeping this country out of war during an Obama/Biden Administration.
“I never fired a shot in anger and what I have been able to accomplish on this personal level has given me the insight that will help me keep America at peace when I’m vice-president,” Biden boasted. “Compare this to the experiences of our opponents. Not only did Senator McCain go to war, he was amazingly unsuccessful at it. He lost his plane and got captured by the enemy—all in a losing cause. As for Lt. Governor Palin, well what could she know about war and peace? Has she ever attended a legislative hearing on foreign policy? Well, I am proud to say I have sat through hundreds of hours of testimony on the topic. Let the voters mull that over when they cast their ballots.”
Biden’s ability to evade having to fire any shots was aided by his five student draft deferments during the Vietnam War and a doctor’s note attesting to his unsuitability due to asthma he had suffered when younger. Fortunately, the condition did not prevent him from playing on his high school football team.
In related news, Biden denied reports that he said Israel would have to reconcile itself to a nuclear Iran. “I said accommodate,” Biden insisted. “They are deliberately misquoting me to mislead the American voters.”
(Excerpt) Read more at azconservative.org ...
Joe is a craven coward.. and God knows what else..
Maybe someone should inform Biden that WE’RE AT WAR!
geeeezzzzzzzzzzz...the IQ level of these clowns in D.C. drops by the second!
Biden boasted. “Compare this to the experiences of our opponents. Not only did Senator McCain go to war, he was amazingly unsuccessful at it. He lost his plane and got captured by the enemy—all in a losing cause.
Oh, my!
Keep it up Biden - THIS doesn’t play well.
Is it really satire when you put Joe Biden’s own supporters’ words in their candidate’s mouth?
I have to say there should be many veterns wanting to shove those words down Biden's throat. Biden just dished EVERY Vietnam and Korean War veteran.
It’s satire.
“I’ve never fired a shot in anger”? LOL, just plenty of verbal shots in anger in front of a mike. If anyone has displayed a hair trigger in public, this man has.
I would have sworn this was an Onion article.
The more he talks, the more votes for McCain/Palin.
FOR GODSAKES, LOOK AT THE DAMNED SOURCE.
It’s satire. That SHOULD be obvious. Automatically taking anything posted at face value makes us look like the idiots at Kos and DU. Jim, can we have a rule that satire must be described as such in the title? Unfortunately this seems necessary at this point.
He went on to explain how one of the worst things that happens when governments try to negotiate peace deals is that details get leaked in advance and that he is uniquely qualified to PLUG those leaks.
OMG, where to begin?? Joe, being somebody's punching bag isn't what I would call a sound peace program for a VP wannabee. Ya might want to re-think this one.
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As for Lt. Governor Palin, well what could she know about war and peace? Has she ever attended a legislative hearing on foreign policy?
Is thsi nut job for REAL!!?? First of all, Congressman Biden (see how HE likes it), GOVERNOR Palin is the governor of the state of Alaska, NOT the Lt. Gov. Stop drinking your own kool-aid!!
Secondly, as governor, she has visited HER constituents in the Alaska National Guard in Iraq!! When have YOU bothered to visit YOUR state's servicemen and women in combat, Congressman??
Looks like I wasn’t the only one taken in by the post and lets be honest - I wouldn’t put it past Biden to make a comment like that.
I disagree completely.
Do a search on posts by John Semmens - he is one of the more masterful satirists out there ... and half the fun of one of his posts is reading the reactions of people who don't pay attention to the source material.
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