Posted on 02/03/2007 2:57:25 PM PST by DBCJR
Sen. Joe Biden expressed regret Saturday for describing presidential rival Barack Obama as an articulate and clean African-American, trying to stem damage to his nascent 2008 campaign...Biden spent his first day as an official presidential candidate Wednesday explaining his statement that Obama is "the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean."
Biden is one of nine candidates in the Democratic presidential race. All appeared ... for the DNC gathering, and the divisions began to show, particularly on the Iraq war.
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack criticized senators in the race who refuse to cut the money that is paying for troops in Iraq...
"The reality of capping troops or reducing the number of troops at some point in the future is not real change," Vilsack said.
"We cannot wait for the president or the Congress to make a political calculation as to when or how this is happening," Vilsack said... "It is time for us to clearly say the war must end and our troops must be brought home now. Let me say that I think Congress has a constitutional responsibility and a moral obligation to do it now. Not a cap, an end. Not eventually, immediately."
The meeting is an unofficial kickoff the presidential campaign, with the candidates vying to capture the hearts and minds of the party faithful. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, now the party leader, did so four years ago by borrowing the late Sen. Paul Wellstone's rally cry, "I'm from the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party." ... Biden appeared to be trying to clean up his reputation as being exceedingly longwinded as well as his unfortunate remark about Obama. His speech came in under 12 minutes - longer than allowed, but the shortest of any of his rivals.
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Meanwhile Dems turn on themselves as they turn on our country, and our troops, the most "conservative" saying they were tricked into voting for the war. Gee, isn't it comforting to know that our nations leaders are so easily tricked?
The DNC Chair continues the psychosis that cost him his front-runner status in 2004. Is it possible the best RNC strategy is to let these Dem contenders be themselves.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1755613718980739128&q=regaining+strength+for+vision
What a putz. :)
Looks like his campaign lasted exactly two days ...
He regrets that it hasn't gone away like they're supposed to when the person with foot in mouth disease is a democrat.
Sorry Joe, not this time, there's an election coming up.
A first-class dipstick, to be sure.
What do you expect from a guy who comes from a slave state?
"Sen. Joe Biden expresses regret for describing presidential rival Barack Obama as an articulate and clean African-American" and said to myself, what's this country coming to when you have to apologize for calling someone in your own party an articulate and clean African-American?
Insanity. Hell, if you did that in the 60's they'd nominate you to the board of the NAACP. Honorary, but still.
Joe biden is a very stupid man, even by RAT standards. Vilsack is just another commie.
Vilsuck . . . sucks.
Hey when Allen apologized what did the media do?
You got into that kind of trouble in the 60s by saying someone was "a credit to their race". This isn't so different. It's implying that the rest of the blacks are "dirty".
Anyway, it's too bad Biden won't make it in the primaries-- with his tin ear and idiot mouth even a Republican City Councilman could beat him.
Biden demonstrates his superior diplomatic skills.
Vilsack. What in God's name makes him think he can run for the presidency? VilSAAAAAACK. Vile Sack. It makes me think of a cojones container, and a sweaty one at that (ew).
"You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent."Ole Joe seems to be making it his business to serially insult every racial group there is.
I hope the President locked the doors when he left.
It's OK Joe, a lot of us know it isn't easy for you Dem's to always keep your closet rascism in check.
Just have to love these types, who are so smart and
then they screw up royally....LOL...JK
So now he's taking it back? So whats he saying? That Osama Obama isn't clean?
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