OBAMA-BIDEN EVENT: Springfield, Illinois-LIVE THREAD

08/23/08

[TornadoAlley3]

Springfield, Illinois We just arrived at the state capitol. We’re told Biden is en route and on the plane Obama spokeswoman Linda Douglass told us that Obama called Biden Thursday night to offer him the job

It is literally 90 degrees warmer than it was on February 10, 2007. The lectern’s all set up with the new Obama/Biden logo. Obama's plane wasn’t changed – the tip that broke Kerry's choice of Edwards in 2004 -- it simply reads “Change We Can Believe In; www.barackobama.com"). A significantly smaller crowd has turned up for this event than the 17,000 for Obama’s presidential roll out....

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/08/dispatches_from_springfield_i.html

[Southack]

"Obama spokeswoman Linda Douglass told us that Obama called Biden Thursday night to offer him the job..."

So much for the lie that Obama had made up his mind on Monday. What, he just sat on his "momentous" decision for half a week?! Come on...

[kcvl]

The Biden Compound

Senator Biden, "In my house, being raised with a sister and three brothers, there was an absolute — it was a nuclear sanction, if under any circumstances, for any reason, no matter how justified, even self-defense — if you ever touched your sister, not figuratively, literally. My sister, who is my best friend, my campaign manager, my confidante, grew up with absolute impunity in our household. And I have the bruises to prove it. I mean that sincerely. I am not exaggerating when I say that."

In 2007, the candidate's sister (Valerie Biden Owens) is the National Chair of the Biden for President Campaign.

Biden's younger sister Valerie Biden Owens has run every campaign for her brother during his 37-year political career. Executive vice president of Joe Slade White and Company, a strategic consulting firm. She also serves as a volunteer political trainer for Women’s Campaign International, a non-profit organization dedicated to the empowerment of women in the world’s emerging democracies, and she currently serves on the national board of the DNC Women’s Leadership Forum.

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. That’s the first thing I thought of, looks like a Stan Laurel pose.

[mikrofon]

Hey, that’s a neat new Cubs jersey... I didn’t know he was a baseball fan?

(Fidel’s boys, maybe)

[hotshu]

“Now they just need someone fat and they could be the “Fat, Drunk and Stupid” ticket.”

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If they could somehow add “The Swimmer”, they would also be redundant in two sections.

(Yeah I know he’s sick, but Mary Jo’s still drowned.)

[dforest]

uh...doesn’t take a whole lot to watch and listen to it.

Once again, the RATs overdue it trying to be cool. Instead they came off cheap and ridiculous.

The Dems need to get the Hollywood out of their politics if they want to win.

Truth is, they never learn. I can only laugh and barf at the spectacle.

[kcvl]

Who is your First Lady role model?

I have always had a great deal of respect and admiration for Eleanor Roosevelt. She was a true humanitarian and champion of Women's Rights and Civil Rights. I especially love the story about her efforts to break the gender barriers in the world of journalism by holding weekly press conferences for women journalists only forcing newspapers to hire women.

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Both of Biden’s sons, Beau Biden and Hunter Biden (& lobbyist), are lawyers. Beau is the attorney general of the state of Delaware. Hunter practices in D.C. and is on the board of Amtrack(President Bush #2 appointed him).

Joe and Jill have one child together, a daughter Ashley, born in 1981. She is a social worker.

[toldyou]

I just went through one hundred fifty pictures taken at the rally at Springfield....a “slideshow” on yahoo.

There were no flags in the audience.

There was one huge American flag across the street hanging from a building, obviously placed there by the city.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cvn_convention_rdp;_ylt=Ai0IWzqiqsL8BXeq3F9RuiRsaMYA

[roses of sharon]

Last night I noticed a lot of chatter on the blogs that many who Hussein wanted said no!

[mwl8787]

I live in DE, in fact I’m a native. I wouldn’t vote for Biden to be dogcatcher. That said, I know from personal experience that Jill Biden is a wonderful person and an obviously very attractive woman.

It is also indisputed that Senator Biden experienced terrible tragedy in his life.

That said, politics ain’t beanbag, and Biden’s Barack AMERIKA gaffe should be fully exploited.

[AliVeritas]

No mistake... 3 a.m.

Remember the ad?

[DocRock]

Thanks for the answer. I am not surprised at the lack of flags.

[GitmoSailor]

Wasn’t there supposed to be a Rally before or after this announcement????.............

[AliVeritas]

re: 3 a.m.

Tis true. Now if Biden were a Christian living his faith, this would really be interesting (but of course, he wouldn’t be a lib, hence he wouldn’t be there period), just a book I should work on.

[PghBaldy]

There was one. A Blues Festival at the same time, right next to it. I’m not kidding: “Obama’s Springfield Speech Piggybacks On Blues Festival, Governor Not Invited “

http://politicallydrunk.blogspot.com/2008/08/obamas-springfield-speech-piggybacks-on.html

[arkady_renko]

I think it would be just wonderful if Rush organized a “George’s Bake Sale” for Barack’s brother. Sounds delicious to me.

[AliVeritas]

Did you see that SDS Reunion video? You should... then you’d really go crazy wondering how he could get anywhere near children’s education, I mean indoctrination.

[hotshu]

“Biden - “Baraks mother taught him fundamental values of American way of life.”

His damn mother was a communist.”

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Her’s was the way of the “New” American Way of Life.

1. Get pregnant by a muslim polygamist foreign exchange student.

2. “Marry” same so kid gets exotic name.

3. When “baby daddy” goes back home, drop kid off at Mom & Dad’s & travel to southeast Asia to “find” yourself.

4. Latch onto new muslim “sugar daddy” and import kid, give him a new exotic name, and enroll him in school as a muslim.

5. When Lolo gets tired of having to take care of “baby daddy’s” spawn, send kid back to Mom & Dad making sure they introduce him to “Uncle Frank” so he can receive proper black Marxist indoctrination.

Yeah, I think that fits the Left’s vision of “fundamental values of American way of life.”

[kcvl]

Jill Biden says she just couldn’t believe that President Bush had been re-elected in 2004. She says that not a single person she knew had voted for President Bush.

What don't we know about your spouse?

Jill Biden: "Most people probably don't know that Joe has a romantic side to him."

Jill Biden: "Lord knows we have a lot of problems right now," she sighed. "we need our next president to be a world leader starting on Day One, with no margin of error."

When asked why she feels better about 2008, Jill Biden says, “Well, look what Bush has done, for God’s sake. Look what he’s doing to the country. I know what Joe’s capable of. I feel like he’s someone who unites. The whole Cindy Sheehan thing—she’s outside the ranch, had lost her son, and day after day was out there. If Joe was president, I could picture him walking down that dusty road and putting his arm around her and making her feel better about losing her son.”

[Typical_Whitey]

I didn’t see it but wonder if there were any comments about the TS that has been flooding out Florida and how well the Florida Governor has handled the situation?