Posted on 08/24/2008 3:52:31 PM PDT by bilhosty
Over the course of his presidential bid, Biden cemented his reputation as -- how to put this nicely? -- less than disciplined on the campaign trail. In the summer of 2006, as he was publicly mulling the race, Biden set off a controversy over comments he made about Indian Americans. "I've had a great relationship [with Indian Americans]," Biden said. "In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." On the day he formally announced his candidacy, a New York Observer story that quoted Biden as calling Obama "articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy" came out, and the resultant uproar effectively undercut any momentum Biden was hoping to build. Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, talks to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) during the hearing. While Biden was on his best verbal behavior for much of the rest of the campaign, there is no question that his tendency to shoot from the lip worries some in Obama world. As one Democratic consultant put it: "You know there will be three days in the campaign where someone in Chicago will get a call and respond -- 'What did you say he said?.'"
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I don’t think that Romney is the best VP choice. He would pulverize Biden in a debate, however.
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democrats can get away with saying things
that republicans cannot.
I don’t think Biden was his first choice.
But after a couple of “No thanks,” that’s who finally said yes.
...and desire not to have Bill's finances too closely examined. Remember Ferraro's husband?
The thing about saying such things as Joe said is that it’s an indicator of what’s in his heart.
Biden forgot how to pronounce Barry’s name more times than Cindy owns houses.
Plagiarizer In Chief
Joe Loves Joe
Frankly, I prefer the Crispy Creme coffee, but they only speak with a Vietnamese accent, so I am at a loss to put in my order.
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