The buzz begins: Will Joe Biden be dumped off ticket?

worldnetdaily.com ^ | September 11, 2008 | Chelsea Schilling

[kellynla]

Will Sen. Joe Biden be dropped from the Democratic Party ticket before Election Day?

Television pundits, talk radio personalities and blogs have been buzzing with speculation about a last-minute VP switch for the party.

On Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" last night, Sean Hannity asked Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Pa., "Will they replace Biden with Hillary?"

Rendell replied, "No, absolutely not. Joe Biden is here to stay. Next vice president of the United States."

However, according to recent polls, Biden's popularity is not as high as Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Results from a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. national survey released yesterday have Obama and McCain virtually tied – Obama has 49 percent while McCain has 48 percent. But Sarah Palin has surged ahead of Biden on popularity with 55 percent to his 44 percent. Her favorability rating is also 6 percent higher.

Following Sen. Joe Biden's recent statement that Hillary Clinton might have been a better choice for Obama's running mate, a popular online trading exchange website is taking wagers on whether Biden will be withdrawn from the ticket.

[matthew fuller]

"If Biden must go, perhaps Cynthia McKinney? "

Already a candidate, Green Party.

[Cedric]

Republican’s to Save Biden’s Candidacy

Let me guess: Your Treasurer's name is....

Ann U. Rizm

[Checkers]

Undeniable Facts and Truths About Michael Alan Weiner AKA "Michael Savage"

• On August 29, 2008, the day John McCain announced he had selected Sarah Palin as his running mate, Michael Weiner spent the bulk of his show condemning Governor Palin. Weiner continued to bash her for days. On his September 3, 2008 show, the day of Sarah Palin's speech to the Republican Convention, Weiner compared the Palin FAMILY to the white "trash" and perps featured on TV's COPS. Weiner followed up on his September 4 show with the assertion that Mrs. Palin was a ""Gold Rush dance hall girl" and playing player piano music to ridicule her". ( See http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074864/posts?page=234#234 )

• "If I were Putin, I would have done the same thing" - Michael Weiner on his radio show 8-21-08(regarding the Russian invasion of Georgia)

• "The Georgian President is a puppet of George Bush" - Michael Weiner on his radio show 8-21-08

• In July 2008, on the subject of childhood autism, Weiner screamed into his microphone: "I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is. What do you mean they scream and they're silent? They don't have a father around to tell them, `Don't act like a moron. You'll get nowhere in life. Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don't sit there crying and screaming, idiot."

• Weiner has referred to Laura Ingraham as a "transgender with a cross."

• Weiner has accused Ann Coulter of being an anti-Semite.

• Weiner's own "fans" have repeatedly called him a misogynist. ( See http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2073297/posts?page=181#181 )

• Weiner claims to have written a book with the title "The Enemy Within". Contrary to it's title, it is not an autobiographical account of Weiner's role among Conservatives.

• Provided the maximum amout of money to Jerry Brown's Campaign for California Attorney General. Since being elected, A.G. Brown has used his office to fight "global warming." Fighting illegal immigration? Not so much.

• On April 18, 2007, at approximately 25 minutes into the second hour of his show, Weiner stated: "WE NEED TO STOP FUNDING THE WAR IN IRAQ AND START FUNDING THE WAR ON OUR STREETS". That's an exact quote. Weiner was apparently referring to homeless "scum" (his term).

• On April 17, 2007, at approximately 45 minutes into the 1st hour of his show, Weiner said the shooting (at Virginia Tech) indicates our Gun laws are too lax.

• Like Rachel Maddox on Air America, Weiner used the Virginia Tech shooting to attack President Bush throughout the 1st hour of his show on April 17th, 2007

• On April 17, 2007, at approximately 20 minutes into the 3rd hour of his show, Weiner admitted he did not recognize the name Ken Blackwell.

• On April 17, 2007, at approximately 28 minutes into the 3rd hour of his show, Weiner attacked President Bush for not mentioning Jesus Christ when he spoke at Virginia Tech Convocation.

• Throughout his April 16 show (the day of the Virginia Tech shooting), Weiner used the massacre to repeatedly attack President Bush and Homeland Secretary Chertoff for their lack of leadership. Weiner never explained what he expected the President or the Secretary to do in the wake of the school shooting.

• During the first 30 minutes of his April 16, 2007 show, Weiner called Prime Minister Blair "Tony the Coward".

• Also during the first 30 minutes of his April 16, 2007 show, Weiner called the Republicans running for President in 2008 "empty-suits". Weiner singled out Mayor Rudolph Giuliani by name.

• On April 16, 2007, at approximately 50 minutes into the 3rd hour of his show, Weiner claimed that Rudolph Giuliani "wants to make America like New York". Weiner offered no proof or evidence for this assertion.

• Calls for the impeachment of G.W. Bush

• Weiner actually did support his Congresswoman, Madame Pelosi, when she met with the Murderer Assad before he was against her meeting with Assad.

• Weiner hates President Bush, except when he likes President Bush.
• In the middle of his April 4, 2007 show, Weiner threw a fit and suddenly was off the air even though he had ninety minutes left.

• On his Nov 20, 2006 show, Weiner hosted a love-in with Charlie Rangel.

• On his Nov 17, 2006 show, Weiner played a clip from some Israeli pot smokers and then extrapolated from this clip that all of Israel have become drug addicts.

• On his Nov 17, 2006 show, Weiner said that drug addicts should be executed.

• Weiner advocates cutting and running in Iraq.

• Weiner claims he hates San Francisco; yet, he continues to live there. (What's that about?)

• Twice hosted Chuck Schumer in a blatant attempt to damage the GOP Senate Campaign during an election year.

• Routinely calls our fellow Americans morons and idiots

• Like his brethren on Air America, Weiner thinks multinational corporations conspire with each other

• Like his brethren on Air America, Weiner thinks the oil companies conspire with each other

• Supports the minimum wage

• Like his brethren on Air America, Weiner hates Conservative icons like Rush Limbaugh

• Attacks other Conservatives more than Liberals

• Spews hatred and vile towards our Commander in Chief during a time of war
• Claims to be a sort of "Patton" on the War on Terror, but when the Israelis started bombing Lebanon, he turned into Cindy Sheehan

• Routinely asks callers a question, then ignores their answer and continues on maniacal rant.

• Called Cheney a liar, and said he didn't believe a word he says, ever.

• Called Bush a liar.

• Said the war in Iraq is purely for profit, get this, so that Haliburton can make money.

• Said there's no difference between the GOP and Dems.

• Called Rick Santorum "Sanitarium", and an idiot.

• Said he deserves most of the credit for the ports deal not going through, and since the GOP didn't give him credit, he won't support them in any way.

• Said it won't be so bad if Dems take over, outside of some minor social changes, nothing else will really change.

• Called this a broken nation with corrupt leadership, making fun of Bush, and his rationale for the war on terror, and war in Iraq.

• Called the GOP "the corrupt, war-mongering GOP"...

• He had a caller who said he was livid with the GOP, but since the Dems are much worse, he pleaded with Savage's listeners to get out and vote... With each sentence, Savage shouted him down.

• Fired by MSNBC for telling a caller to go get AIDS and die.

• He believes that the Clintons and Bush family have developed some sort of consortium and political syndicate together. For the next several years, they will stiff-arm the rest of the political world and alternate family members to the Presidency. Hillary is next, then followed by Jeb.

• In February 2007, Creative Artists Agency (a major talent and literary agency in Los Angeles) signed Michael Savage to represent him in all media. Within days however, it was reported that CAA had dropped Savage in response to anti-homosexual remarks he made regarding fellow CAA client.

• Has said: "Organized Religion is a ponzi scheme".

Articles on Weiner
• Weiner's Misogynist Rant Against Sarah Palin
• Michael Savage: Left Winger
• Savaged: National Review
• Weiner gives money to Moonbat
• Weiner's Brown Donation
• Michael Savage: The Enemy Within (One of The Biggest Threats to Conservatives)

Video of Weiner

• Weiner's Outburst on MSNBC

[mad_as_he$$]

Will he be confined to a wheelchair?

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

ROFL! I knew McKinney had delusions enough to run somehow. =]

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Don’t tell anyone, but Rush is our organization’s funder. He told us to ‘confess’ it was Rezko though. “Operation Chaos.”

[ArchAngel1983]

”No, no, no … Biden will suddenly come down with some strange medical problem that will allow him to step down gracefully (full recovery after the election) … allowing Obama to ask Hillary to join his campaign. IMHO ;-)”

BINGO! Either a strange medical condition or a family crisis within the next week or two.

[doc1019]

Only until the election is over … then, miraculously, he will walk again. ;-)

[doc1019]

Gee, finally, after several weeks of proclaiming this, I have an adherent. ;-)

[Paleo Conservative]

Dumping Biden now would be political suicide.

So, I hope they do it.

It did wonders for McGovern didn't it. I'd love to see the DemocRATS put up McGovernesque numbers on election night.

[hinckley buzzard]

I’d like to see Hillary swallow her pride and come up with some phoney story about how she doesn’t mind being a desparate afterthought.

That's the biggest fly in all this ointment--Hillary accepting the role of "Second Choice for Second Place!" No way, No how, Nobama. She'll be happy to wait and go for it all in four short years.

[hinckley buzzard]

Somewhere in my box of memorabilia I have a mint "McGovern/Eagleton" bumper sticker. Maybe its time to put it on eBay.

[hinckley buzzard]

Eagleton was respected or at least liked by a lot of us Missourians

I recall when Eagleton was named. I thought he looked very good and "Tom Eagleton of Missouri" had a real American ring to it. McGovern said he supported Eagleton "1000%" and then dumped him. McGovern got what he deserved in the election.

[hinckley buzzard]

Bill Clinton must be furiously telling them "I told you so, I told you this clown would mess the thing up!"

I bet he spent half the summer on the phone to superdelegates, telling them exactly this.

[Kevmo]

Somewhere in my box of memorabilia I have a mint “McGovern/Eagleton” bumper sticker. Maybe its time to put it on eBay.
***Maybe you could scan it and we could have an Obama/Eagleton photoshop that would go up on Cafe Press as a bumper sticker...

[hinckley buzzard]

OK but I'll have to find it first. I know I still have it but haven't seen it in years.

[llandres]

what would be perfect is for Biden to “bow out” and then for Hillary to turn it down. WOW - we can dream, can’t we? :-)) I think no matter how it would be handled, the public would see right through it and no good could come for BHO.

[Cementjungle]

However, according to recent polls, Biden's popularity is not as high as Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

Gee, we hadn't noticed.

[llandres]

your fantasy is like a chess game. in terms of the future of this country, it should never include Obama winning.

[llandres]

yes, Cedric - Biden is NOT a “nice guy” - and his voting record on important issues has been horrendous.

we need BOTH these guys to lose in Nov.