Posted on 09/11/2008 7:40:20 PM PDT by Delacon
An October surprise might be brewing. And not just your ordinary run-of-the-mill type of surprise, but a blockbuster one of epic proportions. Hillary Clinton supporters, your dream may not be dead yet.
Williams asked Biden, who was described by the Los Angeles Times as a "gaffe machine," if he could reassure voters that he would have enough verbal discipline needed for the world stage.
"Yes," Biden replied with a grin and a twinkle in his eyes, CNN Reports.
The third Senator from Pennsylvania has made two gaffes in the past week and one of them might actually have a little hidden meaning.
The other day when he stopped by Columbia, MO. The Senator was speaking before a large crowd when he decided to give special recognition to State Senator Chuck Graham, a Columbia Democrat.
"Chuck, stand up, let the people see you," Biden shouted.
However, Biden did not realize that Graham is confined to a wheelchair.
"Oh, God love you. What am I talking about? I'll tell you what, you're making everybody else stand up, old pal. I'll tell you what, everybody else stand up for Chuck. Stand up for Chuck!" Biden said.
Then yesterday, Biden attracted attention for telling a crowd in New Hampshire that Sen. Hillary Clinton "might have been a better pick" as Obama's running mate.
"Make no mistake about this," Biden said. "Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Let's get that straight. She's a truly close personal friend, she is qualified to be president of the United States of America, she's easily qualified to be vice president of the United States of America and quite frankly it might have been a better pick than me."
Wow. Is Biden about to take a dive?
WND also has the video.
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."
The problem is how to extract Biden from the ticket and replace him with Hillary without making look obvious. However such a move might be perceived as yet again another indicator that Obama cannot make up his mind on anything.
The only way to make it happen is for Biden to save face. Call me cynical but I see a "personal reason" on the horizon for Joe Biden. And what will they offer him to make it an attractive option?
Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton had a two hour meeting today. The lunch meeting at was at Clinton's office in New York City and was the first between them since the presidential primary campaign that caused a rift between the two Democrats.
The beginning of the meeting was open to reporters and was your usual political fare. Clinton predicted Obama will win the White House "pretty handily."
The AP reports that the pair also talked behind closed doors later. A joint statement says the former president and the Democratic nominee discussed the campaign briefly, but mostly talked about how the world has changed since 9/11. How much you want to bet that the conversation also included, "If I pick your wife will you not F@!k with me?"
You see, word out is that the reason Obama did not pick Hillary the first time is because he did not want a presidency with three heads running the White House. The problem is that of governance. However if you do not win, as FOX commentator Charles Krauthammer puts it, "you cannot govern."
Biden was a safe pick before the phenom known as Sarah Palin. Now it's a case of Obama's reptile dysfunction versus McCain political Viagra.
Waht to do, what to do..
The only way to make it happen is for Biden to save face. Call me cynical but I see a "personal reason" on the horizon for Joe Biden. And what will they offer him to make it an attractive option?
Yep. Look for Biden to mysteriously disappear from the campaign trail due to some fabricated medical reason within the next few weeks.
Either way, Obam-uh-uh-uh loses.
Fabricated medical reason: Male pattern baldness?
Except for his gaffe, is there any evidence that “something is brewing” or is this a lot of hooey?
He will claim he has Lyme Disease!
He is a doffuss!
But it will also show that Obama had to make one decision and he screwed it up!
If HRC (Her Royal Cankleness) becomes the VP nominee, it would certainly impact the race. And, if the Dem’s won, BHO would be “Dead Man Walking.”
As the saying goes, “Desperate times call for desperate measures.”
They will use Biden’s past aneurysm problems to justify his stepping down . Something is coming , not sure if it will be Hitlary , but something is brewing .
So Obama can’t make a decision and stick with it? Who knew? That looks Presidential. /sarc
It won’t happen.
Obama would look like a fool.
If they do it in October, it’ll be too late. Beside, I don’t think if they switch to Hillary Obama will win. Not to mention Hillary might turn down the offer.
Inviting Hillary to the ticket would be a faustian deal for obama if there ever was one.
Does anyone have a state-by-state listing of the last days a name can be changed on the ballots? Here in Texas, that date has already passed, it was August 26th.
Highly doubt it.
Perhaps Obama taking the VP slot to Hillary for Pres is more likely - LOL.
Obama was for Biden, before he was against him. :)
That’s why it will be a “ medical reason “ . Totally justifiable with the public and old Biden has that aneurysm issue .They can pull it off , have no doubt .
Let’s see, the Dems have a history of switching bad candidates for better ones at the last moment — New Jersey ring any bells? Certainly the media would be all for it.... gee, I guess there would be no holds barred against The Hill given the Predatory Palin reporting over the past couple of weeks.
Yes, but the REAL surprise is that once that happens, McCain promises to step down after election and let Palin take the Presidency (or switch places now if that’s allowable by party rules), and then Palin-McCain takes the election by 49 states to 1.
Whatever phony excuse Biden would use to drop out, the next Monday he'd be back in the Senate chairing whatever committee he runs with people asking him "Hey, aren't you supposed to have bone cancer or something?
NFW!
Oh yes, let’s wait to hear that Joe has a bad heart, or the asthma he suddenly developed to get out of the Vietnam War, has returned. Or will it be his hair plugs are infected.
Maybe his drinking problem.
But, soon it will be bye bye Joe.
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