Posted on 11/04/2013 9:42:48 AM PST by Tailgunner Joe
ANNANDALE, Va. — Vice President Joe Biden on Monday delivered a closing pitch for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, painting the Virginia race as a major test of the mainstream electorate’s answer to a resurgent tea party.
”This race has captured the attention of the entire nation,” Biden said. “Not just because it’s a … race in a bellwether state that has become the face of progress in this country. But because it’s the first major race between the forces and faces of the new Republican tea party — a tea party whose social recidivism is only outgunned by its hostility to science and technology and innovation and scholarship.”
Biden’s comments came at a get-out-the-vote canvassing kick-off here, a day before the Virginia gubernatorial election in which McAuliffe is facing off with GOP candidate Ken Cuccinelli. About 300 people packed into the backyard of a volunteer’s home in this suburb of Washington.
Cuccinelli, Biden continued, is a candidate “whose views on women, you know them well but I think it’s fair to say, are from another era. I mean literally from another era.”
He appeared at the event with McAuliffe, along with Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), all of whom blasted Cuccinelli over his socially conservative positions on women’s health care and sought to tie him to the tea party.
“Everything they talk about, without exaggeration, is about turning back what the rest of the country and the world thinks is progress,” Biden said. “It’s hard to fathom this state being led by a man who rejects all that this new thinking stands for. The whole nation is looking at this race, that’s not hyperbole.”
A Quinnipiac University poll out Monday found McAuliffe leading Cuccinelli by six points, 46-40 percent. Biden urged Democrats not to get complacent.
“There’s only one place the tea party can compete with us,” he said. “And that is, they do turn out their base, they do turn out those who share those views out of the ’30s and ’40s and ’50s. That’s what it is. Don’t take this for granted.”
Biden said the GOP ticket’s conservative positions on social issues would discourage businesses from setting up shop in Virginia, echoing a line Democrats have emphasized throughout the campaign.
“Think about whether or not, with the attitude of Cuccinelli and his ticket, if they were to win, what that will say to America,” he said. “What that will do to attracting the continuation of this great tradition in this state.”
He jabbed, “They’re going to need to give [businesses] stipends to come to this state.”
The vice president called McAuliffe, in contrast, “smart as hell, tough” and someone who knows “how to get things done.”
McAuliffe served up his standard critique of Cuccinelli, describing him as a socially conservative tea party figure aligned with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). He urged the canvassers to push hard in the final hours of the campaign.
“The question in this election is simple: will the mainstream, bipartisan majority in Virginia be drowned out by the tea party?” he asked the crowd. “If mainstream Virginians from both parties don’t turn out to vote, you’re letting the tea party decide Virginia’s future. That’s why I need your help more than ever. Get. Out. The votes.”
I’m sure he plagiarized that from somewhere. He damn sure didn’t write it himself.
Oh, what am I sayin’? Stand up Joe.
BWAHAHAHA!!!
Joe must’ve been dipped in some heavy duty irony sauce before he made his little speech.
The Democrat Party is well known for being extremely hostile to science, because they are the ones that are still promoting the debunked man-made global warming scam.
They are against technology because they watched and anti-fracking movie and believe that fire sprites will pop out of your water faucet if fracking is done within a thousand miles of your home (or so it seems).
The fear that the Dems are displaying is hilarious!
They know they will have BIG losses in 2014 and 2016.
You mean, before there was a drunken pervo as vice president?
Mind numbing indeed. The have to continue the “war on women” game since it’s worked so well for them. Sickening.
GOOD.
We all look forward to returning to an Era before the failed policies of this administration!
Hey JOE!
America wants her Constitution BACK!!!
I see Bo and O came in for McA at the last minute---after checking McA's polls. The two scumbags didn't want to get caught flat-footed---like they did a few years ago.
Ohaha figures he better not test his popularity right about now, as O/Care is tanking. Same in the recent NJ special Senate race----Ohaha did not endorse til the last minute---when he knew Dem Booker was way ahead.
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THIS WILL CHEER KEN---in 2009 Ohaha was front and center for Dem pally---incumbent gov Corzine---a Treasury Secy wannabe:
<><> Corzine---a Wall Street multi-millionaire--outspent his opponent using $63 million of his own money:
<><>Obama and Biden personally campaigned in the state several times.
<><>Obama gifted Corzine w/ $17.5B "stimulus" which promptly disappeared (can you say offshore wire transfer?).
<><> Top-secret rah-rah meetings were held w/ latinos.
<><> Corzine had a latino PAC backing him.
<><> Obama ads flooded the NY airwaves w/ costly TV ads.
<><> Corzine spent some $20M on get-out-the-vote union canvassers.
<><> NJ is registered 10-1 Democrat.
<><> The pro-life Repub's running mate was lacerated---the ex-sheriff nailed criminal latinos.
END OF STORY---pro-abort Corzine lost handily---with a lot of help from Obama/Biden.
Yep I remember that era well. Was a time when America was not ruled by lying criminally insane zealots.
Clearly this pitch for the low information voter by low information lawmakers.
Cuccinelli is for fiscal responsibility, the sanctity of life, he believes in God, not pretending that you are God, he knows that men and women are different, he supports the second amendment and common sense.
What is wrong with that?
Biden and his ilk want to play God, believe that men and women are interchangeable, want to reduce your life expectancy because it is cheaper, believe that it is okay and cheaper to avoid responsibility by killing babies, do not need a budget because we can print money and borrow, want to turn the country over to union thugs, and like to raise taxes.
Democrats are good at character assassination, blaming others, name-calling, and raising taxes. Is that what you really want? Really?
Do ya all realize that if Steve Lonegan has gotten eight (8) more votes per voting precinct in New Jersey...he would have beaten Cory Booker??? Lonegan ran with no support from his RINO turncoats and very little support or lip service from Chris Christie. With no money Lonegan still got 45% of the votes, a magnificent accomplishment.
So.....Virginia, your Governor race tomorrow is simply and plainly ....a “TURNOUT” election. Usually, I am polite and diplomatic in asking folks to turn out to vote....but today....that practice goes by the boards. JUST GET YOUR BUTTS IN GEAR...AND, GO VOTE FOR KEN CUCCINELLI ON TUESDAY!!!
You folks Pubbies, Conservatives Libertarians, Reagan Democrats, Lovers of Freedom. Liberty, Equality and Opportunity, better get “real”, real quick!!!
Those two morons, Obama and Biden, in a state with millions of voters could not muster more then 1900 people (1600 for Obama & 300 for Biden) to come out to listen to Obama/Biden support Democrat, Shyster/Criminal, Terry MacAuliffe!!! You folks have an opportunity to do your thing and change the history of your state....but...more important, the direction of the enitre country tomorrow!!! If KC bests MacAuliffe....yes, TM gets defeated...but....Obama/Biden become burnt toast!!!
Get them butts out and vote for Ken Cuccinelli!!! America is depending on each and everyone of you!!!
Man I want mcawful to lose bigtime!
That isn’t the problem, it is men who don’t vote that is giving the Democrats these victories!
Likely so - the era when politicians cared about their country over their race or party.
Thanks Tailgunner Joe.
Democratic Robo-Calls Claim Cuccinelli Supports Obamacare, Abortion
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3087386/posts
Joe Biden doesn’t want to remember that Terry McAuliffe (and Hillary Clinton) are key chinagate figures along with then General Ji, the military intelligence director of the People’s Liberation Army and Colonel Liu Chao Ying.
http://www.alamo-girl.com/
(google) Clinton National Security Scandal and Coverup
Hillary (McAuffie) Chinese Connection
http://www.network54.com/Forum/4227/message/982862945/Hanssen+Case-+A+Trifle+Compared+to+Clinton-China+Connection
New Release: The Rodham Rules
http://americarising.tumblr.com/post/62728334502/new-release-the-rodham-rules
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Oct 13, 2013-sign above freeway Richmond, Va
http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/280230/158/Sign-Terry-McAuliffe-Agent-of-Chinese-Spies
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