Posted on 02/12/2010 7:38:18 PM PST by kristinn
Vice President Joe Biden's appearances on two Sunday morning talk shows this week are part of a White House strategy to both pre-empt and potentially respond to former Vice President Dick Cheney's interview on ABC's "This Week," where administration officials expect he'll continue to advance his sharp critique of President Obama's record on national security.
Cheney has been one of the strongest critics of Obama's handling of national security and foreign policy issues, and his interview comes amid an intense debate over the administration's handling of the accused Christmas Day bomber and the trial of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
After Cheney's interview was announced Thursday, the White House lined up Biden for NBC's "Meet the Press" and CBS's "Face the Nation."
Sunday's VP vs. VP lineup is a first, and the closest Biden and Cheney have come to an actual debate.
The pre-emptive part of the programming starts with "Meet the Press." Biden is scheduled to tape his "Meet" interview with David Gregory on Saturday evening from Vancouver. A White House official said that in the segment Biden will make the case for how aggressive the Obama administration has been in taking on al Qaeda.
An excerpt of Biden's interview will be released later Saturday evening under an embargo that will lift just as Cheney’s live sit-down with Jonathan Karl begins Sunday at 9 a.m. If Biden doesn't watch the interview from his perch in Vancouver, the official said, the vice president will most certainly be informed on what his predecessor says by someone who does.
Then at 10:30, Biden will be interviewed live by Bob Scheiffer on "Face the Nation," giving the vice president a chance to directly reply to whatever charges his predecessor had leveled earlier in the morning.
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There’s one thing the Obama administration is doing right that the Bush administration didn’t: respond to their critics.
They know Cheney comes off better than them, and that the public does NOT like their terror policies. IIRC, Cheney has RISEN in the polls the last several months.
A constant reminder, if you will, of how intelligent Obama is by comparison.
A Laurel and Hardy act. Abbot and Costello. Lewis and Martin.
The act has worn thin. Their straight man is polished boob, marxist idealog who belongs in europe in the 19th century.
Biden? “Plugs”? This is a joke, right?
They are going to “counter” Einstein with Elmer Fudd? Too funny. Biden MUST be the dumbest, most gaff-ridden tin-pot pol in DC. He doesn’t know the truth, can’t speak the truth and WOULD lie just because it’s more fun now.
Oh bring it- it’s going to be a hoot.
I was thinking 'Dumb and Dumber'.
mark
Or should I say, it reveals that they ARE children.
It's petty and unpresidential, and the American people are already tiring of it.
As to Cheney's choice, apart from Fox News Sunday (and often enough even including it) ABC's "This Week" has been among the most interesting Sunday shows lately. They even sometimes have real conservatives on the panel (even in addition to George Will).
As to Biden's chosen venues, "Meet the Press" has become simply unwatchable since Russert died. It was pretty close to boring before that, but at least Tim asked good questions. Lately it's been softballs thrown to safe, predictable and uninteresting guests. CBS's "Face the Nation" has been so bad, for so long, I keep forgetting it's even on the air. Honestly, a few years ago I was completely surprised to stumbling across it. I assumed it had been put out of it's misery sometime in mid 1990's.
That picture will forever go down as a classic.
“The Look”
‘Countering’ Cheney with Biden is like saying my Lamborghini has been ‘countered’ by somebody’s Yugo.
Sending Biden to fight Cheney is like sending F Troop to fight al Queda....
I can’t get enough of the stare-down from the Man in Black. I hope Bambi dreams of it at night.
Cmon now... life, like golf, needs handicaps for those are not as competent as others...
That is SO cool! Cheney rules....Biden drools...as does Zero!
Thanks so much LUV
I’ve had more comments on this thread than ever before!
Cheney is da man! :)
Thanks nit. I’ve posted that a lot and for some reason it has drawn more comments on this thread than ever before.
It IS a stunning graphic to watch.
[That picture will forever go down as a classic.]
For sure. Just like the Japan ‘bow’.
[Cheney is da man! :)]
Lol, he sure is!
And the results are in. Do we miss Cheney yet? Yes, we do! Biden eats at restaurants that don’t exist and wants us to keep spending to avoid bankruptcy. Yikes. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2452868/posts
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