Biden Runs His Mouth, Gets Disingenuous on Our Asses

[GePap]

Originally posted by Lancer

None of the politicos really know squat about foriegn policy. OK, very few anyway. The state dept gives them a menu of options complete with pretty pictures and tells them which one to pick.

If only the people at State had that much power, we would all be in a better world.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Ninot
I like him only for the fact that he's from Scranton, PA

You put no value in the fact that he doesn't live in Washington DC but rather eschews all those fund-raising cocktail parties to commute home to his family.

Or the fact that he's the least wealthy Senator.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Lancer
Blah. Palin is great.


None of the politicos really know squat about foriegn policy. OK, very few anyway. The state dept gives them a menu of options complete with pretty pictures and tells them which one to pick.

Or maybe they've been Chairman [or minority leader] of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for years.

[SpencerH]

Biden has a well documented history of these types of "gaffes" and outright plagarism. In all honesty, I have no idea why Obama picked him, but I'm glad he did.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by SpencerH
... I have no idea why Obama picked him, but I'm glad he did.

Biden was my No. 1 choice for Prez, so here's my guess:

(1) He is qualified to step into the Presidency if anything happens to the President unlike certain Alaskan Governors who will remain nameless.
(2) He has expertise in foreign affairs.
(3) He's not a member of the Washington fundraising cocktail set but rather is centered around his family.
(4) He's got a middle-class background, middle-class values and middle-class support.
(5) He's very articulate and can present Obama's program well.

[rah]

His expertise and experience has been worthless since everyone is so busy argueing about Obama's and Palin's experience.
(3) is meaningless since most people percieve him to be an old school type politician due to his longevity in his position.
(5) He may be articulate 90% of the time but the other 10% negates it when he shoves both feet in him mouth.
(4) stretching middle class definition.

And he's not going to get him additional votes, so again I have to question Obama's judgment picking him.

[DanS]

To be fair to Biden, while his gaffes are fun to watch, none of it will have an impact on the top of the ticket (that is, if Obama's got any heft at all).

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by rah

And he's not going to get him additional votes...

Maybe Obama was more concerned about putting the country first (i.e. picking someone who could serve a President) than putting himself first (i.e. picking someone to help in the election.)

[DanS]

Biden probably would be a bad president because he's a total lightweight and shoots off his mouth without thinking -- he's got no discipline at all. He was chosen by Obama because he wouldn't present a challenge to Obama's godhood.

But that's OK. That's the way VP candidates are normally chosen.

[rah]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


Maybe Obama was more concerned about putting the country first (i.e. picking someone who could serve a President) than putting himself first (i.e. picking someone to help in the election.)

Any presidential candidate is picking a VP that will help him win. If you believe otherwise, you're naive.

And I wouldn't want anyone as president that didn't try to win.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by DanS
To be fair to Biden, while his gaffes are fun to watch, none of it will have an impact on the top of the ticket (that is, if Obama's got any heft at all).

QFT

Also, Floyd's right. Biden was crafting his speech in such a way so that listeners would assume that his transportation was forced down under fire, not under ice. If DF was smart, he would have held the punch line for later, and simply let people here make assumptions first, then slap them with the reality.

[DaShi]

Originally posted by rah
Yes not a big deal but it does make me question Obama's judgment. (since choosing Palin supposedly taints McCain's judgment)

So you are questioning McCain's judgement?

[rah]

Always. It was a risky choice that has provided considerable plusses but waiting to see if the negatives will far out weight them.

[DaShi]

What do you question specifically about his judgement?

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by rah
Always. It was a risky choice that has provided considerable plusses but waiting to see if the negatives will far out weight them.

No you're not. Barring some scandal involving him raping male goats while drinking human blood, you're going to vote for him. Don't pretend you're actually thinking about whether or not Obama or McCain have shown good "judgement." What a farce.