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- Michelle Malkin's Take
Vice President Jerk: The return of Smirky Malarkey McSmirk From MM: My immediate reaction to the showdown: What’s new?Pundits and news anchors are expressing post-debate shock at how smirky, condescending and arrogant Vice President Joe Biden...
- Obama's Fateful Words
You know the words I mean: "If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen." I spotted the following online today (source): More on the topic of fateful words HERE at Bookworm Room. Lately, of course, Joe Biden...
- “they’re Going To Put Y’all Back In Chains”
JOE BIDEN TODAY.There is no low bar, and the Romney campaign should be ACTING ON THIS RIGHT NOW.There should be a commercial made up of these scare tactics.The LEADERSHIP of the nation, and that party, want to make americans believe that republicans...
- Joe Biden: "israel Has An Absolute Right To Deal With It's Security Interest - I Put It Back On Hamas"
Wowza. Biden appears to be having a moment of clarity in his long, slow goodbye. From Ace of Spades: "I think Israel has an absolute right to deal with its security interest. I put all this back on two things: one, Hamas, and, two, Israel's need...
- Joe Biden Is Bitter And Clings To His Guns
"Don't you go touching my gun, Pastorius. You've already got one of your own." From HFDean: In an out-of-nowhere attempt to re-assure a southwestern Virginia labor crowd about gun owners' rights, Biden -- who regularly scores "F" ratings...
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Biden, Huh?
The rumors are floating that Obama will/has chosen Joe Biden to be his Veep.
Oh, really? Cuz, of course, everyone has so much respect for the plagiarist, Joe Biden.
I received the following email from a reader today. I agree with the analysis here:
Is it just me or is it weird that the newswires are full of stories
about how Biden is somehow the 'favorite' or '#1 choice' for the (D) VP
slot? Obama hasn't announced it yet and plans to this weekend, as far as
I can tell. Surely he will want maximum fanfare, coverage and hype
when he does. So if he had really settled on Biden why would he leak
that fact prior to the announcement, and sap the announcement of some of
its power?
Here's my prediction/interpretation: Not Biden. Obama has chosen
someone else. Meanwhile, they have leaked Biden's name to
(a) throw people off the scent and maximize the real pick's prep time
(like when the manager goes to the mound and has a long 'discussion'
with the pitcher, but really he knows he's taking that pitcher out, he's
just trying to give the incoming relief pitcher as much time to warm
up),
(b) associate Obama with Biden's name if only slightly to increase his
foreign policy 'gravitas' ("well at least he hangs around with
experienced guys like Biden, remember he almost picked him for VP?"...),
because for some reason Biden is considered to have foreign policy gravitas
(I don't understand why at all, but it does seem to be the case).
And finally - most importantly -
(c) make his *real* choice (a woman?) seem "bold" and "unexpected" and
"a surprise", in particular to newscasters/talking heads, when he
announces it this weekend. (Like when Gore chose Lieberman.) It will be "a
surprise", of course, because (the strategy seems to go) we will all
supposedly have been expecting Biden due to these weirdly artificial and
planted news stories.
Well, we'll know whether I'm right soon enough.
Oh, really? Cuz, of course, everyone has so much respect for the plagiarist, Joe Biden.
I received the following email from a reader today. I agree with the analysis here:
Is it just me or is it weird that the newswires are full of stories
about how Biden is somehow the 'favorite' or '#1 choice' for the (D) VP
slot? Obama hasn't announced it yet and plans to this weekend, as far as
I can tell. Surely he will want maximum fanfare, coverage and hype
when he does. So if he had really settled on Biden why would he leak
that fact prior to the announcement, and sap the announcement of some of
its power?
Here's my prediction/interpretation: Not Biden. Obama has chosen
someone else. Meanwhile, they have leaked Biden's name to
(a) throw people off the scent and maximize the real pick's prep time
(like when the manager goes to the mound and has a long 'discussion'
with the pitcher, but really he knows he's taking that pitcher out, he's
just trying to give the incoming relief pitcher as much time to warm
up),
(b) associate Obama with Biden's name if only slightly to increase his
foreign policy 'gravitas' ("well at least he hangs around with
experienced guys like Biden, remember he almost picked him for VP?"...),
because for some reason Biden is considered to have foreign policy gravitas
(I don't understand why at all, but it does seem to be the case).
And finally - most importantly -
(c) make his *real* choice (a woman?) seem "bold" and "unexpected" and
"a surprise", in particular to newscasters/talking heads, when he
announces it this weekend. (Like when Gore chose Lieberman.) It will be "a
surprise", of course, because (the strategy seems to go) we will all
supposedly have been expecting Biden due to these weirdly artificial and
planted news stories.
Well, we'll know whether I'm right soon enough.
- Michelle Malkin's Take
Vice President Jerk: The return of Smirky Malarkey McSmirk From MM: My immediate reaction to the showdown: What’s new?Pundits and news anchors are expressing post-debate shock at how smirky, condescending and arrogant Vice President Joe Biden...
- Obama's Fateful Words
You know the words I mean: "If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen." I spotted the following online today (source): More on the topic of fateful words HERE at Bookworm Room. Lately, of course, Joe Biden...
- “they’re Going To Put Y’all Back In Chains”
JOE BIDEN TODAY.There is no low bar, and the Romney campaign should be ACTING ON THIS RIGHT NOW.There should be a commercial made up of these scare tactics.The LEADERSHIP of the nation, and that party, want to make americans believe that republicans...
- Joe Biden: "israel Has An Absolute Right To Deal With It's Security Interest - I Put It Back On Hamas"
Wowza. Biden appears to be having a moment of clarity in his long, slow goodbye. From Ace of Spades: "I think Israel has an absolute right to deal with its security interest. I put all this back on two things: one, Hamas, and, two, Israel's need...
- Joe Biden Is Bitter And Clings To His Guns
"Don't you go touching my gun, Pastorius. You've already got one of your own." From HFDean: In an out-of-nowhere attempt to re-assure a southwestern Virginia labor crowd about gun owners' rights, Biden -- who regularly scores "F" ratings...