Biden Bites: Thompson, Lieberman, Bush and Davis Under Fire from VP Nominee
FT MYERS, Fla — Joe Biden ribbed RNC speakers Fred Thompson and Joe Lieberman at what was billed as an economic roundtable, and pushed the Obama campaign’s new line of attack against McCain campaign manager Rick Davis — who said yesterday that the election is “not about issues,” but rather “composite view of what people take away from these candidates.”
“Not about issues?” Biden exclaimed, incredulous. “These are middle class people, busting their neck, and they don’t have enough money to top off the tank, when they pull in. That to me is an issue. It’s an issue to me and to Barack Obama.”
“You have the best personality in the world, it ain’t going to help you pick up your health care costs,” he said. “You can have the greatest character in the world, if you’re not going to give me a fighting chance to keep my job, I love you but I don’t want you as my president.”
Biden, who often prefaces attacks on Republicans by calling them his good friends, hammed it up while ripping last night’s GOP convention speeches by his buddies Fred Thompson, and Joe Lieberman, and a man he’s yet to call his pal, George Bush.
“Last night, at the Republican convention in Minnesota George Bush said, and I quote, ‘the man we need is John McCain,’” he said. “John’s earned his endorsement, he’s voted with him 90% of the time. So, it look like we have another Minnesota Twins team up there.”
On Thompson, the former Senator more famous for his film and TV career, Biden said “I heard Red October hunting for votes.” Mocking Thompson’s gruff Southern baritone, Biden drawled “‘Well the Democrats are going to raise your taxes, because — they say they’re not going to raise taxes but they’re going to raise taxes on business and that’s going to affect your food.’”
Looking directly into the cameras, Biden said “Fred? Look at me. We’re gonna make sure you don’t get another tax break, because I’m going to give the tax break to the people right here in this room.”
And the crowd booed when Biden mentioned his party’s apostate Joe Lieberman. “My friend — and when I see him I’m going to ask him to go down to the gym with me,” Biden said of Lieberman in what seemed like a vague, joking threat. Biden said Lieberman and McCain have unfairly accused Obama of advocating surrender in Iraq.
Explaining the Status of Forces Agreement signed by President Bush and Iraqi President Nouri al Maliki, Biden said “it’s going to say it’s time to turn over responsibility to the Iraqis and set an absolute date to bring our troops home. If Barack Obama is the agent of surrender, George Bush is the one signing the surrender papers.”
There were also gaffes aplenty; for the third time since he was announced as Obama’s Vice Presidential pick, Biden claimed Obama has called for two additional battalions in Afghanistan; in fact, he’s called for two more brigades, units made up of numerous battalions. Biden also said he’s against drilling off the continental shelf, while just two days ago in Scranton, PA he said “I’m not opposed to drilling.”
But he caught himself in the middle of one near-mistake on which Democrat is actually on the top of the ticket. “We’re stepping up to the ball here, the Biden, excuse me, the Obama-Biden administration, “he said. “No, that wasn’t a Freudian slip.”
As the crowd laughed, Biden continued “Believe me you got it right. Obama-Biden, I got that part.” Crossing himself, the Catholic candidate exclaimed “oh Lordy day, I tell ya.”
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Joe Biden just never knows when to shut up. I think even Obama is getting annoyed with him.
Mountain Sage
BO will do anything to win.
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Where do they find these bafoons? The status of forces agreement is a result of increased security and part of a pathway to Iraqi self governance. It is not “surrender papers”. The tax cut threat from Biden is an example of the way they operate. They give “tax cuts” to folks who’ll vote for them while bleeding the rest of the electorate dry. Whether Jo Jo wants to admit it or not, taxes on businesses and the wealthy owners of businesses do get passes along to the middle class in the form of increased prices for goods and services. Its how the “savings” get passed along to the consumer. You can give every worker in the US a tax cut and raise taxes on businesses and the net effect is a tax on the consumer, fewer jobs, slowed (or failed) economic growth. Socialism is not an effective governing strategy if your end goal is increased prosperity, reduced inflation, and economic growth. Socialism increases inflation, reduces economic growth and as a by product creates a steady down turn in individual prosperity. Take a look at the Bolshevik (spelling?) in Russia and the resultant misery of the people of the USSR for a reference. If we want to be like eastern Europe, we should elect Barak Hussain Obama and his monkey Jo Jo.
Hey, who is that girl on the live feed right now? Shes kinda cute..
What an idiot all mouth just like Obama. They are smoking too much with Ludricrus, cant keep facts straight. Do they think the American people will really elect them over a war hero and a true reformer. Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Obama’s past is what he will hope to try and make this country into. His ties with the Rev. Wright, Louis Farrakhan, William Ayers and Rev. Michael Pfleger have had an influence on him. You don’t grow up with the teachings of these people and not be influenced. I think you can call them militants. Those that you associate with is what you become.
mcpowidiodsenilesamewomanizeroldprune is history!!!
Hey Media,
Here are some facts, why don’t you get off a tennage girl and find out about a man who wants to be our president and his terror ties and lies about them!
Barack Obama and Bil Ayers worked together for several years on the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, an educational reform group co-founded in 1995 by Bill Ayers and chaired by Barack Obama. How did Obama forget this? Possibly because the group’s effort at public school reform were a failure.
And how did Ayers happen to tap Obama for the chairmanship of this group? Probably because they became acquainted in 1987, before Obama headed off to Harvard, in an earlier go at Chicago school reform.
The truth will out - Steve Diamond of Global Labor owns this story and I am riding in his wake - but the Times will be the last to find this news that’s fit to print.
Many of Steve Diamond’s articles on Ayers, as well as those by Pundita, John Batchelor, and WND’s Jerusalem bureau chief, Aaron Klein, can be accessed here in RBO’s archive or by clicking on their names in the category list.
Go to next page for the February 11, 2008, RezkoWatch article “Obama and domestic terrorist William Ayers”.
Why doesn’t the media hold Obama accountable for his lies or connections?
http://www.zimbio.com/pilot?ZURL=%2FObamamania%2Farticles%2F705%2FObama%2BWeathermen%2BAyers%2BDohrn%2Brevisited&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fgloballabor.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fwither-teachers-unions-obamaayers-link.html
Did you all see the video of Biden drunk as a skunk, trying to sing and dance?
This is who Bo picked for his VP reuuning mate?
The media is attacking Palin on her husband 22 year old DUI? But won’t confront Obama on his 16-20 some years relationship with a man that has hatred of America and people not like him? (Wright)
As Obama has said his moral sounding board…..
And after the Soviet Union collapsed into “capitalism”(?) there were old people in the streets who no longer had the safety net offered by socialism, digging through dumpsters looking for something to eat.
How about the health care we have here? The conservatives are strongly against any universal socialized medicine. They scare you by saying “Look at Canada or England - anyone who lives there will telll you that they have to wait to have any sort of surgery that isn’t an emergency. Health care is rationed under this system.” What do you think we have her in the USA now? Only our health care is rationed between the ones who have it and the ones who don’t! Which one is more equitable?
Biden was wrong on his cold war apeasement policy…odd man out
Biden was wrong on the 1st Gulf War…odd man out
Biden was wrong with his buddy on the surge…odd couple out
What exactly is his expertise in…please do not say foreign policy….
Dem’s #2 and Dem’s #1 have yet to display any qualifications….
Why all the focus on a sitting Governor? You would think that a sitting Governor would have as many qualifications as a Community Organizer…I guess I was wrong! What is a Community Organizer anyway?
Obama and Joe exactly know what they are talking about and so as majority of American nation right now. It is people like lane doesn’t have any clue what they are talking about. Wakeup people!!! I hope great US nation learned lesion from last 8 years. I remember when American nation elected Bush second term it was one word floating around all around the world that majority of American are stupid by reelecting bush. And now Sarah as VP this is another proof of McCain have no clue what is going on he is so out touch and also prove of his decision making capability is so poor how the hell he is going to lead the country. This is so scary right now if people like Lane still doesn’t wakeup and make Bush’s third terms. What had happen to our nation and country’s economy and reputation of US nation in rest of the world. For Sarah this pregnancy thing is proof how she lost touch with her family. She was so busy in her new gig as small population state’s governor for last 2 years and that is the reason her teen daughter is pregnant because she did not spent any quality time her to making her aware of how tough it is in this would be for rest of her life and new born’s life to support and live and provide best to child in this crazy world. Another for Sarah is, she is no way in the hell can be compared to HRC. HRC was rock star I never supported her but Obama and Biden is the best team to lead the nation and rest of the world right now. Not stupid Mccbush and his passies and hot mama that have no clue what are the family values and What is more important family first or your carrier.
mr obama wanted to quit before we knew the surge had worked what the president is doing is capitalizing on plan he laid and can leave with honor. cowardice is never honorable but that what the dems wanted.
The comments made last night after the convention about Mrs. Palin’s experience are what is ludacris. “Governor Palin has more executive experience than Obama and Biden combined”??? By that logic she has more experience than Senator McCain! The fact is she is NOT qualified to lead our country. She does NOT have the experience in BIG politics PERIOD. Small towns and sparsely populated state govenment doesn’t count. This eye candy will only hurt McCain’s chances. He should dump her now and pick who he wants. Forget the ultra-conservatives and pick Leiberman. At least we will be able to respect him for not pandering to the female vote. Or if he NEEDS a woman on the ticket why not Condi? What are they thinking?
The more I hear Joe Biden the more I realise that he is so RIGHT. After McCains pick of that hockey MOM with NO international experience beyond choosing chinese carry out I am definately, 100% moving to vote for Obama/Biden. The world is too interconnected and too dangerous to risk her ever becoming President.People you had better THINK about the choice you have!!
Biden… yeah, he’s on par with the middle class in this country… NOT. Best moment in Thompson’s speech last night came when he was speaking to the dem’s intent not to raise “your” taxes…. ” Not a problem, if you don’t buy (products) from those businesses…. not a problem, if you don’t work for those businesses”.
Leiberman’s message was subdued, but powerful. This, along with the choice of Sarah Palin, is certain to bring a good portion of those 18 million voters ( Hillary’s voters) over to the Republican side. America First.
The Democrats are very worried at this time — and it shows!
If they win, I’ll know for sure we’re in the end times.
After reading Obama Dude’s response, I’m supoosed to take him seriously??? Next time, Obama Dude, maybe you should check your spelling and grammer before you tell someone that don’t know what they’re talking about….
Sorry, my last comment was to Sam Herman
Biden you are a joke. Anyone that was listening to FTand JL understood what they said and meant. Biden justs twists it aroun to suit his agenda. Is Biden now running for pres? He told Fred
that they weren’t going to give him a tax break. HE was going to give it to the people in that room! Think before you speak-idiot
bIDEN is a very ugly mouth.
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B.O. works for B.O. s gain only!
BITE THIS biden !
I love the republicans attack comments, here something to think about. The only command decision John McCain had in Vietnam (10 years) was his command decision to surrender to the enemy. The son of a admirial sitting in Hanoi and where ever he sent American bombers did not follow - the perfect human shield!
Obama and Biden 2008 ~ God bless America
If we look back on all the votes B.O. is so proud of what would we find?
How many times did he just ( not vote ) in an attempt to avoid being wrong?
How many times did he vote in the opposite direction of “most” Americans?
How many votes were made for his personal gain political or personal?
How many times did he vote in a direction that time proved him to be completely clueless?
How many times? Do Not let a fraud into the office of President!
B.O. is a fraud, scripted words, empty promises, B.O. is out to promote B.O.
B.O. is a fraud, scripted words, empty promises, B.O. is out to promote B.O.
____________________________ Just Say NO to B.O.
if you think that i would consider nominating an unknown candidate (sarah Palin) after tonights speech that is written by one of the best speech writers in the country. Give us some credit. The real test is during the debates when the american people can then find out the truth, and the truth is she is maybe a two trick pony. I think the vetting process was flawed and therefore i believe that Johns decision making is questionable at best. I am an independent and i want to know all the facts about a candidate before i put anyone in the whitehouse and tonights speech is not going to do anything for that
Biden is old school! Obama should have picked a new fresh face if he wanted to win!
John McCann/Sarah Palin 08.
God Bless America.
hey your right she isnt qualified to lead this country, oh wait she isnt running for president. obama is and he has no qualifications hmmm. makes you think which is better a under qualified vp or president.
B.O. does not want ‘his’ kids to be PUNISHED “with a baby” ( his words )
I do not want my kids (4) to be PUNISHED with this democratic party administration!
Palin can certainly be VP with kids _but_ can B.O. be President without a “brain”?
B.O. does not want ‘his’ kids to be PUNISHED “with a baby” ( his words )
I do not want my kids (4) to be PUNISHED with this democratic party administration!
Palin can certainly be VP with kids _but_ can B.O. be President without a “brain”?
biden wants to take lieberman to the gym . what does that mean. verbal attacks are enough. now its going to get physical. biden is a bully.
If the dems have to defend Obama because of any threat that Palin poses, then Obama is already losing. Biden is well…just running his mouth and a witness in this history.
You REPs are pitiful.. Grasping at straws not that your princess is falling apart. Not because of her daughter, but because of her own abuse of power in Alaska. Go to Anchorage Daily News (www.adn.com) if you want to know the truth about her… (i.e. local news/in the know). NO ONE from McInsane’s camp called to vett this woman according to the locals. He messed up and now his rash, bad judgment is coming out for all to see. It’s his own fault - he didn’t vett her in private now the media is going to vett her in public.
I’m a woman and I don’t see this as sexist. I see it as incompetence on McCain… MR MAVERICK himself and this woman is a user who allowed herself to be used. Also as a mother, it’s a valid question about how will she balance being a VP and a mom. Especially IF Trig is hers. He will need her full attention… as a MOTHER. Like it or not, Fathers don’t have the same roll in a child’s life as a mother does. She put her kids out in front of the media when she KNEW she had issues to deal with LIKE EVERY OTHER FAMILY DOES. That’s not the crime. The crime is putting her greed for power over the privacy of her family.
She wants to cry PRIVACY one day, but use her daughter’s shotgun groom meeting McCain as a PHOTO OPT. You can’t have it both ways Sarah.
****I know you won’t post this FOX because you’re trying to push only McCain positive comments. I only come here every once and a while when I want to see how your spinning the truth for the Reps and thought I’d try again to get my comment posted.****
I guess Obama has forgot about him doing drugs and alcohol in college. he cannot talk .
I guess Obama forgot about him doing drugs and alcohol while he was in college.
Is there a more obnoxious Political Hypocrate then Joe Biden? This guy has NOT an ounce of authenticity. Hey Joe, what happened to “I would serve with or for John McCain any day”? And oh , what about “Barack is not ready to be Commander in Chief”. Funny how fast a phony politician can change his tune when GREED is part of the equation.
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There is nothing more hilarious then a bunch of WHINNING “ANGRY” LIBERALS. Did anyone in their right mind think that IT DIDN’T MATTER WHO John McCain selected? Most of us realize the “witch hunt” would be an instantaneous liberal impulse, no matter if it was MOTHER Teresa. Now, let me illustrate a few factual observations . And, yes I expect the “angry left” (hehehe Bush FINALLY comes up with a great line) to also start calling me names in this liberal forum.
1). The liberal press is simply GUSHING Over Obama. For example, did anyone see the Campbell Brown, Tucker Bounds exchange the other night. Cambell simply beside herself is exasperated that Bounds cannot tell her what Foreign policy experience Palin has. Does anyone have a video of her asking SAME question to Obama people last week? Also, after Obama’s acceptance speech, David Gergen responds “this was a masterpiece”. Now this is the SAME guy that has consulted for numerous presidents. What I heard what a grouping of regurgitated “stump speeches” from the primary. No specifics, NOTHING new. It was like rewinding the last three months of his speeches with the same content. Maybe David was just overwhelmed with the fireworks or his overwhelming adoration for Barack. But, these were two pathetic examples. Just watch CNN for the next two nights and you’ll get more of this nonsense.
2). How funny is it that the liberals and liberal press is becoming unhinged over Sarah Palin. You can see they just don’t know how to attack her, so in the meantime they are going after her 17 year old daughter.
3). Can you believe that CNN is NOT satisfied with Palin’s Foreign Policy experience?….you know where I’m going with this right?? But, I can’t say it better then Rudy Guiliani did last night. Liberals are highlighting Palin’s lack of Foreign Policy experience, but do they really “want to go there”. “At least the Republican’s got the order right, we have the person with little foreign policy experience at the bottom of the ticket, the Democrats have the person with zero foreign policy experience at the TOP of the ticket”. Oh yeah, except for the pathetic photo op he orchestrated in Iraq and by the way, DID NOT even take the time to meet and greet the troops , UNLESS the camera was running. Could HYPOCRACY be the word of the week, CNN?
4). Want to hear the “angry left” go ballistic? Watch CNN tonight. In particular, watch the rabid dispositions of “Clinton pimps” Paul Begala and James Carville. Watch them tear down Joe Liberman…”OH they’re not gonna like what I have to say”. Recall what Carville did to one of his own, Governor Richardson of New Mexico when he endorsed Barack. Carville’s veins were popping out of his head calling him all kind of vile names for “betraying Hillary”.
This is real entertainment!
Ahh, Chuckie, you don’t think it was cowardice to use our military might against a defenseless country that had no ties to terrorism? How bout how we showed those Saudis not to mess with us after they took down our 2 towers? Listen Bushface, Georgie did it for daddy and he sure wasn’t gonna mess with the money in Saudi cause that is much more important than the issues we face here in America. Good thing we are only in a downturn, God forbid we have a depression and people start losing their houses or jobs or something. Great job he did there, and the federal budget is so much better now that he let the top 5 percent of the wealthy not pay taxes. And here we have a bimbo from the backcountry who destroyed a town of 5,000 and put them in the hole by 12m during her reign as mayor. Then went on to accept 235m for the bridge to nowhere which never got built. This from a state that has 40b in it’s coffers and nothing to spend it on.
Republicans = the Party of Family Values. McCain is a self-admitted adulterer (cheated on his first wife with Cindy) and Sarah Palin is too busy with her career to care about her family so her 17-year old gets pregnant. Our country is f’d up if the Republicans are the Party of Family Values. Funny thing is that adulterers and over-achievers who don’t give enough time to their families make up a whole bunch of the population of this country. Could even make it possible for McCain the Adulterer and Palin the AntiFamily to win this election. If so, they’ll complete George W’s work and bring the US to its knees as the newest member of the third world. Then it will be time for the Obamanaught to rise and save us from ourselves. I wonder what Dictator Obama will do when he takes over control of the United States of the Third World? Hmmm…. he’ll probably just have Ludicris concerts at the White House and drink 40s on the south lawn.
The press is owned by rich white boy Republicans that jump on others misfortunes all the time in order to make more money. Whether it be Brittany Spears or or Palin it makes no difference to them. And it makes them lots of money too. Typical Republican attitude, make money at all costs, whether that be family, morality, or friendship. And maybe there is nothing to gush over in the Republican ticket therefore why not go with public consensus and push the obvious better pick. Take a break and read a Stephen King novel if you haven’t had enough fear instilled in you by your manipulating leader today.
It’s titled right. Biden Bites.
Comment to Campbell Brown:
The best way to show the media that we are tired of their untruthful
reporting and trash talk is to stop watching their stations. If we stop
watching their stations the sponsors will stop advertising and the money
flow will stop.
Go McCain & Palin in 2008
Every post that i read here is tainted with both hope and fear. Everyone hopes that the decisions we make as a nation will lead us in a better direction globally and at home. We fear that the decisions of our opponents will lead us to further embarrassment and isolation. Facts and records can be spun both ways. As an independent a decision is almost impossible based on the constantly changing political spins and re-spins. Senator Obama has flawed qualifications, but he is a connector, and he will be capable of uniting our majority behind a common cause. He and his team have already shown their capability to create this type of excitement. Will that be enough? maybe not. Senator McCain is a survivor. A Maverick type which is geared to go into Washington with guns ablazin. I worry about his health, and fear that if something were to complicate his presidential term would our country be leaderless? Our future resting with a VP with also flawed qualifications. So for me the decision comes down to 5 seconds on the game clock. We have the ball with one play left. Do i give the ball to my teams oldest player? A survivor. A seasoned Vet? Does he have enough gas in the tank to change anything? Or do I give it to this young guy? Full of energy who`’s been exciting the crowd for the last 3 quarters. Is he just a flash in the pan? Or could he be the future of the team? America we have the ball and theres 5 seconds left. Call it.
At my church the pastor does not say ” God Da*n America”
My family does not consider a baby “punishment”
In my America “integrity” counts.
Did You Hear SARAH PALIN tonight ?
o’bIDEN, dEAN, pELOSI, rEID, burnt toast……………..
And I said bye, Bye, anti-american guy………………………………………..
Time for America to move forward for All Americans.
The people Biden is talking about is someone like me. I barely make it. I am not stupid enough to think Obama could do anything but take money from those who worked hard all their lives only to give it to those who didn’t do their homework and didn’t work hard themselves. I am tired of entitlements. America was a great nation when there were none. That is what has done us in.
No more of that please. Vote McCain.
Show the ‘few’ hateful, bitter, democrats in the (DnC) that America belongs to “We the People”
Vote to Move America forward… Vote McCain / Palin
to Julie - TX.
I am stunned that you do not think that the rich have more entitlements in this country than the poor. I am also stunned that you think most poor people are poor simply because they didn’t do their homework or didn’t work hard. Don’t you work hard? Don’t you do your homework? If not, please try to remember, you’re just one person, you don’t speak for my life, I do, and I say that I have worked hard all my life, and THAT entitles me to a half decent LIFE in this wealthy, democratic, superpower country. If I wanted to be poor after working hard all my life, then what is the point of being patriotic? I could be a poor slave in China. But I think our country has more potential than that. Sorry you do not feel the same.
Man, where Do all you rightwing idiots come from. Biggest hypocrites I ever seen. Thompson lobbied for abortion groups. McCain and Gulliani committed adultery, there’s no wrong in that. Not to mention military donations are 6:1 for OBama. Put country first even before GOD. Y’all should be ashame, that ain’t Christianity. Talk about McCain links to the biggest terrorist, “BUSH”.
This is for you Scott. Look here Dude………it’s ok to choose sides, to debate the issues with anybody and to critisice what you wish. But to actually bring up John McCain’s POW history and or the fact that he was tortured for over 5 years and FORCED to sign some political propaganda goes BEYOND any sense of decency. Let’s see how well you would hold up being stuck in a rotten hole and beaten senseless for that long a time. What would do? What would you sign and how long would your cowardly butt last? That’s the lowest comment I’ve heard yet from anybody anywhere. Wow! That disgust me.
McCain/Palin supporter and supporter of our Heroic Vets
Just out of curiousity, have you ever been stabbed in the groan area? Had your arms, shoulders, legs, fingers, and ribs broken, stabbed in the thigh? Staved, beaten and stuck in a hole for over 3 year? Were you ever at d-e-a-t-h-s door and still beaten? If not how dare you judge a man who was. If you were not there, and the men who were admire him, then you should keep your filthy low life mouth shut. I certainly do not know how long I would last if tortured day in and day out like he was for 3 years before I broke. And he gave a football teams names as his fellow military troops. I have never been so dicusted in my life as to hear people who never suffered as he did say anything bad about him. If he had of gone home when given the chance, a real cowards way out, he would never have been toortured until he caved in. So just shut up. If nothing else, see how ignorant the Obama team and supporters are would make me sure that I would never vote for another Dem as long as I live. You keep your do nothing congress who are happy to see your sorry behinds suffer so they can win, in the long run the dems will destroy every one because of their greed and ignorance.
Not only that Palin doesn’t have to pay millions to be what Obama is today. She did it in tow days and got just where he is without taking other peoples money to do it. And she didn’t need a theater set with pillors either. Doesn’t that tell you something? It took Obama how many 100’s of millions of your money to get where he is and Sarah 2 speeches. Wonder why?