Homecoming: Biden Rallies Faithful At University of Delaware
NEWARK, DE — Favorite Son Joe Biden packed the quad at his alma mater on Friday, where the former Blue Hen made sure current students know just how much influence the school has had this election cycle.
“The University of Delaware didn’t just shape me in this historic presidential campaign, Ladies and gentlemen. This may be the first time in president campaign history that our campaign manager, a Delawarean named David Plouffe, who was in the political science department, a proud Blue Hen, is managing one campaign, and my friend John McCain’s campaign, his chief strategist is a guy named Steve Schmidt who also attended the University of Delaware,” Biden said.
“Let that be a cautionary tale: Blue Hens can go astray occasionally.”
Why hold a rally in Delaware? The state isn’t remotely in question, expected to fall easily into the Obama camp. But while Biden was forbidden from mentioning it — since the rally was organized and paid for by the Obama campaign — he’s still on the ballot as a senate candidate, and aides say that in addition to talking up other Democrats up for statewide office, the long-time lawmaker wanted to remind voters in the state that he’s still around.
But there’s an Obama/Biden rationale for the rally as well. The Northern Delaware location falls under the nearby Philadelphia media market, where Obama is hoping to offset McCain’s expected strength in Pennsylvania’s more rural areas. Biden aso urged students to volunteer for Obama in the neighboring state.
While there was a good deal of reminiscing about his time at the school in the early 60’s, Biden didn’t let the crowd go without a few digs at his GOP rivals.
“I believe that John McCain through the conduct of this campaign unfortunately, continues to think that the way you win is to divide,” he said. “I believe Barack Obama will revitalize the middle class, the backbone of the nation. I believe John McCain is stubbornly clinging to the failed policies of the past because if he acknowledges the failure, what does he talk about?”
“I believe Barack Obama will restore our standing in the world, but I know John McCain continues to be determined to follow the policy of going it alone.”
“Barack Obama will remind us that we are, unlike our opponents continue to divide us, Sarah Palin and others talking about being in the pro American part of the one, of the country, as if all America is not pro America. Ladies and gentlemen, Barack will remind us we are one nation under God.”
Biden heads for an actual swing state next, holding two rallies in Western Ohio to wrap up the day.
HEY OLE JOE I still would like to know about the Bankruppcy Abuse Prevention & Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) that you championed? It sure does make it harder for the poor and middle class folks to get out from under bad credit card debt and bad loans by declaring bank ruppacy.
I thought you and Sen Obama were the champions of the middle class and poor? THis bill is all about the banking industry in your state.
Oh Yeas I forgot no one asks you questions about your record and gets an answer.
God bless Joe Biden! God bless Barack Obama! Two wonderful patriots who will stand up for the American people as true patriots!
Go Obama 2008!
Charlie,
There is a solution to the credit card problem: Do like we do and pay it off every month. Don’t run up the charges on it like it is free money!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Love you, Joe! You are why we have voted for Obama! Loved you in Iowa! You are as good as they come!
This is what is going to happens in the united states of obama. Reporters cast away , tv stations order to turn off, web pages remove. we might have only one tv channel the obama channel.? His past actions let me believe that this country is going to be turn to a socialist system against our will.
Obama tax plan ? From 250,000 to 200,000 Biden say 150,000 and now the New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson say 120,000? and obama is not in power yet . Wen he does don’t know how low will it go? Maybe under 42,000. Well at least the people that don’t pay taxes are going to be happy. I will do my best to keep my taxes low .I will vote for McCain.
We are waiting for McCain to return home, so we can put him in this retirement room
I was there at the Rally, IT ROCKED!!! Go Biden! If you want to see some of the pics I posted, visit my blog.
GOBAMA!
@Tim in PA: God can’t bless Obama because Obama does not believe in God. He is for gay marriage, late term abortion and that is strictly against the Bible code.
This is the man who six months ago said Obama was not qualified to run for President. He’s the same man who said he would not accept a nomination for VP. And he is also the one who got it wrong during the debate when asked what the job of the VP was.
“Well at least the people that don’t pay taxes are going to be happy”
—————
Like “Joe the Plumber”???? BRIGHT IDEA!
Wow Biden is from Delaware?? I thought he was Pa from the way he talks! Thanks joe for throwing Delaware taxpayers a crumb… when it’s politically correct. Delaware is your hometown when it suits ya!!
OHIO LOVES MCCAIN/PALIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greg,
And just how many WHOPPERS did Bush tell to get us into Iraq! If you want to talk about fibs and mistakes, let’s not mess around!!!!
Delaware is your hometown when it suits ya!!
——————-
You dolt…he states he was BORN and was raised in Scranton PA but lives and works in DE…. wow, you’re dense…..
(Kinda like how Palin was born in Idaho but somehow she’s an “Alaskan” uh huh…..)
remember that JESUS KICKED the money changers out of the temple not the poor , was he wrong? Does all the laws apply, or just what you call truth, let us get the election over so the sheep,can return to pasture, and the poor can sufffer