Tag: Biden
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“I want to gather talents from everywhere”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv7K8S4kGQM[/youtube] Moderator: Senator Obama, you have Bill Clinton’s former national security advisor, state department policy advisor and Navy secretary, among others, advising you. With relatively little foreign policy experience of your own, how will you rely on so many Clinton advisors and still deliver the kind of break from the past that you’re promising voters.…
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Donnybrook
New Yorker Cover October 27, 2008 by Richard McGuire Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
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Hockey moms, Joe Sixpack, aw shucks!
At some point last, GOP Vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin declared she was not going to be debating: “I may not answer the questions that either the moderator or you want to hear, but I’m going to talk straight to the American people.” I wish they could have stopped the debate at that point and ushered…
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Palin’s understated brilliance
I know all of us are holding our breath for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to wow America all over again during her vice-presidential debate with Delaware’s Sen. Joe Biden Thursday night. One newspaper has called Mrs. Palin’s debating skills “formidable.” The New York Times says she’s a confident debater. In fact, the Obama campaign, calling…
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Joe Biden @ St. Claire Shores, MI
Biden: The Case for Change Transcript: Eight years ago, a man ran for President who claimed he was different, not a typical Republican. He called himself, you remember, he called himself a reformer. He admitted that his Party, the Republican Party, had been wrong about a number of things in times past. He promised us,…
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Well Done Mr. Obama, Well Done!
I know it’s been some hours but I still have not wrapped my mind around the selection of Joe Biden as Sen. Barack Obama running mate. This piece is by Eileen Davis of the Central Virginia Progressive. Fighting Joe Biden-The Silver Fox of the Senate-Chairman of the foreign relations committee and 30 year champion of…
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Initial thoughts on Biden . . .
First, I’d like to point out that Biden was at the top of my VP short list back in June. Yes, that’s because the list was in alphabetical order, but shouldn’t I get at least half credit for making the right pick? On a more serious note, I’m feeling mixed emotions about the pick this…
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Second slot
The New York Times Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate Selection Ends Two-Month Search By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY 6:40 AM ET Word of Senator Barack Obama’s decision leaked out hours after he had informed Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana and Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia that they had not been chosen. Washington Post: Obama…
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An exchange with Bryan Sells on Obama’s VP choice
michael o. allen to Bryan Sells: Today @ 9:18am Good morning. I think you’re wrong but would you post your veepstakes piece? And may I put a link to the New York Times piece in that post? Bryan Sells‘s reply Today @ 9:24am OK. You can certainly add the NYT link. Bryan Sells‘s follow-up to…
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Yet another veepstakes post
The Democratic world may soon wake up with a text or email from the Obama campaign announcing his choice for VP. Drudge, the NYT, and other media outlets have been abuzz this evening with the story of Obama’s “short list” and impending announcement. The names being floated are Bayh, Biden, Kaine, and Sebelius. Kaine would…