Comments on: Rasmussen: Biden a lukewarm choice

By: highhopes

highhopes — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:30:43 +0000

Biden is a disappointment when one considers what we were promised. We were led to believe that Obama’s running mate would be edgy and not part of the DC establishment. Instead we got a variation on McCain (DC insider with real credenitials).

Put another way, Obama promised us Bananna’s Foster in his VP pick. Banana’s Foster is presented with full flourish where the rum and butter and sugar are set aflame over the dish with the result of a rich dish that has a warm carmalized sugar over cool ice cream and bananna. Instead of that Biden gives us a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a squirt of chocolate syrup. No excitement at all!

By: pilamaye

pilamaye — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:53:02 +0000

Did anyone check with Rev. Wright to see if Biden has his blessing, or is he still stuck in the wheel well under the bus?

By: Kafir

Kafir — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:51:25 +0000

This is not the Hope and Change I thought I knew.

By: The Biden Choice by Obama for VP and the Snubbing of Hillary Clinton … No Bounce with Biden VP Pick | Scared Monkeys

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:32:38 +0000

[...] On the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Barack Obama and his campaign are faced with an intriguing dilemma. Obama has made his choice of Joe Biden as his VP and in the process upset and alienated many Hillary Clinton supporters. It appears that the choice of Biden was not a detriment to Obama; however, it looks like it was no help either. A recent Rasmussen poll stated 39% say Biden was the right choice, while women were less enthusiastic. However, with all the build up to the ObamaVP choice, the Biden announcement fell flat. [...]

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:24:38 +0000

Barry & Joe 2008

The Empty Suit and the Hair Club.

Be prepared to be bored into submission.

By: heldmyw

heldmyw — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:07:58 +0000

This is actually a brilliant move by the Obama campaign!

Biden is so incredibly self-absorbed, astonished with his own brilliance, pompous, doofy and arrogant, that, by comparison, Odumbo will come off as a (gasp) reasonable statesmen (if the state were East Germany in 1961, of course.)

Biden is a distraction, under control, an releasable at will. His ability to gaffe his way into making Barack look intelligent is unquestionable!

Biden will be the “doofing horse”, rather like a stalking horse, only asinine, long-winded and dull.

Lightworker, you never cease to amaze me, and I’m sure you will confound the stupid with your perspicacity.

“Clean & Jerk ‘08″ will be the new bumper sticker.

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:32:39 +0000

If not for an acrimonious, bitter fight for the nomination, Hillary would be the pick instead of Biden.
If not for an adultery scandal, John Edwards would be first choice after Clinton.
So the third or fourth choice is suddenly the man to rally around? If I were a Democrat I’d be crying right now. I’m getting a few sniffles already as a Repub waiting for McCain to spoil the ticket.

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:58:20 +0000

LevStrauss, most who’d support Obama, already did. The holdouts are called “tough” for good reasons. Biden won’t sway them. He’s an old and known ‘commodity’. It’s Obama’s job to hook them, or they won’t be.

By: LevStrauss

LevStrauss — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:33:34 +0000

When people that support Obama see just how assertive Biden can be in defense of Obama demographics will change. Rasmussen is describing a snapshot and trying to pretend that attitudes don’t change during presidential campaigns. Supporters become more ardent supporters and swing voters go to who they are most confident in. Biden will help some people be more confident in Obama because he speaks with a lot of confidence. He’s a liberal Cheney…well actually looking at Cheney’s record as Commander in Chief and Vice President he is rather liberal so Biden is like Cheney but more to the left. When Bush picked Cheney people were saying the same criticisms about him that they are using on Biden. I’m really starting to think both sides just have identical plastic cards on their forearms that backup quarterbacks use to call plays and just used the canned criticisms on both sides. It’s really kind of boring after you follow it ten years or more.

By: Hening

Hening — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:51:11 +0000

Obama has one message towards McCain, which is that he’s too hold. Then he picks a white-headed, old-grouch to be his running mate?

Thank you, Omama. Thank you.

By: Speakup

Speakup — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:37:16 +0000

Greasy Joe is the VP on the ticket to hold an insecure, DNC puppet, great teleprompter reading, Barack’s hand. That Obama is indeed a DNC puppet is proven with the choice of the senior DNC politburo operative Biden.

By: sven10077

sven10077 — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:37:13 +0000

How can a young stoner tres chic on board for the Messiah the Lightworker get hot to trot over their weird uncle joining the campaign?

By: The Other McCain: Biden: Chicks don't dig him

The Other McCain: Biden: Chicks don't dig him — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:34:39 +0000

Biden: Chicks don’t dig him…

Of course, Obama’s got enough surplus sexy to cover Joe’s deficit, but still . . ….

By: OldEnglish

OldEnglish — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:33:43 +0000

Paul-Cincy on August 24, 2008 at 12:03 PM

Actually, should that not be a small relief? If all his decisions as President turn out to be mediocre, then he won’t do much damage in the four years he’ll get.

Or am I hoping, now?

By: Think_b4_speaking

Think_b4_speaking — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:33:35 +0000

the net positive reaction for Biden is considerably smaller than for any other recent VP pick except Cheney and Quayle.

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Yeah, but Cheney had the advantage of no ambition for the top job, and Quayle has a higher IQ

By: Paul-Cincy

Paul-Cincy — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:03:13 +0000

Obama’s first major decision. So we can expect such mediocrity from him when he’s prez too? Is the bloom off the rose yet? Hopenchange. Superstar!

By: NorthWest Florida Republican » Biden is Old

NorthWest Florida Republican » Biden is Old — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:59:21 +0000

[...] course this seems to have turned off some of the younger voters. Ed Morrisey over at HotAir discusses this to some extent. Among likely voters, Biden splits almost evenly on whether his [...]

By: Paul-Cincy

Paul-Cincy — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:58:41 +0000

I was watching a Senate Judiciary commmittee meeting on Cspan maybe 10-15 years ago, Biden as chair, Hatch as ranking member. They were in session, and Hatch said something, and Biden turned to him, mad as hell, gritted his teeth, and said “if you say anymore, I’m going to CUT you right off!”. Kind of insane-like. And Hatch replied in his calm measured way but without any hint of backing down that he would not be silenced and then briefly made his case again. At the time I wondered, is this behavior becoming of a chair of a major Senate committee, in session, doing their business, interviewing witnesses? It’s like he lost it for a moment. The guy has a temperment problem.

By: entagor

entagor — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:57:04 +0000

That should read “The man ran for president twice and lost in the preliminaries, twice.”

amkun on August 24, 2008 at 11:12 AM

And yet, few remember him except politic wonks

Biden can be dubbed the ‘forgettable man’

He is zero threat to Obama being number one which may be Obama’s requirement

My memories of Biden are his declarations of self importance concerning foreign policy although I cannot recall a specific word he said.

Did Obama believe Biden talking himself up as a foreign policy expert?

Naw, no one can be that stupid

By: Romeo13

Romeo13 — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:48:56 +0000

What interesting is how does Obama say that being a Long term Washington insider is a bad thing… and then choose one as his running mate?

How can he Dis McCain for lobbying ties, with Biden on his ticket?

How can he make AGE an issue, when Biden is only like 4 years younger than Mccain…

Very interesting choice (as in the Chinese curse of “may you live in interesting times…)

By: maverick muse

maverick muse — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:40:33 +0000

The “O” is for Obvious black hOle.

“Baroque” Obama with his changing mantra in commotion was doomed a loser by realistic polls. So the DNC, trying their hardest to package a visual duplicate of the wise white old man McCain, picked a sicker and older Washington Insider, J’Biden with his double aneurysm hangover.

Imitation and flattery.
Biden is the original Pepsi generation.
But McCain is the “real thing”, the authentic maverick with or without an ostentatious VP. Since the democrats showed their hand holding a cheap xerox impersonation ticket pick, McCain realizes his own innate strengths as per REAL public polling (despite MSM coverage twists).

McCain can literally choose whomever he wants, rather than attempt to placate an imagined but nonexistent public “need” imagery beyond THE ECONOMY, STUPID.

The RNC better keep hold on those horns for ENERGY NOW and the industrial label PROUDLY MADE IN THE USA as the Republican domestic mantra. Broadcasting Czarina Nancy and Princess Caroline are singing sirens tempting voters to crash America against democrat rocky mountain cliffs mouthing Republican issues as their bate and switch lyrics.

By: Shivas Irons

Shivas Irons — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:39:00 +0000

BuzzCrutcher on August 24, 2008 at 11:22 AM Why on earth did Obama think he needed an “attack dog”? The NY Times, MSNBC, AP, CNN and plenty others in the MSM are ready, willing and able

Great question.

A. He’s wingin’ it…

By: funky chicken

funky chicken — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:36:51 +0000

Let’s focus on Obama, shall we? Charles at LGF posted this lovely vacation photo:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/31027_Obama_Memorabilia

By: whitetop

whitetop — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:35:17 +0000

Lukewarm. Pukewarm.

By: a capella

a capella — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:34:31 +0000

Example: Senator Biden, as a long time democrat who is totally on board with hope and change, I’m also a guy who likes a good laugh. So my question is, which ethnic group do you enjoy being around most, and why?

jeff_from_mpls on August 24, 2008 at 11:29 AM

LOL. Couldn’t do much better than that. Joe would lunge at the bait like a hungry largemouth.