Barry Obama Says “No More Mister Nice Guy” By Naming World-Famous Hatchet-Guy And Zinger-Slinger Joseph Biden As His Running Mate
First things first — my apologies to our devoted readers for getting the Obama veep pick wrong not just once, but twice. It turns out neither the esteemed Louisiana Congressman William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson, Jr. or former President Bill Clinton were chosen by the Obama team after all as I had predicted over the last few days. Nope — shockingly, the Senator from Illinois has chosen the gritty, hard-hitting Senator from Delaware to be his running mate (Source: The New York Times) and I couldn’t be more delighted — the man has written the book on “pithy” soundbites and this pick guarantees many more entertaining quotes are coming our way over the coming weeks.
After all, wasn’t it Senator Biden who said something to the effect of “I don’t think flying around in an airplane until somebody shoots you down and tosses your butt into prison should be an auto-qualifier for the White House“? Oops — nope — that was General Wesley Clark, who, himself, had been gunned down a few times by enemy fire in Vietnam and “tacky” or not, had earned the RIGHT to say it — but it could have just as EASILY have been Joe Biden who said it. The man’s famous for his “zingers” of that variety and I cannot WAIT for his next ones, folks.
So, what about this pick anyway? Was Barry Obama wise in making this choice? Well, not being a Democrat or a Republican, I can only o-pine from the standpoint of a torqued off, independent (small “I” on purpose) Liberal (large “L” on purpose) libertarian-ish (small “L” on purpose), smart-assed voter with a chip on his shoulder and a serious problem with politicians in general. With that in mind, ABSOLUTELY, I’m thrilled to see an Obama-Obiden ticket. I simply cannot wait to see this pair face off against the McCain-Foley (Mark, that is) ticket I’ve predicted on the other side of the aisle.
Sit back, grab the popcorn, buckle the seatbelts, and enjoy the ride, folks. Since we’ve already lost our country to the Oligarchs and I’m ready to concede that point, I’m going to simply choose to have fun with this one. After all, let us not forget the Mayan Calendar ends on December 21st, 2012 anyway so what in the heck does it matter at this point?
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And now for my personal “faves” from the political Blogospheres this morning:
My close personal friend Matthew O’Keefe of Papamoka Straight Talk (Left) has two words (buried, of course, within hundreds of insightful words as always) — “EXCELLENT CHOICE!“; Ed Morrissey of Hot Air (Right) is P.O.’d that he didn’t get his text message at a decent hour of the day; Richard Silverstein of The Huffington Post (Left) isn’t happy with Obama’s pick either — essentially says Biden’s an idiot; TalkLeft’s Jeralyn — “What a disappointing choice.“; Democrat Taylor Marsh is quite pleased with the choice; Michelle Malkin (Right — FAR Right) points out the fact that Joe Biden started off his veepness by lying to everybody; Carl of The Reaction (Left) delves into the controversial nature of the pick; ALTHOUSE (Moderate Right) says Biden’s a “good guy” but she lost a bet to one of her friends on this one; James Joyner of Outside The Beltway (Moderate Right) shares my enthusiasm for Biden’s sure-to-come zingers; Our good friend Kyle E. Moore of Comments From Left Field points out the positives — i.e., at least Biden’s not an adulterer like John Kerry’s guy Edwards or Al Gore’s guy Joe Lieberman; Deb Cupples of Buck Naked Politics (Left) is somewhat hesitant but also looks forward to some fresh new Biden “slingers” as well; Our friend Pamela Leavey from The Democratic Daily is delighted with the pick; Our buddies over at Drudge Retort (Left) are having a field day as always; Turkana of The Left Coaster (Nice roundup there, too, by the way) supports the ticket but doesn’t see much “change” in the future with this pick…
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2:46 pm on August 23rd, 2008 1
I was following your choices of VP for Obama and I thought sure as hell he was not going to pick Bill Clinton. Thanks for the link and commentary bro!!!
3:04 pm on August 23rd, 2008 2
Heh… were you s’prised it wasn’t “Dollar Bill” Jefferson like I was, too, bro?
You need a darned gravitar too, man… SHEESH — KIDS!
6:26 pm on August 23rd, 2008 3
I don’t know. Pretty Scary to me.
Hawaii just scored 6 hits, 6 runs in the 6th inning to advance to the championship of the Little League World series.
6^6^6^.
6:43 pm on August 23rd, 2008 4
Neocon — you’re RIGHT, bro (no pun intended)! F&B should be coming along any moment to mention the fact Obama was BORN in Hawaii, which only goes to prove his is the
anarchistAntichrist after all9:08 pm on August 23rd, 2008 5
I pretty much had it pegged about a week ago that it was going to be Biden all along. As you know I was a huge Biden supporter in the primaries and everything Joe can bring to the ticket is so much better than what everyone else had to offer…
11:14 pm on August 23rd, 2008 6
GTL – I have never offered any ‘proof’ that Obama is the antichrist. He just is.
That would be like trying to ‘prove’ that God is great, or that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He just is.
1:05 am on August 24th, 2008 7
FandB — I agree: Obama MIGHT just be the “Antichrist” — however; I reserve the right to call myself the [Liberal] “Anarchist”… and NOPE, it’s NOT an oxymoron either, bro…
11:56 pm on August 24th, 2008 8
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9:43 am on August 25th, 2008 9
I am quite pleased with choice of Sen. Biden. I find him to be a clean and articulate white guy.