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Obama taps Biden to be running mate
Aug 23 03:25 AM US/Eastern
By LIZ SIDOTI and NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press Writers

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues.

[JR: Highlighting the shortcoming at the top of the ticket!]

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Biden, 65, has twice sought the White House, and is a Catholic with blue-collar roots, a generally liberal voting record and a reputation as a long-winded orator.

[JR: Another CINO politician. How does JoeB align with O’s extreme abortion position? What a joke! Catholics, Right to Lifers, and people with a moral conscience should not be fooled by this fellow. It’s about politics!]

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Obama’s decision leaked to the media several hours before his aides planned to send a text message announcing the running mate, negating a promise that people who turned over their phone numbers would be the first to know who Obama had chosen. The campaign scrambled to send the text message after the leak, sending phones buzzing at the inconvenient time of just after 3 a.m. on the East coast.

[JR: SO much for the vaunted announcement to supporters first. LOL]

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Biden is seeking a new Senate term in the fall. there was no immediate word whether he intended to change plans as he reaches for national office.

[JR: This will be the indicator of how committed he is to the ticket. If he keeps running for “his” Senate seat, then he’s not. And, that’s red flag. If he does commit to the national run, then at least we have one less liberal in the Senate! I’d wager, he won’t commit.]

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“For Obama supporters, this is like finding out from your neighbor instead of your sister that she’s engaged—not how you want or expect the news to be delivered,” Silberman said.

[JR: Get used it it. Politicians always over promise and under deliver.]

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“I am not running for vice president,” he said in a Fox interview. “I would not accept it if anyone offered it to me. The fact of the matter is I’d rather stay as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee than be vice president.”

[JR: Either a fool or a liar. Maybe both.]

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It was Biden’s second try for the White House. The first ended badly in 1988 when he was caught lifting lines from a speech by British Labor Party leader Neil Kinnock.

[JR: And wasn’t he a plagiarist in college? Wonder if the liberal media will bring that up. Does he have the character to be President?]

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And, he added: “I want somebody who is going to be able to challenge my thinking and not simply be a yes person when it comes to policymaking.”

[JR: Yeah, right. What’s the quote about VP? Warm useless spit?]

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It will be interesting to see if this makes any difference at all. McC can shake up the race with a good choice like that lady from Alaska. Condi, or maybe a military guy like Powell.

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