WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running-mate, turning to a leading authority on foreign policy and a longtime Washington hand to fill out the Democratic ticket, people told of the decision said.
Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, questioning Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a committee hearing in January 2007.
Mr. Obama’s selection ended a two-month search that was conducted almost entirely in secret. It reflected a critical strategic choice by Mr. Obama: To go with a running-mate who could reassure voters about gaps in his resume, rather than to pick someone who could deliver a state or reinforce Mr. Obama’s message of change.
Biden's a good choice, except for the name. How long will it be before certain older-than-dirt Bushies "slip up" and instead of saying "Obama/Biden" they say "Osama Bin Laden"? It rhymes, so they must be terrorists.
Biden's a good choice, except for the name. How long will it be before certain older-than-dirt Bushies "slip up" and instead of saying "Obama/Biden" they say "Osama Bin Laden"? It rhymes, so they must be terrorists.
Biden's an excellent choice!
"I've had a great relationship [with Indian Americans]," Biden said. "In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking."
During the 2006 confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, the Post's Dana Milbank wrote this of Biden's performance:
"Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., in his first 12 minutes of questioning the nominee, managed to get off only one question. Instead, during his 30-minute round of questioning, Biden spoke about his own Irish American roots, his "Grandfather Finnegan," his son's application to Princeton (he attended the University of Pennsylvania instead, Biden said), a speech the senator gave on the Princeton campus, the fact that Biden is "not a Princeton fan," and his views on the eyeglasses of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)."
Biden's a good choice, except for the name.
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What a letdown for 51% of our population!
I can't wait to see Monicagate II. It' 100% inevitable with these two guys.
Obama should've picked Hillary. Now her fans are probably a little peeved. How will they vote? Better yet, why should they vote?
And that was racist because ...?Could someone please explain to me how saying, “…you got the first main-stream, African-American who’s articulate and bright and clean…” could in any way be construed as a compliment to all blacks?
Why not Libertarian or Green?Because the consequences are obvious - Eight more years of the rethuglicans destroying our economy, foreign relations, and the constitution plus many more years of corporatists and religionsists on the Supreme Court.
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