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Whether going off the Obama White House script , swearing at a senator, or confusing names of Supreme Court justices, Joe Biden has a lengthy list of political gaffes. ... At his first campaign event as Obama's VP nominee in Springfield, Illinois on August 23, 2008, Joe Biden referred to his running mate and future president as a�?Barack America.a�? During a Sept. 12, 2008 campaign stop in Columbia, Missouri, Mr. Biden called for wheelchair-bound State Senator Chuck Graham to ...For the life of me I do not understand why Obama chose Biden as his running mate. It made no sense then; it makes no sense now. Foreign policy heft? Biden? Not then, not now. Biden is an empty suit. His numbers are falling as people realize .... It was a good speech. Indeed, it had been a good speech the first time it had been delivered--by a British Member of Parliament. Word for word, the MP had somehow anticipated what Senator Biden was going to say a few years later. ...Mr Biden was chosen as Barack Obama's running mate last August because he was old, white and supposedly knew a lot about foreign policy. I say "supposedly" because really Mr Biden's overseas expertise amounted to having spent a long time as chairman of the ... What Mr Obama overlooked was that Mr Biden, who served as a senator for tiny Delaware for 36 years, had never run anything in his life, or taken decisions rather than talking about things, at legendary length. ...David Plouffe managed President Barack Obama's successful bid for the White House last year. Next week, his book, "The Audacity of Hope" will officially be unveiled. One can expect Mr. Plouffe to sign up for every morning and evening talk show to plug ... We are told that the book will offer some insights into the president's running mate decision process. Senator Clinton, it is asserted, was one of the final six vice prospects to serve as President Obama's running mate. ...Comment by getfitnow | 2009-10-29 16:31:22. Paraphrasing what someone said in another post on another subject: I'll crawl naked through a bed of broken glass to vote against Obama. I don't care who his running mate is. .... As Senator she could have taken a principled stand against voting on bills that have not been written, much less read, she could have stood up for fiscal sanity, for fully supporting the troops in Afghanistan, not leaving them to diea�� but, somehow, ...Mr Biden was chosen as Barack Obama's running mate last August because he was old, white and supposedly knew a lot about foreign policy. I say "supposedly" because really Mr Biden's overseas expertise amounted to having spent a long ...When Senator Obama Picked Joe Biden as his running mate the reasons Given were that Biden had Experience and was a Good negotiator. I am not so sure that the Real Reason wasn't that the Administration needed a Court Jester. ... --Joe Biden, at his first campaign rally with Barack Obama after being announced as his running mate, Springfield, Ill., Aug. 23, 2008 (Watch video clip) "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean ...The Telegrah eviscerates Joe Biden in a very satisfying manner. Mr Biden was chosen as Barack Obama's running mate last August because he was old, white. ... What Mr Obama overlooked was that Mr Biden, who served as a senator for tiny Delaware for 36 years, had never run anything in his life, or taken decisions rather than talking about things, at legendary length. Even in the United States Senate, that august body which each week produces enough hot air to transport 1000 ...As to Mr. Obama's running mate, Senator Joseph R. Biden of Delaware, Mr. Graham said he loves the Delaware senator, but portrayed Mr. Biden as part of the Washington insider culture that has allowed runaway federal spending of the kind ...a�?Mr. Donohue and the Chamber simply are not credible defenders of investor interests, and you should not treat their recommendations as anything but the attempt by a special interest to protect its privileged position. .... Biden's recalls rejecting first running mate offer. Remember that story how then-senator Joe Biden became Barack Obama's Democratic vice presidential running mate? In the summer of 2008, Biden had accompanied his wife to the dentist's office for a root ...