someone you tend to look up to?
Posted on 09/03/2008 1:26:54 PM PDT by wildbill
I would like to share a story on Senator Joe Biden that happened 27 years ago. It involved his international humiliation of a good man, and it became a habit for Biden.
I’m confident Biden will repeat the performance with Sarah Palin, perhaps during their first vice-presidential debate on October 2 at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Kinda like Dingle-Norwood?
Senator, whose son is the Attorney General of Delaware, adding yet another family political dynasty which is a toxin on national politics? Senator, whose son was paid a lucrative consulting contract by MBNA while you did their bidding in drafting a bankruptcy bill? Senator, whose sons are embroiled in a lawsuit over hedge fund losses? Oh, and Senator - most of the counties in Alaska are bigger than the state you represent.
Except this will not be a one sided questioning
Let Palin start asking him questions about oil/gas production etc if he pulls that crap
She could come back with “i will answer that question if you can tell me the name of the governor of Wyoming”
Biden: “Governor, who’s the leader of Angola?”
Sarah: “Well, I don’t know. Name the capitals of the seven Persian Gulf states. Two can play this game.”
She needs to turn the tables on him and use his own weaknesses against him.
I’ve been saying since Friday that Snidely Whiplash will try dirty tricks to try to make her look dumb.
Yes, that’s our Joe. The school yard bully with a smile on his face.
For the record, AK doesnt have counties, they have boroughs. The rest of the statement was spot on..
Her best response to that kind of question should be:
“Senator, this isn’t 1972 anymore. If I want to know the name of the Prime Minister of Namibia I can look it up on the Internet in about 5 seconds.”
Make Joe Hair Plugs look old and full of useless trivia at the same time.
I heard a Female caller to Rush Limbaugh yesterday suggest that Biden may want to get himself an oversized Athletic cup for that debate.
Ask him an easy one, like:
“Senator, what unrepentant former bomb-making sixties radical is now a good friend, neighbor, and mentor of your running mate?”
Then watch his face.
Biden reminds me of “Biff” from back to the future. And, what, is he Joe Biden the Fifth or Sixth? They can’t learn a new name? Oh yes, “Beau”. How could I forget?
Don’t forget that Sara knows how to gut a pig.
Personally, I’d prefer a response that he absolutely couldn’t luck out and answer.
Something like, “Senator, do you think it’s fair to research some obscure point and then play gotcha? Do you think the American people respect that?
We both have our areas of expertise—and rely on staff to give us competent advice elsewhere. Your expertise is talking about foreign policy; mine is in executive decision making where I’ve had to weigh advice from talkers and make hard choices.”
Oooh. I like that. That would deflate ol’ plugsie.
And Dr. Kengor produces for us the antidote: Palin has to make Biden answer his own insipid questions.
Frankly, I don't care if Palin knows who the leader of Angola is. If it becomes important, she can find it out from an advisor or do what the rest of us do: look it up.
And she needs to make Biden explain his executive experience: as far as I know, all Biden has ever run is his mouth.
Precisely.
Fortunately, all Biden has to do is show up, run his mouth and he will prove just how arrogant, obnoxious, ignorant and undeserving of respect or power he really is.
The silly bastard is incapable of original thought.
That is precisely why he must lie, insult, pull rank or plagiarizer to impress.
Obama made a fatal error when he chose this washed up phony as his VP choice....
There is so much deadwood and sawdust in Biden's skull, he had to give up smoking to avoid self immolation...
I like that answer. That's what we have search engines for, so we don't need to burden ourselves with trivia like the capital of East Overshoe.
Game over!
Biden: “Governor, who’s the leader of Angola?”
Well I don’t know that one Senator but I am pretty sure it it is not the president of Hair Club for Men
With the Democrats' penchant for projection, it should be clear that every time the term "mean-spirited" is used, it's Joe Biden's vicious tongue for which they're trying to atone.
Or
"Senator, that's why there's a State Department - they get paid to know every detail about every country on Earth, significant or not, so that the President and Vice President don't have to waste their time and energy memorizing useless trivia and can concentrate on setting overall policy."
Good one, but with Old Joe you have to keep it short. You know, failing memory and all. Short answer - I can look it up - and I won’t have to plagarize.
“Senator Biden, can you tell me who Sy Sperling is?”
That assumes that he has something to protect.
“As president I can have information on his favorite brand of breakfast cereal within 2 minutes - now explain the relevance of your question!”
Arrogant liberal buffoon.
That’s beautiful. Since we know what he’s going to do, I hope that she thinks as you do.
“Senator Biden, can you tell me who was the UK’s Labour Party leader from 1983 to 1992?”
What is the complete opposite of admiration? Whatever it is, it’s what I feel for Biden.
susie
Biden: “Who is the leader of Angola?”
Palin: “I don’t know, but I’ll find out and let you know.”
“Senator, what unrepentant former bomb-making sixties radical is now a good friend, neighbor, and mentor of your running mate?”
Game over!
If not, there’s always:
“Senator, how familiar are you with the literary works of British MP Neil Kinnock.”
Thanks for providing this information.
I wouldn’t expect Barack Hussein Obama to select any other than a thoroughly evil man as his running mate. This gives proof to that expectation.
Sarah could shoot back with some equally cliched questions about how much a gallon of milk costs or techniques for field dressing a moose.
She should ask, “Senator, how much does a carton of milk cost at the grocery store?”
I had to look it up (about 5 seconds).
great question :)
A few weeks ago a reporter was questioning a democrat congressman. Asking him what he thought of the events in Georgia. It became clear after a few minutes that the esteemed congresscritter hadn’t a clue and finally said....Oh, I thought you meant something was going on in Atlanta.
“Are your mathematics good? Turn to I Elijah 2.” [ed: There is no such passage in the Bible.] “Is your philosophy good? See II Samuel 3.” [ed: This chapter is a historical account of events during the time of David.] “Is your astronomy good? See Genesis chapter 2 verse 7.” [ed: This passage has nothing to do with astronomy.] “Is your chemistry good? See – well, chemistry – see Deuteronomy 3:6 or anything that tells about brimstone.” [ed: This verse has nothing to do with chemistry or brimstone.]
Clarence Darrow (Scopes trial)
he might know that
no, you’re not going to get him back with that approach. he’s probably great at trivial pursuit but flunks on sound policy. that’s what you have to go on
I think it's just as important for American leaders to be familiar with the leaders across America.
Senator Biden, Who is the mayor of Paris, TN?
Senator, who is the leader of OPEC?
http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/weblogs/afb/archives/026777.html
Joe Biden's 1988 gaffe and his explanation: ''I exaggerate when I'm angry''
It is looking like Joe Biden. I can't wait for this tape from early in his 1988 presidential campaign to turn up:Most of Mr. Biden's statement was in response to a report in this week's issue of Newsweek magazine on a tape recording made by the C-SPAN network of an appearance by Mr. Biden at a home in Claremont, N.H., on April 3. It was a typical coffee-klatch style appearance before a small group. The network regularly records and broadcasts such events as part of its coverage of the Presidential campaign.
The tape, which was made available by C-SPAN in response to a reporter's request, showed a testy exchange in response to a question about his law school record from a man identified only as ''Frank.'' Mr. Biden looked at his questioner and said: ''I think I have a much higher I.Q. than you do.''
He then went on to say that he ''went to law school on a full academic scholarship - the only one in my class to have a full academic scholarship,'' Mr. Biden said. He also said that he ''ended up in the top half'' of his class and won a prize in an international moot court competition. In college, Mr. Biden said in the appearance, he was ''the outstanding student in the political science department'' and ''graduated with three degrees from college.'' Comments on Assertions
In his statement today, Mr. Biden, who attended the Syracuse College of Law and graduated 76th in a class of 85, acknowledged: ''I did not graduate in the top half of my class at law school and my recollection of this was inacurate.''
As for receiving three degrees, Mr. Biden said: ''I graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science. My reference to degrees at the Claremont event was intended to refer to these majors - I said 'three' and should have said 'two.' '' Mr. Biden received a single B.A. in history and political science.
''With regard to my being the outstanding student in the political science department,'' the statement went on. ''My name was put up for that award by David Ingersoll, who is still at the University of Delaware.''
In the Sunday interview, Mr. Biden said of his claim that he went to school on full academic scholarship: ''My recollection is - and I'd have to confirm this - but I don't recall paying any money to go to law school.'' Newsweek said Mr. Biden had gone to Syracuse ''on half scholarship based on financial need.'' Says He Also Received Grant
In his statement today, Mr. Biden did not directly dispute this, but said he received a scholarship from the Syracuse University College of Law ''based in part on academics'' as well as a grant from the Higher Education Scholarship Fund of the state of Delaware. He said the law school ''arranged for my first year's room and board by placing me as an assitant resident adviser in the undergraduate school.''
As for the moot court competition, Mr. Biden said he had won such a competition, with a partner, in Kingston, Ontario, on Dec. 12, 1967.
Mr. Biden acknowledged that in the testy exchange in New Hampshire, he had lost his temper. ''I exaggerate when I'm angry,'' Mr. Biden said, ''but I've never gone around telling people things that aren't true about me.'' Mr. Biden's questioner had made the query in a mild tone, but provoked an explosive response from Mr. Biden………………
“I’m running for Vice President, Senator, not librarian.”
“Senator, I will answer that right after you list the names of all of the authors whose speeches you plagarized to embellish your life during your last two failed attempts at running for president”...
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