Posted on 09/10/2008 7:07:12 PM PDT by CometBaby
ABC News' Matthew Jaffe reports: Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., vice presidential nominee, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., Wednesday said that Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., might have been a better pick for the position than him.
At a rally in Nashua, N.H., a man in the audience told Biden how glad he was that Obama picked him over Hillary, "not because she's a woman, but because, look at the things she did in the past."
"Make no mistake about this," Biden responded. "Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Let’s get that straight. She’s a truly close personal friend, she is qualified to be president of the United States of America, she’s easily qualified to be vice president of the United States of America, and quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me. But she’s first rate, I mean that sincerely, she’s first rate, so let’s get that straight."
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Such a switcheroo would be widely seen as desperate pandering.
It’s NOT too late for Obama to do this. Would he go groveling to Hillary? I hope not.
Would be exactly what Rudy said at the GOP about Obama not being able to make a decision and for Biden to get that VP thing in writing...
I think it would be a disaster for obama...
“This makes me very suspicious. Is this an offhand remark or deliberate? Is this story setting it up for Obama to make a switch and bring Hillary in as his VP??? He may be ready to take desperate measures to counter Palin.”
Maybe just a moment of truth- an “ah ha” moment. Hell, I would make a better VP than him. He is a dope.
It could have been a very sly way to repair damage to Hillary and supporters, re: not even vetted, by planting the question and the answer (which they are known to do) so the “opportunity” to appease her supporters would happen and they have a chance to win a few of the deserters back. Thats my guess.
Ninety percent are DEMs that are near suicidal over Obama, Biden, Hillary, the state of their party and McCain/Palin.
The comments go on for pages and are a great read. Enjoy.
I agree. Do you remember Sen Eagelton?
“Hillary a Better Pick Than Me”
Didn’t he plagarize that statement?
Nope he is wrong they both suck.
I, too, am suspicious. Biden may have been told to start greasing the skids for a switch.
Biden: Hillary a Better Pick Than Me
DemforBush: That’s not saying a whole lot, Joe.
My take on it is, after saying that Palin would be a step backward, that this was an attempt to show how emancipated he really is. I can’t imagine BO switching, but I welcome further incompetent decisions from the BO campaign!
And when this is all said and done Obama can crawl in there with him.
I'm running out of popcorn and it's not even October yet.
Is Joe anticipating “the Torch” maneuver?
Shameless, if the democrats do it.
I think it would be a disaster for obama...
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Especially if Hillary says NO.
If the polls don’t improve, there a switch would not surprise me at all. Some lame excuse will surface, so it will seem like Biden’s fault, not Obama’s. The fly in the ointment? Hillary may just leave Change-boy twisting in the wind. At this stage, she might rather see him destroyed and pick up the pieces in 2012, with 4 years for her & Bill to say I told ya so.
And, yes, a switch at this stage would look like pandering to the extreme and cast lots of doubt on Obama’s judgement.
“I hope for his sake, Joe Biden got that VP thing in writing.”
My dog would be a better pick for VP.
In other news:
It might be even more desperate than that.
I think Biden knows he's on a sinking ship. Obama is about to implode and Biden wishes he wasn't along for the ride.
Imagine this. Obama cracks up big time and they replace him with... who? With Hillary.
It's their only chance at this point.
You heard it here first.
BTW, Biden has just written his autobiography. It's called, Faith of my Fathers.
The title of your post should be: Joe Biden quoted as saying, “Hussein, please put me out my misery”. ha
I see it coming. ‘bamar has a meeting with Bill tomorrow. Biden is gonna have to go into rehab.
Get the Hillary stuff out.
The coolest thing about Giuliani's quote above is that it shows that *our* side completely understands 0bama's character.
We know that we can make him waffle and flip flop. It's beautiful!
One admits he’s not ready to be president, the other says another candidate is just as good, if not better than him!
Incredible!
I don’t think Obama would ruin his political career like that...
If anything, he will need to go down fighting...
He will not step aside, if he does his career is over...he is still young, he can make a comeback...
I don’t think he will ask biden to move over.....
But than again, Ive been wrong before...
Better pick than I.
“....would Obama go grovelling to the Clintons...?”
Biden is total dead-weight for the Obama campaign. Obama may be thinking that a better chance with Hillary is better than no chance with Biden.
Perhaps Hillary would take VP spot, as Co-President, and if she had veto rights over Cabinet choices (??)
You don’t woo voters in by telling everyone that the presidential nominee fumbled his VP selection because of petty politics.
This was a MAJOR gaffe by Biden. He just wrote an add for McCain/Palin that says Obama’s first big decision was the wrong one and his VP confirms it.
DOH! ! !
” I think Biden knows he’s on a sinking ship. “
I think Obama also knows he’s on a sinking ship.
The question now is -which one will bail first ?
Obama or Biden.
I have had a bunch of people ask me today..if Obama drops off, does Biden automatically ascend to the top ?
That’s how bad a lot of people think this situation has become.
who beat him silly in the first two primaries.
You underestimate the ambition of the anointed one and his handlers.
No way, Hillary accepts to be on this losing team. Obama is too prideful to make a switch. It would also be political suicide for Obama but nothing would surprise me from this guy.
This was a MAJOR gaffe by Biden. He just wrote an add for McCain/Palin that says Obama’s first big decision was the wrong one and his VP confirms it.
DOH! ! !
You've hit the proverbial nail on the head!
Does ayone really think that PIAPS in gonna be #2 to ANYONE, let alone Bambi? All this talk of her replacing Biden is bunk—she’d never go for it. The Clinton crew saw the writing on the wall long ago, and to think that America’s “smartest” woman is gonna go down with the sinking S.S. Nobama is misguided, at best. “Birth-hips” Clinton is waiting until ‘12 to make her move; Barry and Plugs will fight it out until the bloody end.
Why do I get the strange feeling that Biden will bow out for health reasons?
Here’s something to think about. No presidential candidate who ever switched VP running mates has ever won an election. Obama would seal his fate if he switched away from Biden now.
Yup, I think it’s in the works....Hillary may get her chance....they will have to do it soon....
If the polls don’t improve, there a switch would not surprise me at all. Some lame excuse will surface, so it will seem like Biden’s fault, not Obama’s. The fly in the ointment? Hillary may just leave Change-boy twisting in the wind. At this stage, she might rather see him destroyed and pick up the pieces in 2012, with 4 years for her & Bill to say I told ya so.
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Why would not Hillary have the leverage to ask for the top spot?
=)
maybe he's NOT as dumb as he looks... trial balloon???
Nope nope my son and I just thought of it...Bambi has that little citizenship issue........
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