Posted on 08/16/2012 10:25:57 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
White House says Obama will stick with Biden as running mate By Amie Parnes - 08/16/12 12:35 PM ET
President Obama has no intention of getting rid of Vice President Biden as his running mate, the White House said Thursday.
Republicans are being ridiculous and are trying to distract attention with their focus on Vice President Biden and his controversial comments earlier this week, White House press secretary Jay Carney said.
They know that what they're saying about this is ridiculous," Carney said at a briefing with reporters, adding that it's an obvious attempt to take attention away from policy issues.
Mitt Romneys presidential campaign lashed out at Biden and President Obama this week after the vice president in an address in Virginia said the Republicans approach to the financial industry would put yall back in chains. Biden made the remarks in front of a racially mixed audience.
Obamas campaign has repeatedly said Biden was simply talking about financial regulation.
The vice president was talking about Wall Street reform, Carney said Thursday. The vice president's intention was clear.
Asked if Obama regrets the choice of words Biden used, Carney, who served as communications director to Biden before taking the podium job, called it trivial, and said nobody took it as a reference to anything except those who are trying to "make something out of nothing.
Carney said it was an attempt to distract from the message because the other side is losing these policy debates pretty overwhelmingly.
The White House spokesman said Obama absolutely understands and knows what the vice president was talking about.
Asked if Obama was frustrated by the distraction over the last few days, Carney replied, Not that I saw.
Obama met this morning with Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) earlier this week said Obama would be better off replacing Biden with Clinton as his running mate. McCain said he did not expect that to happen, however. He said he thought Clinton hoped to run for president in 2016.
Asked about McCain's remarks Wednesday, Carney said: "One place I would not go for advice on presidential running mates is John McCain."
Once you’ve spent the time to train your lap-dog to roll over, sit, bark on que, it’s hard to replace them with a younger pooch.
And besides, with the Biden Gaff factory in full production, it takes pressure off Obama to be a perfect speaker. Compared to Biden, he looks positively mediocre, and for Obama these days, that’s a win.
For all the talk by the Left of being afraid of our candidates because they were supposedly dumb, Biden is the only guy to date that has seriously caused me to fear for the nation if he was ever called upon the make the hard call.
I hear ya, the thought of Huma next to the nuclear code briefcase is scary .. albeit a closet MUzzie already has access.
yeah they will replace him by tonight
Yep, and you know damn well that Hillary would be his death panel. I can’t imagine what it would be like to live with a Clinton as your successor in the event of death—talk about keeping your head on a swivel.
In my former hi tech ex-company the CEO and the VPs would announce that “employees are our most important asset” just before AND after a layoff.
“if he taked”???????????
As a bank shot, this means that the Obama campaign can't keep Biden under wraps either, because hiding him from view will only fuel speculation that he's going to dump Biden. So that means more Biden out in public, which means more gaffes.
Obama: “look. Presidents make a lot of enemies. I’ve got a great stash going and after this gig I am planning for fun. A lot of fun. Biden is MY ObamaCare. I don’t wanna mess up my great future here.”
Obama wants people to know that he is behind Joe Biden. 1000%.
(Am I dating myself, or what?)
I believe it's called "the kiss of death". (figuratively, not literally)
yep, he’ll be Breitbarted for sure.....
“White House says Obama will stick with Biden as running mate.”
FOR NOW.
I like that the administration is now on the DEFENSIVE for a change. We need to keep picking the scab while there’s blood trickling into the water. This will bring the sharks.
Q;Look up in the sky is that NASA?
A:No!
Q:Is it a ellectric car?
A:Yes, and Its on fire!
Q:Is it a shouvel ready job?
A:No!
Q:Who is it?
A:Its Commie Man and his faithful sidekick Gaffes O-wonder Boy.
The Brain Disorder Duo rides again!
Bringing lies,injustice,and the Communist way to the U.S. of A!
He’ll be swimmin’ with da fishes wearing cement shoes. (Carney will deem it a “suicide”.)
Crap, this sounds like what O said about Wright just before he threw the Rev under the bus.
That is a scary thought. There's been some speculation that the administration will create a false flag event like a phony attempt on Obama's life. What if they take out Joe instead? That would garner the sympathy for Obama that they want, give the news media an opportunity to run with the conservative nutjob meme again, remove Biden from the ticket, and allow Obama to select a new VP.
Bigtime BTT!
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I wonder where Carney got the idea that Biden is safe? The word from the Capital (Chicago) is that the Head Man (Axelrod) issued a No Comment on the subject.
Somebody needs to call Valerie Jarrett and get to the bottom of this.
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