Barack Obama picks Joe Biden
When it comes down to it, this was the best possible choice Obama could have made. As much as I support my Governor Tim Kaine(VA), he would have only highlighted Barack Obama's inexperience with his own. Everyone knew that he'd never pick Hillary, besides, not only would she have energized the republican base if Obama picked her, John McCain's opposition research team would have had a field day sifting through all of Bill Clinton's questionable business dealing post presidency.(Not to mention some rather suspect donors to the Clinton Library to boot.) I don't have anything against Kathleen Sebelius(KS), she would have been a great Vice President, but I get the sinking feeling that Mrs. Clinton's supporters would have rioted in the streets and burned effigy's of Obama if he chose any woman not named "Hillary". With Joe Biden you have a Vice President with Foreign Policy credentials beyond reproach, a champion of women's issues, and despite his penchant for bloviation and the occasional careless gaffe - the man is a fucking pit-bull, today's speech just proves that he isn't scared to take the fight directly to John McCain's doorstep. Obama's choice also complicates things for the republicans, especially if they planned to go with Mitt Romney for their Vice Presidential candidate. With McCain not remembering how many houses he has and Romney's $200 Million dollar fortune, its pretty easy for a kid from Hawaii who was raised on food stamps and one of our poorest Senators to capture economic populism by the throat.
Here are a few noteworthy clips of Joe Biden:
Slamming Rudy Guiliani:
Defending his civil rights record after being asked about some questionable
statements that he made, Obama then defends him:
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