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Saturday, August 23 2008, 08:34 AM Obama selects Biden to be veep running mate Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues. 103 News Stories, 11 Liberal Blogs, 25 Conservative Blogs Post A Comment

legitgov Ap: Obama Chooses Biden As Running Mate Foreign Relations Committee chairman has globe-trotting credentials --The Associated Press has learned that Delaware Senator Joe Biden is Barack Obama's choice to be his vice presidential running mate. Biden is the chairman of the Foreign Relations Commit

legitgov Obama Chooses Biden As Running Mate Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running mate, turning to a leading authority on foreign policy and a longtime Washington hand to fill out the Democratic ticket, Mr. Obama announced in text and e-mail messa

legitgov Joe Biden! By Sam Graham-Felsen (barackobama.com) 2:45 am 23 Aug 2008 Breaking news: the text message is out and it's official... Barack Obama has selected Joe Biden to be his running mate!

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Early Reactions To Obama's Pick Just as news broke early this morning of Sen. Barack Obama's choice of Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, Sen. John McCain's campaign sent out a prepared attack ad using a quote from Biden saying that Obama was not 'ready' to be president. It was predict

Daily Kos Filled A Gap, Rather Than Reinforced I wrote a a month ago: we really, really don't want to pick someone who plugs a supposed gap in Obama's armor. You pick Wes Clark, and people won't see 'phew, national security is covered!'. Nope, they'll see, 'Obama is trying to compensate for his lack

legitgov Obama's Veep Message To Supporters Barack Obama's campaign had said it would announce Obama's choice for a running mate in a text message to supporters... Text message: Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee. Watch the first Obama-Biden rally live at 3pm ET on http://www.

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Biden Gets Secret Service Protection According to ABC News, the U.S. Secret Service 'has dispatched a protective detail to assume the immediate protection of Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE)... indicating in all likelihood that Biden has been officially notified that Sen. Barack Obama has selected h

Feministe Joe Biden So Obama picked Joe Biden to be his vice-presidential running mate. Going over a quick review of Biden’s positions, I’m not devastated but not thrilled either. There’s a lot of really troubling things in there — like his support

Oliver Willis It?s Biden: Obama/biden 2008 Is The Democratic Ticket “Hey Joe? You want in?”“Bring it, bro.” Apparently official now. The campaign is a malarkey free zone now! Link Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running-mate, turning to a leading a

Kmareka.com Joe Biden For Vice President Gail Collins, editorial writer for the New York Times, wrote about Barack Obama?s promise to bring us all together. Did we think, she asked, that he would bring us all together in left field? I am happy and relieved that Obama chose Senator Joe Biden as r

Think Progress Dick Morris: ?we Went Into Iraq At The Invitation Of The Government, Not As An Invasion? On Fox News’ Hannity & Colmes tonight, conservative pundit Dick Morris tried to attack Barack Obama for being inexperienced on foreign policy, but in doing so, only managed to demonstrate his own idiocy. Morris argued that Joseph Biden would be

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memeorandum Obama Taps Biden To Be Running Mate (associated Press) Associated Press: Obama taps Biden to be running mate — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — WASHINGTON - Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday,

Belmont Club Biden Time Biden shakes hands with a costumed HagelOpen thread. Joe Biden is Barack Obama’s running mate. Why Biden? And what does he bring to the table? The AP says that Obama sought to balance his ticket with “an older congressional veteran well-versed

memeorandum Obama Picks Biden As V.p. (chris Cillizza/washington Post) Chris Cillizza / Washington Post: Obama Picks Biden as V.P. — Barack Obama confers with Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which Biden chairs. — Barack Obama has chosen

Little Green Footballs Obama's Angry Veep The McCain campaign couldn’t have asked for a more angry, arrogant Democrat as Obama’s VP: Breaking: Obama selects Joe Biden as his VP running mate. So the recent events in Georgia involving Russian troops sent shock waves all the way down Ch

Stop The ACLU Hope, Change, A New Direction, The Washington Insider? (Following up on Jay’s earlier post) Obligatory Biden’s Barry’s Bitch Vice Presidential pick. Even the New York Times couldn’t get excited, particularly at 3am, several hours after all the Obama supporters were informed by the TV n

Outside The Beltway | OTB Obama Taps Joe Biden For Vp - Storybook, Man jBarack Obama has listened to David Brooks and chosen Joe Biden as his running mate. How the Press is Covering the News CNN: “Obama chooses Sen. Joe Biden to be running mate” Sen. Barack Obama has selected Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his run

'Okie' on the Lam Barack Picks Slow Joe Biden For His Vp ? From Joe?s Mouth To Our Ears Barack Obama has picked Senator Joe Biden for his VP running mate. Many could argue that Biden would be much more experienced to be running for the top of the ticket instead of as the number two — in fact, during the primaries Biden made that very a

BrothersJudd Blog Sometimes 100% Of "success" Is Just Showing Up: Obama Picks Biden for Veep (LIZ SIDOTI and NEDRA PICKLER, 8/23/08, Associated Press) Mr. Biden, who has twice sought the White House, is a Catholic with blue-collar roots, a generally liberal voting record and a reputation as a long-winded orator. Obama n

Outside The Beltway | OTB Mccain ?biden? Ad Well, that didn’t take long. The McCain campaign already has a spot out called “Biden,” highlighting newly anointed Barack Obama running mate Joe Biden quotes saying Obama lacks the experience to be president and that he’d be hono

memeorandum Obama Chooses Biden As Running Mate (new York Times) New York Times: Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate — WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running-mate, turning to a leading authority on foreign policy and a longtime Wa

memeorandum Sources: Obama Picks Joe Biden As Vp Candidate (cnn) CNN: Sources: Obama picks Joe Biden as VP candidate — (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama has picked Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, multiple Democratic sources tell CNN. — The longtime Democratic senator

Wizbang Early Obama-biden Analysis I know it is early, but here is a bit of analysis of the Obama-Biden ticket. (The first is from several days ago on the possibility of a Biden pick). Jack M. at Ace of Spades: Now, aside from Joe Biden himself, is there anyone that thinks that Biden br

Right Wing Nut House So Much For ?hope And Change? In choosing Senator Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate, Barack Obama has acknowledged his own shortcomings while recognizing that the election he and his people thought a cakewalk a few months ago is now a battle royale along the lines of the 2000

Little Green Footballs Associated Press: Biden 'talks Too Much' Bitter disappointment just drips from Associated Press writer Ron Fournier’s piece: Analysis: Biden pick shows lack of confidence. DENVER - The candidate of change went with the status quo. In picking Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, Barack

Little Green Footballs Veep Thread 1 What the heck, we’re all waiting on tenterhooks for Barack Obama to announce his running mate (I know I can hardly stand the suspense), so here’s an open thread for predictions, venting, and persiflage. P.S. You may notice I’ve rounded

The Politicker Biden's Path To V.p. Candidate Kornacki says Joe Biden reinvented himself as a foreign policy expert with the help of his failed '08 presidential bid.

Wizbang Washington Post: Biden Doesn't Benefit Obama According to a flash poll conducted by the Washington Post, Biden as Obama's VP doesn't change the minds of 75% of those polled: Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden as his running mate is unlikely to shake-up the presidential horse race. In a new Washingt

memeorandum Analysis: Biden Pick Shows Lack Of Confidence (ron Fournier/associated Press) Ron Fournier / Associated Press: Analysis: Biden pick shows lack of confidence — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — DENVER - The candidate of change went with the status quo. — In pickin

Little Green Footballs Biden Bloviates Barack Obama just announced Joe Biden, and he’s taking the stage in Springfield for his first speech as veep, to the strains of Bruce Springsteen. Talk amongst yourselves.

Daily Pundit Wait Till You See The Polls On This One Official: Obama picks Biden for veep Hilarious. If this is true, Obama has just destroyed his own candidacy.

Wizbang It Was 20 Years Ago Today... Well, Barack Obama has tapped (or will soon tap) Senator Joe Biden as his running mate. Color me unimpressed. I remember Biden from his failed 1988 run for the big seat, and I'm certain that the circumstances of that fiasco will be thoroughly and complet

memeorandum Obama Picks Sen. Joe Biden (marc Ambinder) Marc Ambinder: Obama Picks Sen. Joe Biden — This is a formidable ticket, and a risky ticket, and not a comfort zone choice for Obama. — Put aside the obvious: Biden has foreign policy meat on his bones...He's a great d

GayPatriot Obama-biden Racism Problem,biden Reaction If the following statements were made by the Republican VP candidate, you know Barack Obama would be screaming “racism” at the top of his lungs and the Mainstream Media would be having a nuclear-level uproar. Unfortunately for Barack, these

Reason Magazine - Hit & Run Obama Chooses Talky Joe Send Joe Biden!The blabbermouth Delaware senator is now one hope spasm + bullet away from the White House. What does it all mean? Who knows! My five-cent opinion is that Obama has two principal shortcomings from the tactical side of this campaign: His gla

memeorandum The Ticket: Obama-biden - Barack Obama Has Ended An Intense ... (bill Nichols/the Politico) Bill Nichols / The Politico: The ticket: Obama-Biden — Barack Obama has ended an intense and highly secretive search for a vice-presidential nominee by settling on Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware—a choice calculated to offset some of