Wahahahaha !!! Biden meurt de trouille et dit "maman à l'aide!"

Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee, said this afternoon that perhaps Senator Barack Obama should have chosen someone else as his running mate.

Responding to a question at a town hall-style meeting at Nashua Community College, Mr. Biden said, “Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me.”


He added, “She’s qualified to be president. I mean that sincerely, she’s first rate.”

Mr. Biden did not elaborate and it is not clear whether he was being genuinely (or falsely) modest. He may also have been responding to suggestions from some analysts that Mrs. Clinton’s selection would have protected the Democrats from some of the apparent defections of women voters to the Republican ticket after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was tapped to be Senator John McCain’s running mate.

There's praising a colleague effusively.

And then, there's going so far that the praise diminishes yourself.

At a town hall in Nashua, N.H., this afternoon, Senator Joe Biden seemed to veer off into the latter when talking about Hillary Clinton, whom many of her supporters wanted Barack Obama to pick as his running mate instead of Biden.

"Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America," Biden said. "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 is first-rate.”

Republican John McCain's campaign quickly sent out a video of it. It has been courting Clinton's supporters, especially white women, and the polls suggesting McCain is making inroads.

NASHUA, NH — Joe Biden defended Hillary Clinton at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, telling the crowd that the New York Senator may have made a better Vice Presidential pick for Barack Obama than he did.

“Make no mistake about this, Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be Vice President of the United States of America,” he said to one man who expressed his relief that Obama chose Biden over the former First Lady because of “the things she’s done in the past.”

Biden, who told the crowd at a Boston fundraiser this morning that he’d refused Obama’s request for help during his primary battle with Hillary because of his long friendship with her, disagreed with the Clinton criticism.

“Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me,” he said with a grin. “I mean that sincerely. She is first rate. So lets get that straight.”

The RNC immediately seized on the comment, sending it out to supporters along with a video clip less than an hour after Biden said it. The McCain campaign did the same.

Spokesman Ben Porritt says “Barack Obama’s most important decision of this election and Biden - the candidate he selects suggests himself that he wasn’t the right man for the job and that Hillary Clinton would have been a better choice. Biden certainly has a credible viewpoint on this.”

Jude a écrit:Colo, je n'écoute pas les républicains mais Biden qui dit que "Clinton aurait été un meilleur choix que moi", ce qui veut dire en fait qu'il pense que Obama s'est lamentablement planté en le choisissant.
Ce monsieur a un "poor self-esteem". C'est pour ça qu'il est obligé d'être bronzé, d'avoir des dents toutes blanches et d'aller chez un coiffeur si cher : pour compenser. Pour peu qu'on lui mette un peu de pression toute cette belle façade s'évapore et la vérité nue voit le jour.

Rodlam Sans Malice a écrit:Seul un schisme au sein du parti democrate peut faciliter l'election de john mac cain.C'est pourquoi Joe Biden essaie d'eviter la division des democrates.John mac cain n'aurait jamais choisi Gouverneure palin si Obama avait Choisi Hillary clinton, c'est pour diviser le parti democrate que le vieux renard a fait ce choix.Men fromaj saa se nan syel la goute l.

I'm beginning to agree with Biden, not because I think Hillary would have been a better pick, but because Biden cannot even produce confidence in the ticket!!! What is he trying to do? Hash up old feelings and sabotage Obama??? I'm beginning to not trust him at all. The old farts in politics just can't move over and support the new blood can they? This whole "praise the females so much it doesn't even make sense" is getting sickening. From a married, church-going, working, mother of 3 children, and a democrat, stop the nicey talk and try to win dang it, I'm not investing in you to praise the other party and set the people who lost in the primaries on a pedestal!!!

Don't be surprised if Biden suddenly has an unknown ailment, goes to the hospital, has to drop out as v.p and Hillary becomes the new v.p. candidate…

"Where were you before Joe" said it beautifully.

Looks like a bit of political expediency to me here from Biden camp. NOW that Obama's poll numbers are spiraling downward, he is going to come out and be effusive about Sen. Clinton and her qualifications. Too bad he didn't do more of this while Obama was turning his nose up at Clinton, refusing to even consider her for the VP slot. Instead, he was running around practically begging Obama for the position.

Cheap way to try and lull Hillary supporters.

Won't work for me.

This lifelong Dem will be voting for McCain/Palin '08.

PUMA

Now IS Joe Biden second thoughts about himself.? That is a shame.Should never happen. Maybe he is having second thoghts about Obama. That Dem ticket should have been Biden/Clinton no matter which slot they had. But the brainwashed idiots and media and sneeky Obama camp and the spineless DNC all being led by the Pied Piper, got wht they wanted. For now.

I'm a diehard Obama/Biden supporter, but I'm beginning to wonder if Joe Biden is cut out for all this. All this self-deprecating nonsense, first with Palin and now HRC, dude, show some grapefruits for once in your life!!

I think Joe Biden is a humble man and that is where his statement comes from. With all the bashing the GOP are doing, you can't blame him for reacting this way. He may feel partly responsible and might consider that had Obama chosen Hillary, McCain would not have chose the moose-hunter. But Joe Biden should not apologize. He deserves the job of Vice President.

In the end Obama did the right thing in chosing Joe Biden. He kept his principals and integrity intact. Something McCain and his camp can't comprehend.

Well Joe, do you want the job or not? I find that comment very insulting. It sounds like you are questioning Obama's judgment. This is why the republicans continue to win. Democrats can be so stupid sometimes it's ridiculous.

To all those who doubt Obama's pick. It was HIS pick to make. It was about who HE thought HE could work with better.

Talk/write about spin here. Biden did NOT say Hillary would hae been the better choice. He said she is as qualified if not more qualified. He did not say she was the better choice. Being "more qualified" does not mean a better choice. Biden is certainly quite qualified to be VP. Biden has strengths that HRC does not. Hillary would have been a scandal drag on the ticket.

Rodlam Sans Malice a écrit:Jude

Comme je vous l'ai deja dit avec un republician comme vous pour Obama;il n'a pas besoin d'ennemi.(lol)Vous ne pouvez pas nous convaincre de votre support pour le Senateur Obama en appliquant votre ecouteur sur votre oreille pour ecouter le concert des republicains et venir nou fredonner leurs refrains.(lol)Vous eters trop honnète pour etre un diviseur,jeune homme.Vous vous demasquez trop facilement.(lol)

Rodlam Sans Malice a écrit:Je n'ai jamais dit qu'il soit un bambin.Mes ainés ont à peu près le meme age ;est-ce pourquoi je le considère un jeune homme.Il ne faut pas attiser aucune flamme entre nous.meme si nous avons des divergences politiques je l'apprecie bien.

Rodlam Sans Malice a écrit:Mes jumeaux doivent etre de votre age.Ils ont plus de quarante ans.

Rodlam Sans Malice a écrit:Salomon ,Samson ;J'espère qu'ils auront la sagesse et la force de ces deux hommes.Vous etes aussi un homme beni.Travaillez durement pour leur inculquer le sens du devoir et une bonne education ,un jour vous serez fiers d'eux.