Give me a reason (or two) to support Joe Biden in 2008

[CatWoman]

Please.

[Deja Q]

1. DMCA? DOMA?

Oops, those are reasons against. :blush:

[billbuckhead]

6. At least we could have a candidate from a former slave state

That's about all the upside I see for Joe. :sarcasm:

[Captain Hilts]

2. MBNA. Darn! Another reason 'against'. Sorry! nt

[CatWoman]

7. see,

I just can't get past that bill :grr:

[LetsGoMurphys]

3. Foreign Policy Experience n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

4. Um... Plagiarism is finally okay? n/t

[CatWoman]

8. I'm sorry; I don't understand your comment

:shrug:

[cherokeeprogressive]

15. Hope this helps n/t

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/frenzy/biden.htm

[LiberalFighter]

28. No no no!!!! He just knows where to find material for his speeches

Even ministers are doing it. They have a website someplace.

No no no!!! He is just trying to make sure he doesn't say it wrong.

No no no!!! It's okay to copy someone if they aren't American.

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. He's a better democratic candidate than George Allen.

[hlthe2b]

9. Why? Go with your instincts, I think, CatWoman...

Biden may be on the correct side of the political spectrum, but he clearly seems to put "SELF-PROMOTION" first. He's already undercutting DEM leadership...:shrug:

Certainly he'd be preferable to any REPUG candidate, so I guess that's something...And, he is articulate and knowledgeable on foreign policy.

[CatWoman]

11. foreign policy is all he has going for him

IMO.

[liberal renegade]

10. You can't

be serious. :puffpiece:

[phillysuse]

12. Joe Biden is a son of a

coal miner - oh wait - that was Neil Kinnock - That's what happens when you plagiarize speeches.

Maybe this time her's be a son of a miller worker.

[CatWoman]

14. NOW

I get the "plagiarizing" reference :)

[Cooley Hurd]

13. Because I'm related to him (by marriage)...

...his late wife was a neice of my grand-aunt. However, I'm still gonna support just about anyone else. ;)

[CatWoman]

16. I've always meant to tell you

that I just love your avatar :hi:

[Cooley Hurd]

19. That's the Chuckiemutt, my Airedale...

Originally, his shaking head was supposed to mean "NO" to Bush, but now it means NO to escalation of the Iraq war.;) :hi:

[GreenArrow]

17. Here's one

Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill.

He's a slimy bastard.

[xxqqqzme]

22. Those hearings began my distrust

of biden. He treated Anita Hill like she was a criminal.

[Spirochete]

18. Give me something easier

like removing my own spleen with a staple puller or something.

[AZBlue]

20. If Joe Biden (or any candidate) doesn't give you a reason themselves, I think that speaks volumes.

eom

[Eric J in MN]

21. Biden is a charismatic speaker.

But I'm for Dennis Kucinich.

[SaveElmer]

23. Good foreign policy experience, good debater, articulate...

Good sense of humor...

[ProudDad]

24. Can't think of a one...

[talk hard]

25. well, I like what he said about Bush passing on the war

to the next president, a truthful statement --- that's all I got

[BuelahWitch]

26. Maybe he's got Joe-Mentum?

:shrug:

Don't ask me, I'm for Gore.

[AlCzervik]

27. to quote benny hill sort of "he's got nice white teeth"

oh so they're caps.:D

[CatWoman]

33. ROFL!!!

:rofl:

[zulchzulu]

29. If I were to sell someone who's not my first choice...

Go here:

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=S0150103

Or, as an elevator pitch, this might work:

On the votes that the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers considered to be the most important in 1999, Senator Biden voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

[sendero]

30. No can do..

... but I could give you several reasons not to.

[Cascadian]

31. I cannot think of any reason.

He won't get very far. I know that for a fact. He is a Neocon enabler and not worthy of winning the nomination.

John

[kath]

32. Clarence Thomas. That shining light of the Supreme Court.

Gee, thanks Joe.

[snowbear]

34. I agree....

[Telly Savalas]

35. If he were elected president, it would free up spots for other people

to occasionally appear on TV on Sunday mornings.

[mtnsnake]

36. He's bold and he's one of the few Dems to go after Bush in a Dean-like way

Plus, he's got a confident mannerism that's important for a campaigner. He's brash in a catchy kind of way.

[GenDem]

37. He's not in my top 5,

but I don't hate him

What I am looking forward to is his questioning bush-co in the upcoming hearings.

[TheFarseer]

38. let me first ask you

are you CEO of a credit card company?

[Tellurian]

39. Watching Biden stroking Graham's arm on MTP..

this morning made me physically ill.. Was that some sort of diplomatic skill we were witnessing?

Graham nervously flashing his teeth in some sort of evocative, unfettered enunciation drama, reiterating his support of a troop surge for however long it takes. Creepy.

[Tellurian]

40. Ya, know. I listened very carefully to Biden speak..

And am wondering, seeing that MTP was playing at different times in the NE...which is strange, seeing it generally plays on nbc, a mainstream tv station. If it's possible, some of what he said has been selectively edited beforehand, and shown in it's edited form, selectively in different parts of the country, changing the context of his words, therefore changing the viewers conclusions.

If true,a Rovian tactic for sure.