McCain uses Biden speech to question Obama's readiness

Oh ,the ignorance and outright stupidity of Biden is beyond measure.
This statement of his will not persuade the undecided voters for sure .
Biden words are pro-republican and a warning to the American People.
Thanks Joe !

Does McCain have any ideas of his own? He can attack all he wants, but he's just demonstrating he's not prepared or organized enough to put together a plan for the next four years. Your words are empty, McCain.

I think that the "Underdog" is going to win! Thanks Joe for reminding us of who has the Leadership in times of trouble!

Democrats will read this and blow it off. They blow everything off. They somehow feel that all of Obamas allied "friends" Ayers, Wright, Acorn, and even most Mid East terrorist organizations that support him don't even matter. But they cant fess up to the fact that McCain DOES NOT HAVE these allegations or bad friendships to worry about!

Joe Biden speaks the truth, he even stated in the past he would like to run for president with John McCain but he sits here and supports an inexperienced Obama. Democrats are ignorant and it just goes to show you how weak this Democratic ticket really is.

Biden is 100% correct and his honesty is refreshing. This is not to say that obama will make the wrong response, but it is to say Obama will be tested just like Khruschev tested JFK. I have two sons who are in the military and they have already spoken on this issue. If Obama is elected people will be attacked and killed, whether it is Russia testing the Ukraine or Iran meddling in Iraq or the Taliban staging its own surge. My youngest son, who is training the Afghan military right now, has already been asked (by a recruit) if the Afghanis should just go ahead and kill their American trainers "to look good to the Taliban after you run away". Even if you are a Democrat, this s reason to stop and think.

what a lame artical

Biden is right about this. If Obama becomes president, we WILL have another 9-11 type crisis, except this time it may be worse. Our enemies will see Obama as weak and will attack us, perhaps with a suitcase nuke wiping out millions of people in New York, Los Angeles, or Miami. This is a risk we dare not take. America needs a proven leader like McCain. With him as president, no enemy will dare attack us.

Why do you think Powell endorsed Obama and not McCain? Obama is steady and has better judgment than an erratic, hot-tempered McCain!

It's not like McCain would be able to call up his daddy the admiral this time out.

I suppose next up, Palin will mention the probability that McCain will have a heart attack while office. Is SHE ready for anything (but jail)?

Biden may actually be smarter than you think. Mccain does not poll as well now on national security and Biden may just be setting up the one-two punch for Obama. It gives obama the chance to talk economy AND national security without seeming like he himself is an alarmist. And it might set him up better as the younger wiser statesman instead of the old hotheaded guy. So far, the O team has been a heck of a lot more strategic, so don't be too surprised if this is another smooth move on Obama's part..

I know how Joe Biden feels about this campaign. He himself run for the Oval office in the primary and he didn't make it to the top. I can sense his feelings towards Obama who he had to fight in the primaries. Although he's campaigning for Obama/Biden, he was thinking "Goosh...I wish I was campaigning for Biden/Obama (not Obama/Biden), Goosh....this would have been my presidency campaign.

Hey McCain - Biden was referring to you as well.
He was talking about how ALL new Presidents are tested.
And he said that Obama will be ready - the real question is - will McCain be ready?

Senator Biden has done it again, thankfully he's Obamas VP, great choice. I just can't wait (if both are elected) to hear the gaffes on a regular basis from joe . What are they going to do with this guy ? use him at a zoo as a tour guide ? Great, just frick'n great.

CALIFORNIAMARTY:
Both Clintons and Biden have said that Obama is unfit to serve. He is. He has never held one executive position in his life. Not a business, nor the military, nor a mayor or a governor. He announced for POTUS 140 days after becoming a Senator. He has a collection of cronies, fixers, felons, terrorists, Jew haters, racists, bigots and Marxist as his supporters, contributors and close associates, mentors, friends, and co-workers. He is without a doubt the worst candidate for the safety of America's future ever to run for office.

Is Biden just running his mouth as he dose too often or is he telling the truth? I think is telling the truth but he has the wrong time line! The test will come but not until near the third year of Obama's coronation. That will give him time to get deeply involved in social spending so that there will not be enough to maintain the military and/or our debt will be so great that we cannot raise anymore money.

I know how Joe Biden feels about this campaign. He himself run for the Oval office in the primary and he didn't make it to the top. I can sense his feelings towards Obama who he had to fight in the primaries. Although he's campaigning for Obama/Biden, he is thinking "Goosh...I wish I was campaigning for Biden/Obama (not Obama/Biden), Goosh....this would have been my presidency campaign."
Biden is very honest and he speaks the truth from time to time, yesterday he said, American will have an issue voting for African president and now he said about Obama's experience. He pointed out againse Obama's policy towards "military surge in Iraq", he spoke against Obama on clean coal and etc.
He might be right because Obama is soooo fraud.

I don't think so, Elle. Biden's words sound like it would apply to either Obama or McCain. If McCain is elected his abilities will be tested as suredly as Obama's.

Now Joe you are so right again that "THE ONE" ain't able to cut the mustard. And i leaning heavy on YOU! So sorry you have been ill in the past and hope this will not be the death of you. I like you Joe, but WE are in such a mess that I will have to go Rep. for the thought of a leader who can only tell me to get off my butt and do it for HIM will not work. I would TRUST with my LIFE, my VOTE & my COUNTRY 4 McCain for 4 years...Be SAFE not SORRY....Joe you always speak the TRUTH & people make fun of that & you...but I favor a MAN like you than a sneak and con. We the people still want the Berg v Obama suit to come to a truthful end also.....Vote McCain if your sane! GO JOHN! Before it's too late THINK

Wow. And people are questioning whether Sarah Palin is ready to move from a VP position to a Presidential position... Biden has had enough problems that I have been wondering the same thing about the Obama-Biden team... now, Biden reminds me of why I have been "wondering". Biden has experience, but he lacks the tact and good judgment. Obama doesn't have the experience, and he seems impressionable and very willing to change his position. McCain has the experience, and has given a clear role to Palin if she were to be the VP (energy and education). If we're expecting an international crisis in the next 6 to 8 months, then hmm, maybe I do want McCain after all!

Yes, Mr. McCain. Obama might very well be "tested" soon after election. You, on the other hand, could drop dead on Day One. I have faith Obama will weather the storms well, and be strengthened by them. But you, my friend, will leave a moose in headlights to run the country...think about it.

MCSHAME HAS SOLD HIS SOUL TO BECOME PRES.JUDGEMENT?PICKING PALIN TO POSSIBLY BECOME PRES. WAS THE BIGGEST SHAM EVER PULLED ON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.HER VIEWS:NO ABORTION EVEN IN THE CASE OF RAPE AND INCEST(SICK)-CREATIONSIM TO BE TAUGHT IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS(SCARY) NO SEX EDUCATION IS ALLOWED IN ALASKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS(SEE DAUGHTER FOR RESULTS) THE RIGHT TO INVADE AND OCCUPY A FOREIGN COUNTRY EVEN WHEN NOT ATTACKED FIRST(SEE IRAQ FOR RESULTS)HOWEVER NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY OF THE AVERAGE AMERICAN VOTER(SEE LAST EIGHT YEARS FOR RESULTS)

And why won't Biden devulge what Obama would do in such a crisis. It is strange that their strategy should be some kind of secret? -- it won't be popular but you've gotta trust us -- he says something like that. Isn't during the campaign a good time for candidates to tell us how they would handle hypothetical (and very likely) international crisis. Or is this election "Let's Make a Deal"? And we are supposed to pick what's behind curtain #1? Shouldn't we want to have all the appropriate knowledge to make an informed choice. This is just nutty.

#5, what a bunch of hogwash and abosolute bull pucky. To say people will be killed because Obama is elected is slimy beyond slimy. Read what you write. You're sounding like a hipocrite. The scare tactics are REALLY getting old! People like you keep talking, and more people register to vote - Democrat!

Does anyone have a clue what McCain would do in one of many crisis bound to appear in the first few months of HIS presidency. Heck no, because all we have heard from him is what Senator Obama wouldn't be able to do. McCain has jumped from one attact area to another trying to find anything to turn this campaign around, because he doesn't have a clear cut NEW plan for the issues facing America today. Ayers didn't work, the reverand didn't work, Joe the plumber didn't work, Palin hasn't worked. McCain hasn't made a right decision from the start, and it's scary to think what would happen if he gets in office. You don't get four or five chances to come up with the right idea.

Either you understand that Joe Biden was trying to tell America that our President needs to be ready on day one, and Obama is ready.

or

You are an idiot who watches fox news and you think Joe Biden said that Obama is going to cause a catastrophy withing 6 months.

If McCain is elected, he will be tested as well. In fact, McCain will make an easier target since it is easy to draw him into taking erractic actions in response to any event. We saw how steady Obama was in taking on the economic crisis. We need that steady hand in the event of another crisis.

What is this constant attempt to connect Obama to ACORN? Whats with the attacks on ACORN in the first place? ACORN is a non-partisan organization that registers people to vote, the only connection to Obama is that many of the people who are registering to vote will likely vote for him. And I always thought that both parties encouraged people to vote, to participate in the electoral process. Is the real issue with ACORN that the Republicans know that a high voter turnout is not beneficial to them?

It may be that Biden was concerned about Obama having to face a crisis, but surely with Biden as VP thqt concern would be addressed.

"And why won't Biden devulge what Obama would do in such a crisis. It is strange that their strategy should be some kind of secret?"

SMC,

What are you talking about? Joe Biden says that whatever happens, Obama will lead us through it well. How does that imply that Obama knows something that we don't? You make absolutly no sense in your comment.

I suppose for once I have to agree with Biden - Obamoron is not ready to lead in a time of crisis. I don't recall hearing anything about a "present" button on that phone you don't want ringing at 3 AM.

Hillary would have been such a smarter pick but then again, the liberal infestation has destroyed our once great party.

I don't think Biden is happy with this campaign, I can understand how he feels. He always has to sell Obama out, I know deep (deep inside of him) knows that Obama is not ready to lead (no matter endorsement he gets from a person like Colin Powell). Here is what he encountered in PA>

Voters Still Unfamiliar With Obama, Hampered by False Rumors

By Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 20, 2008; Page A03

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Four weeks ago, when Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) was tapped as Sen. Barack Obama's running mate, gleeful Democrats saw the Catholic native of Scranton, Pa., as part of the solution to Obama's problem attracting support from white working-class voters.

But at the end of a two-day bus trip through Ohio this week, Biden acknowledged in an interview that he and others still have more work to do in selling Obama to those voters before Election Day.
He said a lack of familiarity with Obama and false rumors about him were still hampering the Democratic ticket, particularly the untrue e-mail chains suggesting that Obama is a Muslim. The Democratic presidential nominee is a Christian.
"Everybody likes him, they get out there and they look and they go, 'I like him a lot, but is this guy a Muslim? Does he go to a madrassa?' " Biden said. "People like him, but they want to be reassured [that] some of the malarkey, the negative stuff they hear about him, is just not true."
But, he added, "we're still winning, we're still doing well."

Asked to elaborate on the challenge Obama faces from working-class voters, Biden told of an elderly woman at a Philadelphia area diner, who showed him an e-mail on her mobile phone repeating the charge that Obama is a Muslim.
"She said, 'Senator, I love you, I was going to vote for you, and I thought I liked Barack, but I can't do it,' " Biden said. "And I said, 'Why not?' She said, 'Well, look,' and she shows me an e-mail. She says, 'He's a radical Muslim,' and I said, 'Why would you say that?'
"She said, 'Everybody tells me that.' And I said, 'I promise you that's not true,' and she said, 'What do I do?' And I said, 'Well, vote for me.' And she looked at me and said, 'Does that mean I have to vote for him, too?' "

Now who's made the stupid choice in running mates?

You right-wingers become more ignorant and pathetic by the day. The entire stump of Biden's was that in no-way-shape-or-form is FALIN ready to be Commander-In-Chief! Your candidate, McSame, is OLD. It's a fact! And there is no possible way Falin is even close to ready to handle a national crisis! She can't even handle Katie Couric! Let alone she still has her own troubles with Troopergate. Obama has proven during this campaign that he's a steady hand, one who will solve national problems with coolness and resolve. McCrazy will simply solve all problems by leading us into more wars and probably start WWIII. No thank you filthy, ignorant right-wing sum!

You're absolutely right... I'm a democrat and I ignore this message.

Biden's not always the best at smooth-talk, but what I believe he was saying is that Obama is inheriting a huge mess, but that he has confidence that his administration can handle it.

Listen People,

Joe Biden is a man who has a long history of wearing his deepest feelings and emotions on his sleeve. He has never been good at hiding his true thoughts and we all know it. Joe, like Hillary and many other Democrats, is simply telegraphing his true misgivings about this inexperienced Obama guy who has a long history of associations with extremists on the far Left. America cannot afford someone with zero executive experience and/or no military experience. We cannot afford someone who belives in radical Leftist ideology.

I agree with Biden. Obam is not ready to be president of the U.S. He has been a U.S. Senator for 3 years. How in the world does that give him the background to solve America's domestic and foreign problems?

Obama is like that guy who talks a lot but doesn't do much. You know, that reall aggravating guy.

McCain continues to harp on the success of the surge. I want to ask the fine Senator: knowing what we know now; no WMD, no link between Iraq and 9/11, the cost in lives and money, the fact that Al-Quiada had no presence in Iraq during Saddams regime, the heightened influence of Iran since the invasion..etc...etc....etc... Does he still think it was a good idea to invade Iraq in the first place. That 'my friend' is the true test of judgement. He's a Bush sock monkey, voting with this failed administration 95% of the time. Maverick??, reformer?? AND....look who he picked as a running mate!! bad judgement is in our actions....not what we say

Think its too late to replace Joe with Hillary? Maybe that is what Joe's stupid comments are all about.

Sam,

I am not saying McCain is any better, but that does not change what Biden said. How are voters supposed to interpret that? It would have been nice if Biden had explained HOW Obama would respond to the five scenarios he briefly mentioned.
I am also curious what kind of crisis Biden refers to: Economic? Uh, yeah, already happened. Something terror related. Got that too (though such a scenario is likely regardless of who sits in the Oval Office). Social? Such as? Really need some more details here.

Well, my opinion is that I'd rather see Obama at the helm during a crisis cause he'll be staying cool, calm and collected whereas McCain would be posturing, blinking, grimacing, rolling his eyes and jumping to wrong conclusions and making the wrong decisions. McCain so reminds me of Bush now - " if you're not with us you're against us. Fear the world because it's evil and we need to go out there and attack them before they attack us". My heavens, if we treated our neighbours and our neighbourhood the way McCain's lot are treating the rest of the world, we'd be locked up faster than we could spit on the sidewalk.

Joe Biden speaks the truth, he even stated in the past he would like to run for president with John McCain but he sits here and supports an inexperienced Obama. Democrats are ignorant and it just goes to show you how weak this Democratic ticket really is.
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I am not defending Obama/Biden in anyway (or Dems for that matter), but a crisis will happen regardless of who sits in the White House. Recall that within a year of each man's election the WTC was attacked. First in 1993, then in 2001. Clinton was a Dem; Bush a Rep.

Speaking and trulSpeaking a truly opened mind person when it comes to this election and a solider that has been there Twice. I see democrats missing the obvious Obama has no experience when come to war. This is not a time I failed Ideology that peace and negotiations will work with these terriost. The general people of Iraq see us protectors. If we give a time line we will see a drop in activity, we will pull out and soon as that happens you will see a huge jump in activity. 4 years down the line we have to get a new pres in there that really know what the military is for. Obama live in dreams only tell the people what they want to hear just look at his voting record. There is only 2 things I like about Obama, his health plan(in comparison to McCain’s) hospitals just needs to be limited to the about of profit they take in. and the fact he will brake race stereotypes but this is not a reason to votes a man in office.

Obama is a media creation - at best. If your a TV junky you believe he's the messiah. No wonder his biggest supporters are show people. Democrats should have lected Clinton.

Why do you think Powell endorsed Obama and not McCain? Obama is steady and has better judgment than an erratic, hot-tempered McCain!
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Considering that Powell backed Bush and that he supports Obama's economic policies (which fly in the face of how the real world works), thinking people will not put much stock in Powell's endorsement.

Not to mention Powell has been promised a place in an Obama administration. Might be some quid pro quo there too.

No matter who is elected, there will be a challenge to his authority.

I'm for the cool-headed Obama, not the run-and-gun-shoot-from-the-hip cowboy style that McCain and his buddy Bush embody.

Obama welcomes attacks. We get it Joe Biden.

If Obama wins we worry about terrorist organizations (that he isn't friends with) hurting the country.
If McCain wins we have to worry about Obama supporters rioting.

Dang we can't win!

considering the pathetic impotent last 8 years, y'all right wingers should shut your traps. all talk, no results. enough already.

Dear Mr. Biden,
Tell us again how FDR went on television in 1929.

How is what Biden said a bad thing at all? No matter who the president is, they're going to have a tough time with the economy. Is the fact that Joe knows this a bad thing? How ignorant do you have to be to think everything is going to be rainbows and daisies the day after inauguration?

It appears to me that Biden is already making up excuses of why Obama will not be able to stick to the many promises he has made to the people.

I just have to say that by predicting such an attack only makes is more possible. However, it won't be because Obama is President it will be because of the sabatoging of America by the Republican Party over the past eight years. What do you expect after we have given the middle finger to all the world, setting the worst possible examble of democracy, more like hypocracy. More people in the middle east hate America more now than ever before. The Taliban have reorganized under the Bush administration. I only suprised that it hasn't happed by now. Don't blame that on Obama.!

Why in't SNL all over Joe Biden? He's great!

Biden really comes out with some whoppers- taxes are patriotic, asking a long-time friend to stand up for recognition when the guy he's known for over 20 years was in a wheelchair, or that hillary would've been a better choice. His latest that we should expect the US to be attacked viciously if O is Prez just adds to the long list.

"America needs a proven leader like McCain. With him as president, no enemy will dare attack us."

Well, with McCain and Palin as President and VP, America wont need enemies to attack. Mc-Palin are quite enough for the job.

Hey you democrats posting here. Go back and read the exact quote. Joe Biden said if we elect Obama he will be tested. He said nothing about McCain. Some of you can really stretch the truth. So please tell me why voters should even consider electing a person that is going to invite an international crisis? I'll bet they keep Joe hidden for a week or so. He should keep his mouth shut if he really wants to be the vice-president. Maybe he's working for Hillary.

The sad, truly sad thing about Joe Biden's little speech is he is could be right. We could be attacked in Obama first year of office. The sadder thing about the U.S. being attacked with Obama in office is we would still be better off than with McCain in office and no attacks. That is truely sad.

Biden is probably correct. And, Kennedy is a great example. Khruschev tried to push him around, and failed. Had Nixon been the president, we probably wouldn't be here, now, writing and reading. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Curtis LeMay said "let's bomb the heck out of them, first." Kennedy, like Obama, was smart and wanted to try some back-channel diplomacy, first. As we all know, that worked. Khruschev was able to save face, and we're all still here to talk about it. My fear isn't that we'll face some national security test six months after Obama is elected. My fear is it will happen during the next two weeks. That's when people's fears of terrorism can be propelled above their concern about the economy. And we all know the Republicans will exploit it six ways from Sunday.

You think Obama isn't ready? Picture this, John McCain drops dead one hour after taking the oath of office -- and, we have Sarah as president for the next four years! If that does not scare you, I wonder what will?

John McCain already ruined his experience arguement by picking Sarah Palin.

O Lord, have mercy with those republikan idiots out there. They are not even able to understand what Biden was saying. Too bad those people can vote

Both Clintons and Biden have said that Obama is unfit to serve. He is. He has never held one executive position in his life. Not a business, nor the military, nor a mayor or a governor. He announced for POTUS 140 days after becoming a Senator. He has a collection of cronies, fixers, felons, terrorists, Jew haters, racists, bigots and Marxist as his supporters, contributors and close associates, mentors, friends, and co-workers. He is without a doubt the worst candidate for the safety of America's future ever to run for office.

Both Clintons and Biden have said that Obama is unfit to serve. He is. He has never held one executive position in his life. Not a business, nor the military, nor a mayor or a governor. He announced for POTUS 140 days after becoming a Senator. He has a collection of cronies, fixers, felons, terrorists, Jew haters, racists, bigots and Marxist as his supporters, contributors and close associates, mentors, friends, and co-workers. He is without a doubt the worst candidate for the safety of America's future ever to run for office.

All of you Republicans have made me decide what's right. I can't put up with the fighting any longer. I am sick of it all. Lord help me, I hope I don't seem as dumb as you appear to be.

O Lord, DON"T have mercy with those republikan idiots!!!
They will take us to the "next level' -- down!!!

obama had a steady hand What did he do besides vote to give the rich 700 billion of our dollars?Obama is going to send the military from iraq to full blown war with NATO in Afghanistan and invade Pakistan!His words!Obama gets after McCain for cutting taxes on the oil companies,when did Obama say he was going to end the subsidies to the oil companies?how dumb are you Democrats? The only change you are voting for is the change you will have left in your pocket after your Messiah is done with you.

I'm not the only one who has felt McCain's temper and stubborn pride could lead us into WWIII.

And what the heck is that about Hillary Clinton being MORE qualified to handle this kind of crisis? HOW, please? HOW?

And I do wish someone would define "qualified," because if that's so important, why not let everyone know what has to be on your resume before you'll be taken seriously? Let's see, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Hillary Clinton, Michael Bloomberg, Howard Dean, Bill Clinton, and so on and on and on and on -- a TON of successful and thought-to-be potentially successful domestic leaders have or had any direct international crisis experience. So what makes them qualified but not Mr. Harvard (which at least means he has a brain and not just a bunch of good advisors doing all the thinking for him)?

What makes (or made) ALL of those folks potentially qualified is exactly what General Powell pointed out about Obama: we can readily see that they have the INTELLECTUAL and EMOTIONAL vigor that would enable them to analyze and act upon information in a measured, consistent and effective way.

Now, tell me exactly -- EXACTLY -- one, single thing McCain 2.0 (I liked McCain 1.0) has done that indicates HE has those traits? (Oh! It's so aggravating that so much of this campaign has been wrapped around suppositions without a shread of evidence to support them!)

In response to the people who say Powell picked Obama because of Obama's abilities I must say they are dead wrong. Powell is just upset of the Bush administration and takes it on McCain. Powell is just a heart broken kid who thinks he was used at the UN speech and on Iraq war. If he is so great and has good judgment why does he regret a lot of things he has done in the past. He has been wrong more than anyone; he doesn’t even know what his own beliefs are.

Also, and more importantly, who else did 'endorse' Obama for presidency? Leaders of countries that are sponsor of terrorism: Iran's Islamic radical leaders, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Hamas, Hugo Chaves, and many other dictators and terrorists. If, god forbid, Obama wins, the world is going to push US during the first few month so hard that he wouldn’t know his right hand from his left. Imagine Putin V.S. Obama. Imagine nuclear armed terrorists. Obama wants to talk to and negotiate with Ahmadinejad without preconditions. I have news for Barak, even Ahmadinejad has preconditions: “Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran would hold talks with the United States only if its forces leave the Middle East and Washington ends its support for Israel.”

Don't be fooled by Obama's empty, smooth talks. His speeches have no substance. He talks for 20 minutes listing problems. We don't need someone just to say we have a problem. We all know that; just tell us what your solution is. Don't bribe the poor to voting for something that is bad for everyone by offering them a $500 or $1000 check. For heaven's sake we have a huge deficit and no matter how much he taxes the "rich" he can not justify these added expenses. He's going to borrow money form China and others to send this check to the "poor". We all are going to pay it at some point.

Also, if you don't have a job what good is $500 or $1000? What good does a tax on the "rich" do when we know that it's just going to increase the price for everything and/or force companies to lay people off? Businesses, small or large, are there to make a profit and they will do anything to stay profitable, either by laying people off, moving to other countries with lower taxes, or passing the costs to the consumers.

Listen to Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden: “Obama is not ready to be president”. Don’t just vote for the Democratic nominee only because you consider yourself a Democrat. Think about the consequences of your vote. You are deciding your future, the future of America in a very critical time.

NoBama 08. Say NOPE to socialism. Don’t vote for welfare, vote for opportunity.

Obama untested, unaccomplished.
As Harvard law review editor I authored nothing worth writing my name on.
As a Law Professor I Authored nothing.
As a state senator I was a pile on co-sponsor for a tax credit bill. Afterwards I was tasked with renewing the popular bill. Good work for a multi-year effort.
As a US senator I am associated the Lugar-Obama bill. A good cross-aisle popular training wheel bill which was really championed by the Republican Dick Lugar and McCain Supporter. Obama : Do nothing, say nothing, sign nothing unless following the herd. Change you can believe in.

It amazes me that time and time again we have to go back and look at Barack Obama's record to accually see what he has done (which is pretty close to nothing) and Joe Biden (sadly) is a constant reminder that he really doesn't have the leadership or experience to lead our country. By stating that Barack Obama will be tested and that by putting him into office would put our country into a compromising state is mind boggling. If anything is really worth listening to or looking at its their track records. People are missing the main point which is experience so come election day its gonna come down to a senator who has a 30+ year experience vs a jr. senator who hasn't even been in the senate for no more than 3 years.

to all you folks out there,if you want the truth,about obama and his activites .here is some correct information.this information comes from yemen,also indonesia two places where obama attended public schools,from the age of 7 on up to hi early teens.obama is a muslim,his father was a muslim,took him to the mosque where he read the koran.also studyed islam,learned the muslim prayers,his step father was also a muslim.he continued to take obama to the mosque,where he continued to learn the muslim way,and continued his study of the koran and islam. "OBAMA HAS MORE QUESTIONABLE BAGGAGE,THAN A FLIGHT ATTENDANT.AND HE WONT FESS-UP,HE DODGES AND SKIRTS ALL issues.ISSUES!

George Bush was tested early in his presidency with 9-11. Was that because he was inexperienced? If similar comments had been made about him, would Republicans not have voted for him?

I don't think that they would have gone over to Kerry had such comments been made. I think that Biden's comments are being exploited for poitical reasons and not for honest reasons.

I'm amazed by the candid admissions buried in the speech.
Biden practically begs Americans not to pull their support for Obama when unpopular decisions are made, even though Biden spent 8 years doing exactly that.
Apparently, dissent is patriotic if the president is Republican? But if it's a Democrat, it's "have faith"?
No, I for one will show Obama that I've learned well from his party these past eight years. I will show off my patriotism by undermining him in every way possible, whenever I disagree with a decision. Yes, I know that solidarity in times of crisis is probably better for the country, even when (especially when!) the leader is making unpopular decisions, but I will follow their example, not their words.

Why did you cut the quote short? After Biden said..."and he's gonna need help", he went on to say that he's gonna need your support because it won't be apparent that we are right.

So not only is the VP nominee saying that Obama will invite an international crisis, he's saying that he'll get it wrong!

America Wake up before it is too late!!! Do we forget Obama said in his debate
his idea of fixing our Economy was to "Cut" our Military!!!! Is this the thing to do when we are facing people every day in the World who wants to Kill US.....????
Obama is not experienced to make decisions that will keep us safe here at home and abrode....yes people I do have a grandchild in Iraq, who I pray for every day

Such a great country, but so many ignorant people... as is continuously evidenced by reading many of the message boards on the net. Apparently, ignorant (and I mean that in the technical definition, i.e., lacking knowledge or comprehension) people are swarming the message boards, perhaps in a desperate attempt to save the sinking ship that is the McCain/Palin ticket. With any changing of the guard, there's a good chance that those who might wish us harm will see this as an opportunity, regardless of who is assuming the presidency. Military service, POW experience, nor graduating near last in your US Naval Academy class supplant the need for a presidnet who has clearly demonstrated the cool temperament, thoughtfulness, evenhandededness, and ultimately the judgment required to protect our nation from both immediate threats and future threats. Do any of you who keep pounding the notion that Obama's going to undermine our national security because he's not as quick to jump to war and global bullying as McCain (and repubs generally) ever think about how the US came to be a favorite target of thugs around the world? It's precisely because we all too often seem like global bullies with a "my way or the highway" mentality. We can CONTINUE to be the strongest nation in the world, but we can do this while working with (and yes, TALKING with) the rest of the kids on the playground... this way the rest of the world doesn't CONTINUE to see (and in many cases, hate) us as the cocky, reckless, unilateral global bullies. Just take a moment to imagine being from another country or value system... how would you like to see a big, powerful country forcefully spreading their values? If you're having a hard time imagining that, I imagine you're going to be voting for McCain. Fine, enjoy your little box. For those of us who have the capacity to think outside our boxes, Obama is the obvious choice.

One last brief point, or perhaps prediction. WHEN Obama wins, I think we're going to get a good picture of the prejudice that has been lurking below the surface out of immediate sight. We don't turn hoses on folks or hang them from trees much anymore, but unfortunately prejudice and discrimination are still present. People, especially Republicans (even my father, god love 'em), keep talking about how there really isn't much prejudice or discrimination in the US anymore. Again, a problem with perspective-taking. We're about to see covert/implicit prejudice/racism rear its ugly ass head.

OBAMA '08 and '12

P.S. While so many of you ignorant pro-McCainers are here posting messages, Obama supporters are out voting him into office. Dipshits!

Hellloooo - All first time presidents are tested. Question is who has the temperment to keep to meet any threat head on? Who is constantly playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers? Certainly not McCain the fighter looking for a war, any war. We need to get our house in order pronto. China will tire of loaning us money to fight our wars especially if we pick a fight with any of her allies.

What timing of Joe the "mouth" warning us all that if Obama is elected he will be tested by some type?? of crisis that is "generated". The speech was just a moment too late to let early voters (able to vote as of 10/20) to re-think whom they want to handle a "crisis". McCain would not be tested, the world knows that he is tough, a no BSer and sound of judgement. Too bad the "mouth" didn't tell his true feelings 3 mos ago. Vote McCain! Keep America Safe!!!!!!!

Wow, morons abound!
So I’ll preface by saying that twice previously, I've voted Republican. I’m about as white as Wonder Bread. I live in South Texas where most of the area is blood red. I hunt, I'm a gun owner, and though I work two jobs, I'm NOT rich by any means. By some measure I’d even be considered a “redneck”, perhaps. That said, I believe that this all comes down to context and interpretation.
Everyone that has interpreted this as Biden's doubts of Obama's abilities...you're merely warping his message to suit your mind’s desperate need for Obama to be the wrong choice, and McCain to be the right one.
Ask yourself this: Why would Biden wish to downplay Obama's abilities in the eyes of the American voters this close to the most epic presidential race in memory? You should keep in mind that OBAMA is running for president, not Biden! Did you even read/listen to his entire speech? My guess is that you gathered your thoughts and snapped to a conclusion from what you heard on good ole’ Fox News. As usual with the McCain camp, you're reaching for ANYTHING, no matter how flimsy, to be exactly what you want to hear. One spun up accusation after another about Obama's abilities and character have been batted down by the facts. Is this really all the ammunition McCain has left?
PLEASE PEOPLE! Read between the lines. Listening only to the parts of this particular speech that appeal to you, and ignoring the parts that make sense of it all makes you narrow minded and irrational.
I agree with Mr. Biden that the next president, be it McCain or Obama, will be tested very soon. Though the message in his speech may have been misinterpreted by some, I feel that most rational and intelligent people will see his point. If you need it spelled out for you, then you’re probably already too polarized to ever understand it. It doesn’t matter what I, or anyone else says. This has been shown twice that I know of when even McCain himself was booed at his own rally for defending Obama as a good family man when people called him a terrorist and an Arab. He’s neither.
PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF THE SAND!
I did it. It didn’t hurt at all! My family didn’t disown either.
For once, look past race. Close your eyes and listen to this man. He’s very intelligent and I truly believe he’s the real deal.
You have a vast amount of information and resources at your fingertips within the internet. Look up all the negative hype and find out for yourself what is so and what’s not. I don’t believe that McCain or Palin are inherently evil, I just think that their policies and ideas are outdated and look strikingly similar to Bush’s. On the other hand, Obama and Biden bring an entirely different and refreshing vantage point. Think about it, folks!

OBAMA/BIDEN ’08!

OK.

Obama: Calmly asses the situation, make an informed decision.

McCain: Run around like a chicken with its head cut off.

I KNOW who I want leading the country, under ANY circumstances.

#27 - Have you seen the videos from ACORN's organizational meeting last year? The one where their leadership was openly talking about how important it was for them to get the right people registered because Obama needed them?
Now that these videos are out there, I want my tax dollars back since they are only supposed to go to non-partison voter registration. ACORN is clearly targeting areas they know are heavily Democratic. That's not so bad. That fact that they have out and out admitted their goals on video mean they should get their funding from the Obama campaign rather than my tax dollars.

DO YOU BELIEVE….

…A baby who survives a botched abortion deserves to die because it was the original intent of the mother.

…The money you have earned for should be taken away and given to those who do not work for.

…American schools should teach curriculum based on the policies of the UN and not the USA.

…American troops should be called back and come home in defeat.

…That the people who made millions of dollars while bankrupting the companies they headed should make economic policies for America.

…That terrorists should be given grants to teach our children.

…Raising taxes on the people who provide jobs and services is the right way to stimulate the economy and create jobs.

…That we should not be energy dependant and that you will be able to pay for a brand new vehicle because gasoline will no longer available in 10 years.

…We should all give up our 401k and pay the government to guarantee our retirement pension.

…We should surrender our firearms.

…We should allow agencies such as Acorn to help define the direction that America will take in the next several years.

If you believe these things then you should vote for Obama.

I get so sick and tired of you McCain(ites) talking about this guy as if he's some kind of saint ! You have conveniently forgotten that this is the same guy who, {let's put forth the facts}, left his wife after he came back from the war. Is that a crime? Of course not ! Then what's the problem? Simple. McCain is a no-good, lying, backstabbing, adultrest, two-timer at best. Prove it you say? No problem. While McCain was away at war, his then wife was at either her mother's or his mother's house when she decided to leave to deliver some christmas presents. While enroute, she had an accident that threw her through the windshield of the car, and the doctors almost didn't save her life. She was wheelchair bound and told she would never walk again, but throuh sheer heart and perserverance, she came out of that chair. When McCain got back home, she was not the "fine bathing beauty" he left behind. What he found was a woman who had put on a considerable amount of weight, face had been marred from the accident, she was, and still is walking with a very defined limp; however, SHE WAS ALIVE!! To make a very long story short, whether he went on his own or the military sent him to Hawaii, he met, and obviously decided he wanted another woman other than his crippled wife. That woman is the one he's married to now. She was 18 years younger than him, and heir to a lot of money. Oh, let's not forget the fact that she was a "looker." The short-end of this story is he divorced one, and married the other. The rest is history. Just because this man was a POW does not mean he's a man of good character. If you can take what he did to that woman, and a lot of other things in his "ladder climbing" success as qualities of a great leader, I pity you, not him. He knows what he is, and by the way, Obama has NEVER brought any of this up.

#80

“…That the people who made millions of dollars while bankrupting the companies they headed should make economic policies for America.”

In a related topic…who? People like…John McCain? Look up “Keating Five” if you don’t know any better. Ya know, this "series of tubes" thing can be used for research too.

Regarding the Biden speech; it seems as though Biden is talking about a deal with the middle east.
We know that Iran wants to " annihilate" Israel. We know that Israel has no oil.
Oil prices are currently down but OPEC could decide at any time to constrict it's flow, possibly with the help of Russia to militarily cut off supply routes while keeping the pipeline through Georgia open, keeping lower price discount for Russia while increasing prices for the rest of the world. Venezuela would probably enter into an agreement with OPEC and might also use Russia as a strong arm.
With the economy already hurting and oil supplies being constricted the President would have his back against the wall as the economy again tanks and people panic.... OPEC submits a solution to make everything o.k. for Obama again... Let us have your promise that you will not protect Israel if they are attacked and we will supply you with all the cheap oil you need.
I think this is why Biden said that at first it will look like Obama will be doing the wrong thing and his popularity will decrease but then he will be shown to have been right.
Remember during the later debate , Obama said that yes there are problem countries out there that we will need to deal with such as China, Russia, and uh, umm, maybe Iran.....Wo! MAYBE Iran? The country that openly said it wants to wipe Israel off the map?
Time will tell.... but there will be no time to turn back when it gets that far.

Of course the office will test Obama, as it tests anyone who occupies it. Biden's point was that he has faith that Obama will stand up to that test. McCain took Biden's words and tried to twist them around to his own purpose, a cheap shot that has sadly become typical of his campaign, and does more to make McCain look bad than to make any kind of point.

The problem for McCain here is that most people know what Biden meant by his remarks, and probably saw some believability in the incidental comparison to Kennedy. Not only did McCain fail to neutralize Biden's comparison of Obama to Kennedy, but he ended up reinforcing that comparison by suggesting that Obama's flaws, as well as his virtues, might be similar to Kennedy's. It also reinforces the feeling that McCain seems to have nothing to offer but criticism and attack.

It's so terrible how people can misunderstand a statement. What Biden was talking about was that any new president will be tested, but when Obama is tested, the world will find a steel in his spine, which echoes the resilience and steadiness of Obama in confronting any challenge.

America is at a big loss if McCain is allowed to get away with all his immaturities, manipulations and lies. I'm beginning to think this guy is not a true American hero. Could it be that his so called POW story is just a well orchestrated lies?

No wonder they danced in the streets when McCain chose Palin! Let's not spread the wealth . . . let's socialize health care . . . let's cling to our guns and religion!

It is a clear warning, but what is troublesome is the term "generated." Not many are reading this as it should be. Generated implies that it will be coming from within...maybe. An offensive move on the part of another country would not be termed "generated." The word choice thoughout also smacks of a revelations type delivery...gird yourself!!! So, worse case senario then would be that we do something to ourselves to radically change the status quo (hence the reaction that no one would like) and then in the long run Obama pervails.

Just when was John McCain tested? Was it during the Viet Nam war, when he spilled his guts to the Viet Cong? Was it when he made POW/MIA widows cry? When he bailed on his campaign and stopped to be on Couric's show on his way to DC to say nothing at the Wall Street Bailout? Just when was it? Is he just that filled with hate for his fellow Sen. Obama - and hungry for any publicity -- that he doesn't know that all presidents are tested during the first year? Remember 911?

Biden is a closet republican... haha what a joke the Osama/Binladen ticket is!

I think most people here are missing an entirely different and equally valid interpretation of Biden's remarks. From all that I have read, and judging by the foreign policy advisors he surrounds himself with, Obama's foreign policy approach is really not much different than George Bush 41: he is an internationalist (preference for diplomacy and coalition-building instead of unilateral coercion) but he has a healthy dose of pragmatism and realism about the world as it is and the need to apply overwhelming force in certain situations. All this to say is that when his mettle will be tested in the international arena (as all presidents have been at some point) - Obama will have tough decisions to make and might choose the sabre-rattling option and bring the full power of the US military to bear.

When Joe Biden when he made these comments - we have to remember his audience. He was speaking at a political fundraiser - likely filled with very liberal-minded, anti-war type constituents. When he says ""And he's going to need help . . . to stand with him. Because it's not going to be apparent initially; it's not going to be apparent that we're right." - I hear him saying to these supporters: " Obama may have to take very aggressive action like Kennedy did (risking nuclear confrontation with Russia over Cuba)- and while you (the liberal supporters at the fundraiser) may not like it or think it is right - you need to stand with him.

So Biden does not say anything that isn't obvious (a foreign crisis will happen), nor does he ever suggest that Obama is up to the challenge - I believe he was simply trying to manage expectations of what Obama can/will do when that test comes.

Having said that - from a political perspective it was a completely boneheaded for Biden to have broached this subject at all, since it plays into McCain's greatest perceived strength and Obama's greatest perceived weakness.

It is truly amazing that the far left, can look at this man and see a patriot, when, he reeks of a commie, far left anti patriot by his friends his actions and his wife. I had the highest respect for Powell until this week. Turned back to where he came from, with this endorsement. Biden speaks the truth about Obama, INEXPERIENCED AND TOO QUESTIONABLE FOR ALL OF US. So if OBAMA is going to be tested you can bet some Americans will die in the process while he get his s.... together. SO WHICH DEMOCRATES SHOULD WE CHOOSE TO BE THE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE WILLING TO DIE FOR THEIR VOTE FOR OBAMA.I AM SURE NO ONE ON THE LEFT HAS THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.