Joe Biden

Vice President

 

 You Heard It Here First.

Parrish assured the agent that he had once worked on Capitol Hill and had received several security clearances. "I wanted them to know that I was acting out of a genuine concern for my country and my belief that a man whose temper often gets the best of him should be disqualified for the presidency," Parrish said Thursday evening.

Marty

Senator Biden hits the nail on the head concerning this adminstration's continued failure in Iraq. To use a little country slang, It ain't gonna git no better no time soon. 

Senator Biden was on Meet the Press today. Read the full story.

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Biden: Petraeus 'dead flat wrong' on Iraq - Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com

To watch Meet The Press with Senator Biden, use the following link:

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?f=00&t=s53&g=e10461f7-89e1-415c-aa58-80d1b6f8066e&p=hotvideo_m_edpicks

Children like to say, "Liar, liar. Pants on fire!"

Kieth Olbermann is not apologetic at all in his criticism and attack on George Bush. In fact, he warns we can't afford another 500 days under this President.

Bush is "playing" with us and it is too expensive. He is costing us our blood and treasure.

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Bush just playing us with 'troop withdrawal' - Countdown with Keith Olbermann - MSNBC.com

I had the chance to speak with a Democrat from Iowa the other day. He was one of the many, many people in Iowa who are being bombarded daily by tv ads, emails and telephone calls from various presidential campaigns camped out in the state. Although he declared himself, as most do in Iowa at this time, as "undecided," I think the man lied to me.

"The thing I like about Biden," he said, "is that he kicks butt. He don't kiss butt!"

Well, the man's mind may be undecided, but if he votes what he knows in his heart, he will vote Joe.

So, for all those undecided's out there, what does your heart say?

For the record, here is Joe's response today to President Bush's FUBAR IRAQ:

August 28, 2007

Response to President Bush’s Remarks on Iraq to the American Legion Convention

Senator Joe Biden

 (As prepared for delivery)

"Today, President Bush gave the second of two speeches on Iraq to set the stage for the progress report General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker will deliver to Congress in September. Last week, in his first speech, the President compared Iraq to Vietnam. The lesson he drew, apparently, is that we didn't stay in Vietnam long enough. I don't think too many Americans read history the same way.

"Today, the President argued that we have to stay in Iraq to fight extremists. But the fact is his misguided and mismanaged war has fueled extremists in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond. Last month, the intelligence community released a National Intelligence Estimate on "The Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Homeland." It was a devastating indictment of the Administration's failure to accomplish its most important mission: destroying Al Qaeda and the threat it poses.

- From Joe Biden For President

It appears John Edwards is a fake and a phony. I am not the first to point out that he is phony, but for a man who claims to be on the side of the poor, the middle and working class, Mr. Edwards is a fake. Worse he is a hypocrite.

Mr. Edwards has criticized Hillary Clinton for taking $20,000 from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, according to the following article. It turns out he criticized Mrs. Clinton when he KNEW he had taken $500,000 in advance fees from Rupert Murdoch and News Corp Subsidary, HarperCollins for  "Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives," a book he may have had very little to do with...because his daughter and an aide got $300,000 for "expenses," indicating they may have done most of the leg work and "creative" writing.

This stinks.

I am disgusted that this man thinks he is qualified to talk about poverty, helping the middle class or even to run as a Democrat. The term "wolf in sheep's clothing" comes to mind.

Mark my words: John Edwards is only in this Presidential race for John Edwards. Period.

I would expect to see more information come to light on this matter in the next few days. I expect HarperCollins to do he right thing and release copies of the contract with Mr. Edwards, copies of invoices for expenses and I would like to know if taxes have been properly paid on the income...including the so-called expense money. On a tax return if you have income that is an "expense" re-imbursement, the only way to legally offset that income from taxes is to show the actual expenses you incurred and paid out. Otherwise, the full amount is taxable.

I believe we, the American Public, should see transcripts of Mr. Edwards tax return for 2004, 2005 and 2006, plus the tax returns of his daughter and the aide who helped "write" the book.

The following article is only one of several that are starting to hit the web. Search "John Edwards book advance" for more information.

Murdoch's News Corp. says former Sen. John Edwards benefited from book deal with the media company
The Associated Press
Friday, August 3, 2007

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is fighting back against Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and his criticism of the media empire, pointing out that the 2004 vice presidential nominee was paid $500,000 (€365,000) by one of its companies.


HarperCollins, which is owned by News Corp., paid Edwards a that amount as an advance for his book, "Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives."


The Edwards campaign said the money was donated to charity and that another $300,000 (€219,000 for expenses was used to pay researchers and other costs to write the book.


The figures were reported by the Murdoch-owned New York Post on Friday, a day after Edwards challenged his rivals to return political donations from News Corp. executives. Edwards said the Fox News Channel, owned by News Corp., has a right-wing bias and "the time has come for Democrats to stop pretending to be friends with the very people who demonize the Democratic Party."


Edwards' criticism was chiefly aimed at Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has taken more than $20,000 (€14,600) in donations from Murdoch and other News Corp. executives.


News Corp. asked whether Edwards would return his book advance, but he said he would do no such thing.


"This is absolutely absurd," Edwards said during an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room." "This is nothing but a perfect example of what these people do. If you stand up to them and say consolidating the media is a bad thing, it's an unhealthy thing, what they do is attack you. They can continue to attack. They will not silence me."

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Murdoch's News Corp. says former Sen. John Edwards benefited from book deal with the media company -

Sure, we'll do all we can to defend ourselves against any threat, nobody denies that, but ... the real threat comes to this country in the hold of a ship, the belly of a plane, or smuggled into a city in the middle of the night in a vial in a backpack.  - Senator Joe Biden, National Press Club, Sunday, September 10, 2001

 

BIDEN SHINES AT AFL-CIO FORUM

Published: 08/07/2007

Commits to Fight for America’s Workers as President

Chicago, IL (August 7, 2007) – During this evening’s AFL-CIO Presidential Forum at Soldier Field in Chicago, Sen. Joe Biden stood head-and-shoulders above the rest of the field, pointing to his long record of working for labor’s interests and reiterating his commitment to reinvigorate the union movement that built the middle class in America.

During the 90-minute forum, Sen. Biden pledged that starting on Day One as President of the United States, he will end the war the Bush Administration has waged on labor.

“The war in Iraq is not the only war this President has waged” said Sen. Biden. “He has waged a reckless war on labor’s house – the house that built the middle-class and the house that built our neighborhoods.”

Sen. Biden has been leading the fight for organized labor his entire career -- including serving as  co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, fighting for better labor and environmental standards in trade agreements and opposing new trade agreements that don’t meet high standards, just to name a few. See the attached document to view Sen. Biden’s Record on Labor.

 “This upcoming election could very well be the most important election in the history of organized labor since 1932.  This could be the year when a friend of organized labor takes back the White House and the White House begins to speak again for the middle class” said Biden for President Campaign Manager Luis Navarro. “We need a Democrat who can win a general election and deliver results when he or she gets there – and that Democrat is Joe Biden.” 

- From JoeBiden.com

If you missed the AFL-CIO debate, here is the video clips of Senator Biden's comments. Notice he takes John Edwards to task and reprimands both Clinton and Obama for their Iraqi policiy statements.

In Iowa, Biden is climbing in the polls. This will be the election of miracles. Stay tuned.

Marty

"In the 2004 Iowa caucus day poll by the National Election Pool, 42 percent of caucus-goers said they made up their mind in the last week of the campaign. Just 30 percent made their final decision more than a month before caucus day."

 

- The Washington Post, by Jon Cohen and Dan Balz, August 3, 2007

 

Today Show’s Meredith Viera: “Biden Plan Is Gaining Traction In Bush Admin.”

August 1st, 2007 by Erin Medlicott

Aug. 1: U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden, the Delaware Democrat who is also a candidate for president, told NBC’s Today Show there is no sign of political progress in the Iraqi government.

Sen. Biden has been advocating the creation of three autonomous regions in Iraq for more than a year. Interviewer Meredith Vieira asked him if he feels like gloating now that the plan appears to be gaining some backing in the Bush Administration.

“Look, I don’t care how they get there,” he said. “But the bottom line is there’s no possibility of establishing a strong central government based in Baghdad, based on a coalition of Sunni, Shi’a and Kurds. And what’s starting to happen is they are giving more emphasis to the local regions.”

Sen. Biden said he believes he will win the Democratic nomination next year. Even though senators Obama and Clinton are ahead right now, he said that polls also show 92% of Americans haven’t decided yet who they will vote for.

I fully expect to see the Biden plan implemented to a great degree.

"Why do you keep picking on Rummy," President Bush asked Biden in a meeting that also included Vice-President Dick Cheney.

"I looked at Cheney," Biden writes. "Mr. Vice-President, I said, full disclosure, were you not a constitutional officer, I'd fire you too. Simple reason, Mr. President, can you name me one piece of substantial advice given about the war in Iraq that's turned out to be true? That's why Mr. President." - From "Biden: Fire Cheney", as reported by Perry Bacon Jr. of the Washington Post