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pstans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:38 AM
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Biden discussed a possible run last night on the Daily Show
Joe Biden was on the Daily Show last night. He discussed a possible campaign for President . It was pretty much the same kind of talk, "I am getting a feel around the country", "trying to raise some money", etc.

Jon Stewart did ask him about possible running against his colleague John McCain. Biden then said that he would be honored to run against or with John McCain and that he called McCain and tried to talk him into running with John Kerry last fall.

I probably like McCain more than Biden, but neither rank that highly for me. The only reason that I'd probaly vote for that ticket is to mess up the status quo in Washington. A split ticket like that could do a lot to minimize the partisian divisions in this country and offset all the giveaways the credit card companies would be getting.
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coloradodem2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:40 AM
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1. Wes Clark.
We need Wes Clark.
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pstans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:44 AM
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5. Feingold
We need Russ Feingold. Clark could be VP, but would be an ideal Defense Secretary or Secretary of State.

http://www.russforpresident.com/
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:58 AM
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8. Why would you put the former general in charge
Edited on Wed Aug-03-05 08:00 AM by Clark2008
of the Senate and the Senator in charge of the military?

Oh, and Clark can't be Def Sec until 2010. Constutional law requires the Def Sec to have been a civilian for at least 10 years. Clark is not eligible until 2010.
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endarkenment Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:41 AM
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2. blech nt
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:42 AM
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3. Proof that old Joe has quit taking his meds.
Thinking about running for President. He needs to stick with running around the block.
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:42 AM
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4. Biden is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
:boring:
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Greeby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:49 AM
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6. Lest we forget
He got laughed out of the '88 primaries for plagurizing a Neil Kinnock speech. Quite frankly, if Kinnock ran for President, he'd do better :eyes:
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mtnester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 07:52 AM
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7. With?!?!
Edited on Wed Aug-03-05 07:53 AM by mtnester
With?!?

So he admitted he was the one who called McCain?

I will shut my mouth now before I say anything ugly. (I reserve the right to change my mind about the saying ugly things statement)
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pstans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 08:31 AM
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9. He wasn't the "one" that called McCain
He just said that he called McCain to say that it would be a good idea once McCain was offered the position by Kerry.

So Biden wasn't calling the shots, but it seems he was in on the discussion if he knew that McCain was asked.
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Donna Zen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 08:46 AM
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10. Will Pitt had a thread in this very forum
That the Kerry people had discussed this with McCain long before he had sewn up the nomination. I remember it well, since I became totally pissed off. Biden/McCain! I can just hear their slogan: Sell the country to the Keating Five, and give the people to MBNA.
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mtnester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-03-05 08:47 AM
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11. So not the one, but WTF is the difference?
:banghead:
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