Andrea Mitchell says that Biden's family has been arriving at the house all day...

[polichick]

On Hardball now.

Could it be???

[cliffordu]

1. I'm thinking.....maybe, yep....

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. wasn't his son going to Iraq?

[polichick]

6. When is he scheduled to leave?

[babylonsister]

7. October, I thought I'd read. nt

[polichick]

8. Thanks - then these visitors must be about something else. Hmmm

[cliffordu]

10. I misunderstood.....empty head on my part....

[babylonsister]

12. Oct. 3rd he'll be deployed...

Biden's Son Off to Iraq

By Shailagh Murray
As Sen. Barack Obama closes in on his running mate pick, one prospect with clear momentum is Sen. Joseph Biden Jr.


Even difficult news for the Delaware Democrat personally has added a compelling twist to his case. On Oct. 3, Biden's son, Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III, will be deployed to Iraq.

"I don't want him going," Biden told an Iowa state fair crowd a year ago, when, as a presidential candidate himself, he learned that his son's unit would be deployed at some point in 2008. "But I don't want my grandsons or granddaughters going back in 15 years. So how we leave makes a big difference."

Beau is the Delaware attorney general and a captain in the Army National Guard. He is the oldest of Biden's two sons with his first wife, Neilia. She was killed in a car accident, along with the couple's 1-year-old daughter Naomi, shortly after Biden was elected to his first Senate term.

Beau and his brother Hunter, both toddlers, were seriously injured in the crash and Biden was sworn in at their hospital bedside. Every night through six Senate terms, he has commuted home to Wilmington, Del., on Amtrak.

more...

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/20/bidens_son_off_to_iraq.html

[Rosa Luxemburg]

32. then there must be another reason!!!!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

38. wow, that just gave me the chills. I heard he was so absolutely

devasted when his wife got killed that he went into deep, deep depression and it
was his family that turned him around and made him come back to life.

[bdamomma]

92. so sad about Biden's son being deployed

[Muttocracy]

26. yes, around Oct. 3

[Qutzupalotl]

2. Either that or a barbecue.

:shrug:

[mzmolly]

81. That's what I'm hoping. Where's Clark's family damnit!

:P

[Fleshdancer]

3. Another good point she made:

Biden is uncharacteristically quiet right now. :rofl:

[Mme. Defarge]

5. That says it all -- n/t

[Kahuna]

46. Yeppers. Biden loves the sound of his own voice. Gotta love him.

:rofl:

[RedShoes]

80. Gotta love that he'll trample anyone he debates. I think she singlehandedly destroyed Guil911ni's

campaign. Noun. verb. 911. Classic.

[Cha]

82. A DUer made that point a couple

of days ago:)

[democrat2thecore]

9. I'll tell you one thing that can't be denied: That family is TIGHT

His sister has run every single one of his campaigns since his first for local office. Meeting several members of the family in Iowa - they are all extremely close.

[polichick]

13. That's really great! Also, Mitchell says Biden has traveled home EVERY NIGHT by train...

...to be there for his family.

[MiniMe]

19. I wonder what he will do if he is the VP pic/VP

The Naval Observatory is traditionally the VP house, and I doubt the SS would allow Biden to travel home to Delaware by train every night. Of course, I would have the house exterminated for bugs of all kinds before I moved into a place where Cheney had been.

[polichick]

22. Oh my gosh - I've never thought about that. How CREEPY to move in after Cheney!

[AspenRose]

64. He should get the house spiritually cleaned.

SERIOUSLY.

[CreekDog]

66. Exorcised

:rofl:

[Flying Dream Blues]

71. I agree...nt

[mmonk]

75. Or burned and fumigated

after the NSA bugs are removed.

[eShirl]

85. checked for booby traps

[mod mom]

89. needs not only to be exorcised but needs an EPA de-contamination!

[Muttocracy]

29. I wonder if Jill will stop teaching? nt

[Debi]

51. JRB would have to stop teaching too

I don't think the SS would let him go back to DE every week to head a class.

[democrat2thecore]

73. That's right! I forgot he did that. THAT tells you something about the guy! -nt

[bdamomma]

93. yea, Biden is NOT a Washington insider

takes the train to work everyday.

[Debi]

50. And his niece has worked for him as well

That family is awesome and what we saw in Iowa they treat their staff like family too. Great people. :thumbsup:

[democrat2thecore]

72. I agree, Debi. GREAT people. Yes, the niece is quite the cutie :) -nt

[democrat2thecore]

84. I just realized

You probably meant Missy, who's been so involved. The niece I met was Casey (college age). That whole family is SO together and supportive. I always feel envious reading about their family ties as my family is broken apart and estranged in many different ways. It's wonderful to see a family like that - they really do still exist!

[Debi]

98. Casey is in Washington state now working for Microsoft n/t

[mmonk]

74. Yes indeed.

[FrenchieCat]

11. Perhaps because their son was deployed or is being deployed

like yesterday or tomorrow?

[polichick]

14. Not until October.

[Barack_America]

15. So they commonly camp outside his house?

How else would they know this is unusual?

[polichick]

16. Well, even his mother showed up - must be something.

[Barack_America]

24. Do they have a bad relationship?

:shrug:

Or is there any other reason why it's unusual for her to visit?

[polichick]

27. Maybe she traveled to be there - just something Mitchell pointed out.

[gateley]

34. They have a great relationship - the entire family is really close.

The press is second guessing and reading into everything (as you know). It could be easily be some sort of family gathering that has nothing to do with this at all.

[Debi]

54. They have a great relationship

[davidpdx]

83. Wow, that's such a sweet picture

His mom must be in her 90's.

[gateley]

86. Great pic, Debi!

Remember when he was talking somewhere and his mother arrived and he said "Mom, you're interrupting my speech." And she came over and they hugged and kissed.

She raised her kids well -- remember his sister's story that when the neighborhood kids built a clubhouse, Joe wouldn't join because they wouldn't let Valerie become a member? My brother would have shoved me out the door and said See ya!

[Debi]

99. Note....he has the shark tie on...

:P

[bdamomma]

94. oh that's a great picture!!

[Muttocracy]

30. I think his mom lives with him. nt

[polichick]

33. Maybe Mitchell was talking about his wife's mom then. Who knows??

[bdamomma]

95. she does live with them

and I remember reading an article where she loves the beach, we would get along perfectly!!

[Debi]

52. I thought she lived with him n/t

[Erin Elizabeth]

17. Given this thread and other things I've read and heard today

I'm thinking more and more it might be Biden.

[gateley]

18. Seriously -- maybe it's somebody's birthday.

I'm glad to hear his mom showed up - I was worried it might have something to do with her.

[polichick]

20. It's probably everything together.

[Jennifer C]

21. please let it be him, nt

[TwilightGardener]

23. Strange--why would Joe tell anyone but his wife until after Obama makes

his announcement?

[gateley]

25. Because he is really tight with his family - everything is a family decision.

It was his wife and sons that came to him and asked him to run for President this time.

So maybe this is just a family get together -- some other family news. :shrug:

[Barack_America]

35. Good point. That would be a suspect move.

That's one of my biggest concerns, whether or not Joe can really accept a #2 position and take orders from the campaign.

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[Muttocracy]

31. wow, TSed fast. nt

[gateley]

37. Man - broke the sound barrier!

Must be for another reason - S/he certainly wasn't alone in their dislike of Biden.

[MiniMe]

40. Damn, missed amother one

Anybody care to tell me what happened, by PM of course.

[Muttocracy]

42. I dunno - all they said was something about not liking Biden

only had 4 posts or something. But maybe it was for something on another thread.

[Muttocracy]

36. My favorite story is the one gateley found about him tell Fox News to get off his lawn :)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

39. Oh. My. God.

His family... IN HIS HOUSE!

Cue Samuel Jackson.

[Debi]

57. M*&%$ER F#@$ING PEOPLE IN JOE BIDEN'S M*&%$ER F#@$ING HOUSE

:rofl:

[senseandsensibility]

41. Someone called and I missed the very beginning of Hardball

Thanks for the tidbit--quite interesting!:)

[polichick]

44. Andrea seemed very excited about it - maybe they'll show her again.

[ErinBerin84]

43. lol. What a stalker.

I can totally see Andrea hiding in the bushes. Scoop!

[Kahuna]

45. Please let it be Biden. nt

[polichick]

47. Biden or Clark for me - we need a butt kicker! :)

[Muttocracy]

48. yep, we need one of those two. nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

60. YES!!!!

[bdamomma]

96. we need a pit bull

[polichick]

49. I'll bet Andrea is out snooping for more - she's not usually so excited. Maybe she'll be back.

[PM7nj]

78. Wow. Mitchell more excited than usual? I wish I saw that.

She gets herself into a whirl about almost every small thing.

[Thrill]

53. This election is going to get Nasty. Biden is the best we have as an attack dog

[polichick]

59. Yep - it would be a good move, either Biden or Clark imo.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

55. K&R

:hug: Senator Biden has led a Very intriguing and inspiring life.. "Promises to Keep" describes the tragic loss in an auto accident of his wife and infant daughter when the then 30-year-old was a newly-elected senator.
The accident also badly injured Biden's two young sons, and he writes that just looking at them inspired him to keep going at a time when he'd come to understand how some people could consider suicide not "just an option, but a rational option." Biden also goes into his decision to remarry and start a family again."

"The narrative (Promises to Keep)recounts the collapse of his 1988 presidential campaign under the weight of plagiarism charges, and his struggle to rebound from two near-fatal brain aneurysms. And it recalls his overcoming a demoralizing stutter that lasted into his teen years.

The book has lots of memories of behind-the-scenes exchanges with prominent politicians and world leaders.

And Biden doesn't hold back in criticizing the Bush administration. ":kick:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/01/earlyshow/leisure/books/main3121857.shtml

[JerseygirlCT]

56. He's been my guess, that's for sure.

Guess we'll know tomorrow, right?

[stray cat]

58. Helping him clear out the garbage?

[hvn_nbr_2]

62. Best response so far

"Successful dump."
:rofl:

[KoKo]

61. OOOOO....Andrea setting up Biden for the "big fall" and payback if Biden doesn't make the "cut?"

Did her hubby "Greenspin" have the "insider info" to Obama's Financial advisers who are all pals of "Greenspin?" :shrug:

[ProgressiveVoter]

63. Let's hope....he knows how to stop McCain from playing the POW card every time

"Noun ,Verb, POW"

[polichick]

65. A Dem actually said that on Verdict tonight ! Biden instantly deflated Rudy's ego balloon.

[ProgressiveVoter]

68. Who was the Dem???

[polichick]

69. Roy Secoff (not sure about the spelling).

[CreekDog]

67. People come from miles around for his burgers

he knows how to run a grill.

[polichick]

70. My stomach just started to growl!

[GoesTo11]

76. My family has been arriving at my house too.

People got back from work, errands, friends' houses. Yep. This is it!!!

[Avalux]

77. In town visiting for the weekend??? Geez; give it a rest Mitchell.

I was just starting to like her and now she's acting like a groupie or something; as if she KNOWS it's going to be Biden. Funny.

[Thrill]

79. Why is no one else reporting this?

[loudsue]

87. Maybe they're all showing up to show support for him NOT being chosen....

If the family is all that close, maybe they know he is disappointed. :shrug: Who knows?

[Honeycombe8]

91. That's what I think. In meantime, where is Bayh? nt

[bdamomma]

97. what does Bayh have to offer?

I really don't know that guy.

[Honeycombe8]

100. I guess that's one of the problems with him. He was a Clinton supporter, and he has

foreign policy experience (a lot of congressional committee experience in that area), he's an experienced politician, and he's easy on the eyes (I threw that last one in just 'cause I noticed...it helps to be handsome in national politics). He's tall (it also helps to be tall). He's also from Indiana, one of those key swing states that Obama needs to win. He'd also help in Michigan, I think, is what I heard.

But you're right...he's not my choice. I'm not against him at all. I really don't know that much about him.

[TexasObserver]

88. Joe's The Man!!

Gonna be Joe Biden, and it's gonna be announced in the next 24 hours.

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!


Maybe this will shut up some of those loud mouthed PUMAs.

[Honeycombe8]

90. I'll eat my hat if it's Biden. I think it'll be Bayh, as unexciting as that is.

(Where's my hat?)

[crimsonblue]

101. Isnt that where they live?

Using that as proof is stupid.