At least he didn't pick Clinton

[mudesi]

Thank God!

I think Biden, while maybe not the best pick he could've made, is still not a bad pick. Biden is a straight talker, which can get him into trouble, yes, but America wants straight talk right now.

The main problem I see here is that Biden is not exactly a flaming liberal. Over the weeks we have seen Obama slowly pandering to the right wing and his VP pick seems to be consistent with that. I've never seen Obama as very liberal in the first place, given his positions on health care and guns, etc.

That being said, Biden is vice presidential material. He's not exactly unqualified for the job, and the vice presidential pick never matters to the voting public anyway.

[donco6]

1. That'll flush 'em out. n/t

[AuntPatsy]

2. Oh this time it matters, don't doubt it and he couldn't have picked a better

running mate....go Obama-Biden"09"

[Warpy]

3. I'm OK with Biden

Sure, I'd prefer to vote for a progressive ticket and this aint it, but at least he didn't pick a hidebound conservative or an antichoicer.

I think this is probably his best bet. It's not a bad choice.

[Xipe Totec]

4. You are so gracious in victory...

:eyes:

[maddiejoan]

5. Biden is very much a liberal

certainly further to the left than Obama himself.

I'll ignore the incredibly bizarre and ill-timed slam at Hillary for no reason, as this type of nonsense has no place in the dialogue.

Frankly --it's childish and divisive.

[Skip Intro]

9. some just can't help themselves

must be the hate..er...hope

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

6. Yessir.

As good an example of "whacking the hive" as I have ever seen.

Not to be confused with "roll in a grenade and go in shooting".

[DailyGrind51]

7. If he picked a"flaming liberal" we would be slamming President McCain next year!

[jakem]

8. poor post choice.

now is the time to let it go, and look ahead.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

16. Extremely poor. And he did it on purpose, to fan the flames. n/t

[liberal1973]

10. I would have supported Clinton as VP just like with Biden

:dem:

[liberalmuse]

11. Why bring this up again?

It's over. Biden is the VP pick, and shit like this is only going to piss those die-hard Hillary supporters off. A lot of them post here at DU and they aren't PUMA's, or if they are, they aren't those angry, screaming women the Media so loves to put on our tv's. They are liberals like you and me. Do you really want to do that when we desparately need their votes? And yes, we do need their votes in order to overcome the ugly Republican machine which includes election fraud among one of their many underhanded tactics. Well, I know I can control what I see posted at DU, so I'm off to do just that. Fuck this.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

12. Oh well, so much for party unity........

:thumbsdown:

[guruoo]

13. "...not exactly unqualified for the job"

nevermind.

[tuckessee]

14. It'll be interesting to see what the consequences are.

I suspect the Clinton Corp. will be exacting a high price, or even revenge, for not picking her.

[rebel with a cause]

15. I read today that Clinton did not want the VP spot

and whether it was for the reason given by the author or something else, never expected to be in the running. Anyway, although I was never a Clinton supporter, I think it is time to give this all a rest unless something else happens, and let us hope nothing else negative does happen this election cycle.

[L0oniX]

17. Flame bait?

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[ilovemesomechickens]

20. at this point i wouldnt have cared

even tho im still pretty upset with her actions during the primary.

i just wanna get these bums outa the whitehouse.


ANYBODY BUT MCCAIN!

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[LeFleur1]

27. Hillary Supporter

I was a Hillary Supporter and I must say, no Democrat would ever ever vote for McCain.

Just ignore these supporters of Obama who are so stupid they bring him down while insulting her. They are like the Republicans whose party is more important to them then their country. I know they are hard to take, I know they are non thinkers, I know how much they need their ass kicked, but don't deprive our country of good leadership because of them.

Vote for this Obama/Biden ticket. You won't be sorry.

[dsc]

21. I hope McCain's money spends well because you are surely doing his work today

Nice job Judas.

[TexasObserver]

22. What possible valid purpose could this thread serve?

I don't care for Hillary, but DAMN! It's one thing to respond to someone who starts a thread complaining about Hillary not being chosen, but it's a whole nuther thing to moon the former Hillary supporters like this.

Please move on from this. If Hillary does not come through at the convention, I'll be the first to attack her for it, but she issued a good statement on this, and it's time to let her show her bona fides, not attack her preemptively.

[cwydro]

24. What an unnecessary and snide remark.

Ever heard of pulling together as a unified party?

[Marr]

25. This is really counterproductive.

It's so counterproductive, in fact, it makes me wonder about your motivations.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

26. No need for this.....

I want whoever will get us a win, because we will need all the help we can get. There were pros and cons to Hillary being on this ticket. But that's water under the bridge, let's move on.

[Greyhound]

28. At least we know that now America is going to be safe for predatory lenders

and war profiteers. No worries about those deadbeat serfs getting any kind of welfare or a fresh start either, they will be free to toil for the rest of their lives making the super rich, super-duper rich!

Oh, and that vitally important swing state of Delaware, and it's 3 electoral votes, is now sewn up too! What a deal!


YAY!!!

[tammywammy]

29. This is unnecessary

Hillary would have been a good VP.

[QC]

30. What do you hope to accomplish with this post? n/t

[QC]

31. Only one rec? Your tedious little hatefests used to be much more popular.

Even your fans are getting creeped out by this weird obsession.

[mudesi]

34. Why are you kicking it twice, then?

The melodrama!

Is it okay to have the opinion that Hillary Clinton would've been a terrible pick, or are we not allowed to have that opinion anymore? It was one of my greatest fears, and I admit it, and I'm relieved it didn't happen, and I'm stating as such, and I make no apologies.

Like it or not, his not choosing Clinton is being talked about in the media, she still has millions of supporters who refuse to vote for him, and it is a legitimate discussion topic.

[mitchtv]

37. He could have done worse than Sen Clinton

ie. the short list of homophobes the media's been spouting , Nunn, Kaine Now; I feel I can vote for Obama

[QC]

38. Yeah, I figured we would end up "reaching out" to the homophobes some more

by putting one of them on the ticket.

[kitty1]

32. Well, McCain shoots from the hip a lot and won the candidacy

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

33. It's only a minor consolation.

[suston96]

35. And he doesn't need those Clinton loser supporters either. He can win without them........nt

[cynatnite]

36. I wish he had, but I'm good with Biden, too...

He'll do very well. :)