Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. - The "OFFICIAL" Thread - complaints + wohoos

[Nutmeg]

In the now-locked "rumors" thread, the giant photo of Biden in the last post reveals a long stray hair on his right sleeve.

Just sayin'.

I can't see it but I am amused by the fact that you scrolled all the way over to the far right of the image to inspect Biden's details, haha.

Nevermind, I see it, I was thinking stage right.

It was staring me in the face when I clicked on the link to the last page of the thread.

A bit long to have come from his own head, if you ask me.

[Everett]

Meh. Better than Bayh, but it's not that hard to be better than him. I still hope that McCain picks Romney, if only for the added entertainment potential.

[Josh/Devilman88]

I'm not going to believe it until we get the text/Email.

[Meeker]

First time in 25 years a Southerner hasn't been on the Democratic ticket.

[Mr. Morden]

First time in 25 years a Southerner hasn't been on the Democratic ticket.

What?  Haven't you heard?  "Delaware was a slave state."

[Lunar]

I'm not going to believe it until we get the text/Email.

Um, Biden's office would have said something by now, it's been almost two hours since every news source in the world is now running Biden as official.  They would have said that the rumors are unsubstantiated (but refuse to confirm/deny) them at the very least.

This isn't the National Enquirer here, this is CNN, Drudge, Politico, MSNBC, FOX, and more combined.

[Keystone Phil]

First time in 25 years a Southerner hasn't been on the Democratic ticket.

No, no, no. Joe said Delaware has a lot of black people. That makes it "southern" apparently.

[Meeker]

First time in 25 years a Southerner hasn't been on the Democratic ticket.

No, no, no. Joe said Delaware has a lot of black people. That makes it "southern" apparently.

Oh. Of course.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Obama is writing off the south just like Kerry!

[Storebought]

First time in 25 years a Southerner hasn't been on the Democratic ticket.

I think that is a mistake. Just look at the wisdom of the only other Democrats not to have included some Southerner, no matter how liberal, on their ticket since 1960 -- Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale.

[King]

Obama is writing off the south just like Kerry!

Obama is black and encourages high African-American turnout.  That's better than anything a Southern Governor/Senator could provide down there.

[Josh/Devilman88]

Just go the text... Joe Biden...

[Josh/Devilman88]

[Meeker]

I didn't get a text

[Lunar]

I didn't get a text

Yeah they decided to go back on their word and release the information to the press first and then text us the next day.

[Meeker]

I didn't get a text

Yeah they decided to go back on their word and release the information to the press first and then text us the next day.

But the East coast folks got one...

[Lunar]

Fox news confirms, the text messages are going out.

Something tells me that 3 am wasn't the Obama campaign's original plan.  That and Gibb's canceled morning shows makes me think that the Obama camp was in a moment of disarray at the very climax of the VP pick.

[Lunar]

Fox news confirms, the text messages are going out.

Something tells me that 3 am wasn't the Obama campaign's original plan.  That and Gibb's canceled morning shows makes me think that the Obama camp was in a moment of disarray at the very climax of the VP pick.

And why couldn't they send the text message at midnight instead of f-ing 3 am Eastern?

[Robespierre's Jaw]

I should have known! This coming from the man who thought that Barack Obama would originally select Joe Biden, when that first predict a VP for McCain and Obama thread was created, only to change my mind at the last minute, and believe that Obama was going to select Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer.

Whilst Biden will bring experience to the Obama ticket, I'm not sure what else Biden will bring to the ticket, a part from occasionally being an aggravated 65 year old man from Delaware and making Delaware an even safer state.

BTW: I wonder how happy Happy Warrior was upon learning that Obama had selected Biden?

[CultureKing]

Dang. Truthfully I wanted almost anyone besides Biden, it is not that I don't like him, I just like alot of the other potential Veeps alot more. Hopefully Biden will prove me wrong and be a big asset to the campaign... instead of a liabilty as a gaffe machine.

[Lunar]

Dang. Truthfully I wanted almost anyone besides Biden, it is not that I don't like him, I just like alot of the other potential Veeps alot more. Hopefully Biden will prove me wrong and be a big asset to the campaign... instead of a liabilty as a gaffe machine.

Obama went with the "safe good debater" choice, which is probably as good as one can get with a VP selection.

I still think Bayh was a better choice tactically, but it's possible that the little impact he would have (as all VP's have minimal impact) favored a slight depression of his base's support and media coverage about how bland he is and how pissed off Obama's base is over the selection, y'know?

Bayh was viewed as the safer choice of the two but I think Biden is far more safe. 

Despite my reservations over Biden, he might be the best person to minimize problems and increase the ticket's image on the one place where people actually judge the ticket (outside of scandals) - the vice presidential debate.

I'm a little disappointed.

Most of all I'm disappointed with the Obama campaign that is forced to have LARRY KING break the news past midnight on his program instead of Biden smiling with his family in his house in Delaware.  I can't wait for the campaign memoir a decade from now that explains what the heck just happened.  Apparently people are getting text messages now past 3:30 am, I'm still waiting for mine.

[Lunar]

They starated sending the text messages 40 minutes ago to the people on the east coast.  Is there anyone with technical knowledge that knows how long it takes to send an identical text message to a million people through a computer system?

[exopolitician]

They starated sending the text messages 40 minutes ago to the people on the east coast.  Is there anyone with technical knowledge that knows how long it takes to send an identical text message to a million people through a computer system?

Apparently alot.

lol your sooo impatient. Calm down...its coming I promise.

[CultureKing]

They starated sending the text messages 40 minutes ago to the people on the east coast.  Is there anyone with technical knowledge that knows how long it takes to send an identical text message to a million people through a computer system?

I think they may be making it so that those on the west coast recieve it on 3:30 am our time. (though I am not sure)

[Vsanto5]

I got my text message at 2:34am cst