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If you think back to the 2008 election, Obama was cast by his opponents as a elitist liberal Harvard lawyer with no experience when it comes to foreign policy.
Biden was chosen bolster the ticket in those regards. Biden was viewed as an "every man's" senator: blue-collar Scranton family background; probably the poorest US senator; commuted to his senate job by train for decades. He also is very, very strong on foreign policy. He was on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for decades and was its Chairperson. He was also an influential member of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Terrorism and Homeland Security.
This^. You said it better than I did...this is EXACTLY what happened. Adding Biden to the ticket was a very successful choice for all those reasons.
Except that a lot of that garbage is a figment of his imagination. Like he infamously ate every day at that restaurant that come to find out had been closed for years and years.
The guy is a liar and a buffoon, not to mention just plain butt stupid.
Oh good lord--if you want to compare liars and buffoons for VP pics in that race, let's talk a little about Sarah Palin, shall we? She's a national joke who's never met a camera that she didn't try to hog. That woman has a little natural charisma, but she's genuinely stupid.
Joe Biden was a Senator for over 35 years, and served most of that time on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, including a stint as chair. He's forgot more about foreign policy than most people in Washington will ever know. Smart presidential candidates look for a VP that will strengthen their campaign--either people from a certain area that will pull in voters from that region, or people with experience and skills that round out the areas where the candidate may have less experience. Obama needed a foreign policy wiz, and despite what some of you seem to think about Joe Biden, he really is an expert in that field. He knows and understands just as much or more on foreign policy than any other person in the country.
Nice try....thats why I suppose he told the parents of the Benghazi tragedy....oh your son must of had real balls in a loud embarrassing remark.
Anybody that stupid doesn't know dick about FP... because FP has to do with people, tough you loose.
Nice try....thats why I suppose he told the parents of the Benghazi tragedy....oh your son must of had real balls in a loud embarrassing remark.
Anybody that stupid doesn't know dick about FP... because FP has to do with people, tough you loose.
Foreign policy is about putting the country in a position of global power--it's not always about being people pleasers. What Biden said was crude, but it was an attempt at honoring how brave that man's son was. If he chose to take offense instead, it sounds to me like he has more of an agenda than just Biden's poor choice of words.
Think about it the last couple of elections that a good look at the vice presidental candidates and think about what would have happened to any of those presidents......scary isnt it
I would say gore actually won by not winning the election. You see how much his net worth is? He has done way better than bush by being a greenee victom.
Let's find the real perps behind 9/11, and lock them up in Fema camps and throw away the key. While they are starving there, DHS can be quietly disbanded
Foreign policy is about putting the country in a position of global power--it's not always about being people pleasers. What Biden said was crude, but it was an attempt at honoring how brave that man's son was. If he chose to take offense instead, it sounds to me like he has more of an agenda than just Biden's poor choice of words.
The LAST person a country wants on FP is this type of character.
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Well, I think it's because Biden is a white guy who speaks well and looks clean...
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You said it better than I did...this is EXACTLY what happened. Adding Biden to the ticket was a very successful choice for all those reasons.
