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13 comments
September 6, 2008 at 2:52 pm
CharleyCarp
More, please.
September 6, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Lori
Love to see Biden passionate! And as a bonus we get a great delivery of Truman’s famous line!
September 6, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Dr J
If it comes out that both of Biden’s grandfathers died before he was born, I will… not be surprised.
September 6, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Michael Elliott
That’s the stuff.
September 6, 2008 at 6:48 pm
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September 6, 2008 at 6:55 pm
kid bitzer
holy shit. if he does nothing more for the obama campaign, this speech alone earns his place on the ticket.
a fighting democrat. that’s all we’ve fucking well wanted for years and years. just a democrat who will get up there and give as good as they’ve gotten, and better.
obama does it in his own way, and it’s a thing of beauty. but this is a thing of beauty too.
September 7, 2008 at 7:45 am
jim
And he calls Palin “The Governor” — to indicate he’d never heard of her before Friday, but he’s being respectful in using her title — which is an equally nice touch. The two together achieve synergy.
September 7, 2008 at 10:13 pm
brownbuffalo
Yeah, it was better than normal for a Democrat but he needs a better writer. The language was too unfocused — where or why did “on firemen” find its way in there? He should have directly linked the Republicans with the failure of the last 8 years. He could have said “the GOP is the party of failure” and he did in a way, but not clearly or simply enough. The Governer has a good left jab and Obama is bad — no. no. no do not speak in this way. . .
September 7, 2008 at 10:36 pm
ari
“the GOP is the party of failure”
Yup, that’s the one.
September 7, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Alson
Let’s see Biden debate Palin.
September 7, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Alson
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. You being not Obama.
September 7, 2008 at 10:59 pm
ari
Let’s see Biden debate Palin.
We’re going to! Will you pop the popcorn?
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
I haven’t found this to be the case.
September 8, 2008 at 3:55 am
Jason B
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
I haven’t found this to be the case.
But it certainly fits with McCain’s “Deluge of Clichés and Pablum” public-speaking strategy.