Slog - Comments on Biden, Never Missing an Opportunity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity Speaking about the new Republican appeal to parents of "special needs" kids (because of Sarah Palin's developmentally disabled infant), Joe Biden said today: I hear all this talk about how the Republicans are going to work in dealing with parents who have both the joy, because there's joy to it as well, the joy and the difficulty of raising a child who has a developmental disability, who were born with a birth defect. Well guess what folks? If you care about it, why don't you support stem cell research? This is exactly what VP candidates are supposed to do—launch the... Copyright 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:50:01 -0800 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:20:45 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Paul Constant This is the first time I've felt really good about Joe Biden as a VP choice.

]]> Paul Constant http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133009 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133009 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:49:33 -0800 Comment by Ziggity Yes, he needs to be more active. The debate will be fantastic . . . unless she cries. Then he'll be an "arrogant bully".

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133023 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133023 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:51:25 -0800 Comment by Jesse RS I always knew I'd end up supporting whichever Dem made the general election, but Joe Biden is making me feel better about my support of Obama.

@ 2, unfortunately, yes, he will. Despite how they attack Barack all the time without him present to defend himself, anyone attacking her will/is a bully. Even if she is present.

]]> Jesse RS http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133060 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133060 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:57:26 -0800 Comment by drewl I hope she cries. That would be an instant classic, better than Muskie's 'melting snowflakes'.

]]> drewl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133066 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133066 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:58:12 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo She won't cry. She'll sit there and smugly repeat talking points and canned put-downs just like she's doing now. Pull her string and Karl Rove's voice comes out.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133100 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133100 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:05:35 -0800 Comment by LDP in Cincinnati I like Biden, and I like this quote. Too bad the press is busy transcribing every single word uttered by Sarah Palin, and can't manage a report or two on the other VP candidate. Hey, Grandpa, tell me that fairytale again, the one about the liberal media.

Oh, and didn't crying give Hillary a boost because it made her seem so "real"? I'd rather Palin stamp her feet or try to hit someone.

]]> LDP in Cincinnati http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133104 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:06:53 -0800 Comment by It's Mark Mitchell Thanks for posting that. I needed a good dose of Biden today to stave off the creeping dread.

]]> It's Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133107 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133107 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:07:00 -0800 Comment by Acolyte I was at the town hall today in Columbia, Missouri, where Biden said this (though I suspect he's said it before and will again--it got huge applause). He was fantastic. Amazing with the statistics without notes. Funny. You're right, he's taken up the attack dog mantle and genuinely seems to be having a great time.

]]> Acolyte http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133125 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133125 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:12:17 -0800 Comment by Lord Basil *Shakes head*

Typical Marxist tactic: Soaring speeches that obfuscate a totalitarian agenda.

*sigh*

There was a time when the Democrat Party was filled with loyal Americans.

]]> Lord Basil http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133166 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133166 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:21:21 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @6,

Hillary cried while essentially describing how much she loves this country. That's significantly different than crying because the big, bad man is mean to you. If Palin cried at the debates under those circumstances, she might gain some sympathy from women (mainly conservative women), but I think men would be alienated.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133184 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133184 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:25:32 -0800 Comment by monkey He's fun. I'd much rather drink with him than Sarah Palin.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133185 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133185 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:25:46 -0800 Comment by Frank Sinclair @11

I'd like to get Sarah Palin drunk, though. I bet she'd put out then.

I also bet she does her kegels (gotta do that after having five kids, ya know?)

]]> Frank Sinclair http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133211 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133211 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:30:42 -0800 Comment by COMTE @9:

That's DemocratIC Party numbnuts.

And it's STILL filled with loyal Americans. It's just that our idea of what America IS doesn't encompass the fascism, plutocracy and oligarchy of the Far Right.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133218 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133218 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:32:05 -0800 Comment by Carollani I love Joe Biden. He was my favorite to watch during the early Democratic debates, and he's my favorite to watch now. He's just so damn quick witted and unabashed with it. Get 'em Joe!

]]> Carollani http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133276 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133276 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:52:01 -0800 Comment by raindrop Biden also never misses an opportunity to rewrite history and lie. Now he's saying that the guy that killed his first wife and childen in a car crash was drunk. However...
Alcohol didn't play a role in the 1972 crash, investigators found. But as recently as last week, the syndicated TV show Inside Edition aired a clip from 2001 of Biden describing the accident to an audience at the University of Delaware and saying the truck driver "stopped to drink instead of drive."

]]> raindrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133314 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133314 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:01:16 -0800 Comment by joykiller I'm no scientist, but what's the consensus on stem cell research as it relates to chromosomal defects (i.e., Down syndrome)? I thought current stem cell research was geared more towards Christopher Reeve and Michael J. Fox situations.

]]> joykiller http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133356 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133356 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:12:12 -0800 Comment by kerri harrop Biden has only just begun. He is a stellar addition to the ticket, and I think he's going to be really effective with regard to Palin and her never-ending bullshit.

Dude is a bad ass. Mama Biden raised him well.

]]> kerri harrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133365 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133365 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:16:25 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @15,

Biden rewrites history and lies? That makes him just like you.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133388 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133388 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:26:35 -0800 Comment by Greg @13: Lord Basil is a Fox News shill. Don't bother, he isn't here to do anything other than reel off insults.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133395 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133395 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:28:27 -0800 Comment by Lord Basil @19

Damn straight I watch Fox News.

I also listen to talk radio as much as I can. Michael Medved and Kirby Wilbur dispense wisdom that you desperately need you TRAITOR!!!

]]> Lord Basil http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133422 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133422 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:39:23 -0800 Comment by Dr. Spock Hey, Baz - you normaally sound like you're 8 years old, but when you go to ALL CAPS LIKE THAT, you bring it down to around 6.

Do I hear 4? 2? Can you CAPITALIZE yourself back into the WOMB, perhaps?

]]> Dr. Spock http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133476 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133476 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:58:13 -0800 Comment by raindrop @18: Considering that your statement reflects your acknowledgment of the validity of the article, I'll take what I can get from you. Thanks dear.

]]> raindrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133538 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133538 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:27:49 -0800 Comment by ahava @12, thank for reminding me to do my kegels.

]]> ahava http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133540 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133540 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:28:18 -0800 Comment by Deacon Seattle Amen! I like the man and what he has to say.

]]> Deacon Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133549 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133549 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:30:11 -0800 Comment by smoe I just can't get over this.
Why/How the hell has Biden become a good guy since being chosen for VP? More so, WHY do "we" see him this way now?

Have we ALREADY forgotten what we all so strongly thought of him a month ago?

]]> smoe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133819 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/biden_never_missing_an_opportunity#c1133819 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:20:45 -0800