Democrats Rally 'Round Biden In Denver

Jackson, Rendell, Sebelius Say Party Is Energized For Ticket; Say GOP Efforts To Push Party Division Will Fail

(CBS)  Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, and Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said on Face The Nation Sunday that Republican efforts to exploit divisions between former Hillary Clinton supporters and the rest of the Democratic party will fail.

Responding to a new ad from the campaign of John McCain suggesting that Clinton was “passed over” for the vice presidential slot on the Democratic ticket for "speaking the truth" about Barack Obama, Rendell said the spot “will have a three-day life span.

“When Hillary Clinton speaks [at the Democratic National Convention] on Wednesday night, she will blow this ad out of the water,” he said.

Clinton has expressed support for the Democratic ticket of Obama and Delaware Sen. Joe Biden and has pushed for unity within the party, even as some of her most ardent supporters have grumbled about her being left off the ticket.

“Losing an election is always tough,” said Sebelius. “This was a hard-fought and very long race. And as you've already said, 21 debates. I mean, you say a lot of things, you try and get an edge over your opponent. But right now I don't think there's any question at all that the Clintons are wholeheartedly behind Barack Obama. They want to see a Democrat elected president of the United States.”

Rendell, who supported Clinton in the Democratic primary, said both an Obama-Biden ticket and an Obama-Clinton ticket would have been good for the Democratic Party.

“Hillary Clinton obviously has a longer relationship with a broader spectrum of voters, women voters who've been following her for a long time, but Joe Biden's going to grow on the American people very fast because he's a tremendously engaging guy, a tremendously bright guy, and a guy who's sort of Harry Truman-like: He tells it like it is,” he said.

In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric on Saturday, shown on Face The Nation, McCain addressed his inability to say last week how many houses he owns, something Democrats have been hammering as evidence he is out of touch with average Americans' own housing crises.

“Well, first of all, let me say that I am grateful for the fact that I have a wonderful life. I spent some years without a kitchen table, without a chair, and I know what it's like to be blessed by the opportunities of this great nation,” McCain said.

“Cindy's father barely finished high school, went off and distinguished himself in World War II in a B-17, and he came back with practically nothing and realized the American dream. And I am proud and grateful for that. And I think he is a role model to many young Americans who serve in the military and come back and succeed.”

“So the fact is that we have homes and I'm grateful for it,” continued McCain. “We spend our time primarily in Washington, D.C., where I have a condominium in Crystal City; here in this beautiful Sedona that I'm blessed every moment I can spend here; our condominium in Phoenix, Arizona; and a place over in San Diego. The others are also for investment purposes, so all I can say is I am blessed to have the opportunity to continue to be part of a country where you can succeed and do well.”

“He says he has seven kitchen tables, we don't want him to have an eighth kitchen table,” Jackson said in response to McCain’s comments. “And we understand that he has a wonderful life. This is a great country. But millions of Americans at this hour are suffering through a housing market that is collapsed, housing foreclosures.

"And so when John McCain gets up in the morning and he leaves his house to lock his door, he has to shuffle through a number of keys to figure out which key works in which door in which home he's at at any given time. That suggests, Bob, a significant disconnect [from] the average American who is experiencing quite a different economy than the one John McCain has been advocating.”

Asked if Obama needs to “go negative” during the rest of the campaign, Rendell said Obama and Biden would have to take the tone Biden took yesterday, where he criticized McCain for taking similar positions to President Bush.

“They're going to say, `Look, John McCain - good man, American hero - but he wants to extend the Bush administration,'” Rendell said.

“Of course we're going to fire back, and we should fire back,” Jackson added. “But it can be done in a way that's poetic and substantive.”

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Read the full "Face the Nation" transcript here.

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This message board claims to have strict "standards"??

"DemoTards" and pinkos and all the rest of it, this is high level discourse?

I read in the guidelines all about how name-calling and etc etc won''t be tolerated, it was all in very righteous and high-toned outrage. So, anyone actually reading these?

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Obama''''s free fall in the polls continues.

...And in the process made it appear that his followers were even dummer and less experienced than himself.


Posted by ragnar30066 at 06:40 PM : Aug 25, 2008
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"Dummer"?

Sorry I can''t make fun of you, you''re doing too well yourself.

Barack Obama has the same six point lead in polls that he''s had for months. You''ve either fallen for prevailing spin or you''re just lying.

I''m leaning toward the first option, just based on the intelligence displayed in your post.

[ragnar30066]

Obama''s free fall in the polls continues. He continues to make one damaging failure of judgment after another.

By selecting Biden to be his VP he validated all of the other candidates of every party when they said that he lacks the experience for the job. And in the process made it appear that his followers were even dummer and less experienced than himself.

[jongood54]

Seems that "JonGood" will vote to continue the policies of the Bush/Cheney years, which have been "so good" for this country. He and those who vote for McCain should be blamed for the mess we are in now and for continuing that mess. No rational person can be happy with what Bush/Cheney have done to ruin the country. Vote for McCain and give America 4 more years of hell.....
Posted by raflin1 at 10:17 AM : Aug 25, 2008
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Raflinboy''s offering above demonstrates depth of thought you might expect any one of your typical garden variety left wing pinko NObama worshipping DemoTards to reveal.

I''m only curious....If this is supposed to be the rally round point....Where the heck are all of the left wing pinko worshippers of the 50%-Amerifrican, Sen. NOBama??

ROTFLMGTBO!!!!

I swear, Rush Limbaugh and I simply can''t seem to stop laughing these days!!!!!

LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!

[jongood54]

This Democrat isn''t rallying around Biden. Am I the only person that remembers his treatment of Anita Hill at the Clarence Thomas hearings?
Posted by oleander8 at 09:48 AM : Aug 25, 2008
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You mean when he lead the gang of whites who tried to orchestrate the, "high tech lynching of a black man," Clarence Thomas??

Dang skippy I remember.

[jongood54]

Speaking of DemoTards and what they will bring to America....Have you heard the latest push:

SanFranNan Peelosely wants to put a windfall tax on all stock market profits (including Retirement fund, 401K and Mutual Funds!) To help the 12 Million illegals and unemployed minorities!

We need to change this cows name to SanFranNan Peelosely-Marx!

These DemoTards have never seen a tax they don''t like.

I''m still reminded of the tax the Clinton''s pushed for for anyone living in a house in which the equity was larger than the payment. For example, folks like me who worked hard to pay our house off early. They wanted to establish a monthly tax on me based on what my house is worth.

You pinkos are smoking something.

[oleander8]

This Democrat isn''t rallying around Biden. Am I the only person that remembers his treatment of Anita Hill at the Clarence Thomas hearings?

[jongood54]

If there is anyone who doubts what a loser choice this was for the 50%-Amerifrican NObama to make, simply watch all these DemoTard talking heads out doing the chicken dance in an effort to put a happy face on what they know was as stupid a choice as it would be for John McCain to pick Joseph Lieberman as his VP.

Sen. NObama, just screwed the pooch folks, and it''s all over, but the ccccrrrrrryyyyyyyiiiiinnnnnnggggg!!!

Except, Rush Limbaugh and I simply can''t seem to stop laughing.

LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!

[greeneyes222]

So it''s the same old Democrats vs the same old Republicans. I swear if you put "none of the above" on the ballot, "none" would win.

This extended campaign has been a boring, expensive, meaningless dog and pony show. The only "change" is that we were subjected to it all much longer.

[mtracy9]

Even a 72 year old senile McCain is higher on the IQ level than our current moron President. But McCain''s appeal is to the Republican unholy alliance of the Southern hick''s and the rich. However, so many hick have been hurt by Bush''s economic policies that they are likely to stay home on voting day insuring an Obama victory.

[nextgenman]

F_Ucbs at 04:10 AM : Aug 25, 2008
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Yawn.

[mikebeat1]

Joe Biden makes Maxwell Smart look like a genius. Posted by jowand at 12:02 AM : Aug 25, 2008

Okay, I understand your patisanship. But to imply that Biden is an idiot is just plain stupid. I''m not a McCain suppoter but I don''t compare him to W. I asume (probably mistakenly) that you consider yourself smarter than Maxwell Smart. If Biden is less bright than Smart and you are brighter than Smart, than you should be running for office. Joe Biden is one of the smartest (pun intended) people you will ever know. Wether you agree with him or not. The sad thing is: this kind of slamming apparently works. If you have five million dollers, then I understand your position. If you don''t, I don''t get it. I don''t understand why poor people continue to support the Rebublican party. I consider myself upper middle class and would probably break even either way. So, given that all things are equal to me, I''d rather help the less fortunate than help the rich. The rich have done nothing for me. Now, if some rich person wants to give me a million dollars, I''ll be glad to change my mind. I don''t think that''s gonna happen. And, if you think it sucks that my vote can be bought, welcome to the Republican party.

[tomcool1277]

If Obama loses it will not be because of Hillary, but because Obama took the torch of the energized Democratic Party and let the flame burn out. Recent polls seem to agree.
Posted by edabel2 at 08:00 PM : Aug 24, 2008
** I agree with most of your statement! While I don''t think Hillary should have been vp, I do agree that she should have atleast been vetted! To show her supporters a little something. I really do think she should be guaranteed a position somewhere in his administation, that way Hillary supporters will know that atleast President Obama would have a spot in his administration for Hillary! That would make Hillary voters more confident about voting for Obama. I think at the convention they need to announce that she will be secretary of State, or something definate, so that Hillary voters will all show up in November to vote Democrat! Hillary as secretary of State would be much better than just going back to the senate if Amnesty McCain becomes dictator, um president. I voted for Edwards, too bad all that affair stuff came out or I bet Edwards was going to be vp before all that came out!

[tomcool1277]

Regardless of what happens in November, come January, there won''''t be a Bush or a Clinton in the White House. That makes me happy.
Posted by downtowner97 at 09:12 PM : Aug 24, 2008
*** IF you vote for amnesty Mccain, that is putting another Bush in the white house! I''d rather have another Clinton, than amnesty Mccain! I hate Amnesty Mccain! Amnesty Mccain needs to move to Mexico so he can be with his people!

[jowand]

Joe Biden makes Maxwell Smart look like a genius.

[emelder]

Masterlink said it best: "At every crossroads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past." Change isn''t easy ... but it''s necessary this year if we''re going to restore America''s luster. We''re the shining light on the hill for so many all across the world. Go Obama! He''s the best man standing ... no way we can endure four more years of the McSame.

[sandycat2]

MCVet, your post is disgusting. The US has nothing to do with swastikas or hilter or Nazis. Your comments are offensive and disgusting.

[mccurrym4]

Comment on Obama''s fatigue: Obama may be tired even after his Hawaiin vacation on his private beach as he looks and sounds like he is slowing down. Perhpaps he finds it difficult to keep up with John McCain:) On the other hand his fatigue may be due to the polls. Since he started slipping he began showing signs of strain. I noticed during the primaries that of all the candidates of both parties Obama was the worst loser. When he lost in New Hampshire it was almost embarrassing to watch him up on a stage sulking while his wife had to come up and grab him around the waist and smile and try to get him to smile. Obama never congratulated Hillary Clinton after a win like virtually all the losing candidates do with each other. That''s when I spotted his sore loser streak and genuine lack of humility. He needs the screaming crowds and rising polls numbers and other people to prop him up. If he expects to govern this country he needs to muster a bit more inner resolve and toughen up. The pressures of campaigning are miniscule compared to the pressures of actually be responsible in the world. We already had one sore loser with Nixon. We don''t need another pouter to put up with.

[downtowner97]

Regardless of what happens in November, come January, there won''t be a Bush or a Clinton in the White House. That makes me happy.

[demwatcher]

No one has to try to divide the Dems; the Clintons, Obama, and Biden will rip it to shreds.