Biden Hails Obama, Slams McCain

"John McCain Was Wrong, And Barack Obama Was Right," Says The Democratic VP Nominee

(CBS/ AP)  Joe Biden was nominated for vice president Wednesday night and declared that the challenges America faces require "more than a good soldier" in the White House, hailing Barack Obama as a wise leader who can deliver the change the nation needs.

In a single sentence, Obama's new running mate complimented John McCain's years of military service and slapped his claim on the presidency. (Joe Biden's speech: Video | Text)

Biden drew contrasts between the records of McCain and Obama. On many issues, he said "John McCain was wrong, and Barack Obama was right."

Following Biden's speech, Obama stepped onto the convention hall stage.

"I think the convention's gone pretty well so far, what do you think," said the Democrats' man of the hour in a jubilant visit. The crowd thundered its approval, and he and Biden basked in the cheers.

Obama implored the delegates to help him "take back America" in the fall campaign against Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

The Democratic National Convention approved Obama's chosen running mate by acclamation in primetime on Wednesday night. Biden accepted with a summons to voters to elect Obama, formally nominated for president earlier in the day, as the nation's 44th president.

In his acceptance speech, Biden said Obama was right about Iraq, a war he opposed from the start, and McCain was wrong.

"These times require more than a good soldier. They require a wise leader," Biden said. "A leader who can deliver change. The change that everybody knows we need."

The Delaware senator told the convention he'd learned a lot about Obama by campaigning against him for the party's presidential nomination. Biden was an early dropout in that campaign, quitting after he managed only 1 percent of the vote in Iowa's opening caucuses.

Biden said that in debating Obama, watching him react under pressure, he learned about the strength of the Democratic presidential candidate's mind and his ability to touch and inspire people.

"And I realized he has tapped into the oldest American belief of all: We don't have to accept a situation we cannot bear. We have the power to change it," Biden said.

Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that "our country is less secure and more isolated than at any time in recent history.

"The Bush-McCain foreign policy has dug us into a very deep hole with very few friends to help us climb out," Biden said.

On a timelined withdrawal from the war in Iraq, which McCain rejects, he was wrong and Obama was right, Biden said.

"After six long years, the Bush administration and the Iraqi government are on the verge of setting a date to bring our troops home," he said.

"In the five days since being unveiled as Barack Obama's running mate, Delaware Senator Joe Biden has been somewhat of a forgotten man in all the hoopla surrounding the Democratic convention," said CBSNews.com senior political editor Vaughn Ververs.

"That changed tonight as Biden took his turn in the spotlight, formally accepting his party’s vice presidential nomination and serving notice that he’s ready and willing to take the fight to the Republican ticket this fall." (Read Ververs' full analysis)

Earlier on the convention floor Wednesday night, former President Clinton pledged to cheering delegates to strongly support Obama's campaign for the White House.

"Barack Obama is ready to lead America and restore American leadership in the world. Ready to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States," Mr. Clinton said. "Barack Obama is ready to be President of the United States." (Bill Clinton's speech: Video | Text)

Mr. Clinton told the convention Wednesday night that Obama "has a remarkable ability to inspire people." The former president's speech had been eagerly awaited by Democrats in view of his own past criticism of Obama and his ambivalence about the Illinois senator.

He noted that Hillary Rodham Clinton had told the convention Tuesday that she would do everything possible to get Obama elected. Then, Clinton said: "That makes two of us."

"Bill Clinton knows how to make a political speech," said CBS News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer. "And this was really a classic."

Sen. John Kerry, the party's 2004 nominee, also spoke to the convention delegates. He said Obama's victory shouldn't be a close call. In some of the strongest anti-McCain rhetoric of the convention week, he said his longtime friend is merely masquerading as a maverick. "The candidate who once promised a `contest of ideas' now has nothing left but personal attacks," he said. "How insulting ... how pathetic ... how desperate." (Kerry's speech: Video | Text)

On Wednesday, Obama claimed a prize never held by a black American as he swept to the Democratic presidential nomination as thousands of national convention delegates stood and cheered his improbable triumph.

Former rival Hillary Clinton asked the convention delegates to make it unanimous "in the spirit of unity, with the goal of victory." And they did, with a roar. (Watch the video)

Competing chants of "Obama" and "Yes we can" floated up from the convention floor as Obama's victory was sealed.

Clinton's call for Obama to be approved by acclamation - midway through the traditional roll call of the states - was the culmination of a painstaking agreement worked out between the two camps to present a unified front.

"The Clinton and Obama camps orchestrated a roll call that pleased most everyone, upset almost no one and provided an historic moment for the nightly newscasts," said CBSNews.com's Ververs. "It was another attempt by the party to show a united front coming out of this convention, something that looks more possible by the day."

Inside the convention hall, the outcome of the traditional roll call of the states was never in doubt, only its mechanics.

"No matter where we stood at the beginning of this campaign, Democrats stand together today," declared Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, a former Clinton supporter who delivered a nominating speech for Obama.

"We believe passionately in Barack Obama's message of changing the direction of our country," she said.

Clinton formally released her delegates amid shouts of "no," by disappointed supporters earlier in the day. "She doesn't have the right to release us," said Massachusetts delegate Nancy Saboori. "We're not little kids to be told what to do in a half-hour."

[dnsallday]

I thought McCain was jealous about Obama getting more attention than he''s been getting? So why are 95% of McCain''s ads about Obama?
If McCain is so great and has so much to offer the country, why isn''t he telling us about that instead of trying to make us worried about Obama?

Is the Republicon party nothing but an extended feargasm?

[interobserv]

It appears that the McCain camp cannot agree on a message. And that''s because they don''t have one!
Senator Obama has a clear, positive message for the American people. No matter what the Republicans attempt, they are going to have the same success as Bob Dole did and as Barry Goldwater did.

[liberalme]

If McCain is so great and has so much to offer the country, why isn''''t he telling us about that instead of trying to make us worried about Obama?

Is the Republicon party nothing but an extended feargasm?

Posted by truthmatterz at 02:06 PM : Aug 27, 2008

Isn''t it just pathetic? They have absolutely nothing to run on so personal attacks are the best they can do--I can''t wait until they debate and don''t blame Obama for not caving in on McCains "town hall meetings" they would probably "plant" people with rehearsed questions---and Obama doesn''t have time for the McCain nonsense!
Obama actually believes in working for America!!!

[jackmayoff2]

WHAT HAS MCCAIN DONE IN THE A LAST 26 YEARS, BESIDE SLEEPING ON THE JOB?

[jackmayoff2]

REPUBLICAN DEFINE A HERO AS SOME WHO GOES TO PRISON

[realpatriot1]

AnitaY417,

Congratulation!! You are our hourly winner of the McCain Campaign LAME Talking POint Regurgatation Contest!

You win 4 more years of America sliding down a rathole!!!

[realpatriot1]

Shazz3:Republican elder statesman.

Now that Daddy Yankee is on board McCain will choose Snoop Dogg as his runningmate.

He''ll keep that Ho Cindy in line!

[vastr-wcon]

.
It''s going to be fun tonight! Here''s the game: see how many people you can identify whose words are stolen by Plagiarist-Joe and used in his speech - without attribution. If you get:

0-10 right = you are an ignoramus who would vote for anybody, including a liar and plagiarist
11-100 right = you are not a totally brain-dead democrat, and there might be hope for you
101-1000 right = you actually seem to have some discernment and ethics and probably did not cheat on your law school exam
1001+ = you are a winner! you are clearly too smart for the hope-change, change-hope, hopeable-change, changeable-hope BS and will vote for somebody other than sweetie hussein.

Enjoy!

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[realpatriot1]

Cindy McCain doesn''t have time to release her full tax returns but has the time to take credit for other people''s recipes and lying about talking to Mother Teresa.

What a fraud!

[rohink-2009]

If McCain is so great and has so much to offer the country, why isn''''''''t he telling us about that instead of trying to make us worried about Obama?

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If Obama has so much to offer the country, why isn''t he telling us about that instead of the same tired lines of how many houses McCain owns.

[aj4321-2009]

If McCain is so great and has so much to offer the country, why isn''''''''''''''''t he telling us about that instead of trying to make us worried about Obama?

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If Obama has so much to offer the country, why isn''''t he telling us about that instead of the same tired lines of how many houses McCain owns.

Posted by rohink at 04:55 PM : Aug 27, 2008

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GREAT COMEBACK! Is this what you learn at your prep school? Or is it the side-effect of watching too many McBush campaign slogans?

[stn_sage]

The RepugliCON hate machine is the ONLY chance McINSANE has! It will be spinning night and day up until election day itself, and THEN, he''ll run nothing but I''m a ''nice guy ads''---for a day.

When you can''t run on issues and win---and he and the GOP can''t, you do the next best thing---scare politics, scare the ''bejesus'' out of everyone by insinuating that Obama will run America into the ground! But, there''s only one problem with that strategy---BUSH has already done that!

Consequently, people SHOULD be more afraid of putting a repugliCON back into the White House than trying someone new! H3ll, I''d probably vote for Arnold the pig from ''Green Acres'' before voting for another ''CON for president!

[aj4321-2009]

somebody other than sweetie hussein.

Enjoy!

/

Posted by VastR-WCon at 04:43 PM : Aug 27, 2008
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Wow. You are really pissed off by the word "sweetie". Buy you are unoffended by words like "C*nt" or "Bit**". I marvel at your sense of dignity.

[aj4321-2009]

Obama supported his cousin before the election process here started. (Google ''''Obama and Odinga'''')

Posted by bullyforhim at 05:00 PM : Aug 27, 2008
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I hear *** Cheney is Obama''s cousin too. Let''s blame Obama for *** Cheney.

[aj4321-2009]

Obama states:" We owe McCain gratitude, not our vote" yet, Americans don''''t owe Obama anything- in truth.


Posted by peterp111 at 05:03 PM : Aug 27, 2008
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Just because you add the word "truth" at the end does not make it true. For example, McCain is a child molester, in truth.

[whitemale08]

Thanks Hillary, appreciate it!!!

[aj4321-2009]

Hey bullyforhim, How many points did you accumulate today from McBush?

[toolmangler-2009]

Posted by bullyforhim at 05:02 PM : Aug 27, 2008


So what you ask for is four more years of the last eight....... right???????

[whitemale08]

20.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass...NOT EXACTLY: it took just 14 days from start to finish.



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Posted by bullyforhim at 05:10 PM : Aug 27, 200--

Quit looking at the "petty stuff", we have which is why no matter how much "petty stuff" you bring up it won''t work.

Focus on "policy" and you''ll have a better chance but I doubt it.

[whitemale08]

bullyforhim, no ones reading that pasted garbage you are attempting to deceive people with. You are just wasting time and space.....


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Posted by chitown639 at 05:16 PM : Aug 27, 2008--

LMAO!!!!

That''s the problem with Republicans, they think "petty politics" trumps the issues...LMAO!!!

[toolmangler-2009]

If Obama does not win, McBush is ''your'' next President
No ifs, ands, buts or maybes.

[whitemale08]

That''s why Republicans rely so heavily on Fox Noise and junkyard dogs like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh to sucker the American public with "sucker issues" or "petty issues" instead of "real issues".

They hate to deal with "real issues" because of the horrendous record of failure, so they repeat over and over again these "sucker issues" hopihg that the American people will forget about their failures.

[whitemale08]

Okay, then, Obama libs -- smile when you say "I voted for the best liar in the Dem party".

Or does it depend on what the meaning of "best" is?


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Posted by bullyforhim at 05:23 PM : Aug 27, 2008--

I don''t care if he did lie, all politicians lie, including Hillary and John McCain, and if you don''t think so then you are down right stupid!!!!

It''s the issues, if they lie while in office then impeach like they should''ve done with George Bush, and did do with Bill Clinton. ''

But everybody knows that the country was 10 times better off under Democrats back in the 90''s

[rudy654-2009]

9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian...NOT EXACTLY: not one former teacher says you could speak the language

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Oh shut up. What kind of krap are you working today? Has anyone made a trip to Indonesia to see if he spoke it fluently?????? Who cares?????? Why don''t you check for lint in his belly button, if you are so dammmed concerned?

[rudy654-2009]

Posted by whitemale08 at 05:24 PM

I have caught the hate radio show hosts in so many lies. What I want is for these people to be held clearly liable especially if their lies ever result in injury to anyone.

[whitemale08]

9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian...NOT EXACTLY: not one former teacher says you could speak the language

*********

Oh shut up. What kind of krap are you working today? Has anyone made a trip to Indonesia to see if he spoke it fluently?????? Who cares?????? Why don''''t you check for lint in his belly button, if you are so dammmed concerned?


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Posted by rudy654 at 05:28 PM : Aug 27, 2008--

Well said, these "petty rumors" never stop. you wonder what''s in their diet of these stupid Republicans.

[vastr-wcon]

.
It''s going to be fun tonight! Here''s the game: see how many people you can identify whose words are stolen by Plagiarist-Joe and used in his speech - without attribution. If you get:

0-10 right = you are an ignoramus who would vote for anybody, including a liar and plagiarist
11-100 right = you are not a totally brain-dead democrat, and there might be hope for you
101-1000 right = you actually seem to have some discernment and ethics and probably did not cheat on your law school exam
1001+ = you are a winner! you are clearly too smart for the hope-change, change-hope, hopeable-change, changeable-hope BS and will vote for somebody other than sweetie hussein.

Good luck!

/

[rudy654-2009]

Posted by bullyforhim at 05:30 PM

He said he believes all politicians lie. The Bible says all men lie. But let''s not be hypocritical, eh? Not when you have been deliberately lied to some 935 times and loved every minute of it.

[luvienne]

The Republicans,party for rich,have been spinning the truth for the last eight years. Our economy tells the story. The baseless war in Iraqi tells the stury. I will vote what''s best for my wallet. It''s time for the Democrats, the party of the people.OBAMA 08

[realpatriot1]

bullyforhim,

Too bad none of your Obama quotes were actually said by Obama.

You don''t source your attacks. Like all GOP trolls you hope to throw out enough lies that some gullible people will accept them as truth without looking into them, but they don''t even make sense. When was any economic bill voted down 99-0 in the Senate? That''s a lie and you know it!

Voting to fund the troops is not voting for the war strategy and conduct.

Obama never said he didn''t have dealings with lobbyists, he said they wouldn''t be the main funders of his campaign and they haven''t been. The money he accepts from PACs and lobbyists accounts for 1% of his total funds.

Obama passed legislation in the Illinois Legislature to regulate Excelon, not exactly emblematic of a cozy relationship like McCain enjoys with his oil drilling benefactors.

[whitemale08]

9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian...NOT EXACTLY: not one former teacher says you could speak the language

*********

Oh shut up. What kind of krap are you working today? Has anyone made a trip to Indonesia to see if he spoke it fluently?????? Who cares?????? Why don''''t you check for lint in his belly button, if you are so dammmed concerned?


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Posted by rudy654 at 05:28 PM : Aug 27, 2008--

Show me a perfect candidate, and he''s my guy but Obama will do better then McCain.

[haoli25]

Hillary releases her delegates...''Fly, monkeys, Fly!''

[condumbism]

A registerd Republicon and Iraq War veteran from Tennessee is now at the DNC nominating Barack Obama for President. This mans speech will be played over and over again for the next 70 days.

[causeway_n]

Posted by badaxmofo at 05:32 PM : Aug 27, 2008"

Hey cletus - if you''re such a gung ho patriot why are you cowering in your trailer park rather than fighting for your beloved ''murrkkka in Iraq or Afghanistan......oh yeah it''s because like all conservatives and Republicans you''re just a loud mouthed yellow bellied coward

[toolmangler-2009]

smile when you say "I voted for the best liar in the Dem party".
Posted by bullyforhim at 05:23 PM : Aug 27, 2008



And you never have? did you ever tell a traffic cop "I wasn''t going that fast, I did not weave over the yellow line, My speedometer is inacccurate" You owned up to every infraction of the laws of your state/country? Don''t try to tell me that a "little white lie" isn''t a real ''Lie''. I am not excusing any possible untruths that Obama may have uttered, but you have by inference made McCain out to be a saint and that as big an untruth as what you accuse Obama of.
How much are you being paid to trash McCains opponents? Tell the truth now...

[tfheringer]

All these Democrats appear to be nothing, but a bunch of fluff with absolutely no substance. At least McCain has some thing of substance even if it is not much. I refuse to vote for this Marxian ideologue, by the name of Obama.

[tfheringer]

All these Democrats appear to be nothing, but a bunch of fluff with absolutely no substance. At least McCain has some thing of substance even if it is not much. I refuse to vote for this Marxian ideologue, by the name of Obama.

[tfheringer]

All these Democrats appear to be nothing, but a bunch of fluff with absolutely no substance. At least McCain has some thing of substance even if it is not much. I refuse to vote for this Marxian ideologue, by the name of Obama.

[mr2258]

No need to trash Obama.He trashes himself.Obama admits on national TV to using illegal drugs.We don''t need a drug user for president.

[rudy654-2009]

Posted by mr2258 at 06:07 PM

The cut-n-paste repo strikes again!

[rudy654-2009]

Posted by joule3 at 06:10 PM

I think Jowls is looking for a cabinet position with Obama.

[mr2258]

The democratic party is the party of choice for cowards and homosexuals.

[omega39-2009]

The democratic party is the party of choice for cowards and homosexuals.

Posted by mr2258 a

OK, I''m convinced you''re a bot, no person could be as inarticulate and stupid as you appear to be.

[mr2258]

The republicans may have a few bad apples. FACT--the democdatic party is the party of choice of cowards and homosexuals.

[mr2258]

I only post facts.

[rudy654-2009]

Posted by mr2258 at 06:19 PM

Burp!

[rudy654-2009]

I only post farts.

Posted by mr2258 at 06:21 PM

If you say so.

[forevertru-2009]

HILLARY IS LOSING.....

JOHN McCAIN IS WINNING.....

[rosieod4prez]

"And who knows what drugs McCain might have done (with drugs) during and after the Vietnam era. - Posted by chitown639



Why Chitown - I thought you Democrats prided yourselves on the rights of individuals.


And, yet here you are telling us McCain is guilty by association!


So, I knida doubt he flew his fighter while on drugs, are you saying the NVA supplied him with Pot ?


Just like a Democrat - one set of rules for the world, but they don''t apply to the Dems...

[rudy654-2009]

I''''d rather talk real issues like how much BO is going to raise my taxes.


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Posted by joule3 at 06:21 PM

Well, if your earning over 200,000 you won''t be getting any more tax breaks while the rest of us make up for what you haven''t fairly paid.