HENDERSON, Nev., Oct. 18, 2008
Biden Attacks GOP Robo Calls, Mocks Palin
Democrat Says Calls About Obama Are "Scurrilous," Targets Palin's "Pro-America" Comment
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Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks during a campaign rally in Henderson, Nev. on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. (AP)
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Biden pointed to automated phone calls sent to voters in key swing states by Republican John McCain's campaign. The calls attempt to link Democrat Barack Obama to former '60s radical William Ayers.
The calls assert Obama "worked closely with domestic terrorist" Ayers, though there is no evidence the Illinois senator and Ayers are close.
"The Republican campaign has stepped up its attacks," Biden told a crowd of 3,800 at an evening rally in the Las Vegas suburbs. "You may have heard about the scurrilous phone calls that are coming into homes - in Nevada and in New Mexico, where I was, and in Virginia, where I'm going - that question Barack Obama's character and by implication question his patriotism."
"They don't hurt Barack Obama. They don't hurt me. But they hurt the American people because they're an attempt to distract you from the issues that matter to your daily lives."
The McCain campaign has defended the calls, saying the association between Ayers and Obama raises question about the Democrat's judgment.
At an earlier rally, in Mesilla, N.M., Biden took aim at a comment from rival
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have never been to a state that hasn't sent its sons and daughters to serve its country," Biden said in Mesilla as the crowd of about 2,000 booed Palin's reported comments. "It doesn't matter where you live, we all love this country. And I hope it gets through that one of the reasons why Barack (Obama) and I are running is that we know how damaging the policy of division ... has been.
"We are one nation, under God, indivisible," Biden shouted to the crowd. "We are all patriotic, we all love this country."
According to published reports, Palin told a North Carolina fundraiser Thursday that the best of America was not in Washington, D.C., but in small towns like the one in Alaska where she served as mayor.
The Delaware senator focused his remarks Friday on the working-class issues that have been the foundation of his appeal.
In Nevada, he spoke in a city park in Henderson, an older first-ring suburb of Las Vegas. The area has been roughed up by the collapse of the housing market. An impassioned and animated Biden, promised to rebuild the middle class, reform health care and put a temporary moratorium on home foreclosures.
His emotional and loud appeal was a stark contrast from his description of this running mate.
"Barack is going to have his hands full. But Barack is put together and, by the way, they are steady hands, you watch him," he said. "You saw how steady he is in those debates. This is man who has equanimity. This is man who not only is really bright, but he has the temperament for the moment."
McCain spokesman Rick Gorka called Biden speech "bombastic and spiteful."
"It's unfortunate that Biden used this unique opportunity to champion the protectionist, higher tax policies of Herbert Hoover instead of offering constructive solutions to help hurting Nevadans," Gorka said.
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- It sadden me to know that we are a country so blind to change and we all of us hold so much bitterness in side. One of the challenges of great leadership is knowing how to lead organize and commnicate to people good ideals. I don''t see that in Mccain or Palin.
After this election is over win or lose Mccain and Palin will be defined by the World at watch by there pervasive belief to spread hatred, racism and divide the very country that Mccain saids he love so well.
Mccain is a disapointment of what America can become, Historically the world at large will view him and Palin as racist and political Radical spreading a new form of radical revolution toward people of color in this country. That continue to say if you are not white you are not American or its not right.
The American peopleare not stupid on this anger Mccain is spreading, his dishonesty for the sake of appearing honest. (what insanity!
McCain and Palin has shown unrealistic as well as arrogant and dislike for Obama because he is Black or by Racial they have went as far to spread out right lies on this man false truth, false anger is a very intimate act. And so, of course it is very RISKY for this country the Great United States of America to embrace. - Reply to this comment
- Mccain and Palin are embracing hate and racist tactics to win over votes, That is not good for the American people nor the Country which have a deep history for racism, it is dangerous to spread these false rumors polorizing this country re-opening wounds that we as a people want to heal. Win or lose McCain and Palin will go down in history as radicals and racist. The damage to McCain Honor as a Hero has been damaged by him and his running mate his style or dirty campagning will be attach to him for life.
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- I have received some Republican calls I called there office and stated in no uncertain terms if I received any more I would press charges I am on the do not call list.
Posted by antoniof123 at 10:04 AM : Oct 19, 2008
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Antoniof123, I totally agree with you regarding these disgusting calls. However, just fyi--political campaigns are exempted from the Do Not Call list. Unfortunately. - Reply to this comment
- Obama may win in November because of the following...
the media is supporting him and not reporting negative stories about him with examples including....
his criminal associate Tony Rezko''s jail sentencing scheduled for October 28 or 29 the same time Obama bought half hour tv time with CBS and NBC...
a few networks/media outlets have deliberately oversampled african americans to give Obama the mistaken edge in polls for months...
Obama''s flip flopping on campaign finance law where he decides to change his mind to accept private donations and allowing Bush/Cheney to wiretap americans while giving phone companies immunity with FISA laws for political expediency...
no surprise Powell endorses Obama since he revealed he was already excited about his candidancy in the spring as a african american....dunno why it is a big deal when it has been revealed that Powell lied about Iraq''s WMD in 2003 to promote the war at the UN and lost credibility.... - Reply to this comment
- You white devils are finally gonna pay for enslaving blacks! November 4, 2008 will be a GREAT day in world history, marking the downfall of the most evil empire on earth!
My spiritual mentor said it best:
"God d@mn America!"
Posted by witeygonapay
And if your guy doesn''t win??? - Reply to this comment
- Sarah Palin is a communist because she can see Russia from her house !!
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- The banking crisis is not 60 days old. It took 8 years to build up to this, with Bush''''s "stimulus packages," outlandish spending, tax breaks for the wealthy, and McCain''''s deregulation giving the perfect foundations. The Dems have been in control of one branch for 2 years and they''''ve been fought on every productive measure.
Posted by champgrow
I am sorry to say but you are wrong, and way wrong. This crisis was not 60 days or even 8 years old. This crisis'' foundation was laid in the 70''s under the Redumplican man-god Ronald R. Reagan. They deified this worthless POS (piece of ***) while he systematically destroyed the middle class in the United States. We are not supposed to talk bad about him, after all he is dead, but he did more to ruin this country than any ten people in dubya''s administration. His policies then allowed an idiot to get elected (twice!) and now the chickens have come home to roost. It is time to read our history and learn from our mistakes. - Reply to this comment
- I have received some Republican calls I called there office and stated in no uncertain terms if I received any more I would press charges I am on the do not call list.
I haven''t got one sense. I am sick of this type of tactic from either party. Now if you like it well you must be a nut case. - Reply to this comment
- Just wait until Obama, Rev Wright,Jessie,and Al are sitting around the oval office in a few months and Obama has a brain cramp and says guys how in the world are we going to pay for all of these promises I made to every group in the world to get elected? Lets see,the rich and big business will not pay for it because they don''''t need my handouts. The only ones left are the working people and I promised them that big $1000 dallor tax cut. We will just take more out of their paychecks,if they beleived all the things I told them they will be to dumb to look at their pay stubs anyway. Case solved,good job guys.
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You are an idiot. Just when I thought I have seen the dumbest post from a stupid republican, they just keep typing. - Reply to this comment
- McCain has lurched from disaster to disaster with his biggest disaster being nominating racist-secessionist Caribou Barbie for his running mate. She strikes terror into the hearts of many patiortic and loyal Americans, marking her clearly as the TERRORIST in this race.
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- The banking crisis is not 60 days old. It took 8 years to build up to this, with Bush''s "stimulus packages," outlandish spending, tax breaks for the wealthy, and McCain''s deregulation giving the perfect foundations. The Dems have been in control of one branch for 2 years and they''ve been fought on every productive measure.
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- Hello? Keating? Hagee? Parsley? Singlaub? Pearson? Palin? And McCain says Obama has judgment problems? Priceless. Hypocrisy is alive and well in McCain/Palin. They would distract you from their own malfeasance by unsupported and unfounded half-truths and lies. Do not be distracted by their magician''s parlor tricks America. Keep your eyes on the ball and we can weather the McCain/Palin storm.
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- Palin/McCain a recipe for division-for disaster.
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- McCain/Palin
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- I received this call. I was angered to say the least. It evidences how low the McCain campaign will stoop to win the election. He is a two-faced liar when he accuses Obama of this type of campaign ad and disavowels his use of them. Most American voter can see through this facade. It is the rabel that show upat his rallies that are receptive to the vile, deceitful content of tyhese calls.
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- "The McCain campaign has defended the calls, saying the association between Ayers and Obama raises question about the Democrat''''s judgment."
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Bush and McCain''s ties to Libyan Terrorist Qaddafi raises questions about Republican Loyalty to America. - Reply to this comment
- "The McCain campaign has defended the calls, saying the association between Ayers and Obama raises question about the Democrat''s judgment."
Hello? Keating? Hagee? Parsley? Singlaub? Pearson? Palin? And McCain says Obama has judgment problems? Priceless. - Reply to this comment
- Just wait until Obama, Rev Wright,Jessie,and Al are sitting around the oval office in a few months and Obama has a brain cramp and says guys how in the world are we going to pay for all of these promises I made to every group in the world to get elected? Lets see,the rich and big business will not pay for it because they don''t need my handouts. The only ones left are the working people and I promised them that big $1000 dallor tax cut. We will just take more out of their paychecks,if they beleived all the things I told them they will be to dumb to look at their pay stubs anyway. Case solved,good job guys.
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- Way to go Joe! Americans are sick of hearing that whiny voice of Sarah already.
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- Obama has collected over a half billion dollars and is a unknown.I would say most people who vote for him are middle class or the poor.Alot of his voters will be the handout takers.Now out of this group of people who are for him how do we explain where all this money came from? How many of us went to those $2000 dollar plate dinners? How many sent him few hundred dollars cash? Could it be the money came from the ones he says he is going to tax and spread the wealth?Did it come from big business that he says he is going to tax more and send them overseas with the rest of them?
We don''t know where all this money came from but we do know it will have a price tag on it.Nobody spent all this money for nothing. - Reply to this comment
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