Serious question, folks. Do you want this guy to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency?
A couple of days ago we asked if Biden was drinking on the job, based on a video from the campaign trail in which he staggered on the stage and slurred his speech when introducing his wife Jill, and both Obamas.
Now, this second video has emerged, on No Quarter and elsewhere…
From Savage Politics:
You are NOT hallucinating and this is not a camera trick, the man singing and dancing above IS Joe Biden, and as can be easily assessed, he is disgustingly DRUNK.
Do we really want a Coke-Head (Obama) and a Drunk (Biden) running our Nation? Is this the type of readiness that they are prepared to offer America? Because if it is, I much prefer voting for a War Hero and an Independent Reformer, no matter their faults. I am simply not willing to watch as our future generations grow up believing that you can get drunk, snort cocaine, plagiarize others, get credit for things you have never done yourself, and then be allowed to irresponsibly run the lives of your fellow citizens, just because you are good at putting on a cute show.
And as Team Obama takes aim at Sarah Pilen for being a national security lightweight, more and more people are finding that charge to be hypocritical. First off, Obama himself (ya know, the candidate at the TOP of the ticket) has ZERO foreign policy creds. And now it’s becoming increasingly apparent that his VP choice is a lightweight in more ways than one. Via Savage:
After trying to paint Palin as an “inexperienced” candidate, a clearly ridiculous attempt since their main candidate fares far worse than her in this aspect, they are now trimming down their attack to only one complaint: “She doesn’t have ANY National Security experience!”
Apparently, they had to get specific with their attacks when they realized that the majority of people still see her as better suited to be President than both Democratic candidates, all thanks to her 13 years of executive experience (no matter how minimal, since they have NONE). The question then is: Is this new line of attack and criticism accurate? NO!
It turns out that the attacks are NOT consistent with her record:
Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It’s on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units.
As governor of Alaska, Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden’s.
She’s also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security’s counterterrorism plans.
Palin is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the entire country’s defense. Given Alaska’s proximity to Russia, she may have security clearances we don’t even know about.
She can be entrusted with our national security, because she already is.
In other words, her security clearance and experience in these matters exceeds even Mr. Biden’s, who parades himself as a “National Security Expert”. Of course, this by far surpasses Mr. Obama, who can only find out about National Security matters by watching CNN and/or by Googling the pertinent terms on his laptop.
What will then be left for the Democrats to attack when this bit of sweet truth becomes common knowledge? That she is a WOMAN and that her self described “hockey mom” status, qualifies her as “not ready yet” for the “big leagues”. Really?
About Biden’s obnoxious and public displays of drunkenness…
…If this is how he acts ON CAMERA when campaigning, imagine what might go on behind closed doors when he’s truly under pressure, like for instance, in the Oval Office during a crisis…



He’s still has more class then barry obama.
It looks like him- but how can we source this? I have seen this around for the last few days- but there has to be a way to find out for SURE?
TD- have you seen the entire video of the debacle on CNN this afternoon? Brazile, and the reporter who has been sent by CNN to “vet” the Palins in Alaska?
WHEN DID CNN EVER SEND A REPORTER TO CHICAGO TO VET BARRY SOETORO??
Saul Alinsky must be so proud.
Andy Martin on WABC radio NOW
Yikes!
I am certainly going to start making a pat-down mandatory for people entering my house, making sure no cameras or camera phones are allowed in.
what i want to know was what was he singing…. lol
Did he ever have a dringing problem before?
BREAKING: Greta Van Susteren’s husband and top hillary supporter breaks ranks and supports McCAin
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1378342539/bclid1380400424/bctid1745121609
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tamcam/archive/2008/09/01/top-hillary-supporter-switches-to-mccain.aspx
THE DEFECTIONS BEGIN
To Glenn: he was singing an advertising gingle for The Villages, a retirement community in Florida. The advertisements used to run on Fox News Channel all the time, which probably gives you a hint that the Senator listens to “Fair & Balanced News”.
Look, so what if Joe Biden had a few beers while out fishing somewhere. It doesn’t look to me as though he was on official government business. And everyone should be able to let their hair down and be silly on occasion. I say, good for him!
What I find deplorable is the double standard applied to Democrats and Republicans. What is applied to one should be applied to the other. By that I mean the vetting of Sarah Palin and her family is far in excess of anything that Barack Obama has received.
Hell, we still don’t know exactly where Senator Obama (if that IS his legal name) was even born, as he hasn’t produced either an original birth certificate OR a certified copy of said birth certificate.
Anyone have video of Larry King tonight? Apparently it was a despicable display of smears against Palin. Look, it ain’t about party. Your Dem party has been completely co-opted. What an incredible, despicable display by Dem leadership protecting their power interests. I am absolutely livid.
didnt he have brain surgery? from what i understand, outbursts like this can often be associated with the type of surgery he had.
could be wrong tho…
today I also switched to CNN just to see what they are up to.
Anderson Cooper asked BO about the experience of Sarah Palin in comparison to his.
BO had the nerv to sell his two years campaigning as experience in leadership.
Much more worth of course than Govenour Palins, because of the number of employees he has and the amount of money he handles.
http://www.americanprowler.com/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13801
Meanwhile, the Obama campaign has asked the DNC to coordinate surrogates that appear on camera to attack Gov. Palin. “Last Friday, the Democrat women they put all looked old and tired, nothing like what folks were seeing from Palin,” says an Obama media adviser. “It was like, ‘we don’t have any good-looking younger representatives to put up?’”
My Dad was a weekend boozer… but he feed his family well ,worked very very hard and we loved so very much. But if you remember Biden was tipsy up on stage.he was at work) .. Didn’t look very good… and you didn’t hear anything about it on the news…and they what to bring up Palins daughter 24 /7. Its not right…
Speaking Joe and muddles thinking…check this out-( but not with a mouthful of liquid that could damage your keyboard)
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/oh-that-joe-no.html
September 01, 2008 5:13 PM
At a Scranton, Penn., Italian festival this afternoon, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. standing on the side of a black Suburban, took the microphone to address the downtown crowd and explain why Hurricane Gustav precluded his campaigning today.
“I will be back, I’ll be back to campaign in earnest,” Biden said, “but today is not the moment for me to campaign. Today is the moment for me as a United States senator running for president to put aside the national politics and focus on what’s happening down there” in the Gulf Coast.
Biden has still spent more time this election cycle campaigning for president than he has running for vice president.
– Jake Tapper and Matt Jaffe
It just occurred to me that all the small town people liike myself “clinging to their guns and religion because they are bitter” (so saild Obama) have someone to whom we can look up to and admire in Sarah Palin. She could really steal the vote in the General Election. She’s also smart, capable, an ethical leader, honest (didn’t hide the daughter’s pregnancy) and a woman. I’m sold.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1QVhRDkFc0
remember in november that there are some other races that are equally important to support:
namely those who are running against pelosi and kerry.
http://cindyforcongress.com/
http://edoreilly.com/
TD,
Here’s one of Binden Campaigning Drunk. just like Obama, what is the DNC think’ing.
You don’t hear the television networks talking about how Hunter Biden is a lobbyist and how he’s involved in corruption:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/23/AR2008082302200.html?nav=hcmodule
“Obama then joined Joe Biden, who had made directly for the bar when the
two candidates arrived, at a table celebrating another birthday.”
http://thepage.time.com/obama-pool-report-from-hamilton-indiana/
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Holy cow, this can’t be helpful to Obama, eh?
I don’t know Joe Biden all that well, other than his political views. Could it be that when he gets over excited he just acts like he’s drunk? Or, is there a history of this stuff with him?
I had a hard time telling if it was Joe in the video, too. But it sounded like his voice, so I guess it’s probable. All I know is, if this guy does have a drinking problem, the thought of him giving advice to Obama on military issues is scary as hell. I hope if there’s a 3:00 am call in the White House with Obama, that the maid picks up. We may be safer that way.
THAT’S ALL WE NEED IN THE WHITE HOUSE TO RUN OUR COUNTRY IS A
ANTI-AMERICA RACIST SOCIALIST AND A DRUNKEN ALCOHOLIC.
VOTE COUNTRY FIRST-McCAIN/PALIN “NO WAY OBAMA”
you guys never seemed to worry about BUSH AND CHENEY and their past drinking problems their DUI ’s not to memtion BUSH never quit drinking until he was in his 40’s. He never knew what was going on and still doesn’t, he was pampered by Mommie and Daddy covered up for him his whole life. Joe Biden has always been a distinguished member of the Senate and if you ever kept up with politics these past 20+ years you would know that, he has always been well respected on both sides of the isle.
Can’t an old duffer have a few drinks and sing and dance? This video is perfectly harmless. Let’s get Biden on other stuff
BTW I’m voting McCain/Palin
http://carpetride.wordpress.com/
Louise, I’m pretty sure the readers of this site opposed George Bush. Do note that George Bush is not running for reelection.
And, if I may say in his defense, in spite of the vicious and heated opposition he faced from, say, Pelosi and Hillary, he was never anything but respectful toward them.
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Nothing wrong with drinking on the job.
I used to drink on the job all the time.
Back off.
Mark my words, Biden will not survive 2 years into Obama’s administration. Biden is earmarked for slaughter, and then Obama can appoint whomever he likes without our getting to vote on it. This is why Obama selected an old drunk for VP, nobody will question his passing.
McCain is old and frail too. In the end, only one person stands between us and the Obamanation: Sarah “Barracuda” Palin. And for that, the media is trying to flay her alive. Reality is exceeding the wildest fiction.
Jay Leno had a clip last night after the monologue that shows Obama and Biden talking to someone apparently after the “Speech” last Thursday. Jay made fun of Obama’s unhappy expression as Joe talked, but it sure looked like Joe had been on the happy juice. I have been unable to find a web version but expect it to be posted to Leno’s site soon. We need to chase this much further.
Found the link of the Leno site today: http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/video/clips/monologue-92/569446/
You need to watch to the end. Maybe it is related to his brain aneurysms, but it looks like “drunk” to me.
I still laugh at this, see you never know who got a camera…