‘Life And Politics’: Sen. Biden’s Book Tour
August 1, 2007, 10:55pm
Categories: Delaware, Politics, Sen. Joseph Biden Jr., Joseph Biden Jr.
Michigan Man To Biden: Come See ‘My Baby’
July 30, 2007, 12:02pm
Jered Townsend of Clio, Mich., touched a nerve of Sen. Joe Biden during last week’s CNN/YouTube debate when he grabbed his assault rifle and asked the Democratic candidates what they would do to protect “my baby.”
Biden’s response: “I don’t know that he is mentally qualified to be owning that gun. I’m being serious…. I hope he doesn’t come looking for me.”
Well, Biden’s nightmare has come true. Townsend is looking for him — to come to Michigan and see the gun in question for himself, shoot it at a local shooting range there and then explain why he thinks such guns should be banned. Or if that plan doesn’t work for Biden, D-Del., Townsend said he would be happy to go on CNN and debate Biden about gun control.
“If you have a felony, you shouldn’t have a gun,” said Townsend, who also extended the offer to Biden via an interview with the Reason magazine blog Hit & Run. “I myself have no criminal background. I am free and clear. … I am an average citizen with a hobby, and this happens to be it. … I’m not a criminal, and I’m not mentally unstable.”
You can hear all of that and more, including a tutorial on assault weapons, in Townsend’s new 10-minute YouTube video.
The Politico reported last week that after the debate, Biden e-mailed Townsend with his telephone number and even offered to go hunting in Michigan.
Sounds like an excellent photo op will be coming soon. And I can’t wait to see the YouTube video of the twosome on the trail (the one in the woods, not on the campaign circuit) — Biden with his 10-gauge shotgun and Townsend with his assault rifle. The poor deer don’t stand a chance.
Categories: Delaware, Gun Rights, Sen. Joseph Biden Jr., Presidency 2008, Joseph Biden Jr.
Video-To-Video With Joe Biden
April 2, 2007, 10:44pm
The presidential campaign of Delaware Sen. Joe Biden has launched a Web site that pits their man against other candidates in the Democratic field.
Biden’s site, Head-To-Head ‘08, features clips posted to the YouTube video-sharing site and offers issue-based comparisons of Biden against his rivals. The first video-to-video clash is the war in Iraq, and Biden’s new Web site links to his “old” one, Plan For Iraq.
Head-To-Head ‘08 also is very “bloggy” in that in links to the campaign sites of Biden’s rivals and encourages readers to visit those sites for more information on the candidates’ views. Were that democracy-friendly design continue into the general election if Biden prevailed in his longshot bid for the Democratic nomination — or were it to be adopted by the eventual nominee — then it would really be innovative.
Hotline On Call offered this reaction to Head-To-Head ‘08: “The campaign says they choose the specific YouTube videos by judging the best presentation of the candidates’ position — either an official video, a video from a supporter or media appearance in which the candidate addresses his or her policy on Iraq directly. Nonetheless, picking and putting other candidates’ words in their mouths could leave the door open for a potential problem.”
Categories: Issues, Delaware, Iraq, Sen. Joseph Biden Jr., Presidency 2008, Joseph Biden Jr.
We Three Candidates Of Democrats Are
February 5, 2007, 8:56pm
Three more Democratic presidential candidates had their time in the party’s spotlight at the Democratic National Committee meeting over the weekend, and PoliticsTV captured their speeches on film.
Sen. Joseph Biden Jr. of Delaware:
Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico:
Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa:
Categories: AirCongress, Delaware, Iowa, New Mexico, Sen. Joseph Biden Jr., Presidency 2008, Bill Richardson, Tom Vilsack, Gov. Bill Richardson, Joseph Biden Jr.
Joe Biden: How Not To Run For President
February 1, 2007, 8:31pm
Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden Jr. hoped to make a statesmanlike splash yesterday with this video against a troop surge in Iraq as he officially announced his candidacy for president in 2008:
Instead, he made a bigger splash when he told the New York Observer that one of his rivals for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, is the “first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.”
And that bit of racial insensitivity reminded many Biden watchers about his other bout with racial insensitivity last summer. “You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin’ Donuts [in Delaware] unless you have a slight Indian accent.”
That gaffe worked to the financial advantage of Raj Bhakta, an Indian-American congressional candidate in neighboring Pennsylvania who used Biden’s words to solicit donations of $7.11.
Bhakta lost his race, but Biden is the one looking more like a loser to a lot of folks these days.
Categories: Delaware, Illinois, Producer's Picks, Iraq, Sen. Joseph Biden Jr., Presidency 2008, Barack Obama, Race, Joseph Biden Jr.
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