January 3, 2008, 9:58pm
Today’s caucuses in Iowa marked the end of the longshot presidential runs by two of the four U.S. senators in the race. Joseph Biden Jr. of Delaware and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut barely registered in the first vote of the year. Here are their farewell speeches:
Categories: Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Politics, Joseph Biden Jr., Christopher Dodd
October 19, 2007, 10:00pm
The House this week passed a bill to extend a moratorium on taxing Internet access another four years before it expires Nov. 1, but when Senate Republicans later moved to vote on a permanent ban, Democrat Mary Landrieu objected on behalf of her colleague, Thomas Carper of Delaware. Now she’s the target of an online video by the National Republican Senatorial Committee that portrays her as the Internet tax woman.
“Mary Landrieu would apparently rather you be taxed each time you log on to the Internet to pay a bill, get directions or send an e-mail,” NRSC Communications Director Rebecca Fisher said in a press release touting the video. “I guess she figures she has voted for higher taxes on almost everything else, why not the Internet. What is Mary Landrieu’s objection with permanently extending the Internet tax ban?”
Categories: Delaware, Louisiana, Technology, Thomas Carper, Mary Landrieu, Taxes, AdWatch
August 1, 2007, 10:55pm
Categories: Delaware, Politics, Sen. Joseph Biden Jr., Joseph Biden Jr.
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.
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.
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