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Home Front: Politix
Viral e-mail: is Joe Biden getting a pink slip?
2008-09-19
Jim Geraghty, "Campaign Spot" @ National Review
Why All The Talk of Replacing Biden?

I called it a "crazy prediction" back on August 29.

It's now a viral e-mail:

Subject: Biden stepping down

Let me share some info with you that I have gotten from excellent sources within the DNC:

On or about October 5th, Biden will excuse himself from the ticket, citing health problems, and he will be replaced by Hillary. This is timed to occur after the VP debate on 10/2.

There have been talks all weekend about how to proceed with this info. generally, the feeling is that we should all go ahead and get it out there to as many blog sites and personal email lists as is possible. I have already seen a few short blurbs about this - the "health problem" cited in those articles was aneurysm. Probably many of you have heard the same rumblings.

However, at this point, with this inside info from the DNC, it looks like this Obama strategy will be a go. Therefore, it seems that the best strategy is to get out in front of this Obama maneuver, spell it out in detail, and thereby expose it for the grand manipulation that it is.

So, let's start mixing this one up and cut the Obamites off at the pass - send this info out to as many people as you can - post about it on websites and blogs - etc etc

I think it's supremely unlikely that this will occur. Yet somehow, the meme continues to grow...
Posted by:Mike

#12  The way Hillary will run as VP is if Obama is sure to lose. And the only way Obama is sure to lose is if he's found in bed with a live boy or a dead girl. Hillary doesn't want to wait 8 years to run again. She wants to run in 2012.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2008-09-19 22:32  

#11  I wonder when States start sending out absentee ballots? Seems that as much as the Dems use absentee ballots to stuff the ballot boxes that they wouldn't do anything to jeopardize that particularly lucrative form of voter fraud.
Posted by: RWV   2008-09-19 22:26  

#10  well he was remarking on some reporter's pecs today... a few more of those gaffs and he's toast....on the other hand, since it was a male reporter, maybe he gets a boost in the Alice B. Toklas (Gay SF Voters) club.

PS - ignore the nym - it's a coincidence - no really.... Fred, we need to talk.....
Posted by: Jaiper the Scantily Clad2605   2008-09-19 22:05  

#9  Gotta go with Blondie on this one, just cause he gives her the tap don't mean Shrillary is gonna hop to it. She and Bill are not the students, they're the professors, and like she said, what's in it for her/them? Nothing but blame.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2008-09-19 21:59  

#8  Intrade.com has the odds of Biden withdrawing at 7% today. But, that is up 1.9%. If you have a few bucks for a longshot bet....
Posted by: Formerly Dan   2008-09-19 20:53  

#7  By all means, Barbara, please do. :P

(It would be even more fun with Howie "YEAAAAAAARRRRGH!" Dean, though.)

I'm not sure about California law, either, NS. I think they would allow it, but I'm not sure.
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2008-09-19 20:37  

#6  I'm not sure San Fran Nan can run for two Federal seats in the same election. Probably depends on Calif law.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-09-19 19:57  

#5  I think you're (half) joking, Blondie, but it's too plausible to be really funny.

That said, can we point and laugh? ;-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-09-19 19:48  

#4  Ok, AlanC, here's my half-a'd analysis.

Bill & Hill ain't gonna do it. There's nothing in it for them, except the blame if The One doesn't make it (can't be HIS fault!)

They'd have to pick someone else. Don't know who would want in on this sinking ship.

Just for fun, let's say Pelosi. (I think she can still hold on to her Speaker seat, right? Not like she's putting in any work there anyhow.) PUMA's still are pissed off at the O-man. No new support for him there. Axelrod starts an astroturf organization called COUGAR (acronym to be worked out later), but it gets swamped by horny Nutroots D&D fanatics into older women.

McCain and Palin get a bump from the people who just can't stomach San Fran Nan.

MSM tries to spin this as a new, brilliant maneuver that strengthens the ticket (with the obligatory "Sorry, Joe, sad to see you go!" stories for a day or so). Olbermann gets even more creepy and Matthews gets that tingle up his leg again.

The Nutroots develop even crazier theories about Republican superviruses that affected poor ol' Joe. They are easily identified at the polls since they are the only ones wearing surgical masks and gloves in fear of the deadly cooties.
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2008-09-19 19:43  

#3  Okay, I believe that this is just one of those self perpetuating rumors.

BUT, what should / would the response be from:

A) Hillary
B) Bill
C) McCain / Palin
D) Pumas
E) MSM
F) MSDemos
G) Nutroots

Seems like a fun game to play to me.
Posted by: AlanC   2008-09-19 16:10  

#2  Yeah, well this is only about the fifth time I've read this scenario so it wouldn't exactly be hard to see through.
Posted by: tu3031   2008-09-19 16:06  

#1  health problems = complications from hair transplant
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2008-09-19 16:02  

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