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Home Front: Politix
Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the hair plugs of war. Biden goes on the offensive
2008-09-15
Victoria McGrane, Politico

Joe Biden will deliver a high-profile first attack in a sustained anti-McCain offensive in a speech called "Bush 44" Monday in the key battleground state of Michigan.
"Saints preserve us! They've unleashed Joe Biden!"
"Those monsters!"
"Flee for your wretched lives!"
While the lines of attack have long been drawn, Biden will assert -- as the title indicates -- that a McCain presidency would amount to a third Bush term and will focus, in a verbose rambling detailed, slightly unfocused comprehensive and SCREAMING IN UNCONTROLLED RAGE aggressive way, on John McCain's domestic policies and harsh campaign tactics, a campaign aide told Politico.
"Is he going to say 'Stand up, Chuck'?"
"Up-chuck is right."
Biden will deliver the speech in St. Clair Shores, Mich., in Macomb County, the area whose voters inspired Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg to coin the term "Reagan Democrats." The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Barack Obama with a 2-point lead in Michigan, which Democrats won by slim margins in the last two elections.

The speech is touted as matching the aggressive new strategy
"The Angry Left gets good and angry. This time . . . it's PERSONAL!"
the Obama campaign has promised to unleash in the remaining days of the campaign to counter the recent poll gains of McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. . . .
Posted by:Mike

#11  Hypocrits. Joe was a single father when he went into the senate, but they're going to attack Palin for being a mother.

A bit off topic, but this article brought that to mind. Sorry.
Posted by: Mike N.   2008-09-15 21:59  

#10  Joe needs hugs - Sarah's getting  all the luv.
Posted by: lotp   2008-09-15 21:37  

#9  The only time Joe opens his mouf is when he needs to change feet.
Posted by: mojo   2008-09-15 14:38  

#8  Even more fodder for the McCain media machine. Can't wait for the McCain ads following the Biden Follies....
Posted by: CrazyFool   2008-09-15 14:25  

#7  And that headline is brilliant.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-09-15 14:13  

#6  He will position the Obama camp as divisive and distinctly non-partisan and allow the McCain camp to point to the times they crossed the aisle (even if conservatives are still pissed that he did so). This will further underline the McCain/Palin=change slogan.

Americans are really fed up with the divisiveness. This tactics is stupid.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-09-15 14:12  

#5  Actually, JiB it is the traditional roll of the veep candidate to sling the mud at the opponents presidential candidate so that his boss can appear more presidential.
Posted by: Scott R   2008-09-15 14:08  

#4  Basically, he is to paint a dark, dark picture of America and blame Bush and his fellow HitlerChimp, McCain. With an enabling media, he will succeed. It now depends on how well McCain and his team can come back on Biden as they have on Obama. Obama is really a "girly-man" for not doing this himself.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2008-09-15 12:37  

#3  Thanks, Joe. The campaign is in need of a little levity, at your expense, of course.
Posted by: Richard of Oregon   2008-09-15 11:52  

#2  YAAAAUUUUGGHHH!
Posted by: Perfesser   2008-09-15 11:49  

#1  ...the Obama campaign has promised to unleash in the remaining days of the campaign to counter the recent poll gains of McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Yeah, good strategy. Keep attacking. I mean, you aren't in free fall in the polls or anything. Gotta be a winning strategy. Especially letting Mr. Hairplugs/Gaffe machine going out on his own without handlers. You'll win lots and lots of votes that way. Really. Keep Bambi looking mad and flustered while flip-flopping too. Voters love it.
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-09-15 11:10  

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