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JOE BIDEN IS JUST A HOMETOWN GUY LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IS THIS WHY THE REPUBLICANS FEAR HIM?

BIG BAD JOHN R. 2012/07/05 13:28:21
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Vice President Joe Biden turned a Fourth of July celebration into a campaign stop to stress his deep roots in Pennsylvania, which has become a battleground state in this presidential election campaign.


After signing autographs for youngsters at the Little League field where he once played baseball, Biden went downtown to regale hundreds watching in camp chairs and blankets on a warm, sticky Tuesday evening with childhood stories.

He called the blue-collar, northeastern city of Scranton the "grit, sinew and soul of what freedom is all about."

"This county, this city, has gone through some tough times. It's had its heyday. It's come back," Biden said. "So many sons of Scranton have been knocked down, but they've gotten back up, time and time again."

He didn't make a reference during his 10-minute speech to his boss, President Barack Obama, or presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The event itself wasn't organized by the campaign _ Biden crashed Scranton's annual holiday celebration on a park dedicated to military veterans in between the federal and Lackawanna County courthouses.

Regardless, Biden tried to score points with voters in familiar territory, in a state that once again is seen as competitive in this fall's election _ even though Pennsylvania hasn't gone Republican since backing George H.W. Bush in 1988.

Obama is scheduled to campaign in Pittsburgh on Friday, his second trip to Pennsylvania this year. The visit coincides with the Obama's campaign release of a new TV ad in Pennsylvania this week that criticizes Romney's economic philosophies.

Biden on Tuesday was joined by another Scranton native, fellow Democrat and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, who is also running for re-election. There was no mention of the economy by either Biden or Casey _ but plenty of talk about the vice president's Scranton ties.

Also joining Biden onstage were his sister, Valerie Biden Owens, and son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden. Wearing khakis and a light-colored dress shirt unbuttoned at the collar, the vice president spoke on a humid night under menacing gray clouds

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  • Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/07/05 13:45:51
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    Jackie G - Poker Playing Patriot
    +12
    FEAR????? LOLOL

    No one in any party any where in the entire world fears Joe; he is, however, very very entertaining - His gaffs (or more rightly, his absurdities ) are priceless. Rather like ones crazy uncle talking hence the universal words applied to Joe by both parties in US; "That's just Joe" accompanied by a horse laugh

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  • Tom 2012/07/19 01:36:06
    Undecided
    Tom
    Even Bin Laden knew Biden is a fool.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com...
  • Claybern 2012/07/12 21:24:09
    Undecided
    Claybern
    Joe Biteme is the White House jester.
  • Aqua Surf 2012/07/08 03:36:25
    Undecided
    Aqua Surf
    +1
    I stopped being scared of clowns when I was 7.
  • HOMBRE 2012/07/07 18:28:28
    Undecided
    HOMBRE
    +2
    The repubs dont mess with the handicap biden handicap without his mind
  • stevmackey 2012/07/07 18:25:55
    Undecided
    stevmackey
    +3
    We do not fear him. He is the cause of much laughter!
  • Call me Mark willya? 2012/07/06 18:04:26
    Undecided
    Call me Mark willya?
    I don't really know much about the candidates themselves except what I read online and I'm not doing that anymore... Tired of political BS. Tired of right wingers trying to bully people and left wingers crying, and both sides whining about what the other is doing... This is supposed to be ONE COUNTRY!!! It was built on religious freedom and compromise, but somewhere along the way we all seem to have forgotten that... I'm done answering Political questions.
  • clasact 2012/07/06 17:06:13
    Undecided
    clasact
    I dont know that anyone really fears him but he seams to be a nice guy ,I would sit down and have a beer with him,more so if he is buying
  • vdehl 2012/07/06 11:40:37
    Undecided
    vdehl
    Like 68% of those answering, I find him more complex.
  • RobertChristopherLaity 2012/07/06 07:07:38
    No, they don't how to deal with him
    RobertChristopherLaity
    +1
    Biden ran with Obama as his VP. Obama has never beenn VP since Obama is NOT the bona fides President. Biden is a fraud.
  • mama sew,gung ho 2012/07/06 04:50:41
    YES, he sure is and that scares them.
    mama sew,gung ho
    "He's a hell of a swell of a Fella!" I love Big Joe Biden!He has those honest smiling Irish eyes!
  • dominic garcia 2012/07/06 02:52:18 (edited)
    Undecided
    dominic garcia
    +1
    The only thing to fear is, if Biden becomes president. He is worse than Obama! Biden also lives in lala land and doesn't really know anything.
  • mwg0735 2012/07/06 02:27:15
  • ACE 2012/07/06 02:19:40
    Undecided
    ACE
    +1
    why fear an imbecile
  • ChrisK1969 2012/07/06 01:49:55
  • Stix ChrisK1969 2012/07/06 02:12:18 (edited)
    Stix
    He plaudurized (sp) someone's speech...stoled some pretty good lines as his own and got caught...
  • Ken 2012/07/06 01:49:04
    Undecided
    Ken
    +2
    Just a blue collar guy? Do these guys ever quit lying? Biden is as corrupt as any other politican, their lying never ceases.
  • Catnip 2012/07/06 00:22:44
    Undecided
    Catnip
    +4
    Hometown guy? More like the Village Idiot!
  • jcadla 2012/07/06 00:21:55
    Undecided
    jcadla
    +2
    'duh'...no one fears Joe Biden...
  • toots 2012/07/05 23:55:03
    No, they don't how to deal with him
    toots
    +2
    He is another rich lawyer who is pretending to be a blue collar American, he never worked a day in his life.
  • robinswebnest 2012/07/05 23:39:17
    Undecided
    robinswebnest
    +1
    Joe is a clown. The only ones who take him seriously are the libs. He is a joke to everyone else. Why? Because he has a serious case of foot in mouth disease. If you want, I can give you links to the many times he mis spoke, or just plain and simple said something stupid. Funny how Palin had one bad interview and libs have been making fun of her ever since. But, the give joe a free pass. Nothing like the typical double standards that libs practice.
  • ed 2012/07/05 23:19:21
    No, they don't how to deal with him
    ed
    +1
    If and that's a big IF any republican fears biden then the republican party really has a problem
  • Captain-Morgan 2012/07/05 22:55:31 (edited)
    Undecided
    Captain-Morgan
    +2
    HE'S NO BFD... JUST A FOOT IN THE MOUTH LIBERAL....


    Romney Facts


    Just Some Real Facts About Mitt Romney That We Will Not Hear About from the Mainstream Media:

    Mitt Romney:


    After simultaneously graduating from both Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, he passed the Michigan bar but never worked as an attorney.


    As a venture-capitalist, Romney's first major business deal involved investing in a start-up office supply company with one store in Massachusetts that sold office supplies. That company, called Staples, now has over 2,000 stores and employs over 90,000 people.

    Romney or his company Bain Capital (using what became known as the "BainWay") would go on to perform the same kinds of business miracles again and again, with companies like Domino's, Sealy, Brookstone, Weather Channel, Burger King, Warner Music Group, Dollarama, Home Depot Supply, and many others.

    Got your calculators handy? Let's recap:

    Volunteer campaign worker for his dad's gubernatorial campaign 1 year.

    Unpaid intern in Governor's office 8 years.

    Mormon missionary in Paris 2 years.

    Unpaid bishop and state president for his church 10 years.

    No salary as president of the Olympics 3 years.

    No salary as MA governor 4 years.

    That's a grand total of 28 years of unpaid service to his cou...











    HE'S NO BFD... JUST A FOOT IN THE MOUTH LIBERAL....


    Romney Facts


    Just Some Real Facts About Mitt Romney That We Will Not Hear About from the Mainstream Media:

    Mitt Romney:


    After simultaneously graduating from both Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, he passed the Michigan bar but never worked as an attorney.


    As a venture-capitalist, Romney's first major business deal involved investing in a start-up office supply company with one store in Massachusetts that sold office supplies. That company, called Staples, now has over 2,000 stores and employs over 90,000 people.

    Romney or his company Bain Capital (using what became known as the "BainWay") would go on to perform the same kinds of business miracles again and again, with companies like Domino's, Sealy, Brookstone, Weather Channel, Burger King, Warner Music Group, Dollarama, Home Depot Supply, and many others.

    Got your calculators handy? Let's recap:

    Volunteer campaign worker for his dad's gubernatorial campaign 1 year.

    Unpaid intern in Governor's office 8 years.

    Mormon missionary in Paris 2 years.

    Unpaid bishop and state president for his church 10 years.

    No salary as president of the Olympics 3 years.

    No salary as MA governor 4 years.

    That's a grand total of 28 years of unpaid service to his country, his community and his church. Why? Because that's the kind of man Mitt Romney is!

    He inherited no money from his father, yet in 2011 Mitt Romney gave over $4 million to charity, almost 19% of his income. Obama, on the other hand, gave 1% and Joe Biden gave $300 or .0013%.

    This is real contrast: real character versus . . . well, you know what!

    Romney may not be the most conservative representative the Republicans could have selected, but at least you know what religion he is and that he won't desecrate the flag, bow down to foreign powers, criticize our country, or squander our hard-earned money on endless vacations and $100-per-pound Kobi beef steak dinners for him and his "friends."

    I know Romney has the ability to turn around this financial debacle that the "Spending President" has purposely gotten us into. We didn't know when Obama said he'd give us "change," that he meant nickels and dimes, and that he and his cronies would get the big bucks -- our big bucks.

    We're not going to like all the things necessary to recover from this hideous debt, but only a President with Romney’s business background, ethics, and personal character can do it.

    On the "uncool" side, Romney was never a Community Organizer. He never did drugs or smoked pot or got drunk. He didn't associate with communists and terrorists. Neither for 20 years did he attend a church whose pastor called for God to damn the US nor did Romney "write" a phony autobiography.
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  • exhon2009 2012/07/05 21:17:44
    Undecided
    exhon2009
    +1
    Joe Biden is a laughing stock. Republicans don't fear him we welcome him as his lunacy makes his boss look inept. It is democrats that should be cringing every time he opens his pie hole UNSCRIPTED, (which is about every time he opens his pie hole).

    If the economy continues to worsen and Obama's situation looks more precarious I predict that Obama will dump Biden at the convention and go with a VP candidate that might actually help him like Hillary Clinton.
  • Welshtaff 2012/07/05 20:58:45
    No, they don't how to deal with him
    Welshtaff
    They don't fear him, they laugh at him.
  • TrudyGirl 2012/07/05 20:51:52
    YES, he sure is and that scares them.
    TrudyGirl
    +1
    I did not like the choices as usual so here goes. Joe Biden is a good family man who I believe has the best interests in what happens to this country. He says what is on his mind and that often gets him in trouble and since I am the same I understand when many people don't. The r's don't know how to deal with honesty and straight forward because it is so unlike them.
  • Mark P. 2012/07/05 20:43:59
    Undecided
    Mark P.
    No, he is ate up with the dumb ass.
  • shenendoah 2012/07/05 20:40:43 (edited)
    Undecided
    shenendoah
    +1
    Scared of joe biden? it is to laugh. LOL Oh gosh that's funny. Does anyone remember Ted Baxter on the old Mary Tyler show? That is joe biden. How about Marley when he was a pup? Nobody is afraid of loe biden, you just want protect him and make sure he doesn't run with scissors
  • historian 2012/07/05 20:25:53
    Undecided
    historian
    +1
    I wish the Vice President actually did his Constitutionally designated job, rather than wondering around on permanent vacation or acting like the President's gopher/cheerleader. As far as I'm concerned, it's another example of government theft from We the People, by paying someone that's not even doing their job. No, Mr. Biden isn't the first to abuse We the People by accepting pay for not doing his duties, as that honor goes to LBJ.
  • marcuss LIBERALS ARE IDIOTS 2012/07/05 20:13:56
    Undecided
    marcuss LIBERALS ARE IDIOTS
    +2
    Hes a certified IDIOT.
  • Wayne 2012/07/05 20:00:57
    Undecided
    Wayne
    +3
    Fear? LOL! He is a blessing to the GOP!
  • ken2ak 2012/07/05 19:53:04
    No, they don't how to deal with him
    ken2ak
    Obama hates having to cover for him.
  • Bucky aka KINGPIN 2012/07/05 19:45:14 (edited)
    Undecided
    Bucky aka KINGPIN
    +2
    Joe Biden: Serb Hater with a Curriculum Vitae

    American presidential nominee of the (ultra-liberal) Democratic Party Barack Obama, who was courting the Serbian ethnic vote by vaguely assuaging Serb concerns to deceitfully gain their trust in order to receive their electoral support, selected speech impaired, defective stutterer who could not finish a sentence Joe Biden as his running-mate. Biden, as many Serbs here will recognize, was instrumental in convincing Clinton to bomb the Serbs and is so fiercely anti-Serb that he has his own curriculum vitae when it comes to his hatred of everything Serbian. Aside from the bombing, Biden referred to Serbs as "<...> a bunch of illiterates, degenerates, baby killers, butchers and rapists".

    sarcasm on/
    How can anyone dislike this guy is beyond me?
    /sarcasm off
  • Sebastiaan Oosterveld 2012/07/05 19:38:49
    Undecided
    Sebastiaan Oosterveld
    +2
    Put him Away.. 4 good
  • J 2012/07/05 19:34:58
    Undecided
    J
    +3
    I am conservative - registered Republican. I hate to disappoint you, but there is nothing about biden I FEAR. I find him amusing. I think he tells the truth and gets Obama into trouble. He has been known to lie. And he may be educated, but he isn't too bright. What's to fear.

    "Biden crashed Scranton's annual holiday celebration on a park dedicated to military veterans in between the federal and Lackawanna County courthouses." Yep, sounds just like any other hometown guy.
  • Striker 2012/07/05 18:24:00
    Undecided
    Striker
    +3
    Biden is cursed with a defective brain. Whether it's always been that way or dementia who knows?
  • Frank 2012/07/05 18:07:43
    Undecided
    Frank
    +3
    I don't know Biden so I canj't make any evaluations of him other than what I've seen on TV, and I've heard him make some pretty stupid remarks.
    As far as him being a normal hometown guy give me a break. He's vice President and lives in Washington most of the time or traveling at taxpayers expense. He doesn't have to worry about money or health care, he will get a fat pension for life and free health care. That a far cry from being a hometown guy.....
  • MandaLynne 2012/07/05 18:01:04
    Undecided
    MandaLynne
  • EDWARD G 2012/07/05 17:36:14
    Undecided
    EDWARD G
    +3
    Biden loves Pa so much he moved to Delaware when he was 10. He never moved back and as a lifelong Pa resident, I'm glad.
  • Stan Kapusta 2012/07/05 17:12:52
    No, they don't how to deal with him
    Stan Kapusta
    +2
    He's a career politician who kept his nose clean. Like a filler. Says the right things to entertain. But slippery. Like a lawyer.
  • Bill 2012/07/05 17:10:41

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