BlackPerspective.net
Discussing the Diaspora as seen through an internal Black lens
Obama Picks Biden as VP Running Mate
August 23rd, 2008
So Obama picked Biden which was probably the best choice over all. I did a video recording about the pros and cons of various VP candidates about three weeks ago, but the person who owns and recorded the video wouldn’t upload it so I could post it for some reason.
Biden was my original presidential choice, going back a couple-a-three year before anyone announced; all the way up to the “articulate and clean comment”. (will refer back to this) How ironic he gets the vp nod.
So anyway, why Biden’s a good choice:
1. Becaue we needed another lawyer on the Democratic side to go along with Obama, Clinton, and Edwards - no that’s just a joke.
Alright
1. He buttresses Obama on the percieved experience thing
2. He’s considered a foriegn policy expert; which gives him credentials to go after McCain on that issue
3. He’s a good “attack dog” if you will; he can speak up strongly in proffering or defending a position. Remember the “verb, noun,and 911″ comment aobut Rudy Giuliani during the primary debates. There’s another video out there of him talking about how he can eat Giuliani’s lunch, it’s hilarious.
4. He’s from Delaware, right outside of Pennsylvania; and can speak to the “hardworking white American” [read, closest racial bigots] in that part of the country and maybe help to break through with some of them who are capable of voting their self-interest instead of their bigotry.
5. He’s Irish Catholic, and much more of a practitioner than say somebody like Kerry. Again, helps with all those closet bigot “hardworking white American” Irish Catholics in Penn who Obama will need to carry the important swing state.
Negatives:
1. Biden’s been in Washington for ever so doesn’t really fit Obama’s change brand; though Joe is more an independent thinker than a party politic guy.
2. While he gets off some good verbal blast like theGiuliani thing, he also tends to shoot himself in the foot with his mouth (the “clean and articulate comment and I understand he torpedoed his own presidential run a couple of decades ago because of some off the wall he said
Popularity: 5% [?]
posted in Politics | | | View blog reactions | Print This Post
Related Posts:
2 Responses to “Obama Picks Biden as VP Running Mate”
Leave a Reply
About The Blog
Yobachi Boswell is creator and publisher of BlackPerspecitve.net. I’m a writer, activist and political watcher based in Nashville, Tennessee. I’ve also been know to do some spoken word and MCing in my day.
I created this site to give new voice to socio-political issues that are in need of thoughtful consideration and redress.
Click the "More About The Blog" link for rest of this statement.
Also, if you like what you see, subscribe for a once a day email to be sent on days when we post; by entering your email address in the feed burner subscription box below.
- More About The Blog...
Subscribe via email
Buy Obama
Blogroll
Site Meter
Meta
Subscribe Via RSS
Recent Posts
- Thabo Mbeki Accused of Responsibility for 330,000 AIDS Deaths
- Preliminary Thoughts on Jeremiah Wright’s ‘Africans Who Shaped Our Faith’
- Who Is Eric Holder, Obama’s Attorney General Pick
- World AIDS Day Is Coming
- Political Satire On Obama Victory
- Watch Outfoxed Video
- Video of 60 Minutes Interview With Barack and Michelle Obama
- Hillary Clinton For Secretary of State, Why
- William Ayers Speaks Out On Good Morning America (video)
- To The Black Woman
Podcast
Podcast Commenting
Taser Abuse Awareness
Biden — the perfect foil for Palin!
Palin?
Is that some sort of short hand for governor pawlenty?