Vice Presidential Word Vomit Gives McCain a Message

2008-10-21T23:09:00-04:00

Oops, he did it again. Joe Biden's latest comments display yet another hiccup. This time Biden admitted his running mate is untested, that the world knows it and that they will exploit his inexperience:

"We're going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy."

As if that weren't enough, Biden went on to say that it would not be readily apparent that Obama's response would be the correct one and urged supporters to stand by him even in doubt.

Thanks for that vote of confidence. You sure know how to give new meaning to the title "number two" with your talking points. (Note: before he was tapped as Obama's sidekick, Biden argued Obama isn't experienced enough to be President).

Truth be told, this is quite possibly the most honest thing Biden has said to date (besides his notion that Hillary would make a better Vice President than he would). Obama is arguably the most inexperienced candidate seeking the White House in the last century. But most importantly, his policy positions are flat out fallible. From fiscal issues to foreign affairs, he's eerily vapid and devoid of the mettle it takes to do the job. I'm glad to see Senator Biden agrees, just wish he would have conceded this point sooner.

There is no question that Biden’s words are a gift. But they also highlight a reality of the McCain camp and why they're struggling. Without the messages of Joe the Plumber and Joe the Stumbler, the Maverick and his team have no cogent message or original thought of their own.

Until Joe the Plumber the McCain campaign hasn't been able to articulate the dangers and reality of Obama's punitive, socialist wealth transfer programs. Until Biden's bungle they haven't been able to effectively make hay over Obama's thin resume. And until last week, their camp has failed to effectively and aggressively distance McCain from George Bush (a colossal mistake, but largely one in part thanks to the swarms of former Bush staffers on McCain's current campaign payroll).

McCain still might not have a succinct theme but one thing is clear: it's more succinct than Biden’s, but certainly not as telling. If Republicans expect to make any gains in the next fourteen days we must hammer home, by adding a human face to the issues, why Obama will further damage our economic and our national security. Now is no time to experiment with 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The stakes are too high to trust our future with an unsure, unseasoned, ultra liberal newcomer. Just ask Joe Biden.

He's Got the Balls

2008-07-10T12:24:00-04:00

Those pesky mics are at it again. This time they caught Jesse Jackson during a commercial break while he was waiting to do Fox News:

"See, Barack's been, um, talking down to black people on this faith-based... I want to cut his (EXPLETIVE DELETED) off."

Snip! Uh, I mean SNAP!

It's interesting that someone who has done hundreds of interviews in his career wouldn't realize that people were listening to what he was saying. One can safely assume that during a television interview people aren't just listening, but also recording what you're saying.

This leads me to two conclusions: 1) Jackson doesn't know any better or 2) Jackson doesn't give a damn.

We'll never know for sure (I have my theory) but one thing is certain: Jackson wants to do more than castrate Obama. Barack renders him irrelevant for all the right reasons. Thanks, in part, to Barack, the type of politics Jackson preaches is out, WAY OUT. Jackson has built his business on the ability to propagate racial resentment, to divide, and to preach about two Americas comprised of and "us" and "them". This runs in direct contrast to Obama's messages and mantra.

Jackson may have done Obama a favor, allowing him to rise above the old guard politics of hate. Maybe now Jackson will do the rest of us a favor and stay away from the microphone for good.

Andrea Tantaros

Vice Presidential Word Vomit Gives McCain a Message

He's Got the Balls