Joseph Biden

Who Wasn't On Stage With Obama and Should Have Been?

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

I'm not satisfied with the roster of economic personalities and thinkers we see Barack Obama mixing with.

Sam Stein

When Biden Was Barack Obama (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


It's hard to remember, but at one point in time Joe Biden was considered the Democratic Party's Barack Obama -- the up-and-coming candidate of a new g...

Sam Stein

Biden On McCain: "An Angry Man Lurching From One Position To Another"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics


Back on the campaign trail, Sen, Joseph Biden relished the chance to rip into John McCain for his performance in last night's debate. After admonishin...

The Schlocky Mom

Ian Gurvitz | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Ian Gurvitz

In all, she was just an actress off-book. She had no business being on the same stage with Biden, nor criticizing Obama. She was outclassed, and outgunned, intellectually.

Palin Forgets Everything She Memorized Five Minutes After Debate

Scott Blakeman | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Scott Blakeman

Tonight's debate proved beyond a doubt, that Sarah Palin is qualified. Qualified to be a right wing evangelical preacher, a PR flack, a local news anchor, and a motivational speaker.

Sarah "Tinky Winky" Palin

Alec Sokolow | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Alec Sokolow

What if Palin winks while she's looking into Putin's eyes? Will he think, "Oh, it's okay that I invade the Ukraine?" or will he think, "Did the Vice President of the United States just make a pass at me?"

Palin Party: Liveblogging the VP Debate

236.com | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


236.com

"I may not answer the questions, but I'm going to say a whole lot of shit. Ask me anything and I will talk. What's that? Russia? Listen, I read a LOT of newspapers."

Palin's Debate Performance Sponsored by Mad Libs™

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


Andy Borowitz

In exchange for the exclusive sponsorship, Mad Libs™ agreed to provide Gov. Palin with a special Mad Libs™ edition composed entirely of answers to vice-presidential debate questions.

Palin vs. Biden: Get...Ready...to...Stum-ble!!

Ian Gurvitz | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


Ian Gurvitz

Maybe she'll get through it tonight without looking like a fool. It doesn't matter. It's not the best four out of seven World Series. It's the Super Bowl. It's already been played. And she's already lost.

Biden Blowing in Winds of Women's History

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Jamie Stiehm

History has put Sen. Biden right in the ring with two of the most galvanizing women of our time.

McCain Replaces Palin with Startled Deer

Andy Borowitz | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics


Andy Borowitz

According to campaign insiders, the decision to select a hoofed mammal to replace Gov. Palin evolved after Sen. McCain watched his running mate's performance in a series of interviews with CBS's Katie Couric.

McCain Supports Bailing Out of Debate

Andy Borowitz | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Andy Borowitz

"As of today, I am officially bailing out of the debate," Sen. McCain told reporters in Washington today. "And I invite Sen. Obama to join me in this bailout effort."

Sam Stein

Biden Rips McCain On Zapatero Gaffe In Barnburning Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Joseph Biden, in a barnburner speech Wednesday morning, attacked John McCain on all aspects of foreign policy -- including the Republican's unwillingn...

Sam Stein

Biden's Team Restricting Press Access Too

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


John McCain's campaign isn't the only one in the game of restricting press access. As Joseph Biden addressed the rope line of supporters following h...

Sam Stein

Biden: McCain's Economic Philosophy As Broke As Lehman Brothers

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Today vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden decried the McCain campaign for running a "successful smear campaign" against Barack Obama, and ridicul...

Biden: Palin Will Have To Defend Climate Views

AP | RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics


GREEN BAY, Wis. — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will eventually have to defend "some fairly extreme views" on climate change when she starts granting ...

The Gloves Are Officially Off: Palin's Speech Makes Her Fair Game

Megan Pillow | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics


Megan Pillow

I spent the weekend watching the feeding frenzy over Sarah Palin from the safety of the boat. I decided to bide my time, stay out of the water, let th...

Swing Hard in Case You Hit It

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 08.31.2008 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

The challenge for the Obama-Biden campaign is to show voters how bizarrely unqualified and ideologically conservative Palin is without being seen a bullies beating up on the nice young woman from Alaska.

Dems Should Thank God For McCain-Palin

Christine Wicker | Posted 08.29.2008 | Home


Christine Wicker

The best laugh in this selection is that McCain thinks he can snag the Hillary refuseniks with a female and appease the Religious Right with Palin's anti-abortion rights stance. He's going to lose on both counts.

Does Obama Favor Biden's Plan To Break Up Iraq?

Lionel Beehner | Posted 08.24.2008 | Politics


Lionel Beehner

So Biden, unlike Obama, is supposed to be a foreign policy guru. But his previous position on the most pressing issue of the day -- the war in Iraq -- is disturbing, if not downright muddleheaded.

Obama Chose Biden In Hawaii: "Very Personal Decision"

NY Times | Posted 08.24.2008 | Politics


In the beginning, Senator Barack Obama was not entirely sold on Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. And Mr. Biden told friends that he was pessimistic of his ...

Biden's Memoir Now A Best-Seller

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 08.24.2008 | Politics


NEW YORK — A memoir by Sen. Joe Biden, once as forgotten as his presidential run, is now a best seller. A day after Sen. Barack Obama chose Bid...

10 Obama/Biden Gaffes (So Far)

Scott Shrake | Posted 08.23.2008 | Politics


Scott Shrake

After Hillary dropped out, I lost my enthusiasm for this presidential campaign. But I'll tell you what. The fire in the belly that these two guys evinced on that stage today actually got me excited again.

Biden Plagiarism Accusation: What's The Real Story?

Media Matters | Posted 08.23.2008 | Politics


The Los Angeles Times reported that when Sen. Joe Biden ran for president in 1987, he "was accused of plagiarism when he did not credit Neil Kinnock, ...

AP Bureau Chief Rips Obama Over VP Choice

Washington Monthly | Posted 08.23.2008 | Politics


The latest piece from Ron Fournier, the AP's Washington bureau chief and the man responsible for directing the wire service's coverage of the presiden...