ABC Jake Tapper: U.S. Secret Service on Way to Biden's House;

[RamboLiberal]

August 22, 2008 10:50 PM

The United States Secret Service has dispatched a protective detail to assume the immediate protection of Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., a source tells ABC News, indicating in all likelihood that Biden has been officially notified that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, has selected him to be his running mate.

Sources also tell ABC News that two others said to be finalists for the position of Obama's running mate -- Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and Virginia Gov Tim Kaine -- have been told they have not been selected to be Obama's running mate.

Kaine flew to Denver earlier today, is in Denver tonight and has no plans to leave in the next 24 hours. Bayh is at his Washington, DC, home with his family.

Biden was last seen minutes ago at his Wilmington estate where his extended brood is gathering.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/08/us-secret-servi.html

[Quixote1818]

1. That puts it at about a 75% chance its Biden. nt

[Party Line]

2. Here We Go! eom

[redstate_democrat]

3. WOWWWW

I guess it is him then.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. A) Brood? Seriously? LOL and B) If it is him the whole Text surprise thing

is moot because all of the speculation that's already been made about him being the guy.

[gateley]

41. Obama should have sent out the message AFTER he spoke with Kaine, but

BEFORE that leaked to the press.

[ruggerson]

5. that's it

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

6. See what happens when you criticize Bush?

[Jackpine Radical]

7. OK, that's it. It's Biden.

I trust Tapper on this one.

[TTUBatfan2008]

8. That's great news!

I've always liked Biden and I cannot wait to see him rip McNopoly and his running mate to shreds.

[democrat2thecore]

9. It's to the point where too many people know now - it's a done deal.

No way to keep it a secret, I'd make a judgment call (if in fact, it is Biden) and jump off the gameplan and send the text message already.

At any rate - 'ya gotta LOVE this ticket!!!

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

10. ABC Asshole alert:... at his Wilmington "estate" n/t

[FrenchieCat]

13. Jake Taper? Yes, that would describe him.

[gateley]

43. Good catch.. At least he only has ONE estate. :-)

[LynneSin]

11. Wilmington Estate?

Clearly they have not seen this house. It's a nice large house with some land but hardly 'estate' material.

I should drive by there and see what it's like.

[democrat2thecore]

16. John & Cindy would consider it a gardener's shack -nt

[elleng]

30. AGAIN/STILL,

the media misrepresents!

[C_U_L8R]

12. Fired up Joe?

wooooohooooooooooo

[DainBramaged]

14. I heard they picked up Hillary, her and Biden were having dinner!

[LynneSin]

28. Biden hasn't left his house in Delaware, he teaches a law class tomorrow AM

which he may or may not show up

[DainBramaged]

33. I thought that he had just kicked her out early, serves me right to accept text messages from Bill!

:hi:

[Metric System]

15. Ugh.

[FrenchieCat]

17. "a source tells ABC News"

ooookay.

I think that I will not hold my breath on this report either!

[Quixote1818]

20. Good point. nt

[Muttocracy]

21. ABC News has been one of the groups camped out all week

but I don't know how they'd know SS was on the way... we'll know soon

[Ava]

27. same here

[gateley]

45. Great pic! nt

[RamboLiberal]

38. Imagine if this is an Obama head fake to pay off George and Charlie

for that debate inquisition!

[Quixote1818]

18. I can just hear it now: There's only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun, and a verb and

POW!" :applause: :woohoo:

Fuck Yes! Time for some ass kicking! Set the attack dog loose!

[democrat2thecore]

19. And they'll be with him for the next 8 years! Love 'ya Joe! -nt

[Ava]

22. please no

great.. the first impression voters get of the vp nominee is that he's a liar ("i'm not the guy") :eyes:


i still don't think it's him. afterall, sources told ABC news that bayh was the guy, then kaine, then bayh again, then so on and so on.

i won't believe it until i hear it from obama himself.

[Muttocracy]

29. but earlier you were trusting campaign staffers you talked to?

[Ava]

34. not campaign staffers

and yes, i trust them because i personally heard it from them. i still said they could be wrong though.. i put that in my post(you can go back and read it if you like). so far they've been right though, and if they were right about everything then biden isn't the nominee. i'll say it again though, they could be wrong.

if it is biden i'll support the ticket, i just hope it isn't since i think it is a poor choice not because i dislike biden.. but because i don't think he'll help the ticket and he might even hurt it. that is just my opinion though.

[cliffordu]

23. Has he been counterfeiting??

[RagAss]

35. LMAO !!!

[PresidentObama]

24. Wow. Obama/Biden 2008!!

[jillan]

25. Woooohooooo!!!!

[onefreespiritedchick]

26. They might as well, send out the text

Why wait any longer, with tidbits of info coming forth?

[Dinger]

57. Well If This Is True, It Doesn't Make Obama look Like He Has Such Great Control

over leaks. Looks weak.

[saltpoint]

31. the Secret Service detail drives the final couple of blocks to Biden's

place and they see a naked pizza guy heading their direction down the sidewalk...

The pizza guy, pledged to silence, ducks into the neighbor's yard and hides in the bushes.

"What the hell was that," one of the guys in the front cars asks his partner.

"You don't want to know," his partner says.

The motor coterie drives on to secure the Biden residence for its political future.

[hisownpetard]

53. Sweetie, it may be time for a nap... like, maybe an 8-hr. one.

See y'all tomorrow!

(yawn, yawn) (((sigh)))

[saltpoint]

54. Hey! This is MY fantasy of the naked pizza guy. Come to think of

it, how do we know the pizza guy isn't the veep nom?

Huh!?

- - - -

Get some sleep. See ya tomorrow.

[hisownpetard]

55. Yes, dear, it *IS* your fantasy, so have at it! Me? My fantasy right now is to take some aspirins

to help soothe this bilateral carpal tunnel acquired from spending the past umpteen hours at this keyboard,
then stretching my twitching legs out under the blanket and waking up tomorrow to find out, as soon as I
open one eye, who the hell the VP nominee really is... goddammit.:boring:

[saltpoint]

56. LOL!!

[mystieus]

32. oh well... that's that. Congrats to Biden.

[whirlygigspin]

36. I won't beleive anything from sources until the big O speaks

wait n'see

[mystieus]

40. No, its over.. even though i'm crying on the inside I have to accept it.

[WheelWalker]

48. I believe there will be a good outcome. With our thoughts, we create the world.

[RagAss]

37. So much for the text message....

Goodnight....

[Dinger]

59. So Much For "Change",

and so much for hope. Dems have no veteran, game over.

[Beregond2]

39. God, I hope they are wrong.

[Dinger]

60. Me Too (nt)

[Rosa Luxemburg]

42. Good News!

[KingFlorez]

44. Wouldn't something like that be kept a secret?

How on earth would they know this? It doesn't seem like something that would be public knowledge at this point.

[Lucinda]

46. I thought it happened a bit later in the process too

[tritsofme]

49. The Secret Service doesn't have to wait for formalities.

They are not the FEC.

If they have been notified that Biden is the VP on a major ticket, they will act to protect him, regardless of political formalities.

[Lucinda]

51. Makes sense...Someone had mentioned earlier today that it didnt happen until it was official

so I asked...

[mw]

47. Leave it to Bush's Secret Service to reveal the well-kept secret

Bush's reverse Midas touch in work yet again: everything he touches, turns to shit.

[highplainsdem]

50. NO confirmation of that elsewhere, as far as I can tell. And this would be breaking news on

all the cable news channels. Kind of hard to hide Secret Service.

[highplainsdem]

52. CNN's live update now says NOTHING about Secret Service.

[Lex]

58. Umm, Larry King just said it.

nt

[Born_A_Truman]

61. They have reported it but credited ABC

Special live edition of LKL.