From Chuck Todd "Biden is the candidate many Republicans least wanted to see."!!!

[Vote2008]

On the Democratic side, it was a collective "phew." As the days got nearer for the pick, it was hard to find a Democrat -- even savvy Clintonites -- who weren't hoping it would be Biden. Only the most strident Hillary supporters appear to be upset this morning. On the GOP side, the sound you heard was disappointed silence. Of everyone on the short list, the candidate many Republicans least wanted to see Obama pick was Biden. Sure, they've already trotted out their talking points. And the McCain camp even produced a rapid-response TV ad highlighting some unkind words Biden said about Obama during the primaries. (We assume this now means McCain won’t be picking Romney, right? And doesn't the McCain ad actually send the message to swing voters that Obama's willing to surround himself with critics?) But there are too many intellectual conservatives (see David Brooks) who believe Biden's the most qualified guy Obama could have realistically picked.

[mod mom]

1. link please-I googled and found no such quote

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

3. Google doesn't do live TV. The OP is presumably reporting what (s)he heard

[Vote2008]

4. LOL.....Google cannot index stuff that quickly....here it is.....and front page of MSNBC!!!

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/23/1285720.aspx

[mod mom]

8. my bad I misread your post thinking the Republicans wanted Obama to chose Biden

:blush:

[KansasVoter]

9. No problem!! I do that all the time. This is good news!

[mzmolly]

6. He said essentially the same thing last night on MSNBC.

Don't know if there is a video.

[napi21]

7. I don't know if there's a link, but I heard him say that! n/t

[RoyGBiv]

2. That quickshot GOP ad is gonna haunt them ...

It'll be hard to find any Republican who hasn't criticized McCain for something at one time or another. So, if they want to play that game, fine.

Bring it.

BRING IT.

Bastards got served today.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. Is there a Pug who hasn't criticized McCriticized?

:shrug:

[Butch350]

10. McCain gets free publicity on MSNBC and CNN

Since the Obama camp made the announcement about Biden they have been running
the negative ad where Biden rips into Obamas experience and praises McCains experience, etc...
If the repugs continue to run that ad it could do some serious damage.

[DarthDem]

14. Oh, Please

Serious damage? Bzzzt. Try again.

[jenmito]

15. It won't do ANY damage. ALL opponents say negative things about their opponents. He already

addressed that during the speech today, anyway.

[Overseas]

19. McCain Camp probably had a few ads ready to go, knowing they'd get free publicity from Corp Media. /

[MasonJar]

11. Biden referred to his negative comment on Obama in his speech. He said, however,

how much he had learned in the meantime by debating Obama 12 times. I think it is a perfect "stop the McCain slam technique." He can continue to repeat the explanation until the so-called slur is useless. His obvious elation at running with Obama in itself negates any earlier criticism anyway. Except for Bush et al, people can change their minds with new info; in fact such ability is a plus.

[RoyGBiv]

18. Well said ...

Very well said.

[ErinBerin84]

12. I loved when Chuck Todd said last night

that he asked a Repub a couple of weeks ago what they were going to do if Obama picked Biden, and the Repub just paused and said "....he doesn't have the guts to pick Biden!" Heh, ok. The attack ad is very lame to me too...the footage of Mittens going after McCain is much more damning, bc they attacked each other on character issues as well, and showed so much personal contempt for each other.

[Cha]

21. They got their collective ass head in the sand if

they don't by now that Obama, yes, does have the guts.

[tekisui]

13. They hate the choice in puke land and the Hillary(hate) sites,

so you know it was the right choice!

[apocalypsehow]

16. I think this is correct. I think we saw a winning ticket today, and I am quite pleased with the way

things turned out with the VP slot.

[denem]

17. John McCain didn't want to see Joe

or hear him for that matter when he got the seven kitchen tables thrown at him.

[judasdisney]

20. Chuck Todd: Pro-DLC, Pro-Hillary

[Gman]

22. A DU Purist has spoken!

The evil DLC-Hillary connection makes everything suspect, doesn't it??? ooooooooooohh!!!

[judasdisney]

23. A DLC foot-soldier has spoken! "Affiliations never tell us anything!" sez Gman.

Apt moniker, Gman.

Funny how you can use language like "purist" in a pejorative way toward me, but this post will be deleted if I call you something that lives under a bridge.

[Gman]

24. Yeah, since 2001