London Times reports: Barack Obama opts for ‘bare-knuckle fighter’ Joe Biden

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The race for the White House entered a new, decisive phase yesterday as Barack Obama introduced Senator Joe Biden of Delaware, a seasoned Washington veteran, as his running mate, describing him as ready to “step in and be president”.

In the same historic setting at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, where he put on the mantle of President Abraham Lincoln to launch his campaign last year, Obama described Biden as a “statesman with sound judgment who doesn’t have to hide behind bluster to keep America strong”.

In a declaration of war, Republicans swiftly moved to kick Biden by pointing to his criticisms of Obama, their disagreements over the Iraq war and his reputation for verbosity.

From now on, the rival camps will be battling hammer and tongs and the campaign can only get nastier.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4597173.ece

[Union Thug]

1. I hope this bare-knucked fighter puts on a couple brass rings...

and punches relentlessly.

I like the bare-knuckled description. I hope Joe lives up to it! Looking forward to some good brawls...

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2. Joe is more then capable of throwing some serious blows... Pull up your chair

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3. Did you see this in this article?

With Obama and McCain neck and neck in the polls, the election is likely to get personal. Republican activists are already mooting “Obama Bin Biden” bumper stickers.



How come I've not seen this reported in American news? So we'll now know where these bumper stickers came from if they do indeed start appearing....How juvinile can they get, for crying out loud, I thought the bandaids last time were bad...