i've stood and sung for my supper in front of 30k plus (not sure of the exact number, david axelrod did the count, so it may have been more like 300k), so i'm not sure that, in and of itself, qualifies as "intelligence." and unlike Obama, i didn't need a prompter.
Again. Whoooooooosh! My point is.. if the Palin false statement can be made, then you have to make false one about Biden as well.
I agree, at least most of the small business owners know a stupid loan when they see it. Congress is disconnected from the realities of everyday life; they are political "rock stars." I have no confidence in what they do, which is mainly talk to each other. Oh, they will come up with something, but it will cost us almost a trillion, won't really address most of the systemic issues, and will be a patchwork of political compromise and hidden deals for all their friends. The real economy will recover in the hands of those who really know how to manage their affairs. There are two factors at the root of this crises: greed and fraud.
the problem with Biden's speeches is not their delivery, but their content. he just makes **** up and expects no one will call him on it. [rquoter]Biden Fact Check: No US Diplomats In Tehran by Aaron Bruns CINCINNATI, OH — Big, long, dense speech from Joe Biden on McCain’s foreign policy today, which I’ll parse a little more in depth soon. But first, one face-off between Biden and the facts that, once again, the facts seem to have won. Criticizing McCain for opposing negotiations with Iran, Biden said even the Bush administration now favors such talks — which Obama has long supported. “After seven years, in which our senior diplomatic personnel were not allowed to make a single contact with Iranians, the Bush administration realized the absurdity of its own policy and sent our leading diplomat to Iran,” he said. “The Assistant Secretary of State as he went to Tehran, sat down at the instruction of the President of the United States.” It sounds great for Obama and Biden that the president came around to something so close to their position on talks with Iran; trouble is, the event Biden described never actually happened. In point of fact, the one “meeting” that has taken place was in Geneva, Switzerland, when Under Secretary of State William Burns sat in on a discussion between Iranian representatives and the other “P5 +1″ political directors involved in nuclear talks. The meeting, while a first, was not a negotiation; Burns was there merely as an observer, and had no formal role or talks with the Iranians. So, point by point: Burns was not sent to Tehran; he did not go to Tehran; and there was no such instruction from the President. Why the story from Biden? Turns out, he was taking a characteristic detour from his prepared text. Here’s the far more factually accurate version of what he was supposed to say: “After seven years in which our senior diplomat responsible for Iran was not allowed to meet a single Iranian, the Bush administration realized the absurdity of its policy and sent a leading State Department official to deal directly with Tehran.” Biden’s spokesman David Wade admits the slip of the tongue, but says “I’d bet my first born that the McCain campaign, led by a candidate who thought Czechoslovakia was still a country, doesn’t realy want to have a debate on geography. To sum it up: wrong city, right policy.” Explaining, Wade says “after the June meeting in Tehran, President Bush sent Under Secretary Burns to sit down at the table face to face with the Iranians and engage directly this summer in Geneva. That’s a fact, Jack. Once again, John McCain is the odd man out, out of step with five former Secretaries State, including Henry Kissinger whom Governor Palin met with just yesterday, all of whom agree we need to talk to Iran.”[/rquoter]
