Joe Biden on the bin Laden raid

August · 03-21-12, 11:09 AM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1365902.html

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Vice President Joseph Biden on Monday night upped the ante around the already quite-dramatic assassination of Osama bin Laden.

From the pool report of Biden’s comments during a fundraising event in New Jersey come these quotes.

“You can go back 500 years. You cannot find a more audacious plan. Never knowing for certain. We never had more than a 48 percent probability that he was there.”

Yeah that's right Joe. Jimmy Doolittle has nothing on you guys...

Gargamel · 03-21-12, 11:22 AM

Mixed on the use of 'assassination'. But what ever.

Doolittle is a good point, but for audacious military plans, this ones up there too.

TLAM Strike · 03-21-12, 11:32 AM

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“You can go back 500 years. You cannot find a more audacious plan."

500 years seems like such an arbatray number; I'm guessing there was some really amazing operation conducted during the War of the League of Cambrai...

vienna · 03-21-12, 12:49 PM

I think the 500 year remark was nothing more than typical political hyperbole used by all politicians, sort of like "the greatest thing since sliced bread!"...

Sailor Steve · 03-21-12, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

I think the 500 year remark was nothing more than typical political hyperbole used by all politicians, sort of like "the greatest thing since sliced bread!"...

And I think everyone here thinks exactly the same thing.

Oberon · 03-21-12, 01:00 PM

Let Joe have his moment, they don't let him out very often...

Osmium Steele · 03-21-12, 02:35 PM

Hrm, a little place called Son Tay comes to mind.

mookiemookie · 03-21-12, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

500 years seems like such an arbatray number; I'm guessing there was some really amazing operation conducted during the War of the League of Cambrai...

Ok, I'll admit I had to Google "War of the League of Cambrai."

August · 03-21-12, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

500 years seems like such an arbatray number; I'm guessing there was some really amazing operation conducted during the War of the League of Cambrai...

Not to mention during the War of Jenkins Ear.

Aramike · 03-22-12, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by August

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1365902.html

Yeah that's right Joe. Jimmy Doolittle has nothing on you guys...

Biden's sense of history involves little more than the Secret Service remind him that he's the Vice President, and that it's kinda a big deal, but not really.

vienna · 03-22-12, 12:20 PM

I not sure, but I think if McCain had won the VP would have said, "Wow, this sure beats Stratego, you betcha!)

August · 03-22-12, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

I not sure, but I think if McCain had one the VP would have said, "Wow, this sure beats Stratego, you betcha!)

I think the Dems were very smart to have made 2008 an Obama vs Palin race and the GoP was pretty stupid for allowing them to get away with it.

In their one debate Palin and Biden both made mistakes but i would have thought that Biden, with all his legislative experience, should have wiped the floor with her. As it was she more than held her own and that says more about him than about her.

All I have to say is I hope Obama stays healthy until he leaves office!

vienna · 03-22-12, 02:18 PM

Just because a person has legislative experience does not necessarily make them charismatic or able in a debate situation as equally someone charismatic is not necessarily good legislative/excutive material...

It's nice to have someone with both substance and charisma, but I'd take awkwardness backed up by substance over charisma backed by vacuity anyday...

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August · 03-22-12, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

Just because a person has legislative experience does not necessarily make them charismatic or able in a debate situation as equally someone charismatic is not necessarily good legislative/excutive material...

It's nice to have someone with both substance and charisma, but I'd take awkwardness backed up by substance over charisma backed by vacuity anyday...

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Then there is Joe Biden who is a known moron.

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Mixed on the use of 'assassination'. But what ever. Doolittle is a good point, but for audacious military plans, this ones up there too. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,718 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I think the 500 year remark was nothing more than typical political hyperbole used by all politicians, sort of like "the greatest thing since sliced bread!"... __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Hrm, a little place called Son Tay comes to mind. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,718 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I not sure, but I think if McCain had won the VP would have said, "Wow, this sure beats Stratego, you betcha!) __________________ __________________________________________________ __ Last edited by vienna; 03-22-12 at 02:19 PM.

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,718 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Just because a person has legislative experience does not necessarily make them charismatic or able in a debate situation as equally someone charismatic is not necessarily good legislative/excutive material... It's nice to have someone with both substance and charisma, but I'd take awkwardness backed up by substance over charisma backed by vacuity anyday... ... __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Let Joe have his moment, they don't let him out very often...