Biden: McCain has to ‘figure out which of the 7 kitchen tables to sit at.’

[marmar]

from ThinkProgress:


Biden: McCain has to ‘figure out which of the 7 kitchen tables to sit at.’»

In a speech accepting his role as Barack Obama’s running mate this afternoon in Springfield, IL, Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) argued the American Dream has slipped away under eight years of Bush administration policies. He added that while Americans sit at their kitchen tables worrying about bills, McCain has to “figure out which of the 7 kitchen tables to sit at”:

I don’t have to tell you that. You see it in your shrinking wages. … We cannot afford to keep giving tax cuts after tax cuts to big corporations and wealthiest Americans, while middle class families are falling behind. (…)

Ladies and gentlemen, your kitchen table is like mine. You sit there every night after you put the kids to bed and you talk, you talk about what you need. You talk about how much you’re worried about being able to pay the bills. Well ladies and gentlemen, that’s not a worry that John McCain has to worry about. It’s a pretty hard experience — he’ll have to figure out which of the seven kitchen tables to sit at.

Watch it: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/23/biden-mccain-has-to-figure-out-which-of-the-7-kitchen-tables-to-sit-at/


Biden also referenced this quote from McCain in 2005: “On the transcendent issues, the most important issues of our day, I’ve been totally in agreement and support of President Bush.” “You can’t change American when you supported Bush’s policies 95 percent of the time,” Biden said.


http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/23/biden-mccain-has-to-figure-out-which-of-the-7-kitchen-tables-to-sit-at/

[gateley]

1. That's going to be as oft-repeated as Biden's noun, verb, 9/11 quip.

And I'm looking forward to more!

[frogcycle]

5. Joe was SOOOO impressive back in Iowa

when he told the crowd "I can't WAIT to debate the republicans on..."

He used several variations of it, but always with such animation, with that big grin, gleam in his eye, running around the room leaning down to speak directly to someone...


He is going to be just dynamite

and may I say that I am just tickled shitless?

[gateley]

8. I'm so happy for him -- because he really seems happy!

I thought he might be disappointed that he couldn't move into the SOS slot, but all things usually happen for the best (except 8 years of Bush), so we'll see!

:pals:

So heartwarming that people are beginning to know him, and like him!

[frogcycle]

10. and at the same time

frustrating to those of us who are not surprised

hell, even media types were saying this morning "the more we learn about him, the better the fit..."

WHY ARE THEY JUST LEARNING ABOUT HIM NOW? Because they have been slobbering over Clinton and Obama and ignoring everyone else since the get-go. arrrrggghh!

[Richard D]

2. Yes.

It's looking a bit like good cop bad cop.

[deminks]

3. One of my favorite quotes of his speech.

That and the one where he said we don't need a good soldier, we need a leader.

[Aslanspal]

4. Attacking from the git-go

Good! great line and it resonates. Biden did his job today and everybody is not naive here, his roll is to attack and attack and Republicans know this as well, the media has already insulated him , so swing away Joe ...swing away.

[frogcycle]

7. you ain't seen nothing yet

Joe will eviscerate them, with a smile on his face the whole time, and always referring to him as "my friend John"

He'll always use mclame's first name - shows he knows him, and knows whereof he speaks.

[malaise]

14. And I can't wait

Excellent start.

[Vickers]

6. Har! Go get 'em, Joe!

:thumbsup:

[ObamaKerryDem]

9. Sheer brilliance!

I love Joe! He's going to make a GREAT debater against Romney (or whichever other lame ass McCain puts up) and an even better veep! :D

[Cleita]

11. This is going to be a great campaign and a fun one too.

Biden already has the enemy foaming at the mouth with this zinger. May there be many more to come by November.

:toast:

[backscatter712]

12. I don't think McCain knows what the inside of a kitchen looks like...

He has a chef in his entourage to cook for him.

[Bryan]

13. This is great

Sen. Biden was not exactly on my shortlist, but it's such a pleasure to see him already laying into McCain.

[pacalo]

15. I love this man!