From the mouth of Obama’s VP pick
QandO — Joe Biden makes the strongest case yet why not to elect Barack Obama: "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don’t remember anything else I said. Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a ...

Biden Channels Joe Namath, Chicken Little
Politics Daily — ... , onetime associate of radical professor Theodore "Turkey" Lurkey, predicted the imminent descent of the sky. Senator Joe Biden, Democratic candidate for VP, has combined the two into a kind of Reese's Panic Butter Cup: (from ABC News) ...

Biden: Obama will be tested
Ben Smith's Blog — Joe Biden shifted things briefly onto what's thought to be McCain's turf at a Seattle fundraiser yesterday: "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy." "I can give you at least four or five scenarios from where ...

Matt Lewis: Biden Predicts World will 'Test' Obama Early
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Wow! Joe Biden is making a compelling case for why Obama should NOT be president : " Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to ...

Biden Guarantees an International Crisis in Six Months if Obama Wins
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Democrat vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday guaranteed that if Barack Obama is elected president, there will be an international crisis within six months. It's certainly going to be interesting to see how the Obama-loving media report this potentially huge gaffe by the Delaware senator. Kudos to ABC's Matthew Jaffe and the networks Political Radar blog for posting this Monday (emphasis added, photo courtesy The Age): "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle ...

A Rocky Road For Obma If Elected
JustOneMinute — If Obama becomes President his popularity will sag and he will make unpopular decisions widely viewed as unsound. No, that's not my opinion. My source is the always entertaining Joe Biden, who seems intent on lowering expectations to the point that the nation will marvel if Obama has the competence and vision to remember to show up on Jan 20 to be sworn in."I promise you, you all are gonna be sitting here a year from now going, 'Oh my God, why are they there in the polls? Why is the polling so down? Why is this thing so tough?' We're gonna have to make some incredibly tough ...

Biden: "Gird Your Loins" for the World Crisis Created in the First Six Months to "Test" Obama
Weekly Standard Blog — Joe Biden warns his supporters: "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy." ...

Biden: Obama’s inexperience will prompt nations to test us
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Joe Biden continues to try to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory for Barack Obama.  In a stunning statement, Biden acknowledged that Obama’s lack of foreign-policy experience will provoke America’s enemies into creating an international crisis.  Biden apparently thinks this is just terrific: ABC News’ Matthew Jaffe Reports: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on Sunday guaranteed that if elected, Sen. Barack Obama., D-Ill., will be tested by an international crisis within his first six months in power and he will need supporters to stand by him as he makes tough, and possibly ...

Say It Ain't So, Joe
Weekly Standard Blog — ... ABC News reports that Joe Biden said the following at a fundraiser in Seattle yesterday: "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. ... Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy." ...

Loins Girded: Biden Promises International Crisis In First 6 Months
Perfunction — ... On the very same day that Colin Powell's endorsement supposedly calmed the nerves of those worried about Obama's foreign policy inexperience, running mate Joe Biden makes the counter-argument --- God love 'im: ...

Joe Biden: Elect Obama And The World Will Test Him
Ace of Spades HQ — ... ), Joe Biden was reminding people how dangerous it will be to elect the inexperienced Obama. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy." It's like an inversion of Kerry's Global Test. But hey Obama is bright, clean and articulate so he'll ...

Biden: Elect Obama and We'll Have an International Crisis
Little Green Footballs — ... What an interesting admission from Joe Biden, who states pretty clearly that Barack Obama’s youth and lack of experience will lead to “an international crisis.” ...

Biden: Obama's Inexperience Will Prompt International Crisis
USS Neverdock — No wonder Obama is keeping Biden from the press. ""Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test ...

Topic Free For All
Taylor Marsh — ... by Paul Szep Biden warns, and McCainiacs go berserk: "Mark my words," the ...

Biden: Expect Obama's inexperience to be tested by our enemies.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... I was under the impression that Biden's job was to reassure American voters to go with the exceptionally inexperienced natsec pick. Not to let them know that he was going to not only be tested right off the bat, but that he would probably flunk: ...

Joe Biden explains...
Power Line — ...why electing Barack Obama president of the United States might not be all that it's cracked up to be: "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a ...

Biden: World Will Test President Obama
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — From a Seattle fundraiser, via ABC News : "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy." "I can give you at least four or ...

Smirky warns of Obama’s inexperience: “Gird your loins”
Michelle Malkin — ... scenarios from where it might originate,” Biden said to Emerald City supporters, mentioning the Middle East and Russia as possibilities. “And he’s gonna need help. And the kind of help he’s gonna need is, he’s gonna need you - not financially to help him - we’re gonna need you to use your influence, your influence within the community, to stand with him. Because it’s not gonna be apparent initially, it’s not gonna be apparent that we’re right.” Yes, gird your loins, my friends. More vintage Joe: “Gird your loins,” Biden told the crowd. “We’re gonna win with your help, God ...

Joe the Senator Speaks
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — Joe the Senator Speaks Maybe is a good thing Joe Biden has loose lips. If people would actually listen to him instead of tuning him out after he utters his first “let me repeat that ,” he just might sink the Obama ship with one of his verbal torpedoes. ABC reports that Joe Biden is actually correct about (gasp!) a foreign policy subject. Biden boasts the he’s “forgotten more about foreign policy than most of my colleagues know.” (Joe the braggard.) But he goes on to admit that our enemies are chomping at the bit to test the “brilliant” 47 year old junior senator from Illinois ...

They aren't even trying to hide it anymore
Corrente — Joe Biden: “Mark my words,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. “It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don’t remember anything else I said. Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this ...

Doom in Six Months(Gird your loins) Biden makes the mother of all gaffe's!!!
The Jawa Report — October 20, 2008 Doom in Six Months(Gird your loins) Biden makes the mother of all gaffe's!!! In a comment that will go down in political history as one of the BIGGEST Gaffe's ever uttered Senator Joe Biden said we will be attacked if we elect Barack Obama.....so brace yourselves. Via ABC News ABC News' Matthew Jaffe Reports: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on Sunday guaranteed that if elected, Sen. Barack Obama., D-Ill., will be tested by an international crisis within his first six months in power and he will need supporters to stand by him as he makes tough, and possibly unpopular, ...

He Said What?
TigerHawk — Joe Biden continues to bear gifts for John McCain. In this particular installment, Biden tells supporters that some adversary of the US is likely to create an international incident to test Obama, and the Obama- Biden ticket will need their supporters to, well, support them, because it's not clear that whatever path of action they choose will "be right." Where does this guy come up with this stuff? Please read the ...

Joe Biden Watch: Gird Your Loins
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... Good Ol’ Slow Joe Biden putting his foot in his mouth again: ABC News’ Matthew Jaffe Reports: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on Sunday guaranteed that if elected, Sen. Barack Obama., D-Ill., will be tested by an international crisis within his first six months in power and he will need supporters to stand by him as he makes tough, and possibly unpopular, decisions. “Mark my words,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. “It will not be six months before the world ...

Joe Biden Lets the Truth Slip: Vote for John McCain over Barack Obama
Wizbang — Joe Biden argued why Americans should not elect Barack Obama president of the United States but, instead, should pull the lever for John McCain: "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an ...

Biden: 'Obama's Inexperience will be Tested Early'
The New Editor — What a stupid thing to say... From ABC's Political Radar: ABC News’ Matthew Jaffe Reports: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on Sunday guaranteed that if elected, Sen. Barack Obama., D-Ill., will be tested by an international crisis within his first six months in power and he will need supporters to stand by him as he makes tough, and possibly unpopular, decisions. “Mark my words,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. “It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama ...

Joe Biden’s Kinsleyian Gaffe
Patterico's Pontifications — The blogosphere is abuzz over Sen. Joe Biden’s comments in Seattle: “Mark my words,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. “It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don’t remember anything else I said. Watch, we’re gonna have an international ...

He’s Right, Of Course
Comments from Left Field — ... “Gird your loins,” Biden told the crowd. “We’re gonna win with your help, God willing, we’re gonna win, but this is not gonna be an easy ride. This president, the next president, is gonna be left with the most significant task. It’s like cleaning the Augean stables, man. This is more than just, this is more than – think about it, literally, think about it – this is more than just a capital crisis, this is more than just markets. This is a systemic problem we have with this economy.” ...

Joe Biden Guarantees Terrorists Will “Test” A “Pres. Obama” Early
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — ... in this campaign. This is highly dangerous for national security and the ability to monitor and track down efficiently terrorist movement(s) in order to snag them and haul them in … forget about just halting an attack … but the bigger picture of getting to roots of such plans. Biden to Supporters: “Gird Your Loins”, For the Next President “It’s Like Cleaning Augean Stables” October 20, 2008 - (ABC Political Radar) ABC News’ Matthew Jaffe Reports: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on ...

Biden Makes the Case Against Obama
PoliGazette — ... Speaking in Seattle Senator Joe Biden, Barack Obama’s running mate explained why Obama should not become America’s next president. You read that right; not become, and no, it was not a gaffe. ...

Carol Platt Liebau: Bringing Joe Biden and Colin Powell Full Circle
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... ), there's even more proof: Joe Biden's comments about the coming foreign policy crisis in the first six months of the Obama Adminstration . So which is it? Can Colin Powell really believe Barack is the best choice for president, when even his own running mate concedes that his election will precipitate world instability and aggression by America's enemies (thereby necessitating "unpopular decisions" by the new president)? Or is Powell's mistake in his assessment of Biden (who is somehow supposed to be capable of fabulous diplomacy, despite his ongoing foot-in-mouth disease) ...

It's Getting Closer... Plus: Shots Fired at McCain/Palin Bus! And: Biden Points to Obama's...Wimp Factor!
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... , the presumptive vice-messiah’s comments at a Seattle fundraiser — he apparently didn’t realize that journalists were present — are very, very interesting. I think that Biden actually said more than a lot of people think he said: ...

It's Getting Closer... Plus: Shots Fired at McCain/Palin Bus! And: Biden Points to Obama's...Wimp Factor!
The Discerning Texan — ... , the presumptive vice-messiah’s comments at a Seattle fundraiser — he apparently didn’t realize that journalists were present — are very, very interesting. I think that Biden actually said more than a lot of people think he said: ...

Biden: US Will Be Hit With Crisis If Obama Becomes President
Gateway Pundit — Well, this is reassuring... Senator Joe Biden told Democratic supporters this weekend that the US will be slammed with a major crisis if Obama is elected president. Biden also admitted that the Obama Camp will likely screw it up. The Political Radar reported: "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to ...

(Audio) Joe Biden: Obama’s Inexperience Will Prompt Nations to Test Us
Stop The ACLU — I’m late to this gaffetastic slip of truth from Biden so I’ll just round up reactions. Thanks to Cuffy for the audio. ABC News’ Matthew Jaffe Reports: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on Sunday guaranteed that if elected, Sen. Barack Obama., D-Ill., will be tested by an international crisis within his first six months in power and he will need supporters to stand by him as he makes tough, and possibly unpopular, decisions. “Mark my words,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. “It will not be six months before the ...

Biden: Obama Will Fumble First Crisis
Politics Daily — ... In remarks that were either a stunning blunder or a shocking admission, Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden said today that a potential Obama administration would face an "international crisis to test the mettle of [Sen. Barack Obama]," within the first six months of taking office. But as if that wasn't bad enough, Biden continued his remarks, asking in advance for the assembled attendees at a Seattle fund raiser to rally to Obama's side when he inevitably doesn't handle the crisis very well at its outset. ...

Inviting a crisis
Yourish.com — ... Michael Kinsley said that a gaffe is when a politician speaks the truth. If that’s so, I suppose Sen. Biden’s recent statement about there being an international crisis withing six months of Sen. Obama’s election as president would qualify as one. ...

A Heartbeat From The Presidency
small dead animals — A Heartbeat From The Presidency A toenail from his tonsils; "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy." "I can give you at ...

Bill Dyer: Biden warns us to "mark [his] words: It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy."
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — ... and those he links), have thoughtful comments on Joe Biden's accidental truth-telling yesterday , when he dramatically predicted that America's enemies will quickly contrive crises to "test the mettle" of a young President Barack Obama. I've only got two points to add, but they literally fill me with dread: This grim prediction is Biden's own best-case scenario — that is, he thinks that Obama will make correct decisions in response to the crisis, but they will seem incorrect even to the Americans whose support Biden is now soliciting in advance. "[W]e're gonna need you ...

"We need to fix this, fast. Were there any plumbers in the crowd?"
Jim Treacher's Blog That Is on the Internet — "We need to fix this, fast. Were there any plumbers in the crowd?" joe_the_dumber.jpg Joe the Dumber, AKA Biden, whose latest facial mutation resembles a glob of bread dough with two raisins pressed into it*, sure is making Palin look like the stupid one : "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. ...

There He Joes Again TM
N/A — It’s good Joe Biden only has two left feet. He might want to stay out of the prediction business.

Biden's Gaffe
TalkLeft — Good thing people are not paying much attention to Joe Biden. What a stupid thing he said yesterday: Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a ...

Gird Loins For Mettle Test
Jules Crittenden — ... Biden: Obama’s mettle will be tested shortly after his coronation and he’ll need some girded loins backing him up. Dem moneybags loins, apparently. ABC’s Political Radar :  “Mark my words,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. “It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don’t remember anything else I said. Watch, ...

The Blessing of Joe Biden
Neptunus Lex — ... the 44th president of these United States. One of the best possible results of that outcome will be the Delaware senator Joe Biden will be lifted out of relative obscurity and placed in full view of pretty much everybody - not just those of us who watch C-SPAN. This is not just a jobs program for late night comics desperate to determine how to make fawning over a president look funny - something they have proven incapable of during the election process. It will be a boon to the rest of us in dark times: “Mark my ...

"Gird Your Loins"
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — If Joe Biden didn't exist, we would have to invent him : Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on Sunday guaranteed that if elected, Sen. Barack Obama., D-Ill., will be tested by an international crisis within his first six months in power and he will need supporters to stand by him as he makes tough, and possibly unpopular, decisions. "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a ...

Once Again, The Race Card
Rhymes With Right — ... concern about experience, income redistribution, or national security that is prompting people to reject the most inexperienced presidential candidate since William Jennings Bryan (the first time around) – it is racism. Joe Biden, whose own history of racial and ethnic gaffes, has proclaimed it to be so. And those of us concerned that the there might be a major international crisis provoked by foreign powers seeking to test a neophyte like Obama are simply listening to fear mongers – like ...

Biden: Obama Has 'It'.
Snapped Shot — ... "...I think I can be value added, but this guy has it," the Senate Foreign Relations chairman said of Obama. "This guy has it..." ...

Hugh Hewitt: What Does Joe Know? What Was He Trying To Tell Obama's Supporters?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Senator Joseph Biden made remarks yesterday which should be the focus of the American electorate for the next two weeks (when they aren't considering the implications of Senator Obama's desire to "spread the wealth around," and the reliability of Senator Obama's promises measured against his spectacularly broken pledge to accept public financing.) Here's a detailed report from ABC on what Biden said at a Seattle fundraiser Sunday: "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months ...

Hugh Hewitt: What Does Joe Know? What Was He Trying To Tell Obama's Supporters?
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — Senator Joseph Biden made remarks yesterday which should be the focus of the American electorate for the next two weeks (when they aren't considering the implications of Senator Obama's desire to "spread the wealth around," and the reliability of Senator Obama's promises measured against his spectacularly broken pledge to accept public financing.) Here's a detailed report from ABC on what Biden said at a Seattle fundraiser Sunday: "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months ...

Popular But Not Sound
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] Several folks here have commented on Joe Biden s warning that electing Obama would invite severe tests from our enemies. My second favorite Bidenism of the day, though, has to be this bit, which came later in the same event , describing how people would react when an Obama administration makes decisions: There are gonna be a lot of you who want to go, 'Whoa, wait a minute, yo, whoa, whoa, I don't know about that decision'," Biden continued. "Because if you think the decision is sound when they're made, which I believe you will when they're made, they're not likely to be as ...

Rudy Giuliani Blasts Biden: "If He Has This Concern That People Will Test Obama Then He Was Right in the First Place That Barack Is Not Ready" (Video)
Gateway Pundit — ... Yesterday, it was reported that Biden was not confident in Obama's experience and that he wasn't confident that his running mate would be able to lead in a crisis either: ...

"Gird Your Loins"
RedState: Conservative News and Community — If Joe Biden didn't exist, we would have to invent him: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on Sunday guaranteed that if elected, Sen. Barack Obama., D-Ill., will be tested by an international crisis within his first six months in power and he will need supporters to stand by him as he makes tough, and possibly unpopular, decisions. "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world ...

Links for 2008-10-20 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... parts of the country, shedding the profanity restrictions that govern his Comedy Central show. "She said that small towns, that's the part of the country she really likes going to because that's the pro-America part of the country. You know, I just want to say to her, just very quickly: [expletive] you," Stewart said to raucous applause. ++++++++ Fairness doctrine will now apply to Comedy Central? It may neuter Stewart, Colbert and Bill Maher on HBO. NO? ABC: Biden to Supporters: "Obama, will be tested by an international crisis within his first ...

links for 2008-10-21
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: sarah_palin) ABC: Biden to Supporters: "Obama, will be tested by an international crisis within his first six months in power …" "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the ...

Is Joe Biden a Republican plant?
Betsy's Page — Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Is Joe Biden a Republican plant? He really is the gift that keeps on giving. In case you haven't seen it yet, here is what he told some of those San Francisco donors at a fund raiser on Sunday. "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if ...

There’s a test coming up
Basil's Blog — According to someone who the Democrats consider an expert on foreign policy, there’s a test coming up. Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) told a group of supporters that if Obama’s elected, a major international crisis will develop: “Mark my words,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. “It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the ...

Biden, a constant embarrassment
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE — ... As much as the left and the media have tried to portray Palin as a goof, it's Biden who has put his foot in his mouth over and over. Here is the latest everyone is talking about: ...

Biden Says a Vote for Obama Means a Vote for Immediate Crisis but Our Faith Will Make It All Okay
The Sundries Shack — ... Joe Biden really is a gold mine of fumbly-tongued inanity and ridiculous boastfulness. The good news is that, as the Vice Presidential nominee, he feels compelled to talk a lot. The bad news is that he could very well end up being Vice President if Barack Obama is elected which, as he says, will immediately thrust the United States into a crisis. ...

ABC Ignores Own Scoop on Biden for Almost 24 Hours
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Despite featuring the story on its "Political Radar" blog on Monday morning, the ABC network ignored for almost 24 hours the claim by Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden that Barack Obama will be tested by a major international crisis in the first six months of his presidency. Monday's "Good Morning America" skipped the story, as did that evening's "World News With Charles Gibson" and "Nightline." ...

Biden: Obama Ready for Armageddon Showdown He Will Provoke
iowahawk — ... SEATTLE -- Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden promised a group of supporters Sunday that running mate Barack Obama "will absolutely 100% trigger a nuclear Armageddon kinda thing" within the first 20 minutes of his presidency, but added that "Barack Obama is looking forward to this apocalyptic opportunity to test his mettle, because he totally aced his LSATs." ...

10/21: Joe Steps In It
Blogometer — October 21, 2008 10/21: Joe Steps In It Conservative bloggers are having a field day with Joe Biden 's recent remarks, in which he predicted that if Barack Obama is elected, "we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy" . Righty bloggers are describing Biden's comments as a ...

Heads up to Barack Obama from Sarah Palin: Be afraid, be very afraid, when Joe Biden speaks
Top of the Ticket — ... Biden went on to vouch for Obama's readiness to meet such a challenge. But that, not surprisingly,  has gotten lost in the GOP shuffle. The Republican ticket has responded that America, especially at this moment, doesn't need a White House occupant who would invite a "test" from the nation's adversaries. ...

Why Hasn’t Anyone Asked This Question?
California Conservative — ... Later today, I’ll fisk Gen. Powell’s statements. For now, though, I’ll simply focus on how Gen. Powell’s statements are overshadowed by Sen. Biden’s “mark my words” predictions. Here’s a refresher on what Sen. Biden said: ...

Stand Up, Barack! O God, What Am I Talking About [Reader Post]
Flopping Aces — ... I won’t bother to quote at length or recount all of the details at this point. Go to Glenn Beck today or other places like the following article on the ABC News Blog to see what he said. ...

How Obama Could Still Lose
The Stump — ... 4.) Throw in a Bradley Effect of even a point or two on top of that, and a few more costly Biden gaffes, and I don't think Virginia is necessarily out of reach. ...

Madeleine Albright: Biden's Crisis Prediction Is Just a "Statement of Fact"
Moonbattery — ... within 6 months of Obama being elected, as the international community of terrorists and dictators tests to see just how much it can get away with. A review of Plugs's ominous words: ...

Grandiose Joe Gives A History Lesson
Stones Cry Out — ... Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden caused quite a stir last weekend when he had this to say about the challenges his running mate will face early on in his administration if elected: ...

Obama's Strength on Foreign Policy
democracyarsenal.org — ... .  The press conference came following a meeting with top national security advisers.  What makes it so interesting is that following Biden's gaffe advisers and consultants surely would have told the candidate to layoff of national security issues for a while.  But rather than duck the issue, as democrats have in the past, Obama embraced it. ...

More spin on Biden’s “tested” comments from … Barack Obama
Sister Toldjah — ... focused fairly single-mindedly on the financial crisis,” Obama explained, adding that the meeting was planned two to three weeks ago. However, when pressed on his running mate’s comments, Obama admitted that Biden may have misspoken. “You know I think that Joe sometimes engages in rhetorical flourishes,” Obama said. “But I think that his core point was that the next administration is going to be tested regardless of who it is.” LOL! Nope - here’s what Biden said: “Mark my ...

Treacher, Burge and Biden Are Having a Satire-Off
Little Miss Attila — ... Obama is. He's brought together people from all walks of life. He's inspired every single person in this country, no matter who you are or what you look like or even if you're into, y'know, the funny stuff. [chuckle] Which is gonna be a great comfort when the Obama administration strangles the U.S. economy and sets off a long, terrifying race war. Read the whole thing, of course. It's the stuff, for sure. But I'm afraid I shall have to give the Joe Biden Parody Prize to . . . Biden himself. He's just . . . . he's wonderful. Self-satirizing. Smarter than anyone else on ...

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Mudville Gazette — ... the job of Vice President as defined by the U.S. Constitution. But hey, that's wacky ol' Uncle Joe right? And besides, that story isn't important. And for every media outlet that tells you what the Constitution says, you'll find ten to tell you what it means. And wacky ol' Uncle Joe knows what it means - he's got experience, and that's what matters in a Vice President. This is wacky ol' Uncle Joe too, speaking to campaign supporters at a Seattle fundraiser: "Mark my words," ...

Impending doom?
Mudville Gazette — ... Joe Biden warned those at a Seattle fund raiser last Sunday about an “international crisis” a "generated crisis" that will test Barack Obama’s Presidency should he be elected. “I can give you at least four or five scenarios from where it might originate". ...

No — I Do Not Write Under The Name “Noam Scheiber” at The New Republic. He Just Steals His Stuff From Me.
Patterico's Pontifications — ... 4.) Throw in a Bradley Effect of even a point or two on top of that, and a few more costly Biden gaffes, and I don’t think Virginia is necessarily out of reach. ...

Now it's Joe Biden's turn on the 'SNL' skewer
Top of the Ticket — ... (How close were the "SNL" writers in using Biden's own words against him, much as they picked up on Palin's language during her interview with Katie Couric? Check out this report from ABC News.) ...

Defense Panel: Next President to Face Crisis
democracyarsenal.org — ... The McCain campaign has spent millions in ads and hours of time trying to make political hay out of Senator Biden's common sense proposition that the next President is likely to be tested during the early days of his tenure. Today's ...

A Canadian Discusses Anti-Americanism After Obama
annika's journal — ... . Sure, there will be a honeymoon period, just like with all presidents. But after Biden's international crisis hits, and Obama does that thing that Biden warns will cause their poll numbers to drop , we'll be back to the good ole days of the "great satan," (an epithet that was coined, lest we forget, during the Carter administration).

Crisis Overted?
Wizbang — ... officials said that the family is considering other housing options and are hopeful the girls will not miss the start of school. "The White House has been extremely accommodating to the Obama family needs -- and the entire process has been smooth and friendly," the transition official said. If not figuring out that the options for the President-elect are far too numerous to list, then the Obama administration could be in trouble when the big test occurs. In case you forgot, Joe Biden said this: "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John ...

Time Journalist Accepts Toughest Job in Washington
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Carney is going to need all the support he can get. I hear doing damage control for Biden is like cleaning the Augean stables. ...

Obama Names Leon Panetta as CIA Director
Patterico's Pontifications — ... I hope Joe Biden was wrong when he warned “It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy” and “Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.” With novices in charge of U.S. intelligence, it may be much harder for the Obama Administration to respond. ...

Obama Will Be Tested
Patterico's Pontifications — ... Joe Biden warned Americans to “Gird your loins” because Barack Obama will be tested early, and he was right. Obama hasn’t even been inaugurated and he’s already been challenged twice — first by Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich’s appointment of Roland Burris, and now by his fellow ...

Obama's Vietnam
Antiwar.com Original — ... Joe Biden predicted , shortly after the election, is sure to come, and there's no doubt about what the new president has to prove, and to whom. In spite of their straitened circumstances, the political and financial elites that run this country still like to think of themselves as the keepers of world order, and Washington the center of an empire on which the sun will never set. Failure to act "tough" would bring down a firestorm of criticism on his head and lose him the support of key constituencies, e.g., the mainstream media and the hawks in his own party. The second is a ...

Biden's Prophecy
Power Line — ... Late in last fall's Presidential campaign, Joe Biden predicted that if elected, Barack Obama would be tested by foreign powers within the first six months of his administration: ...

A reminder to be calm, from Joe Biden
Sister Toldjah — ... Fear not, my dear readers and fellow Americans. President Obama knows what he’s doing on the stimulus bill. Joe Biden told us prior to their election that there would be times like these, and we’d just have to learn to be patient: ...

Obama’s inexperience painfully obvious
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Both of these former rivals have been bought off with high-level jobs in Obama’s administration. There will never be heard a discouraging word about the president from these two. Well, with Biden’s brain-to-mouth wiring, one can never be sure: ...

Harassment
Neptunus Lex — Joe Biden famously predicted that the new president would be tested early in his administration. North Korea is rattling the saber over a missile launch. Iran is putting Israel on notice that its nuclear facilities are within Iranian reach. And now China is harassing unarmed US naval ships: The Defense Department said in a statement that a Chinese intelligence ship and several others surrounded the USNS Impeccable, an unarmed vessel with a civilian merchant marine crew. The U.S. vessel was conducting ...

Obama Overseas, Biden to Retaliate on N. Korea Launch
ScrappleFace — ... “I warned you during the campaign to gird your loins,” said Mr. Biden. “I told you to mark my words that it would not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama. I said, ‘Watch, we’re gonna have an ...

Why jump on Obama’s fantasy foreign policy?
Patterico's Pontifications — ... Joe Biden recognized that presidents are often tested by an international crisis early in their terms.  It becomes all the more likely if America’s adversaries think the president is an easy mark.  Accordingly, the sooner that Obama realizes his foreign and national securitiy policies are dangerously naive, the better. ...

North Korea Tests Underground Nuclear Bomb
Wizbang — Remember when Joe Biden said this during the campaign? "Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy." "I can give you at ...

Obama’s Supreme Distraction
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... During the presidential campaign, then vice presidential nominee Joe Biden told a gathering of Democratic find raisers that Obama would be tested by an international crisis in the first six months of his presidency.  Biden implored the gathering to stick behind the new administration in its response to the crisis because, “it’s not gonna be apparent initially that we’re right.” ...

North Korea Continues to Test Obama Nukes
Nice Deb — ... Biden said to Emerald City supporters, mentioning the Middle East and Russia as possibilities. “And he’s gonna need help. And the kind of help he’s gonna need is, he’s gonna need you – not financially to help him – we’re gonna need you to use your influence, your influence within the community, to stand with him. Because it’s not gonna be apparent initially, it’s not gonna be apparent that we’re right.” Joe Biden to supporters, October 19, 2008 Well, North Korea is taking him up on it: ...

Test, or testing for the test?
Power Line — ... One might reasonably wonder if the North Korean challenge constitutes the "testing" foreseen by Joe Biden when he beseeched Obama supporters at a Seattle fundraiser to "gird their loins." ...

Testing Obama’s mettle
Yourish.com — A quote from October: “Mark my words,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. “It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don’t remember anything else I said. Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... I don't know what's ultimately going to happen in Iran, but as I listen to the ranting on the right about Obama's supposed weakness and ineffectuality in dealing with Iran -- which seems to have set the terms of mainstream debate about Obama's response -- I'm thinking about a famous so-called Joe Biden gaffe from the campaign trail last October. I'm thinking not about the parts everybody quoted, but about a sentence that seemed to get overlooked. Emphasis mine: ...

The Gaffe Czar
The American Spectator — ... Obama the first "mainstream," "clean" African-American presidential candidate. But none of those have the impact of Biden's "October surprise" in the waning days of the general election campaign last year. At a fundraiser in Seattle, Biden warned a crowd of supporters that America would face "an international crisis, a generated crisis" within the first six months of Obama's administration "to test the mettle of this guy." As it turns out, Biden wasn't exactly channeling Nostradamus in that prediction. Eight months have passed since Obama was sworn in, and no major ...

The Prescient Joe Biden
JustOneMinute — ... of Obama in the polls.  Here is Joe from October 2008 :It certainly appears that Obama's reported decision to send more troops to Afghanistan won't be ...