Remember yesterday’s gaffe-filled diatribe by Obama surrogate Joe Biden regarding Middle East issues? Well, Biden’s at it again today, and it has only gotten worse. In response to the letter Senator Jim DeMint, a McCain surrogate, sent to Barry Oh! regarding his lack of holding a single policy/oversight hearing on Afghanistan since he was given the role of Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on European Affairs back in January 2007, Biden wrote a letter addressed to Senator DeMint in an attempt to bunk DeMint’s claim:
“On the particular issue of NATO’s mission in Afghanistan,” writes Biden, “We have held three Full Committee hearings in the last 22 months: one under Senator Lugar’s chairmanship (September 21, 2006: “From Coalition to ISAF Command in Afghanistan: The Purpose and Impact of the Transition”), and two undermine (March 8, 2007: “Afghanistan: Time for a New Strategy?” and January 21, 2008: “Afghanistan: A Plan to Turn the Tide?”). At all three of these hearings, we were fortunate enough to have the expert testimony—in addition to other witnesses, both in and out of government— of former NATO commander and Supreme Allied Commander-Europe, Gen. James R. Jones (USMC, ret.). At my request, Senator Obama chaired the confirmation hearing for our next ambassador to NATO, which he focused on NATO’s mission in Afghanistan.”
Uh … slight problem with that answer, though. Jake Tapper writes:
But Biden’s letter brought attention to the fact that Obama did not attend two of those three hearings — and for the third, on March 8, 2007, Obama only asked one question, one unrelated to Afghanistan.
How do I know the latter fact? From an August 2007 press release from Biden himself, when he was running for president.
“BIDEN CAMPAIGN CONGRATULATES SEN. OBAMA FOR JOHNNY-COME-LATELY POSITION,” it read. Noting that at the March 2007 hearing, “Sen. Obama asked one question that was unrelated to Taliban or Afghanistan.”
Oops. 
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And speaking of tools!!! Biden is such an idiot, how he keeps getting elected is still a mystery. - Lorica
Comment by Lorica @ 7/17/2008 - 8:11 pm
ST:
Thanks for digging this up. Just for clarification–how is the term “surrogate” being used (at least by you) for the campaign.
Is “surrogate” a person officially speaking on behalf of the candidate, or does it simply refer to somebody who is known to support McCain or Obama, and has simply come out with their own defense of their guy.
Thank you.
Comment by Leslie @ 7/17/2008 - 9:10 pm
Hi Leslie - when I say surrogate, I’m talking about a public figure who has announced their support of the candidate and who has volunteered to speak on behalf of the campaign on specific issues.
Comment by Sister Toldjah @ 7/17/2008 - 10:06 pm
The other day, John McCain made a statement to the effect that he “knows how to win wars”. In response, Joe (the Jerk) Biden (D-DE), in an interview with CNN’s John Roberts, took a shot at McCain. Acknowledging that McCain was a war hero, Biden stated that what America didn’t need as president was a war hero, but wisdom.
One thing that has to said about Joe (the Jerk) Biden. He knows a thing or two about wisdom. In fact, he considers himself the smartest person in the world. No one who has ever watched him on C-Span during Senate hearings can come away with any other impression. But since he failed to win the Democratic nomination for president, Joe (the Jerk) apparently thinks that Barack Obama is the next best thing.
But if Joey the Jerk thinks that Obama has wisdom, perhaps he can explain the “wisdom” of Obama spending 20 years in a church listening to a racist, anti-American demogogue rant against America and white people-even after he became a state senator for Illinois and US senator. Perhaps, Joey the J can explain the wisdom of Obama’s association with another lunatic minister, Michael Pfleger, for whom he procured government funds. Or how about the wisdom of Obama’s (financial) association with convicted racketeer, Tony Rezko? Not enough examples of “wisdom”? Don’t forget Obama’s association with former Weather Underground fugitives, William Ayres and his wife, Bernadine Dohrn?
Granted, Senator JJ Biden might respond that those were personal issues, not related to policy positions. Perhaps, but if Obama has so much “wisdom”, why is he constantly changing or “refining” his stances on virtually every issue including the war in Iraq? Does he have a clue as to what he thinks-or does he just adjust his positions as he goes along?
As he usually does, Joe the Jerk has put his foot in his mouth once again.
gary fouse
fousesquawk
Comment by gary fouse @ 7/17/2008 - 10:07 pm
Of course, this Maroon comes from a place where the majority of the voters agree with him.
That makes them Maroons too and solves the “how did he get elected?” question.
And in that regard wherever Barney Franks comes from should be taped off with that yellow crime scene tape so innocent people won’t accidentally blunder in.
Comment by jim b @ 7/18/2008 - 10:00 am
ST,
Thanks for the clarification.
Blog on against the current!
Comment by Leslie @ 7/18/2008 - 10:08 am
You think he should get a clue? And miss the fun of him putting his foot in his mouth?
Really?
Nah, I like it better when he makes a fool of himself…
Comment by vegas art guy @ 7/18/2008 - 10:53 pm