NY-23: Biden Backs Owens, Slams Limbaugh and Palin UPDATED w/Palin response

[alsame]

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Rallying support for Democratic congressional candidate Bill Owens before Tuesday’s special election in NY-23, Vice President Joe Biden today told a mostly full room at the North Side Improvement League to “teach a lesson” to right-wing activists. Ideological activists, said Biden, forced Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava out of the race because they couldn’t brook “dissent with their neoconservative views.”

“Take Bill’s opponent,” said Biden, referring to Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. “I’m sure he’s a nice guy, but imagine him being able, if he won this election, to take issue with any position that Rush Limbaugh has.” Biden said that the idea of letting “Rush Limbaugh hand-pick” the successor to John McHugh, the Republican congressman who became the Obama administration’s secretary of the army, was unbelievable.

Biden’s speech veered between reminiscing about his college days in Syracuse, N.Y., and bemused attacks on conservative leaders like former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and Sarah Palin, who’d backed Hoffman.

“The fact of the matter is, Sarah Palin thinks the answer to energy is ‘drill, baby, drill,’” said Biden. “It’s a lot more complicated, Sarah!”


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http://washingtonindependent.com/66080/ny-23-biden-backs-owens-slams-limbaugh

Palin's Facebook response - quoting Coulter :rofl: :rofl:

Response to Vice President Biden's Comments Today About My Position On Energy Independence
Today at 10:12am

As the vice president knows, I have always advocated an all-of-the-above approach to American energy independence. Among other things, my alternative energy goal for Alaska sits at 50 percent because Alaska reached more than 20 percent during my term in office. The Obama-Biden administration, on the other hand, recently announced a renewable goal of only 25 percent. However, domestic drilling should remain a top priority in order to meet America’s consumption and security needs.

The vice president’s extreme opposition to domestic energy development goes all the way back to 1973 when he opposed the Alaska pipeline bill. As Ann Coulter pointed out, “Biden cast one of only five votes against the pipeline that has produced more than 15 billion barrels of oil, supplied nearly 20 percent of this nation’s oil, created tens of thousands of jobs, added hundreds of billions of dollars to the U.S. economy and reduced money transfers to the nation’s enemies by about the same amount.”

This nonsensical opposition to American domestic energy development continues to this day. Apparently the Obama-Biden administration only approves of offshore drilling in Brazil, where it will provide security and jobs for Brazilians. This election is about American security and American jobs.

There’s one way to tell Vice President Biden that we’re tired of folks in Washington distorting our message and hampering our nation’s progress: Hoffman, Baby, Hoffman!

- Sarah Palin

[firedupdem]

1. “It’s a lot more complicated, Sarah!”

:rofl:

[alsame]

3. I really hope there's video of his rally. It will be hilarious. nt

[bluestateguy]

7. She lives in a cartoon version of America

Like something out of a 1940's propaganda film.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

13. That's a great line

Too bad she won't "get it"! Come to think of it, that would be a terrific line to use on just about any Republican.

[ej510]

19. She doesn't know what the word complicated means.

[derby378]

2. Is that the best Joe Biden can do?

"It's a lot more complicated?" Come on.

[Jennicut]

12. She wouldn't understand much more then that.

:rofl:

[derby378]

18. Okay, you got me there...

:hi:

[Clio the Leo]

4. I had a very Biden-riffic visit to the DR today.....

..... first read the exerpts from this speech, then there was an article in Newsweek that I read in the waiting room. According to the article one would be ill-advised to mess with Joe Biden. lol

[Blue_In_AK]

5. Say it ain't so, Joe.

:rofl:

[Cha]

6. Thank you, VP Biden for going

up to District 23 in New York and campaigning for Bill Owens!

[doc03]

8. You know if Owens looses they will say it shows

how unpopular Obama and Biden are.

[hughee99]

9. I'm sure we'll hear about Biden's comments again...

when the Democrats are trying to keep DINO's in line for Heath Care Reform voting.

[Beaverhausen]

10. I hope he doesn't bother to respond further. That just makes her feel more important

I wish she would just go away...

[Javaman]

11. Quitter Failin should try not quitting or failing first. nt

[Cha]

14. Voting for hoffman is as stupid as mindlessly

drilling for oil.

Good luck District 23 in NY.

[Blue_In_AK]

15. Sarah Palin didn't write that.

Pretty sad when you have to hire a ghostwriter for your Facebook updates.

[gademocrat7]

16. I agree.

That woman could not write one complete sentence.

[NatBurner]

17. right? it's waaay too coherent