Biden cuts the wheat.
Topic: 2008 US Presidential Election
On August 23rd, Senator Obama of Illinois, who was firmly nominated for the US Democratic presidential nomination, announced that he had chosen Senator Biden of Delaware and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as his running mate. This is a photo of Biden (right) and Obama attending a TV debate in Johnston, Iowa, USA (photo taken on December 12, 2007). Xinhua News Agency/AFP
Senator joseph robinette of Delaware accepted the nomination of Democratic vice presidential candidate on 27th, and at the same time took over the traditional task of this identity, and launched a fierce offensive to attack the Republican Party.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama unexpectedly appeared at the venue of the Democratic National Convention on the same day and joined forces with Biden.
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Biden, 65, was introduced by his son, Delaware Attorney General bo Biden.
He said: "No one has ever said that I cherish words like gold, but I will try to be brief this time: Yes, yes, I accept your nomination and run for office with the next US President Barack Obama."
Biden has served in Congress for 35 years and is widely known for his long and slow speech.
In addition to trying his best to flatter Obama, he changed his calm and kind image and tried his best to attack Republican presidential candidate John McCain. He said that McCain is his friend in the Senate, but he did not agree with the other party "to lead the country forward."
Biden used a series of parallelism sentences to compare the different opinions of Obama and McCain on the Iraq war, politics, diplomacy, economy and people’s livelihood. The audience echoed it again and again.
He said: "Time and time again, when it comes to the most important national security issue today, McCain is wrong and Obama (facts) proves it right."
Regarding McCain’s service experience in Vietnam War, Biden said that the United States needs not only an excellent soldier, but a wise leader, a leader who can bring about change. "Obama can bring about the change we need."
Scold an opponent
After Biden finished his speech, Obama suddenly appeared at the meeting.
According to the original plan, Obama should appear at the party congress the next day.
Obama told supporters: "I want everyone to understand at this moment why I am proud of Biden … on this journey with me to regain the US (presidency)."
He asked: "I think he (Biden) has shown himself quite successfully. What do you think?"
In addition to listing the similar policies of McCain and President George W. Bush, Biden made a slip of the tongue in his speech and tied Bush and McCain together. At the beginning of a sentence, he said "John (McCain)" as "George (Bush)" and then changed his mind. However, this slip of the tongue coincides with Democrats’ campaign strategy of describing McCain’s election as Bush’s third presidential term.
Biden made a mockery of Dick Cheney, the current Republican vice president. He said that if he is elected vice president, for those Americans who respect the Constitution, the most terrible sentence in English will no longer be "this is the vice president’s office" when talking to the White House, suggesting that Cheney often takes over and gives orders by phone.
Party members
Obama then announced that the venue of the Democratic Party Congress will be moved to an open-air stadium in Denver on the 28th. That day coincided with the 45th anniversary of the famous speech "I have a dream" delivered by Martin Luther King, the leader of American civil rights movement.
Obama said that the stadium was chosen because it can accommodate more participants. "We should open the party congress to ensure that everyone who wants to attend the meeting can join in the efforts to recapture the United States."
It is estimated that 75,000 participants will listen to Obama’s speech on the spot.
The Associated Press reported on the 28th that the main content of Obama’s speech has been completed, but the later polishing may last until the moment before Obama stepped onto the podium.
Obama’s aide, David axelrod, said that the speech was based on the speeches of presidential candidates at previous party congresses, including the speeches of former Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1992 and the late Democratic President John F. Kennedy in 1960.
Axelrod said that Obama will not shy away from comparing the differences between himself and McCain, especially when it comes to their different opinions in the economic field. However, Obama will complete the comparison "without losing courtesy". (Bu Xiaoming)
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