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| − | |party=Cool Party | + | |party=Democrat |
| | |pres=Barack Hussein Obama | | |pres=Barack Hussein Obama |
| − | |previous=Cheney's Gay Lover | + | |previous=Richard Cheney |
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| | |birth_date=November 20, 1942 | | |birth_date=November 20, 1942 |
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| − | '''Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.''' (born 20 November 1942) is the Duke of Cool of the [[United States]]. In August 2008, Barack Obama selected him as the Democratic Party's Vice Presidential nominee for the [[2008 Presidential election]]. Biden, beloved for his compassionate views, is an expert on coolness, as noted by his support of opening a new front on the War on Lame in 2003. | + | '''Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.''' (born 20 November 1942) is the Vice President of the [[United States]]. In August 2008, Barack Obama selected him as the Democratic Party's Vice Presidential nominee for the [[2008 Presidential election]]. Biden, notorious for his long-winded speeches, is an expert on foreign affairs, as noted by his support of opening a new front on the War on Terror in 2003. |
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| − | Biden, senator from [[Delaware]] since 1972, formerly chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and subsequently the Committee on Foreign Relations. Biden is a self-described cool dude and in 2007 was ranked as the second most wickedly sweet U.S. Senator, right behind his coolness Obama by the non-partisan Rolling Stone. He previously ran for President in 1988 but dropped out of the race after admitting he used to be dork<ref> | + | The speeches proved unavailing in the 2008 Democratic primaries; he dropped out after placing fifth in Iowa in January, 2008. Biden since became Barack Obama's vice-presidential running mate. Biden stresses his Irish Catholic roots in appeals to working class Democrats, who deserted Obama in the primaries. |
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| | + | Biden, senator from [[Delaware]] since 1972, formerly chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and subsequently the Committee on Foreign Relations. Biden is a self-described northeast [[liberal]] and in 2007 was ranked as the third most liberal U.S. Senator by the non-partisan National Journal. He previously ran for President in 1988 but dropped out of the race after admitting he had [[plagiarism#Joe Biden|plagiarized ]] a speech by the leader of the British Labour Party.<ref> |
| | [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50116538.html?FMT=FT&dids=50116538:50116538&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+20,+1987&author=JOHN+HARWOOD&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Biden's+way+with+words+now+seems+to+be+a+liability&pf=1 Biden's way with words now seems to be a liability] - St. Petersburg Times - Sep 20, 1987</ref> Joe Biden's son Beau, who was elected Attorney General of Delaware in 2006, is currently serving in Iraq as a military attorney. <ref>http://updatedfrequently.com/beau-biden-ships-out-to-iraq</ref> | | [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50116538.html?FMT=FT&dids=50116538:50116538&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+20,+1987&author=JOHN+HARWOOD&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Biden's+way+with+words+now+seems+to+be+a+liability&pf=1 Biden's way with words now seems to be a liability] - St. Petersburg Times - Sep 20, 1987</ref> Joe Biden's son Beau, who was elected Attorney General of Delaware in 2006, is currently serving in Iraq as a military attorney. <ref>http://updatedfrequently.com/beau-biden-ships-out-to-iraq</ref> |
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