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By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyYesterday, Sen. Joe Biden committed the mother of all political gaffes when he all but admitted that Sen. Barack Obama is not sufficiently prepared to handle the inevitable international crisis. Today, in an attempt to limit the damage from Biden's stunning candor, surrogates of the Obama campaign fanned out to try, futilely, to defend both the comments and Obama.Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright said Biden was only stating the obvious, namely, that all presidents are tested in office. "Well, I think it's just a statement of fact, frankly, and in my book, I talk about the fact that ...
Biden: Obama Will Fumble First Crisis
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyIn 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."I can give you at least four or five scenarios from where [the crisis] ...
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