Veepstakes: Biden hits TODAY show
Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:15 AM by Mark Murray
Filed Under:
Democrats, Republicans, 2008
Compiled by NBC/NJ’s Mike Memoli…
DEMOCRATS: Joe Biden once again played Obama surrogate on “Today.” He said McCain is “still not ready to be commander in chief.” He also said something yesterday conservatives are jumping on: "If John wants to know where the bad guys live, come back with me to Afghanistan," Biden said. "We know where they reside. And it’s not in Iraq."
The Daily News, among others, follows up on Friday’s New York Observer report that Hillary Clinton is seeking to roll over general election contributions to a 2012 account. and
VIDEO: TODAY's Matt Lauer talks to Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Joe Biden about the presidential candidates' positions on the economy and foreign policy.
Bill O’Reilly is targeting Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS) over Dr. George Tiller, who the show says “was performing illegal late-term abortions and covering up instances of child rape.” Sebelius called him “a health care provider in Kansas” after initially saying she didn’t know anything about him. O’Reilly: “Tiller himself donated money to her campaign. She doesn't seem to be real upset about this guy operating a death mill, which is exactly what it is in her state, does she?”
REPUBLICANS: Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) has raised more than $500,000 for McCain as a bundler.
That's a LITTLE better. Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) said the national economy is getting “increasingly messy.”
Louisiana legislators are “stewing” over Gov. Bobby Jindal’s vetoes, saying they targeted urban areas of the state.