Biden Launches Bus Tour in Battleground Buckeye State
EmailABC News’ Matt Jaffe reports: Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden Wednesday hit the road in Ohio as he likened John McCain’s economic "conversion" to the Bible story of Saul on the Road to Damascus.
"John said I’m always for less regulation. Here now John says he’s gonna go and crack down on the greed on Wall Street, the greed of American corporations," Biden said in Maumee, Ohio. "Let’s take a look at John’s conversion here — something happened on the road to Damascus, John fell off his horse but he got back up on the same horse.”
Biden, launching a two-day bus tour through the battleground Buckeye State, spent much of his 40-minute remarks on Maumee’s idyllic West Wayne Street hitting out at Republicans for de-regulating the economy in recent years.
"Look, if John cares so much, cares so much about this now, where was he a week ago? Where was he a month ago? Where was he five years ago? I’ll tell you where he was, he was bragging to the folks on Wall Street to the executives who now he calls ‘greedy.’ He was bragging to them how we’re going to shred the regulation that fetters them, that ties them down."
"Remember that scene in this administration where a bunch of folks, I think it was the Commerce Department, or maybe it was Treasury, took out a chainsaw. They had it on TV, a chainsaw, and cut through a whole batch of regulations. Well, they were cutting your bone and sinew. They were cutting right through the very things that protected ordinary people on Main Street."
The McCain-Palin campaign responded by arguing that voters would not be swayed by Biden’s "distortions."
"No matter how fiery the sales job, Ohio voters prefer John McCain’s maverick record of reforming government and fighting for change," said McCain-Palin spokesman Ben Porritt.
USS Gabrielle Giffords Honors Courage 
Mitt Romney's Full Speech at CPAC 2012
Biden is going forth, carrying the Power of the Obama before him, to heal the crippled.
“Stand up, Chuck, let ‘em see ya.”
Posted by: Pete PUMA | September 17, 2008, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm
“No matter how fiery the sales job, Ohio voters prefer John McCain’s maverick record of reforming government and fighting for change,” said McCain-Palin spokesman Ben Porritt.
______________________
I highly doubt Ohio voters are that stupid.
Posted by: PJ | September 17, 2008, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
What happened to the Palin bounce?
Posted by: Vanessa | September 17, 2008, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
Give ‘em hell, Joe!
Posted by: TruthSeekr | September 17, 2008, 1:35 pm 1:35 pm
What a great guy! I love Joe Biden.
Posted by: hang | September 17, 2008, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
McCain has found an intern – Palin whom he is trying to introduce to foreign dignitaries at UN to learn foreign policy by shaking their hands and claiming before the debates that she is an expert on foreign policy. In the mean time McCain will have her tip toe to let (planted) people ask some questions. Wonderful experienced VP candidate who has been reading from the same script from day one. Let us not have the wool pulled over our eyes. Vote Obama/Biden if you are serious to have a future in the USA. Repulicans have already destroyed US wealth by waging a war in Iraq on false pretext. And now we are witnessing the results of their policies on wall street.
Posted by: silkwool | September 17, 2008, 1:41 pm 1:41 pm
McCain-Palin really do believe voters are stupid. There’s simply no other explanation.
Posted by: hang | September 17, 2008, 1:41 pm 1:41 pm
It is disgusting to see that McPalin are assuming; Ohio people are brainless pupet of Republican…
Posted by: R A | September 17, 2008, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm
McCAIN IS CORRUPT AND DIRTY!!!
Obama brought up the Savings and Loan scandal in the late 80′s in his speech on the economy yesterday. And he came real close, but didn’t mention something – so I will!!
McCain was one of the dirtiest Senators involved in the S & L corruption scandal in 1989!!! He and 4 other “Dirty corrupt” Senators were named the “KEATING 5.”
Don’t believe me, just use “the Google My Friends” and google the Keating Five. That is if you can run that new fangled computer thing or the Blackberry that McCain invented!!!
Out of the five Senators he was the ONLY ONE to take money and bribes to try and STOP and cover-up the investigation of the corrupt Savings and Loans!!!
Sound familiar??? As we see now McCain has his henchmen up in Alaska right now trying to “COVER-UP” Palin’s TROOPERGATE SCANDAL!!! WHAT HAS SHE GOT TO HIDE, WHY DO THEY WANT TO STOP THE INVESTIGATION???
And McCain says he and Palin are the ones to clean up corruption in Washington??
GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!! MORE LIES!!!!
Let’s vote for TRUTH and HONESTY in government this time, let’s vote for Obama/Biden in 2008!!!
Posted by: Davis | September 17, 2008, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm
what has the maverick done lately?
his campaign seems to be all too republican same ol same ol to me
if mccain is a maverick then palin is competent
Posted by: Bhrandon | September 17, 2008, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm
With focus on the issues, Obama retakes the lead in Gallup.
Biden is telling it like it is. McCain is the biggest flip flopper and is doing for political expedience.
Posted by: Samantha | September 17, 2008, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
Biden, and both clinton should camp out in Ohio Bill in the south Hillary in the middle and Biden in the subbrubs of cleveland. While Obama himself should hit every college town in the state. Forget this 50 state non-sense win Ohio win the presidency
Posted by: concerned | September 17, 2008, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm
ive seen palin and mccain trying to talk their way out of this economic destruction
thanks but no thanks ill take obama and biden on this matter
Posted by: Bhrandon | September 17, 2008, 1:53 pm 1:53 pm
Biden has to show that the Democrats believe in a government that protects all the people from the powerful who believe they own the government as a corporate subsidiary which is and always has been the Republican playbook. McCain’s even more of a phony than the characters in Wedding Crashers in which he had a bit part as a Washington celebrity and insider.
Posted by: bhciapol | September 17, 2008, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
Obama wants change. mccain wants change. All I have left in my pocket is… change :(
Posted by: pt | September 17, 2008, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
bharndon…Ya, I saw Polosi and posse try to talk their way out of it yesterday also…”Don’t Blame Us.”
Posted by: checks and balances | September 17, 2008, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
McCain not only has favored de-regulation of Wallstreet over his career, he also wants to privatize social security–because those folks on Wallstreet can manage our money so well. Really, if McCain wants to run on his economic plans (rather than his tried and true POW record)the Dems might actually have a chance.
Posted by: PJ | September 17, 2008, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm
Wow, mccain is so out of touch. On Monday he said the economy is fundamentally sound. DOW down 300+ again today. I guess if I had 9 houses I would not be too worried either. Obama/Biden 2008!!!
Posted by: pt | September 17, 2008, 2:06 pm 2:06 pm
McCain is clearly 20th century in his thinking and in his behavior. His involvement in the Keating 5 scandal is a good indication of how he has related to the fatcats of Wall Street. He is a man who for all but one year of his 72 years was basically a ward of the Federal Government. He was a dependent “military brat” while his father was a Navy officer; then John was in the Navy for 22 years of his own. He then worked for one years as a so-called PR man for his father-in-laws beer company while he prepared to run for Congress. Since then, McCain has served for 26 years in the Congress. So, for 71 years of his 72, he has fed at the federal trough. Now he is running an anti-government, clean-up the dirty politics campaign. What a phony!
Posted by: ray gonzales | September 17, 2008, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
davis aka as the VIOFOBAMATOWN….Yes I totally agree… google the Keating Five and you will discover that the Senate Ethics Committee dismissed “any charges of wrong doing” to only two Senators…John Glenn (D) and John McCaine (R)…And 4 out of 5 were Dems….IF YOU ARE SMART DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING THIS PERSON SAYS AT FACE VALUE….LOOK IT UP….
Posted by: checks and balances | September 17, 2008, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
Ohio will go for Obama. And w/ it, the presidency. Count on it.
Posted by: dem in chicago | September 17, 2008, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
Seems the tires fell of the McCain “straight talk express”…and it took a great guy like Biden to repair it…Now he’s taking it for a ride and I’m listening and voting Obama/Biden!
Posted by: Marcie | September 17, 2008, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm
Now what do say you military personnel…Are all your years spent in the military make, according to ray gonzales, you wards of the State???? Feeding off of the Federal trough…As one who comes from a “military family” and I’m VERY PROUD TO BE A MILITARY BRAT…I CAN SAY WITH EVERY CONVICTION IN MY BEING THAT YOU ARE A COMPLETE AND UNADULTERATED IDIOT…..AND I CAN ONLY HOPE YOU ARE NOT THE TYPICAL OBAMA SUPPORTER…
BTW…WHAT PART OF VENEZUELA ARE YOU FROM…
Posted by: checks and balances | September 17, 2008, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
The true STRAIGHT TALK EXPRESS is on the road now.
Posted by: Lukeskytalker | September 17, 2008, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
McCain & Palin will follow in the “SNOW JOB EXPRESS”.
Posted by: Saddlesablazing | September 17, 2008, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
McCain and his Artic Princess are all about telling one lie on top of another day in day out same speech same lies. Palin is no blow job queen just a snow job princess.
Posted by: wolfhuntingfromplanes | September 17, 2008, 2:27 pm 2:27 pm
I read the blog, I can say the OBAMA supporters are rude and personal attack, attack.
Posted by: kerry | September 17, 2008, 2:29 pm 2:29 pm
Talk about lies, OBAMA made so much more lies, you could image it.
Posted by: kerry | September 17, 2008, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
Oh Joe… if you could a give speech that wasn’t riddled with errors, I could take a break from blogging.
http://itsalldicta.blogspot.com/2008/09/clearing-up-few-misstatements.html
The bottom line: everyone is calling “regulation!” from the rafters.
In a few years, people will wonder where our options as consumers went and why everything we buy is labeled with a “Approved by Government” sticker.
Posted by: BT | September 17, 2008, 2:34 pm 2:34 pm
McCAIN SAYS!!
“I know how to fix it. I know how to fix the corruption,” he said of the nation’s economic problems during an appearance Tuesday on NBC’s “Today” show. “I’ve been fighting it the whole time I’ve been in Congress.”
Ya, sure he has been fighting it all along…
DID HE FORGET HE ONE OF THE DIRTIEST AND CORRUPT SENATORS OF ALL TIME, during the KEATING FIVE scandal in 1989???
Google the KEATING FIVE “My Friends.”
Posted by: Davis | September 17, 2008, 2:39 pm 2:39 pm
FLIP: The fundamentals are STRONG
FLOP: The fundamentals are not WEAK
McBush: Kill the middle class with taxes
McSame: Protect the lobbyists from Taxes
FLIP: McCain invented the blackberry
FLOP: McCain invented the lip stick
McBush: Country First
McSame: Country broke
FLIP: Vote for Experience
FLOP: Vote for Palin
McBush: 20 more years of war in Irak
McSame: no single day of prosperity at home
Posted by: McBush McSame Flip Flop | September 17, 2008, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm
Hey JOE. Where is Dodd? Where are your MBNA buddies? How about the AIG plaza over in Wilmington?
Posted by: geevill | September 17, 2008, 3:04 pm 3:04 pm
Joe’s on a tour to get him out of Dodge!! And where the hell is Bill & Hill?
Posted by: bombem | September 17, 2008, 3:36 pm 3:36 pm
Regardless of anyone’s political leanings here, what Biden is saying is accurate.
McCain has always been against regulating Wall Street and has shifted his position. He should be questioned on this shift.
Posted by: Ivan D. | September 17, 2008, 3:36 pm 3:36 pm
As an Ohio voter, I find the McCain-Palin response to be offensive. It was, after all, John McCain who said the economy was fundamentally sound. It is McCain and Palin who tell the same lies over and over (Palin was for the Bridge to Nowhere before she was against it.)
Don’t buy their snow job
Posted by: David Michaels | September 17, 2008, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm
Not only is Biden right, he says it right. I’ve not heard his opponents say one complex thing about these issues, and I’m not only talking about Palin, but about McCain as well. Let them do anything they want, give them a blank slate, and then whine afterward? C’mon senator McCain!
Posted by: joe | September 17, 2008, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
This is why Obama thinks there are 57 states in our union:
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is an international organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. It groups 57 member states, from the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Caucasus, Balkan, Southeast Asia, South Asia and South America. The official languages of the organization are Arabic, English and French. You can put a Muslim in the White House, if you’re that dumb.
From Audacity of Hope:’I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.’
Not to mention his admitted Muslim faith comment on national TV…
Posted by: Don | September 17, 2008, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
Tell them how you would be proud to serve with John anytime Joe. Tell them how your son the lobbyist had to quit before you could board the bus.
Posted by: geevill | September 17, 2008, 4:32 pm 4:32 pm
vote for Obama-Biden. They give us hope.
Posted by: Tess | September 17, 2008, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
Actually and unfortunately the majority of Americans ARE stupid!!!
Posted by: christina | September 17, 2008, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
Don, seeing that post just makes me sad. Hopefully you are just some mentally ill man sitting in a mental institution with nothing better to do. The idea that anyone in their “right mind” wrote that is just sad.
Posted by: PJ | September 17, 2008, 5:50 pm 5:50 pm
Keating Five does not equal reformer or Maverick.
Posted by: McCant | September 17, 2008, 5:53 pm 5:53 pm
All four of the candidates are intelligent, practical people who are not blind ideologues and who ant what’s best for America. But Palin is the only one who’s actually done something for the people, by getting the Alaska oil companies to return $1,200 to every man, woman and child in her state. I want to see more of that in the White House the next four years.
Posted by: John | September 17, 2008, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
“John McCain’s maverick record of reforming government and fighting for change” is starting to sound like a more and more laughable phrase as Obama and Biden go into more details about what that record entails.
Posted by: ElBruce | September 17, 2008, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
You know it’s interesting, usually when people make an argument based on some actual knowledge that they possess, they speak calmly and unemotionally. I wonder exactly what it is that liberals hate so much about Republicans. (I should know, since I used to be a liberal, but I don’t).
Posted by: John | September 17, 2008, 6:57 pm 6:57 pm
McCain’s whole career has been about deregulation, along with most other republicans. Now, they want to blame Democrats????
Posted by: Kahuna | September 17, 2008, 7:18 pm 7:18 pm
Biden get the true Straight Talk Express rolling, McCain is riding on the SNOW JOB EXPRESS with his Artic Princess.
Posted by: QuicksdrawMcGraw | September 17, 2008, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm
Just have to share this latist McBushisum with you all these two are really like twins they have their own language I looked it up NOT a word folks LMAO INCENTIVISE Mcsame said this at the town hall meeting in Grand Rapids we laughed so hard and I had to get out the dictionary to be sure lol it’s like incentive but you know those two silly guys their just so crazy.
Posted by: faxbot | September 18, 2008, 1:50 am 1:50 am
Wow, I’m amazed the corporate press actually realized there is a second VP candidate running. Did they run out of stories to write about Palin’s glasses or resemblance to Tina Fey?
Give ‘em hell, Joe. It’s nice to see that at least one Presidential candidate took his VP pick seriously.
Posted by: John | September 18, 2008, 4:22 am 4:22 am
WillNotBeFooledByObamaNATION — I’d encourage you to clear your head of all the garbage put there by the right-wing spin machines, and ponder for just a minute this question: Out of all the intelligent, experienced people in the Republican party, why would someone who professes “Country First” pick an unknown intellectual lightweight to possibly succeed him should he not be able to finish his term of office, assuming he wins the elections, which according to the actuarial tables, is a real possibility? If this is not solely motivated by politics and not for love of country, I don’t know what is. And if you love your country, how can you possibly vote for the Palin/McCain ticket?
Posted by: Anna | September 18, 2008, 7:58 pm 7:58 pm