A Message from Chairman Gary Jones
Late last week, Barack Obama picked Joe Biden, another Senator from a “blue state,” to run as his Vice-President. Here are three reasons Obama made a great choice – for the Republican Party.
Joe Biden said he would be honored to run with John McCain.
Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart: “You may end up going against a Senate colleague, perhaps McCain, perhaps Frist?”
Biden: “John McCain is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off — be well off no matter who…”
Stewart: “Did I hear, Did I hear with?”
Biden: “You know, John McCain and I think…”
Stewart: “Don’t become cottage cheese my friend. Say it.”
Biden: “The answer is yes.”
(Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” 8/2/05)
Joe Biden agrees with Republicans that Obama is not ready to serve as President.
ABC’s George Stephanopoulos: “You were asked is he ready. You said ‘I think he can be ready, but right now I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.’”
Sen. Biden: “I think that I stand by the statement.”
(ABC’s, “This Week,” 8/19/07)
Joe Biden attacked Obama for cutting funding to U.S. troops in Iraq.
Biden: “And, look, Tim, if you tell me I’ve got to take away this protection for these kids in order to win the election, some things aren’t worth it. Some things are worth losing over. That would be worth losing over. Hundreds of lives are being saved and will be saved by us sending these vehicles over which we are funding with this supplemental legislation. And I want to ask any of my other colleagues, would they, in fact, vote to cut off the money for those troops to protect them? That’s the right question. This isn’t cutting off the war. This is cutting off support that will save the lives of thousands of American troops.”
(NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 9/9/07)
As the Democrats gather in Denver this week, the general election season will begin. Their ticket doesn’t agree on many issues, which will make their success in November that much more difficult.
Oklahoma was one of only two states to deliver every county for George W. Bush in 2004; with hard work, I’m confident we will deliver every county for John McCain this year.
I look forward to learning John McCain’s choice for Vice-President later this week and joining a great group of Oklahomans as a delegate to the RNC Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota next week.
Yours in victory,
Gary