Biden’s recalls rejecting first running mate offerRemember that story how then-senator Joe Biden became Barack Obama’s Democratic vice presidential running mate?In the summer of 2008, Biden had accompanied his wife to the dentist’s office for a root canal. He got a call there from Obama, who offered him the vice presidency. Biden accepted, if the job could be made meaningful.
Speaking at an annual Allegheny County Democratic Committee dinner in Pennsylvania last week, Biden told a curiously different version. He said he rejected Obama’s offer flat-out when first approached.
“I initially said no, that I wasn’t interested,’’ Biden said, but he agreed to think about it.
“He reached out, shook my hand and said, ‘I am.’ ’’“A couple months later,’’ Biden said, Obama repeated the offer in a hotel room in Minneapolis. The senator looked at Obama and said, “Are you really committed to changing the course of this country?’’
Oh, puke.
Source: Democratic candidates suffer from ‘Obama Hangover’ - The Boston Globe
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