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New Hampshire: Joe Biden

May 1, 2009 - 08:54 am
NEWS FEED: GraniteGrok

And Progressives complain about profit in healthcare?

Isn't it time to get Government OUT of the healthcare field altogether??  Hey, with examples like this, Obama's question:

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified."

-President Barack Obama, 1/20/09

is answered with yet another "No", it's not working....Government isn't exactly setting the world on fire for being accurate or "paying attention to detail" here either:

Government-Run Health Insurance Program Made Almost $19 Billion in Improper Payments in 2008

(CNSNews.com) - Medicaid, the government-run health insurance program for low income people that is administered by state governments and funded by federal taxpayers, made almost $19 billion in improper payments in 2008, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office last week.

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March 2, 2009 - 09:32 am
NEWS FEED: GraniteGrok

More government distortions of the marketplace - this is supposed to make it better?

Remember a while ago that Chicago plant that closed and its employees illegally took over the building?  And all the media and pols went "gaga" and how the company so poorly treated its employees?  How DARE a company that could not pay payroll keep that plant going!! 

When Bank of America closed its line of credit, Republic Windows & Doors closed the doors.  Yes, they failed to abide by the law and give proper notification to its employees. That said, when the expected financial rug got yanked out from underneath them instead of being there as a cushion, what else could they do?

JPMorgan and BofA finally did

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February 26, 2009 - 01:42 pm
NEWS FEED: GraniteGrok

Depends on the definition of "stimulus"...

A nice load of "plums" for the educrats that helped elect him...

This is a press release just in from the White House media team. Does this plan for education (laughably part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, AKA "stimulus") sound like it will do anything to help the economy... other than that of the educational-industrial complex?

WASHINGTON – Speaking with state school superintendents from around the country yesterday, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged swift action and exceptional accountability in the disbursement of education-related recovery funds.  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law last week, represents America’s largest-ever investment in education.

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Mon, 12/15/2008 - 13:05

NH electors meet to cast votes for Obama

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

CONCORD--New Hampshire's four electors met Monday to officially cast votes for President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden.

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Mon, 10/13/2008 - 14:31

Biden hoping for Red Sox-Phillies series

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

MANCHESTER--In the heart of Red Sox Nation Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden admitted that he is a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies.

"I know you guys have concerns and that's what the matter with Josh Beckett's arm," Biden joked.

Biden added, "I'm hoping for a Red Sox-Phillies World Series."

The Delaware Senator emphasized New Hampshire's economic statistics in his stump speech.

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Mon, 10/13/2008 - 12:14

D’Allesandro says N.H. voters ‘know’ Biden

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

MANCHESTER--A Manchester state senator said that Joe Biden's trip to New Hampshire showed the campaign's commitment to the critical battleground state.

State Sen. Lou D'Allesandro (D-Manchester), who has been friends with Biden since the 1980s, said that Biden is a candidate that resonates in the Granite State.

"I think it's terrific he's here. He's a very astute politician and someone who knows New Hampshire voters and New Hampshire voters know him," D'Allesandro told PolitickerNH.com.

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Mon, 10/13/2008 - 09:21

Cullen: N.H. voters were indifferent to Biden during primaries

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

New Hampshire Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen said Granite State voters should question why Barack Obama's campaign has not released a list of earmarks requested by Joe Biden.

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Thu, 10/09/2008 - 16:39

Update: Biden returns to N.H.

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden will be campaigning in New Hampshire on Monday.

Biden is scheduled to attend events in Rochester and Manchester. The Rochester event is being billed as a "community gathering," the Manchester event has not yet been determined.

Biden was scheduled to visit New Hampshire earlier this week but his trip was cancelled due to the death of Jill Biden's mother.

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Sun, 10/05/2008 - 16:12

Biden trip cancelled

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Joe Biden's trip to New Hampshire has been cancelled due to the passing of Jill Biden's mother.

Biden was suppose to visit Rochester and Manchester tomorrow.

"The Obama-Biden campaign today cancelled Sen. Biden's schedule Monday and Tuesday  because of the passing of  Jill Biden's mother, Bonny Jean Jacobs, this afternoon after a long illness," David Wade, Biden spokesman, said in a statement. "Other details will follow, but we appreciate everyone's respect for the family's privacy during this difficult time."

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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 10:05

Millerick: ‘One reformer’ in VP debate

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Jayne Millerick, John McCain's campaign state vice-chair, said Sarah Palin demonstrated her record of reform during the vice-presidential debate against Joe Biden.

"There was one reformer on the stage Thursday who has a record of delivering change -- Sarah Palin. And there was one veteran Senator who has a record of delivering empty rhetoric, and that was Joe Biden," Millerick said in a statement.

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