October 27, 2008
Posted: October 27th, 2008 12:25 PM ET
From CNN Political Producer Alexander Marquardt
Biden warned against the McCain campaign's divisive tactics this morning.
GREENVILLE, North Carolina (CNN) – As his running mate geared up to deliver his “closing argument” to voters, Joe Biden continued to criticize the McCain campaign’s attacks on Barack Obama, comparing them to those faced by Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy in their campaigns. “The purpose of it is to deliberately further divide the country, cause they concluded the only way they can win is if they divide us,” Biden told supporters Monday morning at an outdoor rally at East Carolina University. “Look, let me share a little bit of history with you,” he continued. “The defenders of the status quo have always tried to tear down those who would change our nation for the better.” “They said Thomas Jefferson wasn’t a real a real Christian. That was the essence of the campaign against him. Well does that sound familiar?” Biden asked. “They said Abraham Lincoln, they said he wanted to take away individual rights. Ladies and gentlemen, they said Franklin Roosevelt would destroy the American system of life. Sound familiar? And ladies and gentlemen, they said that John F. Kennedy was, quote, ‘a dangerous choice in difficult times.’ That’s what they said, they said John F. Kennedy was a dangerous choice in difficult times. Sound familiar? “Well ladies and gentlemen, new ideas and new leaders are often met with new attacks and almost always negative attacks built on lies which are the last resort of those who have nothing new to offer. And that’s where we find ourselves.”
The Delaware senator pointed to a contentious interview he had with a Florida television station last week, when the anchor asked if Obama was a “Marxist” because he had told Joe the Plumber, “when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.” “Are you joking? Is this a joke? Is that a question?” Biden replied incredulously at the time. The anchor assured him it was. “This stuff you're hearing in this campaign, some of it's pretty ugly,” Biden said Monday. “And some of the innuendo is pretty ugly." The McCain campaign responded by noting that McCain was interviewed by the same anchor Monday, and criticized the Obama-Biden campaign for “now attacking any reporter who challenges Barack Obama’s economic plan to raise taxes.” Biden has one more rally in North Carolina where the two tickets are neck and neck in the polls. He then flies to Florida for three days of campaigning. Filed under: Joe Biden John McCain
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