UPDATE: Senator Biden Campaigns in Athens
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Posted: 11:47 AM Oct 15, 2008
 Last Updated: 8:11 PM Oct 15, 2008
 Reporter: Carrie Cline; Associated Press
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By: Carrie Cline, WSAZ
ATHENS, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Will I have a job? Is my retirement safe? Can I afford quality health care? Those are the burning questions on voters' minds this presidential election. Sen. Joe Biden made a stop in Athens, Ohio, Wednesday morning to address these concerns for our region.

The venue in Athens for Biden wasn't that big -- just a few hundred chairs set up in a corner lot at the Athens County Fairgrounds. But, even though the numbers were small, the concerns were large. Voters had some questions they want answered, and we took them straight to Biden.

Since West Virginia is also now in play -- with the latest poll showing Sen. Barack Obama down by just two points, we also asked about the chances the ticket might spend some time in the Mountain State talking to voters.

Biden said he doesn't know the schedule beyond Friday. When asked if he had any control over it and could make a request, he said he would put in a bid for it.

Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, had an eight point lead in West Virginia two months ago.

Neither McCain nor Obama have visited West Virginia since the primary season.


From The Associated Press
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has told Ohioans he wonders if Republican John McCain will mention the middle class in tonight's final presidential debate.

Speaking near the Ohio University campus in Athens, Biden said today that McCain and running mate Sarah Palin don't understand the plight of people struggling in Ohio.

The U.S. senator also said McCain was trying to run from his support of President Bush's policies.

Meanwhile, Biden recalled his own last visit to Athens when he was a University of Delaware student. He said he befriended two Ohio University women and got arrested trying to go with them into their dormitory, which was prohibited in those days.

Biden swears he never went beyond the first floor.


ORIGINAL STORY
ATHENS, OHIO (WSAZ) -- A presidential campaign stop by Senator Joe Biden brought out a big crowd in Athens, Ohio, Wednesday morning.

The Democratic nominee for vice president spoke about the challenges facing the economy when it comes to jobs and paying for higher education.

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Posted by: takebrothertooschool on Oct 20, 2008 at 10:01 PM
'Brother needs to go to school, and try to learn how to spell. Idiots like him prove why Obama is stealing votes now. Acorn must have gave brother some more crack for his vote.. Poor pathetic liberal idiots...
Posted by: GunsinOHIO on Oct 20, 2008 at 08:36 PM
YOu will get your landslide JIM.. slide right down to the pits of hell with Barracuda HUssain Obama.. be sure to kiss Farrakhan and REV. Wright when you all meed there.. YOU pathetic moron.. Rag head loving terrorist!! Good riddance to you all!
Posted by: GOPOHIO on Oct 20, 2008 at 10:40 AM
NO Obama. No new taxes for working people. This Muslim is trying to take over our nation. He and his buddies, Farrakhan, Ayers, Wright, and others are planning on overthrowing our nations constitution.. watch Farrakhan on you tube.. and see what Obama has planned for us.. America will fall if this demon crat is put in office.
Posted by: jim on Oct 17, 2008 at 10:55 AM
OBAMA WILL WIN BY A LANDSLIDE.
Posted by: kyguy on Oct 17, 2008 at 09:49 AM
obama/biden.... there is something wrong with people who think it is ok to take a mans money because he has more than them... in that case it is ok to shoplift at walmart and drive off without paying for gas... this whole situation has been created by those who didnt want to earn the american dream... and now people want more handouts... the more the government takes from people who have earned success the more likely people will stop trying.... then we will have a nation of bums waiting for handouts... universal health care.... anyone read that hawaii is ditching its effort at it... the same thing will happen on a national level...
Posted by: dee on Oct 17, 2008 at 08:53 AM
I will vote for Obama,mccain and palin are idiots.
Posted by: Barb on Oct 16, 2008 at 08:08 PM
Ok all you Obama suporters, When and if he wins this election, On the swearing in day ,what will be used The Bible or the Koran? Think about it before you vote , Do we really want a muslim in the white house?Thats all that i have to say about the subject. And yes we do work and none of our children are on welfare!
Posted by: obama 2008 on Oct 16, 2008 at 06:13 PM
Do people really wansomeone worse than bush with a congress with huge majoritys. all we are doing is giving Barrack hussein obama a blank check on this country, no guns, no religion, and no freedoms of speech under. he will try with congress to get rid of talk radio and ban all forms of freedom of speech. The communist will use economics like they did in the soviet union(rich vs poor ie) and obama plus a huge majority congress equals new world order, mass chaos, stripped freedoms, no guns. Please vote AMERICA. STOP OBAMA BEFORE ITS TO LATE.
Posted by: TO BROTHER FOR OBAMA on Oct 16, 2008 at 08:31 AM
YOU ARE THE TYPE OF UNEDUCATION VOTER, I WOULD RATHER SEE GET LOST ON YOUR WAY TO THE POLL, THAN SHOW UP. REVERSE RACISM IS REAL... EMAGINE WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE WHEN OBAMA STARTS PAYING BACK FAVORS...
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 16, 2008 at 01:38 AM
anyone every know of a honest lawyer any i every knew of were full of tricks obama knew what accorn was doing but did'nt think any thing would become of it thank goodness someone is out there looking out for us rights right and wrong is wrong obama cant make up his mind what church he belongs to let freedom ring stealing votes is just wrong
Posted by: accorn/screws democrats on Oct 15, 2008 at 06:58 PM
if mccain was smart he would challange any state that is remotley close and had acorns finger prints any where. maby nostradamos was right when he said 2008 would bring mass chaos and big time election fraud enough to where there will have to be a revote (new election) and riots in the cities and mass shootings in rural areas will occur.
Posted by: Sambo on Oct 15, 2008 at 06:34 PM
Did you see Carrie Klien ask Joe Bidden if he was coming to WV to campain? It was aired on the First at Five program. He talked about how bad the WV economy is. About how bad the job situation is and such. Goes exactly 180 degrees from what Joe Manchin says. My question.... WHICH JOE IS TELLING THE TRUTH?????
Posted by: From Mason County on Oct 15, 2008 at 06:29 PM
"When you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody" - Barak Obama, October 13, 2008. Spoken like a true Marxist. Somebody ought to tell Barak that idea didn't work so well in the Soviet Union.
Posted by: BROther for obama on Oct 15, 2008 at 05:47 PM
we all know it takes a brother from chicago to fix the white mans mess left over by this usless bumb bush we got in there now. OBAMA IS IN THE HOUSE (WHITE HOUSE) YO OBAMA 2008
Posted by: hillary supporter for mccain on Oct 15, 2008 at 05:00 PM
i live in hunington wva and am a registered democrat. i voted for hillary and now will close my eyes and pull the lever for mcblame. well at least in 4 years the gop will finally get the blame for the terrible economy and not the democrats. if we win this time our party will not be able to blame the rich boy republicans for this depression we are headin in. Be careful what you wish for you might just get it. I am a real democrat i wish bad will on no one. There are people in my party who cheer each day the stock market bottoms, or someone loses a job. Its a sad day to be a human being when idiots would rather play politics rather than helping a fellow man. These young rich brats from hollywood and newyork have ruined our pro union pro american pro jobs democratic party. All they do is buy foreign cars, support nafta, take drugs while people in our country are hurting.
Posted by: Tim on Oct 15, 2008 at 04:25 PM
One diehard democrat here voting for McCain/Palin. Our only choice for so many reasons. I sure hope this nation wakes before the end of the world cometh' with Obama/Bidden...
Posted by: Jared on Oct 15, 2008 at 04:23 PM
ACORN has done nothing but it's duty to openly self-report all cases where there may be any kind of iss with specific voter registration forms. Meanwhile the GOP is using them to run a dirty campaign ploy to keep people from voting. Just a few examples: - In Florida and other states, 'no match, no vote' law are being used by Republicans to strike as many voters as possible from the rolls based on the slightest inconsistency between voter registration information and driver's license data. - Misinforming college students in Colorado, Virginia and South Carolina about their right to vote. For example, the Republican clerk of El Paso County, Colo., informed local students: '. . . if your parents still claim you on their income tax returns, and they file that return in a state other than Colorado, you are not eligible to register to vote or vote in Colorado.' The same tactic is being used in other states in sometimes even starker ways to keep young people from voting.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 15, 2008 at 04:11 PM
What has ACORN done wrong to begin with? http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns/shoptalk_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003874422 There is a great article for all of you so caught up on ACORN. Bottom line is the McCain camp is using the suspiscion of voter registration mistakes to publicly engage a voter suppression campaign. There is a great example of this happening in the 1934 California governor race. Also, how would ACORN help you vote 100 times they are the ones that discovered the fraudulent voter registration forms and turned them over to authorities.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 15, 2008 at 02:24 PM
I am an Ohio citizen. I live in rural Lawrence County and I am white. I plan to vote once and it will be for the candidate who I feel is going to be the best president. Who I feel that person is, is my own business. But, I have to admit, I am much more tempted to vote for Obama if the people supporting John McCain act like "Acorn eat your heart OUT." I would be more willing to vote for an "anti-white closet Mosilim" (in your own spelling) than an anti black closet redneck that doesn't know how to spell.
Posted by: Acorn eat your heart OUT on Oct 15, 2008 at 01:03 PM
ACORN IS A WEAK BUNCH OF PUNKS. WVA HAS REAL DEMOCRATS WE VOTE 25 YEARS AFTER WE DIE, HECK THEY EVEN POLL DEAD DEMOCRTS AT THE STRANGE CREEK CEMETARY AND THE STILL VOTE. THIS DEMOCRAT AINT THAT STUPID TO VOTE FOR AN ANTI WHITE CLOSET MOSILIM.
Posted by: REPUBLICAN on Oct 15, 2008 at 12:38 PM
YEP IF I WERE A LIBERAL HIPPY TREE HUGGER RUNNING FOR VP, I WOULD GO TO ATHENS TOO.
Posted by: I"mnotanut. on Oct 15, 2008 at 12:33 PM
I live in Ohio, but I'm not a Buckeye.. and Acorn will not help me vote 100 times. I will vote once and only once, for Mccain/Palin. This crowd didn't look to large to me.. lol.. a few nuts.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 15, 2008 at 12:22 PM
LET FREEDOM RING MCCAIN IN 08
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