Comments on: Joe Biden On The Record http://www.one.org/blog/2008/08/24/joe-biden-on-the-record/ The Campaign to Make Poverty History Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:23:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Matt C http://www.one.org/blog/2008/08/24/joe-biden-on-the-record/#comment-548952 Matt C Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:04:20 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/08/24/joe-biden-on-the-record/#comment-548952 Joe Biden is very genuine and getting all the candidates on the record before the primaries came to a close was an excellent idea. No matter how we feel about individual candidates in the two major parties, we must treat them equally until we have a president. Actually, being public officials who will continue to make decisions on the behalf of US citizens, we must hold the ALL to their word on our most important issues. Nice Job ONE! Joe Biden is very genuine and getting all the candidates on the record before the primaries came to a close was an excellent idea. No matter how we feel about individual candidates in the two major parties, we must treat them equally until we have a president. Actually, being public officials who will continue to make decisions on the behalf of US citizens, we must hold the ALL to their word on our most important issues.

Nice Job ONE!

]]> By: sammi http://www.one.org/blog/2008/08/24/joe-biden-on-the-record/#comment-548918 sammi Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:25:16 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/08/24/joe-biden-on-the-record/#comment-548918 Their stances on the ONE On The Record site: http://www.onevote08.org/ontherecord/compare.html?c=13&c=8&c=4 an awesome tool provided by ONE here that i send folks to often, and fortunately Senator Biden is a former presidential candidate who has his stance on the record for us. this is where Virginia extracted his comments that she listed above. this link is a side-by-side-by-side chart of the comments by the two presidential and now one vice-presidential candidates, charted next to ONE's position. i've sent a few dozen to print to use at tabling and to pass out at meetings of the groups i'm in here in seattle . . . . i'll update it when Senator McCain announces his running mate. take care, stay close, sammi =) Their stances on the ONE On The Record site:

http://www.onevote08.org/ontherecord/compare.html?c=13&c=8&c=4

an awesome tool provided by ONE here that i send folks to often, and fortunately Senator Biden is a former presidential candidate who has his stance on the record for us. this is where Virginia extracted his comments that she listed above. this link is a side-by-side-by-side chart of the comments by the two presidential and now one vice-presidential candidates, charted next to ONE’s position. i’ve sent a few dozen to print to use at tabling and to pass out at meetings of the groups i’m in here in seattle . . . . i’ll update it when Senator McCain announces his running mate.

take care, stay close,

sammi =)

]]> By: GinnyD http://www.one.org/blog/2008/08/24/joe-biden-on-the-record/#comment-548916 GinnyD Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:51:32 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/08/24/joe-biden-on-the-record/#comment-548916 I don't care what Senator Biden's politics are, or Senator Obama's or Senator McCain's. I do care what their commitments are to helping ONE in the fight against poverty. So far, I do not doubt the integrity of any of them. I believe they would each be committed to the fight. I don’t care what Senator Biden’s politics are, or Senator Obama’s or Senator McCain’s. I do care what their commitments are to helping ONE in the fight against poverty. So far, I do not doubt the integrity of any of them. I believe they would each be committed to the fight.

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2008/08/24/joe-biden-on-the-record/#comment-548908 Debbie K Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:19:07 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/08/24/joe-biden-on-the-record/#comment-548908 Sen. Biden is an EXCELLENT friend to our movement to end AIDS and extreme poverty and always has been. I haven't seen anybody in this blog allege otherwise. The only question that should be important to OBJECTIVE observors of Presidential politics is whether or not an openly liberal candidate from the North East of the USA can mobilize enough VOTES in "chancy" areas of the USA in past elections for Democrats (the South, the SouthWest, the Mountain States, etc) in order that Obama wins the election. (This is just a hypothetical discussion. I'm sure this discussion will repeat itself after the Republican convention.) It hasn't worked in the recent past. We'll see after Election Day if it worked this time around. ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE - debbie :) www.mpwn-uganda.org Sen. Biden is an EXCELLENT friend to our movement to end AIDS and extreme poverty and always has been. I haven’t seen anybody in this blog allege otherwise.

The only question that should be important to OBJECTIVE observors of Presidential politics is whether or not an openly liberal candidate from the North East of the USA can mobilize enough VOTES in “chancy” areas of the USA in past elections for Democrats (the South, the SouthWest, the Mountain States, etc) in order that Obama wins the election. (This is just a hypothetical discussion. I’m sure this discussion will repeat itself after the Republican convention.)

It hasn’t worked in the recent past. We’ll see after Election Day if it worked this time around.

ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE - debbie :)
www.mpwn-uganda.org

]]> By: sammi http://www.one.org/blog/2008/08/24/joe-biden-on-the-record/#comment-548906 sammi Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:23:18 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/08/24/joe-biden-on-the-record/#comment-548906 Ginny, i hope it's okay if i list his voting record on the issues important to us, at least the ones in the current senate. they reflect the support of legislation relevant to the above statements: He has cosponsored the Stop TB Now (non-domestic TB bill S 968)) but not the domestic one, the Comprehensive TB one (S 1551). but concerning the world's poorest, he ha supported major funding for them. He, as the democratic ranking member of the Foreign Relations committee, along with his republican counterpart Senator Lugur, were invaluable in the promotion of and passage of PEPFAR 2008, major funding for non-domestic treatment of AIDS,malaria, and TB. i'll copy and past this 6/24 entry ONE blog posted, a quote from Senator Reid: “The global AIDS bill, the PEPFAR — I spoke to Senator Biden before lunch today. He asked me if I could wait for another 24 hours before I brought a unanimous consent request to pass this. He said almost all the problems are worked out." sounds like an atrtibute i'd like in a vice president, imho. he has yet to cosign on the Child Survival Act (S 1418) Act. unknown reasons, unknown to me anyway. He has cosponsored S 1259, Education For All. The Global Povery Act (S 2433) would be making a bill for a strategy to be developed in support of the Millennium Development Goals. That covers the last two. and yes, he has cosponsored the Jubilee Act, very good. so these may or may not be bills that will be voted on this year, but if they are carried over to the 111th Congress, if this senator becomes our vice president, these current actions could maybe reflect the support the white house could give. just my muse. staying close, sammi in seatlte =) Ginny, i hope it’s okay if i list his voting record on the issues important to us, at least the ones in the current senate. they reflect the support of legislation relevant to the above statements:

He has cosponsored the Stop TB Now (non-domestic TB bill S 968)) but not the domestic one, the Comprehensive TB one (S 1551). but concerning the world’s poorest, he ha supported major funding for them.

He, as the democratic ranking member of the Foreign Relations committee, along with his republican counterpart Senator Lugur, were invaluable in the promotion of and passage of PEPFAR 2008, major funding for non-domestic treatment of AIDS,malaria, and TB. i’ll copy and past this 6/24 entry ONE blog posted, a quote from Senator Reid: “The global AIDS bill, the PEPFAR — I spoke to Senator Biden before lunch today. He asked me if I could wait for another 24 hours before I brought a unanimous consent request to pass this. He said almost all the problems are worked out.” sounds like an atrtibute i’d like in a vice president, imho.

he has yet to cosign on the Child Survival Act (S 1418) Act. unknown reasons, unknown to me anyway.

He has cosponsored S 1259, Education For All.

The Global Povery Act (S 2433) would be making a bill for a strategy to be developed in support of the Millennium Development Goals. That covers the last two. and yes, he has cosponsored the Jubilee Act, very good.

so these may or may not be bills that will be voted on this year, but if they are carried over to the 111th Congress, if this senator becomes our vice president, these current actions could maybe reflect the support the white house could give.

just my muse.

staying close,

sammi in seatlte =)

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