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Valerie Biden Owens revealed that her brother, then-Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, was "hesitant" to accept Sen. Barack Obama's offer to join the Democratic ticket as his vice presidential running mate in 2008, according to her newly released memoir.

In the book, "Growing Up Biden: A Memoir," Owens recounted that after Obama secured enough delegates to capture the party nomination, he reached out to Biden, who had suspended his 2008 presidential campaign at the start of the year.

The Illinois Democrat was gauging whether Biden who at that point had been in the Senate for nearly 36 years and had chaired both the Foreign Relations and Judiciary committees would be interested in becoming his vice president.

Obama made it clear that he didn't need Biden to win the general election, but wanted his help in governing.

"Joe was hesitant," Owens wrote in the memoir. "At that time, he had the best seat in the house, no pun intended, as Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. Could he do more with his current position than he could as Vice President?"

She continued: "Traditionally, Vice Presidents didn't really do anything. He would have to report directly to a superior for the first time in decades."

However, it was their mother Catherine Finnegan Biden who reminded Biden of the significance of becoming part of what would be a historic ticket, with Obama being the first major party Black presidential nominee in US history.

"What finally did it? Mom," Owens wrote. "She said: 'We have the chance to elect the first African American as President, and you have to even think about it?'"

Biden has said he initially turned down Obama when he first asked Biden to be vetted for vice president. "I said, 'No, thank you. I don't want to be vice president,'' he said in 2015, adding that he thought he could help Obama more as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

"He said, 'Go on home and talk over your family and get back to me,'" Biden said then of Obama. "And my family was right and made the right decision best decision in my political career was to join the president."

In August 2008, Biden accepted Obama's offer, but the veteran lawmaker had one condition in order to proceed with the decision; he wanted to be "the last person in the room" with Obama in advance of major decisions.

"They had a handshake deal, but it seemed there was one last piece before it could be finalized," Owens wrote. "The Davids needed to sign off: David Plouffe, Obama's campaign manager; and David Axelrod, his strategist."

Owens then detailed how the agreement took place at her home in Delaware in lieu of Biden's home as it was being surveilled by media outlets amid the vice presidential speculation and mentioned the efforts of her husband, Jack; her sister-in-law, Jill; and her late nephew, Beau.

"The Davids flew into New Castle County Airport, and Beau and Jill picked them up baseball caps and sunglasses adding to the intrigue," she wrote. "Joe had already arrived at our home, waiting for them down by the pool, where there was privacy."

"When Beau drove in with our guests, Jack and I met them and escorted them down to the pool. As promised, we left them alone: no pictures, no distractions, no chitchat," Owens added.

After the 2008 Democratic National Convention, the Obama-Biden ticket fueled by high Democratic enthusiasm, fatigue with the presidency of George W. Bush and the Iraq War, and concerns about the economy catapulted the party to a huge electoral victory that November.

Obama and Biden easily defeated the Republican ticket consisting of then-Sen. John McCain of Arizona and then-Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, winning the Electoral College 365-173.

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Barack Obamas triumphalist return to the White House this week was a massive Washington media event. The cameras were out en masse as the two-term president was mobbed by Democratic congressmen and presidential staff on his former turf, as though he were a returning hero.

In contrast, his successor, Joe Biden, rapidly sinking in national polls, cut a lonely and forlorn figure. He looked lost, sidelined, even forgotten amidst the adulation of his predecessor, an embarrassing scene for Obamas former vice president. Indeed, this may have been Mr. Bidens saddest moment yet as Americas 46th commander in chief.

The optics looked horrible for Biden, who is rapidly losing the confidence of the American people, his standing hit as well by a series of gaffes on the international stage. The last thing he needed was a reminder that he lacks popular appeal and is increasingly isolated. Obama positively reveled in the moment, basking in the adulation.

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A casual observer could be forgiven for thinking we were witnessing two different generations of leaders, with the younger, and high-energy Obama contrasting heavily with the septuagenarian Biden, turning 80 this year.

Yet Bidens presidency is in essence a continuation of the Obama era. Many of his key staff are holdovers from the Obama administration. Around 75 percent of his top 100 aides appointed by the midpoint of his first year in office had served Obama, leading critics to dub the current presidency Obamas third term. The Obama-era figures include Anthony Blinken, Bidens Secretary of State, and John Kerry, his Special Presidential Envoy on Climate.

There are striking similarities as well between the two administrations in policy outlook, too. At home, both have been big-government, high-tax, heavy-spending presidencies with distinctly liberal agendas that have significantly eroded economic freedom in the United States.

On foreign policy, Biden and Obama have shared a mindset that eschews the powerful projection of American power in favor of a greater focus on working through international organizations such as the United Nations. While Obama was widely seen as leading from behind", as one of his aides described it, Biden has literally been sleeping from behind as he amply demonstrated at COP26 in Glasgow last November when he took a widely publicized nap.

Both the Obama and Biden eras have been scarred by foreign policy calamities, from Obamas inability to respond to the Assad regimes barbaric use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilianssubsequently rectified by President Trump who acted decisively with US missile strikesto Bidens catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan that handed nearly 40 million Afghans to the Taliban wolves.

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Both presidents have been rightly condemned as indecisive and lacking in backbone, with Americas adversaries taking full advantage of what they perceive to be American weakness and decline. It is no coincidence that on the two occasions when Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine, it has been under the noses of Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Both have also supported an appalling nuclear deal with Iran which is strongly opposed by every US ally in the Middle East.

The Obama/Biden presidencies are practically inseparable. They have been disasters for the worlds superpower, and textbook examples of leadership failure and the perils of appeasement. They both saw fit to begin their presidencies by casting out the very same bust of Sir Winston Churchill from the Oval Office. Clearly, neither possess the Churchillian grit, spirit or courage to lead the free world with strength or conviction.

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Happy Tuesday!

Todays blend includes a throwback to 2008.

Yes, its Holy Week. But its also 202 days to Halloween. Close enough to conjour up a fright, courtesy of Andrea Widburg over at American Thinker. (Heres the link. Children may want to cover their eyes.)

Widburg saw all that fawning over Barack Obama last week. How he brushed aside Joe Biden like a piece of lint on his fancy suit. How he called Biden Vice President lamely passing it off as a joke.

Widburg posed an admittedly wild theory about how Obama may intend to fix things: Obamas aiming to get back into the Oval Office. Crazy?

Not so crazy. The 22nd Amendment says a person cannot be elected more than twice. And cannot serve more than two years of anothers term. So in reality, a president isnt limited to two terms. Theyre limited to 10 years. Meaning, Obama has two years, if he can arrange it.

Widburg imagines Harris getting dumped first, with Obama being named VP, and then Biden resigning. It could work the other way too. Biden out, Obama named Harris VP. Certainly Obama could figure some way to push Harris out. Obamas made a career out of disposing of politicians who stand in his way by any means necessary.

Gov. Mike Huckabee comments on Widburgs theory in the context of the medias sudden interest in the Hunter Biden story: Who pulled the switch and got the mainstream media in gear on this story. Our thought is that its none other than former President Obama pulling the strings.

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The Guv is right. The media is now in gear. The latest? Yahoo! News reporting on the curious business ties between Biden, Inc. and the criminally charged Chinese businessman Patrick Ho. New Hunter Biden revelations raise counterintelligence questions. Note the article is co-written by Michael Isikoff. If this longtime DNC asset is going after Hunter, thats a good sign the word has gone out.

Oh, but Al. My friends on Twitter keep saying, Hunters business has nothing to do with Joe! Sure, thats the White House line too, despite the evidence.

Take a new revelation that Joe Biden wrote recommendation letters to Brown and Georgetown Universities for the son and daughter of a Chinese business associate of Hunters named Jonathan Li.

When asked, the White House emphasized repeatedly that the letters were written when Biden was a private citizen in 2017.

Except Hunter introduced Li to Joe Biden in 2013, when Biden was VP. That was on the trip where Hunter flew with the Vice President to China. Days after that trip aboard Air Force One, Peter Schweizer reported, Hunters firm Rosemont Seneca signed a deal with the state-owned Bank of China to create BHR, which still lists Li as CEO.

So Hunter and Joe fly to China together, meet Li, and Biden, Inc. inks a deal with the Communist Chinese to form a company headed by Li. A couple years later, this family business associate Li hits up Joe for letters of recommendations for his kids. Biden complies. But Biden has no involvement with his sons business or business associates.

They count on you (and your friends) being ignorant of the underlying facts.

Incidentally, the NY Postreports the two kids did not get accepted into Brown and Georgetown. If Biden cant even convince a school to accept a couple students, hows he going to convince Putin to give up his quest for Ukraine? If he didnt have enough juice to sway a couple admissions boards, howd he have enough juice to sway 81 million voters? (Answer: He didnt.)

95 Republican congressmen have sent a letter demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden (and Biden, Inc.)

It is increasingly clear that Hunter Biden took advantage of his fathers position as Vice President to develop business relationships with clients in Ukraine, China, and Kazakhstan, the House Republicans wrote.

It appears that Hunter Biden used his position as son of then-Vice President Biden to gain wealth and influence in foreign countries, using questionably sourced money to pay tax liabilities, and lobbying on behalf of foreign entities without proceeding through the proper channels.

Jen Psaki insists the DOJ can fairly, impartially and independently investigate their boss aka The Big Guy and their bosss son.

Funny. If you said this two years ago, you were demonized and attacked by this guy and tossed off Twitter.

On ABCs This Week, Dr. Tony Fauci said COVID is not going to be eradicated, and its not going to be eliminated. Duh. Real scientists were telling us in 2020. Now comes the kicker from the guy who forced upon our nation and children vaccinations and boosters and lockdowns and masks, sabotaged any inexpensive therapeutics and cut the throat of any scientist who suggested a different course:

And whats going to happen is that were going to see that each individual is going to have to make their calculation of the amount of risk that they want to take.

A little too late for the people fired for refusing to take the jab or suffered severe consequences after being forced to take the jab.

The big question: Now that you have said the choice is up to each individual, is your boss going to continue tossing out our best-trained warriors by the thousands because they wont take the jab?

Experts now believe theres a 28% chance the U.S. will slump into a recession by 2023. Thats up from 13% from last year. The Wall Street Journal survey also saw economists reduce their prediction for the GDP growth in the fourth quarter from 3.6% a full point to 2.6%.

The downward projection for the economy stems from the staggering inflation were experiencing under the Biden Administration.

Krispy Kreme is doing its part to fight inflation, though our waistlines may soon argue otherwise. Every Wednesday between now and May 4, Krispy Kreme will charge the weeks national average gas price for a dozen donuts. For example, this week, AAA puts the average price of gas at $4.11. A dozen original glazed Krispy Kreme donuts will usually run you at least $10.

As the week moves solemnly toward Calvary, we have a reflection from Jim Tonkowich called Memento Mori: Remembering Death During Holy Week.

Al Perrotta is the Managing Editor of The Stream, chief barista for The Brew and co-author, with John Zmirak, of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration. You can follow him at @StreamingAl at GETTR, Gab, Parler, and real soon at TRUTH Social.

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00:30 Jab Side EffectsAn Open Secret (15 minutes)A panel of sports commentators on a mainstream Australian television network recently discussed what could possibly be causing the rise in heart-related injuries among athletes. The analysts nervously connected the dots back to the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination program. One website that tracks these incidents reports that over 500 athletes have died since the COVID vaccine program began. Why isnt there at least an investigation into what is causing young athletes to drop dead on the playing field?

15:35 A Fourth Booster Shot? (10 minutes)Anthony Fauci appeared on ABC News over the weekend to recommend a fourth booster shot to Americans. [G]et boosted if youre eligible to be boosted, he said. If youre in the certain group like the CDCs recent determination about people 50 and older, and individuals with underlying conditions, get that fourth boost.

25:30 True the Vote Exposes Voter Fraud (6 minutes)True the Vote has been investigating voter fraud in Georgia and other states where election irregularities have clearly occurred. Reviewing security footage of drop boxes in Georgia, True the Vote found that some groups went to drop boxes an average of 23 times each. What weve since learned, said True the Vote investigator Gregg Phillips, is that there were off-duty law enforcement officers, paid for by the Republican Party, that reported all of this. And [the National Republican Senatorial Committee] just covered it up.

31:45 Lee Smith Exposes Obama (8 minutes)Epoch Times journalist Lee Smith wrote in a recent article that Biden was the ideal stand-in for an Obama third term. As long as Joe appeared to hold the top job, he wouldnt mind if someone else was calling the shots. Though you heard it first at the Trumpet, it is becoming increasingly clear to everyone in the media that Bidens illegitimate presidency is, in fact, Obamas third term as president.

39:55 Bible Study: God Must Create a Clean Heart (15 minutes)The Apostle Paul plainly states that all have sinned and all have incurred the death penalty as a result. What are we then to do as a result of this incurred penalty? In todays study, we examine King Davids prayer of repentance and how God must be the one to create within us a clean, pure heart of obedience after His own.

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Former Obama Economic Council Chairman Jason Furman discusses inflation hitting a 40-year high.

Former Obama Economic Council Chairman Jason Furman joined "Cavuto: Coast to Coast," Wednesday, arguing that the U.S. threw "every log on the fire at once," which caused red-hot inflation.

JASON FURMAN: I'm someone that believes in a low unemployment rate. I like the idea of running the economy hot. But boy, did we throw every log on the fire at oncealmost start to burn the house down, and that's not a good way to go about it.

Jason Furman argues on FOX Business that Americans are seeing terrible inflation. (istock / iStock)

It's hard to see how we go from where we are right now, which is 500,000 jobs a month and very strong demand to a recessionthe thing the Fed is trying to do is cool down demand right now. There's so much extra demand out there that there's a lot of room to do that without causing a recessionI'm not super bearish on the economy in that respect. I'm just more worried about what the inflation means for people's real wages.

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