Biden to offer rebuttal to Romney at NAACP

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By KEN THOMAS

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is offering a rebuttal of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney before the nation's largest civil rights organization, defending President Barack Obama's record before black voters.

Biden is addressing the NAACP convention in Houston on Thursday, a day after Romney said he'd do more for African-Americans than Obama, the nation's first black president. Romney was booed when he said he'd repeal Obama's sweeping health care reform law but otherwise got a polite reception as he reached out to a traditionally Democratic voting bloc.

Obama's campaign countered that Romney's policies would hurt working families in the black community, an argument Biden was expected to make before the NAACP delegates. Democrats said Romney had opposed the rescue of the U.S. auto industry, the health care law and the economic stimulus, which they said helped black voters.

"While Mitt Romney tried to paint a picture of a president who failed the African-American community, we know that the reality is that President Barack Obama has delivered time and time again," said Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.

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Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the National Council of La Raza convention at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher, Pool)

[oldhippydude]

1. anybody know what time?

what TV channel?. i would like to see as much of this as possible.. curious to what Joe will have to say concerning voter suppression.. can't think of a better place to announce a DOJ investigation into ALEC using RICO.. conspiracy to deny voting rights

[handmade34]

4. ...

10:30 a.m. Vice President Biden will deliver remarks at the NAACP 2012 annual convention in Houston.

[tanyev]

2. Bet he gets applause without importing it.

[magical thyme]

3. +1. ya beat me to it. nt

[stlsaxman]

5. link to c-span stream at 10:30 Eastern-

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Vice-President-Biden-Addresses-NAACP-Convention/10737432283/

[riderinthestorm]

6. I hope Biden tells them rMoney punked them, used them to rile up his Rethug

bigoted base.

I hope he tells them the truth - that the guy took this opportunity to speak to the NAACP and used them like a dirty rag.

[Kolesar]

8. That's a thinker...eom

[Kolesar]

7. Joe Biden's job is as easy as Jon Stewart's

The material just writes itself.
Jon's on vacation for a week, so we need some comic relief.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

9. Biden is such an amazing VP who doesn't get the credit that he deserves.

All he gets is disrespect from the Corporate Media and a lot of Democrats who peddle stories about him being replaced by Hillary Clinton. It's a shame. It's maddening. And it's unfair.

He has been an outstanding VP!!!