Tag: JOE BIDEN

If there is anybody in the U.S. government hardheaded and hotheaded enough to invoke the wrath of Anonymous, it's Joe Biden. Speaking to Meet the Press about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the vice president said, "[This] guy has done things that have damaged and put in jeopardy the lives and occupations of people in other parts of the world... For example, in my meetings -- you know I meet ...

Vice President Joe Biden appeared this morning on the CBS Early Show to raise awareness about Recovery.gov, a Web site that details the monetary breakdown of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Instead, he appeared unfortunately unfamiliar with not only the site but with Web browsing in general, joining the ranks of other well-known politicians like Senator Ted "Series of Tubes" Stevens ...

Apparently when Obama talks about "change" he means absolutely everything. It's the only way that we can explain the fact that this confirmed Mac user is lugging a Microsoft Zune to the gym. We know that President Bush has an iPod, so the only reason we can figure that the President-elect is using a music player he can't even sync with his computer (Zunes are not yet Mac-compatible) is out of a ...

It used to be that the only place you could get behind the scenes photos of political campaigns was from established photo-journalists published in mainstream print media outlets like Time and Life. Much like his methods for fund-raising and grass-roots organizing, Obama seems to be taking a more transparent, Web-oriented approach to photography and the campaign image. The historic night with ...

Regardless of your political affiliation, there's no denying the historic nature of today's presidential race. Turnout for the U.S. election is expected to reach record numbers. So how do you keep up with the election and gather relevant information without succumbing to the noise and theatrics of the 24-hour-cable news channels? Well, the Internet (and NPR) are here to help offer you more ...

If you've been getting most of your information this election cycle via the Internet and e-mail, chances are you've come across a series of rumors about the candidates that are just flatly false. The nature of the Web spreads the flames of these lies like the Santa Ana Winds during the dry season. The candidates are fighting back as quickly as possible by using the Web themselves. Obama has a ...

Politics is one of the most popular topics for spam. Don't believe us? Go check your spam folder. We bet that you'll find e-mails about how Obama is a secret Muslim and Sarah Palin hunts moose from a helicopter in between offers for cheap Viagra and penis enlargement systems . According to a report from Secure Computing, it appears that spammers prefer Obama over McCain and Palin over Biden ...

Barack Obama's text message announcement of Joe Biden as his vice president was sent to 2.9 million people. If Obama didn't have an unlimited texting plan, that would have been a pricey $290,000 bill. According to Nielsen, the text messaging stunt was the single largest mobile marketing event in the U.S. Despite the fact that the media reported on Obama's choice before anyone in the campaign ...