In an email to supprters, Senator Joe Biden introduced himself and his plans as the Democratic vice presidential candidate.

The email:

I’d like to thank you for the warm welcome I’ve received as the newest member of this campaign.

What you and Barack have accomplished over the past 19 months is incredible, and it’s an honor to be part of it. I’m looking forward to rolling up my sleeves and getting involved.

I recorded a short video message about how I hope to help in the weeks ahead.

Please take a minute to watch the video and share it with your friends:

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be doing a lot of the things you’ve done to grow this movement — reaching out day after day in neighborhoods all across the country, connecting with people who are hungry for the change we need.

This is no ordinary time, and this is no ordinary election. I plan to do everything I can to help Barack take back the White House.

I don’t need to tell you that John McCain will just bring us another four years of the same. You can’t change America when you supported George Bush’s policies 95% of the time.

Barack has the vision and the courage to bring real change to Washington. But even he can’t do this alone.

Join me by getting involved in your community — and reach out to your friends and family to get them involved as well.

Thank you,

Joe

Well, he finally did it.

“Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee. Watch the first Obama-Biden rally live at 3pm ET on www.BarackObama.com. Spread the word!” the text came at 3:26 a.m. EDT.

This email followed:

I have some important news that I want to make official.

I’ve chosen Joe Biden to be my running mate.

Joe and I will appear for the first time as running mates this afternoon in Springfield, Illinois — the same place this campaign began more than 19 months ago.

I’m excited about hitting the campaign trail with Joe, but the two of us can’t do this alone. We need your help to keep building this movement for change.

Please let Joe know that you’re glad he’s part of our team. Share your personal welcome note and we’ll make sure he gets it:

http://my.barackobama.com/welcomejoe

Thanks for your support,

Barack

P.S. — Make sure to turn on your TV at 2:00 p.m. Central Time to join us or watch online at http://www.BarackObama.com.

So what do we think?

Time is up, Senator Obama. It’s time to text message everyone and let us know who your veep is going to be.

In a rare exclusive, Blast Magazine obtained from credible sources a list of 10 candidates who were rejected as possible choices for vice president under the 2008 Democratic ticket.

No, we didn’t really, but we hope you’ll enjoy anyway

10. Bill Clinton

When asked if he would be interested in the VP position and have a shot at the White House after his wife’s failed candidacy, former President Clinton had this to say:

“Yippie skippie!”

He was quickly removed from the list.

9. Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi approached Senator Obama after he became the presumptive Democratic nominee, offering him roughly the same amount of looks but only half the bitchiness

8. Batman

Batman would have strongly bolstered the campaign’s anti-crime stance and popularity among 18-30 year olds, but Batman’s popularity crashed faster than Barack’s last two weeks in the polls after everyone that saw “The Dark Knight” then went out, saw “Pineapple Express,” got stoned and stopped caring.

7. The Rev. Jesse Jackson

Now wishes he kept his mouth shut

6. Darren McFadden

Senator Obama’s original logic was, “if the Raiders took a chance on him, why can’t I run with the D-Mac? Seriously, 1,800 yards on the ground last year.”

5. Abraham Lincoln

As if rumors of a Republican/Democrat ticket in 2004 weren’t enough, Obama saught to recruit one of the most beloved figures in American history.

4. Dick Cheney

A junior Obama intern was fired for suggesting: “He’s done it for the last eight years, so he must know what he’s doing, right?”

3. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili

Obama figured he would be out of a job soon enough once the Kremlin decided to show Secretary Rice what it really thought of the withdrawal treaty.

2. Clark Rockefeller a.k.a. Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter

In the early days of the campaign, Rockefeller tricked a senior Obama official into believing he was Joe Biden

1. Hillary Clinton

Obama wondered why all of his death threats suddenly stopped when he started being nicer to Senator Clinton

Fiction. Duh

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dianne Haskett, Executive Director of Washington Contact, is available for media interviews to discuss her treatise of eight reasons Obama is choosing Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate.

Eight Reasons Why Obama is Choosing Hillary for his VP:
By Dianne Haskett, Executive Director of Washington Contact

1. Clinton is the only potential VP pick who significantly increases Obama’s poll numbers-in one national poll by as much as eight per cent.
2. Obama is choosing the Illinois State Capitol from which to announce due to the connection to the state for both of them-Hillary is from Illinois and it is Obama’s adoptive state. Obama hopes this will reinforce a connection for the Democratic ticket to America’s heartland of which Illinois is a part.
3. The threat of Hillary supporters ruining both the convention and Obama’s nomination is not worth the risk.
4. The only reason Obama agreed to let Hillary’s name be placed on the ballot at the convention was because he knew he would name her as his VP selection, thereby causing all her supporters to make his nomination unanimous.
5. Hillary can help him win in November with working class and women voters.
6. An Obama/Clinton ticket will bring healing to the Democratic Party.
7. Hillary’s place at Obama’s side makes his candidacy even more historic-the first African American and the first woman.
8. An Obama/Hillary ticket will entrance the nation.