Just imagine, that Joe Biden would take the stage in Charlotte, talking to an empty chair, and mocking the hell out of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. I know full well, that won't happen, but it sure would be a memorable moment - especially if a more talented writer took on to the task.
-------- Imaginery transcript from DNC in Charlotte --------------
BIDEN: Thank you. Thank you very much. Save a little for Barack.
(Applause)
[ Joe Biden looks at the empty chair ]
BIDEN: Mitt, what were you thinking?!
(Laughter)
BIDEN: I know what you were thinking. You were thinking, let's have Dirty Harry hurl some cool lines at Barack Obama and the crowd will go nuts.
(Laughter)
BIDEN: Speaking of nuts, it sort of worked...
(Laughter, Boos)
BIDEN: But you know what? I was crying. … Literally.
(Huge laughter)
BIDEN: First I was crying for the fun of the show. But after your speech and after the convention, I was crying literally, because - now that was something to cry for because that was a disgrace, a national disgrace...
[ Biden turns towards the empty chair ]
…to have you and your running mate and your surrogates utter one blatant and unabashed lie after...
(Huge Applause, Cheers)
…yes, unabashed, outrageous lies - you were lying us into our faces. You were lying the American people in their faces.
(Applause)
BIDEN: Mitt, what were you thinking?! That we wouldn't notice? That the press wouldn't report it? Mitt, people aren't stupid and they don't like being lied to their faces.
(Applause)
BIDEN: Mitt, that plant didn't close on Barack Obamas watch, and your running mate knows full well, and yet he chose to suggest it was our fault.
(Applause)
BIDEN: Mitt, that committee didn't produce anything actionable, and your running mate was instrumental in blocking any progress, and yet he chose to suggest that we had ignored something.
(Applause)
BIDEN: But the most unforgivable lie of your running mate - I mean, come on that was crass - no, Mitt, Standard & Poors didn't downrate the United States because of us, but because of the very person who shed crocodile tears about it…
(Applause)
…yes, Mitt, people haven't forgotten how Republicans stonewalled and stifled anything that would help the economy…
(Applause)
…and what Standard & Poors said, was - let me cite this, was: "…We have changed our assumption on this because the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues.." - and it was your running mate who was kicking and screaming against any solution, and yet he had the galls to suggest it was Barack's fault!
(Applause, Boos)
BIDEN: Who do you think, you're kidding, Mitt?!
You won't be kidding the middle class families who know full well, they will have to pay up to 2,000 Dollars of taxes more a year, just to give you and your buddies yet another 250,000 Dollars in tax cuts.
(Applause)
You won't be kidding the seniors who know full well, they will have to pay up to 6,000 Dollars more a year, just so that big pharma can keep their huge profits on medication and insurance companies can deny coverage, just to give their managers huge bonuses.
(Applause)
And you won't be kidding women…
(Applause, Cheers)
…you won't be kidding women, who know full well that Todd Akin didn't misspeak…
(Cheers)
…and that in fact he basically could have written your party plank on abortion.
(Applause, Cheers).
BIDEN: And finally, you won't be kidding voters, who know full well, why you're not specific at what you have done at Bain Capital…
(Applause)
…or how many - if any - taxes you actually paid…
(Applause, Cheers)
…and who know full well why you won't tell us anything specific what you would do - because everyone knows you would screw them...
(Cheers)
…no, I will not apologize, Mitt - you and your running mate would screw them over and over…
(Cheers)
…and they know full well that they don not have to be masochists and vote for somebody that they don't like and don't want so see even near office
(Applause)
BIDEN: So, Mitt, make my day - make our day - and keep on stonewalling and lying and not telling people what would wait for them because at the end of the day you won't be kidding people…
(Applause)
…and they will know full well, that they need to stop you and your running mate...
(Applause)
…and they will know full well that it won't be enough to vote for Barack Obama a second time…
(Applause, Cheers)
…but they will know full well, that they will need a Democratic Congress again to move us forward…
(Applause)
[ Biden turns fully to audience ]
…and that we will finish the job. Thank you and God bless…
(Huge, long applause, Cheers)