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Home Front: Politix
Obama Says He is Not Interested in US Vice Presidency
2007-04-11
U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama says he is not interested in running for vice president.
"I'd rather be an also-ran and have people talk about me in the same terms they talk about Alan Keyes and Gary Bauer and... ummm... other guys like that. When they talk about them."
The Democratic candidate spoke Monday evening during an appearance on Late Night With David Letterman,a late night television talk show. During the show, Obama dismissed the idea that he might consider sharing a ballot with Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, telling host David Letterman that "you don't run for second." When Letterman suggested the two senators would make a powerful ticket running together, Obama drew laughter from the audience by replying "Which order are we talking?"
Posted by:Fred

#15  Nor is Osama interested in a subordinate role; our Osama will become Emir of the Caliphate Province: United States of Allah.
Posted by: Adnan for Osama   2007-04-11 18:46  

#14  It's difficult to determine whose delusions of adequacy are more inflated, Obama's or Hillary's. Neither are qualified to run for dogcatcher, let alone the presidency. While casting no aspersions upon this nation's voters, I maintain that America is not yet prepared to elect either a woman or a minority as president. Especially not candidates so deficient as these two most definitely are.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-04-11 18:05  

#13  "I dig the Charles Barkley summation. I told my wife that in a truly colorblind society, Mr. Obama would teach at a community college, perhaps host a PBS Public Affairs Round Table, and be a charming guest at cocktail parties.

There's no way in hell he deserves to even be in the Cabinet let alone be President. But that could honestly be said about all of the Dems currently running..."

Nah, from what i can gather he was a pretty good legal type. Hed be teaching at mainstream law school. Or hed be speaker of the Illinois House. Or maybe, just maybe, hed be an obscure junior Senator from Illinois with a bright career ahead of him. WELL ahead of him. Maybe the great mentioner would MENTION him for VP - make it into the small print of Newsweek or Time.
Posted by: liberalhawk   2007-04-11 16:45  

#12  SMile STILL looks like a 54 Buick grille.......
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2007-04-11 14:36  

#11  #10 Raj,

I dig the Charles Barkley summation. I told my wife that in a truly colorblind society, Mr. Obama would teach at a community college, perhaps host a PBS Public Affairs Round Table, and be a charming guest at cocktail parties.

There's no way in hell he deserves to even be in the Cabinet let alone be President. But that could honestly be said about all of the Dems currently running...
Posted by: JDB   2007-04-11 14:18  

#10  If Larry Bird Barack Obama was white, he'd be just another basketball player politician.
Posted by: Raj   2007-04-11 13:33  

#9  Yep. What Pappy said.

Strangely I'm available for either party, naturally I'd want on demand use of the telescope, if co-elected.

Ima people person and like ribbon cuttin, cheap trav
Posted by: Shipman   2007-04-11 11:13  

#8  Of course he isn't 'interested'. This is still the warm-up lap.
Posted by: Pappy   2007-04-11 09:28  

#7  How about Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives?
Posted by: tu3031   2007-04-11 09:12  

#6  VP is a great gig. Think about it. You show up at the primaries running for VP and have no opposition cause all the egos are parked in the Prez aisle. Think of all the money youÂ’ll save on campaign. Then when youÂ’re elected you get a spiffy digs in Washington which donÂ’t cost an arm or a leg. Generally, you go to work when you want to as President of the Senate, otherwise thereÂ’s another wannabe just hankering to slam that gavel if you decide to chill. You get to do a lot of frequent flyer miles to visit international capitals, usually to visit deceased former heads of state, but you get Air Force 2 when you do, so its not like baggage class. And thereÂ’s a pension to go along with doing little for four years. I guess I donÂ’t have the ego for the top spot. My goals are a little lower. Heh.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-04-11 08:43  

#5  Would that be Barak HUSSEIN Obama?
Posted by: jds   2007-04-11 08:41  

#4  I look at him, and all I can think of is another Jimmeh Carter... someone relatively unknown, relatively un-exposed, came from noplace in particular... that for some unknown reason got anointed as a serious candidate.

Look, he even has a grin like Carters'!
Posted by: Sgt. Mom   2007-04-11 07:14  

#3  From his harsh words he exchanged with key US ally Australian PM John Howard a while back it was obvious just how egotistical Barack Obama is. He really does believe his brief and nondescript senatorial career somehow makes him the frontrunner for the presidency. If not for the liberal mainstream media's discontent with Queen Hillary and their heavy breathing over his every word, Obama would still be an absolute nobody.
Posted by: Gliling White6364   2007-04-11 06:41  

#2  Good for him, He's saying he won't ride in the back seat of the Hillary Bus.
Posted by: Vinegar Ulogum7733   2007-04-11 04:27  

#1  I hear that giant flushing sound....Ross
Posted by: Captain America   2007-04-11 01:40  

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