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Obama may announce his running mate tomorrow

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 I'm hoping for a change by Him picking Gov. Kaine.
Bumper stickers: OK 4 U! On sale soon!

Posted by Muggsy Glink 2008-08-20 00:26|| 2008-08-20 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe he'll go way out on a limb and pick McCain.

Posted by AzCat 2008-08-20 01:22|| 2008-08-20 01:22|| Front Page Top

#3 My money is on Pelosi's Cappo, Joe Biden. She will have to keep a short leash on Obama. Joe is just the man to do it, and report back to her on an hourly basis.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-08-20 08:11|| 2008-08-20 08:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Wouldn't he save the announcement for the convention? Maybe people would tune in for a little of it then..

Posted by James">James 2008-08-20 09:02|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2008-08-20 09:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Are you kidding, James? I wouldn't miss it for anything! Carter, Gore, and Kerry were just announced as speakers, Hillary Clinton gets the first night and the first vote, and Code Pink, the SDS, the anarchists, and a group of angry clowns are planning mischief and mayhem outside. I was too young to see the Democratic convention in 1968, and this one bids well to be '68 repeated as farce.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-08-20 09:18|| 2008-08-20 09:18|| Front Page Top

#6 His running mate is a bowel of tapioca pudding.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-08-20 09:41|| 2008-08-20 09:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Or... monkeys could fly outta my butt!

Which is more likely?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-08-20 10:31|| 2008-08-20 10:31|| Front Page Top

#8 They can't save it, James. They need to print up all the signs, balloons, etc. and produce all the spin to use at the convention.

Posted by Darrell 2008-08-20 10:34|| 2008-08-20 10:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Gee, Hillary is up first. What happens when she drops a big smelly bowl of scandal on the annointed one along with a request to the super-delegates to consider the election.

I know that this is just a fantasy of mine BUT the stars seem to be heading in that direction with the latest seeping out about CAC, Ayers, Klonsky, etc.

Gotta lay in a supply of popcorn just in case.

Posted by AlanC 2008-08-20 11:06|| 2008-08-20 11:06|| Front Page Top

#10 Wonder if they will have all those Chucky Cheez backstage passes swept up before the Packers game.

VP pick, my take is that he has no choices and will be deflating no matter whom is chosen. Prediction: another vacation is already in the works.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-08-20 11:28|| 2008-08-20 11:28|| Front Page Top

#11 Rod Blagojevich - to save him from jail time?

Posted by 3dc 2008-08-20 11:41|| 2008-08-20 11:41|| Front Page Top

#12 I was too young to see the Democratic convention in 1968, and this one bids well to be '68 repeated as farce.

the party was actually deeply divided in 1968, Bobby Kennedy had just been shot, there were still more less segregationist Dems from the south who were steaming mad, there were all the mournful RFK supporters, there was incredible dissension inside the convention. And outside there were massive protests (recall that we still had the draft in those days, lots more incentive to protest) and a Chicago Pol Dept that did NOT have "sensitivity training"

The code pinkers are laughable to begin with, and the media wont care about them now that Iraq is off the headlines. And police depts have had 40 years learning how to deal with that stuff.

Carter will be put on when no ones listening. The Clintons will probably give good speeches, theyre pretty good at that. Kerry - one hopes hes put on late, for those us needing a non-prescription sleep aid. Al gore isnt all that bad a speech maker.

but the main thing is that it looks like the clean articulate guy is going to pick for VEEP someone who is actually fully qualified to be President. The main thing wrong with an Obama-Biden ticket is that the names are in the wrong order.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-08-20 11:47|| 2008-08-20 11:47|| Front Page Top

#13 Please be Sebelius so western kansas can receive the economic stimulus received by building the two clean coal fired generating stations that she has vetoed three times.

Posted by bman 2008-08-20 11:49|| 2008-08-20 11:49|| Front Page Top

#14 The "trigger event" in Chicago in 68 was a phonecall made by some Kansas Democratic grand poobah, whose wife looked out the window of the current Hilton Hotel and got an eyeful of some "Free Lovin" by the "dirty smelly hippies" camping in Grant Park. A phonecall was made to Mayor Daley to "clean this up"... He handled it all right.

Posted by Capsu78 2008-08-20 12:19|| 2008-08-20 12:19|| Front Page Top

#15 Running mates are for lesser candidates. The One will run alone, as is meet for a messiah.

He shall instead, appoint a group of Companions. Disciples, if you will, who shall bring the Word to a desperate populace in dire need of the Message.

Posted by Seafarious 2008-08-20 12:26|| 2008-08-20 12:26|| Front Page Top

#16 Biden as Prez?

He's wanted it. There're a bunch of good reasons he never made much headway to a nomination.

Posted by lotp 2008-08-20 12:27|| 2008-08-20 12:27|| Front Page Top

#17 Slow Joe would be delicious in a VP campaign slot. There's absolutely no telling what could pop out of his mouth at any time

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-08-20 13:02|| 2008-08-20 13:02|| Front Page Top

#18 That's cuz they put his plugs in too tight.

Posted by tu3031 2008-08-20 13:04|| 2008-08-20 13:04|| Front Page Top

#19 or deep...

something Joe's never been accused of is "deep", but his plugs?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-08-20 13:05|| 2008-08-20 13:05|| Front Page Top

#20 from Ace of Spades:
Yesterday Joe Biden tried to tamp down speculation that he would not be Obama's VP pick by saying, "I'm not the guy". Many took that to mean, he was not the pick. Turns out that wasn't what Biden meant.

A Biden source told us not to read too much into his "Im-not-the-guy" statement, saying he was pretending not to be Biden -- rather than stating he wasnt going to be Obamas VP.

Pretending not to be himself? Oh my, an Obama/Biden ticket would be the best.

Let's face it, we don't want Biden on the Democratic ticket. We NEED him on that ticket.

LOL!!1!!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-08-20 13:23|| 2008-08-20 13:23|| Front Page Top

#21 Ya know, the last election I didn't think the Democrats could pick a worse candidate than John Kerry. Never underestimate the power of the Democrats to pick terrable candidates.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2008-08-20 14:17|| 2008-08-20 14:17|| Front Page Top

#22 He shall instead, appoint a group of Companions. Disciples, if you will, who shall bring the Word to a desperate populace in dire need of the Message.
Posted by Seafarious 2008-08-20 12:26|| Front Page|| ||Comments Top

But in the end, they too will deny him.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-08-20 14:27|| 2008-08-20 14:27|| Front Page Top

#23 ...Hillary Clinton gets the first night and the first vote, and Code Pink, the SDS, the anarchists, and a group of angry clowns are planning mischief and mayhem outside.

Will there be Puppets? I really like the Puppets. Clowns, not so much.

Posted by GDLotA9226 2008-08-20 15:28|| 2008-08-20 15:28|| Front Page Top

#24 Biden has a few skeletons in his closet. Hope McCain remembers even if the MSM doesn't.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-08-20 15:28|| 2008-08-20 15:28|| Front Page Top

#25 "What happens when she drops a big smelly bowl of scandal on the annointed one"

Did Hil pick up his check for the $10-mil yet? If so, all bets are off.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2008-08-20 17:42|| 2008-08-20 17:42|| Front Page Top

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