OBAMA'S VP WILL BE....

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As Bill Clinton said to Bill Richardson, "What's wrong Bill, you mean two cabinet appointments weren't enough?"

Looks like Obama will write off the South and the central states, and focus on winning NM, CO, NV.

They figure with all the blacks and all the hispanics, they won't need that many whites.

That’s a ballsy strategy!
Here's the analysis.

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OBAMA'S VP WILL BE.... | 25 comments (25 topical, 0 hidden)
Uh-oh (none / 0)
Bottom rail on top now, massa!

by bfaul on 03/28/2008 12:43:46 PM EST

Think of the firestorm (none / 0)
A pick like that would ignite the anti-illegal-immigration constituency like an endless Roman candle.  You think Obama incites racially-charged politics now?  Wow.

It would be fun.  :-)

"If you're not pumped up, then get the hell out, 'cause you don't belong here." -- Cenk Uygur

by Spinny on 03/28/2008 01:06:49 PM EST

I would be tempted... (none / 0)
To vote for McCain if Obama pulled that shit... He better not...

:I

by bobo1 on 03/28/2008 05:16:37 PM EST

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And who are they going to get pumped up for? (none / 0)
Writing in Lou Dobbs?

by richardshort2001 on 03/28/2008 06:06:46 PM EST

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Independent Dobbs/Buchanan ticket! (none / 0)
I mean, if we want a mobilized antimatter ticket to cause the universe to implode if they met the one proposed above!  ;-)

This whole thread is just silly anyway, I figure having some fun with it helps justify it a tiny bit.

"If you're not pumped up, then get the hell out, 'cause you don't belong here." -- Cenk Uygur

by Spinny on 03/28/2008 07:07:50 PM EST

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You know what is depressing? (none / 0)
They could win some states.

by richardshort2001 on 03/28/2008 11:24:25 PM EST

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I'll offer you this deal. (none / 0)
"This whole thread is just silly anyway."

Let's save this thread, and review it after the Denver convention. If I'm wrong, I will own up to my dumb Obama/Richardson prediction, and you guys can mock me. If I'm correct, you will have to pay homage to me as the smartest person you've ever met. Deal?

I think this would be a brilliant move. Obama cannot win the traditional red/blue map as it is currently drawn. He can't win OH or FL, and he might be unable to win PA and NH.

If he chooses Bill Richardson, he is changing the map. If Obama can win CO, NM, NV, he doesn't need OH or FL.

All the way to Denver with Hillary!

by KenTX on 03/29/2008 01:50:27 AM EST

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Your 'analyst' sucks. (none / 0)

It may be a Right Wing wet dream, but it's not likely. First fallacy is thinking that B.R. is a guarantee of Hispanic votes. A quick glance at his numbers in the Presidential run should clear up any confusion on that regard.

And contrary to what "McCain" wrote, I DIDN'T hear it there first. I first heard it suggested a few months ago and many, many times since. Typical RWer - trying to take credit for something the lefties have been doing all along...

by MedfordTim on 03/28/2008 02:01:05 PM EST

Nope (none / 0)
I'm thinking another cabinet position for that guy.

by jarett on 03/28/2008 04:41:35 PM EST

but what about Hil? (none / 0)
Not gonna happen.  Hillary already told Obama that he either picks her as his running mate or she will continue to bash him and not withdraw from the campaign.

by desertpear on 03/28/2008 05:50:03 PM EST

How about (none / 0)
Wesly Clark?

by juebawl on 03/28/2008 06:25:36 PM EST

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I wish... (none / 0)
but he'd be another "Judas" since he already fell in behind Hillary.

by Spencer on 03/29/2008 12:09:54 AM EST

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cross-party ticket (none / 0)
hagel... bloomberg? ... clinton???

by silence donothing on 03/28/2008 06:39:17 PM EST

book it (none / 0)
Rev. Wright (at least when the 527s get done with him)

by LORD FOUL on 03/28/2008 11:44:36 PM EST

Why Not? (none / 0)
I like Richardson and have yet to hear a better option.  I know the natural reaction of everyone on this board is to automatically think everything Ken says is stupid and wrong, but can someone please give me some real reasons why he should not pick Richarson?

by alphasigmookie on 03/29/2008 02:33:00 AM EST

Ok ... a few reasons alpha.... (none / 0)
1. If you really want to piss off the middle white vote, dont have any white representation on your ticket... Obama's "half' doesnt count. Remember, we still represent at least 75% of the electorate in this country - and no, most people arent "past" the racial divides in this country... so stop whining China Guy...( a little pre- emptive strike, I couldn't help it).

The Progressives will forever be known as the anti -Whitey party - Thats not a label y'all want - EVER

2. Richardson might shore up Latino support sure, but it certainly will backlash with the anti Immigration crowd (such as myself) - They will never ever vote for "progressives" again, even if you guys promise them EVERYTHING... He might get Obama wins in NV and CO, but they'll lose PA, OH and possibly MI.

3. Richardson is a Buffoon...Shave that damn silly beard you putz!!!

4. Do you remember Spanky from the Little Rascals? - if he were Latino, he would be Bill Richardson in Adulthood..

5. The "Messiah" cannot pick "Judas" to be his right hand man... Oh, wait a minute, let me check my Biblical History... oh, nevermind... I think we remembered how that one turned out!!!

I can give more, if you would like, but I will spare the fellow Obamabots reading the agony of the TRUTH!!!

When Obama gets the nod, he will either pick someone like Edwards or a "Blue Dog Moderate" or maybe even a White Woman like Selibus or Napolitano... that wont piss off the Middle or the Leebrals too much... It might even pull in some women and centrist Repubs who hold disdain for McCain's support of the War...

Pick Richardson? Go ahead,We DARE You, Senator Obama...

by bobo1 on 03/29/2008 02:52:33 AM EST

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Nigger + Beaner = Geriatric Victory...got it (none / 0)
I will agree with you on #3 though

by alphasigmookie on 03/29/2008 03:07:43 AM EST

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Im glad we can agree on something... (none / 0)
Actually, it would be -

Nigger + Beaner = Who is dumb Joe Sixpack majority gonna think is gonna represent him in these times of trouble and turbulence???

Black Guy with ties to people like Pastor Wright who dont like whitey and supposedly says he (Wright) hates America??? (even though we both know thats not what Wright said, the impression of him from here on out is not going to change)

Mexican Guy who wants to give the illegals everything and is a Bearded Spanky Buffoon???

Or will the Geriatric Old White Guy who will say anything and manipulate the media like he always does to have them say and spout everything that was good about life "way back when" when Grandpa Deaths Generation ran things...

Lots of Joe Sixpacks will say - "Hey, hes the only one who looks and feels like I do, so lets stay with what we are comfortable with even if hes an old douchebag who supports the senseless war..."

Alpha, as you could probably tell, I am not an Obama or Richardson fan... But I absolutly detest and stand 100% against John McCain - He is Evil Incarnate...

I dont say these things to inspire racial hatred or bigotry... I bring these things up because despite what our Leeeebral friends have told us ad nauseum on the blogs, Whitey is still generally scared of people that dont look like them...

I am conceding the fact the Obama will get the nod - thats a lot for many people to get over, but to add Richardson to the mix would alienate more people than most Liberals knew existed in the first place...

This is our chance for change - really - I hope Obama doesnt fuck it over by making the majority of the population in this country question their own morals and beliefs when pulling the voting levers... If he wants to win, he wont pick Bill Richardson for VP - he just cant...

by bobo1 on 03/29/2008 03:25:02 AM EST

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wow bobo! (none / 0)
"The Progressives will forever be known as the anti -Whitey party"

You're really knocking me back off the line of scrimmage. I thought the "Brown Guy Ticket" was a great idea, but you just sunk my battleship.

I still think that Obama-Richardson is electable in 2008, but I forgot to factor the long term damage to Democrats. When stuff goes wrong during 2009-2012, as it always does, the potential for viscious recrimination could drive the Democrat Party into extinction.

 

All the way to Denver with Hillary!

by KenTX on 03/29/2008 03:39:36 AM EST

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Hot Potatoe (none / 0)
As much as the Democrats want this election, frankly I think it is a hot potatoe and whoever ends up catching it is going to get burned.  I'm seriously thinking of voting for McCain even though I like Obama a lot because I think there's a high probability things could get even worse over the course of the year.  Whoever wins is going to be expected to pull our country out of a recession, solve a credit and housing crisis, deal with Iraq, and do something about $4 gas prices. 

I think people underestimate the degree to which GW has fucked this country up and it is going to take time and patience that I'm not sure the American people have.  I'm thinking along the lines of Jimmy Carter.  No mater how good a job you do with a shitty situation, its still a shitty situation and you're going to get the boot if you don't fix it.  Whoever the other side puts up in 2012 will then have an oportunity to swoop in and ride on to victory (think Regan). 

by alphasigmookie on 03/29/2008 05:32:33 AM EST

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good strategic thinking mookie (none / 1)
This is why I'm smiling. We can't lose.

The GOP won 7 out of the last 10 presidential elections. It's impossible to win every time, so why not sit back and lose this one?

Let President Barack Hussein Obama solve all of the problems. If he fails, imagine the potential for recrimination: "You stupid liberals elected a.."

All the way to Denver with Hillary!

by KenTX on 03/29/2008 06:09:04 AM EST

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Gray Old Party (none / 0)
What president would solve all of the problems, Ken?  You better tell us soon, because it's getting close to being too late for that president to announce his run.

by OneHitKill on 03/31/2008 09:29:16 PM EST

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Little Rascal Ticket (none / 0)
I see what you're talking about. This could be a serious concern.

vp

pres 

All the way to Denver with Hillary!

by KenTX on 03/29/2008 05:35:39 AM EST

[ Parent ]
I read... (none / 0)
"If you really want to piss off the middle white vote"

and thought,"this is a bobo post".


I scrolled down and sure enough, there he was.


Most predictable troll ever.  Seriously though, your arguement isn't entirely wrong.

by richardshort2001 on 03/29/2008 11:17:22 AM EST

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voting for Madman McCain is criminal (none / 0)
Anyone who votes for The Meat Grinder is an accesory to the murder of 2000+ US soldiers. Oh and if the madman starts a war with Iran, then tens of thousands of innocent people will also die by his hand, and by the extension the hand of all those who pulled the wrong lever on election day.

If the US ends up electing another war mongering monster who starts yet another war, then we will have become a rogue state.

by adamg on 03/31/2008 06:52:50 PM EST

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