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Title: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on June 11, 2008, 05:15:43 PM
I think these are the most likely contenders.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: patrickula on June 11, 2008, 05:19:56 PM
I say Edwards... even if he does have the slight stink of '04 loserdom still on him, everyone liked him better than Kerry anyway.
Richardson might be good too.  There are a lot of good candidates out there for the position.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on June 11, 2008, 05:21:27 PM
Sebelius. Woman; moderate; midwestern; former military. She's appeasement to the paleo-feminist Hillary squad, the fence-riders, the Ohio/Kansas slopebrows, and the rah-rah tuff-talkin' set in one fell swoop.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: FlameOfCallandor on June 11, 2008, 05:22:42 PM
Mark Warner
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on June 11, 2008, 05:23:40 PM
I also pick Mark Warner :rock
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: patrickula on June 11, 2008, 05:24:03 PM
I say no to Mark Warner.  While I like the guy, he's about to take another Senate seat for the Dems from the other Warner... and he's getting primed to run for President next time around.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on June 11, 2008, 05:26:25 PM
Quote from: patrickula on June 11, 2008, 05:24:03 PM
I say no to Mark Warner.  While I like the guy, he's about to take another Senate seat for the Dems from the other Warner... and he's getting primed to run for President next time around.

HILLARY IN 2012!
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Eric P on June 11, 2008, 05:35:02 PM
hillary's ship has sailed

thankfully, it was the titanic
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on June 11, 2008, 05:49:59 PM
Quote from: Professor Prole on June 11, 2008, 05:21:27 PM
Sebelius. Woman; moderate; midwestern; former military. She's appeasement to the paleo-feminist Hillary squad, the fence-riders, the Ohio/Kansas slopebrows, and the rah-rah tuff-talkin' set in one fell swoop.

this
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Human Snorenado on June 11, 2008, 05:54:20 PM
I think he should pick the reanimated corpse of Hunter S. Thompson.  If that's not possible, then he needs to go with a governor like Tim Kaine from VA or Brian Schweitzer from MT. 
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: FlameOfCallandor on June 11, 2008, 06:00:07 PM
funny ytmnd today.
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Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Raban on June 11, 2008, 06:11:43 PM
Where the fuck is Mupepe? Two polls and no Mupepe.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: duckman2000 on June 11, 2008, 06:13:35 PM
Sebelius
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: VALIS on June 11, 2008, 06:15:40 PM
1. Edwards
2. Sam Nunn
3. Wesley Clark
4. Hillary

Then I'd go with Biden or Dodd just for the lulz they'd bring. I don't like Hillary, but he's got to acknowledge her winning 1/2 of the primary in some manner. He needs to appeal to the over 50s somehow. That's an enormous voting block.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: MrAngryFace on June 11, 2008, 06:37:09 PM
edit.. wrong vp thread!
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on June 11, 2008, 06:44:37 PM
Sebelius.

She is a woman (so disgruntled Hillary lovers can't scream about misogyny), for gun rights and other issues (so the right wing extremist media has no foundation of saying they will take your guns away from the gun nuts), a Governor, and she worked well with Obama already.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: MrAngryFace on June 11, 2008, 06:50:55 PM
Sebelius would be a good low-hanging fruit pick, but her lack of experience in even talking about the larger world stage would probably couple poorly with calls already made against Obama's amount of experience. Least thats what everyone says.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: TakingBackSunday on June 11, 2008, 06:51:02 PM
Biden perhaps, but otherwise, Sebelius
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on June 11, 2008, 07:14:02 PM
Quote from: MultiPass on June 11, 2008, 06:50:55 PM
Sebelius would be a good low-hanging fruit pick, but her lack of experience in even talking about the larger world stage would probably couple poorly with calls already made against Obama's amount of experience. Least thats what everyone says.

the argument I've seen though is that picking someone with obvious foreign policy experience will only serve to highlight Obama's relative inexperience, so they may want to lean away from that
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: APF on June 11, 2008, 07:14:43 PM
Bayh.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: siamesedreamer on June 11, 2008, 09:01:52 PM
He's got a ton of choices...all of them pretty good.

I personally hope he picks Webb just because he seems to be one of those kinds of Senators that could occupy a seat for decades.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on June 11, 2008, 09:13:09 PM
osama bin laden

after all, they are best friends

obama/osama '08
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Eric P on June 11, 2008, 09:33:48 PM
Quote from: Professor Prole on June 11, 2008, 09:13:09 PM
osama bin laden

after all, they are best friends

obama/osama '08

you can't have the same guy twice on the same ticket
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Human Snorenado on June 11, 2008, 09:39:16 PM
Quote from: APF on June 11, 2008, 07:14:43 PM
Bayh.

You would pick a centrist DLC type, wouldn't you?  ;P
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: APF on June 11, 2008, 09:55:01 PM
He's gotta do something to win my support!


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Although I do have to say, stopping the oceans from rising is some Moses-level shit. Or wait... actually Moses made the oceans rise, didn't he?  So really Obama would be like the anti-Moses.  And uh... if Moses is sorta a Jesus-like figure, then that kinda means Obama is the Antichrist.  Which makes sense, since he's charismatic, has a throng of cult-like followers, his skin is as black as the cavernous void found in the spot a mortal man's soul would rest, and he will damn the God-fearing United States of Jesusland into Satan's fiery pit for all eternity while his cadre of distinguished sand gentlemen wrest control over this mortal plane.
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Anyway, yeah Bayh.  This and my McCain predictions are LOCKS.  YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: siamesedreamer on June 11, 2008, 10:00:37 PM
 :lol

Are there any oceans that are even rising?
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on June 11, 2008, 10:08:58 PM
Sebelius would be a slap in the face for Hillary supporters, as would Webb sadly. I don't think that's worth it. Apparently Biden's name keeps coming up...

If Obama wants to win he should take Hillary. Personally I don't want her though. If Warner wasn't running for the senate (god dammit) I'd take him.

Evan Bayh or Wesley Clark, although the latter apparently isn't on the short list. My perfect candidate would be someone with some executive experience (former/current governor), a foreign policy background, and a strong opponent of the Iraq war from the start. Sadly that candidate doesn't exist
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Brehvolution on June 11, 2008, 10:12:59 PM
Which one is pro mary jane?
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2008, 10:13:25 PM
Yeah if I vote for Obama is there a chancce ill be able to smoke in public
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: siamesedreamer on June 11, 2008, 10:16:28 PM
Quote from: Amber Lambchops on June 11, 2008, 10:08:58 PM
My perfect candidate would be someone with some executive experience (former/current governor), a foreign policy background, and a strong opponent of the Iraq war from the start. Sadly that candidate doesn't exist

Richardson?
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on June 11, 2008, 10:20:38 PM
Quote from: siamesedreamer on June 11, 2008, 10:16:28 PM
Quote from: Amber Lambchops on June 11, 2008, 10:08:58 PM
My perfect candidate would be someone with some executive experience (former/current governor), a foreign policy background, and a strong opponent of the Iraq war from the start. Sadly that candidate doesn't exist

Richardson?

Mexican on the ticket? No.

A double minority ticket may be too much change for many people to believe in. Plus we know he's a pretty bad debater, dunno how he'd work as VP. Seems better suited for a high cabinet position to me.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: siamesedreamer on June 11, 2008, 10:22:52 PM
He's got the anti-Soviet vote though.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Mandark on June 12, 2008, 12:45:17 AM
I demand a Barney Frank button.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: max_cool on June 12, 2008, 07:23:11 AM
Biden, he's smart and he makes me lulz.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on June 12, 2008, 08:07:08 PM
I don't think Biden has a shot at the VP.

The point of the VP, although unofficially, is to corner other demographics that the President will fail to get themselves.  Obama and Biden are too similar.  Two senators would not really do that well.  I believe that Obama and probably McCain will go for a Governor as a VP.
Title: Re: Who should Obama pick as VP?
Post by: APF on June 12, 2008, 10:18:18 PM
IMO the point of the VP pick is to solidify your branding.