Mark Warner will deliver Democratic keynote
By SilentPatriot Friday Aug 15, 2008 8:00pm
Great choice.
Barack Obama chose Mark Warner, Virginia's Senate candidate and former governor, to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic convention, underscoring Democrats' all-out effort to win the Southern state for the first time since 1964.
The move announced Wednesday also raises questions about the prospects of Obama choosing Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine as his running mate.
Warner is to speak on Aug. 26, the second day of the convention in Denver, while the yet-to-be-named vice presidential nominee is slated to address delegates a day later on Aug. 27.
Veep speculation (and concerns about lobbyist money) aside, choosing Warner to deliver the keynote is pretty smart. Not only does it give Warner further exposure, it reinforces the Obama's commitment to winning Virginia (which Bush carried by 260,000 plus votes in 2004) this fall.
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Well, that's fine and all but what's wrong with the mans face?
And those teeth. Neigh much?
i hope obama's still looking at evan bayh for vp.
those of you skeptical, remember: bayh couldn't have been governor and senator from indiana during the bush nightmare without =veering a little right.
i'm sure old man birch will kick him in the arse a bit once he's on the ticket.
he needs a little groomin', but i like OBAMA / BAYH. it reminds me of CLINTON / GORE.
plus, i'd like to see a midwestern nucleus of executive power in america for the first time, ever.
chicago for the no. 1. then, if anything bad happens, our no. 2's from indiana.
Well, it will not be Clark.
Obama tossed him under the bus.
Steve Clemons: Gen. Clark Is Not Welcome at the Democratic National Convention
http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/
getalife "whiners" @ 3:
I was logging on just to post this news. Yep, Clark's out of the running.
getalife "whiners" @ 3:
Wow, that's... disappointing, to say the least. I'm starting to get concerned.
An informal vote at Fire Dog Lake the other day had a poll on who Obama should choose for VP. Clark had 45% of the vote.
krisken @ 5:
obama's already stated he doesn't believe military experience is a priority in selecting his vp.
and, while i do like clark for his opposition to iraq, it's worth noting a lot of folks consider him a war criminal for what went down in eastern europe in the nineties.
why are so many progressive pacifists so quick to forget, forgive and latch on to a "tough guy"?
An obamacan would be a better plan.
Wow. Is that the worst picture of Warner you could find?
Here you go, from wikicommons
and joe biden should be scratched off the list because he's the only senator more likely than mccain to lose his temper (and cool) on the national stage.
I did a quick google image search for a better Warner pic too. The one shown above on this thread was used on Fox News and then I found the same image here. I think Fox doctored that photo of Warner!!!
We're not sure ourselves, but I swapped it out just on principle. Thanks. -sitemonitor
Bush carried
bush or diebold?
bullfrog @ 6:
Am I the only one thinking that there's someone out there who has the map to Clark's skeleton closet, and is willing to spill the beans? Something doesn't jibe, when the guy gets all kinds of love and respect from the net/grassroots.
IMO, Obama didn't throw Clark under the bus. Clark was asked to sacrifice himself, and he did. Just a feeling, but I'm sticking with it.
bullfrog @ 6:
I think you might overestimate the number of progressive pacifists out there who support Clark for high office. Or underestimate the number of progressive pacifists, period.
I'm not a pacifist, personally, and I think Clark would have been a fine choice for VeeP. For political reasons. To the extent that his presence on the ticket might have been nixed due to concerns about his war record/philosophy, such considerations are arguably legitimate.
I tend to think, though, that the Obama camp considers him radioactive due to the right wing's having hysterically and characteristically feigned outrage about his common sense argument regarding McCain's POW and executive experience. That concerns me. Especially since they've gone so far as to uninvite him to the convention altogether. We never win when we cave to the right wing's blather.
But who knows? There is a lot more going on behind the scenes than we'll ever know.
me at 13 ---------> I meant "overestimate" the number of progressive pacifists, period.
In 2006 James Webb squeaked out a win over George Allen, by fewer than 10,000 votes with over 2 million cast.
James Webb 1,175,606
George Allen 1,166,277
As for Mark Warner's chances of winning the US Senate seat vacated by John Warner (R):
Rasmussen Reports August 12, 2008 Gilmore (R) 35% Warner (D) 61%
A Warner victory would give Virginia two Democratic US Senators. Only two years ago Virginia had two Republican US Senators. Quite a turnaround.
As for Obama's chances to take Virginia in November: Yes We Can!
MountainMan23 @ 15:
Yes, it is quite a turnaround. The Democrats have been ignoring Virginia for too long. And I know the Obama campaign is going to try like hell to win it. Virginia in the blue column this year is a major coup. If we keep all of Kerry's states, and gain Virginia, we only need one more Bushevik state to win. That's it.
On the other hand, Obama's campaign has been faltering of late. The state-by-state polls keep getting worse for him. McCain and the Republican machine will go all-out negative, and if Obama does not respond in kind, McCain will win.
This election should be a blowout for Democrats. But, as I've said from the get go, it's going to be a tight, tight race.
Who? I never heard of that guy.
Karen @ 13:
no, i agree wholeheartedly with clark's attacks on mccain.
but i agree with obama, he doesn't necessarily need a war hawk on his ticket.
what should "president of the united states of america" mean in the 21st century, anyways?
do we not agree war itself is the opposite of enlightenment?
bullfrog @ 2:
what happened??
"He got pretty heated when I brought up the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. Wait until you see his response. The transcription and video will be posted very soon."
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/429313.aspx
Obama went off on this guy.
Time for Phelps to make history.
bullfrog @ 2:
Evan Bayh (republicrat Ind) is a weiner! Sean Insannity loves him. O'Rally too! Screw Evan Bayh. If he's in, I'm out.
Wes Clark is the smartest, toughest, and best debater the democrats have! He's what every chickenshit chickenhawk conservative secretly wishes THEY were. If Obama passes on Clark, he is a fool!
krisken @ 5:
Clark's out, but Bayh is high on his list? For what, being a repuke wannabee?
The Democratic suicide machine is starting up again! Obama must be listening to all those "brilliant" democratic advisors like 0 for 8 Bob Schrum.
Karen @ 13:
Fuck the right wing idiots and their fake outrage. How about bringing up the countries outrage about what these lying sacks of shit did to our country? I am tired of democrats letting these single digit I.Q. imbeciles on the right push them around! They are fucking morons, and anyone with any guts should throw the truth right in their face every time they open their pathilogically lying pie holes!
I have literally had my neighbors laughing at the stupidity of some of the wingnuts around me. I do it with humor and facts, and the repukes look like the idiots they are. And I'm just a guy shootin' the breeze with the neighbors.
These so-called democratic strategists make millions of dollars, and all they do is cower in fear from the dumbest bastards to roam the earth since Apatosaurus. WTF!
I live in Virginia. Obama doesn't need to showcase Mark Warner to boost his Senate race in Virginia. Popular Mark Warner is crushing unpopular Gilmore in the polls. Even moderate Republicans find Warner more attractive than Gilmore.
It could be about helping Obama in Virginia. It could be about boosting Mark Warner's exposure to groom him for a national race in the future. He'd make a great VP pick forgetting cynical politics tweaking the electoral map. Unfortunately, I understand he's ruled it out.
I just watched Kaine on Meet The Press. He was very sharp but I think he falls short of VP material especially since Obama's greatest weakness is a lack of experience. A former one-term mayor and one-time governor who isn't even done with his term probably isn't going to help Obama fill that void.
Mark Warner is a class act. He'll get my vote for the Senate seat he is seeking.
Obama had my vote, but has lost it. He blew his credibility with me with his FISA vote and his talk of supporting faith-based initiatives. These are incomprehensible moves for someone who is a Constitutional lawyer. Sorry, Mr.Obama, but the Constitutional always comes first. Unless he shows a whole lot more, I'm a Virginia person who will be writing-in Dennis Kucinich in November.
Paul @ 26:
Go ahead. Waste your vote. It's your right.
Just keep your mouth shut for the next four years, OK?
Waahhhhhh...I'm so tired of the "I'm writing in" people.
If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.
Thanks for changing the picture! That FOX "News" photoshopped one that was up last night sucked, like everything from FOX "News" does.
He is barely squeaking thru ahead of McCain now, Kaine will cause him to drop like a rock....wanta bet.
Obama is getting weaker by the day. I see a reference "Huffpo" and I want to puke--and I'm a democrat.
Clark would have pulled him straight to the top. What a pitiful shame on Obama's part.
Oh why wont he just pick Clark and be through with it. Clark supported Hillary so what's the problem?
Yes I would love to see an Obama/Clark ticket, but I would not be unhappy with an Obama/Kerry ticket either.
This would be an opportunity of a life time for John to come back and finish what he was unable to do in 2004.
Face it folks, with the current spin machine, we all know what we had going in this country, God would not have been able to do anything with these bastards in 2004, when a good percentage of the American people were still so out there for Bush and these sick republicans. He never stood a chance.
I just hope to God that Hillary is no where in sight to be Obama's running mate. Some people so wrongly thinks that she would be so dame good, cause the bitch is crazy. She has been wrong, wrong, Wrong on the most all the issues, important to us and she would undermine Obama and we all know this. Hell NO
The relationship between her and Obama is damaged beyond repair. He does not need or deserve Hillary with his back and they can send out this cheap gang of republicans claiming they are Hillary supporters all they like, cause there are those of us they will never be able to blow smoke up our asses.
I hope whom ever these idiots are, will be on their best behavior, because I don't think that convention is going to be a place for any kind of foolishness.
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