Git Yer Veepstakes Rumor-Mongering Here
By Nicole Belle Thursday Aug 21, 2008 4:40pmMark Halperin does it again:
Two Republicans close to the situation say McCain has apparently settled on Mitt Romney as his running mate. [..]
Developing...
Nice Drudgian touch at the end, Mark. Of course, Halperin pulled down the page saying that the Veep was going to be Dick Lugar just a little bit before, which appeared to be based on nothing more Lugar endorsing McCain. Brilliant. Obviously, still wishing to not blow his "MSM Maker of Conventional Wisdom" title, Halperin updated with this weasel:
And/but:
NY Times: "People close to the [McCain] campaign also floated a wild-card choice, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq."
Give me a break. Either report the news as it happens or start calling yourself Miss Cleo. This wild guessing is insulting to our intelligence.
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If he pick Petreus...who will continue the 'success' in Iraq?
Hot dog! With Mit as McCain's VP, that gives me still another reason to vote for Obama.
i've got a perfect running maye his name is LUCIFER
ment -mate
Why are you guys reading his crap anyway? This is like reporting on every stupid thing Ann Coulter has to say.
People are being paid to keep us on the knife-edge of suspense. Yawn.
" This wild guessing is insulting to our intelligence. "
As opposed to whatever else the media spews on the American public. The news media has been insulting my intelligence since the 1980's.
Jesus Hussein Christ @ 5:
it's better than working
I thought Romney was an elitist, and was in a, you know-- weird religion, kinda like Obama.
If it is Romney I hope his dog gets a vote.
I don't think McCain's going to make his choice until Obama announces his.
I would entirelly believe that someone close to the campaign would float that name out there. By floating the name they lend the impression that Petreius supports McCain, and it also generates buzz that takes away from Obama's VP. Pretty smart, but pretty shameless as I am sure that he has never been seriously considered.
beancounter @ 9:
True dat, but weird white religions are less threatening to merikuns.
I think Gone InSane should select Ronald Reagan. Cuz I want to see his defenders in the media rationalize the decision to pick a deceased ex-president who wouldn't even be eligible were he alive.
You know they would.
And I want to see how many of InSane's supporters would still support him after a move that revealed for all to see just how fucking crazy he is.
You know some of them would.
Jo @ 10:
Came here to say something similar.
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.."
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
If McCain or his team had ANY brains, the would get Ron Paul...they would win handily!!
Karen @ 14:
Thank you, Lewis Black.
if mitt gets the nod there will a lot of jello parties(a mormon favorite)in utah,nevada and orange county
Please, please, PLEASE!!! ANYBODY but Romney! That snake-oil salesman getting ANYWHERE near the White House sends shivers down my spine!
Darth_Romney @ 19:
Anybody??? Like Cheney?
bushisaliar @ 3:
with the crap campaign Obama's running - and his land/speed record run to the right after getting the nod - McCain can pick Lucifer, Charles Manson, or Usama bin Laden as his runningmate and still win.
FISA, offshore drilling - I think next Obama will say that the star wars initiative is a great idea
Jay Severin Has A Small Pen1s @ 1:
Well, did you hear??? The surge was such a "success" that the Chimperor has established a timeline for the troops to come home! So Field Marshall Petraeus' job is done and he can now return and run for the second highest office in the land, with another POW--eeerrrrr, I mean War Hero--McSame!
P-Soul @ 21:
Wow... I feel dumber from having read that.
Tom @ 17:
;) Ok, so I "borrowed" a bit. Though Black wanted all of us to elect Reagan again to scare the terrorists into being afraid of fighting a country that psychotic.
:)
Tom @ 15:
"Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren, you do also unto me." Jesus Christ
Karen @ 24:
Great minds think alike.
Oh god I hope he chooses Romney. I hate the Mormons, and I am not alone.
This is hilarious really. Evangelicals hate McCain, but Hate Romney even more.
I guess McCain and Romney will be baiting the pro-war, racist, bumper-sticker boys who think they're conservative, but have no true morals.
If Obama now picks Hillary, this is going to be the worst election ever. Just watch Nader and Barr get a decent showing.
Tom @ 23:
yep - stick your head in the sand - maybe it will all go away
Jo @ 25:
"The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of thew few." Mr. Spock
Gary @ 28:
Aren't likely.
P-Soul @ 29:
Ya I'll do that, but first pull your head out of your ass.
P-Soul @ 21:
no disrespect i'm trying to decide if i agree wth you..
i have a question though could you be wrong about your
absolute assessment of obama's campaign strategy? just asking?
Hattie @ 27:
What a lovely sentiment. Hate does not become our side of the political spectrum.
I've no particular fondness for the Mormon religion -- it's no crazier than most of the other religions dominating our discourse and politics -- but I'm hardly keen on hating Mormon people.
Tom @ 30:
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!
My God, just think of the new hole that Joe Biden(?????) would rip into Rommey's behind!!
Bushman and Plasticman - What a duo!
Tom @ 30:
"You say you want a revolution..." Beatles
Gary @ 28:
Don't be so quick to celebrate, because there's only one thing that could make these whackos put aside their hatred for McSame, Mitt Flopney and the Mormon--and that's the possibility of a black Democrat for President!
Karen @ 34:
No lie.
Hey, Karen. Haven't had time to respond yet, but I will. Thanks.
RobertD @ 39:
Thanks for the backup.
And....no worries. We'll chat soon. :)
"Wow… I feel dumber from having read that."
Ooh, wow, a new low!! Keep working at it.. you'll get there someday...
Karen @ 14:
First off, that would be st. ronnie, need to show the proper disrespect to that old senile with Alzheimers traitorous fool.
Secondly, don't underestimate the stupidity of republicks. I have seen some posting (in a serious tone) that we should re-animate st. ronnie's corpse as he would be a "kick ass president".
Personally I would like to see the st. ronnie skull jockstrap award given to republicks. Have a golden/silver/bronze skull shaped jockstrap (you know they would love to skull f* their hero) and a special color for the most treasonous republick.
At least now Charlie Crist can call off the wedding.
all hail the hypno toad @ 42:
That picture of McNutters and Romroid remind me of Gumby and Pokey.
Jo @ 37:
"What, me worry?" Alfred E. Neuman
NBC Nightly News said the VP would be Lieberman.
How many VPs can McCain have?
Yo, E Rocks! @ 47:
4? Well assuming he embraces mormonism (pre revelation that only one wife was acceptable).
september/october surprise pull bin laden and reagan out of the freezer
Andy K Jong Il @ 46:
"What we have here is a failure to communicate." Captain in Cool Hand Luke (Strother Martin)
drudge is splashing that it's EB for BO
ughhh....i'm gonna puke....
i hope just has the scoop wrong
Mitt is the Shitt
"People close to the [McCain] campaign..."
Seriously? How many thousand people are there who are ACTUALLY INVOLVED in the McCain campaign? You're really scraping the bottom of the barrel if this is the best blind attribution you can come up with. Close how? Any reporter covering McCain would qualify under this umbrella attribution, and we all know how the media likes to talk about themselves.
And right on - the entire VP speculation game is insulting to our intelligence, but the same is true for 98% of the clownish behavior of our millionaire press corps.
McCain/lifeless mannequin 08 !
Jo @ 50:
"Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the American media", Noam Chomsky
all hail the hypno toad @ 48:
Hee hee. I was thinking they'd say something like, "Corporations have many vice presidents, and this country should be run like a business." But the polygamy reference is funnier. :)
Progressive Libertarian @ 53:
Just wanted to say......I love your moniker!
Its Bayh and Portman.
Yawn.
constituent @ 33:
could I be wrong? sure. am I? I don't think so. he's doing the same crap that Gore did in 2000. he has no problem with the Dembots who could care less about who gets elected as long as there is a (D) after their name (scroll up and find the people who "feel dummer", etc. though I don't think they could get any dumber) - he needs to win the progressives who actually care what a candidate stands for instead of trying to win voters from the right. this "middle of the road" crap is the exact behavior that republicans turn into "flip flopper". it makes him look weak. it makes him look like he's trying to appeal to everybody. did Bush try to appeap to everybody? is McCain trying to appeal to everybody? that's why they win. thats why they will continue to win
Jo @ 50:
If you were convinced that by having your lips surgically removed, you would end the clubbing of innocent baby harp seals, would you consider seeking psychiatric help? ---Book of Stupid Questions
drudge says it bayh....obama is bye bye....
remember, as despicable and dishonest as drudge is, he does get some scoops
Reporter: Hey Mitt, how many wives do you have?
Mitt: Well I don't know exactly?
Jo @ 50:
"You magnificent bastard...I READ YOUR BOOK!" General George Patton (George C. Scott), Patton
The VeePstakes speculation has gone so wild this year, that each candidate is essentially standing on the North Pole. No matter which direction he walks, it's south. At this point, every choice is a bad one, and each will be trying to pick the person who will hurt him least.
Unless Obama can find the candidate who can simultaneously re-energize the progressive base and reassure the "he's not one of us and he's inexperienced, and I don't think beyond that" camp. Is there such a person?
Leadership @ 55:
"Optimism is the content of small men in high places." F.Scott Fitzgerald
Oh please let it be Mitt. Everything GOP he touched has gone down the crapper. The GOP in Mass is practically a fringe group now thanks to him. The RGA went backwards when he was president of that organization (all those lost R Governorships across the country while he was running it). And the Mass economy started improving when he left office...
He'll be the ruination of the GOP at last, so please let it be Mitt the elephant killer as the VP pick for Johnny Mac.
What is the deal with Romney's face in that picture! It's so dark the GOP might think he's a Crayzee Muslim Islamofascist!
Jo @ 65:
I DRINK YOR MILKSHAKE!
Marcelo @ 67:
Heh, it's Mittens the Pander Bear we're talking about here. The guy who tried to sing Who Let the Dogs? Out to black kids. Perhaps they were in a minority neighborhood, so he put on some makeup to fit in.
Mitt is too great of a choice for McSame to pick him.
Lieberman would also be awesome, since we are talking about fantasy land here.
Karen @ 64:
yes-- clark or clinton or feingold
Please Jesus! Let it be Mittens!! He's more gay friendly than Ted Kennedy and I think he personally performed an abortion.
Karen @ 34:
Have you ever had to relocate because of the harassment you've endured at the hands of the mor(m)ons? Have you ever watched the little mor(m)on children chucking stones at your car and gone outside to see that their mother was coaching them? Have you ever had "missionaries" knock on your door five times a day and had to call the police to get them to stop?
Try having this happen to YOU; all for having a "Bush Lied" sticker on your bumper.
Some people are worthy of hate.
Karen @ 64:
Dwight D. Eisenhower?
He'd get the cryongenic vote you referenced earlier.
Drudge is saying it's Bayh for Obama. Apparently the bumper stickers are being printed.
Andy K Jong Il @ 68:
"I only drink to make other people seem interesting." George Jean Nathan
bubba @ 75:
you mean bye bye for obama....
all this drama over somebody so undeserving and uninspiring.....yikes......
i think (pray) drudge is wrong
PICK SOMEBODY for crying out loud , so we don't have to hear that MONO - TONE wolf blitzer and his constant , nonstop speculation and idiotic assertions . Obama-" Is his Tease going to far " ..."Will he have a secret administration" ..
I could not for the longest of times, stand to look at or listen to, gwb. It has become the same way for me, for ANY republican, saying ANYTHING. I cannot stand to listen to ANYTHING they have to say AT ALL! They move their lips, we get nothing but MORE LIES!
THEY are "the" TERRORISTS, who have taken over this country. They don't live in caves or holes in the ground. They own mega-monoplies, they ride in limos, attend or belong to secret societies, wear clothes and shoes that cost six months+ min wages, pay nothing for their costs of living, and don't recall exactly how much property they own (they pay others to keep track of that).
They don't want MOST of it. The BEST of it. They WANT IT ALL!
Marcelo @ 67:
nah..... Considering the popularity of Obama, McCain thought it a good idea to have an african american on the ticket.
bubba @ 75:
Does this look like a real campaign bumper sticker?
This is exactly my point. The media needs to STFU until there is an actual person named. Remember that quaint little tenet of journalism called "CONFIRMATION"??? Either they are journalists and they confirm before they run or they openly admit they're playing psychic.
This kind of breathless guessing and throwing any name to the wall to see if it sticks is not helpful.
ohio progressive @ 77:
I have a hard time Bayh-ing this--if Obama were going to pick someone so conservative, I'd think he'd go all the way and pick a moderate Republican. I can see him picking Lugar (although Lugar has already endorsed McCain) or Hagel, but not Bayh. Too Dan Quayle. Going milquetoast isn't really Obama's MO.
bubba @ 75:
I'm just hopin' that Obama is using some of his money-cushion to play a bit of sleight-of-hand, if that's the case, bubba.
I think that Obama's team will look the latest VA polling trends before he makes a choice. Kaine seemed effective on the stump down there this week. And if you're basing the VP choice on which VP candidate can deliver his state, I'd take Kaine, 'cause VA has more EC votes, iirc.
Nicole Belle @ 81:
looks about as real as that dead bigfoot
have faith, it will be clark, clinton, feingold
I do not know Richard Abanes but I will gladly whore his book,"One Nation under Gods." It is about the faith and history of mormonism. Did you know that good mor(m)on men get to be the "God" of their own planet when they die? THAT is a special kind of arrogance. The mor(m)on wives don't get to be goddesses though.
They get to be "Mrs. God" and be in an eternal state of pregnancy, giving birth to all of the "little souls" that will inhabit hubby god's planet.
Kind of a metaphysical termite queen...
Platform - Magic underwear for everyone!!
Mitt is a plastic entity and an animal abuser.
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There ought to be a paid staff position within Obama's campaign for a person who deliberately feeds Matt Drudge blatantly false information.
"Yeah, this is so-and-so. I've got a scoop for you. It's Ann Veneman. No, seriously, it is. I wouldn't lie to you. Just don't say where you got it. Bumper stickers are being printed right now."
81 Nicole Belle Says: bubba @ 75:
Drudge is saying it’s Bayh for Obama. Apparently the bumper stickers are being printed.
Does this look like a real campaign bumper sticker?
This is exactly my point. The media needs to STFU until there is an actual person named. Remember that quaint little tenet of journalism called “CONFIRMATION”???
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Confirmation is when you receive the Holy Spirit
Or an unholy running-mate.
Jo @ 76:
This.
Obama/Godot '09!