HuskyCaucasian

Ok, I am not sure if we should start a new thread on this, but I'd like some VP talk. CQPolitics has an interesting take on John Edwards and the VP: Here's the case for picking Edwards: He's already been tested on the national stage and not likely to cause a distracting scandal. He appeals to the same working class white voters that back Clinton. He favors Obama's new brand of politics. He could put North Carolina and possibly other Southern states in play. Clinton would probably support him. With more than 1,700 delegates in Clinton's pocket, Obama needs to at least get her tacit approval if he wants to have a unified party. I have been mulling Obama's VP possibilities for a while now and I really have no direction. i really like Richardson, but I dont think it gives Obama a needed boost. But, i would be satisfied with him. He also brings lots of needed experience. The next option would be a "working class" guy who can connect on behalf of Obama with the blue-collar folks. I dont know a lot of the "qualified" people who might fit that, but Edwards is an interesting choice. Would he take it, I have no idea. I dont think Obama would take Edwards to put a state in play like NC, but he would pick him as #2 says- "He appeals to the same working class white voters that back Clinton. " Getting 7% of the vote in WV is an interesting note.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 14, 2008 -> 11:03 AM) You should have seen the looks I received at the Obama victory speech on Super Tuesday. that is a mental image i do NOT need. lol

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 14, 2008 -> 10:59 AM) I'm still wearing my Obama thong. that's just creepy.

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 14, 2008 -> 10:56 AM) So what you're saying is we should give Hillary tattoos to kids in Africa? why not? lol It's better than a penis gourd.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 14, 2008 -> 10:49 AM) Getting a Hillary Clinton tattoo today would be like getting a tattoo of your wife's name while you were in divorce proceedings. hahaha Several months ago I thought about buying some Obama gear. Maybe a hat or something. Then I though, this is still wide open. If he looses, I look like a real ass wearing this. It's like buying the championship shirt of the team that LOST the super bowl.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 14, 2008 -> 10:39 AM) We'll wait until its official. good enough

Interesting stat: If Clinton wins Kentucky and Puerto Rico 65-35 and Obama wins Oregon 55-45 and the "split" Montana and SD 50-50... NEITHER will have 50% of the pledged delegate vote if you factor in FL and MI as they stand today. Edwards still has 31 delegates that would be needed to boost one over the other and 55 delegates from MI are "uncommitted". With MI split 69-59 as has been proposed by the MI democratic party, Clinton needs 86% of ALL remaining pledged delegates to cross the 50% barrier with FL and MI included.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 14, 2008 -> 10:28 AM) That doesn't make sense to me. So which polls are you ignoring until July? National / State by State McCain v Obama Not that i wont point a poll out for tracking purposes. but i wont be like "OMG. Obama can never win Ohio based on this poll 3 months before the election". The only reason i say this poll is interesting is ti directly conflicts to her argument. In the end, it doesnt matter. Obama is the nominee. It's just interesting.

Obama and McCain My have Public Debates... PS: Now that Obama is almost certainly the nominee, might this be a good time to sticky this?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 14, 2008 -> 10:21 AM) I thought you weren't worrying about polls regarding November match ups until July? When it comes to "who can beat McCain" I am not. But this poll directly conflicts the major argument the Clinton campaign has been making int he past week.

New Poll Deflates Clintons "White Vote" Argument

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 14, 2008 -> 09:46 AM) Obama still has the right general idea although he has the semantics and details wrong. Over-emphasis on one leads to neglect on the other. In all fairness, I'd be bashing Clinton if she said the same thing and it was wrong. But that is why I want to see the facts first. i just dont want to assume he is wrong or he is right.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 14, 2008 -> 09:42 AM) I'm not so sure. A lot of the people in Afghanistan, who are imported to do bad works, are probably from neighboring countries - Iran, Pakistan, the little Stans... and those are not Arabic speaking countries. Add that to the locals, and you probably have a large majority who speak something other than Arabic. Might Arabic be a "common language"? I honestly dont know. I just find it odd that the reporter dismissed Obama's comments with out any support against it.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 14, 2008 -> 09:37 AM) Afghanis don't speak Arabic generally. People in that area are more likely to speak Pashtun, or Farsi/Persian variants. Some of the imported terrorists may speak Arabic though. I have to agree with ABC, in general, Obama's statement is misinformed. I tend to think the communications between terrorist cells in Afghanistan is in Arabic since I bet a lot are imported/

Witty answer of the day: The Hill newspaper recently asked the other 97 senators what they’d say if they were asked to be VP... Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.): “I’d say, ‘Please read the Constitution.’ I wasn’t born in America; I can’t be VP.”

ABC Blog smears Obama... forgets to check the facts. The problem: The terrorists speak Arabic. Hence why you need translators. To translate their intercepted messages.

Popular Vote Update: FL and Mi Included as is- Obama +48,471 Fl only- Obama +376,780 FL and MI not Included - Obama +671,552

Hey Reddy, Edwards got 7.33% of the vote in WV. not bad for someone who dropped out months ago.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 14, 2008 -> 07:29 AM) Ouch! (from Politico) I heard he made those comments and I cringed. I am not exactly sure what he meant by that. I'm not even sure that Al Sharpton is the black Al Sharpton, let along Clinton being the white Al Sharpton.

Bests line of the night: Stephen Hawking couldnt figure out a mathematical way for Hillary to win. lol

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 13, 2008 -> 09:58 PM) I love Letterman and will always watch him, but then usually watch Conan. I just hope with Conan being on the the first show, he doesn't tame down his craziness because that's what make him Conan. I agree. I dont want him to become Leno. Hos goofiness is what makes him the best.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...;show_article=1

QUOTE (KipWellsFan @ May 13, 2008 -> 08:32 PM) Lol the Democrat won the special election in Mississippi despite the silly advertising tying him to Obama. Keep the momentum going!

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/24604289/

Didnt one of the Clintons say they needed to win 80-20 or 90-10? Looks like they wont get that. What wll they say now?