Veep Tricks

A bit off topic…I wonder if Bill will even mention Barack’s name during his 4 hour speech at the convension.

You know what I hate? When you make a long, thoughtful comment, hit “Submit”, and didn’t notice that because you had recently cleared your Cookies your name/email/website information was missing, and Fannie does notice and tells you to go back and re-enter your information - and your comment, which she’s helpfully erased.

And then you aren’t allowed to post another comment for a few minutes.

Short version: The reckless rhetoric and promises of destructive behavior flows both ways. From a comment on my post on the eve of the Pennsylvania Primaries:

XXXX said…
I am on my way to vote, for Obama. If he wins the primary, I will vote for him in November. If he loses, I will vote for McCain. If he picks Hillary as his running mate, they both deserve to rot in hell.

4/22/2008 6:43 AM

Trust me, the guy who made that comment is not stupid. And he was - and is - completely serious about this.

So if Obama does go the “Unity” route and choose Clinton as his running mate, how many of his diehard supporters will drop him like a ton of bricks and go over to McCain? None, I hope. But comments like the one I cited suggest otherwise.

Even sung well, that song can clear a room. Of course, I’m not suggesting you don’t have the voice of a nightingale Piglet, but your screen name suggests otherwise.;-)

Not me! Not Seattle Tammy either!

I’m not the veep either!

OK seekers. Grab your crackberry and stare into the screen for conformation - (The announcement may not come until Saturday morning, but admit it, you’ve stared into the screen longer than that just to get the latest Paris Hilton sex tape.) - but it’s George Papoon for Veep. Having been booted from the National Surrealist Party, he landed safely in Obama’s lap. Film at 11:00.

http://www.firesigntheatre.com/papoon/index.html

It’s just past 1 p.m. Nothing’s popped up in my in-box window yet.

For the record, I’m not the chosen Veep, despite the fact that he and I complement one another so well–at least we do in the photograph taken of us back when nobody thought he had a chance in hell. It will may feature prominently in my re-election campaign.

Whatever happens, at least I know that in Nov. my name will appear on a ballot with Barack Obama’s. Even though I make my so-called living with my imagination, I couldn’t possibly have guessed that back in ‘04 when he gave his speech at the Dem convention, and it rocked me so hard I almost fell off our sofa. Has it really been 4 years?

This seems like a perfect time to Rickroll anyone who wanted to peek behind the curtain. But the window of opportunity is closing fast!

http://anothermonkey.blogspot.com/2008/08/obamas-vice-presidential-pic k-leaked.html

I went to a little service in memory of Bill Gwatney at the local Democratic campaign headquarters tonight. We joked with the county party chairman that if his text message came from Barack, Bill would have understood if he stopped the service to make the announcement. About halfway through the service three cell phones went off at about the same time and everybody froze.

I’m getting a pedicure tomorrow at noon. This better be settled by then.

H.H. Cox, surely this info will be in the League of Wing Voter’s guide. Not Insane! But what of the “Not a Grunion” dark horse?
Actually, Adam called it. It’ s Biden, isn’t it. There goes that catchy yet horrible “ObamaDodd” jingle featured on “Wai. . Wai. . ” a couple of episodes ago.

I wonder if Obama’s brother, who’s living in a shack, will provide some more fun. I bet he will. Biden, if I recall, had to withdraw his bid for the presidency because he was caught plagiarizing someone else’s speeches word for word. I wonder if people have forgotten that? I bet they haven’t. I also love Biden’s talent for stratifying the masses according to IQ, remember his “”I think I have a much higher IQ than you do” remark to a reporter? Great topic to breach in a racially defined campaign.
All in all, Obama is finished.
He’s so chock full of incongruencies, his voting base, so confused and stratified, that for McCain, it’s just a matter of finishing the dance.
It will be a classic case of “go with the devil you know.”

Comedians are going to get more bold, and Obama will look more… hilarious:

http://baloocartoons.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/below-the-belt-you-decid e/

Oh, by the way, why the repeat of “Wait Wait” this week?

“If McCain were smart he’d pick the CEO of HP and steal all those voters who just wanted a woman in office. ”

Yeah, ’cause she did such a good job running a formerly excellent company into the ground, maybe she can do the same for the USA, finishing the job that Bush/Cheney/Rove/Norquist started.

“Why didn’t he just pick Joe Lieberman? ”

Nah, Lieberman is going to be McCain’s running mate. Just what the country needs–not one but two tired, angry, corrupt Washington insiders. War with Iran, war with Syria… why, the possibilities are endless! Their campaign slogan could be “Building a bridge back to the 20th century!” Buy up as much stock in the military-industrial complex as you can afford.

I like it. I think it’s a good choice. He’s chosen someone whose experience complements his. Biden doesn’t have to be inspiring; that’s Obama’s riff. But with Joe Biden as Veep, all McCain’s shots at Obama’s lack of foreign policy experience (of experience in general) suddenly sound a lot lamer. Once again, Obama actually uses his brain to decide his strategy - it just startles us because we aren’t used to it.

I second the Earlier Question. Why the repeat WWDTM this week?

Jack. . .Back. . .Iraq,
Blessings, good thoughts, Godspeed, Namaste and thanks a mil for your insight! Keep in touch if possible–lots of rumors of censorship.
The Biden coverage mentioned that one of his sons will soon be serving in the middle east. Bush girls are stateside. I’m thinking that McCain has one offspring in service. The Obama kids are too little bitty, and possibly, too adorable, to serve. (Though many really adorable grown-ups are in the armed services.)

This week’s WWDTM was a little time capsule from those long-ago days of July 2007. It took me a few beats to get the joke about “commuting” during the Patrick Fitzgerald segment. And it was funny to hear where John McCain stood in the comparison of the primary contendors to the characters on Gillgan’s Island: McCain was the special guest star of the week, last seen sinking slowly into the lagoon at the end of the show. What a difference a year makes!

JPH, can’t you just volunteer to work on somebody’s campaign and have that count as your service? That was what your Commander-in-Chief did during his stint in the National Guard of a state he wasn’t from. I guess that doesn’t fly anymore. Well, keep your head down, your eyes peeled, and the body armor in place at all times. We’ll be doing whatever we civilians can on this end to get you home as soon as possible.

Lucy asked me to run down to the Farmer’s Market and pick-up some okra for supper, so I borrowed her car and made the trip. Anyone out there believe in bad karma? Improbable coincidence? I pulled into the parking area for the market and there was Jimmy Steve (my ex) and Jolene Oxendine (the bitch!) buying green beans and corn at the check-out. I slid down in my seat as much as possible and kept on driving. He didn’t seem to recognize the car or my closely cropped red hair (I am a natural blond. No really!). Maybe I just get the okra down at the Piggly Wiggly. Yeah, that makes sense.

Jack-

Best of luck and god speed. Stay safe and come home soon. No matter what we think about the folly or rightness (or lack thereof) of getting into this war in the first place, we are grateful and appreciative for your service. Do keep us apprised of what you are seeing on the ground if you can, I never know what to think based just on what you see/hear in the media.

b(&b)

What are these political conventions all about anyway? I’ve only been watching for 20 minutes now and I’m already bored - and I’m watching the cable channel with Keith Olbermann. Keith generally is very amusing; tonight, not so much. And this is Obama’s convention. America will have to get shit-faced to endure McCain’s convention next month.

Cindy McCain went to Georgia - the country, not the state - to work her magic and bring the blessings of freedom to the little people. I guess you’ve figured that the whole cast on the right arm and wrist thing is so she doesn’t have to shake hands with the commoners anymore. She will soon announce that healing as not been as swift as the doctors had hoped and that she’ll have to keep the cast on until after the election.

I’ve been helping out with the mix tape for the Republican Convention. Most of the server hard drive was already filled with songs by ABBA, Tony Orlando, and Vic Damone. I managed to shoe-horn in a couple of tunes by David Bowie, Lou Reid and Tiny Tim. I can’t wait until Ziggy Stardust starts wailing. That should be some serious fingernail on the chalkboard moments for our Republican friends. Of course, the Log Cabin Republicans will no doubt squeal with delight, which should only add to the fun.

I was listening, as always, to On The Media on Sunday, and they had Jack Shafer from Slate on, with an idea that I wholly support. He argued that, since there hasn’t been a contested convention in either party since 1976, nothing resembling news is going to happen at either convention, and therefore there’s no business case for the major news organizations to cover them in any kind of depth. He suggested maybe one stringer from each organization, instead of the hordes currently descended on Denver.

The reason they all go, of course, is that it’s a solid week’s worth of PAR-TAY! And usually on somebody else’s dime (Samuel, you’re the resident expert on this - any comment?).

I disagree with Samuel, by the way, about the McCain convention. I won’t need to get shit-faced. I just won’t watch. I’m not watching this one, either. I have an actual life here, you know.

David says: Meanwhile, Joe Biden will now be speaking for the campaign, not himself. He knows the difference, and he knows what he’s doing.

That’s true. And its a comfort. Thanks, David. The truth is, I’m not happy with the pick, and on some sort of gut level, it does not bode well to me. He often strikes me as being judgement impaired. Your point though, is, I think, a significant one. When Biden falls apart, it is usually when he is in the act of putting forth Biden, and when Biden shines–which he often does–it is in the service of others. Crossed fingers, and thanks for the hope.

Steve, didn’t your father ever have the “Son, Polls are Fucked-up!” talk with you? No? Well, he probably loves you anyway.

Mayeth God be praised! I hath arrived safely from my ocean voyage to Charleston, SC and I must admit that, yea, though I hath planted my feet upon God’s solid earth again, I hasten to say that never hath I experienced such unrelenting, blood-sucking insects! Fie! A plague upon each bed bug, lice, and mosquito that I now carryeth upon mine body! My old school chum, Ethan, didst warn me of this pestilence here in the south, but he spoketh not to the smell of this town. I pray his carriage doth arrive soon to carry me from this misery and to his most welcoming plantation. Oh well, being burned at the stake in Salem, Mass. wouldst be even more of a discomfort….. mayhaps. I shall stay here until Pops giveth me the “all clear” that the witch madness in Boston hath passed and it is safe to return.

What am I missing? How come 44-46 Obama-McCain means “game over” but 47-42 two weeks ago didn’t mean McCain should have just quit then? Although I wish he would have….

And I liked Hillary’s speech, especially the bit where she picked up all the threads of the folks she met who needed help, and asked her supporters if they had fought for her, or for them.

I am thinking that maybe the Democratic convention is going on this week. Well, Jimmy, it could be worse. You could be hog tied and duct taped to a chair in front of a TV for the duration, instead of constantly driving from one end of this steaming, sauna-like state to the other. Top that off with no cell service in most places and these goddamned mosquitoes!!!! How gillian survived in this raging inferno while growing up - and still refers to it as “home” - is beyond me. I hope I find her soon or I may have to get a room in a motel and watch the convention just to drag me back into a semblance of reality.

I wonder what color pant suit Hillary will be wearing for her speech….

I sincerely hope that Mo dances better than our president. (Jesus, talk about a “lame duck”.) Otherwise, I’ll have to stick with the Comedy Channel coverage. Dee, I want interruptions. I demand them, in fact.

Obama is winning the electoral race, and the Republicans know it, including John McCain. Palin was a desperate gamble by a desperate campaign. Hell, they didn’t even vet her. This was not a well thought out, clever move. It was a crapshoot to get the fundie base fired up, which is Karl Rove’s primary strategy.

Do new registrants or people with cell phones only get polled?