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Andrea Mitchell: Hillary Wants VP Slot
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/3/21/122309.shtml ^ | Mar. 21, 2004

Posted on 03/21/2004 12:02:39 PM PST by Maria S

Hillary-friendly NBC newswoman Andrea Mitchell said Sunday that the former first lady is indeed interested in teaming up with Sen. John Kerry as his vice presidential running mate.

Dismissing the longshot prospect that Sen. John McCain might switch parties to run with Kerry, Mitchell told NBC's "Chris Matthews Show," "I think there's another long ball - Hillary."

"According to Republicans and Democrats on the Hill in the cloakrooms, she is interested in running," Mitchell insisted.

She suggested that Sen. Clinton is "doing what is necessary" right now to show proforma support for Kerry's presidential bid, but would take a much higher profile if she knew such an invitation was in the offing.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; hillary; kerry; stophillary; veep
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To: sinkspur
I am aware of nothing that prevents a president from appointing a member of his family to a cabinet post. There is nothing in the Constitution to prevent it.

What are you referring to?
101 posted on 03/22/2004 9:37:37 AM PST by justshutupandtakeit (America's Enemies foreign and domestic agree: Bush must be destroyed.)
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To: luvbach1
Like the Texas Dream Ticket of Tony Sanchez et al that went down the toilet last year.
102 posted on 03/22/2004 9:41:37 AM PST by TX Bluebonnet
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To: Maria S
Time top take out an insurance policy on Kerry - JUST IN CASE.

We could all be millionaires if Hillary is Vice-President and Kerry is the Prez.
103 posted on 03/22/2004 9:43:04 AM PST by ZULU (God Bless Senator Joe McCarthy!!!)
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To: justshutupandtakeit
What are you referring to?

It's a law, passed shortly after LBJ was re-elected in 1964.

No family member of the president may occupy a cabinet post.

104 posted on 03/22/2004 12:08:05 PM PST by sinkspur (Adopt a dog or a cat from an animal shelter! It will save one life, and may save two.)
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To: ZULU
This article is a lie. Hillary wants the VP slot just long enough for Kerry to be forced to resign from the campaign. What she wants is a very short campaign where there there would not be time to dig up the dirt on her.

Unfortunately for the clintons, the roughest part of the campaign woll be the upcoming battle over whether clinton had an effective anti-terror policy.
105 posted on 03/22/2004 12:16:31 PM PST by js1138
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To: sinkspur
if she divorces him, he won't be a family member anymore and she can claim executive privilege when the wolves are at her door. She, of course, would feed billy jeff to the wolves.

But we must all believe with all our hearts that there is a just and loving GOD in Heaven and even though he is angry with a lot of us about a lot of things (justifiably so)HE has too much heart to punish us with the Hildabeast in the driver's seat.
106 posted on 03/22/2004 12:23:34 PM PST by cajun-jack
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To: sinkspur
Thank you for the reference. I do not believe it would stand constitutional muster if ever challenged. Do you know the name of this law?
107 posted on 03/22/2004 12:35:53 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (America's Enemies foreign and domestic agree: Bush must be destroyed.)
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To: justshutupandtakeit
No. But I do know that LBJ was a major driver behind the law, as he hated Bobby Kennedy's guts.
108 posted on 03/22/2004 12:40:02 PM PST by sinkspur (Adopt a dog or a cat from an animal shelter! It will save one life, and may save two.)
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To: Maria S
Nothing, but NOTHING would moblize our side more that this. I say, GO FOR IT! She makes gaffs when she speaks, we just don't hear it because the shame stream "press" will not report it. That will all change if she's in the spotlight.
109 posted on 03/22/2004 12:53:03 PM PST by timydnuc ("Give me Liberty, or give me death"!)
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To: Maria S
She knows she could never be elected pres...if kerry is elected pres (which will never happen), kerry needs to be extremely careful. Look what happend to JFK Jr., and ya'll think that was an accident...think again.
110 posted on 03/22/2004 12:59:48 PM PST by shield (Scientific Discoveries of the century reveal GOD!!!!)
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To: Theodore R.
Can Hillary deliver AR for the second JFK. LBJ narrowly delivered it for the first JFK.

WTF? BFD!

111 posted on 03/22/2004 1:00:42 PM PST by TankerKC (Clogged Arteries and Still Smilin'!)
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To: Mrs. P
Hey, they talk about "prostrate" cancer on NYPD Blue all the time. You need to update your sources! ;)
112 posted on 03/22/2004 1:05:03 PM PST by TankerKC (Clogged Arteries and Still Smilin'!)
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To: timydnuc
"That will all change if she's in the spotlight."


Are you absolutely sure? After watching a couple of days of non-stop Bush bashing about the Richard Clarke book from ABCCBSNBCCNNMSNBCetal, I'm almost convinced we conservatives are fighting an almost impossible uphill battle. Maybe I'm just tired...
113 posted on 03/22/2004 2:47:28 PM PST by Maria S (Assigned parking only...all violators will be towed)
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To: longtermmemmory
John Kerry had better double the Secret Service agents around himself once Hillary gets her foot in the door. Does anybody remember Vince Foster's bizarre suicide . . . and Hillary's personal assistant was the first one to enter his office afterward? SENT FROM: http://www.imageevent.com/gretchen1993/canyouhearmenow
114 posted on 03/23/2004 6:25:41 AM PST by Gretchen Fairchild
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To: Maria S
My guess is as good as yours: if Hillary wants it, she will get it and you don't say NO to a Clinton.
115 posted on 03/23/2004 6:26:51 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: bootless
It would certainly help unify us behind Bush. Too many of us might be tempted to stay home based on Bush's immigration proposal and Medicare drug plan.

With Hillary on the Dem ticket, most of us will see how important this elction is. This is Megiddo.

116 posted on 03/23/2004 8:19:07 AM PST by Montfort
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To: Maria S

117 posted on 03/23/2004 2:01:40 PM PST by b4its2late (Robin Hood was a terrorist.)
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To: Maria S

118 posted on 03/23/2004 2:02:04 PM PST by b4its2late (Robin Hood was a terrorist.)
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To: Pegita
Pegita, you are so right! What we must do is pray and pray continually that the Lord will defeat these people. I fear no one else is strong enough.
119 posted on 03/26/2004 11:46:54 PM PST by trustandobey
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To: sinkspur
It's a law, passed shortly after LBJ was re-elected in 1964.

No family member of the president may occupy a cabinet post.

No problem. That just means the House as well as the Senate would have to confirm the candidate (by repealing the inconvenient law).

120 posted on 03/26/2004 11:59:16 PM PST by cynwoody
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