I believe the position of Number Two is taken, baby!
Posted on 04/10/2007 5:57:53 PM PDT by blam
I won't be Clinton's No 2, says Obama
By Toby Harnden in Washington
Last Updated: 1:11am BST 11/04/2007
An increasingly confident Senator Barack Obama has rejected the possibility of becoming Hillary Clinton's running mate in the 2008 election - but dangled the notion that she might be his vice-presidential candidate.
During a television appearance on the popular Late Show With David Letterman, Mr Obama poured cold water on the "dream ticket" of Clinton-Obama that some Democratic strategists are pushing. "No, you don't run for second," he said. "I don't believe in that." When Mr Letterman said it would be a "powerful ticket", Mr Obama shot back: "Which order are we talking about?"
The Illinois senator stunned the political world last week when he announced that he had raised $25 million (£12.64 million) in campaign funds during the first quarter of the year. The amount propelled him to a new level, transforming him from being a possibly temporary political phenomenon riding a wave of media celebrity into a viable prospect for the White House, despite his youth and relative inexperience.
Mr Obama was at ease on the show, an important election forum, as he traded quips and one-liners with Mr Letterman. He said his two young daughters were "not overly impressed" by his running for president and that his wife was frustrated he was not home in Chicago more often. "My wife is starting to refer to me as her first husband," he said. "It's a little disturbing."
Man! This clown is full of himself L0L
My God...throw a net over this clown.He's seriously delusional.
Somebody inform Young Master Obama that having a Clintoon in your line of succession ain’t exactly healthy, either.
And, hopefully, he wont be America’s number one.
Briefs or boxers?
Then don’t let her eat you.
Has any candidate ever said it?
Yep, he should study how well that kind of thing worked out for JFK.
You have him pegged.
He reminds me of "The Ladies' Voters' Man".
I think he could have worded it better. #2?
Well, he's certainly full of number two...
Take Obamamania seriously. He has been doing a much better job raising funds than Clinton has.
I would be surprised to see Hilary take the VP position in a NY minute... Obama is so gonna have an "accident"
He’ll always be “number two” to me.
I remember Edwards saying the same thing about Lurch.
How about 535th first? He's a junior newby Senator and suddenly he thinks he is entitled to be President of the U.S? The media would not even be taking him seriously if he were not black. This is preferential treatment based on one's race and is an insult to all Americans.
To a certain extent the same goes for Hillary Clinton - if she were not a women she would not be getting this attention because it is certainly not based on her credentials or anything she has done.
This is good news. I’d like to see Fred Thompson choose Michael Steele or J.C. Watts as a running mate.
I may be mistaken, but I think Jon Edwards said words to those effect in the Spring of 2004.
Does he really think he's going to survive in this game? The Clintons have a machine that will sink him before the primaries. Obama has two years of senatorial tenure. What's he been smoking?
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