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Too bad to check: Hillary willing to be Obama’s VP?
Hot Air ^ | March 10, 2008 | Allahpundit

Posted on 03/10/2008 8:00:15 AM PDT by jdm

Triple hearsay but all named sources: Mona Charen heard it from John Batchelor, who heard it from Chuck Todd at NBC, who heard it from Hillary’s people. We’ve discussed why Obama would never, under any circumstances, want the Glacier looming over him from the number two spot. Why would Hillary want it any more than he does? Even if you assume the worst, that she’s after power any way she can get it, arguably she’ll retain more in the senate as a Moynihan-esque Democratic counterbalance capable of thwarting Obama’s legislative initiatives than in the vice presidential sinecure, where he’s bound to try to marginalize her. Is this just her way of leaking bogus info suggesting she’s a good soldier, willing to do what’s best for the party if need be, so that she can chide Obama later if he refuses to be equally “magnanimous”? It’s all part of her self-aggrandizing “you’d make a fine number two, Barack!” strategy. If that’s true, though, shouldn’t she be taking a more public stance with some sort of formal statement that whoever emerges as the loser at the convention should agree to be the other’s veep, instead of with penny ante leaks like this?

Surprisingly, despite the hard feelings, both sides’ supporters seem fine with the “loser veeps” idea. Scroll down halfway through the new Gallup data; not even 20% of Obama’s supporters have a problem with Vice President Hillary?

And speaking of bad ideas for VP, a little more hearsay for you:

Romney has allies in the Bush wing of the Republican party. President Bush favors him as McCain’s veep. Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, preferred Romney over McCain in the primaries, but never endorsed him publicly. Karl Rove, the president’s political strategist, has hinted that he considers Romney to be McCain’s best running mate.

We’ve discussed this before too. Exit question: Bush and Rove trying to sabotage McCain? I’m out of alternative explanations.


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; hillary; nobama; obama; ronbrown; veep; vincefoster
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To: Doctor Freeze

Hillary would be “just a walk in the park” away from the Presidency.


21 posted on 03/10/2008 8:54:21 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: jdm

Obama’s wife wouldn’t allow it.


22 posted on 03/10/2008 8:55:42 AM PDT by BulletBobCo
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To: jdm

This is pure garbage and typical Clintonian posturing. When Obambi rejects ever running on the same ticket as Hillary, the Clintons will use this as justification for attempting to destroy the Obambi and the dim party as well. We tried to be reasonable and made every effort to unite the party but he rebuffed us.


23 posted on 03/10/2008 8:57:20 AM PDT by appeal2 (r)
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To: EagleUSA

Yeah, you can’t really call America keeping blacks in the back of the bus if a black man is president. But let me guess, once he gets into office, we will be reminded that a HALF black man only was elected.


24 posted on 03/10/2008 9:39:57 AM PDT by Southerngl
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To: jdm

The #2 person offering the VP slot to the #1 person.

Only in America.

The sad part is that many republicans enabled her.


25 posted on 03/10/2008 9:48:30 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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To: Southerngl

But let me guess, once he gets into office, we will be reminded that a HALF black man only was elected.
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From another perspective, if Osama Obama gets into the White House, you will wish you were black. If you listen to his harpie wife, they are “SUPPRESSED BLACKS” and its is “TIME FOR FREEDOM” -— etc, etc, etc. The white, taxpaying, GDP-producing, God-fearing Christian will become a second rate minority favored over by blacks, browns, yellows and anything else not white -— and God help you if you are a Christian.


26 posted on 03/10/2008 9:53:41 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: EagleUSA

I don’t think you are too far wrong. It’s already legally acceptable to be racist against whites. I doubt I would be allowed to start a white only college.


27 posted on 03/10/2008 9:57:08 AM PDT by Southerngl
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To: ProfessorGage
Patients my child, there is still time to steal this thing from Obama without putting yourself at risk.
28 posted on 03/10/2008 10:02:03 AM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: Southerngl

I doubt I would be allowed to start a white only college.
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Yeah, just try to start a magazine called “WHITE”. You would be the ultimate in racist bigotry — and accused by the publisher of “EBONY”.


29 posted on 03/10/2008 10:10:39 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: goldstategop
hillary rejects missionary position with osamaobama.

In her entire life, she has never been under a male.

She would consider it if michelle offered it to her.

30 posted on 03/10/2008 10:31:57 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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To: jdm

hillary’s desparate, she’ll settle for #2 and put obama in marcy park later.


31 posted on 03/10/2008 11:32:58 AM PDT by Waco
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To: Mind-numbed Robot

I keep hearing that but it would take something drastic to overturn Obama’s lead and then get enough super delegates to take the nomination from him. And then the riots will begin and the dems have got to know that. But if Obama wasn’t black,well half black,would there be rioting in the streets?


32 posted on 03/10/2008 11:36:01 AM PDT by red irish (Gods Children in the womb are to be loved too!)
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To: WesternPacific

I think the term you’re looking for is Arkancidal.


33 posted on 03/10/2008 6:37:12 PM PDT by Kevmo (SURFRINAGWIASS : Shut Up RINOs. Free Republic is not a GOP Website. It’s a SOCON Site.)
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To: red irish

Since posting that I have heard the same as you.

I expect Hillary to try to steal the Fla. and Mich. delegates, agreement be damned, and to also find a way to get all the super delegates. I hope I am wrong but their history of corruption is formidable.


34 posted on 03/10/2008 8:06:44 PM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done, needs to be done by the government.)
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To: WesternPacific; gridlock

This is what they are saying at DU too. It just cracks me up!


35 posted on 03/10/2008 8:09:20 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (Buy a Mac ...)
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To: myuhaul

Remember Vince Foster, Barack would be missing along with the Rose law firm Papers..Bill will not be denied..very scary..


36 posted on 03/10/2008 9:57:41 PM PDT by aeonspromise
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