Aide's mistake reveals Obama's VP pick early (EVAN BAYH)

CNN (link dead) ^ | 8/18/08 | n/a

[Norman Bates]

AIDE'S MISTAKE REVEALS OBAMA'S VP PICK EARLY (PULLED FROM CNN)

It's Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana. Original link is dead. This is a screenshot courtesy of roses of sharon.

[ConservativeMan55]

As a web page designer.. most people don’t add random dots.

You have dot.com

.org

or .net

but .vp?

Everytime you add a page it normally goes like that

/evanbayh

/evanbayhvppage1

and so on...

I’m starting to think this is a fake

They would not end a story with .VP

[daylilly]

When Birch Bayh was defeated by Dan Quayle, the campaign saying was Bye, Bye, Bayh.
You’re on to something here.

[Pharmboy]

Contrast Bayh’s White male and boringness with the charm and charisma of an exciting female candidate!!!!

Omigod...is McCain picking Paris Hilton as veep?

[frankjr]

At least I think it looks like a slightly different font.

Here is another article form Election Center.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/31/obama-mccain-spar-over-celeb-ad/

I looked for matching words like “campaign” and the “g”s look diff (i.e. flat vs. curved bottom). But I am not expert...and my eyesight sucks.

[ConservativeMan55]

The URL looks fishy

[kristinn]

Dunno.

Here's more from Shots on the House:

Could it be a hoax? Could CNN have dropped the story from their website because it was bad reporting and it could not be confirmed? Was Barack Obama’s aide simply sending a test e-mail to a few people and sent it to the wrong mailing list? Either way, here’s what a CNN story that has since been pulled said about Barack’s VP pick:

The entire screenshot has been uploaded online, and this whole thing was caught by Matt from The ACT Blog who showed me the screenshot before CNN either caught their mistake or did a favor for the Obama campaign (as if their coverage wasn’t favorable enough). I’m also hearing rumors the screenshot was doctored (Matt got it from someone else). If I was a betting man right now though, I’d say Bayh, but maybe it was a mistake. We’ll see.

[TitansAFC]

I said exciting.

[Froggie]

This guy is as swarmy as Edwards... and we saw how well he worked out!!! Romney would tear up Bayh is a vp debate!!

[PhilDragoo]

[frankjr]

Here’s one they ended with “vp.picks”:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/18/vp.picks/

But I still think it looks fake.

[Rome2000]

These are the geniuses who would occupy the White House.

If this is true the muslim Hussein is dead in the water anyway. the SHRILLARY! supporters won't take this lying down and will crucify him.

[Bailee]

Agree I think we were all anticipating a head fake to judge the reaction. However if this it accurate can you imagine HRH BHO with national secrets.

[stockstrader]

Evan is a Son of a Birch?

If "W" was a 'shrub',,,,does this make Bayh a "twig"?

[Sudetenland]

Sarah Palin booooring, he should pick Ann Coulter, that would be exciting! :)

[RoseofTexas]

It's probably a rouse to get the attention off OsAMA’s sucky debate performance at Saddleback.