Breaking: McCain says he has yet to make a VP pick

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP/MSNBC

WASHINGTON - John McCain says he hasn't decided on a running mate just yet.

The Republican presidential candidate told a Pittsburgh radio station he wouldn't even talk about which way he is leaning.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26438378/

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Looks like someone is trying to get media attention. :eyes:

[bdamomma]

1. why because he has so many to choose from!!

NOT.

[NC_Nurse]

2. I saw that.

:wtf:

How can that be news? Pretty transparent bullshit maneuver to keep him in the headlines...

[JBoy]

3. Pathetic attempt to distance himself from Bush, the "decider".

[eShirl]

4. He actually did, he just forgot who.

[Suji to Seoul]

12. Stole my thunder.

[semillama]

17. Not only that, but he told the person to wait in one of his houses until the announcement

and now he can't remember which house he's in...

[Dumak]

19. Karl Rove...

will have to remind him again, as soon as he is finished with his morning crap.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

22. Rove's morning crap is the odds on favorite for VP.

[Dem_4_Life]

41. ROFL!!! That is what I was thinking. nt

[monmouth]

5. Potential picks are not answering their phones!....n/t

[ixion]

6. given that nothing has changed, this is neither 'breaking' nor 'news'

just sayin'.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. MSNBC.com had actually plastered a "BREAKING" across its website

with the headline and I was like :wtf:

But yeah, I would agree that this is manufactured drama to get attention. ;)

[mcg]

29. WIND

bunch of hot air, and it stinks

[PassingFair]

7. I will honestly be shocked if it is anyone but Mittens....

but I could be skewed by the buzz here in Michigan.

[Stop Cornyn]

37. Me, too. I'm hearing that McCain't-Rombot will be favored to win Michigan. Is that your impression?

[Hugabear]

8. Let me guess - everybody he's approached has turned him down

"Sorry, John, you're a good friend, but you're on your own this time"

[sharp_stick]

9. I don't think he can remember

what he had for breakfast this morning. I bet he's made his VP pick five or six times now and just forgets who it is.

[DeepBlueC]

10. I can hardly stand the suspense!

:sarcasm:

[woodsprite]

11. Maybe he spoke without his handler's approval. n/t

[mcg]

14. "Here! Look at me! Hey you guys, look at me!"

[mcg]

15. He picked his running mate before he didn't pick his running mate ...

before he picked his running mate before he didn't pick his running mate ...

Talk about a flip flop.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. !!!

:rofl:

[bigworld]

16. He's trying to draw some suspense out of it like Obama did.

[Ediacara]

35. It can't work

99% of the media is in Denver. No one's listening to McCain now...

[SemiCharmedQuark]

20. Nobody gives a damn. I don't think they spend 1/10 the time on McCain's VP speculation that they

did on Obama's.

[Virginia Dare]

21. Just have your staff get back to us when you figure it out McNutjob..

as if anybody cares...:eyes:

[tekisui]

23. His staff have already made the choice.

The NYT is reporting that the decision has been made, before this piece came out.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28repubs.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin

[BumRushDaShow]

32. That NYT article was published yesterday but today's flip flop

was done on a Pittsburgh radio station this morning... part of his so-called, but little reported, "3-day rollout" of visits to swing-states leading to announcement of his VP.

The irony is that the McLame camp has complained about not getting media attention, yet they feed the media the negative talking points against Obama, and the media obediently runs the anti-Obama garbage instead, leaving McLame in a news vacuum.

I mean come on... they can't seem to have their cake and eat it to! :rofl:

[book_worm]

24. He'll "pick" his nose and base his running mate on who he thinks the snot looks like.

[redqueen]

25. Awwww, looks like he forgot that he already decided.

Bet the VP pick is calling him right now to remind him.

:P

[mcg]

28. Nightmare scenario: McCain in the Oval Office, the VP comes in,

McCain asks "Who are you?"

"I'm the Vice President, sir."

"Oh. Why am I in this house, is this one of my houses?"

[redqueen]

30. You left out the part where McCain is startled out of his midday nap...

and takes a moment coughing and sputtering before he gains his bearings :D

[SuperTrouper]

26. Hey, Carly Fiorina is still available

[leftynyc]

27. It's because they all watched last night

And now they want no part of that ticket. A united Democratic party scared the shit out of them.

[Ilsa]

31. Nonsense. Anyone with a political future turned him down, I bet. nt

[windbreeze]

33. just call me...John McIndecision....n/t

[mvd]

34. Oh, I'm just jumping with anticipation

His list of right-wingnuts is just so thrilling. :eyes:

[Danger Mouse]

36. With so many glowing possibilities, it's just tough to choose!

Actually, the pool of applicants stinks so badly that even McCain has to hold his nose. :hi:

[mvd]

38. Hi Elrond!

We haven't talked much outside the Lounge.. LOL to that last part. McCain would use a dart board, but he'd miss the target. So holding his nose and picking one is about right. :hi:

[Danger Mouse]

40. Hey, how're things? Is this your mod territory, or are you spared that indignity?

:P

[mvd]

43. I'm better after 3 days of the convention!

Things have been pretty smooth from a mod perspective.. I've been impressed with DUers.

[Vanje]

39. What? Huh? Did he forget?

Aug 27 evening, articles by Washington Post , and Denver Post, say McCain and will reveal his choice on Friday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/denverpost/20080828/pl_denverpost/10319910_1

So I guess he dosnt know yet, but will step out of his Cone-O-Silence on Friday and reveal the product of his concentration.




Things John McCain dosnt know:
Who his running mate is
The difference between Shia and Sunni
Geography at or about the Pakistani border
How many houses he owns
The current price of gas
The name of the Czech Republic

Don't stay in the Cone too long. I don't think its helping.

[Barack_America]

42. Breaking: John McCain picks VP...then forgets his selection.

Gotta write that stuff down, Johnny.

:evilgrin: