Just found out that Tim Kaine was born and raised in St Paul, MN

[MrScorpio]

He's got a legacy of Minnesota born Democratic VPs behind him. Not really important, one way or the other... But I like the fact that he's a native born Midwesterner.

The Republican ticket is crazy and warped by ideology that's utterly unpredictable. We're bringing the American voter a ticket that says, "We're here to roll up our sleeves and take care of business, not to put on a spectacle."

What I really want is for Democrats to retake the House, but the Senate especially. Which is why I'm glad that Sen Warren wasn't chosen, she needs to keep her own voice. We just need to give that voice a committee chairmanship to back it up.

We're going to do this.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear MrScorpio!

I agree with what you've said and I sure hope you're right!

[MrScorpio]

2. How are you doing, Peggy Love?

Getting better?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Much better, thank you!

[MrScorpio]

5. Sweet!

[Gabi Hayes]

4. aaaah... did you see amy klobuchar call Minn the "home of vice presidents?"

she is so likeable

[MrScorpio]

6. Yep, just did! nt

[rurallib]

7. Right down the road from Lake Woebegon

[druidity33]

8. That's weird...

TPM says he was raised in Kansas City, Missouri.



http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hillary-clinton-tim-kaine-vice-president-2

[MrScorpio]

10. OK, perhaps I was being presumptuous about where he was raised

But he looks like still has some that Minnesota Nice the he was born with.

[CentralMass]

9. Well. We won't hold that against him ;-)

[Peacetrain]

11. That is good enough for me..

Love Minnesota..

[marked50]

12. Hate to correct on details but...

Tim Kaine may have been born in Minnesota but he grew up in Overland Park, KS- not Minnesota nor KC, MO. He lived about 5 houses up the street from my family. He was younger than me by about 5 years but was in my sister's class in school-thru high school. So Kansas was part of his experience.

[MrScorpio]

13. Thanks for the correction! nt

[mnhtnbb]

21. Having just listened to Kaine's speech in Miami, he was raised in the Kansas City area

which includes Overland Park, KS and Kansas City, MO. The Jesuit high school he went to is in Kansas City (MO)
His undergraduate degree is from the University of Missouri.

It should make for some interesting campaigning when Clinton/Kaine are in Missouri.

[UTUSN]

14. "We're going to do this." ----------- *THANK* you for that!1 n/t

[whistler162]

15. Don't hold it against him

no one has the choice of where they are born!

[Blue_Tires]

16. That's what's sort of funny about VA...

We have a string of past governors and senators who were neither born nor raised here...

[MrScorpio]

18. I was actually living in Virginia when he was elected there

And being a Virginia resident at the time, I was very happy about it.

[Blue_Tires]

19. Yeah, I voted for him for Governor and Senator

he's a solid selection

[treestar]

17. A major point with Warren

Could not risk it. Scott Brown could end up back in the seat!

[CBHagman]

20. I didn't know that until Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)...

...pointed it out on MSNBC last night, with the observation that in Minnesota parents bounce their babies on their knees and tell them they can grow up to be vice president!