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writes3000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:29 PM Original message |
Obama Just Brilliantly Responded to Clinton's "Offer" of VP |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. Neither can reasonably accept a VP spot at this time. |
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George_Bonanza (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Certainly Hillary more than Obama though |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I would have agreed until OH, TX and RI. nt |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. You sure you mean Texas, which Obama won? |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. She won the primary election and the caucus. ... |
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theredpen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Um, she didn't win the Texas caucus |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Oh, they're not done? Okay. I miss understood then. nt |
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theredpen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. BTW, look at this electoral projection and tell me again how Obama's wins in red states don't matter |
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theredpen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. Sssssh! |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. So why is she offering it? |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. She isn't. She only dangled the possibility in front of a crowd. |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Odd she would "dangle it"... |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
35. Not really. People always vote the top half of the ticket... |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Yes, it's a ploy to get more votes for HRC. nt |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. A plot? |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. I said it's a ploy, not a plot. A ploy is an English word you know. nt |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. interesting that he did not refuse it . . . |
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writes3000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. "I'm not running for Vice President." |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. don't believe so . . . |
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writes3000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Well, that's how it's being interpreted. n/t |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. yep - I understand that |
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writes3000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. He doesn't want to have that conversation because... |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. I agree with you. Of course it is a ploy by Hillary - one to deflect her being behind. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Of course he refused it. He could hardly have been clearer |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. and exactly where did he say - "I do not want it" |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. Do you need it in triplicate on 20lb paper with a seal? Hello? nt |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. don't be ridiculous - I just do not see where he says |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
48. Were you one of the "Gore didn't say he wasn't running, just that he had no plans" people? |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #48 |
61. nope |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. You've got to understand - message transmographication is all the rage on DU |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm glad he brought up the bamboozling rhetoric. I HATE when Bushes and Clintons depend |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. I love when he uses that "hoodwink, bamboozle" line it shows his critics as jerks. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
39. Exactly - I want a NEW POLITICS where people stop GAMING the audiences and instead |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. He is sooooo good! nt |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. Touche! n/t |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. excellent transcription job |
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writes3000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. I just added this. Hope you don't mind. I laughed when he said it. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
46. you got a lot more than I did and my Okey doke wasn't literal but |
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writes3000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Yep and I think the public is starting to sour on Hillary's constant negativism. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. Bravo! |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. Yes, he did! |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
21. Damn. |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
25. No one is saying he'd make a good VP. |
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theredpen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. LOL |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
50. He needs training. Clinton would choose him for his popularity only. |
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theredpen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. He has more experience in national office than Bill Clinton did in 1992 |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #50 |
63. But aren't VPs supposed to be able to handle the presidency at a moment's notice? |
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milkyway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. So Clinton would imperil the nation by choosing a poor VP solely for political gain? |
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MojoMojoMojo (579 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. No thats only to appease Obama Supporters.Wes Clarke is the best qualified |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. and that makes the point that she's not doing what's best for the country |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
27. Obama's got his verbal jiu-jitsu back! |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
37. OH SNAP!!! |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
44. This will dominate the political news cycle for the day.... See the smoke coming out of Hillary? |
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NYDem Observer (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
45. He's Baaaackk! |
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NEDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
47. Video Link |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
51. This is good. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
52. I see a crowd with pitch forks, brooms and torches headed to the Frankinclinton castle. |
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MojoMojoMojo (579 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Bad choice of words.Think about it. |
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malik flavors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
53. Great response! |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
55. Here is the youtube footage |
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mculator (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
57. Brilliant and Obama don't belong in the same sentence. |
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DerekJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
59. For the last two weeks, their campaign has been claiming that I'm not ready to answer that phone. " |
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LVjinx (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
62. Cool. Now she can smile, shrug. and say she offered. |
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