Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick: Nunn & Edwards on Obama VP List

[LTR]

The AP reports that a day after meeting with Obama’s VP selection team Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has revealed former Senators Sam Nunn & John Edwards are on the list of potential running mates.

“We’ve been brainstorming in the Congressional Black Caucus. Former Senator Sam Nunn’s name has come up, as well as John Edwards’ name has come up among our CBC members. I reported that to them and they had both of those names on their list,” Kilpatrick said in an interview with The Associated Press.

Kilpatrick said she made several suggestions during the 45-minute meeting, including former Vice President Al Gore, Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha and Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. Gore endorsed Obama on Monday.

http://www.electiongeek.com/blog/2008/06/19/rep-carolyn-cheeks-kilpatrick-nunn-edwards-on-obama-vp-list/


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j-8g-0SMVRbSScyiKVhLBMgyYVAQD91DE0KG1
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/06/edwards_nunn_re.html


For what it's worth.

[jgraz]

1. What happened to Obama revealing nothing about his VP choice?

[FrenchieCat]

2. This is just to keep the Talking DooDoo Heads busy......

To fill up their airtime.

The "O" Team only aims to please! ;)

[jgraz]

3. You mean us?

:P

[FrenchieCat]

7. Naw. The DooDoo talking heads on television.....

YOu know, the shows featuring "pundits in the squares".

[jgraz]

11. Right -- we're the Doodoo typing heads. :D

[Drunken Irishman]

4. I think it's good. Keeps his name in the news.

[FrenchieCat]

8. I have no problems with it, as long as DUers don't continue having heart attacks.....

No drama is for Obama. The leaks are intentional to keep the chatter going, IMO. If the pundit heads are discussing Veep choices, there one less other thing for them to talk about.

[TexasObserver]

5. I don't think it will be Nunn.

He's too old, too old Washington, too DLC, too insignificant to voters.

Sure, inside the beltway there are many fans of his, but those assholes don't win elections.

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Al Gore is on that "list", too.

Personally, I don't see any of those 3 on the ticket, but if I had to choose, I'd take Al Gore.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

16. yes I would take Al Gore period

Gore has some unfinished business with the GOP. The GOP should be set straight.

[xxqqqzme]

9. who was the guy on Rachel Maddow's show yesterday

who suggested - just because it would look & sound good - Arkansas senator Blanche Lincoln - Obama/Lincoln - I know Lincoln is a Max Baucus but Obama/Lincoln has a ring to it.

[book_worm]

10. Murtha? Isn't he even older than McCain?

[SuperTrouper]

13. Well, if we are talking elderly

why not Obama/Byrd?

[Romulox]

12. Carolyn "Don't let nobody talk about y'all's boy!" Kilpatrick??? LOLOLOL

No. fucking. way.

[TwilightGardener]

14. The names that are floated are decoys--won't be VP. That's my hunch.

[SuperTrouper]

15. I agree, yesterday I said to watch out for the Southern Governors

Phil Bredsen (TN), Joe Manchin, III (WV) and the midwesterners Bill Ritter (CO) and Jim Doyle (WI) because NOBODY is talking about them and Obama might give us a surprise by naming one of them...also my hunch.