Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
We hope you enjoy your visit.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Kerry's running mate
Topic Started: May 11 2004, 07:58 PM (265 Views)
Dandandat
Member Avatar
Time to put something here
Hey wouldn’t it be cool if Kerry chose a republican to be his running mate? That just popped in my head for no reason and I thought I would share.
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Dwayne
Profanity deleted by Hoss
Dandandat
May 11 2004, 07:58 PM
Hey wouldn’t it be cool if Kerry chose a republican to be his running mate? That just popped in my head for no reason and I thought I would share.

Osama bin Laden would make a fine running mate for John effing Kerry.

They both want the same thing - a neutered and weak America.
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
24thcenstfan
Member Avatar
Something Wicked This Fae Comes
Dandandat
May 11 2004, 08:58 PM
Hey wouldn’t it be cool if Kerry chose a republican to be his running mate? That just popped in my head for no reason and I thought I would share.

Yes, I think it would definitely be an interesting and pleasant twist if Kerry chose a Republican running mate (McCain perhaps?). This would probably have the same effect (political scene shaken up a bit) we saw when Senator Jeffords of Vermont left the Republican party to become an Independent.

I agree with your past comments that this nation is too polarized politically...often to our own detriment (lack of cooperation, a lot of nasty fighting going on).
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Fesarius
Member Avatar
Admiral
Quote:
 
Hey wouldn’t it be cool if Kerry chose a republican to be his running mate? That just popped in my head for no reason and I thought I would share.

Dandandat,

If nothing else, it would be one step closer to the Party created by Dandandat, would it not? :wow: ;)
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Admiralbill_gomec
UberAdmiral
I still think it'll be Hillary. Who controls the purse strings of the Democrats? Bill Clinton (Terry McAuliffe is his friend, AND his appointee) does.

Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Fesarius
Member Avatar
Admiral
^^^
Me too, which is why I suggested her name at the beginning of this thread. What I'd like to know (and which I cannot know) is how much of the female vote would Hillary carry? Perhaps sex (gender) doesn't matter when it comes to voting.
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Admiralbill_gomec
UberAdmiral
Here's the thing, though... Hillary Clinton is so polarizing that I think it would torpedo any chances Kerry might have.
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Fesarius
Member Avatar
Admiral
^^^
If that does occur, then that's quite astute. So you believe that she could polarize her own party--and in doing so, lose the election for Kerry? That's astonishing. I'm trying to recall if anyone else did this over the years to their own party. Muskie? Naw, since that was probably too early on (primaries).
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
doctortobe
Speak softly, and carry a 57 megaton stick!
Nader
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Admiralbill_gomec
UberAdmiral
Quote:
 
So you believe that she could polarize her own party--and in doing so, lose the election for Kerry?


Here in Texas, I know many Democrats who loathe Hillary Clinton. Then again, these are conservative Democrats who keep the party affiliation for the same reason that Zell Miller has not changed parties. Texas Democrats fall into a number of camps, the blue dogs (largest), the bunny huggers, and the yellow dogs. The bunny huggers are really Socialists, but that name carries a bad taste here. The yellow dogs would vote for a yellow dog before voting for a Republican. As you can see, this would polarize some Democrats. At the same time, it would energize Republicans who don't vote.
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Fesarius
Member Avatar
Admiral
^^^

I don't want to get off on a tangent, but your mention of Texas reminds me of something I've wanted to ask for quite some time. What is your opinion of K. B. Hutchison? (I know, she's not going to switch parties, but I'd be curious to know how she is perceived.)

Back on topic--

What is the name of the woman (from New Jersey, I think) that spoke after the President's State of the Union address several years ago? I believe she was a governor, but I'm not sure. (This would have been somewhere in the neighborhood of 1996-1998-ish, I think.) I liked her oratory, and the way she handled herself quite a lot. She was very intelligent, and she spoke charismatically. I will know her name when I hear it. (You know, I'm thinking that this may not have been a State of the Union address; rather, it may have been when President Clinton addressed the Nation after Oklahoma City.)
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Dr. Noah
Sistertrek's Asian Correspondant
Dan, I would love it if McCain was Kerry's running mate. I always had the utmost respect for someone who can put aside the partisan politics and work toward campaign finance reform.
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Dandandat
Member Avatar
Time to put something here
Admiralbill_gomec
May 12 2004, 11:27 AM
I still think it'll be Hillary. Who controls the purse strings of the Democrats? Bill Clinton (Terry McAuliffe is his friend, AND his appointee) does.

If she does, I hope the Dems lose NY for lying to us. Of coarse that wont happen – people round her forget that promises mean something.
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Admiralbill_gomec
UberAdmiral
The Sisko
May 12 2004, 10:08 AM
Dan, I would love it if McCain was Kerry's running mate.  I always had the utmost respect for someone who can put aside the partisan politics and work toward campaign finance reform.

I wouldn't call McCain-Feingold "campaign finance reform" at all. Let's see what has happened as a result... 527 corporations that post untrue and inflammatory advertisements without fear of investigation? So much for reform.
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Dr. Noah
Sistertrek's Asian Correspondant
Yeah, like most bills once it got through Congress, it got pretty watered down. But at least he tried to do something about it. Few people would even discuss it. Plus I admire the guy a lot for working across party lines. He gets a lot of flak for it, but I think he's genuinely more interested in accomplishing something than playing party politics. I also have to admire someone who spent years as a POW and yet harbors no malice or ill will. Not to mention he adopted a child who happens to be a minority and suffered public ridicule with the Bush campaign's rumor mill that he had a black illegitimate child, yet still came out and supported Bush because he put his ideals above his personal feelings. For a politician, he's not too bad, but for a Republican, he's freaking amazing!
Offline | Profile | Quote | ^
 
Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · Politics and World Events Forum · Next Topic »
Add Reply

Tweet
comments powered by Disqus