Will the Obama campaign keep the Vice President choice a secret from the news media until the text messages are sent?

Submitted by Brian A. on Wed, 2008/08/20 - 10:38am.
Yes
85% (33 votes)
No
15% (6 votes)
Total votes: 39


Brian A.'s picture
Can it keep the secret?

I wondering if any of the news networks are going to get a real leak (as opposed to speculation). Which one will be the first to report? Will they all be madly rushing to report it at once?

An interesting sidebar to the story.

Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.

BO: WUD U BE VP 4 ME? OP:

BO: WUD U BE VP 4 ME?
OP: ZOMG RLY?
BO: RLY!
OP: WHAT ABOUT HRC?
BO: NW SHEZ OUT
OP: HRC MAD?
BO: NO. AG.
OP: HRC AG?
BO: NO BILL.
OP: HOLY SHIT. IM IN.

True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler

Brian A.'s picture
Another question: how many

Another question: how many readers here have subscribed to get the news alert?

I haven't, because of the danger it may lead to more fund raising solicitations. Am I overly paranoid?

Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.

redmondkr's picture
On this morning's NPR

On this morning's NPR Morning Edition one of their correspondents (I don't remember which as I doze a lot at that hour) said that she waited with baited breath for her text message.

I thought, "Harrumph, either she is rooting for our man or she's a mole."

I declined the invitation to sign up as well for the same reason. I made a couple of donations but I can't afford another one every time I open my email client.


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I think Biden is a false

I think Biden is a false flag op.

No. I think he was a serious

No. I think he was a serious consideration until progressives howled. It'll be a surprise. McCain might go for a real outside too, either that or just ask Uncle Dick to keep on keeping on in his roll as Satan's Vicar.

True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler

Obama-Pelosi '08!

Obama-Pelosi '08!

Since I'd like to see her

Since I'd like to see her out of Congress for her Bush-enabling ways, sounds good to me.

True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler

Andy Axel's picture
until progressives howled I

until progressives howled

I sense that progressives will be invited to scream into their pillows once the choice is announced - the veep candidate will be chosen specifically to shore up the ticket's conservative bonafides.

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"It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?"

Can't argue against that in

Can't argue against that in the least. It'll be a DLC suck ass for sure.

True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler

Obama-Ford,Jr?

Obama-Ford,Jr?

the veep candidate will be

the veep candidate will be chosen specifically to shore up the ticket's conservative bonafides.

I don't agree, Ax. The veep candidate will be chosen specifically to win a state (Virginia or Indiana). Anybody Obama picks will shore up the ticket's conservative bonafides. He certainly can't go any further left.......

Andy Axel's picture
The veep candidate will be

The veep candidate will be chosen specifically to win a state (Virginia or Indiana).

Indiana? You're kidding, right? Virginia? Pass the pipe.

Neither state has gone for a Democrat since 1964. Solid red for the last 10 cycles.

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"It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?"

I think Virginia is in play

I think Virginia is in play this year. Indiana is another story.

I think he's right, which is

I think he's right, which is why I didn't think Biden made any sense. His own words could be used to attack Obama, and he doesn't come from a state or region that Obama needs any help winning. Biden for Sec.State maybe, but not veep.

Brian A.'s picture
CNN now reporting that

CNN now reporting that Senator Biden is selected. Did the text messages go out? If not, and if it is Biden, I was correct in voting "no."

Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.

R. Neal's picture
My O-mail arrived at 4:45 AM

My O-mail arrived at 4:45 AM

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