# Who will be McCain's "big endorser" at the RNC?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 29, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-mccains-big-endorser-at-the-rnc/461622 "2008-08-29T00:18:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-mccains-big-endorser-at-the-rnc/461622/41 "2008-08-29T12:16:36Z")

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**EddyTeddyFreddy** , that’s a good one. But I think ole Babs would be remiss if she were to speak during Gustav without reprising this little gem of compassion and understanding:

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> But why should we hear about body bags and deaths, and how many, what day it’s gonna happen, and how many this or that or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it’s not relevant. So, why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that

Now, _that’s_ the Republican spirit I’ve come to know and love over the last couple decades! I guess that’s part of why I almost never vote Republican any more.

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-mccains-big-endorser-at-the-rnc/461622/42 "2008-08-29T12:41:35Z")

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Oh, yeh, another golden oldie! The hits just keep on coming, don’t they?

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**Author:** ![JohnnieEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@JohnnieEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnieEnigma)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-mccains-big-endorser-at-the-rnc/461622/43 "2008-08-29T12:42:31Z")

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McCain is going to choose a woman, the Governor of Alaska… It’s a reaction to Obama not choosing Hillary.

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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-be-mccains-big-endorser-at-the-rnc/461622/44 "2008-08-29T13:20:54Z")

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I think the Palin rumor has been shot down. They’re saying she’s still in Alaska.

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