Those who send out emails like this one won’t be troubled by that.
I do agree with this. It might motivate some more of the real troglodytes to get to the polls to vote against him, but it probably wouldn’t dissuade many of his supporters.
Jonathan Capehart of Morning Joe on MSNBC literally said this morning, and I quote, “he’s bumping up against that uppity line” in reference to Obama. The fact that Capehart is also black apparently is supposed to keep it from being racist.
I’d seen that on Snopes and forgotten.
Auma (Olivia, for the assholes) is quite lovely, isn’t she? Almost ethereal looking.
Un-F-ing believable!
I just find the word uppity to be objectionable when applied to any person in any context. If you want to convey the sentiment, say ‘cocky’ or ‘too big for his britches’ or some such. ‘Uppity’ is just an obnoxious term.
I hope Olbermann will have a few choice words for Capehart tonight on Countdown.
Hell, if Obama picked Richardson, just the talk of how (and why) Richardson’s candidacy will (or will not) bring in the Hispanic will point up his ethinicity without directly talking about those “two brown faces” the electorate is being asked to trust.
Yeah, but the population who presumably would be put off by “two brown faces” is not generally the population watching political analysis shows, is it? Or is it?
I think the opposition to two brown faces is not whether it influences people who will vote for Obama to be more/less enthusiastic to vote for Obama. It’s not even about those possibly undecided or straddling the fence who might see Richardson as that extra positive to vote for Obama.
It’s about those undecideds or those already in the opposite camp who can be further mobilized to actually get up and out and vote against Obama, for whatever reason(s) thrown out there or whatever negative(s) they feel they need to latch on to. I can’t say whether or not these people are watching political analysis shows, or whether the ones they are watching are fair and balanced or not, but information, positive and negative, filters in to them from all sorts of places (emails, water-cooler talk, chyrons, etc.) and less-informed voters (of any stripe) make decisions based on it.
What are chyrons?
The titles at the bottom of the screen, which gives the names of segments or guests. Not to be confused with crawls, which are the scrolling text even lower on the screen.
I finally ponied up and bet on Bayh and I took a small flyer on Nunn. The big thing with Kaine is that if VA goes to Obama, it’s almost impossible for McCain to win. The thing is, however, that IN is worth only 2 less electoral votes and that state is also usually red and has moved into toss-up territory this time. Obama may well win VA anyway, even without a native son on the ticket. IN is next to OH and MI and while that type of thing may be overrated, it won’t hurt. Bayh is a safe pick for a candidate who can afford to make safe picks right now.
Somebody bet on the Bayh!
The bob-tailed nag was already primaried out[sup]1[/sup]…
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[sup]1[/sup] No Clintons were harmed or insulted in the making of this post. Any insult or disrespect should be seen as good-natured humor stemming from a previous post. Do not taunt Happy Fun Candidate.
Doesn’t look like anyone here is seriously entertaining the possibility that Obama will pick Clinton, but: CNN is reporting that she has agreed to speak Tuesday night at the nominating convention. Obama will accept the nomination Thursday and his VP choice should speak on Wednesday.
Chet Edwards that is.
Given that I think Texas is more in play than conventional wisdom suggests (and many are tired of hearing me say that) I like the idea!
Plays to the story line in the same way Sebelius does - winning as a Democrat in a Republican stronghold, economic expertise, no known bad baggage (which is much important than having star power - Obama has that himself), a surprising choice that would get tongues awagging.
Really, I like!
No exec experience as a governor would have, no foreign relations experience. He doesn’t plug any holes. On the other hand, Obama claims he doesn’t need any holes to be plugged. Who knows?
I have a sneaking suspicion that both candidates will surprise us with their picks. Wouldn’t it be interesting if McCain chose Lieberman and Obama chose Chafee?
I honestly do not know how much “filling holes” factors in. If a candidate is really felt by a voter to have a hole then the VP being expert there won’t help much; if anything it may just call more attention to the perceived deficiency.
You most of all want someone who won’t bring you down. No baggage. No major conflicts in POV. You don’t want them outshining you or contradicting you. Next is enhancing your narrative. That’s been the appeal of Sebelius - not executive experience - and is the appeal of a Democrat who can consistently win in the heart of Red Texas. Edwards would keep Bush in the story line as he represents Bush’s hometown. You want someone who can actually work as part of the White House team helping get stuff through Congress. Finally is an actual appeal to a demographic on the fence.
No stars need apply.
Obama’s in Indiana today, feeding Bayh rumors for the time being.
Mmmm, pro-Iraq War, pro-Patriot Act? Might be a mark against him. And maybe I’m placing too much emphasis on military service to answer McCain.
The “filling holes” thing works when Obama has a white guy in uniform telling voters that Obama is the right man to lead the country. No one comes close to outshining Obama except Hillary, so if he doesn’t pick her he shouldn’t have a problem.
Sure stars aren’t needed to be an efficient VP when elected, but until then, lets just say Obama needs all the help he can get with his inexperience.
So Obama gets go on the anniversary of the “I have a dream” speech and Hillary goes on the anniversary of the 19th amendment.
Very cute Democrats. You guys are learning.