The Thurston Mittens the 3rd Veep Megathread

[Martinus]

Question to Yanks: is there a group of US voters (and if so, how big) who would go to vote for Romney (but would have otherwise stayed home/vote differently) solely to put Obama out of power because he is black or "secretly Muslim" (read: he is black) or "not really born on the US soil" (read: he is black)?

[citizen k]

Question to Yanks: is there a group of US voters...

No.

[CountDeMoney]

Question to Yanks: is there a group of US voters (and if so, how big) who would go to vote for Romney (but would have otherwise stayed home/vote differently) solely to put Obama out of power because he is black or "secretly Muslim" (read: he is black) or "not really born on the US soil" (read: he is black)?

Of course there are.  But it's not like it's because he's black or anything, because that would be racist, and that would never be the case because Berkut says so.


Fun fact: the Public Religion Research Institute released a poll in the spring showing that more Americans believe Obama's a Muslim now than they did 4 years ago.  Imagine that.

[CountDeMoney]

Apparently the news is that Pawltenty and Portman were informed by Mittens' son, Tag, that they didn't make the veep selection.  That's pretty fucked up, Mittens.  They've been shilling for you on the campaign trail for months now, and you have your son do it?  Can't even make the phone call yourself?

Too funny.  Yeah, that's a CEO for you.

[Eddie Teach]

Question to Yanks: is there a group of US voters (and if so, how big) who would go to vote for Romney (but would have otherwise stayed home/vote differently) solely to put Obama out of power because he is black or "secretly Muslim" (read: he is black) or "not really born on the US soil" (read: he is black)?

Of course there is, there's gonna be over a hundred million votes cast. It's not really big enough to be worth mentioning though.

[garbon]

Apparently the news is that Pawltenty and Portman were informed by Mittens' son, Tag, that they didn't make the veep selection.  That's pretty fucked up, Mittens.  They've been shilling for you on the campaign trail for months now, and you have your son do it?  Can't even make the phone call yourself?

Too funny.  Yeah, that's a CEO for you.

You'll whine about anything, won't you?

[garbon]

Question to Yanks: is there a group of US voters (and if so, how big) who would go to vote for Romney (but would have otherwise stayed home/vote differently) solely to put Obama out of power because he is black or "secretly Muslim" (read: he is black) or "not really born on the US soil" (read: he is black)?

Thanks, Marti, we really needed you to trigger Seedy.

[DGuller]

Oh, please.  If Marti wouldn't have done it, a gust of wind would've.

[The Minsky Moment]

I dunno.  Ryan to me has a very Jack Kemp feel about him as Veep.

He's a long-time politician, connected to right-wing economic policies.  And I liked Jack Kep - a fair bit.  He's selected by a more centrist presidential candidate to prove his right-wing credentials.

But Jack Kemp didn't win Bob Dole the Whitehouse. 

Dole didn't do his diligence.  Problem with Kemp was always low completion perecentage.

[garbon]

Oh, please.  If Marti wouldn't have done it, a gust of wind would've.

Yes, but Marti targeting in on Seedy's sorest spot.

[CountDeMoney]

Apparently the news is that Pawltenty and Portman were informed by Mittens' son, Tag, that they didn't make the veep selection.  That's pretty fucked up, Mittens.  They've been shilling for you on the campaign trail for months now, and you have your son do it?  Can't even make the phone call yourself?

Too funny.  Yeah, that's a CEO for you.

You'll whine about anything, won't you?

What, you didn't think that was poor form?  One of the Mittens from Brazil makes the phone call on something as important as saying you're not on the ticket?  That didn't strike you as weird?

Just further proof of the fact that the more people get to know or work with Mittens, the more they find him an immensely unlikeable Richie Rich douche.

I hope Pawlenty told the kid to fuck off.

[garbon]

I don't think it is a big deal. And proof would be that they complained not that you complained for them.

[CountDeMoney]

I don't think it is a big deal. And proof would be that they complained not that you complained for them.

I don't think they'd complain about it in public.  We'll hear it through the grapevine.

Just announced:  Chris Christie will be the keynote prime time speaker at the GOP convention.

[garbon]

Just announced:  Chris Christie will be the keynote prime time speaker at the GOP convention.

Not just announced as I saw that in the elevator at 9 this morning.

[CountDeMoney]

Just announced:  Chris Christie will be the keynote prime time speaker at the GOP convention.

Not just announced as I saw that in the elevator at 9 this morning.

Just announced TODAY.  You evil bitch.