The Thurston Mittens the 3rd Veep Megathread

[Admiral Yi]

I can't see what's in it for Christie. He could've had a shot at the presidency, so why settle for VP?

If he takes the veep spot on a losing ticket he gets national exposure and face time with all the players.  If he takes the veep spot on a winning ticket he gets all that plus a shitty job for 4 to 8 years.

[CountDeMoney]

They may have no choice but to play it safe with another boring white guy, but not one that can show up Mittens in the personality department.  The Veep'll have to be even duller.

I don't know - given how meh everyone is it'd be nice to have some invigorating in the wings.

Has the Mittens campaign ever given you a single reason to see anything invigorating in it at all?  Anywhere?  So why start now?

[garbon]

Has the Mittens campaign ever given you a single reason to see anything invigorating in it at all?  Anywhere?  So why start now?

I've not seen anything from this recent Obama campaign either, so maybe I'm just hoping that someone pull something out.

[CountDeMoney]

Has the Mittens campaign ever given you a single reason to see anything invigorating in it at all?  Anywhere?  So why start now?

I've not seen anything from this recent Obama campaign either, so maybe I'm just hoping that someone pull something out.

YOU'RE NOT LEANING FORWARD

[Martinus]

Isn't Pawlenty a boring white dude with weird religious beliefs, so essentially Mitt Mk 2.0?

I know Romney is determined to lose these elections, but even he must realize that he needs to choose someone who will appeal to the part of the demographic that considers him currently unelectable. So either someone more "hip" like Christie or someone Latino.

[Martinus]

Michael Savage

Savage/Paul 2016. 

[dps]

Altough why does it matter?

-not even Americans can be stupid enough to make President out of Romney

Historically, we've made Presidents out of guys like Franklin Pierce, Rutherford B. Hayes, Warren Harding, and Bill Clinton. 

-he is a rich white man, who would assassinate him, making the VP choice relevant?

Interestingly, all of our Presidents who have been assissinated have been white men, though I guess none of them were as wealthy as Romney.

[Martinus]

Interestingly, all of our Presidents who have been assissinated have been white men, though I guess none of them were as wealthy as Romney.

Interestingly, all your Presidents bar one have been white men, you idiot.

[CountDeMoney]

Isn't Pawlenty a boring white dude with weird religious beliefs, so essentially Mitt Mk 2.0?

A little more aw-shucks folkiness, with less money. 

Raised Catholic, became Lutheran when he got married, now an evangelical Baptist.  Talk about playing the field.

[dps]

Interestingly, all of our Presidents who have been assissinated have been white men, though I guess none of them were as wealthy as Romney.

Interestingly, all your Presidents bar one have been white men, you idiot.

Someone's sarcasometer is broken.

[Martinus]

Interestingly, all of our Presidents who have been assissinated have been white men, though I guess none of them were as wealthy as Romney.

Interestingly, all your Presidents bar one have been white men, you idiot.

Someone's sarcasometer is broken.

[Viking]

Pick Christie, he'll have Biden for Breakfast.. literally.. at the VP debate.

[Sheilbh]

Pick Christie, he'll have Biden for Breakfast.. literally.. at the VP debate.

It's not his fault!

[garbon]

So either someone more "hip" like Christie

[Martinus]

So either someone more "hip" like Christie

By Republican standards.

I thought he has been making centrist noises on stuff like pot or gay rights?