The inevitable vice presidential nominee

davidinalameda

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:40 PM
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The inevitable vice presidential nominee

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/12/02/column.shields.opinion.nominee/index.html

To run for national leadership, you should first have a compelling personal story to tell. New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, 44, has one great story.

He has been the lone cop on the beat, the Sheriff of Wall Street. He and the exceptional staff he leads went through nearly 95,000 pages of Merrill Lynch emails to document the phony recommendations the brokerage's analysts were foisting on unsuspecting customers to buy a company's stocks so that the brokerage house could keep the company's lucrative investment banking. Merrill Lynch paid $100 million in fines.

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mikehiggins

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Tue Dec-02-03 12:45 PM
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1. If he would do it, I'd vote for Elliot in a minute BUT

I'd urge him not to fly anywhere. The man has made very, very powerful enemies.

The only reason I'd like to see Hillary run for VP is so Elliot could run for that Senate seat she'd leave behind.

He's a nasty, vindictive, brilliant guy.

IMHO, of course.

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caledesi

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Tue Dec-02-03 01:44 PM
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2. Love Eliot Spitzer. Remember him from the old Rivera Live days. nt

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Vitruvius

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Tue Dec-02-03 07:28 PM
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3. I'd love to see Spitzer as Attorney General of the US

Edited on Tue Dec-02-03 07:30 PM by Vitruvius

instead of just NY State. There are so many many Bu$h Rethugs who badly need to go to prison.

Spitzer would be wasted in the Vice Presidency.

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many a good man

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Tue Dec-02-03 07:51 PM
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4. Or SEC Chairman at Least

We'd have budget more money for orange jump suits and prisons!

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ithacan

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Tue Dec-02-03 09:31 PM
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7. NO!! We need him as governor

he's got a great shot at beating Pataki! Let him get some experience as governor and then go to national level..

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DanGough

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Tue Dec-02-03 07:55 PM
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5. VP

He is the only one who has stood up against the big Wall Street players who have screwed countless people out of their pensions. I would vote for him for President.

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newyawker99

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Wed Dec-03-03 06:11 PM
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9. Hi DanGough!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

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henslee

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Tue Dec-02-03 08:03 PM
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6. Sorry but a jewish northeaster ain't a good idea.

And before I start catching flak, I am myself, a non practicing member of the matzoh brigade.
Just don't think we need a jew vp right now....

(if spitz is no jew, excuse this moronic post)

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Eloriel

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Tue Dec-02-03 10:16 PM
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8. FAR more useful as AG

Get things straightened out good. VP later, maybe even top of the ticket.

Eloriel

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