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votetastic Donating Member (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:37 PM
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McCain clinched the nomination 3 months before Obama
McCain clinched on March 3rd, Obama on June 3rd.

McCain had nearly 6 months to prepare his vice presidential search, vet any possibilities, and make a careful decision - more than 3 months more time than Obama had - Obama really only had 2 1/2 months.

But who made the more careful decision?

McCain made his decision late Thursday night after having only met Palin once before. And we all know she wasn't properly vetted.

Obama actually knew his running mate before deciding on him, and knew Biden was someone he could work with. Biden had been carefully vetted by Obama's VP search team.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:38 PM
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1. Really shows the difference in their decision making abilities.
Good post.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:39 PM
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2. kind of a boner-head isn't he?
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corkhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:40 PM
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3. The Rumble in the Jungle
Ali - Foreman... about round 6 or 7
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:40 PM
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4. please, McCain was a POW
and certainly didn't do any vetting while he was a POW for 5 years.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:41 PM
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5. ...
:rofl:
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NatBurner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:41 PM
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6. exactly. according to mccain, any one of us could be vice president
i went camping once, so i wanna be secretary of the interior.
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Kdillard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:43 PM
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7. I really don't know what mcCain was doing with the head start that he had before Obama.
Edited on Mon Sep-01-08 01:43 PM by Kdillard
Seriously just from a quick review of her past it would be a no go. I really hope it wakes people up to the type of President McCain would make and I hope the media picks up on it. He is not a Maverick he is just reckless.
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nichomachus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:26 PM
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13. Sometimes, a maverick is a bold, independent thinker
and sometimes, he's just nuts.
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:52 PM
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8. McCain is not in control of his own campaign
It looks like turmoil to me.
Is that how he intends to run the country?
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hvn_nbr_2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:02 PM
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11. McCain doesn't speak for the McCain campaign.
Yukon Barbie is only McCain's pick. The campaign's real pick will be announced shortly.
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 02:20 PM
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12. Yukon Barbie?
SNORT!
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hvn_nbr_2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 06:39 PM
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14. Not my original. I stole it from somebody who stole it from salon.com. nt
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unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:54 PM
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9. well his first dozen choices turned him down....
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BumRushDaShow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 01:56 PM
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10. The media vetted Obama's vetters.
But they gave McCain a pass.
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EffieBlack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 06:58 PM
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16. Excellent point!
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D23MIURG23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 06:51 PM
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15. My guess is that he vetted several carefully...
then shit himself after Obama's acceptance speech, and decided to throw everything out the window and pick whatever candidate he could think of that would garner the most attention.
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