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McCain compiles list of running mates - Huckabee?
boston.com — Sen. John McCain said Wednesday he has begun "getting together a list of names" to choose a vice presidential running mate..McCain has given no hint of his thinking on a running mate, although he frequently speaks warmly of his former rivals for the nomination, particularly former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
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- rjwusa, on 04/02/2008, -11/+20McCain needs to play it smart. His pick should be farther to the right than McCain is.
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -23/+8McCain needs to drop out. It would be nearly impossible to find another "Republican" who isn't farther to the right than McCain, since McCain is actually on the far left to begin with.
- AlienClown, on 04/02/2008, -3/+5making sense?
- stevene, on 04/02/2008, -1/+3>"It would be impossible to find another republican who isn't farther right"
>"McCain is on the far left"
Hmm...- ThugThrasher, on 04/02/2008, -2/+1It makes sense, it's not contradictory, it says what he wants to say....just VERY, VERY poorly.
What he SHOULD have said (not that I necessarily agree or disagree with him) is something along THESE lines:
"It would be impossible to find another republican who IS farther LEFT than McCain" It kills the double negative and makes it more grammatically correct...AND easier to read - michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2In other words, McCain is so far to the left, that nearly all other Repubicans are certainly to the right of him. Is it that hard to understand? What wouldn't you be if you weren't not without nothing?
- ThugThrasher, on 04/02/2008, -2/+1It makes sense, it's not contradictory, it says what he wants to say....just VERY, VERY poorly.
- burnblue, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1He made sense. Read it like this: "Since McCain is on the left, it would be impossible to find someone not on his right." I guess it's the words "farther" and "than" that are messing his post up
- cornswalled, on 04/02/2008, -13/+1Huckabee would be a perfect choice as a running mate, as he could counter balance the liberal positions McCain takes on a lot of issues.
- Charlotte_Web, on 04/02/2008, -5/+3Huckabee is probably the best choice for him because, between he and Huckabee, they sewed up the South and completely shut out Romney.
- kylebo, on 04/02/2008, -2/+3Romney had already dropped out before most of the Southern states voted.
- Charlotte_Web, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1That's false. Romney dropped out following Super Tuesday; most of the Southern states had voted at that point.
- inigomntoya, on 04/02/2008, -3/+7Huckabee was a tool McCain used to elbow Romney out of the race. Huck was never serious about running. Remember who he wanted to put in as his Secretary of Defense? And Colbert for VP? Joking or not at the time - he wasn't seriously running...
- kylebo, on 04/02/2008, -2/+3Romney had already dropped out before most of the Southern states voted.
- crsd36, on 04/02/2008, -1/+1Romney is, IMO an obvious choice. Not only would he counteract cornswalled aforementioned liberal positions, especially conservatives' concerns about McCain's fiscal policies, but talk radio/fox news would have something to rally behind, since they advocated him while he was still in the race.
- Lynxpro, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1Picking a far-right candidate is equal to giving the White House to the Democrats. McCain should pick the man that the first George Bush should have chosen to replace Dan Quayle as his VP for the 1992 Election; that man is Colin Powell.
- burnblue, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1Colin Powell won't run against Obama, though that would give McCain's campaign a big boost. Then again, ppl will remember that he's the one that made a fake case for war without questioning orders. Condoleeza Rice would also be a powerful (but far-right) choice -- except that she's a much bigger part of the Bush regime than Powell. McCain is going to stay far away from Bush.
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -23/+8McCain needs to drop out. It would be nearly impossible to find another "Republican" who isn't farther to the right than McCain, since McCain is actually on the far left to begin with.
- MacBookForMe, on 04/02/2008, -14/+3he is smart
Hillary and Obama should have done the same to profit, even more- capainter, on 04/02/2008, -1/+4Huh?
- nahsrocketeer75, on 04/02/2008, -4/+43Even some conservatives will have a hard time with the idea of Huckabees more extreme views being a heartbeat away from the Oval Office.
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -22/+3You got that right. Huckabee is still another left-wing liberal New World Order puppet. I'm not fooled by that charlatan "Baptist Minister".
- vault, on 04/02/2008, -3/+11You're a paranoid schizo.
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -4/+2Evidence? Don't bother with debating the facts.
Huckabee supported the CFR and had it's president as his foreign policy advisor. CFR's stated purpose is globalism. - vault, on 04/02/2008, -2/+1Even if that were true and I cared, you haven't proven the CFR is a bad thing, plus that still wouldn't make Huckabee a left-wing liberal. The guy is a clear social conservative to everyone outside of the John Birch Society.
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -4/+2Evidence? Don't bother with debating the facts.
- vault, on 04/02/2008, -3/+11You're a paranoid schizo.
- Cancerkitty, on 04/02/2008, -7/+35Speaking as a libertarian, Huckabee gives me the goddamn creeps.
- putergirl, on 04/02/2008, -3/+1Why can't we double Digg? This is Double Diggable for sure :)
- Pillage, on 04/02/2008, -0/+24Huckabee seems like a decent enough person, but not someone I'd want running my country.
- cornswalled, on 04/02/2008, -3/+4But Bush's current hard core base would ONLY vote for McCain if he has someone like Huckabee as his running mate. Choosing Huckabee would get him a lock on a highly motivated, dedicated and energized voting block. That 35% of the US population can easily account for 50% to 80% of the voters in any given election. Losing the less dedicated voters in an election that many liberals and moderates will be ambivalent about can spell an easy victory for McCain.
- drachemorder, on 04/02/2008, -4/+4Maybe it would motivate a few more. I don't really know. I don't care all that much for McCain myself, and I'm one of those hard core base people, but I'm most likely voting for him just to keep the Obamanation out of office.
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2Why would you want to vote for someone who will continue the intentional destruction of America and continue to replace it with the tyranny of the globalist elite?
- drachemorder, on 04/02/2008, -4/+4Maybe it would motivate a few more. I don't really know. I don't care all that much for McCain myself, and I'm one of those hard core base people, but I'm most likely voting for him just to keep the Obamanation out of office.
- Latimer, on 04/02/2008, -4/+4I'm a conservative and a Christian and I'm no fan of Huckabee. Give me Mitt.
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -4/+2WOW! That's like saying, "I'm a conservative and a Christian and I'm no fan of Al Sharpton. Get me Farrakhan instead." Mitt Romney is far worse than Huckabee!
- Pillage, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1Mitt did a pretty good job in my state. Not to mention he is smart as a whip when it comes to business and economics. The only thing that would worry me about him is that he doesn't really counter the cult-like status that Obama is going to campaign on.
- acatzr800, on 04/03/2008, -0/+2and by cult you mean a) digg users b) college students whose idea of thinking for themselves is the crap the professors spoon feed them, and every black person/white person who wants a black person to win (which is like the women who want hill in).
- Pillage, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1you forgot ABC,CBS,NBC,MSNBC and Hollywood.
- acatzr800, on 04/03/2008, -0/+2and by cult you mean a) digg users b) college students whose idea of thinking for themselves is the crap the professors spoon feed them, and every black person/white person who wants a black person to win (which is like the women who want hill in).
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -22/+3You got that right. Huckabee is still another left-wing liberal New World Order puppet. I'm not fooled by that charlatan "Baptist Minister".
- BECoole, on 04/02/2008, -7/+2John Boehner.
- olenick, on 04/02/2008, -10/+5Emperor Cheney.
- 3tcp, on 04/02/2008, -0/+18He will talk a lot about Huckabee in an attempt to shore up suppor among the religious right but he will not be chosen. It will be a moderate who can run and win the presidency in 4 years in case McCain is too old to win a bid for reelection. Florida's governor seemed like a phony and looks too old, it will not be a mormon which rules out the utah guy, Mississippi doesn't get enough respect for someone from there to help him and I wonder how much having a southernor will really change the way those states vote in November. The Governor of Minnesotta is the most likely guy so far in my opinion.
- WiseWeasel, on 04/02/2008, -0/+6As long as it's not an Independent Senator from Connecticut or a former Mayor of New York...
- Newportbeachguy, on 04/02/2008, -1/+1I don't know...I think Romney will have a shot.
- TopherD, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1Romney's biggest asset is his economic experience. For that reason alone he is a top tier VP possibilty. Given the hype and recession scare on the minds of alot of Americans.
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -19/+6He'll probably choose Hillary. But seriously, you can bet your life that whoever he chooses will be a neocon globalist puppet.
- DJPsychomike, on 04/02/2008, -6/+9Huckabee would add a conservative element to his campaign. Years ago McCain would have been a Kennedy style big spending liberal. He still is.
- MrWhite7, on 04/02/2008, -2/+9...i am so tired of scial conservatives... how bout socially liberal fiscal conservatives?
- flip2trip, on 04/02/2008, -8/+2ummm your statement is an oxymoron--you cannot have someone socially liberal AND fiscal conservative they cannot co-exist.
- jdotter, on 04/02/2008, -1/+8Why not? You don't have to be a bible thumper to realize the government is wasting our tax dollars.
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2But I guess you have to have at least half a brain to realize that the government is wasting our tax dollars on socially liberal programs?
- JigoroKano, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2The government is wasting our tax dollars on this stupid ***** drug war when they could tax it and rake in the revenue.
- jdotter, on 04/02/2008, -1/+8Why not? You don't have to be a bible thumper to realize the government is wasting our tax dollars.
- friday04, on 04/02/2008, -1/+3Up yours douchebag. I'm socially liberal (gay rights, no death penalty, conservation, etc.) but fiscally conservative. Religion has nothing to do with my politics. If Democrats didn't believe in socializing everything I would be a Democrat but I staunchly disagree with a large federal government leading our lives and creating larger and larger bureaucratic agencies to handle our most important rights.
And before you say sh!t about Bush, he's the worst Republican in the history of the party. The idea that he made government big only spells doom for future generations because neither party will ever give that power back now that' it's been taken. These are sad days. But mostly they're sad because people like you are uninformed and don't know what it means to be Democrat or Republican.
No one will vote with a clear head, they'll vote "against" something whether or not they understand it.- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -2/+1Do you realize that all this money is being spent on socially liberal programs? The vast majority of our tax money is spent for a socialist agenda, even though many of those approving the spending have an (R) by their names.
- doyoulikeworms, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1libertarian?
- flip2trip, on 04/02/2008, -8/+2ummm your statement is an oxymoron--you cannot have someone socially liberal AND fiscal conservative they cannot co-exist.
- Newportbeachguy, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1Huckabbee's not a conservative, he's a lunatic.
- MalenfantX, on 04/03/2008, -0/+0He's a social conservative. They should be enemy #1 of real small-government conservatives, but instead the small government conservatives lump themselves in with the theocrats, and hate on modern people. It's completely insane.
- doyoulikeworms, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1We hate both groups, thanks.
- MalenfantX, on 04/03/2008, -0/+0He's a social conservative. They should be enemy #1 of real small-government conservatives, but instead the small government conservatives lump themselves in with the theocrats, and hate on modern people. It's completely insane.
- Rizmaster, on 04/02/2008, -3/+1Obviously you've never seen the spending graph where Clinton gave us the only surplus in the last 30 years next to Reaganomics and 2 Bushes putting us in massive debts?
- MrWhite7, on 04/02/2008, -2/+9...i am so tired of scial conservatives... how bout socially liberal fiscal conservatives?
- vault, on 04/02/2008, -5/+15I'd like to see him pick someone with business experience...either Romney or as the article mentions, the Fedex CEO Fred Smith.
I guess Huckabee would make sense though to ensure he's able to get enough of the base.- GregIsLegend, on 04/02/2008, -3/+4Yeah because this country hasn't been handled liked a big ***** business enough as it is...
- spiritditch, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2Amen brother.
- Pillage, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1If the US was a business then the stock would be the dollar. The shareholders want someone that will make money not lose it.
- spiritditch, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2Amen brother.
- alvinrod, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1He doesn't need to care about the base anymore. It's not like they're suddenly going to vote Democrat. The worst that could happen is they won't vote, but all you have to do is use the same scare tactics about a Democrat winning that have made them continue to think that Iraq is a good idea. McCain's best bet is to pick someone popular in an area where the race could be close, such as Ohio. If he find someone who's well liked in that area, especially be independents he'll be more likely to carry those states which are crucial to getting the election.
- MalenfantX, on 04/03/2008, -0/+0The Republicans need to lose their idiot base of religious extremists if they ever want the vote of sane people again. Making morons afraid of normal people, and ruining America to keep your party in power is completely unacceptable.
- GregIsLegend, on 04/02/2008, -3/+4Yeah because this country hasn't been handled liked a big ***** business enough as it is...
- hydroplane, on 04/02/2008, -11/+9Fair Tax all the way.
- dsgamer, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2definitely! That's what originally lead to my interest in Huckabee and if you read his book the way he explains is made so much sense but there's no way Id vote for McCain even if the old Huckster was his VP.
Obama 08 - michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -1/+4Fair tax wouldn't solve any problems. It would replace some problems with new ones, but the result would still be the same. We'd still be taxed like crazy, we'd still have unfair trade, we'd still have fractional reserve banking, we'd still have a monopoly of control over our money by a cabal of private bankers stealing our wealth through the inflation tax, and our economy would still be heading for the collapse.
- mickrussom, on 04/03/2008, -1/+2You havent read the "fair tax" proposal, have you. Its in effect raises taxes for the middle class. Without massive spending cuts, all the methods of taxation are just as idiotic as another.
- TopherD, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1What about the prebates? People would get prebates every month. The other nice things about the fair tax is illegal "jobs" can't scape goat around not paying taxes. All of those 20 something million illegal immigrants, prostitutes, drug dealers, etc. And people could be free to earn as much money as they want. The income tax is whats keeping people in this country from getting wealthier.
- dsgamer, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2definitely! That's what originally lead to my interest in Huckabee and if you read his book the way he explains is made so much sense but there's no way Id vote for McCain even if the old Huckster was his VP.
- Look4Truth, on 04/02/2008, -24/+14Who cares, they're all globalists and it won't make a difference. America had a chance to get things back on track with Ron Paul but they decided to go with the status quo. America is too dumbed down to make intelligent decisions so they rely on the idiot box to make decisions for them.
- gmtwilight, on 04/02/2008, -15/+10Keep drinking that kool-aid pal.
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -4/+5Which kool-aid? The type that makes people like you think that everything is fine and that we should continue doing the same things we've been doing all along?
- mickrussom, on 04/03/2008, -1/+3The collapse of the dollar isnt enough kool aid for you?
- michael4lsu, on 04/02/2008, -4/+5Which kool-aid? The type that makes people like you think that everything is fine and that we should continue doing the same things we've been doing all along?
- TotalHalibut, on 04/02/2008, -15/+14I'm surprise people are still riding on this bandwagon long after it's wheels fell off. Ron Paul is a nice idealist, but his policies are borderline insane.
- theantirobot, on 04/02/2008, -11/+5The wheels haven't fallen off. Dr. Paul is winning more and more delegates. This part of the process is much less visible than the previous. It is the delegates who choose the nominees, set the rules and the platform. The campaign is still sitting on 5 million dollars. How far will five million dollars go in marketing to 1000 national delegates?
- TotalHalibut, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1Sorry to tell you this but, they already picked the republican nominee... The convention is irrelevant, McCain already passed the required threshold.
- theantirobot, on 04/02/2008, -11/+5The wheels haven't fallen off. Dr. Paul is winning more and more delegates. This part of the process is much less visible than the previous. It is the delegates who choose the nominees, set the rules and the platform. The campaign is still sitting on 5 million dollars. How far will five million dollars go in marketing to 1000 national delegates?
- CatcherInTheWhy, on 04/02/2008, -15/+9Ron Paul is a fool, and his support was laughably ignorant of the real issues confronting Americans.
- theantirobot, on 04/02/2008, -7/+5His supporters would say the exact same thing about all the other candidates. His congressional district doesn't think he's a fool. They've elected him ten times. He won the latest race with 70% of the vote. It seems the more people know about him, the more likely they are to vote for him.
- laserblazer, on 04/02/2008, -14/+3Paul screwed himself by being a Republican. That's cause and effect in action.
- gmtwilight, on 04/02/2008, -15/+10Keep drinking that kool-aid pal.
- bitterg, on 04/02/2008, -6/+21Huckabee will drive away the moderates that might choose McCain over Obama. So, I'm happy about this.
- pintomp3, on 04/02/2008, -5/+5i don't understand how he gets moderates anyway. are there really that many war-mongering moderates?
- masterm1nd, on 04/02/2008, -6/+5Because McCain is the furthest left republican and Obama is the furthest left democrat. Meaning McCain is in the center and Obama is falling off the left edge of the graph.
- MalenfantX, on 04/03/2008, -1/+0Don't gauge things by American politics. Our country has been on the wrong path since 2000, and is far-right compared to civilized nations.
- masterm1nd, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1Well, this is AMERICA
- MalenfantX, on 04/03/2008, -1/+0Don't gauge things by American politics. Our country has been on the wrong path since 2000, and is far-right compared to civilized nations.
- masterm1nd, on 04/02/2008, -6/+5Because McCain is the furthest left republican and Obama is the furthest left democrat. Meaning McCain is in the center and Obama is falling off the left edge of the graph.
- Pillage, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1Just like the Hillary-Obama battle makes me happy.
- pintomp3, on 04/02/2008, -5/+5i don't understand how he gets moderates anyway. are there really that many war-mongering moderates?
- masgaster, on 04/02/2008, -16/+6Awesome--waiting for the McCain / Paul ticket!
- laserblazer, on 04/02/2008, -5/+3Hold your breath while you do, please.
- masgaster, on 04/02/2008, -0/+4*/dies*
- dafragsta, on 04/02/2008, -0/+7For the legitimacy of the office and being the head of the senate, I'd vote for that, but it'll never happen.
- laserblazer, on 04/02/2008, -5/+3Hold your breath while you do, please.
- bimtott, on 04/02/2008, -7/+5Dear MrCain:
Please select a running mate who knows something about the economy. Because, well, you're very old, and your economic ideas are terrible.
Failure to do so will guarantee you don't get elected.
On second thought: yeah, Huckabee. Go for it. - theantirobot, on 04/02/2008, -10/+5McCain is the Presumptive Nominee. It is not final unless the delegates nominate him in Saint Paul in September.
- dan222555, on 04/02/2008, -1/+7And your point is....?
- salsero96, on 04/02/2008, -3/+2It aint over til it's over!
Haven't you noticed?? Theres a r3VOLution going on... right before your eyes!
- salsero96, on 04/02/2008, -3/+2It aint over til it's over!
- Gryffydd, on 04/02/2008, -3/+7What's that about Saint Ron Paul?
Oh yeah, I forgot digg has moved on to Obama-love. (Kinda how it moved from HD-DVD to Blu-Ray--a *sony* product of all things)- theantirobot, on 04/02/2008, -1/+4Saint Paul, Minneapolis. destiny????
- Cockslap, on 04/02/2008, -0/+0Thank you captain obvious!
- dan222555, on 04/02/2008, -0/+4When people say he's the "presumptive nominee" it means barring extreme circumstances (death, or career-ending scandal are the only two I can think of) he will be the nominee. And either if one of those two happened, it's an idiotic delusion to think that the Republican party is going to jump up and say "Well, that makes Ron Paul the nominee! High Five! Case closed!"
- MalenfantX, on 04/03/2008, -0/+0What happens if McCain dies of old age before the convention?
- dan222555, on 04/02/2008, -1/+7And your point is....?
- Pillage, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2I like the idea of having Tim Pawlenty as VP, McCain needs someone like that who has proven themselves to be able to handle a bad economy.
- Bojanglesmn, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2I don't know about his ability to handle the economy, but Pawlenty does make sense to me. He's young, and certainly gives off a young vibe. He's the governor of a swing state that could go either way.
- bjornski, on 04/02/2008, -1/+1As someone from that state, I can honestly say he's a HORRIBLE choice. He's a ***** pathetic governor. I don't want to see him anywhere NEAR the VP office.
- Pillage, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1he balanced Minnesota's budget and actually has been able to bring in a surplus without raising taxes (though he raised "fees").
- way2muchsense, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1How about George Pataki? If anyone knows how to manage a bad economy it's him. It doesn't get any worse than New York.
- bjornski, on 04/02/2008, -1/+1As someone who's stuck with him as my governor, I cannot express my contempt for him with mere words. He's a piece of ***** that doesn't deserve a state government position, much less a national one.
- Bojanglesmn, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2I don't know about his ability to handle the economy, but Pawlenty does make sense to me. He's young, and certainly gives off a young vibe. He's the governor of a swing state that could go either way.
- cababika799, on 04/02/2008, -2/+4I think Huck would be a sound decision for a running-mate due to the fact that in spite of what he says, McCain is not a conservative. Being a Republican does not imply staunch conservatism.
Huck would attract those who are turned off by McCains lack of strong stance on the issues regarding conservative politics.- Latimer, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1yeah but the problem is that Huck is only a social conservative. McCain needs an old school fiscal conservative....
- CatGuy31, on 04/02/2008, -3/+6I hope he picks Huckabee because I think that's a pick that will back fire on him. Huckabee doesn't appeal to the independents he'll need to beat Obama... and since I want Obama to win, that's a good thing. ;)
- fatrandy13, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2guys with cats? ehhh
- bjornski, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1What's wrong with that? I love cats, and can barely tolerate dogs.
Cats are independent, dogs are totally dependent. I want a pet that doesn't NEED constant attention and oversight.- flip2trip, on 04/02/2008, -1/+1When is the last time you heard of a cat saving someone from a burning building? Dogs Rule.
- fedupamerica, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1WTF are you guys talking about?
- MoniqueMoniCat, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1Here's cats for you fatrandy13:
MALE LIONS 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_F2j3kVDbQ&feature ...
Sure would be nice if more guys were like cats, aka LIONS.
- bjornski, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1What's wrong with that? I love cats, and can barely tolerate dogs.
- MoniqueMoniCat, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1CatGuy,
I disagree with you on the independants, both my sister and a few friends in California are all independants and we all would vote for Huckabee.
Allow me to address fatrandy13 for his diss on you for digging cats:
MALE LIONS 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_F2j3kVDbQ&feature ...
Domestic cats and ferall cats are the same as the big cats, they're just smaller and people like fatrandy13 don't pay attention to them because of their size.
Cats are cats, and all cats are regal and independant. Feral cats are even more close to lions, they live in prides and have similar heriarchy, they have smaller prey but if enlarged would look just like the lions in this video.
In my experience, a guy that likes cats usually has a lot more balls.
All animals are cool.
But cats are all lions.
Here's one for CatGuy31:
THE ROYAL MALE LION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6wc-ZcriYA
There is NO animal that has a braver heart than a CAT. And Lion is the king of all of them.
LionOwnsTiger but all cats are cool.
- fatrandy13, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2guys with cats? ehhh
- Jovensdesciple, on 04/02/2008, -16/+5McCain should choose a black guy. That's what you hippies want right? To finally be able to prove to yourselves that you're not rascists by voting for a black guy. :(
- WasabiBomb, on 04/02/2008, -0/+7You're obviously confused. We "hippies" won't vote for McCain, no matter who we choose. You see, we don't vote for (or against) someone based on the color of their skin.
- inigomntoya, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2Nah - that's already been covered with Obama!
- mattc908, on 04/02/2008, -1/+5I say Condoleezza would make is campaign the most powerful, and wether people want it or not Romney would be best next BECAUSE he started Bain one of the most successful consulting firm that turned around tons of business...... hence the economy.....
- diggrnumber1, on 04/02/2008, -0/+11his running-mate will be lieberman. joe lieberman travels with mccain everywhere he goes, and he corrects mccain whenever mccain says anything really stupid, like that iran and al-qaeda are working together, or that purim is the same as halloween. bush needed an evil genius vp to get elected, so america has proven that it will elect a retarded president with an evil genius vp. mccain is pretty stupid, so he needs the evil genius joe lieberman to balance the ticket.
- jonathantneal, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2Oh that evil genius you voted for eight years ago?
- way2muchsense, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2Yeah, that one. We didn't know Joe then like we know him now. Big difference.
- flip2trip, on 04/02/2008, -1/+3Man it sucks to be a liberal doesn't it? You guys don't KNOW anything.
- MalenfantX, on 04/03/2008, -1/+0Take off your blinders. The lowest form of American is the Social Conservative. Liberals tend to be educated people who move us forward, not drag us back into superstition like the moron SoCos.
- flip2trip, on 04/02/2008, -1/+3Man it sucks to be a liberal doesn't it? You guys don't KNOW anything.
- way2muchsense, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2Yeah, that one. We didn't know Joe then like we know him now. Big difference.
- jonathantneal, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2Oh that evil genius you voted for eight years ago?
- SpookyPig, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2My bet's on Pawlenty
- bjornski, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1He sucks ass as a Governor, why would I want to even consider him as a VP candidate?
- alilhappything, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1He is a nice guy, I've met him a few times. But if he ran, I'd streak by his house....(I live less than a mile away lol)
- bjornski, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1He sucks ass as a Governor, why would I want to even consider him as a VP candidate?
- KhanneaNL, on 04/02/2008, -4/+12You americans are insane. That is - many americans are pretty smart, but the percentage of complete drooling asshats and the severity of insanity around is so extreme that a country will sit by and do NOTHING as clearly sociopathics such as McCain and this complete and utter theocrat wackjob Huckabee might actually have a remote shot as presidency.
- flip2trip, on 04/02/2008, -1/+1sociopathic(not a word I think you meant sociopath's)? theocrat(not a word--here it would be theocratic) wackjob? Exaggerate much? Are you a journalist for a tabloid publication?
- lew2048, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1Most Americans could not agree more.
A common saying inside the Beltway is "If voting made a difference, it would be outlawed".
We are not in control of our fates, not in any small measure, but are allowed to have the illusion that we have control.
Don't worry, this stupid system will crash soon, the Main Stream Media will go broke, we will start having sane politics again.
- woodychris, on 04/02/2008, -8/+3To tell you the truth, I haven't seen a single person running on either side that would be worth squat in the Oval Office. This whole election is going to be worthless. Because, guess what, none of the presidential hopefuls are worth voting for and any one of them will just run this country further and further into the mud. If I even decide to vote, which I'm sure I will, I will not be voting for a particular person as much as voting against another person. Hillary is too fair-weathered, Obama is racist, McCain will destroy the economy even further and ***** all other parties, because no one makes it into office unless their fat liberals or jackass republicans. So, to those who decide to vote libertarian or independent, go right on ahead and piss those votes away. None of you candidates ever pull any electoral votes, what the hell makes any of you think this election will be any different.
I'm sorry, I'm sure I stepped on every toe on digg, especially with the comments about the democratic hopefuls. GET THE ***** OVER IT. Oh what a country we would have if we could get back to times when there really was a fine line between liberal and conservative views. Maybe, then our country would be worth something. As it stands, I'm ashamed to call myself an American, with the way the American public and government conducts itself.
We don't have to worry about terrorists destroying our country, we are doing a fine job all by ourselves, while they sit there in their caves and laught their asses off.- dafragsta, on 04/02/2008, -1/+5Obama wasn't my first choice either, but how do you dittoheads keep coming back with "Obama is racist?" I shutter to think how many of us would be judged if things our elderly relatives said on race came into account. Most people born before 1970 are inherently racist, to some degree.
- darlingt, on 04/02/2008, -1/+1*shudder
That being said, I agree with you.
- darlingt, on 04/02/2008, -1/+1*shudder
- x2skier, on 04/02/2008, -1/+3Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out, or get involved and fix the problem. We all know that the latter will not be the case. You would rather whine and complain to declare your superiority.
- dafragsta, on 04/02/2008, -1/+5Obama wasn't my first choice either, but how do you dittoheads keep coming back with "Obama is racist?" I shutter to think how many of us would be judged if things our elderly relatives said on race came into account. Most people born before 1970 are inherently racist, to some degree.
- capainter, on 04/02/2008, -0/+3I personally think Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would be a good choice. Young, female, very sharp, although a bit inexperienced, I think she would nicely complement McCain's unpredictable, reactive nature.
Almost definitely won't happen, but if you're interested take a minute to read a little more about her.- way2muchsense, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2Yeah, but can she take a punch? You'd need to if you're going to run with McCain.
- shauncorleone, on 04/02/2008, -0/+3There was a time not long ago when Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was part of the discussion. As much as I hate the thought of playing identity politics with the Democrats, if the GOP ended up with a woman in the White House the libs would explode fembot-style. She's also big on climate change, energy conservation and gay rights, key issues for getting moderate votes.
I seriously doubt McCain will choose one of his former opponents. The smart move is to pick someone who hasn't been picked apart by the mainstream media. Bringing somebody fresh in only improves his already strong campaign.
Oh, and I'm pretty sure Crist has already said he would not accept. - SleighBoy, on 04/02/2008, -7/+7No rush deciding John, unless the GOP nominee is Ron Paul we'll be swearing in president Obama
Ron Paul FTW! :) - SwedishNinja, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2***** yeah, Pawlenty.
- bjornski, on 04/02/2008, -1/+1As a Minnesotan, I want to beat you to a pulp for even saying that. Pawlenty is a piece of *****.
- SwedishNinja, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2He's not bad. Certainly better than the previous "Governor" we had, and I really only disagree with him on the way he's handling the economy. Sure, he's pulled Minnesota out of a budget deficit, but he did so by raising taxes but calling them "fees".
Go jack off to Hubert Humphrey or Walther Mondale or something.- bjornski, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1Pay for your ***** ballpark out of your own pocket.
- Pillage, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1Sometimes, I wish people only understood the amount of money a ballpark brings in.
- bjornski, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1Pay for your ***** ballpark out of your own pocket.
- Stryder81, on 04/02/2008, -2/+5Whether it is Hillary ( and the MSM ) throwing around an Obama/Hillary ticket or now McCain joining up with former candidates, clearly shows how these people don't give 2 ***** for anything else other than Power.
On both sides, there isn't that much of a difference when you look at their stances, associates, what they will do ( not what they preach ).
This election is nothing like previous elections and people need to wake up to that fact.
This is no longer a popularity contest, nor' a personality contest.
Never before have we had a world of information at our finger tips ( with Cable modems, etc ) that we can find in a nano second.
There is no excuse for anyone to not know or understand a candidates " True " positions and record.
When voting or supporting, really think it out. Compare all 3 of these people, see the organizations they are affiliated with ( Especially one being the CFR ) Their advisers, etc.
That is where you will learn how these people will work and where the truth behind the words will lie. - garryw, on 04/02/2008, -4/+3Huck-a-who? I could picture him hunting white house squirrels and frying them up for breakfast. Not a happy thought.
- Hetman, on 04/02/2008, -0/+4Their is nothing wrong with hunting and or eating squirrels. The main problem I have with huckabee is he is a crazy christian conservative. It has nothing to do with him eating squirrels. I do not care what you eat I just do not want you to force feed me your christian agenda.
- bjornski, on 04/02/2008, -0/+2Squirrels are yummy. But you want to get country squirrels. The ones in the cities eat garbage. But the rural ones that eat out of fields and off the trees are much yummier.
- Hetman, on 04/02/2008, -1/+4I just cannot wait for the next 4 years. We are going to be dealing with crazy warmongering president. I crazy religous zealot as vice president. And this is all because the Dems are stupid. I swear the democratic party is just a front because they help more republicans get elected than anybody else.
- Wiini, on 04/02/2008, -8/+1Romney FTW!
- rpfinley, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1Vice Presidents have almost no impact on the general election, most of them have been unable to win their state for their respective party if it voted for the opposite party 4 years earlier.
- weside, on 04/02/2008, -5/+1Huckabee ftw.
- Hetman, on 04/02/2008, -0/+6That is not entirely true. I have a problem with people like Huckabee who want to legislate their idea of what morality is. On the other hand Ron Paul is a very religious man but he believes in the Government and in States right and does not think it is the presidents job to force their beliefs onto other people.
- weside, on 04/03/2008, -0/+1lol Ron Paul
- Hetman, on 04/02/2008, -0/+6That is not entirely true. I have a problem with people like Huckabee who want to legislate their idea of what morality is. On the other hand Ron Paul is a very religious man but he believes in the Government and in States right and does not think it is the presidents job to force their beliefs onto other people.
- chrgrose, on 04/02/2008, -2/+1Interesting how many people will completely look over someones intellectual competence because of their religious faith. We already know why Huckabee is in the game, he said it himself.
- Hetman, on 04/02/2008, -1/+4That is not entirely true. I have a problem with people like Huckabee who want to legislate their idea of what morality is. On the other hand Ron Paul is a very religious man but he believes in the Government and in States right and does not think it is the presidents job to force their beliefs onto other people.
- bjornski, on 04/02/2008, -0/+3But he doesn't like the concept of separation of church and state, as long as it's what the state wants.
Southern theocracies. Yeah, that'd be a real great idea.
Just because you can get enough like-minded people to agree on something doesn't mean it's a good idea. I don't want to see "Christian states" and "other".
- bjornski, on 04/02/2008, -0/+3But he doesn't like the concept of separation of church and state, as long as it's what the state wants.
- chrgrose, on 04/02/2008, -0/+2How does your statement conflict with mine? It is entirely true for those who thought Huckabee would be a good president just because he is a good preacher that shares the outrageous morality of some of our fundamentalist demographic. Having said that, Ron Paul is one of our few brilliant politicians. I think he's wrong about some domestic issues (eg. annihilation of public education and government funding for scientific research) but at least he lets reasons dictates what he believes rather than let his beliefs dictate what he reasons.
- MalenfantX, on 04/03/2008, -0/+0He's a Creationist. He doesn't use reason to arrive at his beliefs. He's just better than the other creationist nuts, that's all.
- laserblazer, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2The funny thing about Ron Paul supporters is they believe the words that come out of a politician's mouth.
- lew2048, on 04/03/2008, -0/+0I am tempted to say bad words here, but will settle for "you don't know what you are talking about", and "Ron Paul has been extremely consistent for more than 20 years of political activity", and "Ron Paul is at least as smart as Obama, and at least as good a person as Obama", and "RP or Obama are seriously superior human beings compared to the other candidates".
Think before you type.
- lew2048, on 04/03/2008, -0/+0I am tempted to say bad words here, but will settle for "you don't know what you are talking about", and "Ron Paul has been extremely consistent for more than 20 years of political activity", and "Ron Paul is at least as smart as Obama, and at least as good a person as Obama", and "RP or Obama are seriously superior human beings compared to the other candidates".
- Hetman, on 04/02/2008, -1/+2Ron Pauls voting record speaks for itself. The same cannot be said about the other presedntial candidates.
- Hetman, on 04/02/2008, -1/+4That is not entirely true. I have a problem with people like Huckabee who want to legislate their idea of what morality is. On the other hand Ron Paul is a very religious man but he believes in the Government and in States right and does not think it is the presidents job to force their beliefs onto other people.
- meeko81, on 04/02/2008, -2/+0He'll need Romney to win. But I like Huckabee better.
- thewump, on 04/02/2008, -1/+4Rick Astley
- AnarkeIncarnate, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1He'll never give up or let you down
- HaSatan, on 04/02/2008, -3/+0Praise the Lord!! Its about time we get leaders who will strike down that Satan inspired "document" the Constitution and replaced it with Gods's Word the Holy Bible. (KJV that is)
Finally we will be able to put to death all Atheists, Muslims and Serial Killers (Catholics you're next) - bjornski, on 04/02/2008, -0/+4OFF TOPIC: What the ***** is wrong with Digg today? I have to refresh my page after every couple ratings, and even posting comments is a pain in the ass. (it's just AWESOME to hit "edit comment" and have it say "refresh page", basically making it impossible to do any editing.
Is anyone else having these problems?
(2nd attempt at posting this. First one said "problem, refresh page")- soundman07, on 04/02/2008, -0/+2I'm having the same problem, but I thought it was the result of my downloading the Firefox 3 beta 5 update.
- MalenfantX, on 04/03/2008, -0/+0The problem is present in firefox 2.0.0.13 too.
Digg has had major bugs for a while making captchas fail when digg is in more than one tab, but the problems have gotten a lot worse today.
It would be awesome if they hired a professional programmer.
- MalenfantX, on 04/03/2008, -0/+0The problem is present in firefox 2.0.0.13 too.
- soundman07, on 04/02/2008, -0/+2I'm having the same problem, but I thought it was the result of my downloading the Firefox 3 beta 5 update.
- marc123, on 04/02/2008, -2/+4it doesnt matter they're all fascists. the result is the same. WWIII
- kylere, on 04/02/2008, -0/+3Okay going back on myself here, I have said I would vote for McCain over Clinton, and Obama over McCain. But a McCain/ReligiousBigot ticket would have me taking a serious look at Hillary.
- redslash, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1He may be going with Bush's strategy: pick a VP so scary to his enemies that would-be assassins stay away from him.
- laserblazer, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1Who are the addle-brained morons that think Romney would be a good choice for ANY position? I guess you don't keep up on current events, but Romney completely ***** Massachusetts. I guess anyone who could support McCain could swallow Romney, too.
- flashingcurser, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1Charlie Crist
One word: Florida
Arizona doesn't mean that much in presidential politics. Obama=Illinois Clinton=New York
- l1nuxx, on 04/02/2008, -2/+0I don't know about McCain but If I were Obama I would pick a mexican VP to remove worries of an assassination.
- JointVenture, on 04/02/2008, -0/+3He will NEVER pick Huck, but he will be POLITE and say he is considering him.
- emomakesmecry, on 04/02/2008, -2/+2McCain *and* Huckabee together in the White House? Talk about a perfect way to send this country down the *****.
- NumNutz, on 04/02/2008, -1/+1prob going to be lieberman
- sigg14, on 04/02/2008, -0/+3he will pick whoever they tell him to.
- thomasdavies, on 04/02/2008, -1/+1Oh no. I'm an Obama supporter but I want him to be tested. Don't have Huckabee on your ticket McCain.
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