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Scanner Roundtable: Who's Your VP?

Posted by Brian Fairbanks

 

He'll always be our VP... Grandpa Charles W. Fairbanks...

And we mean anyone: Hillary Clinton, Dick Cheney, Martin Sheen, Jermaine from Flight of the Conchords, whoever...

And hurry... Obama's announcement could come at any time, and then you'd only get to pick for McCain...

With seven of the most-named running mates listed to speak at the Republican National Convention, the veepstakes over John McCain’s vice presidential running mate is anyone’s guess.

The convention line-up, which will be held in St. Paul, Minn., from Sept. 1-4, features Connecticut Independent Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman on the first night; former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge and Alaska Gov. Sara Palin on the scond night; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on the third night; and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on the last night.

The third night is the night the vice presidential nominee will give his acceptance speech. Other speakers that night include Cindy McCain, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. [FoxNews]

CBS News has confirmed that Barack Obama's campaign now plans to announce Obama's vice presidential choice to supporters via email and text message on Friday afternoon. (This plan could change, of course.)

He will then appear with his running mate at noon the next day in Springfield, Illinois, CBS News chief political consultant Marc Ambinder reports.

Media reports today have suggested that Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Delaware Senator Joseph Biden as the names now atop Obama's list.
[CBS]

So, if you had a write-in vote in this "process," who would you pick?

 

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Brian Fairbanks said:

FYI, they're commenting on reddit right now. Here's the responses so far:

Mad Max

Charles Manson

Gary Coleman

August 21, 2008 11:37 AM

profrobert said:

I love Bayh, but if Obama wins, it likely means a Republican governor appoints Bayh's replacement in the Senate.

I hear that Lieberman endorses McCain, he's going to join Jews for Jesus.

OK, my favorite Veeps of all time: John Nance Garner ("The vice presidency isn't worth a bucket of warm piss.") and Thomas R. Marshall ("What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar.").

August 21, 2008 12:27 PM

About Brian Fairbanks

Brian Fairbanks, the Senior National Political Correspondent for Hooksexup, is a filmmaker living in Brooklyn or New Orleans, depending on the season. He is a heavily-armed advocate of gun control.

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Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook, Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven was published in 2008. Emily recently escaped New York and now lives in a ridiculously large apartment in Kansas City, MO with her cat, but just one... so far.

Brian Fairbanks is a filmmaker living in the wilds of Brooklyn. He previously wrote for the Hartford Courant and Gawker. He won the Williamsburg Spelling Bee once. He loves cats, women with guns, and burning books.

Colleen Kane has been an editor at BUST and Playgirl magazines and has written for the endangered species of dead-tree magazines like SPIN and Plenty, as well as Radar Online and other websites. She lives in exile in Baton Rouge with her fiance, two dogs, and her former cat. Read her personal blogs at ColleenKane.com.

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