Posted on 03/08/2008 9:41:20 AM PST by jdm
ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: While in Casper, Wyo., today Sen. Barack Obama ruled out the possibility being a vice presidential candidate during an interview with CBS' Montana affiliate KTVQ.
Here is a transcript of what he said.
Q: You’ve raised $55 million in February and in your speech today you said "I was against the war in ’03, ’04, ’05 -- all the way on through 2010, and you specifically mentioned Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Could you ever see yourself on the same ticket as Senator Clinton?
A: Well, you know, I think it’s premature. You won’t see me as a vice presidential candidate -- you know, I’m running for president. We have won twice as many states as Senator Clinton, and have a higher popular vote, and I think we can maintain our delegate count -- but you know, what I’m really focused on right now, because all that stuff is premature, is winning this nomination and changing the country. And I think that’s what people here are concerned about. How are you going to provide health care to every American? So I spend a lot of time talking about the plan I wanted to put in place that would not only lower costs for those who already have health insurance, but also make sure people who don’t have health insurance can get health care as good as the health care I have as a member of Congress. Those are the kinds of issues that really make a difference in people’s lives, and we’re going to keep on talking about them.
Yep Obama, the black man reduced to "Driving Miss Daisy/Hillary". According to the Clintons, he would be right where they want him:
At the back of the bus... Opps, I mean ticket, you get my drift.
Boy the Clintons are nefarious. Should Hidabeast steal the presidential nomination via the Super Race/super delegates (which she has every intention of doing by hook or by crook) and Osama, Obama is relegated to the back of the bus driving Miss Daisy/Hillary, "There Will Be Blood" come the democRAT convention in Denver. There had better be plenty of riot police on sight because that is exactly what the democRATS will have on their hands; race riots that are going to make Chicago 68 look like a picnic. The so-called "African Americans" are going to raise holy blazes once they see the truth that the democRATS ARE THE RACISTS and Osama, Obama, is thrown under the bus.
It is Hillary’s turn. There is a much better case for her as Prez, and he would be a shoe-in (sic?) in 8 years. PLUS, he’d look older than 12 by then.
Yes, it could go either way, but I still think it’s likely if the Beast gets the nom, she puts Obama on the ticket.
Remember: they hate Republicans MORE!
Yes, there’s a clear escape clause here...BHO could easily be “drafted” for VP. But for that to happen, he’d have to lose the nomination first, which will involve overturning the primary/caucus results.
By the time of the Penn. vote, there may be so many attacks on tape that having both candidates on the same ticket will be impossible.
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