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BREAKING--Obama may announce CHET EDWARDS as running mate in minutes
AP ^ | 22 August 2008 | LIZ SIDOTI

Posted on 08/22/2008 8:33:40 AM PDT by Paladin2b

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field o0f candidates that included at least one dark horse.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008veep; alreadyposted; bayh; biden; bumperstickers; chetedwards; kaine; lame; notbreaking; obama; veepstakes
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The AP wire is buzzing the past few minutes that Obama is set to surprise all with picking Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) as his vice presidential selection, perhaps by the middle of this afternoon. [Moderator--please pull this thread if this turns out to be a red herring]
1 posted on 08/22/2008 8:33:45 AM PDT by Paladin2b
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To: Paladin2b

Is that John Edwards’ love child?

}:-)4


2 posted on 08/22/2008 8:35:06 AM PDT by Moose4 (http://moosedroppings.wordpress.com -- Because 20 million self-important blogs just aren't enough.)
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To: Paladin2b

...or he may not...


3 posted on 08/22/2008 8:35:31 AM PDT by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: Paladin2b

Sheesh another Edwards, only this one has a $200 haircut.


4 posted on 08/22/2008 8:35:39 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: Paladin2b

Red herring?........

5 posted on 08/22/2008 8:35:42 AM PDT by Red Badger (All that carbon in all that oil and coal was once in the atmosphere. We're just putting it back.....)
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To: Paladin2b
D@mn. I thought he would've picked Castro or Chavez.

I'm sure this Chet person detests America just like the Obamunist.

6 posted on 08/22/2008 8:35:57 AM PDT by exile ("Get off the phone, ya big dope"- The Great One)
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7 posted on 08/22/2008 8:36:02 AM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: Paladin2b

Now they can use the Obama/Edwards bumper stickers after all.


8 posted on 08/22/2008 8:36:08 AM PDT by Poincare
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To: GOP_Party_Animal

zzzzzzz


9 posted on 08/22/2008 8:36:09 AM PDT by impeachedrapist (Ssshh! I'm a liberal plant AND a stalker!)
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To: Paladin2b

Right now the AP article you linked merely says that Chet Edwards is one of five “finalists”


10 posted on 08/22/2008 8:36:16 AM PDT by Enchante (Obama-cons: Trying to fool America, one media dupe at a time!)
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To: Paladin2b

WTH is Chet Edwards? Isn’t he some old country music singer?


11 posted on 08/22/2008 8:36:21 AM PDT by Grunthor (It is NOT acceptable for Barack Obama to be President of the United States!)
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To: Moose4

Why Chet?

Because Che is dead.

OR

Because they printed a million Obama/Edwards bumperstickers a month ago and it would be a shame to waste them.


12 posted on 08/22/2008 8:36:33 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (We have standards & tradition, otherwise we'd be litle better than the DUmmies.)
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To: Paladin2b

The guitar player ?


13 posted on 08/22/2008 8:36:44 AM PDT by kbennkc (What passes for optimism is most often an intellectual error)
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To: DallasBiff

When the text message goes out today and all the obamanauts get the text and they all start cheering and then say, “Who the hell is Chet Edwards?”


14 posted on 08/22/2008 8:37:17 AM PDT by Holicheese (Rasdower, Zap Rasdower!)
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To: Paladin2b

At first I read ‘CHET ATKINS.” LOL

Where’d I put my glasses?... .


15 posted on 08/22/2008 8:37:24 AM PDT by hoe_cake ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." MTwain)
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To: Paladin2b

Who is Chet Edwards?


16 posted on 08/22/2008 8:37:40 AM PDT by Joyell
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To: Paladin2b

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Edwards


17 posted on 08/22/2008 8:37:44 AM PDT by Dawn531
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To: Paladin2b

FWIW, His pic is already on mybarackobama.com..............

18 posted on 08/22/2008 8:37:46 AM PDT by Red Badger (All that carbon in all that oil and coal was once in the atmosphere. We're just putting it back.....)
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To: Paladin2b

Who?
But this is rich...the dems will not know the difference between Chet and John.


19 posted on 08/22/2008 8:37:54 AM PDT by svcw (There is no plan B.)
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To: Paladin2b

Red herring? Makes me think about grilling a red snapper with a citrus mirandade tonight.


20 posted on 08/22/2008 8:38:11 AM PDT by AU72
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