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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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To: Grunthor

I think he’s in NASCAR.


321 posted on 08/22/2008 3:06:12 PM PDT by Hamilcar_Barca (If Obama is elected the U.S. Soldiers in Iraq will have died in vain.)
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To: Dawn531
Edwards voted in favor of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[14] He voted for the Defense of Marriage Act and supports a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.[15] He is also pro-abortion.[16

Boom! Splat! Slosh! (moonbats' heads exploding).

322 posted on 08/22/2008 3:10:10 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
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To: cripplecreek

Polonium?


323 posted on 08/22/2008 3:12:13 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
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To: prairiebreeze

Your tag line says it all, if you would add Cheat Edwards. He never served a day in uniform and spent his time in our district, including Killeen telling the military the Republicans would take away their benefits if he was not reelected. I’ve been told by a couple (Republicans, elderly) who backed him initially, ‘cause he is an Aggie, that people in his campaign use pretty common language.


324 posted on 08/22/2008 3:19:46 PM PDT by tillacum
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To: San Jacinto

“he might help in some swing states”

People who Swing both ways will LOVE “Nancy Boy” Chet Edwards.

No, he’s not gay, he’s a political transvestitive - pretend-conservative in Texas and a liberal tax-and-spend pro-abort in DC. He must change clothes in the plane or something.


325 posted on 08/22/2008 3:20:42 PM PDT by WOSG (http://no-bama.blogspot.com/ - NObama, stop the Hype and Chains candidate)
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To: jennyjenny

We’re mostly Republicans. The Austin area is full of democrats, mostly from Mexifornia, they excaped the invasion and high taxes, now they’re trying to make us like mexifornia.


326 posted on 08/22/2008 3:22:18 PM PDT by tillacum
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To: prairiebreeze

I don’t know where they Chet came from, but I think his real first name is Howard...or something like that. I saw it once.


327 posted on 08/22/2008 3:23:46 PM PDT by tillacum
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To: McLynnan

“OMG how funny. I live in his district. He’s to the right of Obama and has a strong record supporting the military (Fort Hood is in his district. On reflection maybe not such a bad pick — gives Obama a chance of putting delegate rich Texas in his column and pulling some military votes.”

Ft Hood is NOT in his district, That’s in Carter’s district now. His “support” for the military is just as a tax-payer-sucking leech who earmarks and pork-barrells everything he can and then takes the glory for it. Phoeey on that and I hope you are not fooled by that tax-and-spend shill and slimy politician. Chet Edwards represents everything that is wrong with politics.

Edwards gets direct money from Pelosi and has banked millions from liberal special interests. He does their bidding on all issues he can and sneaks in a few ‘conservative’ votes to fool the voters.
He is actually BAD on gun rights but even freepers spread the misinformation that he is good. No he’s not.

Chet Edwards is horrible on taxes and spending.

Maybe he is not a leftist as Obama but only because of what he does to survive in office. He is a prime reason for term limits.


328 posted on 08/22/2008 3:26:29 PM PDT by WOSG (http://no-bama.blogspot.com/ - NObama, stop the Hype and Chains candidate)
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To: WOSG

Yes, I acknowledged Ft. Hood is no longer in his district. The rest of my post was sarcasm and obviously I should have type “sarc”. I need no lectures about Edward’s record.


329 posted on 08/22/2008 3:32:13 PM PDT by McLynnan
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To: Paladin2b

Obama really is the Paris Hilton of politics. Only Paris Hilton would make such a simple thing as picking a running mate into a debauchery of assclownery.


330 posted on 08/22/2008 3:32:55 PM PDT by Wisky Business
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To: SE Mom

“Ok- explain to me how in the world this guy- with a conservative -for a DEMOCRAT- voting record (I know- not on all issues) would be a favorite with Pelosi? Too weird.”

Gosh people are gullible. There is nothing weird about this. Chet Edwards is a Nancy Boy. He is a pawn of Pelosi. He votes to do her bidding and survive in office. Pelosi even gave him direct funding support. His voting record is way too liberal compared to his district. That is why Pelosi loves him. They know that they could never get anyone as useful to them as Chet Edwards out of a conservative district like TX-17. That’s why Pelosi loves and recommends him. If Edwards can fool his district, then Obama can fool America.

Edwards survives in office by raking in big bucks from liberal special interests and using that money to flood the district to lie to his voters about who he is. He has survived a close election in 2004 when Republicans challenged him and now will outspend his rivals about 30 to 1 to stay in office. He buys off local Republican officials with gobs of earmarks and pork. Yet he is a tax-and-spend pro-abort anti-gun partisan liberal Democrat, and a close look at his voting record is revealing.

http://travismonitor.blogspot.com/2008/08/chet-edwards-voting-record.html

“Congressman Edwards is not only the King of Earmarks but he is the only Southern Baptist from Texas in the US Congress to receive a perfect score from the NARAL Pro-Choice America for supporting abortion in every way, shape and form.”

http://therightstate.com/2008/04/23/it-is-time-to-replace-the-liberal-chet-edwards-with-a-conservative-like-rob-cornock/

A clear case on an entrenched DC incumbent doing the opposite of what his district wants and using his incumbency to stay in power.


331 posted on 08/22/2008 3:35:13 PM PDT by WOSG (http://no-bama.blogspot.com/ - NObama, stop the Hype and Chains candidate)
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To: Paladin2b

On Drudge it is reported they are
making up bumper stickers for
OBAMA-BYAH

332 posted on 08/22/2008 3:36:32 PM PDT by Spunky (You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
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To: SE Mom

Hmmmm .........

And then there’s this:

***

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/22/breaking-bumper-sticker-says-its-bayh/

Breaking: Bumper sticker says it’s Bayh

posted at 6:04 pm on August 22, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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A Lenexa, Kansas printing company has started producing Obama-Bayh bumper stickers, according to a Kansas City television news report. KMBC-9 has three sources and an example of the bumper sticker for its proof that Barack Obama has selected Evan Bayh as his running mate:


333 posted on 08/22/2008 3:40:21 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: STARWISE

Yep- check out Drudge...

IF it’s Bayh...this will REALLY PO Obama- after all the drama over The Text...to have a little printing company out the VP...I will ROFL


334 posted on 08/22/2008 3:43:03 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: wolfcreek

“My Grandmother is in Edwards’ district. She hates him and will be glad to see him go.”

Listen to your Grandma. :-)

“Interestingly, he seems to out shine Repubs in strong GOP districts.”
- See my previous post. He has managed to use incumbency to buy himself a lifetime seat. This district went 60% for Bush in 2004 but 60$ for Edwards in 2006, yet he’s Pelosi’s boy...

He is a complete political transvestite, liberal in DC and pretend-conservative back home.

In fact, Chet Edwards was liberal HIS WHOLE CAREER.

http://policyspotlight.blogspot.com/2008/08/chet-edwards-voting-record.html

Look at it this way: He could be an honest unemployed liberal or a dishonest employed one. What should a politician do? What *would* a politician do?


335 posted on 08/22/2008 3:43:17 PM PDT by WOSG (http://no-bama.blogspot.com/ - NObama, stop the Hype and Chains candidate)
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To: newzjunkey

That would be an unusual choice but he’s W’s congressman

I wonder if President Bush voted for him...lol.


336 posted on 08/22/2008 3:43:37 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: Paladin2b

Thats who Pelosi wants him to pick although not sure it will happen..


337 posted on 08/22/2008 3:44:53 PM PDT by Lady GOP
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To: Mr. Silverback

“The funny thing is, he’s apparently such a blue dog that Obama would be picking a gy who backs most of the things Obama says are wrong with the country. Not smart.”

No, like many Democrat Congresscritters he is a lying yellow dog who is Pelosi’s poodle and who endorsed Obama.

He is a 100% pro-abort, so him and Obama can run on a double-death ticket.


338 posted on 08/22/2008 3:46:26 PM PDT by WOSG (http://no-bama.blogspot.com/ - NObama, stop the Hype and Chains candidate)
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To: SE Mom

That is laughable .... all this super high tech secrecy .. just to get more people to give them their personal info to sign up for the texts.

Looks like the rumor is building some credibility:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/08/obamabayh_yard_signs.asp

Obama-Bayh Yard Signs?

We hear from a well-connected political insider that the largest sign manufacturer in Midwest is churning out Obama-Bayh lawn signs.

Update: Gill Studios of Lenexa, Kansas, is reportedly printing Obama-Bayh bumper stickers. And in an interesting shift in television strategy, Obama seems to have pulled his television advertising in Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota and Virginia—all red states where he has claimed he would compete. But he’s still on in Indiana.

Posted by John McCormack on August 22, 2008 05:53 PM

**** BUT ....

Earlier, this was circulating:

Obama VP,Obama Vice President Joe Biden

http://news.spreadit.org/obama-vpobama-vice-president-joe-biden/

“Obama VP,Obama Vice President Joe Biden-Obama VP,Obama vice president,Obama running mate is Sen.Joe Biden.Obama text message will start flying any time soon because Joe Biden was caught making arrangements to be in Springfield tomorrow. Story developing so we will keep you updated.”


339 posted on 08/22/2008 3:54:48 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: SE Mom; Admin Moderator

BTW, the main link to this thread is an AP article. Are we now allowed to post them?

I’ve been avoiding them like the plague and searching endlessly for other sources.


340 posted on 08/22/2008 3:56:11 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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