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McCain's Vice President: Tim Pawlenty (redstate calling it for Pawlenty)
RedState ^ | Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 06:34PM | Erick Erickson

Posted on 08/28/2008 5:22:12 PM PDT by Fred

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To: sauropod
I have never been a McCain fan - don't know much about Pawlenty, so if it is really him, I am not enthused. Would have preferred Sarah Palin, Haley Barbour, or Eric Cantor. I keep praying this is simply disinformation being leaked out. Or whatever. Since the RNC is next week, we'll get to hear Pawlenty speak and see if he has what it takes. He is not the attack dog type. I guess McCain will have to do that all himself. He only brings youth and possibly MN, IA, WI - but I feel all he does is just make those potential losses slimmer for McCain. This is not going to energize the base. Is McCain trying to fumble this away?

Baffled in Texas.

81 posted on 08/28/2008 6:41:41 PM PDT by Tuxedo (This Species has Amused itself to Death)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

So basically another RINO? Sheesh.


82 posted on 08/28/2008 6:41:47 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 (Don't steal. John McCain and Barack Obama hate competition.)
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To: DLfromthedesert
He’s OK; but I think he would be smart to put a woman on the ticket.

I've said this all along too, a woman would have sealed it for McCain. I do think Obama will have a great chance of defeating McCain in Nov. if this is his pick!

83 posted on 08/28/2008 6:42:35 PM PDT by blondee123 (NO-BAMA for President in 2008!!!)
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To: Fred

No kidding. :)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2070189/posts?page=8#8


84 posted on 08/28/2008 6:43:23 PM PDT by Matchett-PI (Driving a Phase-2 Operation Chaos Hybrid that burns both gas AND rubber!)
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To: Tuxedo
Is McCain trying to fumble this away?

Yes. I don't believe he really wants the job. He just wanted the nomination to feed his monstrous ego and assuage his sense of hurt from 2000.

85 posted on 08/28/2008 6:45:32 PM PDT by sauropod (There's no stoppin' the cretins from hoppin')
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Red State pulled this out of their a$$.

This whole thing has been too well orchestrated to end with Pawlenty.

McCain does not want the name leaked tonight and I don’t think it’s gonna be. From what I’m reading around all the blogs, it sounds like he’s picked someone that isn’t even on the radar, meaning Not the following:

NOT Pawlenty
Not Romney
Not Lieberman
Not Ridge


86 posted on 08/28/2008 6:46:17 PM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm (McCain/Anyone But Myth Romney 2008)
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To: pissant

Sorry pissant, but I don’t know anything about him other than what I’ve read on that website. I just heard the guys name several days ago.


87 posted on 08/28/2008 6:47:47 PM PDT by sneakers (Liberty is the answer to the human condition.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Agreed though that it is a bad choice. However, if it’s true, the silver lining is that he didn’t pick Slick Willard.


88 posted on 08/28/2008 6:48:30 PM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm (McCain/Anyone But Myth Romney 2008)
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To: Repeal 16-17

Speaking as a Minnesotan, he won’t deliver Minnesota; in two elections, never got more than a 46.7% plurality. Wouldn’t have won either one without a third party splitting the lib vote. He’s only a year older than Obama, too; doesn’t add much gravitas. He will look like Quayle in the debate.


89 posted on 08/28/2008 6:49:42 PM PDT by ER Doc
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To: Fred

Sounds good...now, how would he hold up in a debate against the verbosity of that Nimrod Biden?


90 posted on 08/28/2008 6:49:45 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (Just say NObama!)
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To: big'ol_freeper

“I do believe that our nation’s very survival is at stake.”

I believe the same. It’s frightening that so many people even voted for Obama in the primaries. But then, I think it’s frightening that so many people are registered Dems PERIOD.


91 posted on 08/28/2008 6:49:49 PM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Fred

Yeah, all these self-appointed gurus had Ruby Julie-Annie elected before the primary in 42 states...

Illegal aliens???


92 posted on 08/28/2008 6:50:06 PM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: Hildy
It can’t. Period. He wants to win and in order to win he needs Hillary Dems.

He's not going to get the Hillary Dems. I was checking out the PUMA site earlier & they have a new saying "Nothing at the top" in other words, do not punch anything on the ballot for President.

I also read some of their posts, many are saying they cannot vote for McCain, so they won't vote at all for the Presidential slot, only for Dem. senators!

93 posted on 08/28/2008 6:50:34 PM PDT by blondee123 (NO-BAMA for President in 2008!!!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Lovely Michelle Steele is on FoxNews.com


94 posted on 08/28/2008 6:51:56 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana

MS says Pawenty is a good choice and can take Biden


95 posted on 08/28/2008 6:52:56 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Fred

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

My work is done here...


96 posted on 08/28/2008 6:53:09 PM PDT by Scarchin (Romney for VEEP)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

Add Not Ridge, Not Palin to that. palin has a future to be sure, but if he is gonna take a chance on youth, Jindal was the one.


97 posted on 08/28/2008 6:53:09 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Tennessee Nana

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooo

MICHAEL Steele


98 posted on 08/28/2008 6:54:03 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Fred

Well, he wasn’t my first choice but I have to say, reading the above on him makes me feel a lot better. He appears to be a straight-line conservative, favors low taxes, strong on law-and-order, against homo marriage.

Again, not my first choice, but he’s a heck of a sight better than Lieberman, Ridge or Hutchison.


99 posted on 08/28/2008 6:55:01 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: blondee123

I guess this will offset the minority that will cut off their nose to spite their face from the GOP and not vote for McCain, we’ll see.


100 posted on 08/28/2008 6:56:53 PM PDT by tpanther (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing-----Edmund Burke)
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