Posted on 04/01/2012 12:18:45 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
While pundits, politicians and prognosticators have tapped Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as one of the most likely GOP vice presidential picks, conservative commentator Ann Coulter warned today that such a choice would be a “mistake.”
“I think that would be a mistake because the same people who loved Rubio loved [former presidential candidate and Texas Gov.]Rick Perry,” Coulter told me Sunday during the “This Week” roundtable discussion. “I want someone who’s been a bit more tested.”
As the rising star of the Tea Party and a Hispanic from the delegate-rich state of Florida, Rubio would fix Romney’s two biggest problems: enthusiasm among the Republican base and lackluster support from Hispanics, argued conservative commentator George Will.
But Coulter, who is a firm Mitt Romney supporter, said the GOP frontrunner needs a running mate who is tried and tested, which, as a first-term Senator, Rubio is not. Coulter suggested Romney pick someone like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie or Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.
“He’s been tested, he’s steady, he’s not frightening,” Coulter said of Kyl. “He could certainly step into the job.”
Van Jones, a former environmental advisor in the Obama White House, threw a brand new name into the realm of vice presidential speculation: former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who served under George W. Bush. “She ticks off a lot of boxes as far as women, persons of color, but she’s actually tested, she’s a national figure and she has foreign policy experience” Jones said. “You want to do something bold, put Condoleezza Rice on the ticket and watch the Obama campaign go crazy.”
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Foolish mistakes are never realized until it's too late.
That did sound stange. Maybe she said “Brown Tile” ~ certainly not “John Kyl” ~
You watch. You heard it right here. Ann Coulter will be turning into the next ‘Joe Scarborough’ on some lib network in the not too distant future. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was that gutter network that Joe is on, PMSNBC. The almighty buck is gong to lure that RINO turning wench in no time.
And Christie does?
The republican party is now doing to conservatives what the democrat party has been doing to minorities for decades....taking their vote for granted.
The tile would probably be a better pick.
Based upon her strange behavior for the past six months, I almost wonder if Ann Coulter has gone to work for Obama.
Fixed it.
“...He’s not frigtening...”
Ann’s scared pantsless of Sarah Palin. Ah, the good old country club GOP. Really hoping to totally squash the common man TEA Party for good.
I don’t know that much about Rubio, but Ann is just a troll now.
‘frightening’
I think you just hit the nail on the head.
“Ann Coulter will be turning into the next ‘Joe Scarborough’ on some lib network in the not too distant future.”
That should surprise nobody, given the course change she’s recently undergone. She’ll possibly try something like that. But I can’t see libs taking to her nor her ratcheting down her erudition to a pop-lib level. So I would estimate that such a “graft” wouldn’t take.
Put a sock in it Annie!
She would like Christie?
Geez, who would have thunk it?
Then we would have 2 f'n RINO's but then again, I'm convinced Coulter has gone over to the dark side.
PS: CAN'T WAIT FOR HER NEXT BOOK TO COME OUT AND SEE HOW MANY HUNDREDS AS OPPOSED TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS SHE SELLS.
So we're left with a choice, obama or romney?
I see it as we can either double down on stupid (obama) or take a hit (romney)
We're not playing 21 with a $5.00 bet, this is for all the marbles and we got dealt a 16 with the dealer showing 11.
of course its bad.. like oil and water conservative and liberal don’t mix.... She wants fat boy Chrispy Creme..... then the 2 liberals will jell
If RINOmney chose Krispie Cream Christie, that would make both a Presidential and Vice Presidential ticket in which both would lose there home states, because RINOmney isn’t going to win Mass or Mich either one!
Oh now we should follow Van Jones’ advice?
So was he NATURALIZED at the same place as PRESIDENT Chester A. Arthur?
So was he NATURALIZED at the same place as PRESIDENT Chester A. Arthur?
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