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Hillary Picks ‘Boring’ Senator Tim Kaine as Veep
breitbart.com ^ | Jul 22, 2016

Posted on 07/22/2016 6:46:33 PM PDT by Helicondelta

The Kaine pick represents the last death of hope for the more radical wing of the Democrat party that supported Bernie Sanders and were hoping for a running mate such as Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Clinton is said to have been looking at other choices such as Senator Cory Booker, who is black, and Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, who is Hispanic, but instead went with Kaine who is white, male and a consummate Democrat political insider — having served as the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2009 until 2011, in addition to stints as Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Virginia after beginning his political career as the Mayor of Richmond.

Already upset Bernie Sanders supporters wasted no time in criticizing the choice. As the Washington Post reported:

…on Friday, Norman Solomon, the coordinator of a group billing itself as the Bernie Delegates Network, called Kaine “a loyal servant of oligarchy.”

“If Clinton has reached out to Bernie supporters, it appears that she has done so to stick triangulating thumbs in their eyes,” said Solomon, whose organization claims to represent hundreds of Sanders delegates attending the convention in Philadelphia but is not coordinating with the campaign.

RNC Chairman Reince Preibus released a statement about Clinton’s choice for veep:

“Hillary Clinton’s choice of Tim Kaine does nothing to unify a fractured Democrat base which is repelled by her dishonesty and cronyism,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. “After spending last week pandering to grassroots Democrats with Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton has chosen someone who holds positions that she’s spent the entire primary trying to get to the left of.”

“Ultimately this is a ticket that represents one thing: four more years like the last eight, just with more corruption and scandal.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2016veep; clinton; hillary2016; kaine; timkaine; va2016; virginia
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To: Vince Ferrer

She needed a “vanilla” lap dog. Supposedly Timmy was Slick’s first choice - he didn’t want to be upstaged either.


61 posted on 07/22/2016 7:55:21 PM PDT by Qiviut (In Islam you have to die for Allah. The God I worship died for me. [Franklin Graham])
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To: Helicondelta

They release the VP pick late on a Friday which is normally reserved for news the wish to bury. She had to pick between a lousy news day and stopping Trump’s momentum. That she chose today reveals that Trump each surging and she had to try to stop it.


62 posted on 07/22/2016 7:55:57 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is..." - Milton)
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To: Helicondelta

Somebody who has not been investigated yet. The perfect bag man but to be truthful any secretary would do.


63 posted on 07/22/2016 7:55:59 PM PDT by Mike Darancette
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To: Aria

+1


64 posted on 07/22/2016 7:56:45 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: fella

Minnesotan Kaine’s campaign made fun of his opponent’s Virginia accent. Yep.


65 posted on 07/22/2016 7:56:58 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Helicondelta

Kaine is a simple attempt at bringing balance to the democratic ticket.

Hillary needed a ‘non-criminal’ (as far as we know) to balance her criminal side.


66 posted on 07/22/2016 7:57:10 PM PDT by adorno (w)
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To: zeebee

Also, the rejected Bernie supporters may stay home or vote green, or libertarian, or possibly Trump.

It seems like picking Bernie would have given her the best chance.


67 posted on 07/22/2016 7:59:30 PM PDT by HerrBlucher (For the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.)
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To: Helicondelta


68 posted on 07/22/2016 8:00:17 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Lazamataz

Kane has not been investigated.


69 posted on 07/22/2016 8:01:40 PM PDT by Mike Darancette
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To: Aria

They’ll bail IMHO. These morons still have their stupid loser Bernie stickers.


70 posted on 07/22/2016 8:03:26 PM PDT by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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To: Helicondelta
Prince Rhesus released a statement.

Well he should know, he's the head of the DNCII party.

71 posted on 07/22/2016 8:04:09 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed,)
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To: Bushbacker1

:)


72 posted on 07/22/2016 8:06:56 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper


73 posted on 07/22/2016 8:11:51 PM PDT by Pelham (Best.Election.Ever)
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To: JudyinCanada

Groan! (Good pun.)


74 posted on 07/22/2016 8:15:43 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: zeebee

Obama and Hillary hand out free checks so people will vote for them.About 6 to 7 years ago my daughter was laid off of work.She got the normal checks and they ended.She got a letter that said they were expanding her benefits for many more weeks which she did not try for, it was a give away.


75 posted on 07/22/2016 8:22:15 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Helicondelta
Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 8m8 minutes ago Is it the same Kaine that took hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts while Governor of Virginia and didn't get indicted while Bob M did?
76 posted on 07/22/2016 8:30:35 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: max americana
"I wanted the fake Indian just for my entertainment."


As these photos clearly show, Tim Kaine himself is very "Indian-oriented"...
and, like Hillary, he certainly appears to have a close and intimate relationship with firewater.

77 posted on 07/22/2016 8:37:13 PM PDT by Heart-Rest (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Helicondelta

He is big stuff with the Global Warming crowd!


78 posted on 07/22/2016 8:39:08 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: Vince Ferrer

Hillary has a problem that Trump does not. No VP pick can upstage Trump, but lots of people can upstage Hillary.

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That’s why she couldn’t pick Warren. They are both liars and look too much alike, Warren is more likeable and shows a lot more energy. In a couple of clips I could barely watch Hill just stood there nodding like a bobble head doll. Makes Hill look like the tired old lesbian she is.


79 posted on 07/22/2016 8:46:05 PM PDT by barker (I'm with Trump)
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To: Aria

**** “Wow! Way to think far ahead Mr. Trump!!”****

He “IS” BATMAN dammit/dangit or shucks!
GO DONALD!


80 posted on 07/22/2016 8:46:07 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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