Veepstakes: Blankley Blah on Crist, Jindal & Romney

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[Polybius]

You completely miss the point about the minority issue. Many freepers were pimping Rice because she is black ....

And you completely missed my point about the fact that blacks, Mexicans, Asians, Africans and Muslims are not going to be tripping over themselves to vote for a ...... drum roll, please ...... Punjabi.

"Minorities" do not all automatically like each other. In fact, they quite often can't stand each other.

Jindal is being pimped by Rush for the same reason that Allen Keyes is pimped by many on FR: Not because they are "minorities" but because they are so conservative that they make Ronald Reagan look like Ted Kennedy.

Jindal has stated that he is "100 percent against abortion, no exceptions."[26] During his 2003 run for governor he distinguished himself from Blanco, who is also anti-abortion, by stating that he supports an abortion ban without exceptions for life, health, rape, or incest.

As I said, the "minority" that is being "pandered" to is conservatives.

But he is far too young. As far as experience goes, if we try to run him as Veep, whenever we argue Obama does not have enough experience, the Left will argue the exact same thing.

Agreed. That is why I mentioned that he is younger than our pet turtle.

That is why I never got on the Katherine Harris Sainthood Bandwagon just because she was a conservative, did her job as Florida Attorney General and looked hot on a horse in tight jeans and a tight T-shirt.

I put experience before pandering to even conservatives.

[pepsionice]

I suspect that if Jindal is selected....it’ll be because McCain intends to serve four years and retire. Several rumors have suggested that this is his intention. Jindal offers the most intelligent choice for VP...although no national-level experience. But in a debate....he is very sharp and among the top 100 debate politicians in America today.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Agreed. I'd add that the M status DOES in fact, help a candidate on the other side. But it works against conservatives and Republicans. Just look at how prominent M leaders (Clarence Thomas, Michael Steele, JC Watts, Ward Connerly) are treated by the MSM and left-of-center voters.

[rrrod]

WAITAMINUTE.... No huckster???? I guess the cultist will be very upset!

[MeanWestTexan]

“we need a woman on the ticket . end of story .”

Well, McCain is pretty prissy. He’s basically a woman.