Obama/Prime in 08
May 19, 2008 1:31 PM Subscribe
Canadian freelance writer and comic-book vandal Chris "MGK" Bird surveys the field of Obama's potential running mates.
My pick: Gen. Wesley Clarke
posted by Pastabagel at 1:41 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by Pastabagel at 1:41 PM on May 19, 2008
Better version of same idea (but without pictures): Kerry's running mate.
posted by aswego at 1:41 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by aswego at 1:41 PM on May 19, 2008
I would support the Barack Obama/Kcarab Amabo ticket. Kcarab Amabo is just a pretty cool name, evil or not.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 1:41 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by Pater Aletheias at 1:41 PM on May 19, 2008
I'm betting on Hillary.
posted by BrooklynCouch at 1:45 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by BrooklynCouch at 1:45 PM on May 19, 2008
Pater: You know what his middle name is, though, right?
Niessuh.
There's no way an Amabo could get elected in Airoaep, not in a post 11/9 world.
posted by boo_radley at 1:47 PM on May 19, 2008 [2 favorites]
Niessuh.
There's no way an Amabo could get elected in Airoaep, not in a post 11/9 world.
posted by boo_radley at 1:47 PM on May 19, 2008 [2 favorites]
Obama/Kitty '08!
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:47 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:47 PM on May 19, 2008
Wow, even in this joke line up there aren't any women. Unless the kitty is a girl.
posted by hydropsyche at 1:49 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by hydropsyche at 1:49 PM on May 19, 2008
Holy cow, I would've been happy to vote for Wes Clark for President, and if Obama picks him to be VP, my enthusiasm in that vote will only increase.
But I also know that I'd vote for Obama/Kitty. I mean, really. Kitty!
posted by chimaera at 1:51 PM on May 19, 2008
But I also know that I'd vote for Obama/Kitty. I mean, really. Kitty!
posted by chimaera at 1:51 PM on May 19, 2008
(Speaking as an outside observer,) I like Sebelius.
DHinMI at Kos makes the Gore case.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 2:06 PM on May 19, 2008
DHinMI at Kos makes the Gore case.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 2:06 PM on May 19, 2008
Better than expected. I'll go with alternate-dimension Evil-goatee Barack as running mate. Or perhaps shirtless Sulu.
posted by GuyZero at 2:07 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by GuyZero at 2:07 PM on May 19, 2008
Considering that if you lose Florida you lose the election, how about one of the senators from there. Bill Nelson is a democrat and the dude has even been to space.
posted by damn dirty ape at 2:10 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by damn dirty ape at 2:10 PM on May 19, 2008
Obama/Google 08: We're both really cool and from the future and stuff and you like us so much that in the back of your mind you worry that the mountain folk are right and we are secretly the antichrist. But we're not!
posted by ND¢ at 2:18 PM on May 19, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by ND¢ at 2:18 PM on May 19, 2008 [1 favorite]
I'm guessing Napolitano.
That it'll be a woman is almost a given. It won't be a cynical response to Hillary's presence, it'll just be because Obama can get a woman in. Americans want a woman in there, so why wouldn't Obama do it? It's change and it's just the appropriate, nice thing to do right now. Being the strongest Democratic politician of my lifetime, he doesn't really need to shore up the ticket at all. Nobody really votes for somebody based on Veep. At least not predictably or in any numbers. Now, keep in mind Sebelius screwed up the response to the State of the Union, and one thing you can't do is make distractingly bad speeches on an Obama ticket. She's probably out for now. She'll be back. With Napolitano, you get a competent, popular woman governor (no lost congressional seats - this is crucial, forget about any senators or congressional seats, after MI-01 Democrats are looking at a possible 60 votes in the Senate and no Veep is worth losing that). And with Napolitano, you make McCain think he has to defend Arizona, so he'll waste money.
Forget about Gore, Clinton, Edwards, Dodd, Richardson. None of them make sense. They're just distractions that Obama doesn't need to deal with.
posted by dosterm at 2:29 PM on May 19, 2008
That it'll be a woman is almost a given. It won't be a cynical response to Hillary's presence, it'll just be because Obama can get a woman in. Americans want a woman in there, so why wouldn't Obama do it? It's change and it's just the appropriate, nice thing to do right now. Being the strongest Democratic politician of my lifetime, he doesn't really need to shore up the ticket at all. Nobody really votes for somebody based on Veep. At least not predictably or in any numbers. Now, keep in mind Sebelius screwed up the response to the State of the Union, and one thing you can't do is make distractingly bad speeches on an Obama ticket. She's probably out for now. She'll be back. With Napolitano, you get a competent, popular woman governor (no lost congressional seats - this is crucial, forget about any senators or congressional seats, after MI-01 Democrats are looking at a possible 60 votes in the Senate and no Veep is worth losing that). And with Napolitano, you make McCain think he has to defend Arizona, so he'll waste money.
Forget about Gore, Clinton, Edwards, Dodd, Richardson. None of them make sense. They're just distractions that Obama doesn't need to deal with.
posted by dosterm at 2:29 PM on May 19, 2008
As an Arizonan, I'd be insanely enthusiastic about an Obama/Napolitano ticket. It might even put Arizona back in play; even the rightest of right-wing Arizonans give our governor grudging respect.
posted by MrVisible at 2:41 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by MrVisible at 2:41 PM on May 19, 2008
This is so, like, totally not as good as some of MightyGodKing's earlier stuff. Like that Rick James skit.
posted by spiderwire at 2:42 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by spiderwire at 2:42 PM on May 19, 2008
I'm all about the Obama/ Cooper '08 ticket.
They could play Welcome to my Nightmare whenever they talked about the current war in Iraq, and Hey Stoopid, when talking about the present administration.
And naturally, Schools Out when they won.
posted by quin at 2:56 PM on May 19, 2008
They could play Welcome to my Nightmare whenever they talked about the current war in Iraq, and Hey Stoopid, when talking about the present administration.
And naturally, Schools Out when they won.
posted by quin at 2:56 PM on May 19, 2008
Ever listen to Alice Cooper's radio show? I'm not always crazy about his song choices, but I love listening to him. He is witty, self-deprecating, and as insanely knowledgeable about music. I only have the remotest of ideas about his politics, but I'd love to have a VP who could tell me who was the sound engineer on Moby Grape's debut album without having to look it up on the Internet.
posted by Joey Michaels at 3:04 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by Joey Michaels at 3:04 PM on May 19, 2008
Also, I forgot that Hillary is not (yet) a cartoon character...
posted by BrooklynCouch at 3:09 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by BrooklynCouch at 3:09 PM on May 19, 2008
This piece about Obama's VP is offensively premature, by the way.
I think we already have a VICE PRESIDENT Cheney and he can give up office when he's damn well good and ready and we don't need some LIEberal from Canadia talking about replacing our government.
posted by spiderwire at 3:27 PM on May 19, 2008
I think we already have a VICE PRESIDENT Cheney and he can give up office when he's damn well good and ready and we don't need some LIEberal from Canadia talking about replacing our government.
posted by spiderwire at 3:27 PM on May 19, 2008
No one’s mentioned Jesse Ventura for VP. That would throw rednecks everywhere into a relentless mind bending spiral of cognitive dissonance, which would be OK because they don’t know what cognitive dissonance is. Besides, Obama/Ventura has a nice alliterative ring to it.
posted by Huplescat at 3:32 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by Huplescat at 3:32 PM on May 19, 2008
Or he could nominate the Iron Sheik.
I hear he's a secret non-Muslim, though
posted by arto at 3:47 PM on May 19, 2008
I hear he's a secret non-Muslim, though
posted by arto at 3:47 PM on May 19, 2008
Gov. Janet Napolitano would be awesome because then she could play with Concrete Blonde at the inauguration.
posted by jtron at 3:59 PM on May 19, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by jtron at 3:59 PM on May 19, 2008 [1 favorite]
I agree with the Obama/Gore ticket. Obama/Oprah would be the sheeiiit(department of peace, is the rumor.) Obama/Clarke is excellent. Obama/Powell. Obama/Gore...Just-wow. Never thought of that one. That's my shit right there!
posted by Flex1970 at 4:59 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by Flex1970 at 4:59 PM on May 19, 2008
'No one’s mentioned Jesse Ventura for VP. That would throw rednecks everywhere into a relentless mind bending spiral of cognitive dissonance, which would be OK because they don’t know what cognitive dissonance is. Besides, Obama/Ventura has a nice alliterative ring to it.'
posted by Huplescat at 3:32 PM on May 19 [+] [!]
Yes.. Obama/Ventura, or visa versa. They're both more honest sounding than most I've seen. And they're both funny as hell. Obama/Kitty. that would end up in sex. Remember Darden/Clark? I have no idea what the mind bending blah blah blah is, and I'm not a red neck. I'm a slacker, and just am even too lazy to look it all up right now. Obama/Venture sounds powerful. So many good choices.
posted by Flex1970 at 7:50 PM on May 19, 2008
posted by Huplescat at 3:32 PM on May 19 [+] [!]
Yes.. Obama/Ventura, or visa versa. They're both more honest sounding than most I've seen. And they're both funny as hell. Obama/Kitty. that would end up in sex. Remember Darden/Clark? I have no idea what the mind bending blah blah blah is, and I'm not a red neck. I'm a slacker, and just am even too lazy to look it all up right now. Obama/Venture sounds powerful. So many good choices.
posted by Flex1970 at 7:50 PM on May 19, 2008
Obama/Graham. Bob Graham has never lost an election in Florida - and he has a few stints as a "big state" governor under his belt to shore up the ticket's "Executive Experience" talking points - and he's popular with southern centrists. (Blue Dogs, NASCAR Dads and Swing Voters)
But, more importantly, Bob Graham has never lost an election in his home state. That point bears repeating. If the Dems can lock down FL, they win. Game over.
posted by Slap*Happy at 9:55 PM on May 19, 2008
But, more importantly, Bob Graham has never lost an election in his home state. That point bears repeating. If the Dems can lock down FL, they win. Game over.
posted by Slap*Happy at 9:55 PM on May 19, 2008
"I'm Optimus Prime, and I approved this message."
Now read that back in Optimus Prime's voice. How could he possibly lose? Obama/Prime '08!
posted by Ndwright at 8:37 AM on May 20, 2008
Now read that back in Optimus Prime's voice. How could he possibly lose? Obama/Prime '08!
posted by Ndwright at 8:37 AM on May 20, 2008
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