[Rhodes22-list] SS: Time for a political Hail Mary

mputnam1 at aol.com mputnam1 at aol.com
Thu Feb 21 11:01:03 EST 2008


Stan, you are a political genius.? You SHOULD run for president.? The only thing you should add to your Hillary statement is to end with something like this:

"Oh, and by the way, if I'm elected Vice President, you don't have to worry about ol' Bill.? He doesn't know the office exists."


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From: stan <stan at rhodes22.com>
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Sent: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:46 am
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] SS: Time for a political Hail Mary






  If I had Rhodie Mark Putman's and Hillary's ear I would tell them that her 
first words at the start of the upcoming debate should be something along these 
lines:


  "My candidacy in the 2008 election was based on my overwhelming longing to see 
that voters have a real choice between what we have had for the past 7 years and 
what could be in the next 8 years.

  There is practically no difference between "the where" and "the how" either 
Barack or I want to take this nation.  In fact, it is because our goals are so 
similar that we have such difficulty trying to show you why you should vote for 
one or the other of us. 

  Therefore I want to announce that in the interest of what is best for the 
Democratic Party and, what I feel is in the best interest of the United States 
of America, that if by any chance I should be your nominee, I will ask Barack 
Obama to be my vice president. 

  AND, if Barack wins the nomination, and asks me, I will proudly be his vice 
presidential running mate.

  I think this debate should now be considered a press conference and we should 
take your questions.  I am going to let Barack do most of the responding since 
he says it so much better than I do."



       My (ss's) rational behind this risky Hail Mary play is that she puts the 
"what -is-best-for-the country" ahead of her own ambitions and that may just 
turn into a touchdown.   And, in the more likely outcome that it does not, if 
Obama looses the eleciton to McCain, then Hillary (a la Nixon and Regan) has a 
good opportunity 4 years hence.    And, if Obama does become president for one 
or two terems, then, as vice president, the democratic Party (a la Gore) would 
have great difficulty not handing her the mantle.  

  Should the Hail Mary work,  then Barack's future could follow the same 
scenario as above imagined for Hillary.

  ss

  PS:    All bets are off if it turns out that McCain really was fooling around 
with a jewish lobbyist.  I will switch my vote to such a liberal McCain in a  
heartbeat.  History has proven that to be a really good president you have to be 
a philanderer:  FDR, Johnson, Ike, Kennedy, Bill - it's one of the reasons I was 
considering running. 
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