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DEL.ICIO.USNunn gets another mention for veep
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Former Georgia senator Sam Nunn earned another mention as a vice presidential selection for Democrat Barack Obama this morning on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopolous.”
Much of the discussion was over the merits of Hillary Clinton as a vice presidential nominee.
But columnist George Will proposed this as a possibility:
“You can use your nomination to address one of your perceived weaknesses. And the vulnerability of the Obama campaign is that there could be a national security event during this next nine months, eight nine months.
In which case you can pick Sam Nunn — great national security credentials, and he’s from Georgia where the turnout down there in the primary might at least give you the illusion that you might make that state competitive……”
Another thing in Nunn’s favor: He’s spent the last two years or so campaigning against politics as usual, and so would add to Obama politics-of-change message.
Comments
By Dusty
May 11, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this
Sam Nunn better run…as far away as he can from Obama. Nunn has a good reputation now but looks like he is trying for a Jimmy Carter moment, that is, come out of the past and try for a BIG splash.
A moment with Obama is not a great one, not with the anti-American confidants Obama gives us almost daily. As ‘tis said, with friends, ministers and a wife like that, who needs enemies. But they are or have been Obama’s closest companions. Nunn does not need to join that crowd. Why ruin your reputation to go down with a loser?
By GAindependant
May 11, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this
Obama plans to use McCain’s age against him. In fact, hs hangers-on have already strarted doing it. Nunn is older than McCain, so how would that work. Nunn has a great reputation. He should take stock of that and enjoy his retirement.
By lupercal
May 11, 2008 5:33 PM | Link to this
im still into kathleen sebelius. six vigorous years of exec. experience, democratic governor in red-state kansas who was re-elected in a landslide, 60%. an amiable middle-aged woman who’s got cred with blue-collar workers. the big danger for Obama is appearing too leftist. her and him have the same ideals, and she’s a superb manager. she doesn’t reinforce any negatives about him. in fact, reinforces his positives. you’re worried about the strength gap between the two-white guys on the repub. ticket? that’s why obama has to run on the strength of his cabinet. that’s something he would have to do regardless of whom he chooses. you don’t want voters to have second thoughts about you, as has happened throughout these primaries with late deciders going to clinton. throw in some respectable republicans, moderates, democrats who are more worried about keeping their integrity than about ideological struggles. people you can work with. for example like dick lugar and especially chuck hagel. that takes care of the national security gap. thing is, that security gap can be taken care of easily because it’s just a question of gravitas, and that dynamic, bipartisan cabinet would generate a lot of excitement. rave reviews from the media, independents, moderate republicans and democrats. economic issues however can’t be transposed because of endorsements. so you need someone who’s really good at it. we would actively work the female vote with the prospect of a RESPECTABLE woman as president in 8 years, and african american turnout would be sky-high. with the swing vote becoming the white blue collar vote, a few good picks for cabinet posts would be really beneficial.
By RJ
May 11, 2008 6:19 PM | Link to this
Dusty…
Your post is obviously based more on wishful thinking than a semi-serious analysis of the shifts and pulls of the various polls. Though way from perfect, opinion polls provide a better basis for prediction than sheer bias.
By Bitter EX democrackkk
May 11, 2008 6:45 PM | Link to this
Surely Sam Nunn knows better than to try to pull that off…talk about no name recognition for the past 10 years+…He’s too smart to get caught up in this NObama scheme.
By Dusty
May 11, 2008 6:59 PM | Link to this
RJ@6:19
Who’s talking about polls and wishful thinking? I am talking about quotations from Obama, his wife and his minister. There is no need to repeat them again as I am sure you are familiar with the information. None of that sounds like a man suitable for the highest office in the USA. In fact, I would never vote for anyone with such a dubious background and associates.
Nunn is a man of good reputation. He would lose that respect should he choose to be a political partner of a man of such shady alliances as those of Obama’s.
By TW
May 11, 2008 7:17 PM | Link to this
The Party who gave us George W. Bush, the worst president in the history of The United States, ought to just hang it up until 2012 - this one’s over.
See, there’s this little thing called credibility. The problem for the GOP is that the people now railing Obama were the same ones who beat their chests about WMDs, about Saddam’s relationship with bin laden, about the Bush tax-cuts being great economics, etc. etc.
Listening to the likes of Hannity, O’Reilly, and Dobbs has wrapped this country around a pole. In 2000 there was lots of speculation that vermin such as this were losers. Now, in 2008, we have proof that they are.
Nobody listens to failure. It’s over. The rightwing ought save what little face they have left by sleeping through this next election.
By Churchill
May 11, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this
See, there’s this little thing called electability. Obama does fine with the democrat base, but he will have it handed to him in the general. Listing to Russert Poatato, Keith Overbite Countdown to no ratings, or anyone else in the MSM, gives one the impression that they, in fact, haven’t the slightest idea what they are talking about. Of course when Obama loses it will be because the country is racist. It will have nothing to do with the fact that the country rejected his shallow, liberal platform. Peace.
P.s. I cannot wait for you guys to get to Denver. Will you all excerise some self control. Or will you guys raise hell and riot? My money is on the riots.
By RJ
May 11, 2008 9:19 PM | Link to this
Dusty…
Please know I remain a Hillary Supporter. After almost 8 years of Bush(whom I voted for), experience is very important in my decision-making. Between the two, she has unmatched DIRECT and ASSOCIATIVE experience.
That said, guilt by association is a questionable evaluation standard. In the course of life, we all tolerate stuff that we neither agree with nor internalize. Sometimes toleration helps to shape a resolve. Sometimes toleration provides an opportunity for change.
Should my candidate lose…the question I have for Obama is what have you learned from those experiences and how do they affect you going forward?
By Churchill
May 11, 2008 9:59 PM | Link to this
RJ, and I have something in common. I, too, am a Hillary supporter, unil August. I even did something I never thought I would do…I made a donation to her primay campaign last week.
T-shirt idea:
Hillary, She Doesn’t Pull Out
By Nick
May 11, 2008 10:00 PM | Link to this
Can anyone just give one example of something un-American Sen. Obama or his wife have said? He has distanced himself from the minister, so what more could you want?
The story I hear him tell most often is that his story couldn’t be possible anywhere, but in America. Just listen to him compare the stories his Grandfather to Mrs. Obama’s father and it is obvious this guy loves his country. A part of loving your country is praising it for its goodness, but criticizing, then working to correct its wrongs. This is exactly what the Obama campaign is all about. This is why he put his life on hold to do something as noble as run for President. Senator Obama and the more than 16 million Americans who have voted for him in the primaries believe as I do that America is a great country that has the potential to be even better.
Oh and where I come from you were taught not to talk about a man’s wife if you have an issue with him.
By DaninMacon
May 12, 2008 12:46 AM | Link to this
Where I come from you don’t sit in a pew for 20 years listening to some lunatic and expect the country to believe that you did’t get the message. Obama is either lying or he’ s stupid. He is doing what we in the south call “peeing in our faces and telling us that it is raining.” Since the man has no record to speak of, we are forced to look at his character, and the character of those with whom he surronds himself. Obama is not quite ready for prime time.
By MiltonMan
May 12, 2008 8:06 AM | Link to this
Nick, get your head out of the sand.
Hussein’s wife:
“…for the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback”
That is very un-American to me.
By Churchill
May 12, 2008 8:59 AM | Link to this
DaninMacon, has it exactly right.
By Crystal
May 12, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this
“Hillary, She Doesn’t Pull Out” LOL, OMG
By drjay
May 12, 2008 10:08 AM | Link to this
nunn is a member of augusta nat’l—would that end up being an issue—one of bush’s guys resigned (from the golf club) when the whole martha burk thing was going on—would nunn need to do the same to be on a ticket???
By Nick
May 12, 2008 10:29 AM | Link to this
My head is not in the sand neither are the other millions of people who are passionately supporting Senator Obama. Anyone who has listened to Mrs. Obama knows that what she was saying was taken out of context. Similar to the McCain 100 years stuff. Washington needs change and Obama is bringing it, whether you people on here like it or not.