DU CONTEST: Mitt Romney VP Pick...

[LynneSin]

Here's the rules

You must pick the following items:

#1 Who will be the VP
#2 Time and Date that the VP choice will be announced
#3 Gaffe made when the choice is announced

Winner will receive this basket of puppies

[cali]

1. Tuesday, Aug 7 at 5 PM. Rob Portman

something about two boring guys.

[MADem]

2. Pawlenty. Noontime, Thursday 23 Aug.

RMoney will mispronounce his prospective VEEP's, or his wife's, name, and/or misrepresent the positions the new VP has held.

[SunsetDreams]

24. RobMe/Plenty?

[MADem]

30. Get the copyright on that beauteous phrase!!! nt

[LynneSin]

3. August 20th NOON EST, Bobby Jindal

And Romney will either say that Bobby's heritage was something other than Indian OR when he sends the announcement out on the smartphone App he'll use that Made in Amercia frame.

[GodlessBiker]

4. Rubio, August 20, 10 EST

One of them will trip going up a step to the stage.

[zzaapp]

27. LOL.....I 2nd this one.

[morningfog]

5. If the Reid story on zero taxes takes off, it will be within a week.

I'm going to say August 9, around 4 pm.

The veep pick will be Portman.

The gaffe will be an embarrassing misspelling in his App announcement.

[tanyev]

6. August 20th, 9:00pm. Teaser naming Natalie Portman.

Soon followed by a correction saying that should be Rob Portman.

[LynneSin]

7. I think not only would Natalie Portman cringe but...

she's not even qualified to be a US President. She was born in Israel.

[tanyev]

8. I don't think she's 35 years old, either.

[HopeHoops]

13. Natalie Hershlag was born 9 June 81 - she's 32. Doesn't qualify just on that grounds.

[catbyte]

56. i think she was also born in Jerusalem Israel

[HopeHoops]

58. She was. Cute chick, but not within the Constitution's requirements on two counts.

She's also a liberal. That kind of throws a monkey wrench into things.

[MADem]

31. That is hilarious--well done to you! nt

[Scuba]

9. Ken Lay, Friday, August 3rd at 9:00 p.m. (slow news time). Gaff will be saying "Ken's a great Lay".

[rustydog]

43. I know we all love a great lay and that is Ken!

[Mz Pip]

48. Considering that Lay is dead

nominating him would be the gaffe.

[Scuba]

49. Surprise!

I don't recall seeing the body, do you?

[Remmah2]

10. Alfred E Newman.

They have a lot in common.

[HopeHoops]

11. I'll pass on the puppies, but I'll answer all three:

#1 Who will be the VP
A: Somebody nobody's ever heard of so there isn't enough time to find dirt on him OR get his/her tax returns.

#2 Time and Date that the VP choice will be announced
A: As late as allowed by law.

#3 Gaffe made when the choice is announced
A: "I know people who own businesses that funded this candidate."

[LynneSin]

15. If you don't take these puppies we give them to Chris Christie

and he'll roast them for dinner.

[HopeHoops]

21. We've got room.

[HopeHoops]

37. So when do I get my puppies?

[LynneSin]

40. After Romney picks his VP and..

after I find 2 golden retrievers, get them to mate and steal their puppies



Lucky for you I own a green laundry basket!

[HopeHoops]

47. Yeah, so do I. They'll be senior citizens by the time rMoney picks a VP.

[KurtNYC]

12. Portman on Aug 27 at 8AM EST via Smartphone App

CNN and Fox will both jump the gun and say that the choice is Jane Roberts, wife of SCJ John Roberts, then they will check SCOTUS blog and find out it's Portman.

or

There will be some glitch with the app and then some whining about why the heck did they do it that way and the Romney campaign will blame their tech partner(s).

[nolabear]

14. Friday, August 10th, 6 pm PST, Sarah Palin.

Gaffe: You need more? It will be revealed that she blackmailed him into the choice when he succumbed to her charms and she succumbed to his money.

Plus, that tax return thing has all been done.

[WI_DEM]

16. Monday, August 20, 11 am--Condi--gaffe...

Romney will praise her for her 'great qualifications in foreign policy.'

[patricia92243]

17. If I win, do I HAVE to take the puppies :)

[LynneSin]

18. Please see response above

Do you want Chris Christie eating roasted puppies for dinner?

[lpbk2713]

19. I don't know about 1 and 3 but it will be announced on a Friday afternoon.

Mittens will want to use the Friday news dump to his best advantage.

He will probably be worried the media won't approve of his choice.

Of this I am certain.

[RagAss]

20. Mitt can't win even if he picked that basket of puppies as a running mate !

[LynneSin]

23. Are you saying that even with a basket of puppies on the ticket you still could not be swayed?

Damn you are a diehard progressive!

[NightWatcher]

22. Ronald Reagan will be picked after appearing to Mitt on a plate that only he can see

He will keep the plates hidden in one of his mansions and he will ask the plates for guidance. Reagan will be the first (ok maybe not) dead person to be on the repuke ticket

[MADem]

33. Will he hide it in a stove pipe hat? nt

[Mnemosyne]

25. Cheney, 8/22 @ 4pm and he won't say a damn thing for fear of being shot in the face.

My greatest fear is darth picking himself again. Many R's around here think he is a "nice grandfatherly man".

I want the puppies!

[IDemo]

26. Rubio, Aug. 3, 6:00pm

My two pups will be thrilled to have the company.

[LynneSin]

28. You didn't answer #3 - what's your gaffe

[jpbollma]

29. It will be after the Olympics

Rafalca will be the choice. Mitt will need to really shake things up, he will be the first candidate to nominate a non-human, cornering the animal vote.

[IDemo]

41. Probably a Biden bash - "he's ready for the retirement home" or some-such

[Enrique]

32. Condi, August 10

and the gaffe will be that he introduces her by singing "Who let the dogs out"

[grantcart]

34. Portman Monday 6th at noon

Romney will announce him as the Senator from Iowa.

[corkhead]

35. He is going to nominate General Electric as his VP

"Corporations are people my friend, and GE paid even less in taxes than I did."

Monday the 13th

[liberalmuse]

36. Newt on August 15th. n/t

[corkhead]

38. I like it.

He is going to have a hard time with a serious candidate because they will both know that they are going to get slaughtered in November and that will not be good for the resume of that person. On the other hand, Newtie doesn't give a shit about that and would love the opportunity to "capitalize" on it.

[Ganja Ninja]

39. Nikki Haley August 24th 11:00 PM.

I'm not saying she'll accept. < That's the Gaff

[cbdo2007]

42. Fred Thompson, Aug 6 at 9:00am, gaffe - will send via text message and accidentally

include a picture of Mitt in his boxers from his secret Craigslist postings.

[RZM]

44. Portman, Aug. 10, 3-4 pm

No gaffe, but lots of boredom.

[raouldukelives]

45. Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher.

August 13th 1:02 AM.
Scandal erupts after Sam discovers he paid more in taxes in his life than Mitt.

[XemaSab]

46. Huckabee

August 17th at 8:00 PM PDT via Twitter.

Let's just say auto-correct ain't seen nothing yet.

[Blanks]

53. I was gonna pick Huckabee.

He's a natural choice because the republicans need the southern evangelical vote.

He'll announce when he speaks at the convention. Isn't that how McCain did it? New Republican tradition.

Huckabee is the gaffe. Romney is choosing Fox News as his running mate.

[rusty fender]

50. Paul Ryan

August 24th at 10:00am eastern. The Gaffe: Romney will refer to him as the only governor to win a recall election.
Yay, puppies!

[LynneSin]

64. Wow you may have been the closest to winning the puppies

No one else picked Ryan.

Although you were about 2 weeks late on the date.

Let's see if you get the Gaffe

[Motown_Johnny]

65. I think the only one to pick Ryan wins.

This admission pains me since I really wanted those puppies, but there it is.

[LynneSin]

66. Well maybe we'll have a fresh basket of puppies for another DU Contest

I know you tried!

[Motown_Johnny]

67. Did you see PeaceNikki's post? Maybe she should win.

[rusty fender]

68. Did Peacknikki enter this contest?

If she didn't, then the puppies are mine! At least a third of them are because I missed the gaffe and the timing.

It hurts me that you are are trying to usurp Lynnesin's authority here.

I'd like to thank Lynnesin for having the foresight to include a Mittgaffe in this contest because, if the sun always rises, Romney will always gaffe.

[Motown_Johnny]

69. I said "Maybe"

but PeaceNikki picked both Romney and Ryan in August of 2011. Maybe she deserves a bucket of kittens.

[rusty fender]

70. I picked Romney in 2009!

What are you? PeaceNikki's "agent"?

And am I chopped liver?

For heaven's sake, dude, give it up; PeaceNikki did not enter LynnSin's contest. Have you ever heard of the Lottery? If you pick the winning #s, it doesn't count unless you BUY the ticket!

[Motown_Johnny]

71. I was joking... Isn't this all a joke? Is there a real basket of puppies you expect to receive?

and just for the record, if you go up two posts you will see that I was the one to post that the one who picked Ryan should win.

Lighten up.

[rusty fender]

72. Sorry...

I thought you were serious.

[left on green only]

51. I could be mistakin, but.......

I think Romney will nominate Ross Perot during his address at the puke convention, and I think his gaff will be to uncontrollably belch right after he says his name.

[LynneSin]

52. You really want those puppies don't you?

and welcome to DU

[Motown_Johnny]

54. Portman, August 17th.. 10:00am est.

Gaffe.... Referring to his time in the Bush administration as somehow being a good thing.

[Tikki]

55. Herman Cain, August 16th this year and rmoney will say "they share" something or other...

Which is a lie because rmoney and his type don't share....anything.



Tikki

[hifiguy]

57. Pawlenty. Aug. 17, Noon EDT.

Dumb and Duller.

[swayne]

59. Tom Ridge (Former Governor of Pennsylvania) 1:00 PM Eastern Wednesday, August 8, 2012

[LynneSin]

60. There's no way Mitt Romney can put a pro-choice candidate on the ticket

Tea Party already hates Romney. Ridge would make them go off the deep end although I wouldn't complain about that.

[Chan790]

62. I dunno.

Might it make him competitive in PA? IIRC Ridge was pretty well liked, more so than his successors have been.

[Evasporque]

61. The Reanimation of Richard Cheney

...it walks, it talks, it criticizes Palin...it will soon live again.

[hootinholler]

63. I'm gonna answer retroactively n/t