2008: Obama/Richardson (D) vs. McCain/Barbour (R)

[liberalpragmatist]

2008 Scenario: Which ticket WOULD WIN?

Democrats
For President: Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
For Vice President: Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM)

Republicans
For President: Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ)
For Vice President: Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS)

[Moloch]

1. Barbour as VP for the thugs?

I'm sure there's PLENTY of dirt we can dig up on him.

Oh WAIT! I already did:

October 16, 2003
Haley Barbour and the Council of Conservative Citizens
Posted 11:22 am | Printer Friendly | Spotlight

The other day I recited a handful of recent examples of Republican lawmakers offering disturbing and offensive remarks about racial and religious minorities. Today I found another example that may be even worse than the others.

Haley Barbour, the former national chairman of the Republican National Committee, is the Republican nominee for governor of Mississippi, which holds its election in just three weeks.

(snip)

Far worse, he’s also been hanging out with the Council of Conservative Citizens.

Daily Kos has a picture of Barbour hanging out with CCC members at the Black Hawk Barbecue and Political Rally in July, which the CCC helped co-sponsor.

What’s the big deal? Well, the Council of Conservative Citizens is a transparently racist organization that grew out of the “White Citizens Councils” of the old, strictly segregated, South.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/000758.html

If you go to the CoCC website, you can see "White Pride" shirts for sale.

I *PRAY* that Barbour is the nominee!

[liberalpragmatist]

2. I hope so too

But he's apparently the guy the GOP insiders are backing for Veep. And for some reason, hard-core righties LOVE him. Seriously, check out Redstate and Free Republic. They all want Barbour to run for PRESIDENT.

Barbour's also McCain's biggest Southern backer, so there's a lot of chatter that McCain may make him Veep to make nice with Southerners, with social conservatives, and the Washington establishment.

[illinoisprogressive]

3. this will disappoint old Joe

since I think he is angling for the veep spot with either McCain or Hillary. Oh, poor joe....

[snowbear]

4. So does that mean you're the one who chose Old Man McCain?

[Jim Lane]

5. I hate to say it, but....

I think a winning ticket must include at least one male WASP. There's a limit to how much diversity the electorate is ready for.