"Can't you get a candidate for Vice President w/o going down into a damned rebel province for one?"

[redstate_democrat]

-"radical" Thad Stevens to Abraham Lincoln's adviser during Lincoln's reelection bid in 1864 because Lincoln wanted to have Southern Democrat and slave owner Andrew Johnson as a running mate. Lincoln dumped Hannibal Hamlin and picked Johnson.

Obama did use Lincoln as an example of how he would run the government. :eyes:

[Cleita]

1. So it's looking up that he might pick Edwards if he follows

Lincoln's lead.

[RoyGBiv]

2. Use Lincoln as an example?

Well, good for him.

[hlthe2b]

3. Oh, Lordy!

Obama's going to choose a Southern SLAVE-Holder for VP?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


That DOES it for me! :sarcasm:

[redstate_democrat]

4. lol. You stooopid.

:rofl:

Johnson was a Democrat

Lincoln was a Republican

Flipping the script is what Lincoln did. Some are saying that Obama might "flip the script" and put political opposites in his cabinet and name someone from the OTHER party as his VP.

That's the connection, obviously.

[hlthe2b]

5. Oh, Darlin.....

seems your irony meter, your facetiousness detector, and your parody decipherer are all on the blink!

[redstate_democrat]

6. You didn't get it.

That's ok.

"You stooopid" in some cultures means "touche" in others. It is a way of recognizing your irony and facetiousness. I would never actually call anyone on a message board stupid...unless they pissed me off. But see my rofl smiley? Seems as though the lines of communication have broken down... We speak in different languages, that's all. :hi:

[hlthe2b]

7. We both get there... no matter how circuitously...

;)

[AndyTiedye]

He Would be Asking to Get Liebermaned if He Did That

Gore picked a running mate who is a Republican in all but name. Much good it did him!

[AndyTiedye]

8. Might That Heighten the Risk that Something Would Happen to Him?

If the Repiggies can get back into power by offing O, don't you think they will? :scared:

[frog92969]

9. Yes!

Without hesitation.
Let us speak of this nonsense no more.

[anonymous171]

10. Worked so well for Lincoln...