McCain in Louisiana Thursday for "major announcement." Could it be Jindal as Veep?

[Faygo Kid]

Same day as Barack speaks in Berlin. Just reported on ABC News that McCain will be in Louisiana for a "major announcement" that day. If he's announcing his VP pick, that means it's Jindal.

He definitely has to roll the dice, and that's a Hail Mary pick.

[bunnies]

1. Jindal the exorcist?!

That would be AWESOME!

[Faygo Kid]

4. The very same.

Jindal, the no exceptions anti-abortion candidate.

A few of the foot draggers who won't back Barack might have second thoughts about that one.

[Hieronymus]

76. Jindal was just on MSNBC saying he would not be the VP. hmmmm

[cbc5g]

2. Perfect...Jindal is a freaking loon

[Purveyor]

6. Looks moooslim to me! LOL...

[TheDonkey]

18. Evangelical racists across America will explode. West Virginia will likely declare intentions to

leave the union.

[Alexander]

31. Nah, we'll just see 7% of West Virginians vote for John Edwards.

[JerseygirlCT]

83. Will certainly take the air out of the sails of those 527s who

want to make this all a scary racial issue about that Democratic guy with the brown skin and funny middle name...

[kevinmc]

3. Jindal has a lot of crazy ideas ..... he would be perfect for McCain. n/t

[Avalux]

Ha! He's got to steal the spotlight from Obama somehow.

Blowing his VP wad to do it. Jindal? LOL! :rofl:

[opihimoimoi]

54. He tried it once before...trying to upstage Obama on the nite he rapped up the nom

Totally blew it with the most sickest lamest speech in America History.

Jindal...lets see him do it....if he got balls he will get Jindal...no one else will step up to the plate.

[blonndee]

5. Ironic...Jindal just now on MSNBC (replay) adamantly denying that he will be VP pick.

Whatever. I'd LOVE to see that loon on the ticket. The only worse one would be Bush himself. :)

[elehhhhna]

21. That was Jindals Reep Lying Test. Sounds like he passed w/ an A+

[Bleacher Creature]

7. He's a crazy RW loon who serves as a constant reminder of McCain's age.

I'll take it.

[Drunken Irishman]

8. It won't be Jindal, no way do they leak the location of the speech if it's the home of the VP pick.

It'll be someone else, but Jindal will be there to introduce them.

[gateley]

20. Damn. I hope you're wrong -- I'd love to see him pick Jindal. nt

[Yupster]

65. If it's because of the location, it could be

Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi.

Then he could contrast the "bad" New Orleans response with the "good" Mississippi response.

I'm skeptical of the whole VP thing. Why would McCain give up the advantage of picking last? Makes no sense to me.

Of course there's no reason McCain should make sense to me anyway.

[my3boyz]

72. Now that I think abt it the important announcement might not have anything to do with his VP choice.

[Yupster]

100. I agree with you

It would be stupid of McCain to pick before Obama. That's giving up a free advantage. Of course no one's accused him of being a genius.

[JackORoses]

9. If McAnus picks Jindal, then he is not even trying to win this election

[Kutjara]

10. Maybe he's just announcing that he's going to switch...

...from ExLax to Miralax. Hopefully, the new med will get that permanently constipated look off his face.

[terrya]

11. You know, I'm thinking he just might pick Jindal.

Jindal certainly is acceptable to the right wing (they would be very happy with this choice), the fundamentalists (Jindal is anti-abortion, anti-gay rights).

[LeftyMom]

17. But he'd lose the racist whackjob vote

And to the extent that he's got a strategy they're key.

[Colobo]

24. Exactly.

[Faygo Kid]

38. And gain the Exorcist vote.

(Although I would chuck it all and run off with Linda Blair in a New York minute.)

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

62. Me too. Linda has only gotten more beautiful through the years

and she was smokin' hot when she was in early 20s. :loveya: Linda!

[Faygo Kid]

78. Glad to bring up a lustful moment. She is such a babe.

I felt like I was "robbing the cradle" when I had the hots for her in the '70s. But I see that she was born in 1959, same decade as me.

So all bets are DEFINITELY off.

Zowie.

[Cosmocat]

61. BINGO ...

end of the day, the ONLY thing the Rs have to get McCain into office is FEAR of the muslim ... Jindal is MUCH too dark skinned and foreign looking ...

That is it there, but the age difference is too bizarre, too ...

I still think his high end pick is mittens ... He looks a lot more viral for his age, has the "economy" reputation, can bring more money to the table ... He might help in Michigan ...

[LeftyMom]

66. And might help to shore up the mountain west

Obama's doing much better than most would have expected out there, and a strong mormon vote would help to counteract his strength with young voters.

[CitizenLeft]

113. that's the one I fear... Romney.

Not because I think it'd swing the election for McCain, but because Romney will be so nasty that I won't survive the campaign and my head will explode.

[ingac70]

63. His parents are from India...

We can spread rumors he's Hindu to the stupid fundies.

[JerseygirlCT]

84. I don't think Hindus scare them as much as Muslims... although

I wonder if they even know the difference!

[Raine]

93. To those types

they're all the same. :silly:

[True_Blue]

111. What's his middle name?

So we can say it over and over to them in an insane tirade.

[ingac70]

116. Don't know his middle name...

but Bobby is a nickname. His real name is Piyush.

[Alexander]

12. It could be Diaper Dave Vitter!

:rofl:

[David Zephyr]

87. David Vitter, the Diaper Shitter.

:rofl:

[Bjorn Against]

108. A McCain/Vitter ticket would surely rake in a lot of campaign cash from the makers of Depends

[jwirr]

13. Announcing it on the same day as Obama's speech is deliberate.

Thinks he can over shadow Obama in the news. I don't think it will work as those reporters did not go on that trip for nothing.

[Thrill]

60. Every time he tries to upstage Obama he looks like a fool

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Could be he's switching from Viagra to Cialis.

Or some other earth-shattering tidbit.

[TheCowsCameHome]

79. wrong place

[gateley]

15. A DUer posted that Robert Novak reported that McCain will be

naming his VP pick this week. LA makes it seem like it sure could be Jindal. What other reason could McCain have for making his "major announcement" there?

For what it's worth - the MSBNC Veepstakes voters chose Romney as their pick for VP, so those who cared enough to vote might be less than thrilled with Jindal.

[Drunken Irishman]

Why blow the surprise on Monday?

Everyone will THINK it's Jindal, but why would McCain spoil the surprise this early in the week? If he's looking to steal the show for Obama, he doesn't want to kill the surprise this early. Jindal is a front, it's going to be someone else.

[Alexander]

28. If he's in LA and it's a front, he could pick Huckabee.

Arkansas is right next door and he needs the evangelicals.

[Drunken Irishman]

33. Right. People need to think about 2004 and Kerry/Edwards.

They held their rally in Pennsylvania, I think, but it didn't mean Kerry selected Ed Rendell.

[Alexander]

39. My money's still on Huckabee. It wouldn't make sense to pick Jindal.

McCain needs racist votes if he's going to have a prayer of stopping Obama.

Choosing Jindal would probably make those voters go to Bob Barr.

Then again, I hadn't thought about the fact that McCain is running his campaign like an idiot.

Maybe he will go with Jindal.

[Drunken Irishman]

49. Plus, he loses any chance of getting the women vote.

Jindal is a militant anti-choice candidate. All the work he did trying to get women supporters will go out the window.

[gateley]

30. As I responded to your other post stating the same thing -- Damn. I hope you're wrong. nt

[Drunken Irishman]

35. Me too! I'd love Jindal on the ticket.

He doesn't bring any electoral votes and he's militant pro-life.

[fed_up_mother]

41. Because we're all talking about it - which is their plan

Keep the focus off of Obama's trip!

[Drunken Irishman]

46. Exactly...then when it's announced, everyone will see it coming and it won't be big news.

So lead them on...have them talk about Jindal and then on Thursday bring out a surprise candidate.

Romney?
The Huckster?

[Windy]

43. Maybe its Brownie??? :o) Nah, I'll take intelligent design Jindal..

a young Governor with only one year in the governorship of Louisiana. Grampy and his crazy grandson.

Maybe they leaked it to Dobson and that's why he said today that he could change his mind on backing McCain...the plot thickens!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

77. LOL - Grampie and his crazy grandson!! love it

[DangerousRhythm]

105. Dobson softening, hrm...

That is an interesting take. :scared:

[Zynx]

69. Yeah. If it was Michigan it would be Romney. If it was PA it would be Ridge.

If it was Florida it would be Crist.

[DJ13]

16. ..........and that's a Hail Mary pick.

Dont you mean a Hail Mary prick?

[Neshanic]

19. That guy Jindal looks pervy. Ick....

[Colobo]

22. Jindal would be a bad choice for McShit. He brings nothing to the ticket.

[TheDonkey]

32. the exorcist union will likely sign on to McSame

[gateley]

36. He's YOUNG,

he's squeaky conservative, he's not white.

I can see McCain's camp whipping up support for this ticket. They're not very smart.

[GarbagemanLB]

40. and he's INEXPERIENCED. His attacks on Obama's 'experience' will be laughable if he picks Jindal.

[gateley]

42. But McCain has MORE than enough experience for the both of them.

:sarcasm:

[VADem11]

47. Too young

It would create such an awkward contrast between the two of them. Plus, some of John McCain's children are older than Jindal. A little awkward to me.

[4themind]

23. It could also be a "head fake"

just to siphon away some attention/coverage from the berlin trip (reporters are curious beings and could be asking/wondering the same thing we are here and they may act on that.

[GarbagemanLB]

25. McCain talks about 'experience', yet picks Jindal? I don't think so.

[asjr]

26. He is going to tell NOLA

he is sending trailers for them to live in and men to repair the levees.

[Hippo_Tron]

53. Well, he already promised us bottled hot water for dehydrated babies and it hasn't come yet

:rofl:

[elehhhhna]

27. It's in La? That could only mean one thing: "Screw it! My VP pick is Exxon-Mobil"

[Hawkeye-X]

29. If McGaffe picks Jindal, then he's done for.

The theocracists won't be pleased. Rapture-ready fuckwits will be whining for it to come sooner.

Jindal's a piece of shit.

Thanks to my recent stay last year in Texarkana, I was exposed to Jindal's lame ads and hated it.

Hawkeye-X

[tekisui]

34. Mcdubya has to shore up the conservative base. Jindal fits.

He's loony and young, what mcshame needs.

Could be.

McGeriatric and Bobby Exorcist.

[JackORoses]

48. I'm not sure the Conservative Base can accept someone who once worshipped Shiva

[anonymous171]

37. Holy shit that is scary. The excorcist? VP?

:scared:

[EffieBlack]

44. Oh, please let that be it! - that would be too good to be true!

There goes the "Obama is too young and inexperienced" mantra.

[tekisui]

45. And too foreign.

He is a converted Hindu.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

115. Lord Ganesha will not help him!! n/t

:evilgrin:

[NOLALady]

57. Yeah.

And Obama is called by his birth name, unlike Piyush Jindal.

[Raine]

94. and too exotic..

I so hope this is true. :evilgrin:

[POAS]

50. VEEP talk may be off base

He may be going to announce plans to bring back the 9th ward by drilling for oil there!

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

51. Please, please let it be Jindal....

[Imagevision]

52. I hope he's not dropping out of the race...

[opihimoimoi]

55. Ya know...that is not outta sight...he can blame it on the bosa nova....or health reasons

[Hippo_Tron]

56. He probably forgot that he came here last month so he's going to give the same green screen speech

Although maybe this time he could go into more detail about the bottled hot water for dehydrated babies thing.

[ErinBerin84]

58. oh my god, that ticket would be a fucking freakshow!

That being said, I feel like it's not going to be Jindal.

[Thrill]

59. It will fall flat. Just like the last time he tried to upstage Obama

He never learns

[Laura PourMeADrink]

64. wonder if it's NOLA - I'll go protest

[Laura PourMeADrink]

67. Tweety just said VP choice this week

[my3boyz]

68. Jindal just said today he was not going to be the VP. He did not sugar coat it.

I think McCain is trying to be slick. I think it is Romney. They picked Louisiana because of Katrina and the economic problems down there. Surprised he did not pick Ohio or something though. I absolutely do not believe it is Jindal.

[Faygo Kid]

71. I actually think you could be right. Who knows what they're pulling. Weird, though.

How is it "slick" to go down to Louisiana to name Romney? It's just weird.

Maybe it will be Brownie. Perfect for McCain, and gets the Lippizanner vote.

[my3boyz]

70. Love that he was so scared of Barack's positive coverage that he had to play his

trump card early. That means he can't halt Barack's big mo after the dem convention. Plus Barack will know who McCain's VP is before he makes his pick. Win--win...for Barack.

[CTyankee]

73. Jindal has a problem and that is those who call 800 numbers forhelp on their computers.

To hear someone with an obvious accent saying "This is Elmer, how can I help you?" is a little strange. I certainly don't hate anybody with a foreign accent, but I am annoyed that AOL keeps telling me that I should call a number that is answered by "Elmer" when it is obvious that that is NOT his name!!!

I try to move past this and talk to "Elmer" and enlighten him on my problem. I often answer the phone asking if I want to "reduce my credit card debt" or "refininace my loan" by saying "Take me off your list!"

I still get calls, crazy as that seems!


It's okay, just not very fast...

[lastliberalintexas]

97. Yes, right now the racists are aligned against Obama easily

Put Jindal on the republican ticket, and things gets dicier for McCain. Those racists might actually vote for Barr instead.

[muryan]

74. I wonder if they will do it before or after Obama

And for that matter, does anyone know what time (EST) Obama will speaking?

[rasputin1952]

75. He's just going to tell people he's still alive...

no big deal...the greatest "major announcement" he could make is that expects to lose this election...:D

[TheCowsCameHome]

80. It will require at least three days for him to get a crowd assembled

Now that Barack is riding high in media circles.

[snowbear]

81. I still think McDud will pick Charlie Crist .... Jindal would be too much of gift to us !!!

But dayum.. if he does it, that would be too much fun for our ad department!


http://www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Louisiana+Governor+Bobby+Jindal+Speaks+Washington+MhB5xpbt52Wl.jpg

[ShadowLiberal]

82. One problem, McCain already said he'll pick his VP right after Obama does

It is possible that he's changed his mind though.

[my3boyz]

89. Possible that he forgot he said that. LOL nt

[VolcanoJen]

85. It's gonna be Mittens Romney. Take it to the bank.

This is potentially a good thing for Obama. First off, they shoot their wad, blowing McCain's last remaining wild card in late July, which is slightly crazy.

Second, nobody makes McCain look like McSame more than Mitt "I'd Double Down on Gitmo, President Bush was AWESOME" Romney. There are some absolutely priceless soundbytes out there from the Primary Season.

That cable news idiots will claim this will hurt Obama in Michigan, but it won't. Romney's a Mormon Mountain West candidate, no matter what his pedigree says. And the last Veep in American History chosen to deliver a state was Lyndon Johnson.

We'll be rejoicing on Thursday, if you ask me. :-)

[PaDem]

88. agree, Romney is a total non-starter..........

there's a reason he lost to McCain in the primaries.

[salonghorn70]

86. Is There an ABC Story On This?

Searched their web site and could find nothing.

[BlueStater]

90. That would be a terrible choice.

And the difference between their ages would be more than a little awkward.

[ccharles000]

91. I would love for McCain to pick Jindal.

[David Zephyr]

92. The hurricane will be hitting Galveston and drenching Louisiana on Thursday.

Maybe John McAnus can blow out some birthday candles.

[Faygo Kid]

95. LOL! He can't buy a fucking break. The next few months are gonna be nuts.

I don't think Dick Cheney is going to allow this to go on much longer.

[AlinPA]

96. It will be a woman- Condoleeza Rice or Sarah Palin. Media will go crazy over either. Nt

[Bullet1987]

98. If he picks Jindal it makes him look dumb AND desperate...LOL

JINDAL! JINDAL! JINDAL!

[BlueStater]

99. Can you imagine "Bobby" going up against, say, Biden or Clark in the vice presidential debate?

Think Bentsen-Quayle all over again.

[saltpoint]

110. Agree. Biden would bulldoze Jindal. It would be pretty close to

a massacre.

Jindal's remains would have to be hosed off the stage.

[AZBlue]

101. Nah, he just wants to let everyone know that he logged onto one of those internet thingies.

[JI7]

102. he "looks like a terrorist"

and that's about the only thing McCain has going for him plus racist voters.

and it seems too obvious to announce the state his potential VP will be in.

i wonder if he is just trying to take attention away from Obama by claiming something major.

[TexasObserver]

103. and he's gonna sing "that old black magic's got me under your spell"

Or maybe ...

"I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do
He said that ....

Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang...
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
"

Jindal, the Exorcist

That's just awesome!! We're gonna get 400 electoral votes!!

[DangerousRhythm]

104. I wonder if it'll really be Piyush The Exorcist...

OR whether it'll be someone else just to fake everyone out. What's Lieberman's schedule for Thursday?

[zulchzulu]

106. HOLY CRAWDADS! I know who he's gonna pick, y'all!

Chris Owens is a United States performer, club owner and entrepreneur who bases her act out of the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. She has been a French Quarter fixture and celebrity from the start of the 1960s through the early 21st century. Though perhaps not a name of world-wide recognition, Owens is extremely well known in Louisiana and throughout the U. S. South. Tourists visiting the famous Bourbon Street cannot miss huge posters of her wearing revealing costumes as they walk by her nightclub.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Owens_(burlesque_performer)

Developing...

:crazy:

[saltpoint]

107. Maybe Dolly will swing north and dampen the McCain announcement

without doing serious damage to the Gulf coast people.

Let Dolly veer toward New Orleans such that McCain has to cancel out, and then let her fizzle down to a summer thunderstorm instead of a life-threatening hurricane.

[zulchzulu]

109. Actually McCain thinks Louisiana was where the Declaration of Indian Pendents was signed

He should know...

[saltpoint]

112. My guess is that McCain there to announce a tour with Dr. John.

[scheming daemons]

114. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pick Jindal

Man, we could have fun with this.


The exorcist, the opus dei, the wacky ideas......



Please, John, do it for America.


Obama will win 40 states.

[RNdaSilva]

117. The "major announcement" -- a real shocker.

[annabanana]

118. oboy oboy oboy! I hope so!!

He's weird as all get-out!