Can someone explain to me why Kay Bailey Hutchinson was not picked.

[chelsea0011]

I keep hearing how they vetted Palin so well and McCain decided she was the one, but doesn't Hutchinson give all the same with much more experience? So why wouldn't he go with the more obvious choice?

[galaxy21]

1. She's pro choice and Mccain can't stand her

Also, not as easy on the eyes as sarah palin.

[LynneSin]

11. PLEASE STOP WITH THE KBH IS PRO-CHOICE - SHE IS NOT PRO-CHOICE

How can anyone with a NARAL rating of 7% be pro-choice. KBH supported all the activist judges that Bush selected so she is anti-choice as they come. I think KBH was ok with Stem-Cell which does NOT make her pro-choice.

[chelsea0011]

13. Is she pro choice? My understanding is that she is anti-choice but

not someone looking to overturn Roe V Wade.

[galaxy21]

23. There was a statement where she said she agreed with it up till the point of viability

But yes, several pro life websites where telling mccain not to pick her because, despite the 7%, she had went on record as saying she basically agreed with it and didn't want to overturn roe vs wade.

[rusty_parts2001]

She's a drip but not an extreme fundie.

Not a hardliner on abortion either.

[Thrill]

2. Example of a woman who is younger with better looks getting a job

over a more qualified older woman. Sad.

[d_b]

3. hmm

I heard her and mccain hate each other.

[rurallib]

27. Seems like a lot of people hate McCain.

[maseman]

4. You cannot have two prunes on the ticket

Together their as old a dirt.

[valerief]

5. She didn't have the biggest tits. nt

[Unsane]

6. Likely because she and McCain hate each other.

[SteelPenguin]

32. Yeah McCain not only hates her but...

...She would be considered a washington insider and not a maverick.

He wanted primarily a maverick, with secondary qualifications of experience, hence why his favorites were Joe Lieberman, and Tom Ridge. Experieinced Mavericks. When he was told that the fundies would riot at the convention if he picked a pro choice candidate he had to change.

So he changed to wanting a maverick washington outsider, who was pro-life and favored by fundies. He was considering Pawlenty and I forget who...someone else who fits those, but they were considered 'boring' and when Obama made such a splash they panicked. A pro-life maverick wouldn't do if they weren't 'exciting' or 'fresh'. Pawlenty was seen as plain and boring....A woman however they saw as being a 'story'.

so a maverick washington outsider, pro-life and fundie approved, and a woman....The only one on their list was Palin.

Unfortunately it turns out she's not really a maverick, but a flip flopping sessecionist mired in ethics scandals her entire career, with questionable family values, and a lack of experience to the point that their talking points include 'alaska is close to russia', and that she was a part time city council member for an exurban bedroom community of 5,000 people, as an example of her experience.

[elocs]

7. Maybe she wasn't picked because they know full well she would turn it down.

After all, that is allowed.

[LaurenG]

8. I think she was concerned about her husband.

IIRC, he has Alzheimer's and she didn't want to have to worry about what was happening with him while trying to be the VP candidate.

[SoCalDem]

9. Mccain hates her guts

[Lost4words]

10. Do you know how hard it was to find anyone who is dumber than McLoon?

KBH is not my cup of tea, and as an American I have to question anyone still in the GOP, but KBH is Smarter than a room full of John McCains and all his staff put together.

He wanted someone who would follow orders, and appear normal, yea right, normal.

8643

[napi21]

12. I think she turned him down! Kay really wants to be Gov. of Tx.

As much as I disagree with her positions and policies, I have to admit she's a savy politician, and I don't think she wanted to destroy her career by losing with McNuts!

[mcctatas]

15. That's what I heard too...

one of those "some are saying" things, but it rings true to me:)

[NatBurner]

22. she's said several times that she didn't want the job

[redqueen]

14. Hutchinson is just as popular with the base. Anti-choice, pro-gun...

I heard he was biased towards a certain "type" of female employee.

[seabeyond]

16. i dont think she was at all interested. heard her a while ago.... and really didnt want it.

from what i understand he is not well like in senate. maybe they all said no. he is a sexist dirty pig with a temper. would you want to work with him

[RTFirefly]

17. Too liberal. hehe

Hutchinson doesn't excite the base. She's not a whackjob fundie like Palin. Plus, Palin's prettier.

And more and more, it's not looking like it was "his" choice to make. He wanted Lieberman or Ridge.

[PCIntern]

18. I heard from someone in th Rendell Administration

that they hate each other with a passion.

[still_one]

19. prochoice female republican Senators and Congress people should really question

why they are still part of a party whose platform is to ban abortion even in cases of rape, incest, and the life of the Mother

[sui generis]

20. he didn't want an old dried up gas bag with a hairdo that could

survive atmospheric re-entry as a running mate, regardless of its gender.

[texastoast]

26. Certainly not

Even one with a lot of brains, and Kay does have them.

Oh, but that's right. It's all about looks.

[sui generis]

33. not looks but appearances

and there is nothing of merit to say about Kay - intelligent evil is still evil.

Unfortunately, it really is about appearances - and a tissue paper thin ploy to be appealing to women who think they can relate better to a youthful female veep than dear beloved Kay, may she rot in a hell full of happy gay married terrorist liberals.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

21. Too smart to board the Zeppelin. nt.

[Forkboy]

24. .....

:spray:

[moriah]

25. In another thread, I posted this from OnTheIssues about Kay

.... In October of 2006 she said that if she had known what we know now about the WMD issue she would not have voted to authorize the Iraq War.

He can't have anyone who is against the war in his ticket.

With Palin having a son who enlisted, she can wave the "I support my son over there" banner and criticize the Cindy Sheehans of this world.

[hisownpetard]

28. Which beauty contest did she win?

[MrsT]

29. McCain likes models. Palin makes a good trophy VP,

Hutchinson does not.

[noonwitch]

30. Because Biden would tear her apart in a debate

Have you seen KBH interviewed? She comes across as not being very smart. She does have great hair, though. It always looks perfect.

[snooper2]

31. She wasn't a model, she is a strong woman ( although evil )

And she wouldn't put up with McAncient calling her a cunt every other day :rofl:

[Thrill]

34. I would an ad in TX asking why was Kay Bay Hutchinson passed over?

Because she doesn't have an ass McCain can stare at?