No dream at all
Democrats cheering the possibility of an Obama-Clinton (or Clinton-Obama) dream ticket during last Thursday's Kodak debate "didn't seem to know that in Hollywood, couples who have chemistry on screen often don't like each other off screen, and ones who are involved off screen often don't have any chemistry on screen," N.Y. Times columnist Maureen Dowd wrote today. "And so it is with Barack and Hillary. Thursday night was not the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Just a beautiful, dare we say, fairy tale."
The last seven graphs, an account of a testy face-off Obama and Clinton had on 12.13.07, otherwise known as "the tarmac moment," make for informative reading, and are not in the least bit flattering to Clinton, a one-eyed jack if there ever was one when it comes to televised debates. Just read it.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 3, 2008 at 10:35 AM
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le corbeau
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Before somebody slams this for being from Maureen Dowd, I just want to say, what do you know, Maureen Dowd can actually write when she's reporting and not just free-associating snark. An excellent piece, well worth reading.
Posted by le corbeau
at February 3, 2008 10:55 AM
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D.Z.
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Speaking of not getting along, it seems Hillary has an aversion to 20-somethings and independents as I have not once been contacted by her campaign. It looks like Obama might also take California after all. http://www.electoral-vote.com/
Posted by D.Z.
at February 3, 2008 11:08 AM
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christian
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Sorry Mgmax.
But Maureen Dowd? Oh yes. I believe her.
Posted by christian
at February 3, 2008 11:14 AM
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Abbey Normal
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It's crap. Third-hand observations retold and interpreted through the deranged anti-Clinton Dowd lens are hardly compelling.
Posted by Abbey Normal
at February 3, 2008 2:39 PM
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thatrader
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The dream ticket is whoever gets the nomination brings in Edwards as the VP candidate.
My dream ticket is of course Obama-Edwards and before he dropped out, it was Edwards-Obama.
Posted by thatrader
at February 3, 2008 5:05 PM
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SpinDozer
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'The dream ticket is whoever gets the nomination brings in Edwards as the VP candidate.'
Doubt if this happens. Edwards didn't help Kerry.
Posted by SpinDozer
at February 3, 2008 5:28 PM
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LFF
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Let me just pour water on this: a clinton-obama ticket will never happen. It is a lose-lose for both them. Obama putting clinton on the ticket would be seen as such a betrayal of his new politics ideal it would mark him as a hypocrite. Hillary either acting as his VP or putting obama on the ticket would just reaffirm that criticism of her being more concerned about her own power and the importance of polls and triangulation than about governing. That stuff is exactly why people hate her already.
Its not going to happen. Two enter, one leaves.
Posted by LFF
at February 3, 2008 5:40 PM
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austin111
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Perhaps it will never happen....but then again I seem to remember another year, another election, when two candidates clearly didn't care much for each other, had practically nothing at all in common, and yet became running mates.....John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, anyone?
Maureen Dowd has never impressed me all that much.
Posted by austin111
at February 3, 2008 6:17 PM
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cute4u23
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Who cares. I just saw his daughter's profile on millionaire dating site http://WealthyRomance.com last week. It seems his daughter is single now.
Posted by cute4u23
at February 3, 2008 11:42 PM
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Jay T.
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I agree that Obama-Edwards seems far more likely, however, some may feel that Edwards already lost as a runningmate and it's better to find someone new.
Posted by Jay T.
at February 4, 2008 8:56 AM
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