Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:21 AM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)

DU CONTEST: Mitt Romney VP Pick...

Here's the rules

You must pick the following items:

#1 Who will be the VP
#2 Time and Date that the VP choice will be announced
#3 Gaffe made when the choice is announced

Winner will receive this basket of puppies

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72 replies	Author	Time	Post
DU CONTEST: Mitt Romney VP Pick... (Original post)	LynneSin	Aug 2012	OP
Tuesday, Aug 7 at 5 PM. Rob Portman	cali	Aug 2012	#1
Pawlenty. Noontime, Thursday 23 Aug.	MADem	Aug 2012	#2
RobMe/Plenty?	SunsetDreams	Aug 2012	#24
Get the copyright on that beauteous phrase!!! nt	MADem	Aug 2012	#30
August 20th NOON EST, Bobby Jindal	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#3
Rubio, August 20, 10 EST	GodlessBiker	Aug 2012	#4
LOL.....I 2nd this one.	zzaapp	Aug 2012	#27
If the Reid story on zero taxes takes off, it will be within a week.	morningfog	Aug 2012	#5
August 20th, 9:00pm. Teaser naming Natalie Portman.	tanyev	Aug 2012	#6
I think not only would Natalie Portman cringe but...	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#7
I don't think she's 35 years old, either.	tanyev	Aug 2012	#8
Natalie Hershlag was born 9 June 81 - she's 32. Doesn't qualify just on that grounds.	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#13
i think she was also born in Jerusalem Israel	catbyte	Aug 2012	#56
She was. Cute chick, but not within the Constitution's requirements on two counts.	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#58
That is hilarious--well done to you! nt	MADem	Aug 2012	#31
Ken Lay, Friday, August 3rd at 9:00 p.m. (slow news time). Gaff will be saying "Ken's a great Lay".	Scuba	Aug 2012	#9
I know we all love a great lay and that is Ken!	rustydog	Aug 2012	#43
Considering that Lay is dead	Mz Pip	Aug 2012	#48
Surprise!	Scuba	Aug 2012	#49
Alfred E Newman.	Remmah2	Aug 2012	#10
I'll pass on the puppies, but I'll answer all three:	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#11
If you don't take these puppies we give them to Chris Christie	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#15
We've got room.	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#21
So when do I get my puppies?	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#37
After Romney picks his VP and..	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#40
Yeah, so do I. They'll be senior citizens by the time rMoney picks a VP.	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#47
Portman on Aug 27 at 8AM EST via Smartphone App	KurtNYC	Aug 2012	#12
Friday, August 10th, 6 pm PST, Sarah Palin.	nolabear	Aug 2012	#14
Monday, August 20, 11 am--Condi--gaffe...	WI_DEM	Aug 2012	#16
If I win, do I HAVE to take the puppies :)	patricia92243	Aug 2012	#17
Please see response above	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#18
I don't know about 1 and 3 but it will be announced on a Friday afternoon.	lpbk2713	Aug 2012	#19
Mitt can't win even if he picked that basket of puppies as a running mate !	RagAss	Aug 2012	#20
Are you saying that even with a basket of puppies on the ticket you still could not be swayed?	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#23
Ronald Reagan will be picked after appearing to Mitt on a plate that only he can see	NightWatcher	Aug 2012	#22
Will he hide it in a stove pipe hat? nt	MADem	Aug 2012	#33
Cheney, 8/22 @ 4pm and he won't say a damn thing for fear of being shot in the face.	Mnemosyne	Aug 2012	#25
Rubio, Aug. 3, 6:00pm	IDemo	Aug 2012	#26
You didn't answer #3 - what's your gaffe	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#28
It will be after the Olympics	jpbollma	Aug 2012	#29
Probably a Biden bash - "he's ready for the retirement home" or some-such	IDemo	Aug 2012	#41
Condi, August 10	Enrique	Aug 2012	#32
Portman Monday 6th at noon	grantcart	Aug 2012	#34
He is going to nominate General Electric as his VP	corkhead	Aug 2012	#35
Newt on August 15th. n/t	liberalmuse	Aug 2012	#36
I like it.	corkhead	Aug 2012	#38
Nikki Haley August 24th 11:00 PM.	Ganja Ninja	Aug 2012	#39
Fred Thompson, Aug 6 at 9:00am, gaffe - will send via text message and accidentally	cbdo2007	Aug 2012	#42
Portman, Aug. 10, 3-4 pm	RZM	Aug 2012	#44
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher.	raouldukelives	Aug 2012	#45
Huckabee	XemaSab	Aug 2012	#46
I was gonna pick Huckabee.	Blanks	Aug 2012	#53
Paul Ryan	rusty fender	Aug 2012	#50
Wow you may have been the closest to winning the puppies	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#64
I think the only one to pick Ryan wins.	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#65
Well maybe we'll have a fresh basket of puppies for another DU Contest	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#66
Did you see PeaceNikki's post? Maybe she should win.	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#67
Did Peacknikki enter this contest?	rusty fender	Aug 2012	#68
I said "Maybe"	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#69
I picked Romney in 2009!	rusty fender	Aug 2012	#70
I was joking... Isn't this all a joke? Is there a real basket of puppies you expect to receive?	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#71
Sorry...	rusty fender	Aug 2012	#72
I could be mistakin, but.......	left on green only	Aug 2012	#51
You really want those puppies don't you?	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#52
Portman, August 17th.. 10:00am est.	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#54
Herman Cain, August 16th this year and rmoney will say "they share" something or other...	Tikki	Aug 2012	#55
Pawlenty. Aug. 17, Noon EDT.	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#57
Tom Ridge (Former Governor of Pennsylvania) 1:00 PM Eastern Wednesday, August 8, 2012	swayne	Aug 2012	#59
There's no way Mitt Romney can put a pro-choice candidate on the ticket	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#60
I dunno.	Chan790	Aug 2012	#62
The Reanimation of Richard Cheney	Evasporque	Aug 2012	#61
I'm gonna answer retroactively n/t	hootinholler	Aug 2012	#63

Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:23 AM

cali (80,237 posts)

1. Tuesday, Aug 7 at 5 PM. Rob Portman

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something about two boring guys.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:27 AM

MADem (86,098 posts)

2. Pawlenty. Noontime, Thursday 23 Aug.

RMoney will mispronounce his prospective VEEP's, or his wife's, name, and/or misrepresent the positions the new VP has held.

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Response to MADem (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:41 AM

SunsetDreams (8,299 posts)

24. RobMe/Plenty?

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Response to SunsetDreams (Reply #24)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:05 AM

MADem (86,098 posts)

30. Get the copyright on that beauteous phrase!!! nt

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:30 AM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)

3. August 20th NOON EST, Bobby Jindal

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And Romney will either say that Bobby's heritage was something other than Indian OR when he sends the announcement out on the smartphone App he'll use that Made in Amercia frame.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:33 AM

GodlessBiker (6,293 posts)

4. Rubio, August 20, 10 EST

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One of them will trip going up a step to the stage.

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Response to GodlessBiker (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:50 AM

zzaapp (531 posts)

27. LOL.....I 2nd this one.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:39 AM

morningfog (4,165 posts)

5. If the Reid story on zero taxes takes off, it will be within a week.

I'm going to say August 9, around 4 pm.

The veep pick will be Portman.

The gaffe will be an embarrassing misspelling in his App announcement.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:39 AM

tanyev (22,102 posts)

6. August 20th, 9:00pm. Teaser naming Natalie Portman.

Soon followed by a correction saying that should be Rob Portman.

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Response to tanyev (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:41 AM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)

7. I think not only would Natalie Portman cringe but...

she's not even qualified to be a US President. She was born in Israel.

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Response to LynneSin (Reply #7)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:43 AM

tanyev (22,102 posts)

8. I don't think she's 35 years old, either.

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Response to tanyev (Reply #8)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:54 AM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

13. Natalie Hershlag was born 9 June 81 - she's 32. Doesn't qualify just on that grounds.

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Response to HopeHoops (Reply #13)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 04:33 PM

catbyte (3,945 posts)

56. i think she was also born in Jerusalem Israel

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Response to catbyte (Reply #56)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 05:34 PM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

58. She was. Cute chick, but not within the Constitution's requirements on two counts.

She's also a liberal. That kind of throws a monkey wrench into things.

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Response to tanyev (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:06 AM

MADem (86,098 posts)

31. That is hilarious--well done to you! nt

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:50 AM

Scuba (26,776 posts)

9. Ken Lay, Friday, August 3rd at 9:00 p.m. (slow news time). Gaff will be saying "Ken's a great Lay".

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Response to Scuba (Reply #9)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:45 AM

rustydog (8,101 posts)

43. I know we all love a great lay and that is Ken!

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Response to Scuba (Reply #9)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:06 PM

Mz Pip (23,808 posts)

48. Considering that Lay is dead

nominating him would be the gaffe.

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Response to Mz Pip (Reply #48)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 03:21 PM

Scuba (26,776 posts)

49. Surprise!

I don't recall seeing the body, do you?

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:51 AM

Remmah2 (3,291 posts)

10. Alfred E Newman.

They have a lot in common.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:52 AM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

11. I'll pass on the puppies, but I'll answer all three:

#1 Who will be the VP
A: Somebody nobody's ever heard of so there isn't enough time to find dirt on him OR get his/her tax returns.

#2 Time and Date that the VP choice will be announced
A: As late as allowed by law.

#3 Gaffe made when the choice is announced
A: "I know people who own businesses that funded this candidate."

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Response to HopeHoops (Reply #11)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:55 AM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)

15. If you don't take these puppies we give them to Chris Christie

and he'll roast them for dinner.

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Response to LynneSin (Reply #15)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:31 AM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

21. We've got room.

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Response to LynneSin (Reply #15)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:17 AM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

37. So when do I get my puppies?

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Response to HopeHoops (Reply #37)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:22 AM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)

40. After Romney picks his VP and..

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after I find 2 golden retrievers, get them to mate and steal their puppies

Lucky for you I own a green laundry basket!

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Response to LynneSin (Reply #40)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:05 PM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

47. Yeah, so do I. They'll be senior citizens by the time rMoney picks a VP.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:54 AM

KurtNYC (12,069 posts)

12. Portman on Aug 27 at 8AM EST via Smartphone App

CNN and Fox will both jump the gun and say that the choice is Jane Roberts, wife of SCJ John Roberts, then they will check SCOTUS blog and find out it's Portman.

or

There will be some glitch with the app and then some whining about why the heck did they do it that way and the Romney campaign will blame their tech partner(s).

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:55 AM

nolabear (14,729 posts)

14. Friday, August 10th, 6 pm PST, Sarah Palin.

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Gaffe: You need more? It will be revealed that she blackmailed him into the choice when he succumbed to her charms and she succumbed to his money.

Plus, that tax return thing has all been done.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:59 AM

WI_DEM (32,522 posts)

16. Monday, August 20, 11 am--Condi--gaffe...

Romney will praise her for her 'great qualifications in foreign policy.'

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:10 AM

patricia92243 (7,550 posts)

17. If I win, do I HAVE to take the puppies :)

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Response to patricia92243 (Reply #17)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:12 AM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)

18. Please see response above

Do you want Chris Christie eating roasted puppies for dinner?

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:19 AM

lpbk2713 (23,259 posts)

19. I don't know about 1 and 3 but it will be announced on a Friday afternoon.

Mittens will want to use the Friday news dump to his best advantage.

He will probably be worried the media won't approve of his choice.

Of this I am certain.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:31 AM

RagAss (13,410 posts)

20. Mitt can't win even if he picked that basket of puppies as a running mate !

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Response to RagAss (Reply #20)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:37 AM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)

23. Are you saying that even with a basket of puppies on the ticket you still could not be swayed?

Damn you are a diehard progressive!

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:36 AM

NightWatcher (20,436 posts)

22. Ronald Reagan will be picked after appearing to Mitt on a plate that only he can see

He will keep the plates hidden in one of his mansions and he will ask the plates for guidance. Reagan will be the first (ok maybe not) dead person to be on the repuke ticket

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Response to NightWatcher (Reply #22)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:08 AM

MADem (86,098 posts)

33. Will he hide it in a stove pipe hat? nt

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:43 AM

Mnemosyne (16,183 posts)

25. Cheney, 8/22 @ 4pm and he won't say a damn thing for fear of being shot in the face.

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My greatest fear is darth picking himself again. Many R's around here think he is a "nice grandfatherly man".

I want the puppies!

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:49 AM

IDemo (12,305 posts)

26. Rubio, Aug. 3, 6:00pm

My two pups will be thrilled to have the company.

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Response to IDemo (Reply #26)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:55 AM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)

28. You didn't answer #3 - what's your gaffe

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Response to LynneSin (Reply #28)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:05 AM

jpbollma (552 posts)

29. It will be after the Olympics

Rafalca will be the choice. Mitt will need to really shake things up, he will be the first candidate to nominate a non-human, cornering the animal vote.

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Response to LynneSin (Reply #28)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:23 AM

IDemo (12,305 posts)

41. Probably a Biden bash - "he's ready for the retirement home" or some-such

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:08 AM

Enrique (22,641 posts)

32. Condi, August 10

and the gaffe will be that he introduces her by singing "Who let the dogs out"

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:10 AM

grantcart (38,757 posts)

34. Portman Monday 6th at noon

Romney will announce him as the Senator from Iowa.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:12 AM

corkhead (3,923 posts)

35. He is going to nominate General Electric as his VP

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"Corporations are people my friend, and GE paid even less in taxes than I did."

Monday the 13th

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:14 AM

liberalmuse (15,420 posts)

36. Newt on August 15th. n/t

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Response to liberalmuse (Reply #36)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:17 AM

corkhead (3,923 posts)

38. I like it.

He is going to have a hard time with a serious candidate because they will both know that they are going to get slaughtered in November and that will not be good for the resume of that person. On the other hand, Newtie doesn't give a shit about that and would love the opportunity to "capitalize" on it.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:21 AM

Ganja Ninja (15,714 posts)

39. Nikki Haley August 24th 11:00 PM.

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I'm not saying she'll accept.

< That's the Gaff

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:28 AM

cbdo2007 (6,559 posts)

42. Fred Thompson, Aug 6 at 9:00am, gaffe - will send via text message and accidentally

include a picture of Mitt in his boxers from his secret Craigslist postings.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:51 AM

RZM (8,296 posts)

44. Portman, Aug. 10, 3-4 pm

No gaffe, but lots of boredom.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 12:20 PM

raouldukelives (2,377 posts)

45. Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher.

August 13th 1:02 AM.
Scandal erupts after Sam discovers he paid more in taxes in his life than Mitt.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 12:24 PM

XemaSab (57,411 posts)

46. Huckabee

August 17th at 8:00 PM PDT via Twitter.

Let's just say auto-correct ain't seen nothing yet.

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Response to XemaSab (Reply #46)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 04:18 PM

Blanks (1,351 posts)

53. I was gonna pick Huckabee.

He's a natural choice because the republicans need the southern evangelical vote.

He'll announce when he speaks at the convention. Isn't that how McCain did it? New Republican tradition.

Huckabee is the gaffe. Romney is choosing Fox News as his running mate.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 03:56 PM

rusty fender (770 posts)

50. Paul Ryan

August 24th at 10:00am eastern. The Gaffe: Romney will refer to him as the only governor to win a recall election.

Yay, puppies!

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Response to rusty fender (Reply #50)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 03:41 AM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)

64. Wow you may have been the closest to winning the puppies

No one else picked Ryan.

Although you were about 2 weeks late on the date.

Let's see if you get the Gaffe

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Response to LynneSin (Reply #64)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 08:15 AM

Motown_Johnny (15,461 posts)

65. I think the only one to pick Ryan wins.

This admission pains me since I really wanted those puppies, but there it is.

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Response to Motown_Johnny (Reply #65)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 09:51 AM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)

66. Well maybe we'll have a fresh basket of puppies for another DU Contest

I know you tried!

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Response to LynneSin (Reply #66)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 10:03 AM

Motown_Johnny (15,461 posts)

67. Did you see PeaceNikki's post? Maybe she should win.

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Response to Motown_Johnny (Reply #67)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 02:59 PM

rusty fender (770 posts)

68. Did Peacknikki enter this contest?

If she didn't, then the puppies are mine! At least a third of them are because I missed the gaffe and the timing.

It hurts me that you are are trying to usurp Lynnesin's authority here.

I'd like to thank Lynnesin for having the foresight to include a Mittgaffe in this contest because, if the sun always rises, Romney will always gaffe.

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Response to rusty fender (Reply #68)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 03:30 PM

Motown_Johnny (15,461 posts)

69. I said "Maybe"

but PeaceNikki picked both Romney and Ryan in August of 2011. Maybe she deserves a bucket of kittens.

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Response to Motown_Johnny (Reply #69)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 07:32 PM

rusty fender (770 posts)

70. I picked Romney in 2009!

What are you? PeaceNikki's "agent"?

And am I chopped liver?

For heaven's sake, dude, give it up; PeaceNikki did not enter LynnSin's contest. Have you ever heard of the Lottery? If you pick the winning #s, it doesn't count unless you BUY the ticket!

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Response to rusty fender (Reply #70)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 07:40 PM

Motown_Johnny (15,461 posts)

71. I was joking... Isn't this all a joke? Is there a real basket of puppies you expect to receive?

and just for the record, if you go up two posts you will see that I was the one to post that the one who picked Ryan should win.

Lighten up.

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Response to Motown_Johnny (Reply #71)

Sun Aug 12, 2012, 10:26 PM

rusty fender (770 posts)

72. Sorry...

I thought you were serious.

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Response to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 04:10 PM

left on green only (1,077 posts)

51. I could be mistakin, but.......

I think Romney will nominate Ross Perot during his address at the puke convention, and I think his gaff will be to uncontrollably belch right after he says his name.

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Response to left on green only (Reply #51)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 04:13 PM

LynneSin (89,793 posts)