VolcanoJen
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Tue Jul-06-04 03:48 AM
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/06/kerry.vp / One source described Kerry, who has stressed secrecy throughout the vice presidential search process, as "adamant" that he deliver the news, rather than having it break through the media.I hope he gets his wish, still. 
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New York Post: Kerry Picks Gephardt |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 03:12 AM |
#0 |

yeah, what are we supposed to believe... the airline bb's or the nypost? |
truthisfreedom |
Jul-06-04 03:15 AM |
#1 |
 
Yeh, but they're splashing a front-page photo and headline. |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 03:17 AM |
#2 |
  
I really hope so |
Langis |
Jul-06-04 03:19 AM |
#6 |
   
Kerry owes Gep |
bearfartinthewoods |
Jul-06-04 05:38 AM |
#95 |
  
I agree BF. |
Jazzgirl |
Jul-06-04 06:54 AM |
#108 |
  
disinformation maybe? |
Momof1 |
Jul-06-04 03:19 AM |
#7 |
  
is this the REAL front-page layout? or is it a mockup? has it gone to |
truthisfreedom |
Jul-06-04 03:42 AM |
#28 |
   
Good question... hey New Yorkers? When does the Post hit the street? |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 03:51 AM |
#43 |
  
Normally paper hits the printers around 12ish.... |
Sean Reynolds |
Jul-06-04 04:11 AM |
#57 |
  
Did they print this or is it online edition/ |
MidwestTransplant |
Jul-06-04 03:47 AM |
#36 |
 
Well |
Garnet |
Jul-06-04 04:02 AM |
#54 |
 
NY POST??? BWAHAHAHA!!! |
Seabiscuit |
Jul-06-04 05:02 AM |
#82 |

Dewey Defeats Truman!! |
noahmijo |
Jul-06-04 03:18 AM |
#3 |
 
Don't be ridiculous |
DWolper |
Jul-06-04 03:34 AM |
#13 |
  
It is on the site. |
yibbehobba |
Jul-06-04 03:50 AM |
#42 |
   
It does? I don't see it... |
Zhade |
Jul-06-04 04:26 AM |
#67 |
  
It's there. |
yibbehobba |
Jul-06-04 04:51 AM |
#74 |
  
Ahhh, no - some miscommunication here. |
Zhade |
Jul-06-04 05:02 AM |
#80 |
  
D'oh! |
yibbehobba |
Jul-06-04 05:03 AM |
#84 |
  
S'all good, my friend! |
Zhade |
Jul-06-04 05:15 AM |
#87 |
  
Don't you realize |
Seabiscuit |
Jul-06-04 05:07 AM |
#86 |
 
Even right-wing rags don't like egg on their face... |
Sean Reynolds |
Jul-06-04 03:39 AM |
#23 |
 
Gores old campaign manager said today |
Garnet |
Jul-06-04 03:50 AM |
#41 |

Explative, repeat, redux, replay!!! |
liburl |
Jul-06-04 03:19 AM |
#4 |

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck !!! |
syrinx9999 |
Jul-06-04 03:19 AM |
#5 |
 
yep FUCK!!!!!! |
Langis |
Jul-06-04 03:19 AM |
#8 |

goddammit |
ZombyWoof |
Jul-06-04 03:31 AM |
#9 |
 
I mean, I'm just seriously fucking crushed right now. |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 03:33 AM |
#11 |

Bullshit |
AlFrankenFan |
Jul-06-04 03:32 AM |
#10 |
 
Reverse |
DWolper |
Jul-06-04 03:40 AM |
#24 |

The New York Times is liberal? Sure it is, and Bush is a moderate! |
Democat |
Jul-06-04 03:47 AM |
#35 |
 
Times is the most liberal major paper in the country |
DWolper |
Jul-06-04 03:54 AM |
#46 |

And Fox is fair and balanced, right? |
Democat |
Jul-06-04 03:58 AM |
#49 |

You've gotta be fucking KIDDING! |
Zhade |
Jul-06-04 04:33 AM |
#69 |

Hah! You mean Pravada on the Hudson? |
MarkTwain |
Jul-06-04 06:12 AM |
#102 |

It's a Lackluster Ticket at the Top |
MarkTwain |
Jul-06-04 06:16 AM |
#103 |

I'll give a second 'son of a bitch' here |
jpgray |
Jul-06-04 03:34 AM |
#12 |

WAITAMINUTE!!!!!!!! Look close at that story..... |
Rosco T. |
Jul-06-04 03:34 AM |
#14 |
 
I saw that---the piece throws out similar bios for Vilsack and Edwards |
jpgray |
Jul-06-04 03:35 AM |
#15 |
 
I think they mean...could be today, or tomorrow, or Thursday.... |
Sean Reynolds |
Jul-06-04 03:36 AM |
#16 |
  
But notice the body of the article is drab biography |
jpgray |
Jul-06-04 03:38 AM |
#19 |
 
Well it's a big gamble.... |
Sean Reynolds |
Jul-06-04 03:41 AM |
#27 |
 
Agreed |
Garnet |
Jul-06-04 03:56 AM |
#48 |
 
oh thank you you just saved me from having a heart attack n/t |
AlFrankenFan |
Jul-06-04 03:36 AM |
#17 |
 
But the headline is "KERRY'S CHOICE: DEM PICKS GEPHARDT." |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 03:37 AM |
#18 |
  
in their tabloidian way |
ZombyWoof |
Jul-06-04 03:40 AM |
#25 |
   
I hope this thread is the Joke of the Morning, honestly. |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 03:45 AM |
#32 |
  
Strange. |
yibbehobba |
Jul-06-04 05:51 AM |
#99 |
 
No, look at the first sentence again. It's not ambiguous. |
bezdomny |
Jul-06-04 03:39 AM |
#22 |
  
I agree |
Garnet |
Jul-06-04 03:59 AM |
#50 |
  
The implication is that the choice was made |
psychopomp |
Jul-06-04 06:09 AM |
#101 |
 
Denial |
Garnet |
Jul-06-04 03:53 AM |
#45 |

Son of a bitch. |
Borgnine |
Jul-06-04 03:38 AM |
#20 |
 
Gep is NOT Joe Lieberman n/t |
DWolper |
Jul-06-04 03:42 AM |
#29 |
 
I agree. Dick Gephardt is NOT Joe Lieberman. |
Rhiannon12866 |
Jul-06-04 06:38 AM |
#107 |

Gephardt showed his true character when he bent over backwards for war. |
Zynx |
Jul-06-04 06:57 AM |
#109 |

No he did not! Gephardt was duped by Bush*, as the rest were |
Rhiannon12866 |
Jul-06-04 08:08 AM |
#118 |

cheney, |
kymar57 |
Jul-06-04 03:39 AM |
#21 |

At Least its not Liberman.... |
ColdnGrey |
Jul-06-04 03:40 AM |
#26 |
 
Kerry could've gotten a better pick... |
liberalmuse |
Jul-06-04 03:49 AM |
#39 |

If this is true... |
MedusaSaur |
Jul-06-04 03:44 AM |
#30 |

It's late... maybe we are all having the same nightmare! |
AnnitaR |
Jul-06-04 03:44 AM |
#31 |

Kerry should kick the ass of whoever leaked this if it's true |
Democat |
Jul-06-04 03:46 AM |
#33 |

Post is famed for Page-Six gossip scoops-- I think they got this... |
DeepModem Mom |
Jul-06-04 03:47 AM |
#34 |
 
Honestly, their celebrity news is the best, and most reliable. |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 03:49 AM |
#40 |

Latest CNN Update |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 03:48 AM |
#37 |

Fuck |
Garnet |
Jul-06-04 03:49 AM |
#38 |
 
Enough of this defeatist bullshit....nm |
ColdnGrey |
Jul-06-04 04:22 AM |
#64 |

This had better not be true |
Democat |
Jul-06-04 03:52 AM |
#44 |
 
we? |
DWolper |
Jul-06-04 04:00 AM |
#51 |

You can count me as one of the "we." |
ibegurpard |
Jul-06-04 04:22 AM |
#63 |

"We" is himself and the rest of us who have been here a long time. |
Zhade |
Jul-06-04 04:41 AM |
#73 |

I dunno...not even Sludge is referencing this...it's bogus |
Manix |
Jul-06-04 03:55 AM |
#47 |

IF this is true... |
yibbehobba |
Jul-06-04 04:01 AM |
#52 |
 
THIS POST NEEDS TO BE REPEATED... |
ColdnGrey |
Jul-06-04 04:17 AM |
#59 |
 
you make good points... |
Neecy |
Jul-06-04 04:20 AM |
#61 |
  
Primaries are different, though. |
yibbehobba |
Jul-06-04 04:40 AM |
#72 |
 
OK, but where were the "waves of grassroot support" for Gephardt... |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 04:32 AM |
#68 |
  
See post #72. |
yibbehobba |
Jul-06-04 04:53 AM |
#77 |
 
WTF??? |
Seabiscuit |
Jul-06-04 05:20 AM |
#89 |

Hi there, Mr. Sarcasm. |
yibbehobba |
Jul-06-04 05:26 AM |
#93 |

On a somewhat interesting side note |
Garnet |
Jul-06-04 04:01 AM |
#53 |
 
I've been having the same problem.. intermittent blackouts! |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 04:11 AM |
#58 |

FWIW, ABC World News Now reported the NY Post story... |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 04:02 AM |
#55 |
 
I turned to ABC, nothing |
Sean Reynolds |
Jul-06-04 04:17 AM |
#60 |

ABC is live, CNN goes live at 5:00 am edt |
VolcanoJen |
Jul-06-04 04:21 AM |
#62 |

It was like this with the Reagan story..... |
Sean Reynolds |
Jul-06-04 04:26 AM |
#66 |

Gephardt couldn't win a Kirksville, MO watermelon seed spitting contest... |
expatriot |
Jul-06-04 04:02 AM |
#56 |
 
Eggsactly! |
Seabiscuit |
Jul-06-04 05:22 AM |
#90 |

And Gep claims his reward for kamikaze-ing his candidacy into Dean's. |
stickdog |
Jul-06-04 04:25 AM |
#65 |
 
Of for Pete's sake! |
RummyTheDummy |
Jul-06-04 04:38 AM |
#71 |
 
Or maybe it's Kerry playing nice with Nader |
kiahzero |
Jul-06-04 05:03 AM |
#83 |
 
Post # 65 has it right. Gep sacrificed his candidacy for Kerry. |
phirili |
Jul-06-04 05:25 AM |
#91 |
 
Looks like you predicted wrong on the night of the Iowa Caucuses |
NNN0LHI |
Jul-06-04 08:04 AM |
#116 |

Big deal |
lazarus |
Jul-06-04 04:35 AM |
#70 |
 
Quayle. :) |
TheWatcher |
Jul-06-04 04:51 AM |
#75 |

no no no! it's quayl! Q...U...A...Y...L! QUAYL! |
truthisfreedom |
Jul-06-04 04:54 AM |
#78 |
 
You say Potatoe and I say Potato :) |
TheWatcher |
Jul-06-04 04:58 AM |
#79 |

dammit |
lazarus |
Jul-06-04 05:02 AM |
#81 |

Kerry gives virginity to sad doll |
expatriot |
Jul-06-04 04:52 AM |
#76 |

With all the princes available, Kerry's picked a frog... |
rezmutt |
Jul-06-04 05:06 AM |
#85 |

A radical thought... |
Borgnine |
Jul-06-04 05:15 AM |
#88 |
 
Now THAT makes sense! |
Seabiscuit |
Jul-06-04 05:25 AM |
#92 |
  
Huh? |
axionII |
Jul-06-04 05:31 AM |
#94 |
 
Murdoch owns the NY Post. n/t |
jmcbroom |
Jul-06-04 05:39 AM |
#96 |
 
Don't think that Kerry or his people would dishonor Gep this way... |
rezmutt |
Jul-06-04 05:49 AM |
#98 |
 
Beat me to it - |
bitchkitty |
Jul-06-04 06:00 AM |
#100 |

I'm still hoping - |
bitchkitty |
Jul-06-04 05:44 AM |
#97 |

No way! |
0007 |
Jul-06-04 06:18 AM |
#104 |

If it's true, Kerry wasted his pick. |
Zynx |
Jul-06-04 06:28 AM |
#105 |

I hope so, as well |
Rhiannon12866 |
Jul-06-04 06:29 AM |
#106 |

Other NY Post Headlines: "Clinton's Penis Takes Over The World!" |
bushisanidiot |
Jul-06-04 07:17 AM |
#110 |

place your bets... |
Poolio |
Jul-06-04 07:30 AM |
#111 |

NBC reports that it has confirmed Edwards as VP... |
alg0912 |
Jul-06-04 07:37 AM |
#112 |

Kick! This is hilarious! n/t |
Kukesa |
Jul-06-04 07:56 AM |
#113 |

I love it! |
StatBabe |
Jul-06-04 08:01 AM |
#114 |
 
They didn't screw up... |
spooked |
Jul-06-04 08:05 AM |
#117 |

whose head do you suppose will roll over this debacle? |
truthisfreedom |
Jul-06-04 08:03 AM |
#115 |

D'OHHHH! The Joke is on The Post!!! AHAAAAHAHAHAHA! |
Merlin |
Jul-06-04 08:11 AM |
#119 |

Best laugh of the day! Thanks, Jen! |
Maeve |
Jul-06-04 08:16 AM |
#120 |

Since the post is now, officially, wrong... |
Skinner |
Jul-06-04 08:17 AM |
#121 |