Caroline Kennedy

[H2O Man]

is serving on a three-person committee to help Barack Obama in his search for a vice president.

I, for one, consider that to be very positive news. Very positive, indeed.

More:

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/06/caroline_kennedy_to_help_pick_1.php

[applegrove]

1. I'm glad she is involved in the Obama campaign. Ties it to Dem's glorious past.

[spanone]

2. i saw that and found it very encouraging.

[Tatiana]

3. It is positive news, indeed. I am relieved.

The talk seems to be that she is "heading" the committee, which only reassures me even more.

[grantcart]

4. Obama playing chess while we continue to try and find the checker board

What do you mean Checkmate?

[Recursion]

9. Unfortunate graphic

The white queen taking down the black king and all :)

Such weird color images in this campaign. Clinton channeling rocky (who lost to the black guy). Clinton urging us to be on the philly (who not only lost to Big Brown, but had to be put down). Just interesting to me.

[grantcart]

10. changed you can edit your reply

[Recursion]

14. Oh, I wasn't suggesting you change it

Just musing on how sex, race, color, and image infiltrate so many parts of our lives.

[grantcart]

19. just didn't want to distract from the nice thread about Caroline lol too late

[roguevalley]

48. no one can knock the choice because it would knock her and she

is beyond bothering, that sweet lady.

[Patsy Stone]

5. Maybe she'll pick herself.

:)

It's a great day in America! :toast: to you, H2O Man!

[Cha]

34. ..

:D

[me b zola]

47. I would love it if she did

:toast:

[truebrit71]

56. That thought had crossed my mind as well....

....Obama/Kennedy 08....has a nice ring to it...

[msallied]

6. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Brian Schweitzer. :)

But frankly, I'll be happy with anyone but Hillary.

[anonymous171]

7. Me too! nt

[Mabus]

20. I like Schweitzer a lot too

He's been my favorite for VP for a long time.

[progdog]

21. Testor suggested Schweitzer last night

in an interview on MSNBC. Schweitzer is a great choice.

[Mabus]

55. I'm attracted to him because of his enivronmental work

not to mention his no-nonsense style.

I've been reading "The Uprising" by David Sirota and there's a section on Montana politics. I'll be seeing Sirota this afternoon at a talk. I'm going to ask him about Schweitzer.

[muryan]

36. Obama/Feingold

I'd be content with schweizter, but Ill be jumping off the walls if Russ gets asked.

[goclark]

38. Love Feingold!

That would be too cool!

[jab105]

8. I absolutely adore her:)

thrilled that THIS is the candidate that inspired her to really get involved in politics:)

[Me.]

11. Thrilled To Pieces About This News

It sends such a huge signal

[Mimosa]

12. I LOVE CAROLINE!

That was good news, H2O Man.

[Barack_America]

13. Obama/Kaine '08!

Thank you for your consideration.

[Recursion]

15. I think we need him in VA

Warner would be good though, so would Webb. If we could clinch VA that goes a long way towards redrawing the map in the way we're talking about

[Midlodemocrat]

22. Yeah, we do. Webb would be great. Especially with his

support of the military. MW is running for Senate. I'm going to host a meet and greet for him in the Fall. No word from his campaign staff about talks regarding a VP slot.

[Cali_Democrat]

16. Obama/Kerry or Obama/Richardson

:woohoo:

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

18. I like both of those !

YES !

[TBF]

17. Gosh, I had forgotten about Eric Holder. He was always in the news when I lived in DC (90's)

I'm glad to hear he's involved. Very bright guy, and he served under the Clintons so he knows them well too.

[Carolina]

37. Hey TBF,

I lived in DC for 40 years (raised there) :hi: and totally agree with you about Holder. Before working in the Clinton (when they were good) administration, he was also a damn good judge in the DC Superior Court. He will be an excellent asset in vetting VP choices.

[TBF]

40. I lived in DC for 15 years after college - grad school & private firm

work. I love to go back and visit the city, but it sure turned me off politics! ;) I did take note of Obama when he spoke at the 2004 convention (we had moved to Texas by then), and hoped he would run. I hadn't seen such an inspiring speaker since Ted Kennedy in the early 80's. He surprised me by running so soon, but thank the heavens above that he did. I can't wait for him to clean house!

[Carolina]

49. funny thing

growing up in DC is what gave me the political bug. Used to ride by the White House every day and on Fridays, remember seeing Marine One land on the South lawn to take Kennedy to Andrews and from there to Hyannis. Things were so open then... you could literally walk up to the gates on the east side of the WH or wander freely on Capitol Hill and even in the Capitol building itself.

JFK was my inspiration! So I am delighted with Obama's choice of Caroline to help with VP selection.

Happy days are on the way. :hi::hi::hi:

I'm in SC now... long story, but maybe we'll all meet up in DC in January 2009!

[berni_mccoy]

23. The announcement of this today means that Clinton WILL NOT be a V.P. Candidate.

[SoFlaJet]

27. DING DING DING

all the horrible shit the Clinton people said about Uncle Teddy after throwing his support to Obama and her uncle RFK's heartless assassination analogy come back to bite them on their ass

[berni_mccoy]

29. What's that word they call Karma... Karma is a...

Kennedy who has been wronged? No that's not it. Karma is a candidate who you referred to in the context of an assassination? No, not it either. Help me out here... Karma is a...

[SoFlaJet]

33. Karma is a dish best served cold?

....Karma is a ...Hillary?

[cui bono]

41. karma is...

...a present you whine to your mom about over and over when you're 15.5 years old.

karma! karma! karmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[H2O Man]

44. A while back,

Will Pitt posted an interesting piece about this contest being a struggle for more than the nomination -- it has to do with leadership in/of the party. I'm a "Kennedy democrat." I think that Caroline is an intelligent, insightful person. She will help Obama to make the correct choice.

[David Zephyr]

24. Wow! Wow! Wow! Did I say "Wow" enough!

Wow!

Thanks for the great news, H2O Man. That made my day!!!!!!

:hi:

[billyoc]

25. I hope she pulls a Cheney!

:rofl:

[gauguin57]

42. I thought the same thing. VP and Future President Caroline Kennedy.

My favorite Kennedy since I was a child (I'm one month older than Caroline).

[Raine]

45. Hehe I could go for that

I love Caroline, would be great to see another Kennedy really close to the WH. :-)

[David Zephyr]

26. Another post here to K&R this great news!

And another "Wow!"

[jcla]

28. H2O MAN

My brother-in-law wants her for BHO's VP!

[Swamp Rat]

30. Me too!!

:kick:

[Arrowhead2k1]

31. Hillary's chances of becoming VP just became slimmer.

Good choice BO!

[berni_mccoy]

32. If by slim you mean ZERO, I would say, yep.

[geiger]

35. ...for Vice President. eom.

[goclark]

39. Maybe Caroline can run for Sen. from New York

She had plenty of "experience" in the WH. :bounce:

She was always in the Oval Office.

And she is plenty smart and classy.

I saw her at the UCLA Rally and she is rather shy but extremely gifted.

[H2O Man]

43. I think she will

remain a person who exercises a different type of power, generally beyong politics. It's kind of like Al Gore has moved into a different area of social activism.

[goclark]

52. I was glad to see her with her Uncle at the hospital

She is such a bright lady.
I wish her well in all her endeavors.

[NotThisTime]

53. They are close, she sees him more often than at the hospital /nt

[KoKo]

46. It's Extremely Positive...but his #2 pick...Jim Johnson of Fannie Mae and Mortgages

is worrysome.

:-(

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6276799&mesg_id=6276799

[KoKo]

50. K&R...She's the best on that team...I don't know

why Obama chose the other two...they aren't his "style." :-(

[H2O Man]

51. I do.

If he picked three people who thought just the same, he'd have gotten one opinion. He wanted three opinions, that looked at issues from three directions.

[bleever]

54. I think he

really absorbed some of the lessons of Lincoln, in a way that is three-dimensional instead of two-dimensional.

That last dimension makes all the difference.

[windbreeze]

57. When my husband told me, that Obama picked CK to

be part of the committee that chose his VP...my comment was...I guess you know...HRC just lost any chance she had, IF she ever had any...and he is much more savvy than I thought he was...I was already convinced he ran his campaign like a president should...then when he picked a committee of 3 to figure out his VP choices...that showed pure brilliance on his part...his actions are even beginning to impress this way too cynical voter...wb

[Imagevision]

58. Very smart move, Obama's VP. should compliment him and will...

[eleny]

59. I'm thrilled about it, actually

She keeps a low profile. But when we do see her in public, it's such a delight. She'll make her family and the nation proud.