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bobbert's avatar

What the fuck is he wearing under his jacket. A white-collar rugby sweater?

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bobbert's avatar

I think I followed that.

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bobbert's avatar

Ryan is an asshole <i>a priori</i>.

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BarackMyWorld's avatar

They were all Representatives at some point, but Jack Kemp was a cabinet secretary after he was a congressman, like successful VP candidates Cheney and GHWBush, and unsuccessful VP candidate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

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Chris Grrr's avatar

"Psych!!!" (bwahhahhahhah)

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Chris Grrr's avatar

Pro-jection!

Lying and circulating e-mails with a watermelon in place of the First Lady's head, or whatever they think is worth sniggering over, just pales in comparison to the mean, scary, Uppity Articulate President Usurper.

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Chris Grrr's avatar

Unleash the Debate Biden!

This is gonna be epic...

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Mayor_Quimby's avatar

Chris Hayes made that point, the only Protestant on the ticket is Obama. Depending on who you ask.

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God Emperor Emeritus's avatar

Pray he does not alter it any further?

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Fartknocker's avatar

Interesting backdrop since neither Romney, Ryan or any of Mitt's sons have any military experience. Both Romney and Ryan enjoy an extraordinary socialized health care plan while they hate public employees and the concept of single player health care.

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Dashboard Buddha's avatar

I do my drinking proactively.

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Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

From Wkipedia:

“Concerned that her son "was destined to become a ski bum", Betty Ryan reportedly nudged him to accept a congressional position as a staff economist attached to Kasten's office, which he did after graduating in 1992”

Thanks Mom!

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Ennui There Yet's avatar

That Christopher Guest is a mockumentary genius. Because no way in hell is this a carefully planned strategy on how to win the WH.

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Ennui There Yet's avatar

Every campaign stop should kick off with Roy Orbison's <a href="http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\?v=ls2lC7DQFMI" target="_blank">Crying</a>.

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