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    Copper
    wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 18:28 last edited by
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    And morbidly obese would be a plus

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/calls-for-biden-to-name-a-black-running-mate-grow-louder

    Calls for Biden to name a black running mate grow louder

    With the national spotlight focused on police brutality toward minorities and the larger issue of racism in the two weeks since the death of George Floyd, the volume has been turned up on calls for Joe Biden to name a black woman as his running mate.

    It seems undeniable that as the former vice president considers one of the most consequential decisions of his White House bid – whom he’ll choose as running mate – the wave of unrest sweeping across America’s cities sparked by Floyd’s death is impacting his decision-making as it elevates the combustible issue of racial injustice.
    But the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee -- in an interview with CBS News that was broadcast on Tuesday – said that the events of the past two weeks “haven’t” impacted him as he decides whom he’ll name as the party’s vice presidential nominee “except it’s put a greater focus and urgency on the need to get someone who is totally simpatico with where I am” on matters such as “the systemic things that you want to change.”

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      Loki
      wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 19:09 last edited by Loki 6 Oct 2020, 19:11
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      He should pick a black woman, seriously. A woman only meets all lives matter criteria and the moment is black lives matter.

      Michele Obama would be tantamount to dropping the mike but I don’t think she wants it.

      Remember, without Clyburn he was a dead man walking. Stacy might be an issue though, probably worse than Ka,ala.

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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 19:13 last edited by
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        Yeah, a month ago I was certain it was going to be Amy Klobuchar and now I doubt it will be anyone who used to be a prosecutor. And I'd bet 50/50 it's going to be a black candidate at this point.

        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
        -Cormac McCarthy

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          Mik
          wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 19:56 last edited by
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          Pick Stacy Abrams and lose big.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            Horace
            wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 20:17 last edited by
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            By all means I hope they BLM-ify the Democrat ticket. There aren't nearly as many True Believers out there as they think.

            Education is extremely important.

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              Catseye3
              wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 20:20 last edited by
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              Well. Ain't this a pickle. Trump closing in on one side, a howling mob on the other.

              Be careful what you wish for, eh, Joe?

              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                Mik
                wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 20:36 last edited by Mik 6 Oct 2020, 20:37
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                I think he is making the same mistake Hillary did. "Surely they couldn't vote for HIM!". Yeah, we can. This past two weeks has swung me much closer to doing so.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • M Mik
                  10 Jun 2020, 20:36

                  I think he is making the same mistake Hillary did. "Surely they couldn't vote for HIM!". Yeah, we can. This past two weeks has swung me much closer to doing so.

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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 20:41 last edited by
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                  @Mik said in Help wanted, must be the correct color and gender:

                  This past two weeks has swung me much closer to doing so.

                  To be fair, you've been saying that for four years 😁

                  I was only joking

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                    Catseye3
                    wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 20:46 last edited by Catseye3 6 Oct 2020, 20:46
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                    This observation by Lee Drutman feels important:

                    "Two things are different about American politics in this moment, though. One, because of Trump’s coalition (more rural, more rust-belt working class, and therefore over-represented in the Electoral College), he can still plausibly win with just 46 percent of the popular vote. Second, because of the power of partisanship, Trump doesn’t have to be popular. He just has to be less unpopular than his opponent in a handful of key swing states."

                    https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-public-opinion-turning-against-president-trump/

                    Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                      10 Jun 2020, 19:13

                      Yeah, a month ago I was certain it was going to be Amy Klobuchar and now I doubt it will be anyone who used to be a prosecutor. And I'd bet 50/50 it's going to be a black candidate at this point.

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                      Loki
                      wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 20:49 last edited by Loki 6 Oct 2020, 20:50
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                      @jon-nyc said in Help wanted, must be the correct color and gender:

                      Yeah, a month ago I was certain it was going to be Amy Klobuchar and now I doubt it will be anyone who used to be a prosecutor. And I'd bet 50/50 it's going to be a black candidate at this point.

                      I think Kampala will be test marketed again. I suspect secretly this is who Biden hopes can survive (her own party).

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                        Doctor Phibes
                        wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 20:56 last edited by
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                        Whatever happens in November, heads will explode.

                        I was only joking

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                          Horace
                          wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 20:59 last edited by
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                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Help wanted, must be the correct color and gender:

                          Whatever happens in November, heads will explode.

                          I suppose. Speaking personally, I am confident that I will never hate a president as much as your typical TDS sufferer hates Trump. For that matter, I don't think I have ever been personally acquainted with anybody who hated a president as much as TDS sufferers hate Trump. I think Trump is the all time great head exploder.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                            George K
                            wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 21:15 last edited by
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                            A modest proposal:

                            https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/501685-joe-bidens-ideal-vp-is-condoleezza-rice?

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              Mik
                              wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 21:22 last edited by
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                              t will never happen. It makes way too much sense. Besides, I don't think she'd take it.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                Copper
                                wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 21:32 last edited by
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                                There is no way she would take it.

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                                  10 Jun 2020, 21:22

                                  t will never happen. It makes way too much sense. Besides, I don't think she'd take it.

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                                  Axtremus
                                  wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 21:33 last edited by
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                                  @Mik said in Help wanted, must be the correct color and gender:

                                  t will never happen. It makes way too much sense. Besides, I don't think she'd take it.

                                  It does not make sense at all. Not because Ms. Rice is not a good person or is incompetent, but because if Mr. Biden cannot complete his term, Ms. Rice will succeed Mr. Biden as a Republican President. It makes no sense for the Democrats to take that chance.

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                                    89th
                                    wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 22:19 last edited by 89th 6 Oct 2020, 22:19
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                                    Kamala Harris I could see... although <puts on flame suit> she is not African American. I think her dad is Jamaican and her mom is Indian.

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                                      10 Jun 2020, 22:19

                                      Kamala Harris I could see... although <puts on flame suit> she is not African American. I think her dad is Jamaican and her mom is Indian.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 22:29 last edited by
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                                      @89th said in Help wanted, must be the correct color and gender:

                                      Kamala Harris I could see... although <puts on flame suit> she is not African American. I think her dad is Jamaican and her mom is Indian.

                                      So, she's half-black like Obama?

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Copper
                                        wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 23:22 last edited by
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                                        A mud-blood

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                                          10 Jun 2020, 22:19

                                          Kamala Harris I could see... although <puts on flame suit> she is not African American. I think her dad is Jamaican and her mom is Indian.

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                                          Mik
                                          wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 23:38 last edited by
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                                          @89th said in Help wanted, must be the correct color and gender:

                                          Kamala Harris I could see... although <puts on flame suit> she is not African American. I think her dad is Jamaican and her mom is Indian.

                                          Annnd where do you think the Jamaicans came from?

                                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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