Sam Nunn is utterly unacceptable as VP

[dsc]

As a Clinton supporter, I realize that Obama is likely to win at this point. So here is my advice to any Obama campaign workers who may post here. Sam Nunn is an anti gay bigot and is totally unacceptable for that alone. The message of a Nunn choice to gay voters would be drop dead. His name seems to be popping up all over. Just say no to Nunn.

[Hippo_Tron]

1. Sam Nunn would be a stupid choice for a whole host of reasons

He's the reason that Clinton was unable to pass legislation allowing gay people to serve openly in the military.

[FrenchieCat]

2. I don't believe Nunn would be the pick.

It will be someone with a bit more vitality. Obama doesn't need a Dick Cheney to that extent.

If you heard Obama's speech yesterday, and Bush's today, there is no question on that.

[donheld]

3. Agreed, Hillary or Obama

they should just say nunn to nunn.

[cooolandrew]

4. His advisors on foreign policy can't see him select a nominee that will lose votes hearsay for now.

[SunsetDreams]

5. I don't know..

who Sam Nunn is (sorry for my ignorance)

I really hope he picks Barbara Boxer myself.

[MADem]

8. Former Georgia Senator. A bit long in the tooth--he's what, seventy?

[depakid]

9. he's an old DINO from a state the Democrats don't have the slenderest hope of winning

He's sometimes lauded for his "intelligence" -but the bottom line is that he's about as bright -and has about as many original thoughts as George Will.

[SunsetDreams]

11. oh okay..

thank you for explaining lol

[depakid]

16. Here's his wiki entry

It's a bit flattering, if you ask me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Nunn

No mention of his covering for Clarence Thomas -perhaps the most ill suited and incompetent jurist to ever sit on the court. And that's saying a lot.

[SunsetDreams]

27. Thank you,

I will have to read over that.

[ingac70]

10. Nunn is an old Dixiecrat type... former Sen. from Georgia

less than a couple of steps from Zell Miller.

He's on the board of directors for GE and Chevron.

[SunsetDreams]

13. ugh..

Is there something that gave anyone the idea that he would be on the short list for V.P.?

[dsc]

15. He has been mentioned four times lately

admittedly not by the Obama campaign but often times this stuff is leaked.

[ingac70]

19. He's puts a (D) next to his name....

and is well respected among the DLC and Republican corporate whores...

His voting record shows him to be a typical old school Southern Democrat... he generally went with the Repubs on social and economic issues.

[dsc]

12. He is the most responsible for the failure of Clinton to let gays serve openly

as chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He also refused to vote for any pro gay legislation of any kind while in the Senate.

[SunsetDreams]

14. that's bs..

what are these people afraid of?
who gives them the right to deny rights to all people?

Is it grounded in religious views or what? If so I thought State and Church was supposed to be separate.

I have never understood this at all.

be right back

[dsc]

18. He grandstanded unbelievably

He went to some sub and showed how tight a fit it was and implied gays sailors would rape straight ones.

[SunsetDreams]

21. No democrat

should put this guy on a ticket period. That ticks me off, and I'm straight, but my husband and I both have several Lesbian friends.

DOMA sucks.

[ingac70]

24. Nunn's name always gets floated for VP...

I wouldn't fret too much over it.

[SunsetDreams]

26. VP for dem or rep?

[ingac70]

29. Dem...media pundits do that shit...

call him "balance" to the ticket. :eyes:

[ingac70]

22. ....

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/scotts/bulgarians/nunn-ban.html

[SunsetDreams]

25. thank you for the link

I have no doubt that Sen. Obama, if he became Pres. would abide by the Constitution. He is well grounded in it, having taught contitutional law.

[ingac70]

28. I have no doubts on Obama in that respect either...

I don't see him putting the likes of Nunn on the ticket.

http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Sam_Nunn_Civil_Rights.htm

[SunsetDreams]

30. based on what I know

about Sen Obama's views, thier philosophies just don't match up at all, and it would be a huge mistake.

[ingac70]

31. Keep in mind this stuff about Nunn as possible VP is media punditry n/t.

[SunsetDreams]

33. gotchya..

I still don't think Obama would go there at all.

[anamandujano]

6. If he wins the nom, it won't matter who he picks for Veep.

[dsc]

7. Gay people might well stay home

if he picks Nunn. That would be strike three for gays.

[anamandujano]

17. The reason it won't matter is that he won't win the general.

[JimGinPA]

20. Thanks Miss Cleo

:eyes:

[anamandujano]

23. Anyone who can rub two brain cells together can see it.

It won't be much longer before you'll have to abandon your refuge of denial.

[FrenchieCat]

32. Well, maybe you have two brain cells,

but I have way more grey matter than that....and so, you are wrong.

That is all.

Ps. Oh yeah, and Hillary ain't winning the nomination.....just in case your 2 brain cells hadn't figured that one out yet.

[Life Long Dem]

34. I'm happy your thinking logically.

I don't think the topic of "gay" whether anti or not should be brought into a campaign. They'll be enough issues on it's own with no help from a candidate.

[judasdisney]

35. Clinton/Clark, McCain/Lieberman, and ...

... and Obama won't get a chance to choose because Cheney is in the Middle East lining-up airbase support for the imminent attack on Iran which will provide the media lapdogs bloody chum for an "Obama is inexperienced" feeding-frenzy.

Get ready for the propaganda catapult against Obama and justifying the (economic-meltdown transference-of-blame via) Iran carpetbombing.

[Kolesar]

36. I heard that Cheney got the Iraq Presidents' Council to reschedule elections

Which they had "cancelled" a few weeks ago. Those elections were the whole point of the "surge". I am still trying to put this story together.