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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:29 PM Aug 2012

(CNN) BREAKING: Romney to announce vice presidential pick Saturday

BREAKING: Romney to announce vice presidential pick Saturday

(CNN) - Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has announced that Romney will reveal his vice presidential nominee Saturday at a campaign event in Norfolk, Virginia.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/10/breaking-romney-to-announce-vice-presidential-pick-saturday/

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(CNN) BREAKING: Romney to announce vice presidential pick Saturday (Original Post) Tx4obama Aug 2012 OP

Thank God. chknltl Aug 2012 #1

Isn't Saturday a rather strange day of the week to do this? CBHagman Aug 2012 #2

I think I read yesterday that Obama in 2008 announced he'd pick Biden on a Saturday. n/t Tx4obama Aug 2012 #3

If I remember correctly, McCain picked Palin on a Saturday, too Marsala Aug 2012 #4

and hopefully a half an hour after that Phlem Aug 2012 #5

chknltl

(10,558 posts)

1. Thank God.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:32 PM

Aug 2012

His calls were getting bothersome.

CBHagman

(17,493 posts)

2. Isn't Saturday a rather strange day of the week to do this?

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:33 PM

Aug 2012

I think of Friday as Take Out the Garbage Day, namely the time to release stories you hope will draw little if any attention. Is a Saturday announcement meant to drop a bombshell on the Sunday talk shows?