Now that it seems to be down to 2 potential VP candidates,

[janx]

Poll question: Now that it seems to be down to 2 potential VP candidates,

which would you prefer to hear about during the next four years?

[bigwillq]

1. Edwards

He's a lot better to look at and I think he would do a fine job.

[janx]

2. But that's not the point!

Personally, I like the Milk Man stories better.

[bigwillq]

10. I would still go with Edwards

I happen to like the Mill Worker stories!

[Mobius]

3. Who the hell is the milk man?

And with all do respect, the media has tried once again to eliminate the Clark part of the equation. Also Edwards looks perpetually constipated to me, so we know he is not just hiding something up his sleeve, but somewhere else. IMHO. I really grow weary of Edwards supporters acting like he is the only choice for Kerry and ignoring the people that are screaming NO! It's rather reminiscnet of Marie Antoinette saying "Let Them Eat Cake", thereby ingnoring the wishes of the people.

[Padraig18]

4. Gephardt's dad was a milkman for Peevley Dairy, in St. Louis. n/t

[Mobius]

5. So his dad was? so what?

My dad was a machinist for American Motors for 30 years. I dont know 2 shits about putting together a car. So Geppy's "connection to the common man" is a bunch of crapola. The Kerry Clark combo scares the bejesus out of the repukes, and that, my friends, right there is reason enough for me.

[Padraig18]

6. I was just answering the question.

No need to adopt that tone.

:wtf:

[Mobius]

7. sorry, the nader story just really pissed me off

Im sorry if I misdirected my rage.

[Padraig18]

9. Apology accepted.

Take a deep breath, big guy--- we're all on the same team here!

:hi:

[Mobius]

15. girl, and Im not all that big

just had some steam to blow off.

[Padraig18]

22. A 1000 pardons.

I shoulda checked your profile. Mea culpa. *blush*

:hi:

[Mobius]

27. I'll live

Odd that people assume most people that have strong opinions might be men. That and i have a man on my avatar, who is really Viggo Mortensen.

[x_y_no]

8. Milkman

Milkman could be Graham.

[AP]

14. Do you know what it's like to grow up knowing that the only thing that's

going to earn you money is your own labor?

Do you appreciate the importance of making sure that people's labor is therefor valuable?

[JVS]

17. It's just as relevant as the Edwards' son of mill worker routine

One of my friends was saying at the bar how he finds it humorous that every candidate has some kind of zany gimmick

edited for punctuation

[Cheswick2.0]

55. We would rather hear Milk man stories than Mill worker stories

that is the point.
Though it does look like some people have not yet had their fill of mill worker folklore.

[janx]

56. Yes! Precisely!

I'm so glad you understand!

[JVS]

57. I don't want either. I want stories of a guy who played piano at a brothel

Are there any potential VP's whose dads played piano at a brothel?

[janx]

58. Are any of Scott Joplin's kids still alive?

Probably not...:(

[JVS]

59. How about the son of an anesthesiologist?

Or the son of drunken shoemaker?
Or the son of bounty hunter?

[janx]

60. Bounty hunter sounds fascinating.

But it's probably too shady (ironically enough!) for politics.

[JVS]

61. How about the "bastard son of a thousand maniacs"?

Freddy Krueger for VP!

[janx]

63. It wouldn't matter much.

It still doesn't.

65. extremely mixed metaphor

Edwards supporters are Ignoring Clark supporters? What?

Marie Antoinette was a leech living on the backs of the French populace sucking the blood of the sufferers. How you get from her to Edwards supporters is beyond me.

I'm not an Edwards supporter myself, but if I were I think I might take offense at this Marie Antoinette comparison.

[chimpymustgo]

67. Well that was the point, no?

By any means necessary.

68. oh, silly me

How did I not see?:)

[cosmokramer]

11. KERRY has not said it was down to two people...

...Bill Nelson said it.

You actually expect Bill Nelson to know? And if he actually did know, do you actually think he would leak it?

Uh, I don't think so.

[janx]

33. Kerry will announce it

when it's narrowed down to one.

[MoonRiver]

12. I actually like Gep better, but

Edwards has a better chance of helping the ticket, imo. So I voted millworker.

[Mobius]

16. nice sig line!

woo hoo! :bounce:

[MoonRiver]

21. Thanks!

I'm still hoping and praying. :grouphug:

[Mobius]

26. You and me both!

The media fav rarely gets the nod, so I really don't think Edwards (buddies with Hugh Shelton that made up Clark lies about honor and inegrity issues when Clark retired), will get the nod.

[janx]

18. Well that's certainly fair! I just remembered the dualing stories

during the primaries and how some of the college kids made a drinking game out of them, and I had to construct this poll. ;-)

[MoonRiver]

25. It's a good idea.

Makes we folks who prefer another candidate start thinking about the alternatives. I've heard both Gep and Edwards speak and Gep just comes across much more sincere and even more interesting than Edwards, to me at least. But I know how much grass roots support Edwards has and whoever most helps us win I'll support with all my heart and soul.

[Scoopie]

42. It wasn't just college kids

:party:

I actually got drunk by drinking everytime he said "son of a mill worker" at a debate party one night. Tee hee.

And, well, that's my own personal cuss word now instead of son of a b****.

My 5-year-old son thinks that's funny. :D

Oh, and I didn't vote in the poll. Either choice is too scary for me to think about.

[janx]

69. Really? I couldn't do that anymore if I tried.

I only knew that the college kids were doing it.

[Tom Rinaldo]

13. I don't accept the premise so I won't participate.

At least in the primary season a small portion of the public got to vote for who they wanted to run for President, and the media actually plays an important role in doling out information to those voters. When they narrow down the field of who they will cover, it does have a dramatic impact. This time there is only one voter, Kerry. And the media will cover whoever he picks. I want no part in playing along with their attempts to discard any of our viable candidates through slanted speculation. I believe Gep and Edwards are strong contenders, maybe the strongest, I dunno. But Kerry gets the call and no one is claiming that he has made up his mind yet, or that they are certain that Kerry has narrowed his choices down to only those two men.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

20. John and Elizabeth Edwards in college

http://www.johnedwards2004.com/image.asp?id=12

[janx]

28. That's a cute pic. n/t

[Jai4WKC08]

23. Me neither

There is absolutely no reason to believe it's down to these two. Only the media is saying that (even Nelson said nothing of the kind). Only a week or so ago, the media was saying it was down to Edwards and Clark, leaving out Gephardt.

I think Kerry has already decided, but whether he has or hasn't, the media doesn't have a clue. They are ALWAYS wrong. Always. If they were talking up our guy, Tom, THEN I'd be worried. ;)

Those who talk don't know; those who know don't talk.
What about that is so hard to understand?

But if it let's some folks around here win a poll for a change, hey, what the heck?

[janx]

31. Well you certainly don't have to vote; I understand.

But I can't agree with you that the only vote regarding who will be Kerry's running mate is Kerry's vote.

Other people have influence in that decision (always do). It's Kerry's vote in one sense--that he announces it, etc., but he has a heck of a lot of people advising him.

[Jai4WKC08]

35. Actually, you're wrong

Kerry has the only vote.

I can ask as many people as I want to advise me on who to vote for in Nov. People will come to my door, fill my mailbox, and inhabit my tv, to give me advice unsolicited. I can listen or not, but when I go into the voting booth, only I pull the lever. It's MY vote.

VP is Kerry's choice and only his. People are advising him, but they don't make the decision.

[janx]

36. That is exactly what I said. My point was that you and I don't

have any influence, but that some others do, before Kerry makes the final decision.

[NMDemDist2]

19. ROFL that's great n/t

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

24. Say cheese!

http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/images/I33462-2003Jul09

[janx]

29. So far, the mill worker stories have it--hands down! n/t

[JVS]

30. How about the son of children of immigrants?

[janx]

32. Maybe someone can use that one during the next primaries.

It could cover a lot of ground.

[JVS]

34. It's been used by one of the 9

See if you can recall

[janx]

37. That HAD to have been a case of...

JOEMENTUM!

[JVS]

38. Oooooohhhhh heeeeellllllll yeahhhhhhhh!

[janx]

39. Dammit, I want him in the mix too. Why isn't he one of the

chosen ones? I miss that old mojo risin'!

I demand that he be one of the choices for VP!!! :mad:

[JVS]

40. He had his chance last time

He shouldn't bogart the VP nomination

[janx]

41. OK

:smoke:

I'll miss the mojo risin' JOEMENTUM though!

[JI7]

44. that's John Kerry, son of a child of an immigrant

kerry's paternal grandfather immigrated to america . and he changed his last name from kohn to kerry because of anti semetism.

[regnaD kciN]

72. How about a son of a son of a sailor?

Somehow, Kerry/Buffett sounds better to me than Kerry/MillWorker, Kerry/Milkman, or Kerry/Uniform.

[DFLforever]

43. I voted for 'mill worker'

simply because I think Edwards is a much better story teller than Gephardt.

[janx]

45. You know, I think you're right. It's just that I have the milk man

and his secretary wife stuck in my head, but that's probably because I grew up in St. Louis.

[JI7]

47. i don't live in Missouri, but that's a easy phrase to identify gep with

he used it often. just as much as edwards did the millworker thing.

they both sound good telling their stories. edwards just lasted longer so more people got to hear him.

[janx]

48. Yeah. I can almost picture Gep's old man now...

slamming back an ice cold Bud at his south St. Louis back yard barbeque.

[JVS]

49. Is Milkman Dan from Redmeat Gep's dad?

[janx]

50. I don't know what Redmeat is. But I know what people who

live in St. Louis do, especially in the summertime.

[mzmolly]

46. Both have their advantages.

:hi:

I'd support the Mill Worka or the Milk Man on the ticket.

[Demobrat]

51. Vanilla or vanilla? Hmm...I think I'll take...

Peanut butter! Actually, I don't think it will matter one way or the other, but Edward's accent sounds like a whiney baby to me so I'm going with the milk man. And what the heck, it's more fun to vote for the winner anyway.

[janx]

52. All that really matters is the story--

which story you liked better.

[Upfront]

53. None Of the Above

Neither.

[janx]

54. C'mon. One story has to be better than the other.

If I can do it, you can do it...believe me.

[Cheswick2.0]

62. I wouldn't mind hearing the Upper Middle class stock broker story

that might be refreshing.

[janx]

64. People didn't like that one.

Don't ask me why.

[IronLionZion]

66. I'd prefer a General or a doctor

http://www.draftdeanforvp.org/

[janx]

70. That may be, but that's not the point. If CNN is narrowing this

down to two guys at this point--the son of the Mill Worker and the son of the Milk Man--then the only question I ask here is: what makes for a better story?

[FrenchieCat]

71. Since when did CNN

Determine who the Veepstakes should narrow down to. Do you think they know anything? You are giving them waaaayy too much credit. I don't respond to polls set up based on CNN and what CNN says. It's called media manipulation...and I guess that many who haven't yet learn their lesson are falling for it.

[Capn Sunshine]

73. Kick

:evilgrin:

[Zynx]

74. ABG- Anyone but Gephardt.

[Capn Sunshine]

75. It's Mill worker by 3-1 margin

quick! Tell the Mizzou forum their man is on the ropes!

[saracat]

76. Mill worker or milkman?

I voted mill worker, but we can all be grateful neither is the son of a protologist! Though maybe we could use one to remove Bush!