A "what if" - Obama gets the nod and picks

...Powell.

I am just wondering. I am not advocating or anything else. It just entered my mind as something that seems plausible that he would do.

I don't need reminders of the UN speech or anything else, I am just wondering of the electorial impact.

And who knows what crazy thing those black folks will do when they get a little power.

:eyes:

Do you know how many years white people have been saying that crazy shit?

And even if he would, why Powell over aaaallllll the other conservatives out there?

Because he's black?

:shrug:

If you mean for a cabinet position, well, I hope he'd know better than that - for starters there'd be a hideous confirmation hearing in the Senate.

Powell's credibility is completely shattered. After the first shocking moments ("Oh, my god, TWO black men"), that's what it'd come down to. Powell would crash Obama's campaign.

Powell is a repuke & 70 years old.



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An overwhelming response would be: "Obama's judgement sucks! How could he possibly pick that completely discredited tool of the Bush crime family as a running mate? Shit, I'm going to vote for a Libertarian."

HRC gets "the nod" ...

An overwhelming response would be: "Hillary's judgment sucks! How could he possibly pick that completely discredited tool of the DLC's "corporations first and always" crime family as a running mate? Shit, I'm going to vote for a Libertarian." :shrug: :eyes:

He always is.

You know, because they are both Christian? :shrug:

I mean this to be serious because contrary to some simpled minded Freeper comments here this kind of political thought does happen if goals overlap etc. There are many reasons.

Why would you ask what would happen if Obama picked Powell? It's not going to happen, first of all. Second, why would that hypothetical be any more interesting to you than any other? Obama/Clark, Obama/Anthony Bourdain?

Either you are asking what would happen if we had two black men on a ticket, or what would happen if he picked a conservative, or what would happen if he picked someone we DUers generally disapprove of. Most of us are guessing you are asking because of race, and so your question implies you are trying to find the most prominent black man who could be his running mate, in order to start a discussion on race in politics. If that's the plan, spell it out. If not, spell out why you are asking, or the responses you get will continue to be as random as your question seems to be.

Not coming down on you, just explaining why you aren't getting serious answers.

Obama/Bourdain!

Love me some Tony!

So that's something to recommend him.

On the other hand, I watched him eat raw seal. It's hard to vote for someone you've watched eat raw seal.

:headbang:

And I guess you agree that all of the scenarios have been discussed.

not the other way around.

see also:

http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/4/3/11936/97033

Of course in 2004 our so-called liberal media spun it so that it sounded like Kerry was begging McCain to run with him.

:rofl: :crazy: :rofl: :eyes:

Obama gets the nod and picks Powell?

:wtf: kind of crazy logic is that? He would NOT ever pick Powell as a running mate. :crazy:

Whisper ... much?

Yet another Democrat goes out of his way to shoot himself in the foot. It could happen!

TC

Colin Powell ... TWICE. <shriek>

It makes absolutely NO sense what-so-ever. But that is no criterion. :shrug:

I am sure every Republican candidate seeks the advice of a man of his prestige too...

I think some here are getting real close to skirting with a racial issue ... a place where we should not wish to go.

Barbara Boxer has to work with some of the most obnoxious right wingers. Further, don't forget she felt a need (which now she later regrets) to support the warmongering Lieberman initially for his re-election campaign.

If Obama talks with Powell, twice (OMG! :wtf:) it doesn't equate, because ya know - they're both black - that he's going to pick him as his running mate.

You're close, real close to crossing a line that's going to reveal more negatives about you and your prejudices, than it will about Obama talking with Powell on TWO (x2) occasion. :(

:wtf:

We reacted the same we would if any other Democrat sought the advice of Powell, Henry Kissinger, or any other war criminal.

==Barbara Boxer has to work with some of the most obnoxious right wingers. Further, don't forget she felt a need (which now she later regrets) to support the warmongering Lieberman initially for his re-election campaign.==

So what? So did HRC and Obama. They were all wrong and did not have to do so.

==If Obama talks with Powell, twice (OMG! :wtf:) it doesn't equate, because ya know - they're both black - that he's going to pick him as his running mate.==

What are you smoking? Read post #31. I said Obama would not pick Powell.

Nice job taking a page from the right-wing playbook on Miguel Estrada, Janice Brown and playing the race card. As if Powell's skin color is why 99% of non-BO supporters at DU don't like him is because he is black. It isn't because of war crimes or anything. :crazy:

Everyday the Democratic Leadership talks with *war criminals* in the guise of Republicans in Congress, yet, you don't find a need to KEY THEM OUT.

To be honest draft_mario_cuomo I've seen you jump on bandwagon SMEARS of Obama that KKKarl Rove would consider pure genius.

It's disgusting because *all* the candidates have talked with "senior leadership" in the Unitary Executive (all supposed war criminals), not once, not twice, but several times.

Yes, I think there's a case that some here "latch on" to the fact that Powell is black and are playing a racial prejudice line parallel to this whisper allegations into *the absurd.*

I could comment that people who make such obnoxious claims should be ashamed because it would fall on deaf ears.

WINNING, no matter how dirty, is all that seemingly matters to some here. :( :thumbsdown:

If so, this would be news.

Of all the possible picks for VP, why do you think Obama would choose Powell? That is the question at the root of this thread, and your failure to answer it is at the root of all the responses you have gotten so far.

I do think that there is some plausible rationale. It would be a huge symbolic breaking of the traditional ticket mold. Powell seems to like Obama. Powell I would think would want to redeem himself.

You have a link?

Powell, given his popularity, would make a good (in political terms. Obviously, Powell is scum given him knowingly lying at the UN) VP for Bloomberg.

I hope he's smarter ~ and far more progressive ~ than that!

Ok, race & gender, but beyond that? Little that I can see. I don't know if the two even personally care for one another.

Anyway to take your question at face value--as a ticket, I don't think a Obama/Powell ticket would do very well. I do think, politically, Powell would've been an excellent VP choice for the first Bush, but that was (counts on fingers) some years ago.

Obama talked to Powell a couple times to mine his military experiences. There's a huge leap from that to picking him as a running mate. That just doesn't make sense at all. Powell is still a Republican.

I could see him reaching out to Hillary, though I'm not sure she'd accept. I would rather see him go to someone like Clark if he's available.

and everyone is griping on the hypothetical part. It's a hypothetical people.... Calm down. I prefaced this to avoid the discussion that it now is as to discuss the "what if" he had picked him and what their impact would be, but sadly, apparently that was too complicated.