Re: Palin. I KNOW. Though ilyena_sylph also has a very good post (http://ilyena-sylph.livejournal.com/299757.html) on actual political reasons that Palin's not a good pick for VP.
Re: Biden -- seriously, anyone was actually still thinking he'd pick Hillary? As much as I would've loved a Hillary/Obama ticket, there's no way that'd happen after all the acrimony during the race. And I hadn't thought about the condescending angle before, but you're right -- a lot of people were talking about Hillary for VP as if it would be some sort of consolation prize.
I'm kind of worried for Obama, though. Even my parents mentioned today that they think he's going to shot, especially if the shooter believes that by killing Obama, he'd get Another Old White Guy into the President's place. To be fair, we're Sri Lankan, so we might be a bit paranoid when it comes to dirty politics, but still... Definitely a jarring visual. I just hope it doesn't set off the nutjobs because DAMN, it is not going to be good if Obama gets assassinated. I will scream. Lots.
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Re: Biden -- seriously, anyone was actually still thinking he'd pick Hillary? As much as I would've loved a Hillary/Obama ticket, there's no way that'd happen after all the acrimony during the race. And I hadn't thought about the condescending angle before, but you're right -- a lot of people were talking about Hillary for VP as if it would be some sort of consolation prize.
I'm kind of worried for Obama, though. Even my parents mentioned today that they think he's going to shot, especially if the shooter believes that by killing Obama, he'd get Another Old White Guy into the President's place. To be fair, we're Sri Lankan, so we might be a bit paranoid when it comes to dirty politics, but still... Definitely a jarring visual. I just hope it doesn't set off the nutjobs because DAMN, it is not going to be good if Obama gets assassinated. I will scream. Lots.