[Rhodes22-list] SS: Time for a political Hail Mary

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---- stan <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote: 
> glad to hear the question marks are not yours.
> 
> that would be a great quote to give to Hillary if my suggestion is adopted.
> 
> ss    You are truly a political genius, How I wish I could vote for you as Sec. of the U.S NAVY., and also possibly the new Se. c. of Defense.. under Pres. Obama, V.P Mrs Clinton,. and your insight in how it takes a two timer to really be a great Pres . is auseum, . We would have to talk to Obama , but I think he would see  
> what fun it would be.. al ,  in Tennessee.. 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <mputnam1 at aol.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] SS: Time for a political Hail Mary
> 
> 
> > Stan, you are a political genius.? You SHOULD run for president.? The only 
> > thing you should add to your Hillary statement is to end with something 
> > like this:
> >
> > "Oh, and by the way, if I'm elected Vice President, you don't have to 
> > worry about ol' Bill.? He doesn't know the office exists."
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: stan <stan at rhodes22.com>
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:46 am
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] SS: Time for a political Hail Mary
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  If I had Rhodie Mark Putman's and Hillary's ear I would tell them that 
> > her
> > first words at the start of the upcoming debate should be something along 
> > these
> > lines:
> >
> >
> >  "My candidacy in the 2008 election was based on my overwhelming longing 
> > to see
> > that voters have a real choice between what we have had for the past 7 
> > years and
> > what could be in the next 8 years.
> >
> >  There is practically no difference between "the where" and "the how" 
> > either
> > Barack or I want to take this nation.  In fact, it is because our goals 
> > are so
> > similar that we have such difficulty trying to show you why you should 
> > vote for
> > one or the other of us.
> >
> >  Therefore I want to announce that in the interest of what is best for the
> > Democratic Party and, what I feel is in the best interest of the United 
> > States
> > of America, that if by any chance I should be your nominee, I will ask 
> > Barack
> > Obama to be my vice president.
> >
> >  AND, if Barack wins the nomination, and asks me, I will proudly be his 
> > vice
> > presidential running mate.
> >
> >  I think this debate should now be considered a press conference and we 
> > should
> > take your questions.  I am going to let Barack do most of the responding 
> > since
> > he says it so much better than I do."
> >
> >
> >
> >       My (ss's) rational behind this risky Hail Mary play is that she puts 
> > the
> > "what -is-best-for-the country" ahead of her own ambitions and that may 
> > just
> > turn into a touchdown.   And, in the more likely outcome that it does not, 
> > if
> > Obama looses the eleciton to McCain, then Hillary (a la Nixon and Regan) 
> > has a
> > good opportunity 4 years hence.    And, if Obama does become president for 
> > one
> > or two terems, then, as vice president, the democratic Party (a la Gore) 
> > would
> > have great difficulty not handing her the mantle.
> >
> >  Should the Hail Mary work,  then Barack's future could follow the same
> > scenario as above imagined for Hillary.
> >
> >  ss
> >
> >  PS:    All bets are off if it turns out that McCain really was fooling 
> > around
> > with a jewish lobbyist.  I will switch my vote to such a liberal McCain in 
> > a
> > heartbeat.  History has proven that to be a really good president you have 
> > to be
> > a philanderer:  FDR, Johnson, Ike, Kennedy, Bill - it's one of the reasons 
> > I was
> > considering running.
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