Mr. Day-late, Dollar-shortFollow

John Edwards chucked his meager support behind Barry Hussein yesterday, hoping to get a second chance at being Veep, thus maybe, possibly, marginally giving Barry slightly more credibility among working class whites. But really, does having a smarmy and slick trial lawyer help Barry in his quest for audacious hope?

I say no. By waiting to see which way the political winds blow, he lost whatever political capital he might have had. If there was ever a more vivid picture of why this guy is a loser, this is a prime example of why he has never been presidential material.

On the viable candidate news, however, it warms the cockles of my heart to see Barry Hussein can be (and is) just as chauvanistic as the next white mysogynyst. "Sorry, sweetie. I don't talk about important stuff like politics to the weaker sex. Next question? Yes, you in the power suit in the back row..."

Lastly, I saw on the news a DJ who was giving away bumper stickers with the Obama campaign colors/slogan on it. But tacked on to the "Hope. Change." portion on the bottom was "Kill Whitey." I nearly spit my coffee all over the television in laughter. RACK that. Predictably, Barry Hussein supporters are all up in arms about this guy and want to see him lose his job. When did Dems lose their sense of humor anyway?

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Who the **** is Barry Hussein?

Its always such a mature way to show your aversion to someone.

Tsk tsk.

You guys miss out on some incrdedibly insightful and brilliant political satire and perspective when you put your liberal blinders on. Why would calling Mr. Obama by his middle name and the name he went by prior to him going into politics cause you to dismiss my commentary? That makes you rather thin skinned I'd say.

However, I could go all gbaji on you and just recite opinions without a hint of humor if you'd prefer that...

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Umm, because most of us outgrow the need to make fun of people by making oh-so-clever plays on their names by, like, the third grade?

I do believe that Edwards is attempting to remain relevant by injecting himself into the news cycle by endorsing Obama. After all, what has changed since February? Absolutely nothing, other than that Obama is clearly going to win the nomination. Edwards wasn't willing to commit prior to yesterday because of one and only one reason: He doesn't do anything unless he knows which way the political wind is blowing. Again, it show why he is a weak candidate. He can't make decison until he is assured of the outcome.

As for Obama, I find it telling that he used the nickname Barry growing up, but when he entered the political arena he reverted back to his given name. It suggests to me that he is selling a packaged image rather than presenting himself as he really is. I suspect others of you may claim otherwise by saying him using his given name means he is comfortable with who he is and his background, but in my experience, people who transform themselves into something different from their formative years are not genuine. An acid test of this would be to see if he still goes by the name Barry if he were to meet with his former classmates and friends.

And if name calling is not acceptable behavior in the Asylum, then why do we need to have the warning associated with this forum? Please, let's not pu55ify this place any more than it already is. As for me, I'm placing Barry's campaign slogan into my sig. I think it's spot-on.

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Day-late, dollar-short? Seems to me his timing was perfect in that his endorsement is distracting folks from Hillary's 41 point win in West Virginia. If you ask me that's some pretty shrewd campaign management.

nothing except a possible Veep job out it.

Zero chance. He's not on that list.

The veep choice will be a smiling assassin, not a good 'ole boy. Someone who can unload all of the attack stuff without it bruising Obama. Tom Daschle, Mark Warner, that sort of guy. Old, white, respected, uncharismatic and able to say crazy attack **** without too much backlash.

Speaking of which, Bob was a whole lot more fun when he wasn't a prez candidate. He lost his edge once he ran.

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How so? Using your proper name in the professional arena (not just political) isn't exactly unusual. I don't think it proves much of anything except that he thought "Barry" was a nickname better suited for high school and college and now that he was working as a laywer, teacher, organizer, etc he should use his proper name.In my experience, people who don't transform out of their high school/college years probably need to grow up.

What a silly point to spend time on.

Ronald Regan was probably called Ronny as a child. People out-grown nicknames.

I think you got a crush on Barry. Admit it.

I kinda like "Punk" McCain. And I suspect that bhodi is practically swooning over the name "*****" McCain. If Johnny were to use that in his campaign, I'm certain he'd become a lifelong Republican.

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Actually, I'm thinking he needs David Duke as his running mate. It covers nearly all of his weak points. Poor? Check. Southern? Check. White? Check. KKK member? Check and double check. Duke is Barry's ideal bottom half of the ticket.

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