Tyson Barker

Midday Open Thread: Veepstakes in full force

by Tyson Barker  ::  Filed Under Elections 2008  ::  June 4th, 2008 @ 12:30 pm EST

That guiltiest of guilty media pleasures, MSNBC, has published a Republican Veepstakes that has all of the stats on potential VP nominees from “the other side” ranging from closeted homosexual and vying frontrunner, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, to closeted homosexual and long-shot contender, Texas Governor Rick Perry.

Take a look.

Your picks?

Tyson Barker works on transatlantic issues at a think tank in Washington, DC. He received his BA from Columbia University in History and German Studies in 2004 and his MA from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, in 2007. Tyson is a former Fulbright Scholar and has received research fellowships to Taiwan and China. While Tyson knows that crooked obsession with reality TV will one day get him into trouble, he just can’t turn off an ANTM marathon.  

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DISCUSSION

One RESPONSE to “Midday Open Thread: Veepstakes in full force”

Jason Rosenbaum says  ::  June 4th, 2008 @ 2:02 pm EST

My money is still on Romney. He’s got cash, he’s supposedly “good” on the economy, and conservatives trust him a bit more. A bit worried about Pawlenty, though.


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