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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCarson to lead group vetting VP candidates for Trump. Carson. Oh my, I fear Cheney will be VP again.
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Carson to lead group vetting VP candidates for Trump. Carson. Oh my, I fear Cheney will be VP again. (Original Post)
applegrove
May 2016
OP
Cheney will never go on a ticket with liberal items Trump supports, and Hillary does not.
ViseGrip
May 2016
#6
I meant the part about Carson vetting the VP. Omg. I see that is not a joke!
Glimmer of Hope
May 2016
#11
I actually think it is just Trump trying to give carson an inside job that he owed him. I doubt
applegrove
May 2016
#13
Okay Megatron says he's out, but I've got good vibes about our vetting of Rambo
Johonny
May 2016
#17
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)1. Not a chance!
dflprincess
(28,091 posts)2. No, but Carson may pull a Cheney
and decide that he (Carson) is the best choice.
rusty fender
(3,428 posts)8. Yup.
Carson is as much a narcissist as is Trump.
flamingdem
(39,335 posts)3. Lol
Could we be more entertained, horrified too of course. Pyramid Ben
thucythucy
(8,109 posts)4. Is that what Trump meant when he said
he'd "pick good people" to advise him?
OMG this is so much worse than I ever expected.
Javaman
(62,534 posts)5. dr. strangelove as vp again?
that would be odd.
he would be the emperor to trumps darth vader
ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)6. Cheney will never go on a ticket with liberal items Trump supports, and Hillary does not.
Ignore this too.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)7. This must be a joke. Yes?
applegrove
(118,880 posts)9. Yes. I'm just highlighting the danger in getting a political neophyte
like Carson for the job.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)11. I meant the part about Carson vetting the VP. Omg. I see that is not a joke!
applegrove
(118,880 posts)13. I actually think it is just Trump trying to give carson an inside job that he owed him. I doubt
Carson's opinion will actually matter to Trump.
Response to Glimmer of Hope (Reply #7)
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firebrand80
(2,760 posts)12. I would love it if made Carson his VP nt
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)14. This just gets crazier and crazier. Saw this on Twitter and laughed.
Ben Carson Says Donald Trump Could Consider Democrat for Running Mate
Former GOP candidate, now a Trump ally, also takes his name out of the running as possible pick
By REID J. EPSTEIN and BETH REINHARD
May 5, 2016 5:26 p.m. ET
Ben Carson, the former rival now helping presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump choose a running mate, said Thursday he doesnt want the position and that Democrats may be among those considered. http://www.wsj.com/articles/ben-carson-says-donald-trump-could-consider-democrat-for-running-mate-1462483601
Former GOP candidate, now a Trump ally, also takes his name out of the running as possible pick
By REID J. EPSTEIN and BETH REINHARD
May 5, 2016 5:26 p.m. ET
Ben Carson, the former rival now helping presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump choose a running mate, said Thursday he doesnt want the position and that Democrats may be among those considered. http://www.wsj.com/articles/ben-carson-says-donald-trump-could-consider-democrat-for-running-mate-1462483601
applegrove
(118,880 posts)15. Oh my!
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)16. As if any Democrat would come within 50 ft of Donald Trump.
Johonny
(20,941 posts)18. Joseph McCarthy or George Wallace?
Johonny
(20,941 posts)17. Okay Megatron says he's out, but I've got good vibes about our vetting of Rambo
Ben these are fictional characters you're talking about. The VP needs to be a real American.
I don't understand the problem.