Choose a non-politician running mate for Obama

[Courtesy Flush]

I choose Keith Olberman.

I think a really great non-politician could be a greater asset than nearly any elected official.

[charlie and algernon]

1. Jon Stewart

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Bill Moyers

[Lyric]

3. Oprah Winfrey

That would seal the soccer-mom vote for sure. :thumbsup:

[BlueIris]

4. Patrick Stewart.

He reeks authority. He wouldn't even have to threaten Republicans to get them to fall in line. He could just shoot them a menacing glare and be done with it.

[redwitch]

5. "Make it so"

And they would!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. Maria Shriver

[PassingFair]

7. Kato.

A wingman you can COUNT on.

[NewJeffCT]

8. George Clooney

That might help to take care of the pseudo-problem Obama has with women.

Myself, I'd prefer Natalie Portman, but she's still too young.

[Rowdyboy]

16. Obama-Clooney is a ticket I'd love to see!

[Brigid]

37. Aw, man!

You beat me to it. George Clooney together with Barack Obama would lock up every female vote in the country! :)

[redqueen]

9. David Letterman

[PassingFair]

10. I'd vote that ticket!

:)

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. William Shatner. Or Walter Brueggemann. Or Eddie Izzard. Or Thich Nhat Hanh.

[undeterred]

12. Whoopi Goldberg

:shrug:

[Magrittes Pipe]

13. McGruff.

He would help with the "tough on crime" voters.

[Rowdyboy]

14. Euphegenia Doubtfire (Robin Williams)....Barack could use a woman on the ticket!

[graywarrior]

15. John Locke

[flvegan]

17. Hulk Hogan.

C'mon, imagine the debates!

That, or Madonna. Yeah, she's got skeletons in her closet, but we've already seen/heard about them and nobody cares any more.

[LeftyMom]

29. The attacks adds showing him massaging his daughter's ass would be classic.

:popcorn:

[flvegan]

36. It would just make the Freepers jealous.

As much as they'd like to be in the position to massage their own daughters' asses.

[LeftyMom]

38. I have something funny to say, but it's probably deletable.

Check your PM.

[graywarrior]

18. Pee Wee Herman

[Burma Jones]

19. Warren Buffett

Old, but very very sensible.

[Forkboy]

20. Xasthur, because Obama is just too damn positive.

The ticket needs balance, dammit!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

21. angelina jolie

[DS1]

26. *swoon* *thud*

and human rights quals, to boot

of course, the ticket would then be OJ, and we all know what the media would do with that

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

22. The Rock (n/m)

[AlCzervik]

23. David Cross.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

24. Martin Sheen

[lightningandsnow]

25. RuPaul

...she would make a good vice president, because she knows YOU BETTER WORK!

[SoxFan]

27. Paint Huffer Guy

[BlueJazz]

28. Tim Robbins

[KamaAina]

30. I was gonna say Wes Clark

who doesn't hold any elective office, but did run for the nomination in '04.

But I'm posting anyway, just to share this little gem I found while Wikiing the General:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Clark#2004_presidential_campaign

Clark's loyalty to the Democratic Party was questioned by some as soon as he entered the race. Senator Joe Lieberman called Clark's party choice a matter of "political convenience, not conviction."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

edit: spelling

[Sanity Claws]

31. Mary Poppins

As Vice President, she'd be President pro tem of the Senate. I think her experience as a nanny would come in handy when it comes to handling the Senate.

[Bennyboy]

32. Michael Franti!

We could have the ass kickingest basketball team in the history of the White House!

He has been to Iraq and Afghansitan and spent time there with the people, not just for a photo opportunity.

He has lived in a urban center as a minority so he knows that deal, what is wrong and what is right.

He knows the importance of arts and music being taught in the schools along side math and english.

He knows that education should be priority one.

He wrote the words "We Can bomb the world to pieces but we can't bomb it into peace" and that has to count for something!

[hellbound-liberal]

33. Rachel Maddow

Yeah I know, that would never happen but I can dream, can't I?

[bigwillq]

34. Angelina Jolie.

:bounce:

[otherlander]

35. Joni Mitchell