why are they rolling out the VP on Friday news dump day????

[LSK]

Unless they do it tonite, its going to be on Friday. Why?????

[billyoc]

1. Worried that people will forget about it?

:rofl:

[sharp_stick]

2. IMO

If they do it in the morning it floats as the message of the day all day. I don't think they'd do it in the afternoon, at least I hope not that would kind of blunt the effect.

I really expected him to do it today but I've been wrong about this all the way so far.

[Shakespeare]

3. Puts it front and center for the Sunday morning political talk show coverage.

And that's ALL they'll talk about, if so. :thumbsup:

[Dr.Phool]

4. It must be so bad, they don't want anyone to notice?

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Don't question the campaign

They know what they're doing.

Didn't you get the memo?

(the foregoing was sarcasm in the extreme, just in case someone left their sense of humor and irony at the door)

[quantass]

6. Ideally i prefer him announce at the convention...

but i just dont see the point in releasing it any time this week and if he must i would go Friday news dump or on the weekend...draw this thing out and control the news cycle.

The less time the repubs have to know about the vp the less time they have to smear him before the convention. And let me stress HIM as the VP..Hilalry aint gonna happen.

[Clintonista2]

7. It's very possible that they wait until the convention

[9119495]

8. Because of the Olympics.

[monmouth]

9. To let McCondo's gaffe resonate and make the news cycles...n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

14. LMAO at McCondo

Making nicknames for him is just getting way too easy.

[LSK]

17. good one

:D

[TheDebbieDee]

10. To make sure they get into the weekend news cycle........

MTP, Face the Nation, etc.

Also, it holds everyones attention all week long leading up to the announcement.

[Thrill]

11. Someone from The Nation was on Rachel Maddow. Says it allows them to get all the coverage on the

Sunday shows. And not a bunch of analysis during the week. Just the wow factor

[mrreowwr_kittty]

12. Not a typical Friday, when the Convention starts on Sunday.

It's actually a smart way to generate anticipation days in advance.

[greguganus]

13. So someone can sober up over the weekend after she's not picked? n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

16. You mean Kathleen Sebelius, right?

:evilgrin:

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

15. Absolute genius, in my humble opinion.

Rove and the right wing shit for brains can't spin the VP choice now. Because next week is our convention, and the week after is theirs. And by then, both tickets will be old news, and it will be on to a two month GE mudslinging fest.

But the Democratic ticket WILL be subject #1 on the Sunday mediawhore talk shows, and the lead off for talk radio on Monday morning.

In addition to cutting off Rovian spin, it's a message from Obama to the whore media. Essentially: "Fuck You, I'll decide my own timetable!"

[pinto]

21. Good points.

[eshfemme]

18. Probably to avoid the stupid as dirt commentary that the MSM has subjected us to.

I'm thinking that the VP was nowhere near what the MSM has foisted on us for the past week or so and it's convinced the Obama camp that the pundits of the MSM are all fools who don't deserve the respect the news used to get.

[Lucinda]

19. Its great PR to boost convention coverage and viewership.

[Peregrine Took]

20. Jonathon Altar said his hunch is tonight -during the Olympics - "breaking

news" - with 35 million people watching.

[FrenchieCat]

22. When does the convention start?

[Cleita]

23. It'll be Monday before Rush/Sean/Billo are able to comment on it. n/t