I thought Obama said we would know on Friday. Now it's Saturday.

[BigBearJohn]

I hate being led on

On edit: If indeed Obama's campaign never said
he would reveal it today, I stand corrected.

Still, I HATE this waiting game. HATE it.

Here is a link

http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/obama.running.mate.2.798232.html

"Obama returned from his Hawaiian vacation having made his decision.
The announcement, according to the New York Times could come as
soon as Wednesday, but no later than Friday." (emphasis added)

[NYC Liberal]

1. Link? When did he say that?

[maddiejoan]

2. Maybe he's going on Hawaii time

Aloha!

[SoonerPride]

3. Can you show me where Obama said you'd know on Friday?

Not some surrogate, but Obama himself quoted as saying anything like that?

I hate quotes attributed to the candidate that came from some TV pundit.

[David Zephyr]

4. He never said it. I always knew it would be Saturday.

He threw the entire GOP and McCain for a great loss today.

Obama and Axelrod are brilliant.

[blondeatlast]

23. Exactly. He said it would be the end of the week--I'd say that might be 11:59 pm Sunday.

He punked the m$m.

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

5. Obama never said that. CBS said it.

I also said it, but what do I know? :(

Seriously, I think today WAS the day, but when Gramps gave us the gift of "HouseGate" it was just too good not to use.

So you let that run Thursday & Friday.... send the text message out tomorrow morning. Have the appearance at 1 PM and you have successfully launched the Democratic ticket, with no time for the right wing to shit all over it before the convention.

And a not so subtle "Fuck You" from Obama to the media whores themselves. They don't set his agenda.

I still say it was a work of genius.

[progressiveforever]

10. Yep

I thought it would be today, too AJR--but you're right- Obama and his camp never said when it would be.

[progressiveforever]

6. Only the media said today.

Obama hasn't said--CNN was convinced it was at noon today.

[bigwillq]

7. Hello.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Thrill]

8. You thought wrong. Obama never said that

[KAZ]

9. Why didn't you post a link on this. You know why?

Because there isn't one.

[BigBearJohn]

15. Well there is a link -- but it quotes the NY Times, not Obama.

[KAZ]

21. OK, I see. And I understand wanting to know.

[Life Long Dem]

11. I don't get it Why are you making complaints over this whole thing?

Obama is not leading you on, he's telling the MSM who's in control. And he's communicating with us and YOUR complaining?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. Obama said to send me your bank account number.

Imagine four more years of Bush!

[TwilightZone]

13. I hope that you're being facetious.

Otherwise, you might want to check around. There seems to be some information that contradicts your assertion.

[Life Long Dem]

14. Me too..on waiting... but try to give a little of yourself in support to Obama

I know it may be really really tough to be waiting, but think of what all of this supportive energy will bring to us all in return.



Stand Up For Your Rights :patriot:

[scheming daemons]

16. Well.... we DO know... the campaign plane is landing in Deleware tonight....

;-)

[gblady]

17. this whole circus....

is entirely media driven...

I searched, and could find nowhere that the campaign
said anything having to do with a timeframe.

[BigBearJohn]

20. I guess I'm just miffed cuz I sat in front of the damn boob tube all day long

with cell phone in hand waiting for a text message.

I'll get over it.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

18. it was MSM

[vaberella]

19. MSM psyched themselves out and the nation bought it. I love this. Thanks O. n/t

[anonymous171]

22. But that was before McCain & CO released a bunch of misleading ads

Obama needs to keep those out off of the talk shows.

[Condem]

24. Fuck, BigBear

Why are we nitpicking?

[BigBearJohn]

25. I agree. It's just that I stayed home today sitting in front of the damn t.v. all excited.

I'm sure you understand.

[Condem]

26. So

Who is it, BigBear?

[BigBearJohn]

27. Biden. My heart would sing if it were Hillary, but in my heart I think Biden.

[Condem]

29. I'm thinking Hillary.

Just a hunch.

[GreenPartyVoter]

28. I only ever heard him say Saturday

[Mass]

30. No, the NYTimes said, not Obama.\nt

[BigBearJohn]

33. "Aides said the announcement would come at the earliest on Wednesday morning"

Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/us/politics/19veep.html?_r=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin

[Mass]

35. Yes, Friday is not sourced to the aides.

A lot of non source BS has been said this week by the media.

[flamingdem]

31. Obama is cutting edge, so we "the people" can deal with a moderate delay while

they work out how to send text messages to 5 million people at once!

[City Lights]

32. I think he planned to announce sooner, but then McMansions revealed

that he didn't know how many houses he and Cindy owned. I read yesterday that they'd decided to step out of the way and let the McMansions story play out a little longer.

[BigBearJohn]

34. That makes sense. It all works in O's favor. So, that's good.