Slog - Comments on The Dream Ticket http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket MightyGodKing has a list of potential running mates for Barack Obama. There are pros and cons for all of the potential vice presidents, including Jim Webb, Joe Lieberman, the entire state of Ohio, a giant ice cream sundae, and many others.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:54:56 -0800 Tue, 20 May 2008 10:25:27 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by elenchos Obama/elenchos '08!

Or Obama/Elenchos, if you must capitalize it.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027787 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027787 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:23:07 -0800 Comment by COMTE Um, Optimus Prime, as a foreign national, would be ineligible to be V.P.

Just sayin'...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027798 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027798 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:32:29 -0800 Comment by Greg @1: Who do you think you are, E. E. Cummings?

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027807 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027807 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:39:09 -0800 Comment by Aislinn @2: As noted, when Optimus Prime changes from robot to semi and back it counts as a rebirth, thus he has been born on U.S. soil.

@3: I once asked infrequent the same thing.

]]> Aislinn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027813 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027813 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:43:15 -0800 Comment by Greg I was kinda hoping for an Obama / Voltron ticket, myself. Or maybe Batman? I like Batman's neighborhood watch proposal.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027815 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027815 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:46:44 -0800 Comment by ru shur Freedom is the right of every sentient being.

]]> ru shur http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027816 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027816 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:46:56 -0800 Comment by ru shur @5: Depends if it's Batman or Frank Miller's The God Damned Batman.

]]> ru shur http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027820 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027820 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:49:17 -0800 Comment by Greg I was thinking of the WB's Batman.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027822 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027822 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:51:08 -0800 Comment by Chris in Tampa @4 - Actually, somebody in the comments of that article noted that since Optimus Prime was technically on US soil before the writing of the Constitution, he's actually grandfathered in anyway.

]]> Chris in Tampa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027825 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027825 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:53:00 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton @5 I don't like the Voltron idea myself.

The Defender of the Universe as our VP takes us from being the world's police to being the universe's police. We're having enough trouble as it is.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027826 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027826 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:53:01 -0800 Comment by Olo @8 - That's the WB's The Batman.

]]> Olo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027841 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027841 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 15:05:30 -0800 Comment by Greg @11: You're wrong. It is either "Batman," "Batman: The Animated Series," or "The Adventures of Batman & Robin." Do your research, you uncultured Philistine.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027848 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027848 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 15:10:41 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton @12 Here: http://www2.warnerbros.com/thebatman/

Go see for yourself.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027872 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027872 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 15:33:47 -0800 Comment by Don Ward Optimus Prime is a Republican. Stupid Stranger staffers.

]]> Don Ward http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027887 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027887 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 15:48:51 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @2 - I think that Optimus Prime is just as American as Sen McCain - both were born outside of the USA.

But Aislinn raises an interesting point, isn't he Born Again? He'd make a great VP for McCain ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027895 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027895 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:01:25 -0800 Comment by princegoro Obama has NOT won the nomination yet

]]> princegoro http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027901 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027901 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:06:46 -0800 Comment by Greg @13: That is the wrong show. This is the right one:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103359/

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027924 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027924 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:29:59 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV You know who'd make a great running mate?

Christopher Frizzelle's Enormous Flying Penis

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027930 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027930 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:44:40 -0800 Comment by brandon 16 - thank you for douching this comments thread with reality.

for the rest of you, please wait until obama actually wins the nomination before speculating which cartoon action hero he should select as his running mate. cuz right now you all just look stupid.

]]> brandon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027939 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027939 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:48:56 -0800 Comment by tsm Oh, please, brandon. Yes, calling Obama "the nominee" is a prediction, but it's only a marginally less safe one than a prediction of McCain as the GOP nominee. (Yes, it's theoretically possible he could lose!)

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027944 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027944 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:55:30 -0800 Comment by w7ngman I like how we look stupid for assuming Obama is the nominee, not speculating as to which cartoon character should be his running mate.

Clintrons have clearly reached the anger stage.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027956 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027956 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 17:21:41 -0800 Comment by brandon actually tsm and w7ngman, that's the point i was trying to [sarcastically] make. i get an F for the day.

]]> brandon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027960 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027960 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 17:28:59 -0800 Comment by longball I dont think any ticket could lose with the Swedish Chef on it. Seriously, know anyone who doesnt like the Swedish Chef?

]]> longball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027962 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027962 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 17:35:31 -0800 Comment by THOUGHTS WHILE SHAVING Dan Quayle seemed harmless enough - would he still be available? What about Norman Thomas?

]]> THOUGHTS WHILE SHAVING http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027994 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1027994 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 18:33:49 -0800 Comment by w7ngman #22, I thought maybe that's what you were doing. Bravo.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028017 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028017 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 19:00:52 -0800 Comment by ellarosa 24, yeah, he could, you know, appeal to the female voters. i've been thinking nostalgically about quail lately. good times...i miss him. and so does "kennedy" --who is still in possession of her now-rotting maidenhead, no?

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028048 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028048 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 20:02:34 -0800 Comment by princegoro Yeah we clinton supporters will do everything we can to make sure Obama doesn't win this year so Hillary can run again in 2012.

]]> princegoro http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028064 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028064 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 20:35:13 -0800 Comment by tsm What you might not realize, @27, is that Obama supporters can hold a grudge too. Good luck in 2012 there.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028067 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028067 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 20:52:26 -0800 Comment by princegoro Yeah another Republican in the white house sure will dampen most Obama's supporters enthusiasm in four years. By that time Hillary can make her case that she's more electable.

]]> princegoro http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028071 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028071 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 21:18:00 -0800 Comment by Bob How about someone who at least projects the nerve to turn Saudi Arabia into a parking lot if gas hits $5/gallon instead of encouraging us all to ride bikes or buses or some other pansy-assed unamerican mode of transportation?

]]> Bob http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028082 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028082 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 21:31:36 -0800 Comment by Chris in Tampa Calling something unamerican is unamerican.

]]> Chris in Tampa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028120 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028120 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 02:20:41 -0800 Comment by king ad hoc @23- the swedish chef is a stereotypical display of racism on parade. hey everyone look at the dumb, hairy swede w/ a stupid language.

]]> king ad hoc http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028178 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028178 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 09:34:41 -0800 Comment by butterw What's the bit about Alice Cooper and Internet Explorer?

]]> butterw http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028206 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_dream_ticket#c1028206 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 10:25:27 -0800