ROMNEY TO ANNOUNCE RUNNING MATE SATURDAY IN VA.

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• Complaining about Ryan not wearing a tie is on par with the black women that bitched about Gabby not "doing" her hair in a more black cultural way. She gottwo gold medals at 16. Who cares about her hair? Same with Ryan. Roment was informally dressed in shirtsleeves with a tie, Ryan wore a jacket, whioc could be perceived as MORE appropriate that Romney with his tu\ie. THis is why we can't get anything done in this country. Our focus is waaaaay off the mark!

  • That Girl is a sweetheart! I don't do a lot of TV, made a point to catch a lot of highlights and print, glad I missed what you're talking about. All I can do is have pity and shake my head at people whose lives are so shallow and petty. Can't even share the joy and pride in somebody else's outstanding achievement, sad.

• Obama hates Ryan...I hope Obama's blood pressure went up about 25 percent when he found out......And I can't wait to see Ryan take Biteme apart. The vice presidential debate is going to be "A big F*cking Deal" to quote the moron now in that position....

  • Obama's team thinks the choice is a mistake. That's what makes this so interesting. With Ryan in the mix, there couldn't be starker ideological differences. Can't wait for debates

    • That's what's so intriguing about the pick. The conversation has to be elevated from Harry Reid-style McCarthyism to a substantive debate about whether we want to permit the current administration to manage our decline or one that will reverse the course that we have been on for some time now.

• Media response to VP Pick:

  Republican VP Pick: Much pundit hand-wringing over strengths & weaknesses. Are they qualified? Have we (the media) fully vetted them, like we're really important in this process? We must investigate EVERY aspect of their entire life for anything - and I mean - ANYTHING even slightly controversial. It's what we do.

  Democrat VP Pick: Meh.

  • I'm waiting to see if they're going to try and hit him with the "no foreign policy experience " charge. Compared to O he is a foreign diplomat.

• Paul Ryan says burok is a dick, at least, I bet he does. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79593.html

• It's official, it's Paul Ryan.

  http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0811/Romney-picks-Rep.-Paul-Ryan-as-his-running-mate

  • I like the pick. Young guy, smart, he should motivate and excite the base, and watching him debate Biden will be awesome. The only downside is he won't necessarily deliver a battle-ground state.

    • I'm not so sure it's a good idea. A politician who's smart, eloquent, highly informed and who speaks plainly and honestly? Talk about weird.

      • The liberals won't know what to do. Now, I'm looking forward to 2020.

    • Waiting to see how long it takes the left and the MSM to "Palin" him.

      • I don't think they'll be very successful at tearing him much at all. He's pretty savvy. I'll bet he's a good ally in a bar fight, too! He doesn't have the gaffes that Palin gave them, and he won't give them any real ones. He's sharp, not pointy!

        • Ok, seriously...this is the best they can do after hearing Ryan's speech this morning...

          http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/08/11/cnn_freaks_out_over_ryan_not_wearing_a_tie_forgets_obama_fails_to_wear_a_tie_often

        • That's the best Serpent head could come up with after weeks of speculation?

        • ? His wife gave him the name Serpent head and I get a TD? Huh.

        • try it now

        • Much better. Yeah, the election boils down to a dress code. Pretty funny since I've always thought BHO dresses like his Iranian pal, Ahmedinejad.

        • An issue with the link on my end. Not sure why.

    • I'm happy!

      • I assume due to the unassailable eloquence of my post? ;)

        • No, because the prospect of watching him show what a moron Biden is, on live TV, makes us all chuckle a little.

        • He was the one I was hoping Romney would tap.

        • You mean right after your first choice, Sarah Palin, right? Am I the only person in America who was hoping for Sarah again?

        • I think you were, JP. Not because she couldn't do the job well but the fact that she has been so horribly slimed by the media makes her unelectable.

        • actually, I think Olivia was hoping for Palin to be picked again because she felt that would gaurantee obama's re-election.

        • LOL, rriiiigghhhttt

        • Who is this Olivia person that you speak of?

        • Nope, Paul Ryan was my pick, Rand Paul second but I didn't think Romney would have seriously considered him to tell the truth...I like Sarah, but I think she is already in the role we need her to star in, out there stirring the pot so to speak. I have to say I'm more excited about Ryan running for VP than I am about Romney...Don't think I'm alone on that one. I really feel this was the right pick. Judging from the buzz all over the hospital Ryan may have been what NC voters have been waiting on. You heard it from me first...Battle over! NC will go Romney/Ryan in November.

        • He is more personable and my be able to close the gap between Romney's policies, which people like, and the general dislike lof Romney. They don't. Ryan will be a check on Obama the Charismatic Liar getting votes because people like him better, even though they hate the job he is doing, and I presume will continue to do badly if re-elected.

        • Yup, I'm not alone in my thoughts on the subject

          http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/08/11/groundswell_romneyryan_raises_12_million_in_four_hours

        • For the first time in my life, I will watch the Vice-Presidential debates. Joe, prepare to be pwned.

        • Gotta admit that watching Cheney dismantle John Edwards was good TV.

• With a good dose of impossibly good fortune, Mitt will switch seats with Paul Ryan to let him run for president, since he's actually a Liberty loving American and has the ability to talk circles around burok, while busily balancing the budget with his other hand. Ryan is a smart guy and the girls love his Irish boy good looks, even with the ears. On the other hand, Wisconsin needs Ryan and we really could benefit from his remaining in congress.

• It's Ryan. Kelly Ayotte would be the best choice, but let's face it, anything is better than Nobama.

• I'll be honest, I will be sleeping when this announcement happens (if it happens) and I live on the east coast. I'm a busy guy, I have a lot going on right now (most of which is good) and I don't care at the moment who Mittens picks. I'm so underwhelmed by this election.

  Short of Mitt picking Jenna Jameson...
  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/03/jenna-jameson-mitt-romney-endorsement_n_1737769.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
  I'm sure it will be politics as usual.

  Maybe he picks A, maybe he picks B, if he wins it's because he's not Obama.

  Also, a Saturday morning in August is the time you choose to announce your VP? No one cares on a Saturday morning in August. A Saturday morning in August is a time to enjoy life, at least while we are still a free people. I mean it's Saturday, in the morning, in August, it's a beautiful thing.

• NBC already broke the story: it's Ryan. Announcement might be in VA but it's aboard the USS Wisconsin... Ryan's home state.

• Quit yer bitchin! That's 3am in Hawaii. Hubby thinks that since the announcement is in Va that it could be McDonnell.