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Hillary Clinton Chooses Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine As Running Mate (go.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from ABC News: Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine has been chosen as Hillary Clinton's running mate -- a man she called a "relentless optimist" who "devoted his life to fighting for others." Kaine has long been considered to be at the top of Clinton's short list. He was previously vetted for the vice presidency by Barack Obama in 2008. Kaine was an early supporter of Clinton's, appearing at a "Ready for Hillary" breakfast in May 2014 where he urged her to enter the 2016 presidential race. Kaine told NBC in June that he "encouraged her to run in May of 2014, because I could telescope forward and see some of the challenges that this nation would be facing. And I decided that by reason of character, by reason of background, and experience, but also especially by reason of results, she would be the most qualified person to be president in January of 2017." Prior to being elected to the Senate, Kaine served as governor and lieutenant governor of Virginia. In 2009, President Obama picked Kaine to lead the Democratic National Committee. Last week, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced Mike Pence as his VP running mate.

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  1. Re:AND GOD CREATED THE EATHER AND by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

    Considering the state this place is in, he should've taking a bit more time. I mean, look at this lemon of a planet!

    Not to mention the time management of this guy. I mean, think about it, he fucked about with this insignificant pebble orbiting a not really noteworthy sun in a rather plain region of a nondescript arm of a rather standard spiral galaxy in a not really remarkable galaxy cluster for six days and the whole rest, those other planets in our system, the stars and their plants, galaxies, galaxy clusters and whatnot, all that took less than a fucking paragraph!

    Look around you again and notice just how fucked his place is.
    And now imagine how the rest of the creation has to be if THIS is what he spent about 99% of his time on!

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  2. Re:Slight Correction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Idiot: People that attempt to summarize a group of people with one sentence.

  3. Re:Slight Correction by Tawnos · · Score: 3, Funny
  4. Re: Who cares? by meerling · · Score: 3, Funny

    I suspect it's more likely Bills scrotum.

  5. I can't believe it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    He had to urge her to enter the presidential race?

    She hadn't been chomping at the bit and planning it since before her hubby was prez?

    Well knock me down with a feather.

  6. Re:Standard Ruling Party shit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    FEEL THE JOHNSON!

  7. Re: Slight Correction by Type44Q · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm only seeing one sentence there, smart guy.