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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx</link><description>
As mentioned above, debuting on MSNBC.com is our GOP veepstakes tournament. 
The Washington Post's Cillizza notes yesterday’s Bob Novak column, which went after potential Obama veep pick Kathleen Sebelius for her pro-choice abortion stance. Is Novak</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066360</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:14:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066360</guid><dc:creator>America for Obama</dc:creator><description>Obama should select a mid aged white man. &amp;nbsp; I don't think selecting an older running mate will work. &amp;nbsp;He should definitely not selecting Hillary Clinton! No offense against Hillary!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I still think John Edwards will be work and be best.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McClain definitely needs someone younger than him! &amp;nbsp;McClain is showing aroung his medical records to prove that he's 70 and still ticking.....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama For President!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-------------&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.MyObamaStore.com"&gt;http://www.MyObamaStore.com&lt;/a&gt; (Up to 60% off | &amp;nbsp;Coupon: Obama-X2Y9-10 - 10% Off) </description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066366</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:17:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066366</guid><dc:creator>Lisa, New Britain, CT  06053  Obama our NEXT President</dc:creator><description>I'm interested to check out the brackets, link isn't working for me. &amp;nbsp;I'll keep checking (really can't wait to see Dem brackets though).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hey, interesting thought about the Hollywood formula, who knows, it may just work for McCain and ?Jindel?, Obama and Nunn??.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I am a fan of Sam Nunn, I think he'd be a great pick. &amp;nbsp;Daschle seems good too but I will wait to see the advantages and disadvantages of a few more before emailing Obama my pick (LOL).</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066367</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:18:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066367</guid><dc:creator>Amy B Portland, ME</dc:creator><description>Maybe McCain should choose a sharp legislator who might actually get something done in the COngress and Obama can choose a younger man to help make him look older. </description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066368</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:18:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066368</guid><dc:creator>Class Warrior, D.C.</dc:creator><description>Nunn would be good, because he is fairly conservative for a Democrat, and he is well-known and respected in military circles. &amp;nbsp;He'd make a good choice Mccain couldn't call naive and inexperienced, (taking a pointer from HRC's playbook).</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066370</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:18:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066370</guid><dc:creator>BJ, CA</dc:creator><description>Weekend / Weekstart Filler News....Did any Polls lately First Read?</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066374</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:19:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066374</guid><dc:creator>Sick of corruption, sick of the Clintons</dc:creator><description>Do not pick Hillary as your running mate, Senator Obama. &amp;nbsp;Your children need their father. &amp;nbsp;Hillary is desperate to get back into the White House, because it is the only way that she and her sexual predator husband can escape from the Peter Paul lawsuit. &amp;nbsp;As President, she could claim immunity and pardon the sexual predator.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kathleen Sebelius would be a better choice. &amp;nbsp;She is female, which is apparently the only qualification that Hillary supporters care about, and she is very popular in Kansas. &amp;nbsp;She might even put Kansas in play in November.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama/Sebelius in 2008. &amp;nbsp;Integrity matters and the Clintons have none.</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066375</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:20:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066375</guid><dc:creator>Diane from Illinois</dc:creator><description>For those of you who think age isn't a problem for McCain, please visit www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com for a real look at just how old he is.....things like the zip code, spam, nylon, cheerios, and Alaska are ALL younger than he is! As Bill Clinton would say, &amp;quot;It's a hoot!&amp;quot;</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066379</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:21:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066379</guid><dc:creator>donna</dc:creator><description>VEEP stakes, as our first article today is right on.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For Obama, the possibility of Clinton as his Veep is too dangerous. I like the idea of Hagel. I find it an absolutely exciting idea. Though my first choice would be Powell, I don't think America could handle too many AA shoved in their faces all at once!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain definitely needs a calming presence, with smarts to boot.</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066381</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:21:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066381</guid><dc:creator>Linda DeJongh, Chapel Hill, NC</dc:creator><description>I have a question: will McCain insist that his vice-presidential running mate have a sterling military record? His critique of Obama on this point would indicate that his own running mate could not be weak in this area, thus negating criticism of Obama's lack of military cridentials. Just asking.</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066406</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:29:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066406</guid><dc:creator>Colleen, Ithaca, NY</dc:creator><description>I like Nunn - I wish he were a little younger, though. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think Biden would be excellent in debates and discussions on substantive foreign policy issues.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hagel - interesting, but no.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sebelius - No: too boring.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jim Webb - good because of military credentials. &amp;nbsp;But sometimes he has that serial-killer expression on his face (McCain has it too sometimes - must be a veteran thing)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Daschle - I like him, but I don't have a good feeling about him as a VP pick - he doesn't seem forceful enough (he's no Biden)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Clinton: for God's sake NO! &amp;nbsp;Chris Matthews: wake up &amp;nbsp;- this is a terrible idea!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; </description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066418</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:30:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066418</guid><dc:creator>britt, CA</dc:creator><description>i hope he chooses chuck hagel but I think he will choose either jim webb or gov. of vermont&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hillary Blogs&lt;br&gt;Obamas resume&lt;br&gt;Want to know the difference between Clinton and Obama supporters&lt;br&gt;And Find out What has been bothering me&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This and more on… &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://sensico.wordpress.com/"&gt;http://sensico.wordpress.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066430</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:32:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066430</guid><dc:creator>marie</dc:creator><description>i pray obama does not win . it would be a disater for America.........................................his wife and he deep down after siting in a church 20 years agree with rev. wright and his other friends gosh u guys need to get head examined. obama boooooooooooooooooooooooooo</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066457</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:38:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066457</guid><dc:creator>Michelle Zee</dc:creator><description>Who knows who should be his running mate, who can tell?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hillary is still running this race and Obama is running against her and McBush Administration.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066459</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:38:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066459</guid><dc:creator>Obama For President!!</dc:creator><description>RE:marie&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Why would you say this? &amp;nbsp;What is your reasoning for feeling that way?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Said by marie (Sent Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:32 AM)&lt;br&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;i pray obama does not win . it would be a disater for America.........................................his wife and he deep down after siting in a church 20 years agree with rev. wright and his other friends gosh u guys need to get head examined. obama boooooooooooooooooooooooooo &lt;br&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;---&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.MyObamaStore.com"&gt;http://www.MyObamaStore.com&lt;/a&gt; (Up to 60% off | &amp;nbsp;Coupon: Obama-X2Y9-10 - 10% Off) &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066547</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:58:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066547</guid><dc:creator>garyd, amherst, nh</dc:creator><description>Anyone but Hillary for President .....&lt;br&gt;Anyone but Hillary for Vice-President....&lt;br&gt;Any questions?</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066557</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:00:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066557</guid><dc:creator>sotiredofignorance</dc:creator><description>I hope McCain does choose Pawlenty. &amp;nbsp;First, it would get him out of our state, and second, McCain doesn't seem to realize that Pawlenty barely got reelected here. &amp;nbsp;The only reason he did is that his opponent imploded at the end of the race.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066632</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:21:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066632</guid><dc:creator>Hillary a Lightening Rod on Obama's ticket ....</dc:creator><description>NO HILLARY ON OBAMA'S TICKET.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The surest way for Obama to lose against McCain is to put Hillary on his ticket as VP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The fastest way to ENERGIZE &amp;amp; UNITE Republicans &amp;amp; Conservatives is to wave the RED FLAG --- HILLARY!&lt;br&gt;-----------------------------------------------------</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066657</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:29:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066657</guid><dc:creator>Mitchell Feldman, Vestal, NY</dc:creator><description>britt,CA&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks for turning me on to the web site. &amp;nbsp;I watched the videos comparing Hillary's supporters with Barack's. &amp;nbsp;It really made me understand the difference between hope and fear. &amp;nbsp;Barack has his work cut out for him; to know him is to hope. &amp;nbsp;I think he can influence those who are less recalcitrant; it's a process. &amp;nbsp;I urge others to view the videos on:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://sensico.wordpress.com/"&gt;http://sensico.wordpress.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama '08</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066673</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:34:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066673</guid><dc:creator>New Independent</dc:creator><description>Marie, I guess that's why Obama took a low-paying job working with the poor in Chicago when he graduated from Harvard??? &amp;nbsp;Because he doesn't care about America or Americans? &amp;nbsp;Oh, and his wife did also. I can honestly say, at age 50, it has been a VERY long time since I have been proud of my country. &amp;nbsp;I am looking forward to saying that I am finally proud again!!! &amp;nbsp;By the way, I don't think that makes me unpatriotic! &amp;nbsp;I think? it was Jefferson who said, it is the dissenters who keep democracy going. . . I see nothing wrong in teaching our children that this country is not always right. &amp;nbsp;But that we can always correct the wrong.</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066707</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:40:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066707</guid><dc:creator>kayaker in NH</dc:creator><description>Why do people keep suggesting Chuck Hagel for Obama's veep? &amp;nbsp;Have any of you looked at his voting record in depth? I want solid Democrats in the White House this time around. &amp;nbsp;Dems shouldn't even think of diluting our power by bringing in a Republican as a running mate. &amp;nbsp;Very dumb idea no matter how much you might admire Hagel for a few selected stances.</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1066753</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:48:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1066753</guid><dc:creator>PG County MD</dc:creator><description>I think Hagal is the best ticket for Oboma, Nun is my second choice. What would McCain do with an Oboma/Hagal ticket. For that matter how would the country embrace that political change. WoW!!!!!</description></item><item><title>Veepstakes: Fill out your brackets</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/27/1066346.aspx#1067074</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 15:52:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1067074</guid><dc:creator>teopa</dc:creator><description>Obama needs to pick a governor. &amp;nbsp;Female would be good. &amp;nbsp;Too many problems with congresspersons (given its' approval status overall in the country).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NO CLINgONs!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;i am an obama sweetie and i approve this message</description></item></channel></rss>