Speculation: Retired Army General Claudia Kennedy VP

June 23rd, 2008 By: Michael van der Galien | Tags:
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Via Holly comes the following bit of speculation: it seems that Barack Obama is seriously considering asking Retired Army Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy to be his running mate. Kennedy would obviously bring military experience to the ticket, foreign policy experience as well, and she is a supporter and friend of Hillary Clinton; all pros.

The article points out that Kennedy is also an opponent of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” which makes her quite loved by the LGBTQ community.

Kennedy would make quite some sense indeed; it would also send a message to white woman that Obama realizes the importance of Hillary’s White House run for them, and it would counter some of the ‘no experience’ criticism used against Obama for months now.

It’s an interesting pick; at first sight, there isn’t much to criticize about Kennedy… which probably means that Obama will not choose her of course.

Why? Because that’s how Democrats work.

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  1. KipEsquire
    June 23rd, 2008 at 17:31
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    Lieutenant General (three stars). There has never been a female General (four stars).

    (And please find a better captcha tool — this one is ridiculous.)

  2. Daniel Merritt
    June 24th, 2008 at 00:59
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    Actually, Kip, there’s about to be one.

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