Why isn't Lindsey Graham ever mentioned on a McCain short list?

[gateley]

Or would he come along with his co-joined twin, Lieberman?

He's always been out there working hard for McCain, almost as though he's trying to get the VP job. Anybody know why he's apparently not viable?

Thanks. Curious minds want to know.

[dbonds]

1. Because he's looking to be the "First Mate"

This is punny.

[gateley]

7. ...

:)

[grantcart]

8. DUzy and sickening all in the same post lol

[blm]

2. Because the GOP would never allow a gay man on their presidential ticket.

In SC many of the antigay politicos call him Miss Lindsey behind his back, though they know it is their job to make sure he wins.

[pscot]

10. Rumor is that Lindsey is a little light in his loafers

Not that there's anything wrong with that, whatever it means.

[NorthCarolina]

27. I wasn't aware that there were some that still considered it just a "rumor"

Not, as you say, that there's anything wrong with him being gay of course.

[KittyWampus]

3. I think he's pretty well known as gay.

[gateley]

6. Don't be silly. There are no gay Republicans. nt

[RedShoes]

4. He's in the closet with Larry Craig. nt

[SuperTrouper]

14. and Foley

[SuperTrouper]

15. and Crist

[snowbear]

30. Yep...

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

23. Larry Craig isn't in the closet

He's in the toilet stall.

[DefenseLawyer]

25. The water closet, as it were. n/t

[Hugabear]

5. Ugh - that asshole Liberman sure seems quite attached to McCain, doesn't he?

I was watching our local news here in Orlando, they were showing McCain at some emergency planning meeting (his fundraiser in south Florida got cancelled, so he came up here). Right there at his side was that Wormtongue Lieberman.

[David__77]

9. Lol, he's a homosexual.

That sure would be interesting though. We could ironically ride the anti-gay vote to victory.

[AZ Criminal JD]

22. I'm confident you would push that point.

Any amount of bigotry to win an election.

[David__77]

24. I'd leave that to others.

Being gay myself, of course I'm understanding of the difficulties closeted people may have. But I am also rather unsympathetic to those holding the closet door shut with one hand and keeping others down with the other.

[AZ Criminal JD]

31. People who would stand by and let that type of bigotry go on

are lower than the bigots themselves. Being gay does not allow you to determine what hatred you will allow and that you will fight.

[Bucky]

11. Lindsey Graham basically is John McCain. He doesn't expand the ticket.

Whisper smear campaigns against him aside, I think they're assuming that McCain has a lock on the Deep South, where Graham would most help. Strategically, they have to look to the midwest, which is the Republicans' soft underbelly.

[Captain Hilts]

12. Rumors he's gay. nt

[cliffordu]

13. I don't think Graham is gay. Where's the proof?

What human being would have sex with that scumbag without being in a coma?

[SuperTrouper]

16. LMAO!!

:rofl:

[JerseygirlCT]

17. Oh c'mon. We know why. If they think the country is having a

time of it electing the first African American man, what would that same segment of the country do when the GOP VP nominee is "outed"?

He's ok for carry-on luggage, but he's not going to get into the White House as a Republican!

[Drunken Irishman]

18. I know it's been said a million times already, but I want to feel included. Graham is gay.

Not that there is a problem with that, but for the Republicans...well, not going to work.

[LynneSin]

19. The man is closeted gay

Not that I have a problem with a gay man being my vice-president, but it would destroy the republican ticket if it was publically outed that his is gay. Might as well make Larry Craig the VP

[TexasObserver]

20. Because he's a little too tall.

[ErinBerin84]

21. Graham is a dick, but I would be a bit pissed if I were him

He and Lieberman are ALWAYS on the Sunday talk shows, and even Liebermonster had gotten some "VP buzz. It's not like Bobby Jindal ever stood a REAL chance of being McCain's VP, but you would think that McCain would at least return the favor of surrogatedom for some VP buzz, even if it is not authentic. I'm not sure if it's bc, like some posters have stated, that there are whispers about his sexuality (which is a big "no no" to those assholes), bc the same thing goes for charlie christ, and he got some VP chatter for a while.

[PBS Poll-435]

26. Because, his 'Barbra' and Bette Midler collection rivals Harvey Fierstein's

:shrug:

[David Zephyr]

28. Lindsey is McCain's fluffer when Cindy hurts her hand or when it's tired.

Lindsey is right there to lend a hand.

[TheKentuckian]

29. I figure if he wasn't "funny"

then the GOP would run him instead of McCain. Same guy in a younger package.