It has come to my attention that Barack Obama has not yet made his selection of a Vice Presidential running mate! Here I was, thinking it was a done deal because lately there have been at least two or three diaries setting forth why that diarist's Veep pick is the inevitable choice. But now I've noticed a couple more Veep diaries, making the same basic claims but, strangely, naming some other person as the inevitable Veep.
To complicate matters further, the Obama campaign stubbornly refuses to confirm the Veep selection -- but it has promised to notify me, personally, by text message the instant the choice is made.
Wherein lies the problem, as I explain after the jump.
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing," it is said, and I therefore must acknowledge myself to be a rather dangerous person. I flatter myself that I have more Internet savvy than, say, John McCain, but that is not a very high bar. I do have a cell phone, only because my work required it. I'm told it has voicemail and texting capabilities, but I've never gotten to that level of complexity because I basically don't want to hear from anyone, anyway. Bottom line, I won't be getting a text message on the vital topic of Obama's VP selection. Hence this diary.
I am hoping one of you Kossacks who will be getting a text message will please, PLEASE consider that there are some out here (for I suspect I'm not alone) who will be clueless as to the new Veep choice. I beg you, take a few seconds out of your busy day, type a few furious keystrokes, call it a diary, and let us know who our Veep will be!
If I may be so bold, a few suggestions for you:
- Use "BREAKING!!" in the title. Capitals are definitely warranted here. I used two exlamation marks, but this is merely an example. You may decide more are required.
- Do not take time to spell-check, particularly if the Veep pick has such a common name, like that Kansas governor (Aurelius? Belisarius?), or Brian Spritzer of Montana.
- Please, don't fact-check. Speed is more important than accuracy. It is always more fun to learn new "facts" in a diary, and then have to immediately unlearn them by reading thoughtful comments, with links to correct the mistakes you made in your haste to throw up your morsel on the Recent Diaries list.
- Perhaps most importantly, do NOT attempt to analyze (a) the reason for this selection, (b) the potential impact on the electorate generally, or significant subsets (women, environmental activists, etc.), (c) how the selection may have an impact in an area of particular concern to you; and (d) what the selection tells you about Obama's character and judgment, and his team. This is really surplusage.
I realize I'm asking a lot, but I'm hoping there's at least one Kossack out there who will heed this call, and whip out a "VP Breaking!!" diary the instant the selection is made.
I thank you in advance for your cooperation.