Meo: All right Tim, we’ve debated pop star photos, hamburgers, hand-to-hand combat, aging rock stars. Let’s lower the bar and talk politics. Who should be Barack Obama’s running mate? Does it matter? Malcolm: Well, the rule with picking a running mate is it should be someone from an area where you may not have strong support. And it should be someone who isn’t exactly carrying the same ethos. I thought N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson would’ve made a nice choice for Obama, but he’s not even in the running. U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware, seems like the right guy now. I gotta say, it’s a tough one. Meo: Oh ye ... I say he should pick someone with the same star appeal, but with similar political experience. What’s Master P doing these days? Nothing, right? Lil’ Wayne? Maybe too busy mumbling his next record-breaking hit. Jason Giambi’s mustache has lost interest in baseball. Maybe it’s ready for a leap into politics. Oh, I know ... Ernest Borgnine. He has way too much time on his hands. Malcolm: Yeah, that’s a great idea, picking someone with no political experience whatsoever to help lead the country. Look, this isn’t “American Idol.” You’ve seen in these last seven years just how much power a vice president can possess. Scary, huh? Well go ahead, have a guy that goes “uuuuhhhh” tell Obama how to deal with the healthcare crisis. Meo: They’ve got about as much experience as Obama, so what’s the difference? Obama could pick another guy in ...
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Meo: All right Tim, we’ve debated pop star photos, hamburgers, hand-to-hand combat, aging rock stars. Let’s lower the bar and talk politics. Who should be Barack Obama’s running mate? Does it matter? Malcolm: Well, the rule with picking a running mate is it should be someone from an area where you may not have strong support. And it should be someone who isn’t exactly carrying the same ethos. I thought N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson would’ve made a nice choice for Obama, but he’s not even in the running. U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware, seems like the right guy now. I gotta say, it’s a tough one. Meo: Oh ye ... I say he should pick someone with the same star appeal, but with similar political experience. What’s Master P doing these days? Nothing, right? Lil’ Wayne? Maybe too busy mumbling his next record-breaking hit. Jason Giambi’s mustache has lost interest in baseball. Maybe it’s ready for a leap into politics. Oh, I know ... Ernest Borgnine. He has way too much time on his hands. Malcolm: Yeah, that’s a great idea, picking someone with no political experience whatsoever to help lead the country. Look, this isn’t “American Idol.” You’ve seen in these last seven years just how much power a vice president can possess. Scary, huh? Well go ahead, have a guy that goes “uuuuhhhh” tell Obama how to deal with the healthcare crisis. Meo: They’ve got about as much experience as Obama, so what’s the difference? Obama could pick another guy in ...