Clyburn Equates Palin With Quayle as VP Pick

August 29, 2008

REP. JIM CLYBURN LIKENS CHOICE OF SARAH PALIN  AS MCCAIN VP PICK
TO THAT OF DAN QUAYLE OR GERALDINE FERRARO

SAYS PALIN IS "VERY RISKY"

AND THAT AS A CANDIDATE QUAYLE WAS "SORT OF AN EMBARRASSMENT"

WHILE FERRARO WAS A "DISASTER"

Columbia SC.Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of South Carolina pulled no punches on South Carolina ETV Radio Friday when asked to assess John McCain's selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for vice president.

Without missing a beat, Clyburn told Mark Quinn, host of "The Big Picture on the Radio," "I do believe that McCain has to do something to reshuffle the cards, shake up the establishment, do something unexpected and Governor Palin.has all the kinds of things that McCain might see as a way to shake things up. I think (her selection) would be something similar to Dan Quayle.Dan Quayle proved to be sort of an embarrassment as a campaigner. Being thrust on a national stage like that could be very tough. Now Mondale tried to shake things up by going with Geraldine Ferraro.she proved to be a disaster as a running mate. And as a campaigner, she was absolutely awful.  And so I just think that it is very risky for McCain to do this, but it may be all he has left."

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