Barack Obama's shortlist of people to be forgotten by history

"I'll call you."

On Tuesday, Barack Obama's vice presidential shortlist was leaked to MSNBC. Several of the frontrunners, like Tim Kaine and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. James Jones, seem to have come out of nowhere. The rest, including Hillary Clinton, Bill Richardson, Kathleen Sebelius and Jim Webb, are no surprise.

The Bush administration excepted, most insiders agree with the assessment of FDR's veep, John Garner, who said the office was "not worth a bucket of warm spit." So what will the lucky winner say when he or she is introduced at the convention? Why wait to find out? Write your own remarks with our Democratic Vice President Acceptance Speech-o-Tron.

The Democratic Vice President Acceptance Speech-o-Tron

Thank you, Senator Obama.

Let me say what an honor it is to be the to run for this office. As Vice President, I look forward to serving the every day. On the campaign trail, I plan to emphasize my . And I hope Americans will take the time to familiarize themselves with my .

I plan to model myself after . and as the number two on the Democratic ticket, I look forward to debating my GOP counterpart, the from .

When my term as Vice President ends, I plan on running .

Thank you, and God bless .

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