The Veepsteaks: And The Winner Is…
Posted on September 8, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Well, after sorting through a few hundred entries, we are ready to declare the winner of the Jimmy Kelly’s Steakhouse NashvillePost.com/Post Politics VEEPSTEAKS contest. Actually, we could have done this last week but political reporter Ken Whitehouse, out of pocket at the Republican National Convention, insisted on being on-site to oversee the drawing.
We did have one person guess both Senator Joe Biden and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as the vice presidential candidates. BUT, the contest rules said that all entries had to be in no later that August 1. This entry came on August 4. Jeff Coker, we think you have a great political gut, but unfortunately it won’t be filled with steak.
Congratulations are in order for…..SUSAN DAVIS of Mt. Juliet. Davis correctly picked Obama’s running mate, Biden. She swung and missed on the GOP pick, going with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
A technical writer for ChemAdvisor Inc. by day, Davis said she picked Biden because, “I thought he had to be the most obvious choice because he counterbalanced the criticisms of Obama especially on foreign policy.”
When asked if she wanted to take the opportunity to rub her victory in the face of the other participants, Davis stuck to the political high ground and said, “I’m just looking forward to dinner at Jimmy Kelly’s.”
For the record, the drawing consisted of 21 names and was chosen out of a hat by City Paper editor Clint Brewer and witnessed by A.C. Kleinheider, Ken Whitehouse, and the entire technical staff for SouthComm Inc. Eighteen individuals had chosen Biden, three had picked Palin.
Thanks to all of you who played the game and a special word of thanks to the good people of Jimmy Kelly’s Steakhouse for co-sponsoring this contest.
*Veepsteaks graphic by Wild Billy Givens
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3 Responses to “The Veepsteaks: And The Winner Is…”
Just for the record, the rules said “You have until July 31st or until one of the candidates names his running mate to send us your entries.” While I didn’t enter before July 31st, my picks were in nearly three weeks prior to Biden being named.
I understood the intent, though.Just thought I would give it a try anyway. Congratulations, Susan Davis!
I picked Biden in the contest a month ago. Palin? No, I did not pick her.
I think you guys should buy Jeff Coker dinner. He’s right about the rules to the contest, and picking Palin is a prognostication that should not go unpunished, er, unrewarded.