McCain seeks to delay debate (to focus on financial crisis)

Source: MSNBC

NEW YORK - Republican John McCain says he's directing his staff to work with Barack Obama's campaign and the debate commission to delay Friday's debate because of the economic crisis.

In a statement, McCain says he will stop campaigning after addressing former President Bill Clinton's Global Initiative session on Thursday and return to Washington to focus on the nation's financial problems.

McCain also said he wants President Bush to convene a leadership meeting in Washington. Both he and Obama would attend the session.

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WTH??

No way Obama should let him off the hook. But maybe he should be open to switching the focus of this debate to be domestic issues including the economy.

If you let these people go around canceling the debates, don't be surprised if they try to cancel the election next.

...it to CNN, etc:

It IS possible to both believe there is an economic crisis AND think the crisis is being used for political reasons.

That's what is happening today in the presidential campaign...instigated by John McCain as he announces his intent to suspend his campaign and cancel Friday's debate on foreign policy. It is a disgusting, but probably useful, pattern by John McCain. Useful because McCain has nothing...no good record or vision for the future...to run on. So he uses these crises as a way of avoiding events where he has no chance to really compete. Like the convention, like a debate.


Need an example? There are several, IMHO:

Hurricane Gustav: McCain saw Obama's convention and knew he couldn't compete. So he said he needed to postpone it for unity (Country First), during a hurricane crisis. He really knew his convention was not going to be able to compete...either with numbers of people or in content. So he canceled day one, and then 'scaled down' the celebration.

Georgia/Russia: "We're all Georgians now." Really? McCain was ready to take advantage of the crisis...show he was a leader. And then the Georgians requested Joe Biden come over.

Now, the economic crisis: He's not ready to debate. Did you hear Joe Biden on foreign policy this morning? The issues he raised about McCain will ALL be raised in the Friday debate (if it happens). So what does McCain do? He suspends his campaign and cancels the debate. Why? He says it's because of unity in a time of crisis (Country First). He says he and Obama need to come together...put the country first.

I say BALONEY! He's USING this crisis for political reasons. I, for one, am not buying. ABSOLUTELY not.

And here's what some don't understand. When we Democrats say McCain will give us four more years of Bush, this is why...the disgusting tactics of using crises for political gain. Bush did it with 9/11 and Iraq. Shameful.

McCain is following the same pattern...Gustav, Georgia, and the economic meltdown.

We are in REAL TROUBLE is the American people fall for this AGAIN.

...

... and our government deficit & debt.

memorize answers.

.... since he'll be wired with an earpiece.

On national security: "Senator McCain, when your VP nominee had her only interview since being nominated, she seemed to suggest we may have to go to war with Russia. Is that your policy as well?"

McCain: "Dear friends, let me just say that there was a time when I spent 5 years without being able to have a foreign policy. When a person goes through that, it teaches you how to love your country, just as Sarah Palin does."

On the economy: "Senator McCain, you have fashioned an entire portraying yourself as a great deregulator. But in the past week you now seem to be sounding the opposite tone. Which version of John McCain would America get if you are elected?"

McCain: "Dear friends: when you spend 5-and-a-half years in the Hanoi Hilton as I did, one thing you realize is that the Vietnamese have loads of regulations, and look what that did for them. So before anybody wants to talk to me about regulations, I suggest they spend a couple of years being tortured and then we'll talk about regulations."

Really, how much preparation would this take?

And Bush getting involved?

On edit: And maybe Rove can get involved, and we can all talk about the piggy bank breaking.

agreed.

Yes. aDults with a big D.

nt

Complains for months about Obama not showing up for his town hall debates and he pulls this. Was telling mom this and she echoed pretty much the same thing. Scared shitless. Think someone hit the panic button...

Obama should say no. McCain wanted a debate, lets give em one. But knowing Obama, he'll agree. He's not one of those people who hate people just because they don't agree with him. Now McCain and Palin, do'h......

that to add to my flock. Delaware Blues?

the Delaware Blue is a fighting chicken!

McCain is more of a



or more properly

Implying that McCain is one of these kinds of chicken gives the impression that he is juicy and delicious.

and about 1600 blonde gold-diggers know for sure.

Get that image out of my brain!!!!!!

The McCain campaign, not so good. In fact they're running scared, running from the American people, running from the press. He's toast.

After all, he is "DUCKing" the debate, and he is chickEN... which makes him a TURd.

... seeing as McCain is just a loudmouthed cock ...

It IS a rooster!

You must be from the city.

They're all chickens, but females are hens, males are roosters.

It's like saying a man is not human.

He's our rooster.



Here he is with one of our Barred Rock hens.
We have 7 more hens. We call our laying hens "chickens".
We NEVER call Elvis a "chicken".

Come and tell Elvis to his face that he is a "chicken".
Bring your first aid kit.

A rooster is the wrong image to use when calling someone a coward.

some pretty tough hens!

I've known some roosters and hens that weren't the slightest bit 'chicken'.

The rooster does all the crowing, but it's the hen that lays the egg!

And I hope Obama jumps on this hard. Obama should respond that the financial crisis is the VERY reason why the debate should go forward as scheduled. The American people need to hear from the candidates regarding how they plan to DEAL with the financial crisis.

POW my arse. This man is nothing but a coward!

Obama shows up & answers questions. Questions directed at McCain? Point the camera at the empty podium & keep rolling during the time allotted for the candidates to answer questions.

dg

n/t

Wolvie. Obama should show McClone for the coward he is, and answer all questions about the economy in the 'debate' that the American people are waiting to see. Let it be painfully obvious that McCain is afraid to debate Obama on the issues since he won't show up to debate him. I listened ad nauseum to Johnboy complaining about Obama not agreeing to his lame town hall meetings, now Obama can say McCain refuses to show up for the biggest town hall meeting of all.

That should be in the Dems' talking points.

the financial problems we are facing are important, but so is electing the next president.


Update: CNN is running a chyron that says that Obama said there is no reason to cancel debate or suspend campaign. Another chyron says that they agreed to issue a joint statement (where is that?).

Until November 5th.

Look at my post right below yours.

LOL - if one actually thinks for themselves, how could one at least THINK of such a scenario? Thanks for your comment. Gave me a smile.

"Will November 9 work for you Barack?"

n/t

He hasn't done that in years.

I smell poultry! Chicken!

...and it's more like what comes out of a chicken than like the chicken itself!

I was and said "you know he would if he could"

I didn't in my wildest DREAMS think this was for real, just a clever, funny DU post!

Breaking: Palin asks to cancel VP debates. Tripped over moose turd while trudging across the tundra to spy on Russia.

stuck in the other eye...Sorry Frank...

Temporarily.

mikey_the_rat

At St Alfonso's pancake breakfast!
Where I stole the Margarine!

(Love that album)...

and blew up the latrine.

While she was totally in chenille, and her old man was a marine.

They're so light and fluffy brown, they're the finest in the town,
they're so light and fluffy brown, they're the finest in the town.
They're so light and fluffy light, we'll raise a fortune by tonight,
they're so light and fluffy light, we'll raise a fortune by tonight.

mikey_the_rat

Oh wait...no, she's not.

....while spying on Russia...



omg! lol!

peace~

Just running scared!

"Can't think. All going bad. Must hide."

wants bi-partisan meetings and oh yeah - the bail-out won't pass.

spend the next FORTY DAYS hammering Obama about 'putting politics before country' because Obama is smart enough to be able to handle more than one thing at a time.


McCain is a giant SACK of the stuff that comes out of chickens.