McCain took time last night to prep for the debate he said he was skipping

[bigtree]

September 26, 2008

John McCain did a few hours of high-level debate prep in his Arlington, Va., condo last night with podiums and mock questions, a top aide said today.

After taping interviews for the evening newscasts, McCain returned home and practiced for his first face off with Barack Obama, a session that included aides tossing out potential question and coaching his performance, Mark Salter said to the campaign pool reporter en route from Washington to Memphis. Apparently, the practice took place between phone calls, as McCain aides said last night he had been working the phones with congressional leaders and administration officials


http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0908/McCain_got_in_some_prep_last_night_.html

[Virginia Dare]

1. But I thought he suspe...oh, never mind!...n/t

[TwilightGardener]

2. So...his goal was to disrupt Obama's prep with this farce, but still

prep for a debate himself that he did not intend to appear at, during the campaign suspension that didn't exist, during the crisis that gave him plenty of free time?

[Virginia Dare]

3. By jove, I think you've got it..

one of the McBush surrogates actually made a very cryptic remark today about Obama "having to cram" for three days for this debate, and McBush not having to prepare at all...It's all a very weak psych game they're playing, they take Obama for a fool. :eyes:

[shadowknows69]

4. Obama's probably thought about it a couple times

I don't see him needing to "cram" on positions he knows backwards and forwards.

[Virginia Dare]

5. He's not too worried, and neither am I...n/t

[stillcool]

7. I don't think he'll be confusing..

Shia with AlQuaeda, or talking about Yugoslavia.

[MrsCorleone]

8. or linking Prime Minister Zapatero w/ Latin America. nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. The Pain of McCain stays mainly on the plane.

[MiniMe]

6. Doesn't everybody keep podiums in their condo?

Just in case you are going to debate or something. :eyes:

[bigtree]

9. heh

doesn't everyone?

[Virginia Dare]

12. Vickie gets real turned on when John gets on his podium...n/t

[MiniMe]

14. Cindy you mean?

Who is Vicki?

[Virginia Dare]

15. Vicki is the D.C. girlfriend, Cindy lives in Arizona...n/t

[MiniMe]

16. Was that the lobbyist?

[Virginia Dare]

17. Yep..

I'm sure she got a nice little bonus to disappear for a while

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. Daily Kos reports McCain is running scared:

Concerned that the public relations battle had turned against their favor, John McCain and the group of conservatives who opposed the outlines of the compromise financial bailout package will likely back away from their recalcitrance, an official close to the Administration tells the Huffington Post.

The Republican source, with direct knowledge of the negotiations, said that GOPers and McCain were "scared about the press perception" that they were at fault for "blowing the thing up." The takeover of Washington Mutual on Thursday combined with the continued downturn in the futures and credit markets "also scared them," to the point that a bailout deal seemed within the realm of possibility "over the weekend."

http://www.dailykos.com/

[Virginia Dare]

13. Awww, don't tell me they blinked...n/t

[Tutonic]

18. Lies, Lies, Damnable Lies!