Jack Cafferty: Why is McCain running away from the debate?
By SilentPatriot Tuesday Sep 23, 2008 7:15pm
Jack is just as confused as I am as to why John McCain would rather hole himself up in Washington rather than make the case for his economic policy before millions of American voters. Well, when you have no substantive economic policy, it might not be a bad idea to run and hide.
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Barack Obama says the debate should go on as scheduled. It might be helpful, particularly to voters who remain undecided, to hear the two men who want to lead the country for the next four years discuss their ideas for solving what is arguably the worst financial crisis to hit the United States since the Great Depression.
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I have a horrible feeling that this is the storm before the cancellation of the election.
Considering all else that has occurred in the last eight years, would you be surprised?
I saw that. It was brilliant of McCafferty to pointedly ask that question and put it out there.
I doubt he gets a straight answer, since the GOP is known to deflect and spin.
Mick Piobr @ 1:
No. Bush and his cronies do not surprise me anymore--especially after September 11th.
Olbermann to be on Letterman show tonight?
http://thenewshole.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/24/1443086.aspx
McCane campaign strategy: hide until the election so that the last memory people have of the ticket is the convention.
wolfie is a shit.
What's the big mystery? McCain knows that Obama is going to drink his milkshake, so he's looking for an out.
I truly love what cafferty did and he did not let wolfie justify the mckeatingFive bullshit ploy to duck out of the debate.
The Very Bitter Ceci Hussein @ 3:
Think about it for just one moment....WHO, in their right mind, would want to be
Prez. at this particular time in history, so tho bush has ZERO brains, even he knows
that what is facing the next Prez. will be a "hard"(if not impossible) job, so seriously
doubt that even that idiot would want the elections cancelled.
Presidential address to the nation, suspension of the election and declaration of martial law maybe !
Or will they shut down the internet to quell the hysteria !
I dont know about anybody else, but my internet has been playing up something chronic the last week or two.
Pages not loading on first click, almost like DNS failures or blocking.
The Very Bitter Ceci Hussein @ 3:
Are you kidding? They're ready to retire. They've been raking in money for 8 years straight from all of our pockets. Why would they want to spend more time working?
They've got their golden parachutes. Now it's time to drop the lifeboats and abandon ship before the passengers get panicked.
By the way, I'm usually late coming to the party, but someone just sent this to me:
http://www.buymyshitpile.com/
Polling Shows Palin to be a Drag on the Ticket. NBC/WSJ poll: Doubts about Palin.
Forty-nine percent say that Palin is unqualified to be president if the need arises, compared with 40 percent who say she's qualified.
By contrast, 64 percent believe Biden is qualified to be president, versus just 21 percent who disagree. 9/25
ferrofluid (Obama + Biden = 2008) @ 10:
Umm...call tech support?
BTW, anyone else hear that noise when Bush is talking? Sounds like the balloon of our economy getting ready to bust
Doggiebobo and bamboozled: You're right. Who would want to stay in the office of the Presidency. It ages and adds all sorts of stressors to the person in the position.
But this during this presidency, Bush and his cronies have done all sort of crazy stuff that you cannot stop from entertaining the stuff in tinfoil hat territory. Nothing is to be taken for granted by these people. They're ruthless.
Just saw Klondike Barbie's interview with Katie Couric . . . it's pretty obvious why mccain is trying to delay.
OMG. Anyone want to know what the McCain campaign has got Slick Sarah locked away in Dick Cheney's undisclosed location? Watch her fall on her face in the interview with Katie Couric http://www.americablog.com/ (the post below Lettermans's)
Another national disgrace on the horizon folks.
Bush's speech had two points that really struck me:
1) He blamed the economy on everyday Americans borrowing on credit.
2) He "invited" McCain and Obama to join the White House in working out the Bill.
(He just legitimized McCain's meltdown today that would suspend his campaign for the "financial crisis".)
Note: I wasn't going to watch Chimpface and his speech. But, darn it, I love to rubber-neck. :(
Why? Because there is no "there" there, that is why.
You want to know why he doesn't want to debate? Because he's for the most corporate-friendly solution to the problem:
Gift the taxpayer money to the big losers on Wall Street.
Without any payback guarantees.
Without any help for homeowners they've bilked.
Without scrapping executives' multi-million-dollar golden parachutes.
Why would he want to get on TV to tell people where he stands?
BUSH not taking any questions what a surprise.
Watching Bush on TV, how come he makes me feel like I'm gonna get screwed by him but I know for a fact he ain;t gonna kiss me !!
Bush just told us to "be afraid, be very afraid."
Took no responsibility, of course.
The Very Bitter Ceci Hussein @ 17:
I did not watch it but less than 15 minutes?
Is that all he's got?
Pete&Pete @ 13:
Would anybody buy a second hand car from this bonzo !
"nobody has lost a penny... FDIC..." of course up to $100K, beyond that and its financial twilight zone time,
join the queue behind the IRS and the banks. get pennies on the dollar back.
xoites defends Constitution @ 23:
Well, he spent the first half trying to explain why it happened.
Then, he went into how both sides have to come together to pass the bill.
(this is the part in which he "invited" Obama and McCain.)
So yes, it was a pretty short speech. No questions were asked. It was simply televised.
But I will be reading the commentary from this to see what other folks say.
sofla @ 22:
"21st century regs needed, rather than 20th century blah blah."
bollocks
it was the good old fashioned (post 1929) regs that kept the system almost buoyant,
The spouses Gramm rewrote the rules and brought in 21stC dereg and the chaos we face now.
xoites defends Constitution @ 23:
Chimpy looked like a rabbit caught in the headlights of an oncoming juggernaut.
With everyone quick to cheer Mcsames ridiculous move, just be wary and remember that a lot of people did the same thing upon his pick of Palin. Which (at least for a week or two after) suddenly morphed into what seemed like an 'inspired move'. At least the way his campaign manipulated the media into thinking so. What I'm saying is that - no matter what you think of Mcsame and the repug election machine - they're canny as hell. They would have forseen all poss outcomes to this move. I have a feeling that Bush inviting both candidates to Washington tomorrow (which Obama has agreed to because, well, he had no choice!) is just the start. Something don't smell right about this and I mean that in a bad way. I just have an incredibly bad feeling that this move will ultimately work for Mcsame and against Obama and with only 40 odd days till the election, it might just be enough..
Beelzebub @ 122:
The Very Bitter Ceci Hussein @ 25:
Senator Dodd just said the President is scrambling to rescue John Mccain.
ferrofluid (Obama + Biden = 2008) @ 27:
That too. He stumbled on a few lines as well.
Wanna bet the guy had a good stiff drink and pretzel before this speech?
Simon @ 28:
the media will do anything for the repugs. that should never be forgotten. any truthtelling will only be brief. right now, the meme is "LOOK!!!! Over there!"
You can't have a debate with a republican if they can't frame the issue.
I mean you can't have an election if the republicans can't steal it.
What i ment to say is, we have to cancel the election because a republican won't win.
If we have an election we're all gonna die.
And the same goes with the 700 billion I asked for too!.........BOOO!!!
Gotchya again merica. aHee He He.
xoites defends Constitution @ 30:
Senator Dodd is right.
No one on the right could say that McCain was smelling like a rose today. Bush had to do something, despite the fact that the McCains and the Bushes hate each other.
Ehh Jack. Love you and all... but they HAVE snow in South Africa in July. You can go skiing there in the middle of winter (July.) High mountains, not too far from Antarctica and all that.
The Very Bitter Ceci Hussein @ 31:
did he at least put mustard on the pretzel? you know he chokes on the dry ones.
One other thing: Bush said that this Democratic economy was the best in the world.
I had to let out a laugh when that was spoken.
wombab @ 35:
Hardly the worst misstatement i have heard in the last seven years. "Mushroom cloud" comes to mind.
Something smells wrong here and it makes me nervous. It's not fear, I smell. It's cover. McCain isn't running away from his obvious shortcomings. He doesn't have to. Folks in the media like NPR do a pretty good job of slopping some tasty glaze on them. No, he's whored himself out to the neo-cons. We've seen that over the past 8 years. He's played their game and they owe him (as well as own him). He's taking cover, being protected from what's going to be unleashed upon us next and I sense it's even worse. We're about to take it royally up the ass!
CoIntelPro for Pronktastic Victory Over SCLM, DIEBOLD, ESS and SEQUOIA! @ 36:
Lol. :D
I don't know, but he did look a little tipsy. He had to have some liquid fortitude. ;)
The Very Bitter Ceci Hussein @ 17:
Didn't you just love the way he pushed the bailout? Like, give me the money and you won't lose your house, will keep your car, keep your job and your pension will still be intact?
This took holding the country hostage to a whole new level.
wombab @ 35:
I'll forgive Jack. He doesn't claim to be an electrical engineer because he handles microphones. :P
brokenarrow @ 33:
I am still awaiting a reply to the begging letter I sent off to Sec. Paulson.
I only asked for a paltry $10 million, wonder if I will be lucky !
It's because of his f'ing eye.
You can see his cancer is "flaring up".
It's the whole "Nixon sweating thing" all over again.
It's not enough that Obama would swiftly kick his ass.
Some people (Palin) watch TV with the VOLUME OFF, and it would be so clear that McCain is nearly dead.
WATCH HIS LEFT EYE.
Divine Intervention?
Peace.
The Very Bitter Ceci Hussein @ 17:
1) Typical. They blame rape victims for being raped. They blame New Orleans residents for being drowned. They blame the poor for being poor, because if you're rich, God willed it that way.
If someone sells you a car and the wheels fall off, is that your fault? Or the car company's fault. Of course, this administration is going to side with the car company.
They've sided with big meat producers to shut down regulation. They've sided with energy companies to bilk customers of billions. They've sided with logging companies to shut down environmental protection. They've sided with Chinese companies to prevent consumer protections. And now they're going to side with the banks. There is nothing new going on here, folks.
2) Yeah, like he said, "I'm going to be the great uniter" before he took office. What a great show. Like anybody believes, after 8 years of not working with ANYBODY from the Democratic Party, NOW Bush is going to sit down with a Democrat to work out this biggest financial crisis in 80 years. What a load of crap.
CoIntelPro for Pronktastic Victory Over SCLM, DIEBOLD, ESS and SEQUOIA! @ 42:
whats wrong with good old fashion tech, two tin cans and a piece of string...
Guitar Man @ 44:
Shows what judgment the Republicans have, picking an almost dead candidate for their POTUS shot.
The Very Bitter Ceci Hussein @ 40:
I just hope they post the video here. I need a laugh. so boosh2 wants Obama to work with boosh3.
BWA HA HA HA HA!!!!
Gretchen the aspiring elitist @ 41:
Chimpface tried to beautify this extortion attempt so much so that it sounded like a fairytale. His sweet-talking made it even more offensive--especially when it came to the point that he said that the money wasn't for bailing out one or two companies.
That man is nothing but a bald-faced liar just like McCain.
It made the speech even harder to listen to because of the lies he spouted.
ferrofluid (Obama + Biden = 2008) @ 46:
you need a lot of cans and string to reach the masses.
Cafferty "the country wants to know which one of these men is capable of running the country, have the debate..."
It's obviousl to anyone who doesn't believe the earth was created 6,000 ago it's not the one who's cutting and running from the debate.
Everyone I've been talking too, wants to see the debates. EVERYONE!
Buh Bye Johnny, don't you slip up and play the fool. Oppsss, too late.
The Neocon blog I visit,you know, just to see what their thinking and to mix it up a little.
Are saying nothing about this. Nada, Zip. I really believe they don't know what to think.
Not that thinking was their strongest suit.
The Very Bitter Ceci Hussein @ 49:
then Reid and Pelosi have no reason to rush to put $700,000,000,000.00 into trhe hands of boosh's "base".
Ladies and gentlemen, this whole situation is beyond bizarre. McCain needs to go to Washington to solve the nations' problems? Sounds like a job for the President................but wait; he ain't the President? What the hell is going on?
Ardent McCain supporters have to be feeling a bit strange right now; basically thinking, what kind of nut case have we hitched our wagon to?
CoIntelPro for Pronktastic Victory Over SCLM, DIEBOLD, ESS and SEQUOIA! @ 48:
I hope they do. People need to see this spectacle for themselves and the analyze his behavior.
You will be horrified, sickened and amused by the machinations of this man. No kidding.
McCain is weak, he always has been. He's going to lose the debates big time and go down even more in the polls. It's beautiful it's happening to such a vile warmonger, this country will probably escape disaster now with an intelligent leader willing to use diplomacy and fix the economy. Gobama!
"killer bee" obama: "rope-a-dope! rope-a-dope! rope-a-dope! "
"pops"mccain""oof, urg, gk, ueg, ukk, "
clang clang clang clang
"ol' one eye"macbush: "yr a *bum* i'm tellin' ya, youze a nose good stinkin' bum!"
mccain: (blubblering) "he's killin' me out there. he's like greased lightning. he bobs 'n' weaves 'n' bob 'n' weaves...i can't seem to land one good one on him...an...an...he just keeps starin' at me *sob*.
call it macbush...i...i can't go on. he's got me whupped."
macbush:"ya bum, *smeck* wot didst ize tells youze abouts dat *evil eye* dat witchy woman dones give him? here, (drops horse shoe in mccains glove), put *this* right between those evil li'l peepers an we won't hafta call th' match...now go gettum ya bum."
mudshark @ 52:
now they have to admit that their PTSD POW is a fucKKKing coward and incapable of facing a crisis with calmness and candor. All McKeating5 can do is jump up out of his stupor and lie, then deny, then lie about denial.
If any of you think Dubya gives a rat's ass about any of this, you are wrong. He's a short-timer now.
He and his buddies will ride off into the sunset and never look back.
sassafra @ 57:
Wow, how did you type all that as drunk as you must be?
WTF?
The Very Bitter Ceci Hussein @ 55:
I kid you not. I get visceral pains watching him too long. The blinking and head bobbing and sneering make me literally want to throw something at the screen. I am mentally preparing myself to go to CNN or MSNBC.
Doggiebobo @ 9:
I think this latest scam will be his swan song. Who would want to hang around with a 19 percent approval rating. Even numbnuts has to be feeling the pain.
Hey, give him a break. The guy was a POW. And he's busy saving the economy while Obama pisses his time away preparing for a debate.
abarts @ 59:
you must be looking for Dennis!!!
BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!
:<[)
why is mccain running away from the debates?
because he and his campaign are all losing their minds, like chickens do when their heads are cut off.
they are running around aimlessly, spraying blood all over the place.
keep up the good work, team obama.
and remember, it is no difficult task instilling paranoia in minds that already play tricks on themselves.
Jack,
It's winter in South Africa in July. Nice try, nevermind.
if the DOW takes off monday because they get the
'bailout' signed and there is perceived'confidence'...mccain
will try to start the new week like the last two
never happened.
abarts @ 59:
he has never cared.
"Could you repeat the question?" HAHAHA.
bamboozled @ 45:
They are the true whiners. They are the perpetrators of this mess. And to blame the victims for their own greed shows their coldness and ruthlessness. They deserve to lay in prison on top of their own filth for this.
Like I've said in other posts, they are only Americans in name only. They do not give a damn about this country.
It sure is. He only legitimized McCain's actions today by inviting both Senators to come back to Washington. It is as if to say that he has a disdain for history and has no decorum for how the election season is supposed to run.
I understand that things can go awry, but what McCain did was boldly a political stunt. Bush single-handedly demonstrated to the American people that he doesn't give a damn about their feelings in the matter when it comes to them trying to find out who is suited to be the next Commander-in-Chief. Plus, he has no respect for the traditions and practices of what it entails.
It's a disgrace what both McCain and Bush did today.
CoIntelPro for Pronktastic Victory Over SCLM, DIEBOLD, ESS and SEQUOIA! @ 64:
if you mean Kucinich, hell yeah.
Noah @ 63:
* JUICE SPRAY*
*COUGHING LAUGH*
*WIPING SCREEN*
Americans are watching their country implode. McCain is watching his life implode. Steve Schmidt is watching his career implode. Miss Wasilla is watching her mailbox fill up with cards from Planned Parenthood for donations made in her honor.
When you make a donation to Planned Parenthood in Sarah Palin's name, they'll send her a card telling her that the donation has been made in her honor.
Planned Parenthood website: https://secure.ga0.org/02/pp10000_inhonor
You'll to let PP know where to send the "in Sarah Palin's honor" card. Try one of these:
Gov. Sarah Palin
444 North Capitol NW, Suite 336
Washington, DC 20001-1512
Sarah Palin
McCain for President
1235 S. Clark Street
1st Floor
Arlington, VA 22202
abarts @ 71:
You haven't met our troll?
CoIntelPro for Pronktastic Victory Over SCLM, DIEBOLD, ESS and SEQUOIA! @ 61:
To tell you the truth, this is one of the few times I've truly watched his speeches. He makes me that sick. But, I was curious about how he was going to explain his way out of this mess. I also wanted to know whether Bush would throw McCain a life-line after today.
So, you just might have to prepare yourself.
Watching Chimpface give a speech should be a required "torture" technique at Gitmo. I'm sure folks would confess after two seconds of that man.
ferrofluid (Obama + Biden = 2008) @ 10:
More than my share of computer glitches recently as well, esp this afternoon at this site. Anyone else?
I'm not paranoid (yet).
Noah @ 63:
Just like he rushed down to organize the hurricane response just before the RNC. The fact that he had no power and nothing to offer as is the case here shouldn't prevent him from appearing at many photo ops. For the good of the country. The man is afraid to debate Obama and his VP is terrified of the press. Spin that any way you like.
Noah @ 63:
SO FREAKING WHAT????? Since when does POW status ENTITLE anyone to the presidency?
Besides - as far as McGrampy's cred on economic issues and corruption, I have two words for you - KEATING FIVE!!!!!!
Tom (Not Tom) @ 7:
Even in normal times, I think Obama would mop the floor with McCain, but now between the economy and McGrampy's gaffes, and Palin's refusal to deal with the press (cut and run, eh?), Obama would obliterate him, to the point where a small pile of dust would sit where McGrampy once stood at the podium.