Maybe McCain should have offered a few smoke breaks?
Posted on 06/13/2008 8:46:37 PM PDT by Red Steel
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his Republican rival John McCain failed in reaching an agreement on Friday to hold ten "town hall"-style meetings where they are supposed to answer questions directly from a small audiences.
According to McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis, Obama's team only agreed to participate one town hall meeting before the Democratic national convention in late August.
The Arizona Senator suggested shortly after Obama clinched nomination last week to hold 10 joint town hall meetings with Obama at locations that both teams agree to, starting with the one in New York City on June 12.
Every meeting would involve an audience of about 200 to 400 people who are selected by an independent poll body, and last around 60 to 90 minutes, according to McCain's proposal.
Obama's team said at first that they accepted the suggestion on principle, but they preferred the meeting to be shorter and informal.
The Illinois senator told reporters on Tuesday that it's not realistic for him to attend 10 town hall meetings while doing other campaign activities.
His senior strategist David Plouffe said on Friday his candidate had offered to meet McCain five times between now and the election day in November instead, including three debates, a joint town hall on economy in July and an in-depth debate on foreign policy in August, which, however, was refused by McCain's team.
"That package of five engagements would have been the most of any presidential campaign in the modern era -- offering a broad range of formats -- and representing a historic commitment to openness and transparency," Plouffe said.
"It's disappointing that Senator McCain and his campaign decided to decline this proposal. Apparently they would rather contrive a political issue than foster a genuine discussion about the future of our country," he added.
In response, McCain said during a news conference in Pemberton, New Jersey, he would leave it to American people to decide "which is the preferable proposal."
Obama is doing his best to avoid the questions he does not want to answer.
He is a chicken!
Should the CEO of IBM condescend to meet with the McDonald’s janitor to discuss things?
Of course not, the janitor is uncouth, along with average Americans! The Obamao is the President already...
Maybe McCain should have offered a few smoke breaks?
Chicken, chicken! Barack is a chicken. Nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah!
He know he get he butt wupped wihout he telepromtuh.
Yes, you are correct. He will avoid any forum that doesn’t include a teleprompter or scripted answers.
Couple it with his no shows in the Illinois and US Senate. He is showing that he is a no vote, which is something he can never do as President.
Fact is, Obama is afraid of these meetings. He is absolutely clueless and a flailing, babbling, stuttering bafoon when not in a wholly engineered and controlled environemnt, spouting others people's prepared words.
And that is why he refuses to attend these meetings.
So he’ll talk unconditionally with Iran but he won’t debate John McCain?
SMITH: "I reported at the top of this hour that the campaign had told us at Fox News that the audience would be made up of Republicans, Democrats, and independents. We have now received a clarification from the campaign and I feel I should pass it along to you. The McCain campaign distributed tickets to supporters, Mayor Bloomberg, who of course is a registered Republican, and other independent groups."I'm all for town hall meetings but they need to be fair. We can beat Obama on the issues and don't need to try to pull a fast one behind the scenes.
And he’s a red one, too!
Either he knows his limitations ie; a loser without the teleprompter, or his handlers do. He wouldn’t do well debating my Horse much less McCain on the real issues should real issues be placed for their debate.
BTW, Obama without a teleprompter is downright inarticulate.
McCain is not the best speaker but I think Obama would seem like a child up against McCain. He speaks well but it’s words that have no real substance.
Direct questions from the audience would be great “IF” they were not ‘plants’.
Obama is a chicken, Obama is a chicken, Obama is a chicken.
We don’t need a president who smokes. Yuckity, yuck.
Baraaaack! bok bok bok bok. Barackk bok bok bok. Bok bok bok.
Did you know Laura Bush smokes?
You couldn’t have hit the nail on the head any better!!
**BTW, Obama without a teleprompter is downright inarticulate.**
A question has nagged at me all day. Finally I am going to ask the Pajamahadeen gang to find all the videos of Obama speaking on the Senate floor.
What was he like? Did he always have a script? Did he even address the entire Senate at all.
Pajama Hadeen time!
Why should he show up and actually speak to people when he’s got ABCBSCNNBCNBCMSNBC lying to the American people on his behalf every day? Smart move on his part.
At first I thought McCain’s offer showed weakness.
Seems like Obama is proving to be the weaker candidate.
“Senator Obama, Mildred from Missoula has a question for you.”
“Yes, Mildred.”
“Senator, are you really a Muslim, and is your middle name really Hussein?”
Translation: Obama doesn't have a good answer for Fannie Mae's corrupt Johnson resigning from his campaign...
Unlike Laura Bush, the Democrats are proceeding to ban smoking in every public and private place. The problem is banning the use of a legal product in a private place.
obamama’s handlers know that in a setting without a teleprompter, ear promter or pre arranged questions where their programmed puppet would be left to come up with his own anwers, we’d see things like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxBX8sz3tO8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbpWonUzlrc
EXACTLY! But, that hasn’t stopped them...they keep trying with the 2nd amendment, too....
Good one! I love his speech writers.
CSB....C hicken, your word; S having to do with excrement;B astard, having to do with parentage.
Bloomburg left the Republican party, so he is no longer a “registered republican”.
And McCain’s supporters are Democrats, at least some of them.
Fox is working hard to kiss up to the democrats, I guess they are scared of what will happen if Obama wins.
If Sheepard believes that, anyone can pull the wool over his eyes.
Bloomberg..."where can I get me a RINO license 'roun here?
Coward!
He’s addicted to a prompter.
No, but from what I've seen of her, she mostly smokes out Liberals...abd does a very, smooth, ladylike job of it!
Just remember Shep’s Katrina reporting .
Obama knows he can’t think on his feet without planted questions and answers given him from his fellow marxists. A lightweight in an empty suit.
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I wonder if Pres Bush knows whether there are 50, 57 or 60 states ...
This guy is a media invention .... an empty suit who hangs around with anti-Semites, bigots, racists and terrorists, who will meet with Ahmadinejad, but won't meet with Gen Patreous.
How does someone like this get anywhere near the Presidency of the greatest country in the world?
This has bothered me for weeks...really I have thought that no one noticed this slight of hand but me ....I recall that Hillary called for a debate with Obama and he declined...now he does not want to meet or debate with McClain....
This is Obamas strong suite or his Acillies (sp?) heal........
He can only do well with a canned speech?
This is an issue that should be hit on !!!
Hello Rush !!!
Why doesn’t this surprise me at all... I thought Obama was for “change”, yet he doesn’t think actually speaking to real people is a good idea. Better to stay with the scripted speeches I guess. It’s not like he can think well on his feet... Another reason he should NEVER be anywhere near the White House!
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