Lautenberg Afraid To Debate (Forrester takes to the streets in answer to Frank's "Anytime-Anywhere")

Foorester2002 website ^ | October 19, 2002 | no author cited Contact: Tom Rubino

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(METUCHEN, OCTOBER 19) – Today, U.S. Senate candidate Doug Forrester challenged Frank Lautenberg to debate him at the Metuchen Street Fair. Doug brought two podiums to the street fair and confronted Mr. Lautenberg to live up to his promise to debate “any place, any time.”

Two weeks ago, at the Old Bridge Fair, Frank Lautenberg agreed to debate Doug “any place, any time.” Since then, Mr. Lautenberg has ducked every opportunity to debate Doug. The Press of Atlantic City called Mr. Lautenberg’s promise “pure bluster.” The Bergen Record said “Frank Lautenberg has a lot of nerve” for refusing to debate.

Doug Forrester released the following statement:

“It is clear from today’s events that Mr. Lautenberg is afraid to stand up and debate me man-to-man.

“Today, I repeatedly asked Mr. Lautenberg why he voted seven times against the death penalty for terrorists who murder Americans. He refused to answer.

“I repeatedly asked Mr. Lautenberg why he voted to create the tax on Social Security benefits, which forces nearly 400,000 New Jersey seniors to pay $945 every year in taxes. He refused to answer.

“I repeatedly asked Mr. Lautenberg why New Jersey ranks dead last in the return on the taxes we send to Washington, when twenty years ago, Mr. Lautenberg complained we ranked 45th. He refused to answer.

“It is very obvious that Frank Lautenberg cannot coherently defend his horrible national security record, his horrible record of increasing taxes, and his repeated votes to tax seniors on their Social Security benefits.

“It’s a shame that Mr. Lautenberg walked away from the podium we provided. It underscores

his inability to defend his horrible record. New Jersey voters deserve a series of televised, primetime debates.

“As our nation fights a war on terrorism, why would the people of New Jersey elect a candidate who is scared and incapable of debating and has a horrible record on national security?”

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This thread has photos of the confrontation:

Caption this: Lautenberg - Forrester Debate photos!

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[Iron Eagle]

Sorry folks, I like this Forrester guy, but he is a double-digit loser in "My hometown" state of New Jersey.

Forrester, while he's out there beating the drums, might challenge Lautenberg to sign a pledge that he won't resign from the seat during the six year term, further subverting the election process. (Forrester could close the gap if he finds a way, like this one, to keep the election fairness issue on the table for independants.)

[Pegita]

One good bump deserves another ...

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And another ...

[jigsaw]

Frank Lautenberg, aka, Rank Fraudenberg (Dishonest- NJ)

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Subtle comments by Forrester:

Lautenberg "cannot coherently defend" ... and "incapable of debating" ... nice touch.

[ml/nj]

Lautenberg isn't just refusing to debate. He's virtually refusing to appear. Going on a Sunday Talk show isn't exactly a debate. The only explanation I can think of that makes sense for him to refuse to answer the sort of puffball questions he would get on these shows is that the man in senile; and he'd rather have us find out after the election.

ML/NJ

[Wrigley]

challenge Lautenberg to sign a pledge that he won't resign from the seat during the six year term,

I really like this idea.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I agree. He should make fairness the issue of this campaign and claim that he has heard the Lautenburg plans to resign early next year and completely subvert the election.

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"Forrester, while he's out there beating the drums, might challenge Lautenberg to sign a pledge that he won't resign from the seat during the six year term, further subverting the election process."

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[MHT]

After reading the latest poll postings on FR, I'm beginning to think that this might not be a lost cause after all. One poll site reported that NJ Republicans are furious and the % of Republicans now committed to voting because of this electoral theft has moved to 71% from 66%.

Now, the BIG QUESTION is what would be the effect of a NJ outcome on voting in other time zones like MO, MN or better yet SD and CO? Might a Forreser win actually be a rallying call for Democrats in other states?

[Leto]

Forrester should take the footage of the ocnfrontation and the issues raised in this article and make them into a TV ad and run it... a lot. Espically taxing seniors hammer him. The only ads I see here are neg ads run by the louse.

[b4its2late]

Lautenberg Afraid To Debate

Of course he is.... The old &astard would be lucky if he knew where he was let alone debate about it....

[Uff Da]

Lautenberg Afraid To Debate (Forrester takes to the streets in answer to Frank's "Anytime-Anywhere")

Lautenberg KNOWS THE FIX IS IN...........The illegal ballots are already counted and he's the winner.....The Constitution means NOTHING in NJ and the Democrats have become emboldened to flip the bird to any LAW. What a horrid shame we face.........The Founders of this Country would turn over in their graves if they knew how the Democraps have raped and pillaged the sacred documents they entrusted to us..............WE THE PEOPLE....

[twyn1]

Have you seen the Forrester ad where the young kids quit taking a test and playing basketball 'cause they're losing ?...kids say Frank Lautenberg can take over for them...they weren't gonna try any more if they were losing. Point of the ad was this is what Toricelli/Lautenberg are teaching our kids...that it's perfectly okay to quit just because you're losing... I thought the ad was clever, but already have seen on/in the local media coverage that the ad was "meanspirited" and "negative"

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Maybe the ad could run while playing the Who's "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere "

[backhoe]

Last week Sean Hannity extended an invitation to these two to debate on his show... and added that if, after a week passes and he didn't hear from Launtenberg, he would make public his campaign site's phone number- on live radio...

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We the people? What people? People For The American Way are a bunch of leftist commies, "We the People" got co-opted as the name of Jerry Brown's call-in radio show...

The first question at the debate should be "who's going to be your successor the day you step down Mr. Lautenberg? Who are we "electing" here?"

[uncbob]

When is the issue going to be made about Lautenberg retiring because he couldn't stand the grind

Then ask what CHOICE will NJ voters have when he retires and the GOV decides who is the senator