DNC cancels L.A. debate (Couric's Cooties)

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[Anti-Bubba182]

The Democratic National Committee plans to announce Wednesday night that it has canceled the final presidential debate in its fall series because of a potential writers strike at CBS News, a sponsor of the debate.

[snip]

[snip]....Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) was the first candidate to say she would not participate if CBS were the target of a strike, which could be seen as crossing a picket line. Other candidates followed suit.

"CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric was to be the moderator.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Hillary uses the strike to duck a debate and Katie is a Drudge headline:

COURIC HEARTBREAK: DNC Cancels Democratic Presidential Debate in Los Angeles...

[NormsRevenge]

Since when are writers needed for debates? ;-) The ChickenHawksh*t Party does it again..

[bert]

....Hillary uses the strike to duck a debate....

how about Hillary calls a strike to duck a debate?

[Cicero]

The Perky One is done in by The Witch.

Predicted here on FR. Hillary doesn’t want any more debates, not even sycophant debates. The more people see of her, the less they like her. No more live appearances.

[ArtyFO]

Since when are writers needed for debates?

Since they all have become scripted, at least on the demonrat side.

[Bahbah]

This says it is a “potential” strike, so there is not actually a strike.

Don’t people usually wait until it actually occurs?

[ArtyFO]

Who is going to write the questions for the preselected questioners in the random audience?

[2ndDivisionVet]

They really are in the thrall of the union thugs, aren’t they?

[gondramB]

>>Since when are writers needed for debates?

Since they all have become scripted, at least on the demonrat side.<<

Its probably an issue of not wanting to cross the picket line.

[NonValueAdded]

Writers? The candidates need writers? Oh, the questioner needs a writer. You mean Perky Katie couldn’t gin up a few questions based on the news she reads to us every day? OK, come up with questions AND not sound like a light weight fool. And cancel because the writers MIGHT go on strike and the candidates MIGHT have to cross a picket line? Quick, candidate, the air traffic controllers go on strike and are picketing around the White House. Do you A) hunker down inside, cowering in the corner B) sneak out through the Kennedy exit? C) Ask the Secret Service to shoot them D) Tell them to get back to work or you’ll fire the whole lot of them?

[exit82]

So, why don’t they change the venue to where the picket line isn’t?

[Dumpster Baby]

The stress has induced anorexia.....

[Red_Devil 232]

Its probably an issue of not wanting to cross the picket line

Since when does a political party have to honor a picket line? Ooooops ... I forgot this is the Rat party! Honor among theives?

How inconvenient for Hillary!/s

[gondramB]

>>Since when does a political party have to honor a picket line?<<

When unions are some of your biggest supporters?

[SueRae]

So blatantly obvious. She can grant an ‘interview’ but won’t cross a picket line for a debate. It’s a damn shame that so many in this country will never even question this action. Frightening.

[GOP Poet]

This just shows and reminds the moderate American voter that Democrats bow and cave to unions and strikers. This is a good thing for us conservatives. It reminds those that have forgotten the Dems don’t have gonads. Of course to some of us there is daily reasons that remind us of what we already know, but sadly some need a whack over the head.

[vpintheak]

Dumbocrats are showing solidarity with their communistic friends, the unions. Piss on them, I didn’t want to hear a bunch of crap on the news about the rat debate anyway.

[GOP Poet]

This says it is a “potential” strike, so there is not actually a strike.

Don’t people usually wait until it actually occurs?

Excellent point. All they have to do is scream fire and the Dems run out and cancel work for a year.

[popdonnelly]

I’m supposed to vote for people who are this beholden to labor unions? God forbid there should be a strike at the White House.

[Ann Archy]

How is Bully Hillary going to deal with HEADS of STATE DICTATORS if she can't deal with some WRITER's STRIKE!!

If she had been President back when the Air Controller's went on strike, we wouldn't be flying today at all!