[Johnny_Bravo1]

This nailed Obama

[MrB]

Get this dumbass in a forum without canned questions and without a teleprompter and show him for what he really is - an empty suit.

[BibChr]

I'm saying...

...no.

[Sacajaweau]

Obama is a control freak. He’ll simply say that McCain wouldn’t cooperate on the “contract” points of any debate.

[Thrownatbirth]

"Where's your halo now, pretty boy?"

[nikos1121]

...your solution to solving the fuel crisis involves punishing the people who actually produce the gas while raising taxes on the people who buy gas.... Will we EVER in our lifetimes...have an Presidential leader with vision, intelligence and that Reaganesque quality that makes us feel good about ourselves....tax those that produce the gas, and tax those that use it. This guy is no different than anyone else...I fear however that globally he will looked at as the second coming.

[WakeUpAndVote]

Welcome to FR.

[april15Bendovr]

“Barack Obama willing to meet with Mahmoud without any preconditions, but won't debate John McCain unless the Arizona Senator agrees to an entire menu of concessions?”

Unfortunately Obama will refuse to debate on Fox News and the precondition will be automatically set by the left wing media.

Tim Russert was a slightly good moderator for Republicans but we all know now that he is deceased nobody could accurately replace his occasional fairness.

[Bob Buchholz]

Will someone PLEASE explain to me why McCain is not running ads 24 X 7 playing Obama’s “I’ll debate John McCain anywhere, anytime, anyplace on foreign policy” quote.

[Feline_AIDS]

All this crap upsets me so much. How are so many people buying the dream that Obama is selling? Do they not realize what his election could do to this country?

[Fishrrman]

“We talked to the McCain folks as well. While the campaign worker we spoke with would not divulge any information regarding the ongoing negotiations about the preconditions that must exist before Barack will sit down to debate the issues with John McCain”

Already raised the issue here, and I believe I was the first to do so:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/gop/2034680/posts?page=21#21

Looks like if the McCain camp insists on “traditional” debates, that Obama will refuse to engage him in such. The excuse will be that McCain would not agree to “mutual preconditions”, but the reality will be that Obama is afraid of open debate without a crutch to lean on.

Why should he bother, if he’s ahead?
Would Lenin have engaged in “debates” with his opponents prior to assuming power?

Another thought - will the inclusion of a teleprompter or ear monitor become one of the “preconditions”?
You read this here, first.

- John

[constant]

Without a script, Obama is just another ham actor.

[hoe_cake]

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