BREAKING NEWS!!! McCAIN WANTS TO DELAY THE DEBATES FRIDAY

[Heather MC]

Surprise Surprise!!!!!
"Time to put the Campaign aside,and work on financial Crisis"

I CALL BULLSHIT!

EMAIL McLAME
Call him what he is a fucking Chicken Shit
http://www.johnmccain.com/Contact/

Congress has Hundreds of people in DC they don't need his old ass muckin shit up

[fed_up_mother]

1. THE PEOPLE DESERVE TO KNOW what their views are on this crisis!

[Hutzpa]

66. The people can still find out

they don't need McCain there to mess it up.

[RNdaSilva]

93. I've been listening to their views for a week now.

Try watching the news.

[roguevalley]

101. he wants this past, simmered down and somehow Barack's fault,

the wanker.

[butterfly77]

2. Is this for real..

[Heather MC]

Yes it's for Real, on MSNBC right now!

This is shit shit shit

He says he has spoken to Obama, and asked him to work out this deal
aggggggggggggghhhhh

Mr. Townhall debates is backing out
holly shit THEY PLANNED THIS ALL ALONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[secondwind]

39. Rohm Emanuel on MSN BC saying that he doesn't see what McCain

or Obama can do even if they went to Washington.

McCain WANTS TO DRIVE THE DEBATE,!!!!!!!!!!! They are all sleazy!

[madmax]

3. WTF?!?!?

Think like a smarmy repuke....why does he want to delay the debates. The real reason not the financial meltdown the shithead speaketh.

[TexasLady]

4. I call BULLSHIT TOO on McCain for doing this

My head is spinning. its on MSNBC

[PlanetBev]

5. McOld afearin' them debates?

Past his bedtime?

[PlanetBev]

24. Trying to look like a hero

Big,steaming pile of McPoo...this ain't gonna fly

[donco6]

6. If true, he's toast. n/t

[Roxy66]

13. I don't know....the media will put Obama in a box. I'm not sure how this will turn out.

What an asshole!!

[GrizzlyMan]

7. Isn't the debate Friday night?

Or did I miss something.

[BklynChick]

8. to do what exactly in DC????? he is such a fool!!!

[TheCoxwain]

9. WHAT A CHEAP TRICK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shame on you ... Running away from battlefield

[secondwind]

I thought I was hearing things!!!!!!!! He can't do that! What a crock!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Who Died And Made Him God?

~

[fugop]

11. The media...

Freakin' media better not slobber all over this as being presidential or some such crap. Jeebus almighty, like John McCain is going to fix the economy? Are you fuckin' kidding me? CHICKEN!

[Doityourself]

12. He's full of shit!!!!!

[Maven]

14. BULLSHIT!

[SeaLyons]

15. yea, calling for Obama to go to Washington too,

and put the debates off. I call bullshit too!!!

[stuntcat]

33. oh great

They're gonna make this look to everyone like Obama doesn't care about people if he's not canceling. They're totally playing with everyone's minds again, they're so goddamn dirty.

[SeaLyons]

119. I think it's going to blow up in their face.....

at least I hope so.

[GrizzlyMan]

16. Obama has no choice but to do the same

[jkshaw]

21. Why?

[GrizzlyMan]

40. Because the MSM will spin it as him caring more about politics than the country

We know that's not true, but the right wing media doesn't care about truth.

[VAliberal]

56. Couldn't Obama call

chicken-shit McCain's bluff and say fine - we'll meet in Washington on Friday AM to contribute to the ongoing discussion in the Senate and can meet for an hour debate in D.C. that evening?

This is the September surprise courtesy Rove.

[spinbaby]

17. Chickenshit!

:wtf:

[Ganja Ninja]

18. Just hold a debate without him.

Set up a cardboard cutout as a stand-in.

[mile18blister]

102. I expect more intelligent answers from the cutout. nt

[LisaM]

19. If it talks like a chicken, and it walks like a chicken

Then I say it's a chicken.

[Robeson]

20. His handlers are probably scared to death to have him...

...juxtaposed next to Obama.

[butterfly77]

22. Next he will drop out,,

and they will put up Mittens and no telling who else...

[Born_A_Truman]

23. McCain=Can't walk and chew gum

So if he was POTUS he can't handle two things at once?

[SuperTrouper]

25. McCain is in free fall and wants to change the subject. Hopefully he will bring Phil Gramm and Carly

Fiorina to Washington as Exhibits A and Exhibit B

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

He's a maverick against his own campaign - he won't be corraled into a position

on the bailout in a debate, one way or the other, LOL!

[whistle]

26. This is total BULLSHIT! Who will debate the bailout, the Senate?

...The bailout is dead. No bailout without oversight and accountability, period.

This is nothing but further distraction and deflection from the real issues about the election now just five weeks away. The republicans are going down in flames. McCain/Palin represent more of the same Bush policies. Obama/Biden and the democrats mean change and a chance to turn things around. So rePukes are scared shit-less.

[secondwind]

27. God, I hate Republicans! What a bunch of nonsense, putting off such

an important debate.

He is saying he wants to "work on the bailout" in Washington. He is "asking Obama to join him in Washington",,,,,,

what a manipulative , political trick!

[Arrowhead2k1]

28. Another curve ball.

Let's calm down and really think about this to try to hit this one out of the ballpark.

[Captain Lance Bass]

43. Its BS but

is a smart pr move for Mccain.

I think Obama should go back to DC and tale care pf the peoples bizz

the debate will be postponed..no big deal...it could even be spinned as Mccain wanted to back out.

dont get your panties in a bunch

[MelSC]

65. I disagree

I don't think it's a smart PR move at all! It looks like McCain is buying time...for what I don't know. It makes him look weak IMO.

[Fleshdancer]

29. I hate to say this but, Fox news is discussing it right now and....

They're laughing! :rofl:

Pointing out that "if you don't think this is about politics, then you're wrong", explaining why, and then discussing McCain's dismal poll numbers.

Fox is about to air McCain's official response.

[Heather MC]

77. You know you have FAILED when FAUX News turns on you and you are a Repuke

[RNdaSilva]

83. Don't watch Faux News...

unbelievable.

Strictly politics.

[Fleshdancer]

86. I usually don't either, but I was dying to see how they would spin it. They didn't.

I broke my personal record though! I watched it for 7 whole minutes before I had to change the channel. :D

[democracy1st]

30. thanks Heather MC this is pure BS

[Alter Ego]

31. Fucking no.

Obama better not agree--and he better make the point that he knows how to walk and chew gum at the same time.

[SweetieD]

32. This is total BS!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

34. I smell BULLSHIT! McSame hasn't shown up to the Senate since April!!

He's playing politics!!!!

Making it seem like he's taking a leadership position on the economy.

Obama needs to take charge of this NOW!!!

[FVZA_Colonel]

35. Well, at least this should bury the bullshit about Obama and Biden supporting the Bridge to Nowhere.

[KathieG]

36. McCain is so full of shit...this just proves that he is a poor multitasker...

I say move the debate to Washington.

[Bucky]

37. "There are important issues to decide here! This is no time to be having political debates!"

:banghead:

[Fire_brand]

38. . . .

[LibraLiz1973]

84. LOL- I love this graphic!! Funny shit

[Starbucks Anarchist]

90. Clay Davis saying "Sheeeeeit" would be even better.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

91. Duplicate.

[Sodan]

41. JUST HOW will everything be alright cos he's in Washington????

MAJOR BULLSHIT!!!!!!

[secondwind]

42. McLame on TV now, looks like his face is melting

[backscatter712]

44. The chickenshit knows he can't beat Obama in a fair debate....

So he's resorting to this bullshit to weasel out of it.

[Parker CA]

53. Multitask. Obama must continue with the debate. Organize a consensus next week. Debate goes on.

If the to-be President cannot juggle more than one issue at a time, then he is not fit to be President. Obama needs to address the economy as he has been, state his positions, and he needs to continue to the debates. The debates cannot get delayed!!!

McLiar is struggling so fucking much. We can trap him if we phrase it correctly. Why not postpone the war, why not postpone discussions on Pakistan? We cannot postpone the issues everytime something big comes up.

BULLSHIT!!

[Phoonzang]

45. Ok....if he wants to delay the debate, then the first debate should be about the economy.

Save foreign policy for later.

[RNdaSilva]

106. McCain must now forfeit the foreign policy debate...

his slim chance to make any points.

On to the economy debate. That's one he should forfeit.

[firedupdem]

46. What bullshit!!!! He's trying to be the leader!!!! OMG!!!!

I am pissed!!! How is the economy sound but you need to suspend your campaign!!

[WeDidIt]

47. WHAT A FUCKING CHICKEN ASSED THING TO DO!!!

Go fuck yourself, Senator McCain.

[ClayZ]

48. John McCain=CHICKEN

K and R

[stillcool]

49. work on the financial crisis?

in what respect John? Doesn't he remember the economy is fundamentally strong?

[Born_A_Truman]

50. Chicken

[Obamarulz11]

51. What the Fuck!!!

I smell...............$%^%#

[MelSC]

52. What?

I don't think this is going to impact the voters like he thinks it will...

Whoever is running his campaign wants him to lose. This is the most bizarre campaign I've ever seen, the Republicans are in shambles!

[K Gardner]

54. Holy crap.. next: Postpone Elections ! I can't believe this !

[vaberella]

63. That exact situation crossed my mind and that means longer on Bush.

Fuckin' hell. I hate this mess.

[BadgerKid]

72. Imagine the wording on such an announcement

"We have delayed the election until it favors our party."

Pretty much sums up the 'CONs.

Edit: Cranial grammatical infarction.

[panAmerican]

75. Yep, it's all about setting precedent! Remember, after 9/11 they said the same thing in NYC...

They wanted a "quick and dirty" change to the rules to allow Giuliani to either continue as mayor, or somehow serve alongside Bloomberg until things stabilized.

[RNdaSilva]

111. The Novermber Surprise!

:sarcasm:

[mscuedawg]

55. Now they're saying that Obama (at 8a) this morning took the initiative to call McCain

for the two of them to make a joint statement...and that Obama's campaign say there's no reason to cancel the debates Friday....

[LiberalAndProud]

57. Evidence that the McCain campaign reads DU.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7160930&mesg_id=7163567

[zulchzulu]

58. McCain knows he would get his BUTT KICKED this Friday

[vaberella]

59. This man has turned this entire election into a joke. He's an opportunistic jerk. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

60. I fully expect McCain to try to CANCEL the VP debate and use this as an excuse. LOL NT

[firedupdem]

61. According to CNN, the Obama campaign called John McCain

this morning and asked if they wanted to release a joint statement on the economy in a bipartisan fashion. McCain said he would respond later and then went out and did this campaign suspension shit. What a fucking asshole. Rove written all over it!!

[JuniperLea]

62. He's toast!

Email sent to Mr. Toast!

[BadgerKid]

64. Enough of this moving target BS

The debate topic was switched away from the economy.
The the economy became important.
Now McCain wants to delay.

How about restoring the original debate topic and time?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

67. Has he even voted in the Senate this year?

It was effectively already suspended.

What a dumbass.

[nolabels]

68. Perhaps Obama should invite him to a nightly town hall meeting in D.C.

Like that do too much federal legislation at night, maybe they could sneak some hours in then :shrug:

[4_Legs_Good]

69. OMG! Another Hail Mary pass

But I gotta admit it's a clever tactic. I don't think anyone's gonna buy it, though.

Yesterday he wasn't sure he'd show up for a vote, now he's suspending his campaign to help?

Make up your mind man!

David

[RNdaSilva]

112. Gotta admit...

it takes the heat off of his and Palin's many, many gaffes.

[RNdaSilva]

70. Gamesmanship or Leadership?

I say gamesmanship. A poll?

McCain, having admitted to lacking knowledge in the area of economics, all of a sudden wants to gain ground here.

The first debate was to be in the area of foreign affairs. Supposedly his area of expertise. Will this backfire.

McCain was one of the causative factors in our current economic situation...needs to make amends. A day late and a dollar short.

[Misskittycat]

71. What about his lame meme for weekly town hall meetings?

[RNdaSilva]

73. Dupe

[seafan]

74. McCain suspends campaign and asks to postpone presidential debate scheduled for Friday

John McCain: Out of money, out of ideas, out of honor, out of conscience and out of time.



McCain suspending campaign to deal with Wall Street crisis

Sep 24, 2008 3:02pm EDT
Reuters

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Wednesday said he will break off from campaigning to help on a Wall Street rescue plan and asked that a Friday night debate with Democrat Barack Obama be postponed.

McCain, in a statement to reporters, said he would suspend his campaign on Thursday to return to Washington and called on Obama to join him, saying he had spoken to the Democrat.

He said he did not believe a current $700 billion rescue plan would pass the U.S. Congress in its current form. He urged President George W. Bush to call for a bipartisan meeting of lawmakers to try to find an agreement.

"It's time for both parties to come together to solve this problem," he said.

Your time is up, McCain.

[RNdaSilva]

76. Dupe

[ellie]

78. I thought the debate

was on Friday? :shrug:

I would have missed them anyway. I wouldn't even know when they were on.

[democrattotheend]

79. I thought the debate was scheduled for Friday

Not tomorrow.

[1corona4u]

80. Series??? What a fucking asshole! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!111

[WinkyDink]

81. Obama will look like he is OBEYING HIS "CIC McCain" if he agrees to this! ETA: MSNBC seems to be

giving the ACCURATE time-line.

[blue_onyx]

82. No!! Can't he multi-task?

They can continue to work on the financial issues and still debate. I guess McCain wants to make sure he has time to memorize his talking points.

[tiptoe]

85. McCain must have seen REALITY in this chart of TIA's:

State vs Nation Vote Share Projection Trend

REALITY: 1) The National trend displayed in the chart hasn't yet factored the recent ABC/WaPo poll of 52-43 Obama (Registed Voters, 5% undecided)
REALITY: 2) The State trend lags the National by a few weeks.

See 9/22 Election Model: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7159446&mesg_id=7159446

[dchill]

87. OBAMA CAMPAIGN REACHED OUT FIRST!

Just saw it on CNN. WHAT an ASSHAT McCain is! Took him 5 hours to scheme this crap up.

[gal]

88. He wants to stop the momentum obama has going.

[crazylikafox]

94. BINGO

[RNdaSilva]

89. Anxiously awaiting Olbermann and Maddow's take on this issue.

Obama originally called McCain and asked for a bipartisan resolve of this issue. McCain tried a oneupmanship. What BS. McCain is one of the root causes of our current financial situation. He hasn't been needed in Washington of late, he's certainly not needed today.

[AnnetteFun]

107. You can't just throw your hands up, McCain!

He is SO using this crisis. He dropped significantly in the polls -- now suddenly he needs to cancel the debate, yah right....

[Efilroft Sul]

92. In truth, McCain's debate training stand-in, Michael Steele, was kicking his ass.

You know it's bad news when that happens.

[intheflow]

95. Let McCain back out of the debate.

And give Obama the free air time. I'm sure he'll put it all to good use, rather than have McCain's bullshit filling half the time.

[Willo]

96. I don't give a rat's ass what anyone tries to say differently

McCain is a joke; Palin is the punchline and it isn't ha-ha funny.

No interviews, no debates, no answers. They ain't got shit!

Game over. Set. Match. Check and frigging mate!

I can't get emails out fast enough.

[Fly by night]

97. Here's what I just posted on McCain's web-site

It took a while to get through, but I'm glad I persisted. Here's the message I left McAWOL:

"Why do you want to postpone the debate? If you think your presence is suddenly necessary in Washington to help clean up the mess you helped create with your deregulation efforts, I have a better idea.

"Why not just withdraw from the campaign now and concede the election to Obama? If you do that, your political party will be spared six more weeks of embarrassment, Sarah Palin can return to Alaska to (finally) start being the mother she has failed to be so far, and you can spend some time starting those 13 cars you own so their batteries won't die. Like your campaign just did.

"If you were still the maverick you were in 2000, I would still respect you. What, pray tell, ever happened to that John McCain? I expect his picture to start appearing on milk cartons real soon."

[AnnetteFun]

98. Is this what he'll do in a crisis as President?

Just leave us all in a lurch? He can't multi-task? His ulterior motive is SO obvious.

[AspenRose]

99. If he can't show up for a campaign debate...

....what makes people think he's qualified to show up for ANYTHING important for this COUNTRY as the PRESIDENT?!

:wtf:

They better not let him get away with this.

[CharmCity]

100. But... can't he just send Sarah Palin to DC to solve the problem??

The best part is she could put the legislation on the Internets, and people could look to see where all their money is going! Just like a checkbook!

[gmoney]

103. It should be held after Todd wins the next Iditarod...

Definitely after November 4 though... definitely... 12 minutes to Wapner.

[nc4bo]

104. OMG they have to be shittin me!!! No fricking way! I knew I'd miss something when I went out. nt

[Thorandmjolnir]

105. I think he is tired.

I seriously think McCain is tired. Worn down physically. It is a grueling schedule and he is not a young man anymore.

I think he is exhausted and needs a break. They cannot come out and say this, but I believe that's the true reason behind this.

[nc4bo]

109. Well good grief, if he can't handle this, how can he handle the stresses of being POTUS and CIC??nt

[dchill]

108. McCain canceled an appearance on Letterman...

tonight, in his place - wait for it - Keith Olbermann!

[RNdaSilva]

110. Olbermann is replacing McCain on the David Letterman show tonight.

McCain canceled his appearance on the Letterman show tonight. Olbermann is taking his place...that ought to be a duzzy.

[cottonseed]

113. McCain is a f*ckn' worm. Country first my ass!

[julialnyc]

114. wow

Obama should make a statement like "I know the importance of the economy that's why I called for this this and this but this is the most important campaign in a generation and it will decide who will lead us in two wars and rebuild our economy so we cannot take a timeout because things are bad, etc" There are no timeouts for presidents, etc

[loyalkydem]

115. and Obama should respond

by saying Hell No. Don't run away from this you coward!

[genna]

116. I think McCain is trying to offer LEADERSHIP

I believed before I heard this both Senators needed to return to the Senate so they could shore up the debates and talk through the details so that when they take office they are on top of the b.s. on the Administration and Congressional sides.

I do think they need to hold those debates on Friday.

I don't know why it is necessary to take down any ads or any presidential moves.

[bushisanidiot]

117. McCondo is a scared little boy. Just like AWOL Bush on 9/11/01.

he has no clue what to do now. no clue how to multi-task.

he needs to just throw in the towel.

[HughMoran]

118. Coward

But we already knew he was cowering at the thought. This will be worse than losing the debate for him, so I wouldn't be too concerned.

[joop]

120. and Obama says no

HE SHOOTS HE SCORES!!!! We CAN do both and we DO need to hear from our wannabe leaders on this!

[OakCliffDem]

121. The Main Stream Media is going to spin this in favor of McCain

We have few friends in the press, make notes of who go out of their way to help McCain and hurt Obama.

[Bucky]

123. Seems to be going the other way.

Even Fox was laughing at him. One of the few things I like about McCain is how much, even when he's their only hope, the rightwing nutjobs just can't seem to stop hating on him.

They're already prepping the Palin 2012 effort.

[OakCliffDem]

124. Palin will get about as far as Dan Quayle did

McCain knows he is a loser and is doing anything to get to the top of the news cycle

[WillyT]

122. I Call MOOSESHIT !!!

:evilgrin:

[Gregorian]

125. My little note to John McCan't

Everyone in America knows why you are trying to dodge the debates. Cut 'n Run.

Give it up. Come over to the bright side. Money isn't worth THAT MUCH. It's time to start living as one specie.

[Poseidan]

126. Yet another

obvious political ploy by McCain. A farce to distract from the Palin-UN farce. Is this what we will have in the White House? Every time there is something of serious national concern, McCain will attempt political capitalization?

What's worse, they even used talking points a.k.a. propaganda. As everyone should know, propaganda only has one purpose - enslavement. As long as people continue supporting propaganda, they will not be free.