Obama camp expects McCain to show

[babylonsister]

Obama camp expects McCain to show
By Sam Youngman
Posted: 09/25/08 10:04 AM


A senior adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Thursday he expects Republican rival John McCain to appear at Friday night's scheduled debate despite the Arizona senator’s call to postpone the debate until a bailout solution is realized.

Robert Gibbs told reporters that he thinks McCain will be there, but Obama is prepared to appear either way.

"I actually think he's going to come to the debate," Gibbs said of McCain. "I think he will decide that a president is capable of doing more than one thing."

Gibbs, who said he is leaving for Oxford, Miss., the site of the debate, later Thursday, said moderator Jim Lehrer will not be alone Friday night, and that, as of Thursday morning, nobody from the Commission on Presidential Debates had reached out to the campaign to inform them of any changes.

"We're prepared to take questions from Jim Lehrer with or without John McCain," Gibbs said.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obama-camp-expects-mccain-to-show-2008-09-25.html

[chelsea0011]

1. McCain won't show. He is not prepared. 26 years isn't enough preparation

[babylonsister]

5. Who cares? Obama will show up, and will prove his readiness.

What will McSame's excuse be?

[TheDoorbellRang]

2. The Debate Commission should tell McCain

that they'll just runs some stock videos showing how he answered similar questions in previous debates. So all of America can see Obama live and McCain canned.

[niceypoo]

3. Call McCains bluff

Either way he looks stupid...

[remember2000forever]

4. There Is A Huge Price Tag For U Of Miss if McInsane Doesn't Show. Do They Want That On M$M?

[babylonsister]

7. I already heard that this a.m. $5.5 million expended for the debates.

This will not go away quietly.

[Fleshdancer]

6. so Obama is calling McCain's bluff??

My bet is that Obama is correct. As usual. :rofl:

[Maven]

8. Good. They are handling this PERFECTLY

[babylonsister]

9. Agreed. Win/win for Obama. nt

[blondeatlast]

10. That is courage and leadership. That's our new President!

Besides, he wouldn't think of ruining my debate party for a moment! :rofl:

[yellowcanine]

11. Exactly right. Obama should go and take questions from Jim Leher. McCain welched on the deal.

This was a three party agreement, McCain, Obama, and the Debate Commission. Two of the three parties to the agreement want to keep things as is. So they should go ahead with it, whether McCain is there or not.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

12. Obama's staff should bring along a life-size cut out of Grampy

which would in any case look more lifelike than the shambling electrified corpse McChicken resembles these days. Prop it up behind the podium and have cut shots to its insipid, wooden-toothed grin while BHO is speaking. :rofl:

[babylonsister]

13. Very unpresidential, but

funny! :rofl:

[Egnever]

14. They should let ron paul take his place :)

[RoadRage]

15. AWESOME. 1 hour of time all to Obama then.. he'll answer the questions that McCain won't.

70 Million people viewing Obama alone, whie McCain doesn't show up. That will be fan-friggin-tastic!

[babylonsister]

17. I'm getting to the point where I hope McBush doesn't show up. nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. Chicken shit McLame crashes his 6th plane if he doesn't show up

I believe the Obama campaign will stick to their guns on this.
Its only a short flight anyway.