Chris Matthews show...Townhall debate in jeopardy!

[serryjw]

They can't decide on how partisan the questionnaires will be. They believe it was too pro Clinton in '92 and want 'soft' JK and 'soft' Bushit, instead of hardcore

[The Chronicler]

1. Oh man, PLEASE PULL OUT

Please Bush

[incapsulated]

2. Golly!

Whatever will happen???

;)

Kerry in a walk, whatever the format. I'm feeling cocky today.

[grannylib]

3. Oh for pete's sake...hammer 'em both! Kerry can handle it; * cannot.

Let the little fucker melt down again and show his true colors as a whiny, impatient, coddled, pivileged, spoiled little brat.

[zoeb]

11. OH YEAH, Bring on the melt down...

its so entertaining. His melt down, then the Freepers. I'm almost sure Mark Burnett is missing out on a reality show here!!!

[CarolynEC]

18. Absolutely. Let the repugs pick people to question JK...

... and the Dems will pick people to question Bush.

How's that? :D

[JI7]

4. Kerry should say he would be ok if they are all Republicans

[blm]

36. I agree. Kerry should offer that Bush can have all Republicans in the hall

and he'll take any question they have.

[patricia92243]

5. They will smooth over Bush's refusal to debate, but they cannot smooth ove

over his making a fool of himself again. My bet - no more debates.

[Supersedeas]

35. True, but democracy is ABOUT being responsive to the electorate

not small portions of the electorate...if the Media successfully pushes this, it says much about the state of our democracy.

And the Coward from Crawford skates on privileged shoes again.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

6. President Girlie-Man.

Girlie-Men pull out.

[CatWoman]

9. too bad Poppy didn't pull out

:D

[A-Schwarzenegger]

12. Pulling out is hard work.

[CatWoman]

16. *SNARF*

[Hubert Flottz]

19. I heard that! LMAO!!!!

Bush will CHICKEN out because, once a coward ALWAYS a coward! Bush might blame his over taxed, booze soaked, liver for making him look so yellow, but we know the truth! Bush ran away from Nam and now he's trying to run out again! Kerry already calls him a liar and if Bush don't show up, Kerry should also call Bush a COWARD on PRIME TIME TV!

[mumon]

38. I would have hoped he would have more dignity than a dog....

Sorry folks, my wife & kid are away visiting relatives, and I've done little today but work & watch Kill Bill.

He should have the manliness to at least accept his fate- if he is to go down in flames against John Kerry, that is surely more honorable than ducking him, like he's ducked everything that requires effort in his miserable, overprivleged life.

If he is to have less dignity than a dog, so be it. Let us think of him as a slug.

But in a nice, environmentally friendly way, OK?

[Hubert Flottz]

39. Well, he does leave a trail of scum and slime wherever he goes!

Wouldn't it be great if we never saw him on TV again after January! I'm so sick of that UGLY assed smirk every time I turn on the TV! It's like Dokkktor Smith was on 24/7!

[Longhorn]

49. Hey, no need to slur dogs! :) n/t

[Jane Austin]

54. Pass the salt shaker, please.

:)

[PsN2Wind]

20. One of my all time favorite bumper stickers

"Nixon's father should have pulled out sooner"

[skygazer]

27. ROTFLMAO

Oh, CatWoman, you just made me spew vodka all over my monitor. :toast:

[fknobbit]

29. Pullin out ain't no problem

I have issues on putting it in with Babs, Gag!

[cardlaw]

32. boo!

:)

[Randi_Listener]

7. * is a chickenshit

Dry drunks like him are always the biggest pussy-assed bitches.

[Gabi Hayes]

10. dry drunk?

[Randi_Listener]

14. My bad.

I thought he might have been back on the wagon for the debates.

[Gabi Hayes]

22. I just wanted an excuse to post dumb pictures of dumbo

like this one

[goclark]

43. Throwing gang signs LOL

This photo always cracks me up!

[Gabi Hayes]

8. does it come down to them weighing these factors:

the risk factor exposing this simpleminded, lazy cretin to ANY sort of unmanaged situation

versus

the contumely surrounding his refusal to debate

they obviously are depending on the media to play this down as much as possible, and let the surrounding controversy go the way of EVERY single one they've ignored for the last five years

back to Rather

back to the Swift Boats

On to the Global Test Fiasco!

[zoeb]

15. Don't forget ribbons, hair cuts and suntans! n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

23. ribbons? didn't hear about that one

and the manicures, while Bush was out 'working hard,' helping the hurricane victims

[elperromagico]

13. How about hard questions for both of them?

It's time to stop expecting less than the best from our Presidents and Presidential candidates.

[Awsi Dooger]

17. So Cheney will debate Edwards then Bush pulls out for Friday?

No chance in hell, given that direct comparison, even if Edwards/Cheney is a sitdown.

Just a wild swing for pantyhose treatment in the town hall.

[liberalmuse]

25. If Cheney 'wins'...

which means he won't suck as bad as Bush did and the media can get away with spinning it his way, then I'll bet you dollars to donuts Bush will pull out of the next debates.

[Awsi Dooger]

34. You're on, but I'm more interested in dollars than doughnuts

Just a friendly wager. Regardless of how Tuesday's debate is judged, I say both presidential debates go on as scheduled with Kerry and Bush.

[AntiFascist]

21. Ah yes, the WIMP factor....

it helped to depose Bush I.

[liberalmuse]

24. We're trying to elect a world leader here...

by all means, ask questions any dumbass could answer. Hell, let's just pull someone off the street and give them the job of leader of the free world. I hope Kerry comes out and says he would be very disappointed if they lobbed softballs his way, but they're welcome to lob them at Bush if he thinks the debates are too hard for him. In other words, 'Bring it on!'

[A-Schwarzenegger]

26. Could they send somebody else out in a Bush mask?

[skygazer]

28. I don't think it will make much difference

I don't see the Chimp doing well in that sort of format anyway. Especially after he sucked so bad in a format he should have been able to handle.

Ask him his name and he'll probably fumble it.

[Onlooker]

30. It's a flipflop by Bush!!!!

Kerry should say, "If Bush is flipflopping on the debate rules that he came up with, let him come up with new ones. It's important that American people get three debates."

[n2mark]

31. Crap

This dumbass is the President of the US, if there should be any complaints it should come from the Kerry camp. Kerry is not the incumbent. An incumbent is suppose to have all the answers or at least be able to debate. Wake up America!!!!!!!!!! My God who is the President these days? Shrub move over and just let Kerry take over.

Shrub, where is Poland on the map?

[Cush]

33. repeat about to start on CNBC

[npincus]

37. Kerry camp gave in on every Bush debate demand

in order to have that 3rd debate- they'd better raise HOLY HELL if the scared little Monkey tries to back out. I hope Kerry will show up alone, stand on an empty stage, and take questions.

[bagnana]

40. this sounds like bull

I would bet they will cover the town hall by

(1) claiming they are worried about tough questions; thus laying cover for
(2) arranging to have many shills in the audience (hey they ended upon the first debate too); and
(3) arranging to have all tough questions sent to Kerry and all softballs to Bush;

Bush will come off as moderate and nice, and Kerry will be on the defensive all night. That is their plan.

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[Clark4Prez]

42. Bye bye, Mr. Freeper

Damn, tombstoned after 5 posts. I would have thought you'd be more subtle.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

46. awww....is Queen George scared of a real war hero?

[Hubert Flottz]

48. The KKKon-federates are here!

They know how to approach that Queen! On their knees!

[LibertyorDeath]

44. He can't pull out without gaining the title

Chickenhawk Down.

He is fucked either way imo. I want more debates

The Retardathon must go on!

[rocktivity]

45. Translation: they want to see the questions first.

:headbang:
rocknation

[secular_warrior]

47. Doubt they will pullout - probably trying to lower expectations

I heard the same type of "debate in jeopardy" reports just before the first debate.

[Demoiselle]

50. Exactly. It's stagecraft. Just like the Kerry campaign "light" tantrum.

According to the NYTimes, the Kerry people carried on about the timing lights to lower expectations. All the while Kerry was prepping, it was clear he had NO problem being concise and staying in the time limits. The Bushies, I am sure, fervently believe that Bunnypants is going to come roaring back in the town hall debate, and just want the excitement to build. I think Kerry will skewer him again.

[secular_warrior]

51. And I keep wondering if Kerry messed up on GMA intentionally

to further send the press into gloom an doom mode and expect nothing from the "flip flopping, long winded senator".

We can never underestimate Kerry as a politician - he knows what he's doing. Remember the open mic "mistake" in the primaries where he slams Dean "off the record" ? Kerry understands this game.

[LynneSin]

52. Damn, like I didn't see this one coming

At the Debate party at Ramsey's house I think I was up to $2k that Bush would pull out of some of the debates. No one was foolish enough to take it.

I hope Bush pulls out of the Missouri town hall and you know what - Kerry will still show up for the debate.

We can put the big MO in the Blue column!!!

[Captain Lance Bass]

53. A pullout would mean its over

There is no way Shrub could pull out and save face.
He might get "sick" the day of but to dis the debate would be suicide. PS Hope he wears the same scowling game face he wore in #1.

Can you imagine the polls if he did that crap on a citizens question?