Didja catch that classic GOP maneuver yesterday? We all know that John McCain wants to postpone Friday’s presidential debate. The alleged rationale? So the candidates have time to go to Capitol Hill and take part in fixing the grievously wounded U.S. economy. How noble, McCain acolytes cheer! But here’s the subtext:
Republican Party mouthpiece, Sen. Lindsey Graham, told CNN that if there’s no deal on the proposed mortgage bailout by Friday, the debate could be held in the time slot now held by the VP debate, next Thursday, October 2 in St. Louis. The VP debate would then be rescheduled. Yeah, right! I say that’ll happen when pigs fly, with or without lipstick!
The McCain campaign has belatedly deduced that Sarah Palin can’t ad lib her way out of a wet paper bag and that her appearance in a debate could mortally wound the McCain/Palin ticket. (Check out that Katie Couric interview with Palin, and watch how Palin pulls out her faux-folksy act when she can’t answer a question … droppin’ more “G’s” than Wall Street ever thought about!) She may have style, but substance? Not so much.
Now, go back and review HBO’s searing flick, “Recount.” The GOP took the White House in 2000 because they didn’t back down and Al Gore did. Barack Obama isn’t falling into the trap … at least not yet! He clearly knows a cheap trick when he sees one … and so should every rational voter in the country!
September 25, 2008 at 9:15 am
Those guys are so damn lame. Am praying that even if the public doesn’t connect all the dots about keeping the Palin pig in the poke–and off the debate dais–they’ll be tuned in enough to smell a rat.
September 25, 2008 at 10:25 am
Ugh…this is absolutely ridiculous. I understand we are in a dire financial situation, but it’s like Barack Obama said: A president must be able to deal with handling more than one thing at a time. And yes, as someone who supports Obama as the next President of the United States, I think that he could have something valuable to bring to the table in Washington regarding the financial crisis at hand. But postponing the campaign? No. How much time will this debate take out of the candidates’ schedules? I know that it’s been said that they would like to come a solution by the end of the weekend, but what good will one day (Friday, and delaying the debate) do? How much of a difference could that possibly make? I understand that running for president doesn’t mean a senator should just “not show up for work” (as my conservative bf so artfully put it), but there are 98 other people serving in the Senate, and I’m sure those two won’t be missed for a few hours on Friday night. Am I making this out to be easier than it is, or what? Also, as Obama said, it’s now more than ever that the people need to see the two of these guys duke it out and prove that they’ve got what it takes.
Bill Clinton said to Matt Lauer this morning that John McCain wanted more debates (he told someone that he would like for Obama and himself to travel around doing town hall forums and appearing together numerous times before the election), so we know he’s not scared of the challenge. However, who does stand to lose face in a debate? The Pork-Barrel Pig herself, Sarah Palin. What a clever idea, Sen. Graham, postponing the debate until the date of the vice presidential debate. Yeah, that’s a great idea. I honestly can’t wait to see Joe Biden rip her a new one. She may think she’s cute and funny with her little rehearsed snarky comments and Lisa Loeb glasses (can I also just say that looking like Tina Fey does not in any way make her near as charming or likeable as the SNL comedian), but Joe “The Mouth” Biden is a dick, plain and simple, with wit sharper than the hairpins SP uses to keep that schoolmarm hairstyle in place. Biden, however, is a dick that I actually want as vice president. (Just to note, I don’t dislike Joe Biden; I love how much of a jerk he can be
And for the record, Lindsey Graham is a raging douchebag (re: RNC). I’m sure his proposal went something like this: “Well, golly. I’m a-sure that them ole boys can come help y’all in fixin this here financial problem. What in tarnation is a debate goin ta fix? Nothing, I say nothing.” (I say this as a proud southerner) That moonfaced hayseed needs to halt any sort of campaign activity HE might be involved in and do some research on U.S. oil reserves if he is so into off-shore drilling. Educate, baby, educate.
McCain is sly bastard, he is. What a great publicity stunt to have the ever-so-noble McCain voluntarily put his campaign on hold for the greater good of the people. How about he let his VP who is so “ready” take on all of his duties while he goes to debate Obama? How about she make a few more appearances so that the American people can see this hockey mom for the political tool she really is?
September 26, 2008 at 8:49 am
Well put, Summer. I heard Lindsey Graham and his mechanical recitation of the Republican talking points this morning. Speaking of talking points, did y’all hear John McCain robotically repeating his talking points last week…”corporate fat-cats, American workers, blah, blah, blah.” As one Wall Street Journal guy pointed out, the “corporate fat cats” are riding on John McCain’s Fat Cat Express.
I am not at all happy at the horrific situation our country is in, but I am purely delighted that the house of cards that George built is falling at such a telling and important time. I’m not counting them out though. These guys know exactly how to manipulate public opinion to their advantage and they can still scare the public into giving them that little tiny extra half percent that keeps their sorry asses in office.
September 27, 2008 at 7:06 pm
it was all a political stunt.
shame shame
what is next???
October 18, 2008 at 8:23 am
Do also note that while most news media, liberals, democrats had wrongfully belittled Sarah Palin’s association with Pentecostal Christianity, this actually next gave her more publicity, exposure and better still even next more support from many Christians. Not what the demons had expected or hope for for sure. The bashing of her religion was clearly a great mistake on their parts. Obama wishes he got so much coverage now as well..
http://anyonecare.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/many-jump-to-conclusions-make-opinions-before-hearing-all-of-the-facts/