John McCain just backed out of the Friday Presidential Debate

[Busted]

No sir.  Ari has worked for Bush I and Bush 2.  He is a lifetime Republican employee.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Fleischer

Coach kicked in the Nuts once again... he would have went on and on how Bill Clinton's guy said McCain did the right thing... Once again Coach gets OWNED

[Busted]

Sorry.  FOX news has Obama up by 5 points right now.  ABC has Obama up by ten.

These men who conduct the polls are statisticians and mathematitians who do this for a living.  There are currently NO polls which have Mccain leading. 

in fact, it's probably skewed FOR mccain, since cell phone users (younger obama voters) aren't polled, while lanedline users (old people- vote repub) are polled.

www.pollster.com has the collections of many polls.  Obama is leading.  Nobody denies this, at this point.

Iv never been called by a Pollster in my life... I know 1 person, my uncle who's had the same home phone number for 35 years.

[dantelis]

No matter the polls, still looks like this race is neck and neck.  CNN's electoral map shows Obama with an  expected 223 electoral votes and McCain with 200, with an additional 115 up for grabs.  Sure wish we could come up with a candidate, Democrat or Republican, that the nation as a whole could back and who would win by a landslide.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator/

[Rimbaud]

Obama = Politics before country.

McCain = Can't remember/do more then one thing at once. 

[Miss Demeanor]

Absolutely.

McCain: "Palin knows more about energy than anyone else in the United States".

You look at that statement.  Think about it.  She knows more than every nuclear physicist?  Every PhD form MIT?  Those guys who run the nation's electricity grid?  

Of course not.  

You know he meant other politicians, Rob.  And even then it's hyperbole.

[MindSpin]

Rob, your completely delusional if you think that McCain is purposly backing out of a FORIEGN POLICY debate especially since Obama is clueless on foreign policy. Get real dude....seriously your smarter than that.

LOL!  How much contribution to our economy is McCain going to make by spending an extra 90 minutes on it  He committed to this debate weeks ago.  He should stick to his commitments.  Instead he is running scared...lol.

[dr.chimps]

McCain = Can't remember/do more then one thing at once. 

[Busted]

Rob, your completely delusional if you think that McCain is purposly backing out of a FORIEGN POLICY debate especially since Obama is clueless on foreign policy. Get real dude....seriously your smarter than that.

Just becasue you are a POW and a been in Congress for 26 years doesnt make you a expert on forign policy.  He was wrong with Iraq, so there goes that argument...

[arce377]

LEFT AND RIGHT PUT US HERE. THEY ARE BOTH EVIL.

[Busted]

I think you mean Governor Palin as opposed to Jr. Senator Obama

Palin Part time news anchor.....  Obama Contitutional law Professor / Civil rights Attorney 12 years

Palin 8 years Mayor of town of 5600..... Obama 8 years State senator in a district of 800,000

Palin 18 months Gov Of Alaska 650,000 people  Obama 3.5 years Senator for 13 millione
(in palins 18 months she has a scandal that most likely will remove her from office, and her husband and her have ignored state laws ignoring subpoenas issued from a unanimous 14/0 8 Rep 6 dems   OUCH your OWN party knows you broke the law)

Palin Bachelors degree from Idaho in Journalism.... Obama JD from Harvard law (top of his class).

Palin Reads good speaches from bush Speech writers.... Obama writes his own speeches...

Do you REALLY think she is in his league?  Ahhhh Think again

[The True Adonis]

This reminds me of the time someone was going to post a video of deadlifting 225 for 112 reps, but then backed out.  

[musclepug]

Coach-is a complete Moron !! My name is Barack Obama and I approve this message! I'd debate this with Coach but I understand that Republicans are not big on debates. Coach you just got my landscaping business!!!

[Miss Demeanor]

This reminds me of the time someone was going to post a video of deadlifting 225 for 112 reps, but then backed out.  

That doesn't ring a bell? 

[dr.chimps]

This reminds me of the time someone was going to post a video of deadlifting 225 for 112 reps, but then backed out. 

F*ck that noise. I want my anti-gravity suit!   

[bigdumbbell]

Ari Flescher just said McCain is doing the right thing. Wasn't he a Clinton advisor? (Bill Clinton)

mrs dole's press secretary before president bush

[Buffgeek]

McCain unlike Obama has a history of getting things done. We are facing a decision that could send us into an economic tailspin that could end up worse than any of us have ever seen. These guys are United States Senators. McCain can actually have an impact on getting a bill passed while Obama who hasnt done anything nor is afraid to take a stance on anything has nothing but the Campain.

You are fooling yourself if you dont think this is one of the biggest issues we have ever faced. We are going to have to eat it either way, but if this is done wrong our economy could end up fubared. 

I seriously doubt McCain is afraid of Debating Obama on foreign policy. The idea that he is trying to hide is just rediculous. Are you guys serious? lol

Is it even remotely possible that he sees what is happening as critically important and feels he could possibly help?

How is "Talking" about what you are going to do better than actually doing something about the situation?

[musclepug]

Buffgeek and Coach are officially complete fucking morons Titus would slay you both!!!

[dantelis]

McCain unlike Obama has a history of getting things done. We are facing a decision that could send us into an economic tailspin that could end up worse than any of us have ever seen. These guys are United States Senators. McCain can actually have an impact on getting a bill passed while Obama who hasnt done anything nor is afraid to take a stance on anything has nothing but the Campain.

You are fooling yourself if you dont think this is one of the biggest issues we have ever faced. We are going to have to eat it either way, but if this is done wrong our economy could end up fubared. 

I seriously doubt McCain is afraid of Debating Obama on foreign policy. The idea that he is trying to hide is just rediculous. Are you guys serious? lol

Is it even remotely possible that he sees what is happening as critically important and feels he could possibly help?

How is "Talking" about what you are going to do better than actually doing something about the situation?

Remotely, yes.  Probable, no.

Wall Street is held together by faith in the trading system and financial markets.  If Obama and McCain debate and give Wall Street and Main Street some confidence that one or the other might actually be able to govern the US well  during this financial crisis, it will bolster Wall Street, Main Street and Bank confidence, helping the financial markets and the economy.  

What is so tough about giving up 90 minutes or so of their time for the debate and spending the rest of their time working on the bailout plan?

[Busted]

McCain unlike Obama has a history of getting things done. We are facing a decision that could send us into an economic tailspin that could end up worse than any of us have ever seen. These guys are United States Senators. McCain can actually have an impact on getting a bill passed while Obama who hasnt done anything nor is afraid to take a stance on anything has nothing but the Campain.

You are fooling yourself if you dont think this is one of the biggest issues we have ever faced. We are going to have to eat it either way, but if this is done wrong our economy could end up fubared. 

I seriously doubt McCain is afraid of Debating Obama on foreign policy. The idea that he is trying to hide is just rediculous. Are you guys serious? lol

Is it even remotely possible that he sees what is happening as critically important and feels he could possibly help?

How is "Talking" about what you are going to do better than actually doing something about the situation?

Name things he has done... FACTUAL...

Also, McCain was wrong on the biggest forign policy decision of his life... since then, he has hinted "bombing Iran" as a Joke... Went on and On about a "Surge" that part of it worked by bringing down the voilence, but the 2nd half which was iraqis taking responsibility never happened... you cant claim Victory when only 50 percent worked...

[Buffgeek]

Remotely, yes.  Probable, no.

Wall Street is held together by faith in the trading system and financial markets.  If Obama and McCain debate and give Wall Street and Main Street some confidence that one or the other might actually be able to govern the US well  during this financial crisis, it will bolster Wall Street, Main Street and Bank confidence, helping the financial markets and the economy.  

What is so tough about giving up 90 minutes or so of their time for the debate and spending the rest of their time working on the bailout plan?

I agree with what you said about the market bieng held together by perceptions, but honestly at this point dollars are dollars. What is going to help the economy and Wallstreet. A debate about what you would possibly do in a few months, or taking action right now to get something done that will have an immiedate impact on the market and consumer confidience.

And seriously, do you think McCain can instantly beam in and debate for 90 min and be done? Dont you think it takes hours upon hours of prep, travel time etc, to get ready for these things?

If McCain was smart he would not suspend his campain and just make Sarah Palin go debate Obama as they have about the same amount of experience. He would look like a tool debating a VP while McCain was trying to do something to actually impact the economy.

[Buffgeek]

Name things he has done... FACTUAL...

Also, McCain was wrong on the biggest forign policy decision of his life... since then, he has hinted "bombing Iran" as a Joke... Went on and On about a "Surge" that part of it worked by bringing down the voilence, but the 2nd half which was iraqis taking responsibility never happened... you cant claim Victory when only 50 percent worked...

http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=53270

http://eforum.reviewjournal.com/lv/showthread.php?t=22019

[MattT]

This is all a diversion tactic to try and take the attention off the economy and keep it on mcsame.  He thought he would look good going back to washington, but now he looks like a pussy that is afraid to debate with Obama.  www.intrade.com now has Obama up by 13%  to win the election.    Mcsame is in panic mode and had to do something shocking to change the subject away from this $700Billion bailout.  Its not going to work, as this is to big of a deal, and it effects so many people.  Rick Davis needs to resign, the fact that he was accepting $15K from Freddie mack just 4 weeks ago is not right and he needs to step down.

[240 is Back]

There may be a reason that he cancelled, which is completely unrelated to the economy.

Pics from today.  Left side of face.  You do the math.

[MattT]

Breaking news: George Bush just invited Obama & McSame to meet with him to talk about the financial crisis.  Should Obama go?  I don't think he should, is a desperate move by republicans

[240 is Back]

Pics from earlier this week.

People are saying Botox.  Or worse...