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Re: McCain to suspend campaign? (Scripting News)

sampablokuper — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:47:46 -0000

Might McCain just be angling for Mark Cuban's endorsement? It's possible, but unlikely...

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einarvollset — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:58:20 -0000

Sorry. That was immature. But it stands.

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einarvollset — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:57:58 -0000

Puuuuuuleeeaaaase.

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einarvollset — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:53:23 -0000

..and the other shoe drops: VP debates to be "rescheduled" to some "yet to be determined" date:

http://politicalticker.blog...

No I totally agree, I mean, christ, why does she need to debate at all? She doesn't speak to the press..

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msg — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:58:00 -0000

What if they threw a debate and Obama showed up alone? That would be some riveting television. I'm not sure whether or not it would run afoul of the equal time rule because McCain would have had the opportunity to get his time, but turned it down.

This is crisis campaigning from McCain. His competitiveness is in crisis, not the bailout legislation. If anything, McCain's presence (and the urgency of his need to get back on the campaign trail) will lend undue haste and slop to a debate that needs to be careful, protracted, and nonpartisan.

That is, if you believe the crisis mongers in the White House, Treasury, and the Fed. They have cried "wolf at the door" too many times for me. Like Dave has said earlier, we can't trust them to fix things for our benefit...

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Heather — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:50:42 -0000

Hilarious.
He's missed more Senate votes than ANY other senator. Now he has to get back because his vote matters...RIiiight...
http://projects.washingtonp...

Re: McCain to suspend campaign? (Scripting News)

sferris — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:40:16 -0000

Stupid McCain ploy. He hasn't shown up in Congress for months on any votes. Now he's going to fly to back to Capitol Hill and tell everyone what they need to do when he hasn't played any direct role in the negotiations to date. John McCain has simply demonstrated today why he's unsuited for the presidency.

My guess is the public will see through this gimmick. Obama has called McCain's bluff. It will be interesting to see if McCain goes through with the debate.

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Jeremy Hartley — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:20:46 -0000

My Theory is that McCain is simply doing this as a ploy. My reasons are simple. Ever since about midday European time Huffington Post was leading with the story about McCain's Campaign Manager taking $15k a month from Freddie Mac up until last month, even though McCain had just claimed otherwise. This was clearly a nightmare scenario for McCain. And then suddenly this story has been removed from sight and all eyes are on this McCain withdrawal from debates etc.

It's a political ploy that's all it is, and it's about controlling the news cycle. Same as when they announced Palin.

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Theo Bell — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:19:25 -0000

Excellent point and I did miss it!

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Chris — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:01:30 -0000

Until McCain shows up at the debate and resumes campaigning before the economic crisis is solved.

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Thomas Beutel — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:59:19 -0000

In the press conference, Obama's answers were direct and concise. Looks like he will do well in the debates.

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Chris — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:55:12 -0000

Until McCain goes back to campaigning before the economic crisis is solved.

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BillKosMD — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:49:27 -0000

"If I can be helpful, I can be anywhere, anytime."

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variablizer — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:43:25 -0000

Tweet: Obama campaign should suggest a town hall-style debate in WaRshington DC, Friday night. Topic: The economic crisis.

http://twitter.com/variabli...

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Steve Mays — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:34:07 -0000

Will there ever be a better excuse for calling off ("postponing") the general election?

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dhmspector — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:22:14 -0000

You missed the obvious: this was a ploy to get the utterly explosive fact that his campaign manager, Rick Davis, was receiving $15,000/month in a no-work lobbying deal off the front pages. A deal that looks like -- from the reporting done by Newsweek -- a clear case of influence peddling...

THAT"S the reason he pulled this stunt -- no other.

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Thomas Beutel — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:20:10 -0000

Think about all the debate watch parties organized by Obama's team that would be disrupted...

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Guest — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:01:31 -0000

It's sounds like the right thing to do, but it stinks of political shrewdness. This bailout reeks of a conspiracy. The whole mess feels like the Bush administration's parting gift to John McCain. How better could they lend an assist to his campaign and simultaneously proliferate their agenda than by pulling out the economic equivalent of Osama Bin Laden's head on plate?

I don't claim to know dick about the economy, but it doesn't take an economist to understand that handing over a bazillion dollars, with or without oversight, to the same bastards that got us in this mess, would be a blunder of Faustian proportions—the likes of which our country may never recover from.

John McCain is an opportunist, that's all there is to it. He is a politician, this is an election, he's down in the polls, what else can he do. Like his choice of Palin for VP, suspending his campaign is a shrewd but brilliant move. But guess what, our country and our government is capable of multi-tasking. The business of the people must proceed uninterrupted.

Nonetheless, the pieces appear to be falling into place. The bailout proposal, the congressional hearings, McCain's suspended campaign, Bush's address to the nation, and what appears to be the inevitable vote to approve the bailout, will go down in history as the moment that the evil-doer's pulled the rug from under the American people's feet once and for all.

I'm just saying.

Re: McCain to suspend campaign? (Scripting News)

andyswan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:00:51 -0000

http://www.cnn.com/

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soobie — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:52:28 -0000

This is a ploy from McCain camp. They certainly could do the debate but he is running scared. Republican party depending on stunts now.

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Niels Teunis — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:52:12 -0000

Yes, Obama called McCain first, and McCain didn't want to let Obama have the bipartisan leadership mantle. So he one-upped him. The real question is what McCain will say to his Republican colleagues who are now denounced a bail out and are less likely to help find a solution. Will he get ahead of them and make them turn around. What exactly is going to accomplish here? If he cannot persuade the Republicans to rally around a solution—and they are not very likely at this point—than his leadership credentials will be destroyed.

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Greg — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:46:09 -0000

That some pretty wishful (and delusional) thinking.

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vruz — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:45:57 -0000

this is VERY BAD news.

anything that delays the normal procedure of democracy is BAD NEWS.

let's hope for the best.

Re: McCain to suspend campaign? (Scripting News)

BillKosMD — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:40:28 -0000

Now, they're reporting that Obama called McCain first about issuing a bipartisan statement.

Re: McCain to suspend campaign? (Scripting News)

andyswan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:38:29 -0000

"Obama was trying to work out an agreement between the campaigns privately when McCain decided to go public."

Diplomacy in action!