when in reality on of the 2 major candidates has no chance of winning at all due to the atmosphere in the country currently?
I will eat my hat if this election is closer than 54% to 46% in the national voting.Do you get the feeling the media is trying to give the appearance presidential campaign is closer than it is?
i agree that Obama is gonna win.but the media first and formost is a business.close races sell newspapers.excitment sells newspapers.you get what i mean........Do you get the feeling the media is trying to give the appearance presidential campaign is closer than it is?
I think your saying McCain doesn't have a chance. Remember the Dems are great at losing elections that should be a given. Any normal non radical candidate would have no problem beating the Repubicans but the Dems are putting forth a radical racist black seperatist with no significant accomplishments and a lot of controversial connections and events. It will be close. Over half the country says Obama has no experience. Half the country does't believe Obama.
What ';atmosphere'; are you talking about? The media are merely quoting various independent polls that come out on a daily basis. Admittedly, a lot of the media are biased, and they can pick and choose which polls to quote, but everyone is free to look up the polling data himself on the Internet. The media have a lot less influence over people than they used to.
it is there job to drag this out as long as they can
hey its beter then talking about some dead kid or what is the newest thing not to eat is
i love to see the ticker like on cnn when they run out of stuff and need to make something up
yesterday i seen one man attacked by bear defends self, local man grows own vegitibles, man shoots lawn mower after it wouldn't start(lol),
it was yesterday and i laughed my butt off
but yea the election will be close
goodluck
People are very upset about the economy and that favors the Democrats but there is still a lot of racism in this country. I don't think that the media is involved in any manipulation. I think the numbers are as close as the polls represent.
I think so, but I don't mind, closer races are more interesting.
I agree, furthermore Obama is the winner
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Friday, February 12, 2010
Working in Communications dept of a Political Campaign?
Hey I would like to work for the communications dept of a political campaign, dont knwo much about it,
what does it entail? Working in Communications dept of a Political Campaign?
If I were you, I would wait find someone working for the Obama or McCain campaigns. Then, after the election, see if you can get contact information for someone in the area you are looking to work in and schedule an informational interview.
At this point, you will not be able to do anything for the current election besides volunteering at the basic level. (my opinion)
what does it entail? Working in Communications dept of a Political Campaign?
If I were you, I would wait find someone working for the Obama or McCain campaigns. Then, after the election, see if you can get contact information for someone in the area you are looking to work in and schedule an informational interview.
At this point, you will not be able to do anything for the current election besides volunteering at the basic level. (my opinion)
Aren't we lucky McCain suspended his campaign and spearheaded the economic stability act?
I wouldn't have lost my 401K if he didn't.Aren't we lucky McCain suspended his campaign and spearheaded the economic stability act?
Yes, I mean where would we be without all of his admitted ';lack of knowledge on the issue'; and his ';sitting in a room quietly'; and then after the bill he supported got passed he said lets veto it! I mean I love the ';straight talk'; and dedication he has! Anyway, Im going to get billions of thumbs downs but I don't care! He himself said he has a lack of knowledge on the economy and he literally sat quietly in the gathering her requested? It was reported that at least at the end Obama asked questions and never FLIP FLOPPED on his support of the bill but the McCainanites will say otherwise!! VIVA IGNORANCE!!!Aren't we lucky McCain suspended his campaign and spearheaded the economic stability act?
Obama literally phoned in his answer to the crises. People complained that Bush spent some time reading a book to children when 9-11 attacks came and then they gave Obama a free pass for doing speeches while Congress was trying to get a bailout going. Bush literally had to call Obama back to do his job as head of the Democratic Party.
Yeah...geez imagine how bad it would be if he didnt!
Hope everyone in America is asking themselves this question.
Erratic and Unstable. Not Presidential.
I guess he felt he had to do something after saying the economy was stronge
You betcha!
That was nothing more than a political stunt. Are you for real?
Yeah....
lmfao!!!
he just sat there!
In the end, I don't think it really matters. :P
We're just reaping what we've sown and no government can fix that.
And where was Obama. . . . ? He was on his cellphone not even doing his job as senator.
Yes, I mean where would we be without all of his admitted ';lack of knowledge on the issue'; and his ';sitting in a room quietly'; and then after the bill he supported got passed he said lets veto it! I mean I love the ';straight talk'; and dedication he has! Anyway, Im going to get billions of thumbs downs but I don't care! He himself said he has a lack of knowledge on the economy and he literally sat quietly in the gathering her requested? It was reported that at least at the end Obama asked questions and never FLIP FLOPPED on his support of the bill but the McCainanites will say otherwise!! VIVA IGNORANCE!!!Aren't we lucky McCain suspended his campaign and spearheaded the economic stability act?
Obama literally phoned in his answer to the crises. People complained that Bush spent some time reading a book to children when 9-11 attacks came and then they gave Obama a free pass for doing speeches while Congress was trying to get a bailout going. Bush literally had to call Obama back to do his job as head of the Democratic Party.
Yeah...geez imagine how bad it would be if he didnt!
Hope everyone in America is asking themselves this question.
Erratic and Unstable. Not Presidential.
I guess he felt he had to do something after saying the economy was stronge
You betcha!
That was nothing more than a political stunt. Are you for real?
Yeah....
lmfao!!!
he just sat there!
In the end, I don't think it really matters. :P
We're just reaping what we've sown and no government can fix that.
And where was Obama. . . . ? He was on his cellphone not even doing his job as senator.
Do you believe all Barack Hussein Obamas campaign money is coming from the US?
I think theres millions coming from overseas because i just aunt buying all these millions hes got rolling in i believe theres a foreign source somewhere what do you think?Do you believe all Barack Hussein Obamas campaign money is coming from the US?
If you go to the New York Times politics section you will find a total breakdown of all the candidate's financial contributions. Most of Obama's donations have come from people across the country. Some of them donate $25.00. Thereafter, they are asked for repeat donations. He has quite a cyberfinancial machine. I know, I've been donating to it for some time now. It's very well organized. I want this man running our country. He gets results. Hillary's campaign, meanwhile, languishes in the red.
Obama for America!Do you believe all Barack Hussein Obamas campaign money is coming from the US?
I think you are correct. How else does a jr. senator suddenly have access to millions upon millions of dollars? Oh, yeah. I forgot. He's got Oprah.
For all the people who will say it's from donations from people who believe in him, etc,etc: I find it obscene that people would empty their pockets for a politician, when they couldn't scare up anywhere near that amount for relief of WTC victims families or the Gulf Coast victims of Katrina.
If people supporting, giving money to, and voting for Obama are that gullible and shallow, then they deserve the creep.
Edit: To edthespa: Okay, enough. Why not call him by his full name? I can't count the number of times I have seen the name Hillary Rodham Clinton. So why not say Barack Hussein Obama? It's his damn NAME. Why does it offend you to hear it? It seems it affects Obama's supporters more than it affects anyone else.
I don't think that Obama is getting any more overseas support for his campaign than McCain or Clinton (or any previous candidate). There are always countries, companies and individuals outside the U.S. who have a vested interest in a given candidate winning, and they'll always try to find ways to influence the campaign, just as Americans try to influence other elections. So no, there's no conspiracy at play here.
Side note: you realize that by insisting on using Barack's middle name that (a) you're not scaring anyone off, we all get that his middle name is Hussein and (b) you're outing yourself as just another exceedingly biased right-winger?
There appears to be on the surface a glut of money coming
in from unknown sources, There aren't enough Nickel and
DImers out there to do this,,, Not in this economy. So Barack
is using his Lobbyist, Pacs And Special Interest, as he did
in SF when he called us Clingy and in love with out guns and
god. Time for the FEC to shut down the boys money,, unitll
the can prove where it is coming from.
That depends... Do you believe the Federal Elections Commission is doing their job in investigating all the candidates' finances?
I happen to trust the FEC and the job the do.
To answer your Q: It would be impossible for him to do so. Every penny has to be accountable to the FEC.
Of course it's coming from the US! He's getting tens of thousands of $100 donations. His donor base is nearly 2 million people. That's the key!
We don't need another baseless conspiracy theory. Why are people so afraid of how diverse and powerful the Obama base really is?
Obama 2008
Yes, I do believe it's coming from the US. As in United States, or in us the american public who are tired of the same old politics as usual.
of corse there is money comming from overseas.. duh
every president has gotten campaign funds from overseas. Including McCain and Clinton (both receive/received money from china)
He's gotten money from Muslim organizations, and from European Neo-Nazi's...
He is a truelly EVIL man!!!
And to J Aides: Why don't you go catch A.I.D.S you stuck up snob?
no! his billionnaire friend Auchi sends Obama millions in small amounts pretending to be plenty different people.
Others do that too ( like Hamas).
His pals in the Middle East are funding him. He's along lost cousins and half brother would really like to gain control of the USA from the inside out. GWB has been hard on them and McCain will be just as hard.
Doesn't matter where it comes from. Who does he owe what for the money is what should be worrisome
Well we kjnow as a fact that the Clintons get money from Dubai, China and Colombia
Yes, it's isn't like when Bush run and took money for the Middle east.
If you go to the New York Times politics section you will find a total breakdown of all the candidate's financial contributions. Most of Obama's donations have come from people across the country. Some of them donate $25.00. Thereafter, they are asked for repeat donations. He has quite a cyberfinancial machine. I know, I've been donating to it for some time now. It's very well organized. I want this man running our country. He gets results. Hillary's campaign, meanwhile, languishes in the red.
Obama for America!Do you believe all Barack Hussein Obamas campaign money is coming from the US?
I think you are correct. How else does a jr. senator suddenly have access to millions upon millions of dollars? Oh, yeah. I forgot. He's got Oprah.
For all the people who will say it's from donations from people who believe in him, etc,etc: I find it obscene that people would empty their pockets for a politician, when they couldn't scare up anywhere near that amount for relief of WTC victims families or the Gulf Coast victims of Katrina.
If people supporting, giving money to, and voting for Obama are that gullible and shallow, then they deserve the creep.
Edit: To edthespa: Okay, enough. Why not call him by his full name? I can't count the number of times I have seen the name Hillary Rodham Clinton. So why not say Barack Hussein Obama? It's his damn NAME. Why does it offend you to hear it? It seems it affects Obama's supporters more than it affects anyone else.
I don't think that Obama is getting any more overseas support for his campaign than McCain or Clinton (or any previous candidate). There are always countries, companies and individuals outside the U.S. who have a vested interest in a given candidate winning, and they'll always try to find ways to influence the campaign, just as Americans try to influence other elections. So no, there's no conspiracy at play here.
Side note: you realize that by insisting on using Barack's middle name that (a) you're not scaring anyone off, we all get that his middle name is Hussein and (b) you're outing yourself as just another exceedingly biased right-winger?
There appears to be on the surface a glut of money coming
in from unknown sources, There aren't enough Nickel and
DImers out there to do this,,, Not in this economy. So Barack
is using his Lobbyist, Pacs And Special Interest, as he did
in SF when he called us Clingy and in love with out guns and
god. Time for the FEC to shut down the boys money,, unitll
the can prove where it is coming from.
That depends... Do you believe the Federal Elections Commission is doing their job in investigating all the candidates' finances?
I happen to trust the FEC and the job the do.
To answer your Q: It would be impossible for him to do so. Every penny has to be accountable to the FEC.
Of course it's coming from the US! He's getting tens of thousands of $100 donations. His donor base is nearly 2 million people. That's the key!
We don't need another baseless conspiracy theory. Why are people so afraid of how diverse and powerful the Obama base really is?
Obama 2008
Yes, I do believe it's coming from the US. As in United States, or in us the american public who are tired of the same old politics as usual.
of corse there is money comming from overseas.. duh
every president has gotten campaign funds from overseas. Including McCain and Clinton (both receive/received money from china)
He's gotten money from Muslim organizations, and from European Neo-Nazi's...
He is a truelly EVIL man!!!
And to J Aides: Why don't you go catch A.I.D.S you stuck up snob?
no! his billionnaire friend Auchi sends Obama millions in small amounts pretending to be plenty different people.
Others do that too ( like Hamas).
His pals in the Middle East are funding him. He's along lost cousins and half brother would really like to gain control of the USA from the inside out. GWB has been hard on them and McCain will be just as hard.
Doesn't matter where it comes from. Who does he owe what for the money is what should be worrisome
Well we kjnow as a fact that the Clintons get money from Dubai, China and Colombia
Yes, it's isn't like when Bush run and took money for the Middle east.
Which charity is Hillary donating the illegal campaign contributions too?
Hillary has said that she was going to donate the illegal campaign contributions. What charity is she donating it to? A charity is something like the Red Cross or a church. Anyone know this info?Which charity is Hillary donating the illegal campaign contributions too?
This one.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0鈥?/a>Which charity is Hillary donating the illegal campaign contributions too?
Al Quida? I dunno
Monica's Way-- a charity for used White House interns.
She can slide it over to the breck girl can't she?
If she had any brains she'd make out a check to John Edwards wife and get huge brown nose points for her charity... And gain a huge following as a result.
But in all honesty the woman has no brains when it comes to easily gaining votes instead of opening up her yappy mouth (losing impressionable voters) and saying she has a ';plan'; for this or for that.
She has many foundations that are in her name that she will probably donate to.
probably the ';Elect Hillary in '08'; fund.
Hadn't thought about that. I bet it's one that would be ';beneficial'; to her.
Save The Cankles.
Bill put it in a cigar box for safe keeping..
Knowing Hillary the way I do, I am sure it will be to a righteous cause that needs these funds. However, I was under the impression that she was returning these funds. Either way, the church will not take illegal funds.
A portion to Fred Thompson's campaign and some to McCain's....
moveon.org. They will just donate it back to her.............
It's going to the Bill Clinton Foundation for Wayward Interns.
Probably going to the fund to teach Republicans how to read and do 'rithmetic.curly hair styles
This one.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0鈥?/a>Which charity is Hillary donating the illegal campaign contributions too?
Al Quida? I dunno
Monica's Way-- a charity for used White House interns.
She can slide it over to the breck girl can't she?
If she had any brains she'd make out a check to John Edwards wife and get huge brown nose points for her charity... And gain a huge following as a result.
But in all honesty the woman has no brains when it comes to easily gaining votes instead of opening up her yappy mouth (losing impressionable voters) and saying she has a ';plan'; for this or for that.
She has many foundations that are in her name that she will probably donate to.
probably the ';Elect Hillary in '08'; fund.
Hadn't thought about that. I bet it's one that would be ';beneficial'; to her.
Save The Cankles.
Bill put it in a cigar box for safe keeping..
Knowing Hillary the way I do, I am sure it will be to a righteous cause that needs these funds. However, I was under the impression that she was returning these funds. Either way, the church will not take illegal funds.
A portion to Fred Thompson's campaign and some to McCain's....
moveon.org. They will just donate it back to her.............
It's going to the Bill Clinton Foundation for Wayward Interns.
Probably going to the fund to teach Republicans how to read and do 'rithmetic.
How can you start a charity or campaign?
how can you start a charity or campaign do you have to be somebody important or do you have to be rich or can you just start one?How can you start a charity or campaign?
Actually you can start a charity without a lawyer (I don't know the wisdom of it), but if you go to http://www.legalzoom.com/non-profits/non鈥?/a> they will show you a 3 step process whereby (for a fee that can vary from $139 t0 $359), they can do the legal paperwork to set up a charity.
Here are some guidelines as to how to start a charity:
http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Charity
http://www.ehow.com/how_2056695_start-ch鈥?/a>
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article鈥?/a>
http://startacharity.org/
http://ask.metafilter.com/97517/How-to-s鈥?/a>
Also, you might consider getting a copy of the Nonprofit Kit For Dummies. This is it's description at Amazon.com. ';The Nonprofit Kit For Dummies is the only comprehensive guide of its kind at a reasonable. This is a nuts-and-bolts guide for real people -- nonprofessional managers and volunteers who hope to start a nonprofit but don't know where to begin or who already run one but are struggling with a multitude of decisions and tasks -- real-life issues like staffing, budgeting, fundraising, tax reports, and facilities';
Good luck,
PattyHow can you start a charity or campaign?
a charity takes special tax status and like that so you need a lawyer and accountant. but anyone can start a campaign.
Actually you can start a charity without a lawyer (I don't know the wisdom of it), but if you go to http://www.legalzoom.com/non-profits/non鈥?/a> they will show you a 3 step process whereby (for a fee that can vary from $139 t0 $359), they can do the legal paperwork to set up a charity.
Here are some guidelines as to how to start a charity:
http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Charity
http://www.ehow.com/how_2056695_start-ch鈥?/a>
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article鈥?/a>
http://startacharity.org/
http://ask.metafilter.com/97517/How-to-s鈥?/a>
Also, you might consider getting a copy of the Nonprofit Kit For Dummies. This is it's description at Amazon.com. ';The Nonprofit Kit For Dummies is the only comprehensive guide of its kind at a reasonable. This is a nuts-and-bolts guide for real people -- nonprofessional managers and volunteers who hope to start a nonprofit but don't know where to begin or who already run one but are struggling with a multitude of decisions and tasks -- real-life issues like staffing, budgeting, fundraising, tax reports, and facilities';
Good luck,
PattyHow can you start a charity or campaign?
a charity takes special tax status and like that so you need a lawyer and accountant. but anyone can start a campaign.
Why is John Mcain really suspending his campaign?
Is it because he is behind in the polls and Sarah Palin will get eaten alive when she debates Joe Biden? He wants to go to Washington to help solve the financial crisis that he helped create right? I think the man is full of crap and I don't trust him to be President with decisions like the ones he makes. He may look like a hero to some people but I question his judgment on this one. Anyone remember the Keating 5? If you don't then look it up and see how Mcain helped us get into this mess to begin with!Why is John Mcain really suspending his campaign?
Why? He's trying to get Palin off the debating schedule all together by taking her time slot next week. These debates are set up a year ahead of time and it would be hard to get another site arranged on a minute's notice so, ';Oops, we tried to find another time for Palin, but we couldn't.';Why is John Mcain really suspending his campaign?
exactly! I believe the main reason he is suspending his campaign is to postpone the 1st presidential debate to a later date, therefore having to cancel the VP debate all together, due to the amount of debates left and the shortening number of days till election...In doing this McCain will not have to expose Palin and let the US see Biden rip her apart on National Television
but Obama is fighting this and is not gunna let it happen
GOOD WORK OBAMA!!
Don C: I live in part of the area effected by hurricane IKE, we as Texans don't need the presidential help as we are not cry babies like our neighbors and we don't need a photo op. President Bush has in fact been here to take an aerial tour days after the storm. Our Governor, state officials and citizens are handling this disaster as they are capable. Another reason they can't be here around everything is even most residents can't return.
Now to answer the question:
John McCain is doing the duty he was elected and sworn to do.
There are many reasons to suspend the campaign. Since they are both Senators they should be working to resolve this problem, but if they keep up a campaign while most Americans are suffering who does it hurt? Not the campaigns who have multimillion dollar budgets. You may want to look at Clinton, who helped move manufacturing jobs out of this nation that helped bring us to this point.
If I had to speculate I would offer these two reasons:
1. Refocus the media coverage away from Obama's strengths (mission accomplished)
2. McCain is not a good unscripted speaker. He's not quick with comebacks and takes his time with his answers. Any plausible reason to avoid a debate works in his favor. (mission accomplished)
3. They have to avoid, or at least postpone a Palin debate at any cost. The more she opens her mouth, the more clear it is that she is not up to the challenges of the job.
He knows that the Republican party is in trouble and can not get a life line that is tied to the the ships cleat with the proper seaman's knot
.
The last 854 billion life line was not even in the right part of the ship to be thrown over board to save the troubled ones
.
And now they want to fling over another life line of 700 billion
.
And McCain know that the Republican party screwed up big time this time
.
McCain sure as hell isn't afraid to debate Obama Friday on Foreign policy! Why wouldn't Obama debate McCain the 10 times that McCain wanted to in town hall meetings? Hmm?
LOL! Big expectations you have there that Biden will eat Palin alive! We shall see, won't we?
McCain certainly is not in any way shape or form responsible for ';this mess';. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were on his hit list!
Yeah, I think you got it. He wants to take credit for the bailout, delay the debates and avoid reporters who have lots of questions for him about the Keating 5, Sarah Palin and her various scandals, Rick Davis and Freddie Mac, Phil Gramm, Carly Fiorina and on and on and on...
IF HIS INTEREST WAS REALLY SUSPENDING THE CAMPAIGN BECAUSE HE IS SOOO CONCERNED WITH THE CRISIS, THEN WHY DIDN'T HE CALL OBAMA AND PROPOSE THAT THEY MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TOGETHER... I MEAN ISN'T THAT WHAT HE WANTS?? ';ITS A TIME FOR BOTH PARTIES TO COME TOGETHER';
BTW, BEFORE MCCHICKEN MADE HIS LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT, OBAMA CALLED MCCAIN PERSONALLY TO SUGGEST RELEASING A JOINT STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF RESOLVING THE BAIL OUT. MCLAME IS PATHETIC.
He is a Senator. He is doing what the people of Arizona elected him to do. He's not waiting around to be summoned if he's needed. He realizes that he has responsibilities, and he his performing his duties as a Senator.
When he comes up with a bipartisan solution while Obama fiddles, you'll see why he went to congress to earn the pay that we give him.
Good luck with those polls after that. Substance always wins over talk when people notice the truth.
Yes to all the points you have made.
He is suspending his campaign as an attempt to change the polls...I am not so sure that this latest stunt from the GOP Distract %26amp; Avoid Machine is going to have the desired effect.
Whenever my 5 year old has to go in to get immunized, she always fakes needing to go to the bathroom because it's ';urgent';. Of course we go and find that she's just buying time because she's scared.
My daughter is 5 years old. What's McCain's excuse?
He is an intellectual lightweight who will be blown away by Obama. His pathetic stunt has backfired because there are already enough Democrats to make the bailout vote pass. McCain better get his stupid @ss in that debating hall tomorrow.
Yes he is. He's a leader of the CENTRISTS in the Senate. He needs to be there.
Geez y'all are shortsided becasue of the Obama glasses your wearing.
Its a publicity stunt. He's trying to change the momentum. He also wants to get the VP debate scrapped. He KNOWS its nearly impossible to change the debate schedule on such short notice.
Better that he shows everyone that he freaks out and panics in a crisis now than after the election.
Because he's a COWARD.
Full of boloney if you ask me.
i agree with everything you said.... McCain is just hiding
the real answer be on a count he just is realizing that we gonna PAINT THE WHITE HOUSE BLACK!
Obama baby!
ALL THOSE SCENARIOS ARE 100% TRUE....GREAT OBSERVATION!
He's in deep trouble, and can't use his POW experience as a crutch now.
it's a stunt for all the imbeciles that fall for it
Sounds like a rant to me.
I really don't know why he did it, maybe you're right.
It's a gimmick to slow down Obama momentum, McCain can not walk and chew gum at the same time it's something the next president will have to do on a daily bases.When John McCain held an unexpected news conference mid-Wednesday afternoon he addressed the current economic crisis with direness previously unseen. His campaign would be suspended, he told reporters, in order to work on the bailout legislation in Congress. The debate scheduled with Barack Obama on Friday night, he added, could be postponed.
Observers, critics, even fellow Republicans, were left wondering: where did this sense of urgency come from? After all, it was this past Sunday that McCain hinted on sunday new networks that he would support the bailout ,we have to stop the bleeding only to express deep criticisms on Monday and then admit he hadn't even read the three-page proposal on Tuesday.
I have not had a chance to see it in writing, said McCain . I have to examine it.
The move permeated with political opportunism an attempt by McCain to grab the leadership mantle he did not own and divert attention from poll numbers that were plummeting. On Wednesday morning a Washington Post-ABC poll had McCain trailing Obama 52 percent to 43 percent among likely voters. The internals were even worse: 54 percent of white voters with economic anxiety favored Obama.
When will McCain release his real medical records
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHvJPGnkQ鈥?/a>
OBAMA/BIDEN 2008 .
The liberal media which no doubt you watch are very anti McCain. Sarah will have no problem kicking Joe Biden, he will help her with comments like Great Depression being explained on TV and having the wrong president in the white house during the great depression. If Sarah had made a stupid comment like that the liberal media would be eating her alive. But Old dummy Joe gets another pass.
I am happy he is finally doing his job, whatever his motivations might be.
Why is Obama not taking a position on this?
Why? He's trying to get Palin off the debating schedule all together by taking her time slot next week. These debates are set up a year ahead of time and it would be hard to get another site arranged on a minute's notice so, ';Oops, we tried to find another time for Palin, but we couldn't.';Why is John Mcain really suspending his campaign?
exactly! I believe the main reason he is suspending his campaign is to postpone the 1st presidential debate to a later date, therefore having to cancel the VP debate all together, due to the amount of debates left and the shortening number of days till election...In doing this McCain will not have to expose Palin and let the US see Biden rip her apart on National Television
but Obama is fighting this and is not gunna let it happen
GOOD WORK OBAMA!!
Don C: I live in part of the area effected by hurricane IKE, we as Texans don't need the presidential help as we are not cry babies like our neighbors and we don't need a photo op. President Bush has in fact been here to take an aerial tour days after the storm. Our Governor, state officials and citizens are handling this disaster as they are capable. Another reason they can't be here around everything is even most residents can't return.
Now to answer the question:
John McCain is doing the duty he was elected and sworn to do.
There are many reasons to suspend the campaign. Since they are both Senators they should be working to resolve this problem, but if they keep up a campaign while most Americans are suffering who does it hurt? Not the campaigns who have multimillion dollar budgets. You may want to look at Clinton, who helped move manufacturing jobs out of this nation that helped bring us to this point.
If I had to speculate I would offer these two reasons:
1. Refocus the media coverage away from Obama's strengths (mission accomplished)
2. McCain is not a good unscripted speaker. He's not quick with comebacks and takes his time with his answers. Any plausible reason to avoid a debate works in his favor. (mission accomplished)
3. They have to avoid, or at least postpone a Palin debate at any cost. The more she opens her mouth, the more clear it is that she is not up to the challenges of the job.
He knows that the Republican party is in trouble and can not get a life line that is tied to the the ships cleat with the proper seaman's knot
.
The last 854 billion life line was not even in the right part of the ship to be thrown over board to save the troubled ones
.
And now they want to fling over another life line of 700 billion
.
And McCain know that the Republican party screwed up big time this time
.
McCain sure as hell isn't afraid to debate Obama Friday on Foreign policy! Why wouldn't Obama debate McCain the 10 times that McCain wanted to in town hall meetings? Hmm?
LOL! Big expectations you have there that Biden will eat Palin alive! We shall see, won't we?
McCain certainly is not in any way shape or form responsible for ';this mess';. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were on his hit list!
Yeah, I think you got it. He wants to take credit for the bailout, delay the debates and avoid reporters who have lots of questions for him about the Keating 5, Sarah Palin and her various scandals, Rick Davis and Freddie Mac, Phil Gramm, Carly Fiorina and on and on and on...
IF HIS INTEREST WAS REALLY SUSPENDING THE CAMPAIGN BECAUSE HE IS SOOO CONCERNED WITH THE CRISIS, THEN WHY DIDN'T HE CALL OBAMA AND PROPOSE THAT THEY MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TOGETHER... I MEAN ISN'T THAT WHAT HE WANTS?? ';ITS A TIME FOR BOTH PARTIES TO COME TOGETHER';
BTW, BEFORE MCCHICKEN MADE HIS LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT, OBAMA CALLED MCCAIN PERSONALLY TO SUGGEST RELEASING A JOINT STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF RESOLVING THE BAIL OUT. MCLAME IS PATHETIC.
He is a Senator. He is doing what the people of Arizona elected him to do. He's not waiting around to be summoned if he's needed. He realizes that he has responsibilities, and he his performing his duties as a Senator.
When he comes up with a bipartisan solution while Obama fiddles, you'll see why he went to congress to earn the pay that we give him.
Good luck with those polls after that. Substance always wins over talk when people notice the truth.
Yes to all the points you have made.
He is suspending his campaign as an attempt to change the polls...I am not so sure that this latest stunt from the GOP Distract %26amp; Avoid Machine is going to have the desired effect.
Whenever my 5 year old has to go in to get immunized, she always fakes needing to go to the bathroom because it's ';urgent';. Of course we go and find that she's just buying time because she's scared.
My daughter is 5 years old. What's McCain's excuse?
He is an intellectual lightweight who will be blown away by Obama. His pathetic stunt has backfired because there are already enough Democrats to make the bailout vote pass. McCain better get his stupid @ss in that debating hall tomorrow.
Yes he is. He's a leader of the CENTRISTS in the Senate. He needs to be there.
Geez y'all are shortsided becasue of the Obama glasses your wearing.
Its a publicity stunt. He's trying to change the momentum. He also wants to get the VP debate scrapped. He KNOWS its nearly impossible to change the debate schedule on such short notice.
Better that he shows everyone that he freaks out and panics in a crisis now than after the election.
Because he's a COWARD.
Full of boloney if you ask me.
i agree with everything you said.... McCain is just hiding
the real answer be on a count he just is realizing that we gonna PAINT THE WHITE HOUSE BLACK!
Obama baby!
ALL THOSE SCENARIOS ARE 100% TRUE....GREAT OBSERVATION!
He's in deep trouble, and can't use his POW experience as a crutch now.
it's a stunt for all the imbeciles that fall for it
Sounds like a rant to me.
I really don't know why he did it, maybe you're right.
It's a gimmick to slow down Obama momentum, McCain can not walk and chew gum at the same time it's something the next president will have to do on a daily bases.When John McCain held an unexpected news conference mid-Wednesday afternoon he addressed the current economic crisis with direness previously unseen. His campaign would be suspended, he told reporters, in order to work on the bailout legislation in Congress. The debate scheduled with Barack Obama on Friday night, he added, could be postponed.
Observers, critics, even fellow Republicans, were left wondering: where did this sense of urgency come from? After all, it was this past Sunday that McCain hinted on sunday new networks that he would support the bailout ,we have to stop the bleeding only to express deep criticisms on Monday and then admit he hadn't even read the three-page proposal on Tuesday.
I have not had a chance to see it in writing, said McCain . I have to examine it.
The move permeated with political opportunism an attempt by McCain to grab the leadership mantle he did not own and divert attention from poll numbers that were plummeting. On Wednesday morning a Washington Post-ABC poll had McCain trailing Obama 52 percent to 43 percent among likely voters. The internals were even worse: 54 percent of white voters with economic anxiety favored Obama.
When will McCain release his real medical records
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHvJPGnkQ鈥?/a>
OBAMA/BIDEN 2008 .
The liberal media which no doubt you watch are very anti McCain. Sarah will have no problem kicking Joe Biden, he will help her with comments like Great Depression being explained on TV and having the wrong president in the white house during the great depression. If Sarah had made a stupid comment like that the liberal media would be eating her alive. But Old dummy Joe gets another pass.
I am happy he is finally doing his job, whatever his motivations might be.
Why is Obama not taking a position on this?
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