Cooked Crack Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Where is the debate located? The University of Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I guess I'm just not as cynical as the rest of you. I thought this was a very Presidential act. I think it would be very promising to see the two men who want to lead this country put their personal ambitions aside for a few days to actually lead it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_33 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Wow Mike. If you're going to say something stupid, at least have the common decency to make it funny. I thought it was very funny... :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Obama spokesman Bill Burton emails reporters: At 8:30 this morning, Senator Obama called Senator McCain to ask him if he would join in issuing a joint statement outlining their shared principles and conditions for the Treasury proposal and urging Congress and the White House to act in a bipartisan manner to pass such a proposal. At 2:30 this afternoon, Senator McCain returned Senator Obama’s call and agreed to join him in issuing such a statement. The two campaigns are currently working together on the details. http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Obama_McCain_already_working_on_joint_statement.html#comments What that says is that they agreed to issue a joint press release. Doesn't mention anything at all about canceling debates, or even ending campaigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 So Obama didn't call to cancel the debates. That's what I'm getting from the whole thing. I guess more will come out but it seems the series of events are this: 1. Obama campaign contacts McCain campaign to issue joint statement about the crisis 2. McCain campaign agrees 3. McCain campaign announces they are to suspend campaign and focus on financial crisis with no mention of Obama 4. Word comes out about Obama phone call I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins561 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Obama spokesman Bill Burton emails reporters: At 8:30 this morning, Senator Obama called Senator McCain to ask him if he would join in issuing a joint statement outlining their shared principles and conditions for the Treasury proposal and urging Congress and the White House to act in a bipartisan manner to pass such a proposal. At 2:30 this afternoon, Senator McCain returned Senator Obama’s call and agreed to join him in issuing such a statement. The two campaigns are currently working together on the details. http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Obama_McCain_already_working_on_joint_statement.html#comments Good for both teams to push the politics aside and do what is best for our country. A lot of work needs to be done ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte51Coleman Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 If McCain was so concerned about putting Country First why didn't he announce this earlier? He's known about it since last week. qft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins561 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 That's what I'm getting from the whole thing.I guess more will come out but it seems the series of events are this: 1. Obama campaign contacts McCain campaign to issue joint statement about the crisis 2. McCain campaign agrees 3. McCain campaign announces they are to suspend campaign and focus on financial crisis with no mention of Obama 4. Word comes out about Obama phone call I'm confused. Neither one of them was trying to look like a hero, McCain can only speak for himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I guess I'm just not as cynical as the rest of you. I thought this was a very Presidential act. I think it would be very promising to see the two men who want to lead this country put their personal ambitions aside for a few days to actually lead it. Given the history of Senator McCain, I could certainly believe that Henry. Sadly, candidate McCain has done cynical self-serving things that put his ambitions to be POTUS over the overall good of the country *cough* Palin *cough, cough* so I'm having a hard time buying it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexey Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Obama ought to suggest that they treat the debate as an opportunity to discuss the bailout package and thus help move the initiative forward in productive ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins561 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I'm also thinking that if Obama wants to get really dirty, I'd be tempted to draw a parallel between this and "W announces, two days after Katrina hits New Orleans, that he will cut his vacation short, and will return to Washington, just as soon as he finishes the fundraisers he's got scheduled for tomorrow." Typical same old politics, I thougt Obama was suppose to be different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Neither one of them was trying to look like a hero, McCain can only speak for himself. Why not wait for the "joint statement" then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMK9973 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 On the first Tuesday on Nov there WILL be a election. No matter what else is happening the election will happen. The american people have a right to see a debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsl2 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I guess I'm just not as cynical as the rest of you. I thought this was a very Presidential act. I think it would be very promising to see the two men who want to lead this country put their personal ambitions aside for a few days to actually lead it. Henry, What is one day gonna do to hurt them in working to find a solution? I mean it is tough that this happened during the campaign, but this will not be the first time where the future president will have to juggle. It isn't like this crisis just popped up. We have been heading this way for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellsMyHero28 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Typical same old politics, I thougt Obama was suppose to be different? Did you notice that that was Larry's idea, and not something that actually happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsl2 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Typical same old politics, I thougt Obama was suppose to be different? Obama didn't say it. It was a suggestion from Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoBob Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 To me, this shows that McCain is truely the bipartisan candidate (as he has proven over his Senate career), in spite of the way he is painted by the Democrats. Whenever he's not running for office, McCain is one of the best friends they have in the Republican party. They just pretend it isn't the case during elections.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Given the history of Senator McCain, I could certainly believe that Henry. Sadly, candidate McCain has done cynical self-serving things that put his ambitions to be POTUS over the overall good of the country *cough* Palin *cough, cough* so I'm having a hard time buying it now. Eh. Nobody comes out of an election as clean as they went into it. If the reaction of this board is any indication as to what the country will think, McCain either did this despite the political ramifications or he's dumb as a sack of hair. And I don't think he's dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Oh and FWIW, you all don't think McCain's "selfless" act had anything to do with this do you? A bad showing in the debate at this point could potentially put McCain so far behind, he'd be hard pressed to catch up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 To me, this shows that McCain is truely the bipartisan candidate (as he has proven over his Senate career), in spite of the way he is painted by the Democrats. Whenever he's not running for office, McCain is one of the best friends they have in the Republican party. They just pretend it isn't the case during elections.... If the Obama phone call is indeed true, wouldn't that make HIM the bipartisan candidate in this particular case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I guess I'm just not as cynical as the rest of you. I thought this was a very Presidential act. I think it would be very promising to see the two men who want to lead this country put their personal ambitions aside for a few days to actually lead it.But what are they going to do? Neither sits on the Banking Committee. Even Bush isn't really doing very much - he has delegated authority to Paulson.In the Senate, it will be Dodd and Shelby's show to run. McCain, despite his long tenure in the Senate, has never led on economic issues. As Republicans are quick to point out, Obama has never really led on anything as a Senator. Paulson, Bernanke, Dodd, Frank - those will be the big names in the debate. McCain and Obama would just get in the way ... (so would Bush). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsl2 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Oh and FWIW, you all don't think McCain's "selfless" act had anything to do with this do you?A bad showing in the debate at this point could potentially put McCain so far behind, he'd be hard pressed to catch up. I definitely think it is the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEF Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 So, we have a pitbull who's afraid of the press and "straight talker" who's afraid to debate. Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins561 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Did you notice that that was Larry's idea, and not something that actually happened? I did, you would think Obama supporters would want a different type of candidate considering Obama claims to be so different from the rest of Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Henry,What is one day gonna do to hurt them in working to find a solution? I mean it is tough that this happened during the campaign, but this will not be the first time where the future president will have to juggle. It isn't like this crisis just popped up. We have been heading this way for a while now. Did I imagine the quote from Paulson where he said something needs to be done in the next 48 hours or we're facing an economic catastrophe? So here we are up against it and all we've heard is bickering, finger-pointing, and pundits telling us how Obama and McCain have no clue how to fix this. I don't know about the rest of you but I REALLY don't want to hear that this-and-such's second cousin cleaned floors for Fannie Mae in 1997 anymore. It's kind of more important to me that our country's economy not come to a grinding halt. I for one would be glad to know it's more important to McCain and Obama too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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