Obama: No Debates Before Indiana
In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Barack Obama definitively told host Chris Wallace he would not debate Hillary Clinton before the Indiana and North Carolina primaries on May 6th, but insisted he’s not “ducking” a debate with Clinton.
The candidates have met 21 times to debate during the course of this primary contest; the last one in Philadelphia focused heavily on Obama’s campaign gaffes, which prompted him to note the next day during a North Carolina town hall, “It took us 45 minutes before we even started talking about a single issue that matters to the American people.” Obama also said it was typical Washington. “They like stirring up controversy and they like playing gotcha games, and getting us to attack each other. And I have to say Senator Clinton looked in her element,” he said at the time.
Clinton said he was “complaining” - not so, Obama said. “Did you hear me complain?” he asked a reporter looking for a response. “Who’s been complaining about the media for the last six months?”
But Obama never responded to a CBS News offer to debate Clinton again in North Carolina on the 27th. When asked about it by a Raleigh voter, Obama replied, “We’re trying to figure out what our schedule looks like. But, I’ll be honest with you, you know we now had 21…I could deliver Senator Clinton’s lines, she could, I’m sure, deliver mine, so what we’ve got to figure out how we fit in campaigning actively both here in North Carolina and Indiana…we’re just trying to figure what’s the best way to reach as many constituents as possible in a relatively short period of time.”
CBS News has since cancelled the debate, but Senator Clinton has repeatedly challenged Obama to debate prior to the May 6th primaries. In the past, Obama has said the more time he spends with voters, the better they get to know him, and when you’re competing against the “Clinton brand,” that’s important.
Read the Wallace/Obama exchange below the jump.
WALLACE: Why are you ducking another debate with Senator Clinton?
OBAMA: You know, I’m not ducking one we’ve had 21 and so what we’ve said with two weeks, two big states we want to make sure that we’re talking to as many folks possible on the ground, taking questions from voters, you know we will -
WALLACE: No debates between now and Indiana?
OBAMA: We’re not going to have debates between now and Indiana
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he must have so much to hide..
Interesting, why no debates. Because there is no substance? Its very easy to say CHANGE? but what is change? till today we have not heard anything about it. No florida? no Michigan?what next. And then you claim Sen Clinton is playing the race card. Wonders never Cease!!!
http://inyourface.info/ArT/Alpha/CaR.shtml
What does Obama care about?
He cares about hospitals, not the nurses that work in them and less about his cousin who is nurse, who works in them.
The following is part of a story titled “Your Money or Your Life” written by Dan Frosch, for The Nation in February, the 15th, 2005.
“Five long years ago, Rose Shaffer’s life seemed sweet. A nurse since the early 1970s, Shaffer had spent most of her 60 years working at various Chicago hospitals, rising through the caregiver ranks and raising three kids. Now in the twilight of her career, she’d been hired as director of nursing at a home health agency in the suburb of Lombard. The position made Shaffer proud - she knew her salary could pay off the mortgage on her house a little sooner. At the time, her cousin Barack Obama was fast becoming a rising star in the Illinois State Senate.
Obama doesn’t have anything to hide. They have already debated 21 times!!! The Republicans want Clinton to steal the nomination from Obama, because they think they have a better chance of beating Clinton in the general election. THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!!!
well…. when you do not have access to your gifted youngster speech writers and the use of a teleprompter… I gotta tell ya he always sounds kinda dopey and not well informed when he debates!!! Each and every time… so I can see why he would not wish to “hide” this aspect of his political exposure…Clinton on the other hand shines at debates and she beats him each and every time… you get that woman to speak about her plans/solutions and she becomes energized with details and hits back with rapid fire answers to any ones questions on how this would work and she also COMMITS to making changes she’s not evasive and spinning answers as some others are…
her strongest attribute is her solutions… she has it detailed and more importantly she has thought out how it would work where the funding would come from etc. gives credence to her plans… if we were to judge solely on issues and solutions… CLINTON WINS EACH AND EVERYTIME!!!
If we were to judge solely on inspritaional motivational public speaking… OBAMA WINS - HE”S LIKE AN ANTHONY ROBBINS OF POLITICS…
BUT I LIKE THE “SHOW ME THE MONEY”… motivation will not fix the economy or put money back into my pocket… sorry, give me detailed solutions I can count on each and every time… this IS why America IS voting Hillary…not because she white, a female or because he’s black…
Of course Obama does NOT want to debate Clinton. He is too afraid of losing the ground in Indiana.
However, didn’t OBAMA say he spoke with Rev. Wright and Wright was VERY sorry for his comments, and denounced them to Obama? Didn’t Obama go on NATIONAL TV with that? Why didn’t the media call Him on lying about it! Certainly Rev. Wright’s comments of “I’m misunderstood.” don’t jive with being sorry about the comments!
Obama has run a much dirtier campaign that Clinton. If he wins the nomination, expect McCain to be president.
B.O., it’s OK. If you succeed in stealing the nomination, you can debate McCain later. The questions WILL NOT GO AWAY!
Although I am not a big fan of Katie Couric, I did discover that Obama (the “oratory master” does NOT write his own speeches.
Per Katie interview:
The speeches Obama gives are crafted by a 26-year-old wordsmith and his equally youthful deputies.
“His voice is kind of in my head when I’m writing,” said Speechwriter Jon Favreau. “I just have to make sure it jives with what he wants to say.”
So a 26 year old kid writes Obama’s elegant prose. No wonder Obama is taken off guard in a debate or whenever he is not in front of a telepromter!
BARF, BARF, BARF!
Amazing.
Here is Katie’s interview:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/24/eveningnews/main4043960.shtml
Hillary challenge Obama Debate with no MODERATOR:
The Democratic presidential candidate said while campaigning in South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday the 90-minute debate would allow two candidates to ask each other questions.
Her campaign formally made the offer in a letter to the Obama campaign.
Clinton has been putting increasing pressure on Obama to debate her again before the Indiana and North Carolina primaries in nine days.
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Voters only know Obama by his pretty prepared speaches and empty promises. Voters need to know Obama’s caracter out of rehearsed speaches format. The real Macoy!
I agree with him. These debates are pointless. It was great actually seeing him at a town hall meeting and hearing his direct answers to questions from potential voters. That is more important than addressing petty non-sense in a debate. Also, just because Clinton wants to debate he is supposed to jump?? She does not dictate his campaign and I am glad that he is making that clear. Now she needs to find another way to get free publicity. Also, do you think that any of these politicians write any or all of their speeches, really? If so, you really should be voting for McCain or Clinton because you are truly gullible. AND, I have seen Senator Obama in person several times and he does NOT utilize a teleprompter. Get a clue!!!
CHALLENGING OBAMA!
No doubt Hillary Clinton is a gutsy lady, no fear no buttering up situations. STRAIGHT TALKER.
Obama is afraid cause he knows it won’t be easy since his speaches are written and prepared by others and debates are spontaneous. He fears to answer questions about his dangerous friends.
Voters need to know more about this real Macoy’s character.
This great! Gov Richardson has just met with Chavez and Jimmy Carter with Hamas! great americans! hahahahahaha
Doubt this will be posted as I know as others that you prone to be more against Obama then most news feeds. Its over and why don’t Clinton supporters give it up. The next president of this wonderful country its going to be President Barrick Obama. He doesn’t have to debate anymore he is in the driving seat and can just coast his way to Denver in August.
Smart move by his campaign people, something the Queen and King cannot except and she can just finish out her term in the Senate and retire into writing more books about how her and Bill have hoodwinkled the poor and middle class people over their reign of lies, impeachment and adultry fdor 2o years are longer.
Obama 08 Just one of a few white men over 60 years
INDIANA AND N. CAROLINA VOTERS must pressure for debates, why to exclude them from these valuable debates to know more about the character of the candidates and not their cheap talk promises.
Why Is Obama so afraid of??? questions about his terrorist friends perhaps?
Obama - you are simply the best ! And the only candidate who can bring about a true new politic in Washington. No one else could have stood up to Bill and Hillary Clinton as you have. They are a tough act.
I agree the focus should be on direct campaigning, and direct reaching out to the people. Unfortunately the media has transformed these debates into a spectacle of farce, emphasis on the petty and trivial. They will do no further good for anyone.
Lets close the deal now ! NC for Obama.
VOTERS ONLY KNOW OBAMA by his pretty PREPARED speaches and by his antiamerican, terrorists friends,. that is it!
How about answering some unprepared questions Obama?? like why you have associated with Ayers, Rezco, J. Wright, Farakkan, Odinga and others…….. THAT IS PRETTY DANGEROUS FOR AMERICA!.
We believe you Obama you will give CHANGE, in the wrong direction.
MyGod what is up with you people .They have had 21 already .Let each one talk to the people they want to win over .A debate would just be the same thing all over again nothing has changed .Lets get this election over . Clinton need to just coast along until June and then get her self back to DC where she might be able to do some good That is if she can .
to INDIANA and N. CAROLINA VOTERS:
With influencial friends like these ones there will be NO PROMISES FULLFILED, no problems solved for americans! Think well before voting
http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/
Obama won’t debate in Indiana because when he debated last his past evil associations actually began to catch with him in the questions that were asked. He did very poorly and basically got eaten alive. His campaign has been on a down hill trip ever since with the SF comments and his terrorist connections he just isn’t what Americans want and the more they learn the more they distance themselves from him. The last debate set the stage for his whopping double digit defeat this past week!!
Obama won’t debate because he hopes that he can merely continue to ride the tide of his earlier “Savior” personna before it gets any more badly tarnished!
INDIANA FOLKS, IF YOU ARE “TYPICAL WHITE FOLK–CLINGING BITTERLY TO YOUR RELIGION, GUNS AND ANTIPATHY TOWARDS ANYONE DIFFERENT THAN YOU”–YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. DON’T VOTE FOR OBAMA! HE ARROGANTLY DESPISES THE VERY KIND OR WONDERFUL PEOPLE you are–those WHO BUILT AND ARE BUILDING THIS COUNTRY. INDIANA YOU CAN DECISIVELY PUT OBAMA AND HIS CAMPAIGN BID ON THE SKIDS BY VOTING FOR HILLARY!! SAVE THE COUNTRY FROM THIS MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (See Obama Odinga Kenya if you need to know why).
He’s been thought of as a great orator and now we learn he is really like the young man in Cyrano De Bourgerac who mindlessly and gutlessly pursued Roxanne with Cyrano’s words–not his own. Who is the talented 26 year old who writes all those pretty words???? Maybe he should be the one running for president. Without his words Obama isn’t eloquent at all.
During the last debate Obama looked like a whipped puppy, his purple lips quivering, because he isn’t great with his own words now is he?? And he doesn’t like answering for his current and past misdeeds or those of his fellow-travellers now does he???? No wonder he doesn’t want to debate before Indiana–last time he opened his mouth he lost in double digits!!
NOBAMA!!!! No Terrorist contributing, communists friend loving, America hating racist for us!!!!!
INDIANA, YOU ARE THE KEY!!!!!
21 debates is nothing when one of the candidate’s character and judgement is so questionable.
Truth is we may never know the real Obama until its to late! let at least try. Anybody can spend months talking pretty and promising anything they want but answering questions about terrorists , antiamerican friends its by far more important to find out before sitting in that OVAL OFFICE!
Sweet promisses may never be fullfiled with bad influences in the White house. period!
enough is enough! Mr. Obama, i pray, you stay on point…on the issues. Mrs. Clinton can talk to the hand!
** INDIANA AND N CAROLINA voters, don’t get fooled
OBAMA DID PLAY THE RACE CARD ON BILL CLINTON, Obama intensionally twisted Bill
C words just to damaged THAT SPECIAL BOND HE HAD WITH BLACK VOTERS so they won’t
support his wife Hillary. A blind person can see Obama’s evil intentions.
* No reason why CLYBURN should continue smearing the Clintons with impunity.
Please Fax him a letter today telling him how disapointed we are that the rest
of BO’s cronies continue to play the race card against people who have been so supportive
of their community. Or calling on Monday would be good too.
Here is his contact info.
2135 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, 20515
Phone: (202)225-3315
Fax: (202)225-2313
“CHANGE” IN THE WRONG DIRECTION !
Barack is avoiding the real issue in these debates, which will not make him stoop to all other candidate level. That when Rev. Wright tell everyone that white people have allowed blacks to say they have affirmative action, but replaced affirmative action with a new law called “diversity” that include white women, this law allows an excuse to say we followed the rules, we did not hire a “white man”; when this country and school books do not include who made the USA into the great country it is with the hard work of slaves. If the white people do not want to accept the events in history by selecting part of a story, then the debate is useless. What has the white man done, but sit back and watched as this country become a great nation because of the hard work of black people, I am paraphrasing Rev. Wrights sound bites.
Secondly, I have been wondering for a long time, what did the Clintons do for the black people, can someone give me examples?
Obama can’t win a debate and he knows it. There is a big difference when you have rallys. You can stand up there and say “Hope and Change” and you don’t have to answer questions. If Obama doesn’t have a speech or teleprompter provided for him. He is lost and the people see him for what he really is, very inexperienced and uniformed.
Obama simply doesn’t want to put his FOOT in it AGAIN.
[...] While Obama definitively rules out any debates before Indiana in interview with Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday.” [...]
If Obama has an interview on Fox I bet he gets to see the questions before hand, or they promised not to ask certain questions.
IT’S TIME AMERICA:
It’s time for everyone to face the truth. Barack Obama has no real chance of winning the national election in November at this time. His crushing defeat in Pennsylvania makes that fact crystal clear. His best, and only real chance of winning in November is on a ticket with Hillary Clinton as her VP.
Hillary Clinton seemed almost somber at her victory speech. As if part of her was hoping Obama could have defeated her. And proved he had some chance of winning against the republican attack machine, and their unlimited money, and resources. In all honesty. I felt some of that too.
But it is absolutely essential that the democrats take back the Whitehouse in November. America, and the American people are in a very desperate condition now. And the whole World has been doing all that they can to help keep us propped up.
Hillary Clinton say’s that the heat, and decisions in the Whitehouse are much tougher than the ones on the campaign trail. But I think Mr. Obama faces a test of whether he has what it takes to be a commander and chief by facing the difficult facts, and the truth before him. And by doing what is best for the American people by dropping out of the race, and offering his whole hearted assistance to Hillary Clinton to help her take back the Whitehouse for the American people, and the World.
Mr. Obama is a great speaker. And I am confident he can explain to the American people the need, and wisdom of such a personal sacrifice for them. It should be clear to everyone by now that Hillary Clinton is fighting her heart out for the American people. She has known for a long time that Mr. Obama can not win this November. You have to remember that the Clinton’s have won the Whitehouse twice before. They know what it takes.
If Mr. Obama fails his test of commander and chief we can only hope that Hillary Clinton can continue her heroic fight for the American people. And that she prevails. She will need all the continual support and help we can give her. She may fight like a superhuman. But she is only human.
Sen. Hillary Clinton: “You know, more people have now voted for me than have voted for my opponent. In fact, I now have more votes than anybody has ever had in a primary contest for a nomination. And it’s also clear that we’ve got nine more important contests to go.”
Sincerely
Jacksmith… Working Class
21 DEBATES ALREADY! If people really cared about getting information — rather than hoping for another moderator driven Billaryfest — they’d take a look or read through those that have already happened. It’s all there. READ newspapers, articles, websites…do the research.
LOVAmerica, What was that special bond?
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Obama intensionally twisted Bill
C words just to damaged THAT SPECIAL BOND HE HAD WITH BLACK VOTERS
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I guess you can answer my question
What did the Clintons do for the black people?
Face it Hillary will not win. But the good news is barack will not win. Us typical bitter white people will just vote for John McCain. And there is not a F ing thing yous can do about it. So stay away from the Kool Aid……. Just say no. Like we will to barack in november..SO DEBATE THAT.
to ichope
what did any president do for black people? It is all the same old stuff,
you want people to do for you. You should be doing for you yourself and not wait for any kind of president to do it. A lot of people in this country have waited for something to be given to them, only it aint gonna happen.
Yes Cat Austin IT is all there, but the written word alone does not give one a sence of the man his character and his reaction under presure. The more we see other these candidates unfiltered unreherssed the better.
I DON’T THINK YOU CLINTON SUPPORTERS REALLY GET THE PICTURE DO YOU? IT’S OVER SHE CAN’T WIN ANYTHING HER AND BILL KNOW IT AND YOU SHOULD KNOW IT BY NOW. SHE IS ONLY GOING THROUGH THE MOTION WITH HOPES HE GET BEAT IN THE GENERAL BMY McAIN.
BUT IT’S NICE TO HEAR ALL YOUR COMMENTS AND I REALLY GET A KICK OUT OF THEM. I HAVEN’T LAUGHED SO LOUD AND FOR SO LONG WHEN I READ SOME OF THEM. FOX.NEWS AND THE OTHERS WRITE AND SPEAK WHAT THEY THINK AND THAT IS WHY WE HAVE “FREEDOM OF SPEECH”.
OBAMA O8 TYPICAL WHITE MAN OVER 55
Obama is in enough trouble without another poor debate performance!
Obama can’t win the general but he can hand it to McCain. It is Hillary Clinton or the Republicans and John McCain in 08! Take it or leave it Dems.
Obama blew it on several counts! Michelle didn’t help either!
Think about it! The soft touch Moyer interview of J W revealed much. The “cling to” comments about mis-educated white people squared nicely with Obama’s San Francisco words. The soft spoken white wash of JW did nothing to contextualize his hate rhetoric. J W’s egomania frames him as much more important than little Obama who as J W says, only says what he has to say as a politician.
After listening to J W at length, and there is more to come, it is easy to put content into Obama’s change slogan. It is all about the mis-education of white America. He wants to re-educate white America ala J W. It is also easy to understand Michelle’s mean America and not proud of America until Obama became a candidate words.
Obamanation = Abomination with Michelle and Barack in the White House! :
SO
Comment by LEW
April 26th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Can you tell him in detail about Obama stance on well anything?
Sammy,
I guess it the JFK speech, ask not what your country can do for you, ask for what you can do for your country.
I guess Barack vision will help me do it for myself.
STICKBOY, WHAT DOES THAT STAND FOR? LIKE THE CLINTONS AND McCAINS THROW ANYTHING ON THE WALL AND HOPE IT STICKS. HA HA HA
OBAMA 08 TYPICAL WHITE MAN OVER 55
David - I agree; but we’ve already seen 21 debates — including a handful with just Senators Obama and Clinton one on one. If the last debate is any indication, which IMHO was less a debate and more of lynching (i.e. if the moderators where going to ask Obama that stuff, why didn’t they ask what Hillary’s relationship to Rev. Wright has been? Or for that matter why didn’t anyone ask about her connections to *gasp* Communists or the Black Panthers?). If you’re going to ask those questions be fair about it — I don’t like to see three against one ever.
LEW You are black and you lie just like barack??????? First your over 60 years old then 55. But that is allright barack loves all of his zombies.
LQQK FOLKS HAVE TO LEAVE YOU NOW BUT WILL BE BACK ON LATER TO READ MORE POST! YOU ALL HAVE A NICE DAY AND NIGHT.
OBAMA08
P.S. DAVID, ALL PRESIDENT HAVE ADVISERS AND PICK THEIR OWN POLITICAL STAFF. TRUST ME HE HAS MORE TO OFFER THEN JUST GREAT SPEECHES. HE IS A BLEND OF BOTH OUR STRONGEST RACES, WHITE MOTHER AND BLACK FATHER. WHY SHOULD WE DEAL WITH ANOTHER POSSIBLE 8 YEARS OF CLINTON’S OR BUSHE’S AND McCAIN’S WHO IS A EXTENSION OF GEORGE BUSH? (THAT WOULD BE 28 YEARS OF THE SAME OLD POLITICIANS IN OFFICE.
obama is right …. he doesn’t have to debate her until the next primary . she sounds like a typical 2nd place opponent wanting to have a hail mary shot at him againg . nothing doing hillary . injoy 2nd place.
I just hope Wallace does a good interview. Lets see… the last one.. Bill Moyer… was in total awe with pastor Wright. If Wallace wussed out on this interview… I’ll never be able to watch Fox News again. “Enough”
Cat Austin, which is why we need a one on one debate that Clinton is surgesting. I believe that when you are running for the office of President of the US and defactow leader of the free world you open yourself up to any question at any time and in any place. Your the man(PC version Your the Person), you have to make those decision that truly matter and who you are count.
Bob tell me more
hillary owes so much money that if she gives up now she will have to pay it all back herself (and bill won’t give her any of his easy speech money), so she just hangs in there so it (money) will be paid for by her campaign funds (our money). those clintons just keep playing us for fools. and chelsea (its none of your business) is learning the game !!!! WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THOSE CLINTONS !!!
when will they take the hint ???
Lew did you have to go get some more Kool Aid.. Well STICKBOY stands for barack the crackhead closet racist… Get it? STICKBOY :o)
Yeah STICKBOY the stories about the apparent, what is it “stepping out” or something similar, that may or may not have happened are pritty funny.
David - Debate yes; but Hillary keeps pulling crap and saying crap that the media refuses to call her on. Debating is a structured discussion of topics. But that means there’s rules — have we all become so desensitized to her “misremembering” things, and bending definitions, or so enamored of the WWF that we’ve misguidedly thought her schtick as toughness or balls? Yuck. All I know is that I don’t want my President to represent any of the glib “ideals” she represents. If she’s the nominee, I’m out.
to jacksmith:
why should he drop out … he’s in first place !!!! laugh at what you wrote as we are all laughing .
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha you 2nd place clintonites !!!!!
So Cat you prefer Obamas western euorpean socilist crap do you?
It’s better than Hillary’s EASTERN european communist crap.
this good ole southern boy will switch sides if she (ha ha ha) wins !!!
i for one have enough of the clintons in the white house . imagine bill running loose in there when he has nothing to do but oversee the help (over (ha ha ha) see) NO MORE CLINTONS !!!
russsh your right he is in first but I am not cnvinced he can win the GE, how can He?
HILLARY will win she is going all the way . PRESIDENT HILLARY 08 we don’t need REV. RUNNING THE WHITE HOUSE BECAUSE HE WILL BE RIGHT BY OBOMA”S SIDE AFTRE ALL HE”S HIS MINTOR AND SPIRITUAL GUIDENESS AND SO WILL AYERS WILL BE RIGHT IN THERE TO
I MENT REV. WRIGHT in the WHITE HOUSE we don’t need him,
Hillary Clinton lied three times to the American people about her trip to Bosnia. What makes this more of a disgrace is she knew she was lying in front of her daughter. Why should anyone debate with a person who is so lacking in character. After 21 debates what more is there to debate it is a waste of everyones time.
Kathy…hear hear!
Cat It’s the same thing execpt it was delived with a smile on its face in the west. I lived in/under it for 15 years. Convince me that Obama can win over my fellow gun toting, beer drinking, can’t put food on the table working class white males. I’ve got an open mind at the moment and as with most of the guys I talk to it all depends on what the DNC does about FL and MI.
Kathy its not a waste of time, it’s all good political theatre
Obama lied about the Rev. He lied about his father and JFK. The media just don’t make a big deal out of Obama’s lies, like they do Clintons. They are afraid of Obama and his anti-american, white hating friends.
IF YOU HAVE MISSED THE 21 DEBATES THAT BARACK, AND HILLARY HAVE ALREADY DONE, JUST GO TO CNN WEBSITE, AND FIND THE DEBATES THAT WERE HOSTED BY CNN. OR GO TO MSNBC, AND WATCH THE DEBATES HOSTED BY THEM. OR GO FIND THEM ON YOU TUBE. I AM SURE THEY ARE THERE TOO!!! IF YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE THE DEBATES TO FIND OUT WHERE THE CANDIDATES STAND ON ISSUES, JUST GO FIND THE DEBATES, EVERYTHING IS ON THE INTERNET NOW, EVERYTHING!!! AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE POLICIES OF THE CANDIDATES, IT’S AS EASY AS GOING TO THE CANDIDATES WEBSITES, AND READING THEIR POLICY POSITIONS.
IF YOU CHOSE NOT TO WATCH ANY OF THE 21 DEBATES THAT WERE HAD OVER THE PAST YEAR, THEN GO LOOK THEM UP, AND WATCH THEM NOW!!! THE FACT IS THE CANDIDATES HILLARY, AND OBAMA SIMPLY SGIVE VOICE TO THE POLICIES WHICH ARE WRITTEN ABOUT ON THEIR WEBSITES. GO READ UP ON THE POLICIES, OR GO LOOK FOR THE DEBATE ON CNN, AND MSNBC, AND ON YOUTUBE.
Obama does not want to debate because he wants to control the questions. He wants to tell us which issues he deems legitimate and which are “manufactured issues.” (His words.) He is such an arrogant, condescending hypocrite. If he is the nominee, this will be the first time I vote Republican instead of Democrat in over 20 years of voting.
I have already started calling down-ticket Dems who have endorsed him.
Debates are indispensable venues through which we the voters evaluate presidential candidates. As an American, I have a serious problem with a candidate who avoids debates. If Obama does not have anything to hide, he must not be scared of any debate format. Obama’s attitude is forcing me to take a serious look at Hillary Clinton or John McCaine as viable choices. Adding what Rev.Jeremiah Wright just said about Obama being a typical politician, I have serious doubts about the candidate’s judgement and sincerity. I will consider voting for him if he clears all these messy and shady dealigns he had in the past before we go to the polls on May 6. Believe me, I am not the only one who feels this way in my town.
NJH you speak the truth, I add that the only manufactured thing in this campagin is Obama persona.
Jim this debate issue and Obamas sinking of the redo votes in FL and MI should tell you everthing you need to know.
Good for u Obama! The debates have become a forum for Hillary to demonize Obama and to manipulate stupid women to vote for her. Look Margaret Thatcher and other women have won elactions and run countries not because they played the victim card but because a ran a good campaign and beat their opponents fair and square.
We will have a woman president in my lifetime in America, but please don’t settle for a fake one! Hillary has only one inerest, satifying her super ego. She played this fighting-to-the-bitter-end game with her husband and so he runs from her and looks for solace with any woman, even an intern! Hillary will drive any man mad because of her strong will to win all the time, no matter the cost. She lies all the time and her supporters overlook it, she keeps trying to break the rules and her supporters egg her on. You are sowing bad seeds, come time for harvest, no crops! Americans have suffered enough under Bush who never sowed any seeds but expected a boutiful harvest!! Its time for a big change, someone not beholden to anyone group, someone who has no baggage that can be used to distract from the mission and someone who can get the job done. Unequivocably that is Barack.
America is afraid that a black man can do better that a white man and so they don’t want to give Barack a chance. I believe God is going to override all these sentiments, it is time for America to live up to it Christian name, God is not a respecter of persons and neither should we, If Barack does better that prior Presidents, it will benefit all of us, it really doesn’t matter that he is black, heck you can take credit for his mother being white! Just let him get on with it!!!
Come November election time, Obama is going for the independent voters to replace the idiots of the democratic party who want to vote for McCain.
How on earth democrats can justify voting for a republican after the eight years of Bush disaster is the epitome of “cutting off your nose to spite your face.” Hillary cannot win unless she cheats, if she cheats and wins, democrats will lose the elctions in November and we all lose. Please grow up! Hillary cannot win, surrender now!!
McCain has got a record to run on and Obamas got a closet. The 527s are going to turn him into the gibering fool that he was at the last debate. Clintons the only one that can win
Jacksmith
You should send this off the Dem office in care of the Chairman. The more letters that are written on Clinton’s behalf the better. Obama’s reputation is a little to be desired for a President.I’d hate to see his friends example Ayers,as being part of the new administration. This election is too important job, for rookie,that’s afraid to debate in an election. I need to turn my tv off,,when Obama speaks, because, i can’t stand listening to him anymore.
What is America not seeing,my God people wake up. Put someone in the White House,that also has a reputation(Clinton)but at least you know what her policies will probable be, and thats better than the unknown.Clinton years, the economy was good, people had money and jobs. Nothing wrong with that.
For all the states Left,You gotta back Clinton, because she’s the Only Hope America Has.
Obama is NOT avoiding a debate. Let’s get real!! He has two weeks to campaign in two states. He had about six weeks for Pennsylvania, so of course he had more time to prepare for the debate and actively campaign. The margins are too close right now for him to lose any time. He wants to meet people up close and answer their questions. He is not just holding rallies. He is mainly doing town hall meetings and going to local venues. It has been proven throughout this campaign that the more that people get to know him (and not the media’s spin of him), the more they like him. Hillary knows that too, so she wants to cut into that time. I, for one, would much rather see him and have the opportunity to ask him questions that pertain to my life than to watch he and Hillary on tv arguing about the same points.
The same people criticizing Obama for not debating, would not vote for him anyway. So way do you want to see them debate? You are not open to changing your mind. You just want to see some sort of fight and see some sort of bloodshed, which is typical of Hillary supporters. The only thing is that, unfortunately for you, Obama isn’t the one that’s bleeding. It’s Hillary. The longer she goes on, the more she bleeds Superdelegates, money and supporters. She’s pitiful!! Senator Obama needs to reach those that are still on the fence, not those of you thirsting for his blood.
NC Lawyer for Obama I for one diagree with this assessment, Obama is the one that appear to be in trouble not when it comes to money but when it comes to his ability to do the job. He is starting to look like a lame duck even before he has got the party.
Anyone who believes that Reverend Wright speaks for Barack Obama needs to examine their motives in this election, Reverend Wright is an angry black man, not unlike angry preachers in America or like Billy Graham who hated Jews and continued to be the spritual adviser to several presidents. I suppose all those presidents should be harangued about their years of receiving spiritual guidance from Billy Graham!
You should not hold Barack to impossible standards because of your fears, Wrights comments are deplorable and he and only he should be held to account for those comments. Barack never said anything bad about America, it is obvious he loves his country dearly since he’s served as a public servant all his adult life. Barrack does not have the mean spirit of Reverend Wright and other preachers, any fool can see that!
You’re going to have to find dirt on Barack somewhere else because I just don’t buy this guilty by association thing! Instead Barack has shown christian-like character by allowing a sick man to vent his frustration and anger without condemming him. Reverend Wright is wrong, Barack knows it, others know it, but they let him be because they are not the judge and executioner. God will most certainly judge Reverend Wright and determine if he has sinned, if so he will get his just recompense. But if you insist on blaming Barack for other people’s actions, you might find your self being judged by God.
Be careful, we are all accountable for our actions!
It is great that Obama’s goal is to talk straight to the people versus having the media frame who he is.
I THINK SOME OF YOU WRITING THESE COMMENTS ABOUT HE NEED TO DEBATE HILLARY FOR THE 22 TIME IS STUPID. TELL ME WHAT DON,T YOU KNOW ABOUT NEITHER CANIDATE. IF YOU FOR HILLARY YOU WILL REMAIN FOR HER IF YOU FOR OBAMA YOU WILL REMAIN FOR HIM. THE MAN IS NOT SCARED TO DEBATE HE HAVE DONE THIS 21 TIMES SO FOR HILLARY TO SAY HE IS SCARED SHE IS STUPID BUT I KNOW WHAT THE CLINTON ARE DOING. YOU SEE WHEN YOU SURE YOU WILL LOOSE AND YOU HAVE NOTING ELSE GOING FOR YOU LETS FORGET ABOUT JOHN WHO JUST LOST HIS HOME, OR AUNT ROSE WHO CAN,T GET HER MEDICINE INSTEAD LETS FUSS ABOUT WHY A MAN WILL NOT DEBATE ME FOR THE 22 TIME . SHE IS REALLY BEGINING TO GET ON MY NERVE AND SHE IS ACTING LIKE A DESPERATE PERSON JUST GRABBING FOR ANYTHING TO FUSS ABOUT, THE MAN MR OBAMA IS A BIGGER PERSON AND HE DO NOT ACT LIKE HE IS ENTITTLED TO BE PRESIDENT SHE IS . WHAT THE HELL ANOTHER DEBATE WILL PROVE. SO MR OBAMA YOU JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND LET HILLARY PONDER TO HERSELF BECAUSE TIME IS RUNNING OUT.JUST CRY NOW YOU WILL FEEL BETTER LATER AND GET THE HELL OUT OF THE RACE
Whenever he doesn’t have a speech to follow he screws up just like last time the real baraki shows he can’t think for himself in a spur of the moment thing so how can he make quick decissions for this country ,if he is president he can’t just vote present like he’s use to doing or hitting ther wrong button and saying oops i want to change my vote! I sure hope she wins these last states big enough to put him OUT !
I wouldn’t mind another debate but I don’t blame him for not doing it. they have had 21 debates already. A debate would be good if they actually focused on the bread and butter issues instead of the beloved Fox non issues, i.e. Rev. Wright, the Tales of Tuzla, etc. Further, if anyone wanted to Google it they would find out that after the March primaries Obama accepted two debates, April 16th (the ABC Debate) and a proposed April 19th debate in North Carolina. Clinton remained silent on the April 19th debate date. That debate date was canceled. Later, she said she wanted April 27th. So, he first accepted for April 19th, she didn’t accept and now wants to paint him, with Fox’s help of course, as being afraid. She wants to set his schedule. the woman is mad. Don’t worry my repub friends, you will get your wish. it will be Obama and McCain. I watched the repub debates and can report McCain is no great debater either. It will be fun.
By the way, my wife and I worked at Obama headquarters today. I did data entry. My wife worked the phones and of 108 calls she made only two were for Hillary. further, the nonsense on these boards, i.e. Reverend Wright and the bitter nonsense never came up. it is good sometimes to get away from these blogs and boards. It helps you realize most people couldn’t give a rats ass about the side issues. I will say, however, according to my wife, many dems are sick of the tenor of the campaign.
everyone look up hatmen el-harty this is obamas friend it is scary
news flash guys. hillary,mccain,and obama are all guided by teleprompters. also to think that great speeches with no substance as u like to put it got him this far is rediculous. so basically ur saying the american public are all hypnotized and are not smart enough to decide who is really the better candidate. get real!! do u honestly believe clinton writes her own speeches? also a debate without a moderator is just plain stup