Debate as Scheduled, Barack Obama's Team Urges John McCain
Sen. Barack Obama's top aides, still planning to appear at Friday's Ole Miss debate even if Sen. John McCain doesn't, are heading to Oxford, Miss., later today. Chief spokesman Robert Gibbs, for example, told reporters that he was heading to the debate site and suggested that he'll be on a plane full of reporters and other staffers. "Stick to the long-held, long-agreed-to debate schedule," he urged the McCain team, which has pushed to delay it until the $700 billion economic package is hammered out. Picking up on Obama's comment that he can do two things at once, aides say that while the senator is working with Democrats on the economic plan, he is also practicing for his Friday debate with McCain. Gibbs, for example, says that the senator has engaged in mock debates, and others say he has looked at some old debate tapes. Still, the spin from the campaign is that the senator will have trouble keeping his long answers to the allotted time because he likes to rephrase the question, explain the problem, and then lay out a solution. "You pray to God that that isn't longer than the 45 seconds he's allotted to speak," says Gibbs. As for the need to practice, Gibbs added that both senators should be pretty much up to date on what will be asked since the issues normally come from the front-page headlines. "I don't think there will be a lot of surprises," says Gibbs.
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We don't need the debates nearly as much as we need this bailout right now.
Obama's comment about how he can do two things at once was unnecessary.
Sure, you could do two things at once, but which needs the more attention?
The bailout or the debate?
Which is more important?
The debates can be delayed till a later time.
This bailout can't wait.
McCain
All we heard from McCaine was "ME_=<ME<ME><I<I<I>
Nothing about US!!! He is the #2 (Bush is 1st) upmost ignorant, sarcastic, and self worshiping human we ever have run across.
What happened to US.........he only talked about himself....I pray to God he will NOT be elected. Our biggest fear is he will not only carry on Bush's years......it will be worse.......he will start more wars....with Iran, Korea, etc.!
We are scared to death! If he is elected....our Grandson may not be alive to have children of his own. WHY can't the people of this country have some 'common sense'!!
Kayleeh
fact checking
Everything the Candidates said at the debates is now on the table and is subject to scrutiny.I think John McCain made a mistake at the end of the debate when he said he loved the military. yet voted agains ligislation that would help the men in uniform.Check out Jim Webb's bills. Also he braged about his pertisipation in the bipartisan hearings on the M.I.A.I remember thos hearings and McCain was brutal on those m.i.a.'s family members. Also he admitted that the america tortures.
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