Title: Canceled: Obama backs out of North Carolina Source:
[None] URL Source:http://hotair.com/archives/2008/04/ ... -out-of-north-carolina-debate/ Published:Apr 21, 2008 Author:Canceled: Obama backs out of North Carol Post Date:2008-04-21 18:43:28 by Peppa Keywords:Obama, crybaby Views:315 Comments:35
The official explanation: “time constraints and logistical issues.” The unofficial explanation: Team Barry didn’t want to give her a reason to stay in the race if she flames out tomorrow, which makes zero sense. If Indiana and North Carolina aren’t enough to make her soldier on to May 6th, the prospect of another debate won’t either.
The real/obvious explanation: He can’t afford another beating. Your quote of the day, from the same hypocrites who knocked ABC for not giving them a chance to hear the two sound off on “substantive” issues: “No more debates!” I wonder, are the creme de la nutroots creme who signed this letter also cool with this last debate being canceled? How else are we going to reclaim the opportunity denied us by ABC to learn about their policy proposals, aside from visiting their websites or googling the transcripts of their previous 21 debates? And before you ask, yes, Katie is heartbroken.
Update: Michael Moore says he’s not so much pro-Obama as pro-Obamites. The more they whine, the more the precise opposite is true for me.
Poster Comment:
:'( Waaaaaaaaaah... Hot links at orig link... I think this need some additional confirmation.
The cancellation comes as a disappointment for CBS, which had offered the candidates prime air time after the newsmagazine “60 Minutes” for the debate. Katie Couric, the host of the “CBS Evening News,” would have moderated the debate.
The cancellation was due to political considerations by both candidates, according to Paul Friedman, a senior vice president at CBS News. Mr. Obama showed interest in an April 19 debate in North Carolina, which would have presented viewers with a second debate before the Pennsylvania primary. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign expressed concern that April 19 was the first day of Passover, and the organizers went back to the drawing board to propose alternative dates. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign subsequently agreed to the April 27 date, but Mr. Obama’s did not.