Zelaron Gaming Forum - View Single Post - McCain suspends campaign, Slys away from Debate

Profile · Posted 2008-09-24, 01:15 PM

You can't be serious..

CNN said:

John McCain suspends campaigning to work on economy, requests postponing Friday debate; asks Obama do the same.

CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News

It's on the headline banner, You can't be serious. What a cop-out. McCain doesn't want to get destroyed, biggest cop-out ever. What a maverick, this is the first time probably ever one of the presidential candidates has chosen to avoid a debate so deliberately after agreeing to a specific time and date.

How come they haven't stopped campaigning right now? They choose to start "working on the economy" the same night as the debate? You serious?!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26872907/

Quote:

NEW YORK - Republican John McCain says he's directing his staff to work with Barack Obama's campaign and the debate commission to delay Friday's debate because of the economic crisis.

In a statement, McCain says he will stop campaigning after addressing former President Bill Clinton's Global Initiative session on Thursday and return to Washington to focus on the nation's financial problems.

The Republican presidential hopeful called Obama before he made the statement and told him he was going to suspend his campaign, according to a McCain senior adviser.

Quote:

According to the source, McCain wants to create a "political free zone" until a deal is reached on legislation for a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry.

McCain also said he wants President Bush to convene a leadership meeting in Washington. Both he and Obama would attend the session.

The dates of the debates, which include three presidential and one vice presidential debate, were announced on November 19.