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michellemalkin.com - 9/24/2008
Breaking: McCain suspends campaign over bailout, wants debate postponed
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John McCain has asked the presidential debate commission to suspend this Friday’s debate so he can return to Washington to vote on the Mother of All Bailouts. [...] Read the rest »

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Stop The ACLU:  Country First? McCain Suspends Campaign to Deal With Economy

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Country First? McCain Suspends Campaign to Deal With Economy
Stop The ACLU — ... intends to debate on Friday, an official said. Will Obama debate himself on Friday night? Or will McCain oblige and rip him a new one on a foreign policy debate? I know that McCain is suffering in the polls because his party is getting the blame for the economic crisis…wrongly. But will the media paint this as McCain chickening out, or a political stunt? I’m sure a little both. The debate is only 90 minutes. Why post-pone it? Can’t he do both? Its a strange move. Its a bold move. Was it the right move? It definitely shows ...

McCain Pulls Out of Debate Due to Economic Crisis ...Update: Obama Says Debate Is On
Gateway Pundit — ... crisis- the energy crisis and the Democrats non-energy energy plan: McCain shows leadership and puts COUNTRY FIRST... Senator John McCain announced today that he wants to delay Friday's debate because of the economic crisis and return to Washington to focus on the nation's financial problems. Some people lead and some people follow. Michelle Malkin is polling readers on McCain's decision to delay the ...

Dingy Harry And Obama collaborate On Financial Crisis:’No Presidential Politics’
Nice Deb — ... When John McCain suspended his campaign on Wednesday to work on emergency legislation in congress, I assumed that Obama would follow suit, especially in light of his reputation (in his own mind) as a “uniter” who can get thing done. ...

My vote: don’t care, we’re screwed
Cold Fury — I DO care, of course, but it doesn’t mean we ain’t still screwed. Michelle has a poll up on McCain’s suspension of his campaign so we can go ahead and get more socialism rammed down our throats, to deal with the crisis the federal G en masse manufactured so they could ram more socialism down our throats.

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Matt Lewis: Breaking: McCain Wants Debate Postponed
townhall.com 9/24/2008 — John McCain wants to postpone the debate and focus on the economy. From Fox: "John McCain announced that he will suspend his presidential campaign on Thursday to return to Washington to help with bailout...
McCain Camp Proposes Postponing Debate To Oct 2, Postponing Biden-Palin Debate As Well
dailykos.com 9/25/2008 — According to CNN, McCain's camp is now proposing that the debate be postponed by moving it to into the time and venue of the vice presidential debate, scheduled for Oct. 2nd in St. Louis. The Biden-Palin debate would then be itself rescheduled to ...
Debate!
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 9/25/2008 — Americans want one: A majority of Americans say the debate should be held. Just 10% say the debate should be postponed. A sizable percentage of Americans, 36%, think the focus of the debate should be modified to focus more on the economy. 3 of 4 ...
McCain Asks To Postpone Friday Debate Due To Economic Crisis
huffingtonpost.com 9/24/2008 — NEW YORK — Republican John McCain said Wednesday he is directing his staff to work with Democrat Barack Obama's campaign and the presidential debate commission to delay Friday's debate because of the economic crisis. In a statement, McCain ...
John McCain: A Soap Opera *and* a Clown Show
delong.typepad.com 9/25/2008 — Isn't this carrying scared-to-debate a little too far? Reuters: Breaking News: McCain says will suspend campaign to return to Washington Thursday to help with bailout negotiations, asks that Friday debate with Obama be postponed so bailout ...
Breaking: McCain suspends campaign to deal with economy, calls for debate to be postponed
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That's A Mavericky Stunt We Can Believe In
eschatonblog.com 9/24/2008 — McCain is suspending campaign (whatever that means) and going to Washington so he can have pictures taken of him looking like he's doing something. Asks that Obama do the same, and wants Friday's debate to be postponed, because he can't possibly do 2 ...
A Pre-Bradley/Wilder Effect?
riehlworldview.com 9/24/2008 — Breaking News >> McCain to Suspend Campaign to Deal With Financial Crisis; Calls on Obama to Do Same; Wants Debate Postponed Not comforted by the McCain to suspend play. It suggests he needs to shake things up. I realize that there's a ...
McCain Wants Debate Postponed — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Sen. John McCain announced "he is suspending his campaign tomorrow and returning to Washington to work on the economic crisis, and called on opponent Barack Obama to join him," CNN reports. "He also called on the Commission on Presidential Debates to postpone the first faceoff until Congress ...
Barack Obama says the show must go on — Top of the Ticket
Barack Obama just rejected John McCain's proposal that the first presidential debate, scheduled Friday, be postponed to deal with the increasingly fragile prospects of the federal government bailout of financial firms. "This is exactly the time the American people need to hear from ...
Public: Refocus the Campaign — Open Left - Front Page
The public is pretty damned smart. A majority of Americans say the debate should be held. Just 10% say the debate should be postponed. A sizable percentage of Americans, 36%, think the focus of the debate should be modified to focus more on the economy. 3 of 4 Americans say the presidential ...
MCCAIN SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN, WANTS DEBATE POSTPONED — The Page by Mark Halperin
The Arizonan announces he’ll return to D.C. Thursday to deal with the economic crisis, asks Obama to join him. Also says he’s directing his campaign to work with the Obama camp and Commission on Presidential Debates to delay Friday’s opener until Congress has taken action ...
On McCain's Call to Postpone Debate, What Do You Think? — The Washington Note
John McCain has suspended his campaign activities and is calling for Friday night's debate to be postponed so that he and his party, and Barack and his, can work on resolving the nation's financial crisis. He has called on Obama to do the same. I think that this move is part of McCain's ...
I Call (Red) Bull! — The Poor Man Institute
Shorter John McCain : Slow Down!!! Grandpa needs a timeout young fellar (leans over, with hands clutching arthritic knees, panting and sweating like prom night in a sauna) Kevin Drum is shrillesque: Spare me. Let me guess: the debate should be postponed until October 2, which, sadly, ...
Suspended — Hotline On Call Part Deux
So John McCain is suspending his campaign to work on the bailout bill, and he's suggesting that the candidates' first debate, scheduled for Friday in MS, should be postponed. Waiting for word from Barack Obama 's camp. Note, though, that Obama's team released this statement at just about the ...
Veep debate to be postponed, too? — Sister Toldjah
Ok, this is getting silly , and will increase the criticism coming from media/leftie quarters that Gov. Palin can’t handle herself on her own and needs more time. Not to mention how voters will view the proposed veep debate postponement. I can understand McCain looking to postpone the ...
Ouch. Not a Good Day for the McCain Campaign in More Ways Than One — News Hounds
On a day (September 24, 2008) when Fox was obviously sweating it, not knowing exactly how to spin John McCain suspending his campaign and calling for Friday's debate to be canceled (or is it postponed?), Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili appeared on Your World w/Neil Cavuto and it didn't ...
Obama Wants Debate To Go On — Real Clear Politics - TIME.com
Obama wants the debate to go on, he announced at an afternoon press briefing. McCain announced earlier today he would like the debate to be postponed. "It's my belief that this is exactly the time...
Flash Poll: 86% of Americans say debate should take place as scheduled — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
Ouch. 10% agree with McCain that it should be postponed. And 14% agree with McCain that the candidates should suspend their campaigns.
McCain Suspending Campaign to Work on Economic Crisis — Tammy Bruce
**Scroll past the jump for regular updates to this post** This broke just before Tammy Radio ended. McCain also wants the debate on Friday postponed until this situation is solved. This puts Obama between a rock and a hard place--if he agrees with McCain he looks like he's allowing the ...
McCain to DC — Swampland
Breaking news from Reuters : McCain says he will suspend campaign to return to Washingon Thursday to help with bailout negotiations, asks that Friday debate with Obama be postponed so bailout negotiations can continue.
BREAKING NEWS: McCain asks that Friday debate be postponed to focus on financial crisis — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]MSNBC[/b] Banner headline. No story yet. Will post when it appears. Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ ...
McCain To Suspend Campaign To Focus on Bailout, Urges Obama To Join Him — The Moderate Voice
In a story just breaking over the wires Senator John McCain has announced he is suspending his campaign in order to return to Washington to focus on the bailout legislation. He has also called for Friday’s debate to be postponed. So far the Obama campaign has not responded though ...
McCain Suspends Campaign To Deal With Bailout Issue — Ace of Spades HQ
From Reuters: McCain says will suspend campaign to return to Washingon Thursday to help with bailout negotiations, asks that Friday debate with Obama be postponed so bailout negotiations can continue 2:51pm EDT...
McCain Sees Poll on Economy - Suspends Campaign — Taylor Marsh
BY TAYLOR MARSH Snarky headline, I know, but seriously, McCain’s missed close to every vote since April or so, can anyone doubt this is political gamesmanship? McCain has called for the debate on Friday to be postponed. Obama shouldn’t buy into that one. He should say, ...