McCain Proposes Joint Town Halls with Obama

Its a stunt and I pray Obama does not fall for it. Its interesting how some Hillary supporters would rather switch their entire political principles than see someone "non-white" do an extraordinary job running this country.

Are Mrs. Clintons actions indicative of the type of president needed to conduct foreign affairs...'change the rules so I can win' COME ON!

Consider this "popular vote screamers," the average US citizen is unaware of the daily processes in Washington..the delegates and superdelegates ARE and have seen Obama in action(apparently Hillary too),if they trust him and we put them there..should we not have some kind of faith in the Party, I mean if not now then when?

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After ABC's debate fiasco, I think the candidate would do well to avoid the media's agenda and let the actual public dictate the topical questions. We already know what the worst looks like.

Obama will not do this. His worse moments in the primary were debates. He gives a good speech but he is still not a guy that can answer unscripted questions. He will find an excuse to back out of this.

"Jo" I loved your comment about Obama's 57 state debate tour!

I think Obama supporters are going to turn off veterans and older voters with their vicious attacks on McCain.

Kind of like they turned off women and blue-collar voters with sexist/racist comments.

Obama's charm and speaking skills won't keep our country safe.
I trust McCain's strength and experience.

McCain08 Hillary2012

"go obama tear that man apart i know you can he is a idiot there is noway in hell he is gonna win with a man of your intelligance hes bound to get crushed cant wait!!!"

Need anyone say more? Obama is definitely a man who has supporters with a high education and "intelligance."

McCain harkens back to the past too much once again. He tries to bring back history, this time '63, that has passed without fruition. Most of us are concerned about the economy and the price of gas, not in historical precedents that didn't quite make it 45 years ago. The trajectory is forward, not backwards!

Come on Mack, take down the punk. Hillary did in every single debate.

C'mon Vanessa, you want to see your young fellow knock off the geezer, right? I admit that since a woman whupped him in the popular vote, he has some confidence building to do, but doncha think he can take on an aging POW from the VietNam era and win in a joint meeting? I mean he can even bring the joints.

Of course with nothing to talk about except Hillary not conceding between now and August, we'll devolve into mudslinging otherwise, yes?

Debates of any kind won't happen until after the Republican and Democratic conventions this fall!

Barack Obama should not let McCain dictate how and when they will discuss the issues, that McCain strategy is directly from Sun Tzu's Art of War.

The meetings would take 10 days worth of campaign time away from the Obama camp, or about 7% of the remaining time before elections.

I think it's important for all democrats, no matter who you supported for the primary election, to just take a deep breath and chill. Hateful words really do more harm than good - it would serve us well to heed the grammar school lessons we grew up with!

I am an Obama supporter but I also voted for Bill Clinton in the past. I have been hurt by actions and words from Hillary in this primary battle, but I still see how valuable she is and I still appreciate all the work she has done.

I doubt Obama would choose her as his running mate because you really need to trust the person who is to be your VP and she chose to conduct herself in a way that would inevitably lead to a loss of trust from Obama. I truly wish she chose different tactics during this primary because she had an opportunity to keep this campaign peaceful and instead, I think she has contributed to the reason there is so much hate and decisiveness among voters, evident in many of these comments.

We now have to rise above all this because we need to change this country for the better and it starts with a democrat in the white house. Actually, it really starts with BUSH out of the white house, and since McCain is falling in step with his policies, he can not be allowed to lead this country to further ruin.

Also, be respectful of Obama's choice. He is allowed to choose his running-mate and I am certain his wisdom and pragmatism will aid him in selecting the best VP for this country. If it's not Hillary, KNOW that she has a place in his administration. She is a bull-dog and she is needed. She would be an EXCELLENT senate majority leader and I am certain Obama will want her to take the leading stance in ensuring we have universal healthcare in this country.

Mark my words, they will work together no matter if she is the VP or not. Let's all take a collective deep breath....now, doesn't that feel better? ;)

Posted by: Jessica Butyrin | June 4, 2008 2:06 PM

Don't do townhall meetings, Obama!

Do not spend time meeting 300-400 people when you need to deliver the message of hope and change to as many people as possible.

People are already familiar with McCain, but not so much with Obama.

Therefore, this is an attempt by McCain camp to take precious time from Obama to meet thousands of people that need to hear his message.

Senator Obama will never unite the party. He has belittled or insulted 2/3 of Americans. He is a socialist/marxist/communist and that will be his agenda if he is elected. He just wants the power.

I love this about McCain. He wants town hall debates so the people can really participate and ask questions.

This is the kind of democracy the DNC could learn from. People having their voices heard.

Obama seems to prefer big crowds with a script rather than people-generated questions.

I know McCain isn't charmimg or a great speaker but I appreciate his humility, his experience, his sense of humor.
If I can't have Hillary then McCain is the next most qualified candidate to lead our country.

Hillary2012 McCain08

Town hall meetings would be an appropriate venue for an open exchange of ideas between two candidates without being scripted with responses.

As evidenced in his poor showings in earlier debates, Barack Hussein Obama stands to lose ground in any one-on-one confrontation with an opponent unless he is scripted and prompted.

However, McCain has thrown down the gauntlet to the self-proclaimed messiah. If Obama chooses to run away, his lack of ability and leadership will be emphasized and illuminated. However, choosing to participate will show the same Obama weaknesses.

McCain gave Obama a "lose-lose" situation.

More of the same is sure to follow.

bhrandon,

Nobody said Obama was a poor speaker. They're saying without his teleprompter (which he had last night) that he's very average. And that's just the truth. Obama supporters who have seen him at events without a teleprompter have even admitted this.

Notice that it's McCain who proposes this and NOT Obama. Obama needs the teleprompter for his events, otherwise he's very average.

I think McCain should suggest a 57 state debate tour and especially in Kentucky which apparently (according to Obama's map of the country) borders Arkansas but NOT Illinois.

LOLOL.

McCain knows he has this guy so whooped. I bet Obama doesn't want to debate. Do you get teleprompters at debates? Oops. Lol.

I enjoy listeing to McCain, I respect McCain, I can not listen to Obama and his garbage, and I do not respect him. I am 76 years and and for the first time I will vote Republican.

I'm an Obama supporter so, of course in this day and age, I am a little bit leery of what McCain's real intentions are. But, despite how it may pan out for either candidate, I think this idea is a great idea that would benefit the American political process. We have the choice between two Great Americans in this election, rather than the false choices of the last elections. I hope that Obama commits to do at least a couple of these town hall meetings with McCain.