And this just in: John McCain called David Letterman personally to tell him he had to go back to Washington. But he didn't go back to Washington, he instead taped in an interview with Katie Couric. Keith Olbermann took McCain's spot tonight and he says while the show was being taped, Letterman actually showed some of the feed of Couric interviewing McCain, and Letterman shouting, "Can I give you a ride to the airport Senator?!".

I can't fucking wait to see it.

Another lie from McWait.

As reported by Amanda Carpenter at Townhall.com, the now infamous joint statement which will solve all our problems:

Since Obama made the initial call at 8:30am, I guess we can now call him "The Initiator."

Well, at least the statement solves the problem. We can all rest easy now.

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Andy
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man, you are gonna need serious medication after Obama loses.........

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Yes. He was willing to let his cast of thousands write a little script for him to read so he could continue to bone up for the debate and let the grownups in DC take care of things.

Sorry kiddo, you're being paid to represent your constituents, those schmucks in Illinois who stupidly voted for you. Time to earn your keep.

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Jesus loves you, allah wants you dead

"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

Ayn Rand

Biden who? Oh Joe Biden, the gaffe master? PFFFT - He's a lightweight. She's gonna body slam him, put him in a sleeper hold, and then cut off his eyebrows. That is if she doesn't fall asleep while he bloviates, on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on EMPTY DROOL CUPS NOW on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on..........

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I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

NBC, and CBS are both in the tank for Obama. I don't remember the people at SNL picking fun at Obama when he cancelled at the last minute.

What else can you expect from them other then cheap attacks from a bunch of jack-asses like Letterman.



He told him he had to go back to Washington.


When did he say he was going back?

Why doesn Letterman feel this is a great time to pick fun at McCain just because he's doing his job?

Is the David Letterman show more important then our economy? Hardly.


This is why McCain would be a better President. His has good priorities. He feels that our economy is more important then scoring political points.


Obama doesn't want to show up because nobody needs a big-mouth do-nothing phony politician showing up just getting in the way.

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It's hard to stay mad at someone who makes you laugh - Jay Leno

Is the topic of the VP debate "101 recipes for Moose"?

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“ The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.”

Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

Good point but I doubt if Obama is wise enough to see that about himself.

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I've been on my meds since Ron Paul lost!

And by the way, in a debate at this moment in history, Ron Paul would kick everyones asses.

A crisis reveals who we can be, and it also reveals who we are. John McCain has revealed that he's just another flippy-floppy big liberal spending pinko in Washington, who's more concerned about bailing out his rich friends than in doing the more prudent thing, which is passing on a bailout to regular folks, while letting companies who don't operate properly to fail.

Doesn't anyone believe in individual responsibility anymore on the conservative side?

This is the same shit as the last 8 years: Give us your blind trust and a blank check or else everything might come crashing down on you.

The enemy is inside the house people.

And John McCain over the last 10 days of waging a war with the media, making bellicose statements about world affairs that aren't helpful, and behaving like a freshman on every major crisis of the last few weeks has disqualified himself from being President. And now today he just wants to take his marbles and go home for awhile. And he and Obama aren't even on the committee that is dealing with the detailed negotiations of this thing.

If a rational person can't see the completely irrational behavior of John McCain this month, than they're the ones who need the meds.

unlike Biden (and lots of other gutless liberals) , Sarah eats what she kills....


Speaking of recipes - Biden is going to get creamed, like broccoli.

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I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

What IS best for the American People?

To have legislators drop everything to go legislate? Or for voters to learn how the candidates for President will legislate for the next four years?

A little over a month to go, and Americans must choose their next leader. The GOP side has two candidates who consider the press to be "the enemy", and who thusfar have successfully resisted having their candidates questioned in any meaningful way. And now the campaign is completely suspended?

Will having the debate prevent either Senator from participating in the economic debate in Congress, and voting on all the various measures necessary to craft a final bill? McCain believes it will, Obama does not.

Time will tell, but we already have a clue about the "urgent" need for the Senators' presence in Washington. After cancelling Letterman, McCain instead sits down with Couric. "I'm flying now to Washington!" McCain tells Dave, but he wasn't. Worse, what he was doing was MORE CAMPAIGNING, the main thing he claimed he wouldn't be doing.

Those on the Right are fond of saying that everything about a candidate is important, because it reveals CHARACTER.

Avoiding the press, operating in secrecy, a "trust me" attitude which is hostile to questioning, these are all hallmarks of the administration for the past eight years. By keeping the voters virtually in the dark (or worse, confused by contradictory claims meted out in political speeches, for example vehemently AGAINST regulation, before being FOR it), McCain leaves us no conclusion but that his administration, should he be elected, will be no different from that of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney for the past two terms. If you've loved George's performance in office, by all means, McCain should be your choice.

His handlers in Chicago specifically told him that there would be no leadership required in politics. Just look pretty for the camera and ALWAYS know where your teleprompters are.

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Jesus loves you, allah wants you dead

"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

Ayn Rand

He was lying to Letterman, and decided to stay in town overnight and do a different interview.

"His has good priorities"? What the fuck is with that?

He "feels" our economy? No he doesn't. He "feels" his economy. He "feels" his benefactors barking at him to get in the welfare line and help get enough Republican votes so that the White House can a sign the biggest one-time transfer of wealth from regular people to rich fucktards who bankrupted this country.

That's not Country First.

Words are fucking meaningless if you don't actually stand for shit.

John McCain and Barack Obama now have the responsibility (remember that word, responsibility? Used to be a very lofty conservative notion) of being the candidates of both of their parties, which means they have to communicate to us what they would do exactly. McCain has decided to hide out overnight in New York like a pussy. He's not even in Washington, and won't be back in Washington until at some point later tomorrow.

By denying us a public discussion and debate, John McCain is only putting his political charade first.

Raise your hands everybody for who wants a President who bails out on having to face doing anything when the job gets rough.

John McCain has just crippled his whole campaign by doing nothing, making no actual choices and just hiding out for awhile and not actually going to Washington until some point tomorrow.

What a huge joke of a campaign. His numbers will tank since he's sending Obama a fat pitch right down the middle. And when Obama tells him to his face, "You know, the President can't just call a time-out when things get tough", that'll seal the deal.

And we have to remember why McCain is doing this so badly: It's all about bailing out huge Republican benefactors. McCain is running back to Washington because the welfare line for the wealthy is open and McCain's a little piggy at the trough pushing for this thing, for anything, as long as the money starts flowing.

It's really ugly and sick and sinister.

I agree with all the "press is their enemy" thing. I find it chauvinistic that McCain's team is hiding Palin away like she's some delicate flower or something.

First poll on McCain wanting to postpone the debate. As expected, Americans are smarter.

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Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president he’ll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys’ network in Washington.' I’m not making this up. This is somebody been in Congress for 26 years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he’s the one who’s gonna take on the old boys' network,” he said. “In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting!- Obama, 9/17/2008