AWOL the coward is ducking debates with Kerry - per * spokesperson Schmidt

[papau]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3857615,00.html

Kerry Seeks Debate Series With Bush Saturday March 13, 2004 10:16 PM
By MIKE GLOVER Associated Press Writer

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - In the city that saw a historic 19th century debate, John Kerry called for monthly debates with President Bush to elevate the tenor of a campaign that's opened with a relentlessly negative tone.

"Surely, if the attack ads can start now, at least we can agree to start a real discussion about America's future," said Kerry, speaking Saturday to about 500 people packed into a school gymnasium. <snip>

<snip>
Kerry's call is unlikely to have much impact on the series of presidential debates to be held next fall, with an independent commission controlling the debate schedule. There likely will be three debates between Bush and Kerry, and one debate between the vice presidential candidates.

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a9j.pgXDpOGI&refer=top_world_news

Kerry Challenges Bush to Debate as Campaigns Release Attack Ads
March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat John Kerry challenged President George W. Bush to a round of monthly debates, making the offer days after the two campaigns unleashed television advertisements attacking each other.

"This should be a campaign worthy of the great issues before us," Kerry, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts and the Democrats' presumptive candidate for president, told supporters during a campaign stop in Quincy, Illinois. <snip>

"After calling Republicans crooks and liars, running 17 negative ads over 15,000 times and spending $6.3 million attacking the president, John Kerry is now calling for a civil debate on the issues," Steve Schmidt, a campaign spokesman for Bush, said in an e- mailed response. "Senator Kerry should finish the debate with himself before he starts trying to explain his positions to the voters." <snip>

"Already, the Bush campaign has started airing their long- trumpeted negative attack ads, and our campaign has answered to set the record straight," Kerry said in Quincy. "But America shouldn't have to put up with eight months of sniping."

[MikeG]

1. W is a chicken. Buk. Buk. Buk.

[papau]

2. A war-time leader that is a coward! I wonder if the media will notice?

or does he yet again get a pass from our not right wing GOP controlled media - they just act like they are.

:-)

[seabeyond]

3. i remember people wondering if bush

would have debates with gore. and that was before he was president. lol.

[JohnyCanuck]

4. Would you want to debate if you knew you'd look like this?

[stevedeshazer]

8. Nice n/t

[myomy]

5. "I'm the Commander and Chief, I ain't got no time for no debates."

A message from our leader and chief.

[enough]

6. And anyway

"Who cares what YOU think."

[Nite Owl]

10. But he has enough time to

go to all his fund raisers. Which we pay for too. Hope this becomes an issue.

[proud patriot]

7. Oh Goody Now I Can Use this Against the Coward

Maybe I'll just start calling him
"The Coward"

perhaps we can lobby dictionaries everywhere
to put a picture of bu..."the coward" next to
the word COWARD ...:evilgrin:

[boobooday]

9. Lily-livered scoundrel!

Coward!

Oh, he'll have to debate at least once, won't he?

It's gonna be DEEELISH.



http://www.wgoeshome.com

[DAWUSS]

11. I heard this on Fox

While I was flipping through channels. Maybe Kerry could do his part by telling America what he plans to do in the White House (besides beat Geedub, since that's mainly all I've heard outta' his campaign...)

[papau]

14. I love your posts - but I suspect you have not been to Kerry's site to

read the position papers.

And if your point is that he needs to get more media on those positions, I agree with you!

peace

:-)

[Sparkly]

12. Too funny!

So Steve Schmidt, should we take that as a "no?"

Bush won't debate because Kerry hurt his feelings, or what?

If Kerry's unclear in his positions, wouldn't that be all the more reason for Bush to want a debate?

[spanone]

13. Run by jerks for jerks about jerks ...

[Kurovski]

15. George is passing up a golden opportunity

maybe he can convince me to vote for him.