Kean soils diaper, drops out of debates

[The Wizard]

The following is a letter from the Menendez campaign to Junior Kean.
Dear Mr. Kean Jr.:

In an August 29th email to the League of Women voters and in public comments on September 13, you agreed to an October 14 debate against Bob Menendez hosted by the League, WABC, and WPVI. Today, you backed out of that debate, offering a laundry list of excuses, but no explanation for why you are breaking your word. The voters of New Jersey have grown accustomed to your lying about everything under the sun since the beginning of this campaign, and apparently your previous commitment to debate now falls into that category.

Your behavior leading up to this debate has been nothing short of bizarre. After agreeing to the debate, your staff then informed the League that your candidate would only attend if allowed to speak behind a podium, instead of seated in chairs. That request was puzzling, but we were willing to agree to it. You then sent a staff member to the set to film the studio, no doubt to see that it met your needs, whatever those may be and no matter how odd they may be.

As we informed the League, we will meet you under any format. Since you have given no reason for your refusal, we can only conclude that you are afraid to defend your association with your campaign fundraisers and advisors George Bush, Karl Rove, Bob Janiszewski and Oscar Sandoval. Or maybe you wish to continue to avoid a discussion about how we need to change the course in Iraq.

No matter the reason for your backing out, you should be under no illusions: Bob Menendez will be at the WPVI studios in Trenton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 14, as agreed to by both campaigns. We hope you will keep your word and attend as well. New Jerseyans are really growing tired of your excuses and your lies.

Sincerely,

Steve DeMicco

[flyarm]

1. do you have a link for this??????? want to send it to So. NJ web page

[The Wizard]

2. try this

http://bluejersey.net/frontPage.do

[FogerRox]

3. Baby Kean is a pussy.

[The Wizard]

4. Now

You have my cats pissed off.

[FogerRox]

5. Extend my apologies to your cats.

Baby Kean is a pussy.

[SledDriver]

6. Not to support or defend the repug Kean...

But Menendez lost the election when he voted Yes on the torture bill. He pissed off a lot of people and lost a lot of votes with that one, myself included. Lots of people are either going to vote third party or not at all.

Why bother to debate him? All Kean needs to do now is just sit back and wait for election day.

As a Dem, Menendez REALLY should have thought that one through a little better.

[karynnj]

7. I understand your reluctance,

I feel the same shock that both our Senators voted that way, but we need Menendez for his vote the the Dem leader - Kean is worse. Control of the Senate may be in balance.

[FogerRox]

8. Now that Keanis behind he wants to debate again...... ?

[The Wizard]

9. And if Menendez

voted against it Ku Klux Karl would be pushing Ku Klux Kean to say Menendez was weak on terror. The bill was going to pass anyway. If you're looking for a pure candidate don't hold your breath. There is an argument that Ralph Nader is the reason Torquemada's illegitimate son is sitting in the White House today. Let's get control of Congress and get to work on voiding that horrible legislation. Helping Kean get elected is counterproductive.

[LynneSin]

10. Menendez is one of the more liberal senators in DC right now

The Torture bill shocked me not just for Menendez but also Sherod Brown. Both of these men, in the house, were opposed to the Patriot Act AND IWR. But what you stated is probably the reason why they voted the way they did. Both are in very tight races and unfortunately that "Dems soft on Terrorism" crap still works. Anyhow, the Torture Bill is going to the courts.

I'm also guessing that Lautenberg, another liberal, voted with Menendez as a sign of support for this election. We need NJ staying blue and rumor has it, it's starting to go that way

[brentspeak]

11. So you're saying that Menendez was the deciding factor?

Without his vote the bill wouldn't have passed? :eyes: :eyes:

"Lots of people are either going to vote third party or not at all."

That bill is a virtual non-issue with the majority of NJ Democratic voters, let alone NJ voters in general.

[FogerRox]

12. about 2/3 or the DEMS who voted for this bill are in tight races.

but there is no connection, right?