Breaking news: BOTH candidates to debate, just announced on cnn

[Philosoraptor]

announced at 9:55 a.m. central

[goclark]

1. link?

[TwilightGardener]

2. McLoser caved? Tail between his legs tonight?

[VeraAgnes]

14. He got just what he wanted from this scam

he got 1st rate, every hour, every show his name mentioned for 15 minutes....Hr became the lead story for 2 days and continues. All based on smoke and mirrors.

[TwilightGardener]

17. He looks like an absolute ass, though. He's not marching into the debate in triumph--

he's going in like the guy who pulled a fraternity prank that no one thought was funny.

[wtmusic]

18. Xactly, he was expecting Obama not to call his bluff

but got owned instead.

[VeraAgnes]

20. I'm so damn mad..........

We'll see. He needs to be crushed.

[FSogol]

3. personal knowledge? link? gut feeling?

:shrug:

[tekisui]

4. IOW: McCain's hissy fit didn't work!

:rofl:

If he gets in a tight spot tonight, I hope he says, "I didn't even want to be here tonight!"

[snappyturtle]

5. Yes! Oh yes, this should be good!

:popcorn:

[wtmusic]

6. Smart move for McCain

on the tail end of a really, really dumb one.

[jojo54]

8. Agreed.

I would have been so contradictory for him not to show up.

[FSogol]

7. McBush doesn't have time to debate...

he needs to start working on an excuse to stop the vp debate.

[symbolman]

9. He had no choice

when the commission decided that Obama could turn it into a Town Hall scenario then McCluckCluck was Screwed and he knew it.. Obama was going to hit one after another out of the park for 90 minutes..

McCluckCluck will show, and then claim that he wanted TEN of those town hall meets and Obama wouldn't comply.. did you hear that McClucky said that was WHY he went negative on Obama? Love these exuses, we need so many MORE Of them.. and the Fans of McChicken we all saying that McClucky had every right to NOT SHOW for a debate, since he had asked for those Ten Town Halls..

What? He wanted TEN Town Halls and since Obama wouldn't comply then that means McChicken could Walk Away from this one?

It fits my meme, that after a space of eight years of Republican Rule, their "language" gets so far out there, that to the average american they might as well be speaking MARTIAN.. :)

[shadowknows69]

10. It's going to be a good night.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

11. Let's start a pool -

How many times in tonight's debate, will McPOW invoke his years as a prisoner of war?

I'm betting two, because he has to be restrained.

Or, maybe twenty-one.

[radfringe]

12. WOOT WOOT - pop corn sales just increased...

:popcorn:

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. How soon into the debate do you think until McCain will uses the POW card?

That would make a good football pool

[shadowknows69]

15. It will be in his opening statement are you kidding?

And probably every answer to follow. Noun, verb, POW.

[Ichingcarpenter]

19. Well maybe I'll start a poll with a 5 mins increments

Any thoughts?

[Philosoraptor]

21. 1 shot for every POW mentioned, I'll never make it through

[wtmusic]

16. "You know Jim, for 5 1/2 years I didn't have a podium to stand on..."

Is the campaign officially un-suspended now? The suspense is killing me.

[bullwinkle428]

22. NPR report on debate preparation : Obama - considerable. McCain - NONE!!!

He totally plans on "winging it" tonight! :rofl:

[wtmusic]

23. We'll likely get some "dog ate my homework" excuses

about how he had to be in DC making the US economy safe for ordinary working people instead of preparing.

[shadowknows69]

24. In which case Obama needs to remind him

That his own party is out there saying him showing up is what derailed the whole thing.

[akwapez]

25. Anyone found a link for this yet? CNN.com still nothing

can't find on other sites. Am I too impatient? Its been half an hour since the OP


edit: 10 sec after post - breaking news on cnn.com....ask and shall be granted.

[Left Brain]

26. Also breaking on MSNBC

Red banner at the top, no link yet.

[rebel with a cause]

27. Link;

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26900453/

Mccain will attend debate, campaign says.