September 19, 2004
Bush Avoiding Debates?
from:www.alternet.org
Though news reports and a letter from officials aim to be "objective" about the two candidates' positions on the upcoming presidential debates, the truth of the matter is that Kerry has readily agreed to dates, times, locations, and moderators of debates. Bush on the other hand is seems to be stonewalling the commission and is meeting with the Kerry campaign in a last-minute effort to make other arrangements.
Writing in the American Prospect, Rob Garver submits a modest proposal for dealing with the Bush's reluctance to simply stand up and defend his policies:
Inform both campaigns that the commission will be sponsoring three debates, the times, dates, and formats of which have already been announced. There will be a seat and a nameplate for each candidate; if only one of them shows up, he gets to answer the moderator’s questions all by himself for 90 minutes, while the cameras show an empty chair where his opponent ought to be.
Posted by MK Magazine at September 19, 2004 10:28 AM