from the mind of…..sanity optional

CBS will broadcast a live townhall style meeting from 9 to 11 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, Aug. 11. The presidential candidates will be asked questions directly from an audience of about 6,000 people, including veterans, active military members and their families. John McCain has accepted the invitation, Barack Obama has declined.  This is a firm slap in the face to our military members, both serving now and retired. 

Obama’s representative for veterans, Phillip Carter, a former military soldier who served in Iraq, stated, “Senator Obama strongly supports America’s veterans and military families and has worked hard on their behalf in the Senate. While we unfortunately had a previously scheduled commitment on the date proposed, Senator Obama looks forward to continuing the dialogue he’s been having throughout the country with veterans on how we can better serve our men and women in uniform as they serve us.”   

However, Carissa Picard, managing director of the Fort Hood Presidential Town Hall Consortium, has stated that she has spoken with the Obama campaign, ”I’m having extreme difficulty getting the Obama campaign to commit to this event, and we do not understand why. We made it very clear to them that if they would commit to the event, we would work with them on dates.”

This is not unusual for Obama to decide to withdraw from any type of open-mic forum.  John McCain, who will be at the Aug. 11 televised townhall meeting, challenged Obama on June 4th, 2008 to attend ten townhall style debates throughout the summer and up until the November election.

Barack Obama declined the invitation then, and he continues to decline townhall style debate forums.  This is possibly due to the increasingly noticable effect open-mic forums have on Obama. 

Barack Obama’s inability to speak without the use of notes or telepromters should trigger cause for alarm since the leader of The United States is considered by most nations to be the voice of reason in the world.  That voice should be clear, concise, and intelligible.  It is at these times, Obama tends to wear thin on intelligent Americans.

 

 

President Bush made an emboldened plea to the Congress to lift the ban on oil drilling in the United States and surrounding waters.  This measure could help to alleviate high prices at the pumps for all Americans who drive automobiles, whether you are driving a hybrid or not.

Ironically, John McCain proposed this same plan early in May of 2008, and the Democrats scoffed at him.  As early as yesterday, House Committee Democrats still turned a deaf ear to most Americans who are paying outrageous costs at the fuel pumps.   Read the following story for more details. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365627,00.html

This comes at a time when President Bush’s approval ratings have climbed by almost 10%, and Congress approval ratings dipping lower than his.  This should concern the Democrats, a poll-oriented group of people, to worry over the upcoming November Presidential election. 

Barack Obama has been spewing some politically incorrect comments as of late.  Flip-flopping on certain issues that pushed him to the forefront as a contender in the Democratic primaries.  For more on this read http://redesigned1.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/lets-have-a-looksey-at-obamas-flip-flops/

This is a casual look at what could become a major issue to debate upon closer to the November election.