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Saturday, September 18, 2004

Bush stalling for time

The commission that proposed three presidential candidate debates says time is running out for the Bush and Kerry campaigns to agree on details so organizers can finalize their plans.

The Commission on Presidential Debates last week sent a letter to the two campaigns asking for a meeting about their concerns, but has heard nothing back.

The first scheduled debate is a little more than two weeks away, on Sept. 30 in Coral Gables, Fla.

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The commission needs 10 days' time to produce its first proposed debate, Brown said. The other two presidential debates are scheduled for Oct. 8 and Oct. 13, with a vice presidential debate set for Oct. 5.

Sen. John Kerry's campaign agreed in August to the all venues, dates and moderators proposed by the commission, but President Bush's campaign has not said whether it will agree.

Seriously, what's the problem here? Either Bush is afraid of the debates or doesn't respect the American people enough to participate in them. Neither one is an acceptable reason.

And why is Commission being so polite about this? Like the Prospect says: Just tell each candidate you're hosting the debates and if Bush doesn't want to show up, the hell with him. Let Kerry speak to the audience alone for 90 minutes. (Thanks to August for the reminder on this.)

posted by chris at 1:46 PM
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