Obama Backs Out On Joint Townhall Proposals – Afraid Of McCain?

Every PUMA remebers when Obama ran scared when Hillary was challenging him to debates.  She even laid it down…  “any time, any where” style, but he was too much of a wimp for Little Lady Hillary.

And now, it seems he is too much of a wimp for Old Man McCain.

The AP reports that:

Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday backed away from rival John McCain’s challenge for a series of joint appearances, agreeing only to the standard three debates in the fall.

In May, when a McCain adviser proposed a series of pre-convention appearances at town hall meetings, Obama said, “I think that’s a great idea.” In summer stumping on the campaign trail, McCain has often noted that Obama had not followed through and joined him in any events.

Obama’s reversal on town hall debates is part of a play-it-safe strategy he’s adopted since claiming the nomination and grabbing a lead in national polls. Advisers to the Illinois senator, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss strategy, say Obama is reluctant to take chances or give McCain a high-profile stage now that Obama’s the front-runner.

 

And, of course, the McCain campaign comes back with a zinger here

“John McCain looks forward to debating Barack Obama as often as possible, but it’s disappointing that Senator Obama has refused his offer to do joint town hall meetings. We understand it might be beneath a worldwide celebrity of Barack Obama’s magnitude to appear at town hall meetings alongside John McCain and directly answer questions from the American people, but we hope he’ll reconsider. The American people expect and deserve no less. Unfortunately, it appears that Barack Obama’s tough-guy talk on ‘duels’ this week was just more empty words. Americans are quickly coming to the conclusion that it’s better to look at what Barack Obama actually does and not listen to what he says.”

They are just pounding that imagery of Obama as a trite celebrity….  and it’s just getting funnier.

 

Please, Super Delegates…  JUST SAY NO DEAL!!!!