McCain Offers 10 Joint Townhalls, Obama Says He Will Do One When Nobody Is Watching

From the USA Today: Obama on Friday rejected McCain's proposal for 10 joint town-hall appearances, question-and-answer gatherings before small audiences that the Republican senator tends to favor. The Democrat has performed best at massive, emotional rallies drawing tens of thousands of people. Obama has offered to meet McCain in five joint appearances between now and the Nov. 4 election, but only one of those would be town hall-style and it would be on the July 4th Independence Day holiday, when few Americans would be watching. McCain called the offer "a very disappointing response."

This is a clear sign that Barack Obama is not really the orator he has been made out to be. He is obviously afraid of going head to head with John McCain in a more informal setting. If he thought he would crush McCain with his eloquence and arguments he would agree to crush McCain 10 times. What is is Barack so afraid of? The coward that he is, he offers to have one joint townhall and only when nobody is watching. What does it say about Barack Obama that he IS NOT willing to have debates on the issues? What does it say about John McCain that he IS willing to have 10 joint townhalls? I think the answers to those two questions are polar opposites and reveal a lot about the candidates.

Obama recently told a crowd that Republicans are "going to try to scare people. They’re going to try to say that ‘that Obama is a scary guy.” He then went on to say he was ready for it and that "if they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." How can he be going around being Mr. Tough Guy talking as if he was ready to have a duel with McCain when in truth he is unwilling to meet McCain's challenge? Tweet