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If an old debating trick works for conservatives, why shouldn't Senator Obama use it?

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So Senator McCain wants to postpone the debate because of the economicSenator Obama should use.  He should pay for the TV time and show up and debate an empty chair.  We double dog dare Senator Obama to do that, but he likes to play nice and you know what Leo Durocher said about nice guys . . . crisis, does he?  There's an old conservative trick that
Woodrow Wilson said:  "In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread.  No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach."
Now, the disk jockey will play the perfect theme song for such an event:  Simon and Garfunkles' "Sound of Silence."  Now, we'll disappear.
We double dog dare you to have a great week.

 

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I had the same thought myself by aaronbav on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:35:11 PM
ooops by aaronbav on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:36:52 PM
It makes no sense to debate an empty chair by wagelaborer on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 4:08:39 PM
Debating an Empty Chair by Eliot Gould on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 4:11:13 PM