Ayers will come up at debate, McCain says - CNN website

[steve2470]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/14/ayers-will-come-up-at-debate-mccain-says/

John McCain and Sarah Palin appear to have dropped the subject of Barack Obama's connection to 1960's radical Bill Ayers from the campaign trail, but the Arizona senator said in an interview that aired Tuesday he'll likely bring it up at the third and final presidential debate Wednesday night.

The comments, during an interview with St. Louis radio station KMOX, come after Obama and Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden were sharply critical of McCain for targeting the Illinois senator over Ayers at campaign rallies, but not when the two last met for a presidential debate.

"I was astonished to hear him say that he was surprised I 'didn’t have the guts' to do that, because the fact is the question didn't come up in that fashion," McCain said of the last debate. "I think he's probably ensured it will come up this time."

McCain and Palin stepped up their criticism of Obama's past relationship with Ayers last week, as the GOP ticket's poll numbers continued to slide in the homestretch to Election Day. The campaign also released a string of ads that questioned Obama's truthfulness on the matter, in an effort to raise doubts about the Illinois senator's political origins and character. But the subject of Ayers was noticeably absent from both McCain and Palin's stump speeches Sunday and Monday, leading many political observers to conclude the campaign had deemed that line of attack ineffective.

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I think McSame is politically suicidal.

[AndyA]

1. Let it come up.

Barack can just shove it right back in McSame's face, since one of McSame's biggest donors was also on the same committee, and had even closer ties to Ayers than Obama did.

So...McSame is going to say Barack is bad because he KNOWS this guy, but that one of McSame's largest donors being close to Ayers is somehow OK? It's OK to take terrorist money? Is that how it works you fat old fuck?

[The Wielding Truth]

3. Wasn't Ayers like man of the year in chicago lately?

[BootinUp]

2. Telegraphing your punches is rarely

a good idea.

[tblue]

9. Yeah, but when was the last time JMcC had a good idea?

[occe]

4. Good.

Because Obama will fight back!

[Celebrandil]

5. Check the comments on CNN. Noone seems to support McCain.

[AndyTiedye]

6. McCain Won't Bring it Up, He'll Get the MODERATOR to Do It For Him!

[high density]

7. Yep, Bob "Getting Shot Down is a Qualifaction for President" Schieffer

[tblue]

10. Won't matter. Barack will knock it out of the park.

[AndyTiedye]

15. But The "Umpire" Will Rule It a Foul Ball

[tblue]

16. But they have instant replay now!

[tblue]

8. Bring it. We're more than ready.

[cottonseed]

11. That jabroni is going to get a smack down!

Perfect, just like baiting him on taxes. Let Obama be "perfectly clear" and explain it to the American people. Bad move McCain... as usual.

[Overseas]

12. Senator McSame, are you saying that the prominent Republican donors The Annenbergs

would actually have given $50 million dollars over a period of 20 years to a terrorist?

Are you saying the people of Illinois are so foolish that they would elect me to statewide office and then national office if I were really an associate of terrorists?

Are you saying that the 30 million Democrats who have vetted me for two years and still support my campaign are foolish enough to support an associate of terrorists?

You told the lady at your town hall meeting recently that I was a decent guy. Do you think an associate of terrorists would be a decent guy?

Please tell us once and for all, would the Annenbergs support a terrorist? Would all the other Republicans on that board have gone along with supporting a terrorist?

[EC]

13. I really doubt it

I don't think he wants his supporters to learn that Ayers is respectable and that the Annenburg Committee is a republican committee. That would make him look really stupid...and make the rest of his rhetoric look less creditable and expose his lies...

[Virginia Dare]

14. If he brings it up, he may as well concede the race on Thursday..

he'll have no chance after that. NONE.

[tblue]

17. Yep. This be the end.

[notaboutus]

18. I hope he does

so Obama can bring up this. www.mediamatters.org/items/200810100015