He suspends his campaign, and the first presidential debate.

He goes to the important meeting he had to attend that was in the way of his campaigning.

He says nothing in the meeting???

Then he announces that he has won the Debate, before he announces that he has changed his mind and will be attending the debate?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/images/26Sep_Friday_WSJ.JPG

What is going on? I am confused?

He's crazy?

In that meeting: McCain did not do pointless and divisive 'posturing'.That was Obama. McCain 'mediated' between the people who actually have to decide this thing. This was not the meeting to be making speeches, this was a meeting to actually get something done, but Obama took care of that by attacking the Republican half of the meeting. If you want to come to an agreement with your opponents, you don't start by attacking them. And the 'announcing he has won the debate, before the debate happens', was obviously post-debate spin, (both sides will do it, regardless of who 'wins') , that was supposed to be released after the debate.

 

That's is not what the National news sites are stating. Folks that were actually at the Whitehouse meeting stated that McCain sat there for 40minutes, and listened. Never injected himself into the conversation.

Here is a summary listed on National News.

"The Republican candidate, according to sources with direct knowledge, sat quiet through most of the meeting, never offered specifics, and spoke only at the end to raise doubts about the rough compromise that the White House and congressional leaders were nearing."

This news report really sums up the meeting.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/dodd-says-white-house-meeting/story.aspx?guid={F849F192-D0CD-4456-BC50-751A5259D7F4}

Where are your facts that Obama attacked the Republican side at the white house meeting?

Are you one of those bubba votes, faux news has been manipulating?

I tried to find the story, with no success - but what part of REDCITY are you having a hard time understanding?

The lack of facts, are you related to Rush?

LOL, don't bring my dad into this. :)  Here's a political opinion for you: I feel very sorry for Obama, and black voters in general. (This is assuming that black voters want a black President) (Which would be racist on their part, but seems nonetheless to be true.)

    If Obama  LOSES  this election, that blows the best chance of ever electing a black President that will likely ever exist. Why? First, because the Republican Candidate looks good ONLY because Obama is so lame - if the Democrats had the sense to Nominate a Mainstream candidate (black or white or other), they would win in a landslide. The other reason why this is likely the only/best chance of electing a black person President is the," I want to vote for a black guy because I'm so open-minded" people. This is also known as the "Affirmative Action Vote". This only happens once, tho - If another black candidate runs, he/she will have to win on their merits.

    If Obama WINS this election: (I'll skip the part about him being totally unqualified, since Dems will just argue the point). If he wins: He has NO national presence- he's only been a Senator for a few years - which means (on a National scale) that he has no buddies, no posse, no list of people that owe him favors,and being relatively 'green' to National politics he will have no real idea of what to do IF he gets elected. Which means he will have to depend totally on the Democrat leaders to lead him around. And let's talk effectiveness: Of course all the Republicans will vote against all of his programs, cause he's a Democrat. But do you think that 'Southern Democrat' Congressmen will be on his side? Not so much. And if he wins, it will be about a 50/50 vote, of his fifty percent only half support his programs/ideas, (Obama DOES have ideas, doesn't he? ) The other half are just voting against Bush - which means they will not like Obama's programs any more the Republicans are likely to. All this doesn't paint a very good picture of the "first black President", and the problem is that, as the first, he will be an Example of a Black President. And this will reflect on any other, potential, black presidents.

  Like I said: I feel sorry for Obama. Win or Lose.