Debate is tonight, Kerry camp wants changes!!!

I thought that all of the issues regarding the debate were settled long ago. Both Kerry and Bush had various requests that had to be negotiated before they agreed to go forward with the debates. Now, just hours before the first debate is going to start the Kerry camp is having a fit over where the light signaling when a speakers time is almost up will be placed. Kerry's people are saying they will come in with a screwdriver and remove the lights! I wonder how many more issues will pop up before tonights debate gets started!

Democratic candidate John Kerry's campaign demanded Thursday that the lights signaling when a speaker's time has expired during debates with President Bush be removed from the lecterns because they are distracting, but the commission hosting the debates refused.

An angry exchange between representatives of the Kerry campaign and the Commission on Presidential Debates took place just hours before the candidates were to meet at the University of Miami for the first of three debates, The Associated Press learned. Kerry's team threatened to remove the lights when they visit the debate site with Kerry later in the day.

"We'll bring a screwdriver," said a Kerry aide familiar with what several people called an angry exchange. The commission did not return a call seeking comment.

www.kfmb.com...

Jemison

It is obvious that Kerry hopes to be able to shout down Bush, without regard for whose time it actually is to speak. This is a common liberal tactic.

Bush problably has the lecturns nailed down, just incase the spin gets to violent.
Batten down the hatches and hang on. Hope no one is motion sick
This is just the first of three circuses to be performed for the American public.
Gravol anyone.

How many Democrats does it take to change a lightblub?

Maybe the light is distracting! Would'nt a flashing light be distracting to you?
Nothing can distract Bush. He keeps reading "The Pet Goat" even when we're under attack!

Originally posted by Mainer
How many Democrats does it take to change a lightblub?

Same as any hard working janitor. One.

But it takes 51 Republicans in the Senate to make sure he gets no minimum wage increase, no overtime, no healthcare and no prospect of social security for doing so. And that he can be shot by an AK-47 on the way home.

Here are the most vunerable of those worthless 51 obstructionists.

Vulnerable Republican Seats
One Republican seat, that of retiring Peter Fitzgerald in Illinois is almost certain to be taken by the Democratic nominee (Barack Obama). Another vulnerable seat is Ben Nighthorse Campbell's seat in Colorado, which is being heavily challenged following Campbell's announced retirement. The Alaska seat currently held by Lisa Murkowski is also considered to be competitive, since the Republican edge in the state is offset by the unpopularity of Governor Frank Murkowski's appointing his daughter to the seat, and the popularity of the Democrat challenger, ex-governor Tony Knowles. Alaska: Tony Knowles is in a statistical dead heat with incumbent Lisa Murkowski. Although Alaska is a heavily Republican state, popular opinion has swung against the Murkowski family because of a tax increase passed by Lisa's father. Knowles has enlisted extensive out-of-state support for his bid to oust Murkowski. Colorado: Democratic attorney general Ken Salazar has a slight lead in early polls over Republican brewing executive Pete Coors. Salazar may have benefitted from an extended (and, by many descriptions, extraordinarily negative) Republican primary campaign between Coors and Rep. Bob Schaffer. Illinois: Democratic candidate Barack Obama, a widely popular Kenyan-American state legislator, is currently running without serious opposition following the withdrawal of Republican candidate Jack Ryan. After a long search that saw Republicans considering numerous substitutes for Ryan, including former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, former governors, and state senators, two finalists were selected for the race: former presidential candidate Alan Keyes and former deputy drug czar Andrea Grubb Barthwell. After more detailed interviews with the finalists, Alan Keyes was offered the nomination, and accepted it on Sunday, August 8. Obama remains a heavy favorite. Oklahoma: Democratic Congressman Brad Carson is in a statistical dead heat with Republican Tom Coburn following the annouced retirement of Sen. Don Nickles. Although Oklahoma is a very conservative and Republican state, Coburn has been weakened by a vicious primary campaign and a history of making provocative statements.
Other viable candidates who could win Republican-held seats include Joe Hoeffel in Pennsylvania and Nancy Farmer in Missouri. However, each faces an uphill battle. While Pennsylvania is a swing state that has been leaning Democratic in presidential elections and Missouri is an evenly divided swing state, both states have leaned Republican in Senate races.

And the punchline? They'll get to change their own lightbulbs soon.

Now THAT'S funny!

Both the Bush camp and the Kerry camp knew what was in store for them in regard to the set up for the debate long before today. I think Kerry having a last minute tizzy fit over the position of the light is kind of silly considering that both sides spent a lot of time negotiating all aspects of the debate.

I wonder what will happen if someone from the Kerry camp really does come with a screwdriver in hand and removes the light!!!

If Kerry, very well known for his debating talent, is going to cry foul over the distraction from a signal light I think Bush should cry foul over Kerry's orange complexion! We might all need to wear glasses while watching the debate tonight to protect ourselves from his tan-in-a-bottle glow!

Jemison