Obama Congregants: Waaaaa! Leave Barry Alone! No More Debates!
By Uppity Woman on April 23, 2008 at 4:46 PM in Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, North Carolina
No Quarter has a verified copy of a letter from a member of the Democratic Party in North Carolina that is addressed to the North Carolina Party Leadership. It seems that the debate scheduled for April 27, 2008 has been abruptly cancelled. Our letter writer, a registered Democrat, has some serious questions about the real reason this debate was cancelled.
According to the state party’s press release, the reason for the cancellation is sort of, but not really, this:
“time constraints and logistical issues associated with such a large, national event.”
The press release then goes on to say,
“While there was great interest in the debate, there were also growing concerns about what another debate would do to party unity, …” (Uppity Translation: There are growing concerns that any more hard or revealing questions might not be so good for Baby Jesus Obama.)
Concurrently, Obama supporters at a Raleigh NC event did what they do best. They chanted.
Did they chant, “Yes We Can!?” Nope.
Did they chant “Ooooo Baaaahhhhh Maaaaa!!”??? Nope.
They chanted “No More Debates!!!”
Word has it that this rally was held at the same venue where Obama flipped Hillary the bird. Obama wasn’t flipping birds this time though. He was riling up his infantile base to get him out of another debate he can’t handle.
It is rather interesting, isn’t it, that the man who claims he is going to “Change The World” went into the fetal position when hard questions were tossed at him. The kind of questions Americans have a right to see answered by a man who came out of nowhere and who wants to be the most powerful person in the world.
I can’t help but think that, if Obama had been through what Hillary has been through by the press during the past 15 months, he would be institutionalized with a nervous breakdown by now. He can’t even handle a tough debate. And while none of these questions matter to his entranced following, they matter to the vast majority of Americans.
The problem, apparently, is that Barack Obama doesn’t think he owes anybody an explanation about who he really is and who he hangs out with, and he feels that we should just coronate him right now. Kind of like George Bush nearly 8 years ago. It all kind of makes you wonder what kind of Hope-y Change-y President this man would make, doesn’t it?
Now onto the letter, written by a brave registered Democrat we shall refer to as Anon. After all, we don’t want Obamazoids to descend upon his house with pitch forks, do we?
The letter was written to a paid state party staff member, Jeminee Richir, the Online Communications Director for the North Carolina Democratic party:
Dear Jerimee Richir,
I am writing in order to seek justification for the various claims you make in the press release you issued yesterday regarding the debate scheduled for April 27, 2008 in Raleigh.
According to your press release, the debate was cancelled as a result of “time constraints and logistical issues associated with such a large, national event.” To which time constraints are you referring, and what specific logistical problems proved to be insurmountable?
I ask these questions, as the North Carolina Democratic Party had already secured a location, a network sponsor and a time slot. I quote the Charlotte Observer:
“The debate would be held at Raleigh’s RBC Center, home to N.C. State basketball and Carolina Hurricanes hockey. Meek said it has helped energize the state’s Democrats, with requests for tickets running 500 per hour at peak times in recent days.”
“Meek said the state Democratic Party and the CBS network chose April 27 because the debate would follow ’60 Minutes,’ putting it in a coveted timeslot.”
Were there specific problems with the venue, or did you encounter problems with CBS?
I await your response to these questions.
I also desire substantiation for the following claim:
“[T]here were [sic] also growing concerns about what another debate would do to party unity.”
Who articulated such concerns? Which elected officials or party operatives cited these concerns? According the Charlotte Observer, the Chairman of the NC Democratic Party, Jeffrey Meek, did not have such concerns on April 17, 2008. I quote:
“North Carolina has never hosted a debate for its Democratic presidential primary,” said N.C. Democratic chairman Jerry Meek. He said Friday that he’s still confident Obama will accept the invitation.
“‘North Carolina is the 10th most populous state in the country,’ Meek said. ‘This is a great opportunity for North Carolinians to hear directly from the candidates about issues directly related to North Carolina.’”
Governor Easley also desired a debate in NC. I quote:
“Gov. Mike Easley is urging Barack Obama to agree to a debate in North Carolina”
“In a letter dated Tuesday, Easley wrote to Obama that a debate with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton would energize and motivate N.C. voters ahead of the May 6 primary.”
Did other elected officials in NC articulate concerns about party unity. And if so, who? Or did a specific campaign, namely the Obama campaign, cite these concerns? I ask, as the Charlotte Observer reports the following:
“Obama made clear that both scheduling and strategy will determine his participation”
“He had previously agreed to an N.C. debate April 19. Clinton did not agree. The Pennsylvania primary is three days later.”
“Clinton has agreed to an April 27 debate. Her N.C. director, Ace Smith, said, ‘It looks like their intention is to stop debating.’”
Are the logistical problems you cite ones created by the Obama campaign? And why does your press release conflict with the news reports of David Ingram of the Charlotte Observer, who noted in three different articles that the Clinton campaign agreed to a debate in NC on April 27, 2008?
References:
- “Easley urges Obama to debate in N.C.,” April 16, 2008
- “Obama hedges on debate in Raleigh,” April 12, 2008
- “Democrats abandon effort for N.C. debate,” April 22, 2008
Lastly, why are the rationalizations for the cancellation of the debate you provide in your letter similar to those issued by the Obama campaign? You write,
“Senators Clinton and Obama have offered additional opportunities to be seen and heard across the state in the coming weeks and months.”
This is essentially a paraphrase of the following statement of Obama cited in a Charlotte Observer article:
“‘I will tell you, after the 21st debate — all of which have been nationally televised, and so North Carolinians have had ample opportunity to watch these debates — I don’t know that they are ending up being more informative than the kinds of town hall meetings that we’ve scheduled,’ Obama said.”
And when, exactly, did Senator Clinton claim town halls and rallies will serve as substitutes for a substantive debate about the concerns of NC Democrats? Please provide a quotation from an official press release of valid news source.
I thank you for responding to my letter. And I also want to thank you for your advocacy for Obama at BlueNC.com. I read the site regularly, and I know you write under the name “Jerimee”.
I hope your support for Obama as evinced by your comments at BlueNC did not inflect the various claims you make in the press release you issued to North Carolina Democrats yesterday.
Sincerely,
Anon
Registered Democrat
North Carolina
Nice job, Anon. Hope you are still well. I was wondering: Do you think you will get any answers to this obvious rig-job to get Barry out of another debate? We understand that a reporter from the Charlotte Observer has responded to your letter and is interested in any further developments. So are we.
Thank you, brave Anon.
by Ronald Scott
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