Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Did too! Did not! Did too! Did not!
Well, the grandstanding continues AND (in a Not Guy Incognito exclusive) there's another debate offer on the table for sure. More on that in a moment...
First of all, Kaine and Kilgore continue their jabs over who really wants to debate and who doesn't. Another email today, this one from Mo Ellithee (Kainefolk). He included the following emails traded between him and Ken Hutcheson, (Kilfolk):
"Mo—thanks for your e-mail. We have accepted the invite to debate on October 9 issued by the Center for Politics and NBC 12 and are looking forward to it. Please consider this our official notice that the 2 other proposed dates are not on the table for discussion from our perspective.
To say October 9 is unacceptable to your campaign flies in the face of the breathless calls for debates from your candidate and would appear to be nothing more than political grandstanding."
Ellithee responded:
"The Kilgore campaign, which accepted this invitation yesterday with great fanfare, demanded October 9th, and has threatened to boycott the debate if it is held on either of the other two days... Are we sensing a pattern here? It seems that every time the Kilgore campaign is faced with debate scenarios they don’t like, they threaten to take their ball and go home."
This is basically the pinnace of their lives at the moment, squabbling over minute details that none of us really care about. Hutcheson is accusing Ellithee of doing EXACTLY what he's doing right at that moment!!! What a set of cajones that guy has! He's got to carry them around in a wheelbarrow!
Now to the good part. There are talks for another debate in late September in Richmond. I hear radio and TV will likely be involved. I think it will be a town hall style appearance where the audience asks preselected questions. Perhaps it's time to plant a few bloggers in the audience!
Potts appears to be potentially left out of this one too...
As always, there are a host of issues to be debated, chewed over, and passed like a stone (just see the above emails for proof). I'll keep you updated on the details...
First of all, Kaine and Kilgore continue their jabs over who really wants to debate and who doesn't. Another email today, this one from Mo Ellithee (Kainefolk). He included the following emails traded between him and Ken Hutcheson, (Kilfolk):
"Mo—thanks for your e-mail. We have accepted the invite to debate on October 9 issued by the Center for Politics and NBC 12 and are looking forward to it. Please consider this our official notice that the 2 other proposed dates are not on the table for discussion from our perspective.
To say October 9 is unacceptable to your campaign flies in the face of the breathless calls for debates from your candidate and would appear to be nothing more than political grandstanding."
Ellithee responded:
"The Kilgore campaign, which accepted this invitation yesterday with great fanfare, demanded October 9th, and has threatened to boycott the debate if it is held on either of the other two days... Are we sensing a pattern here? It seems that every time the Kilgore campaign is faced with debate scenarios they don’t like, they threaten to take their ball and go home."
This is basically the pinnace of their lives at the moment, squabbling over minute details that none of us really care about. Hutcheson is accusing Ellithee of doing EXACTLY what he's doing right at that moment!!! What a set of cajones that guy has! He's got to carry them around in a wheelbarrow!
Now to the good part. There are talks for another debate in late September in Richmond. I hear radio and TV will likely be involved. I think it will be a town hall style appearance where the audience asks preselected questions. Perhaps it's time to plant a few bloggers in the audience!
Potts appears to be potentially left out of this one too...
As always, there are a host of issues to be debated, chewed over, and passed like a stone (just see the above emails for proof). I'll keep you updated on the details...
