SD-61: Baby Joe Avoids Debates With Ranzenhofer
by Matt at Oct 6th, 2008
Mike Ranzenhofer accepted seven invitations to debate Baby Joe Mesi.
But, apparently Baby Joe isn’t willing to step into the ring with Mike Ranzenhofer.
Ranzenhofer’s challenge to Joe Mesi on September 24th forced the Mesi campaign to commit to three overdue debate invitations. Mesi responded to WBEN Radio’s Hardline with Hardwick, a live debate on R News in Rochester, and to appear on the Financial Guys Forum on WBEN, although Mesi specifically requested to not be interviewed at the same time as Ranzenhofer.
“Last week Mike Ranzenhofer was invited to debate Joe Mesi at WGRZ-TV Channel 2 and St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute – two great opportunities to have the two candidates together,” said Molly Fitzpatrick, Director of Communications for Mike Ranzenhofer. “Mike readily accepted the invitations, but much to our disappointment Mesi has not.”
Mike Ranzenhofer is scheduled to talk to voters at the League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara at the Town of Amherst Center for Senior Services on October 16th. Mesi has yet to respond to this invitation too. Ranzenhofer will participate in another debate for the Clarence League of Women Voters on October 27th.
“Mesi is out-of-touch with taxpayers,” said Ranzenhofer. Mesi’s proposal for state mandated health care run by Albany bureaucrats, opposing across-the-board spending cuts, opposing a “tax cap” and supporting a plan which causes Western New Yorkers to loose their STAR rebate checks, is bad for taxpayers. “Voters deserve to hear real answers to the tough questions.”
Baby Joe keep using his boxing career as a metaphor for his willingness to “to fight” Western New York. Well, how can Baby Joe “fight for” Western New York when he can’t even face his opponent.
Ha! Love the picture.
Well, after he loses the election he can still claim that he never lost a fight.