What Would I Ask Barack Obama At The Debate?
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, WBEN
You may have heard me again on WBEN Newstalk 930 this morning. Last night I provided some short commentary about the last presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama going on tonight.
What would I ask Barack Obama at the final debate? I would ask a question challenging him on his judgement. Barack Obama has suggested that judgment is more important than experience for the job of president. How does he answer questions about his judgment in associating with domestic terrorist William Ayers, convicted slumlord Tony Rezko, and radical groups like ACORN? Is that what you call good judgment?
How do I think Obama would answer this question? Okay, I don’t expect him to get this question, but if he did, he would just give some longwinded explanation about why his associations aren’t as deep as some have suggested. But, his explanations contrast with a lot of the facts have come out. I think it’s important for McCain to raise this issue because it does call into question Obama’s judgement.
What would I ask of John McCain? I would like to know more about his economic proposals. This is an issue he needs address because with the economic situation the way it is, people tend to blame the incumbent president and his party, and McCain needs to sell those proposals to the American people.
Matt Margolis is co-author (with Mark Noonan) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at Blogs For Victory. Follow Matt on Twitter.
[...] October 15th, 2008 at 01:06pm Matt Margolis Last night I gave some commentary to a local talk radio station in Buffalo, NY regarding the debate tonight between Senator John McCain, and former community organizer Barack Obama. There are certainly a lot questions I’d like to see asked of Barack Obama, but the one I gave on the air is posted here. [...]