McCain On The Run: Cancels Press Availability

Marc Ambinder reports that John McCain's one press conference of the week has been abruptly canceled:

The one scheduled McCain press conference of the week has just been canceled, we are told. No word as to why. Grumble, grumble.

Why? Scheduling. Which is like answering "food" to "what did you eat for breakfast."

Ambinder offers a relatively innocuous explanation:

My bet is that the campaign much prefers local and regional interviews. Us national press folks will ask qualitatively different questions -- McCain v. the press, McCain v. history, McCain v. Obamania... The priority here in northern Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional district is on getting good local news coverage.

But Ben Smith sees more, pointing out that Obamania is the least of McCain's worries right now:

Despite the press crowd around Obama, McCain's avail today was the one with more promise to make news:

He hasn't explained what he meant by juggling the timeline on the surge and Awakening (though his staff did the best salvage job possible); whether he meant that Obama was deliberately selling out the country; whether he shares his campaign's grievance with the press; or what he thinks of his staff's genocide-themed attack.

And now he's canceled the avail.

Comments

[CocteausTwin]

Don't worry McFlaccid , pre-surge happens to every man at sometime. Just stop thinking about k.i.l.l.i.­n.g. so many innocents and that might help ya.

[NochlessMonster]

LOL!!!!!!! Hahahahaha­hahahahaha­..........­....

Indeed! Hahahahaha­ha........­.

[NochlessMonster]

Oh... sorry.... I know it is not a laughing matter....­.... heh....

[NoLove4HillaryAnymore]

He forgot the scheduled press conference­...old age syndrome!

[Triciann]

I've just listened to McCain explaining the surge. He stopped short of mentioning my daughter's sewing machine, a surger (serger). He rambled. It was awful. Needs to go to bed early with some warm milk. Please Cindy, take care of him.

[scouserinlondon]

I know he would be relieved If she took care of his pre-surge problem .That could take some of the stress away.

[NotMcCain]

I hope someone will call him on his explanation. "The surge" has nothing to do with "anti-insurgent" efforts. That's been the mission for years.

It was Bush's euphemism for "escalation". As I'm sure McCain is well aware.

[Rianna]

Oh poor McCain. Perhaps Obama is making him feel liked chopped liver. So he makes vicious attacks on Obama, and runs away. Typical rethuglican tactic.

[DavidMG]

He's going back to High School. You know to learn the names of countries, what countries border others,what happened when in Iraq - silly stuff like that so one day he can grow up to be president.

[freshnotbitter]

It makes me nervous when some guy who wants to be President just disappears without

explanation. I think the Repubs have a bum steer this time around

[scouserinlondon]

Was Larry Craig running?

[S1m0n]

It's a chicken/egg situation. The GOP brand stinks this year, AND they have a sh!tty candidate. The two often go together when parties are old, tired & corrupt, as this one is.

[pupbayer]

Since Obama doesn't know where Arkansas, Illinois, and West Virginia are I wouldn't be saying much about McCain misspeaking about Iraq and Pakistan. Seriously.

[calichic]

crack kills.

[CocteausTwin]

57 states -- we get it. Your C lost.

[JiminNC]

pupbeater here for his nightly allotment of McGoo points! Gotta do better than that pup.

[BWonka]

Aww... another bitter whiney loser - sorta like HRC

[NochlessMonster]

Ummmm.....­..... I suggest you move along.... you simply do not stand a chance here tonight...­......

[kellygrrrl]

JV Team is nothing to be ashamed of
keep trying
Varsity is just one step away!

[NochlessMonster]

Ooooo..... but he so wanted the letter sweater to give to his gall Cyndy....

[nastyvirus]

He is ill. I hope he's feeling better soon.

[Shashi0224]

The really crazy part is the MSM is still talking like McCain is the expert on foreign affairs!! Don't they pay even a little attention? They, like McCain, are in the Bizzaro World.....­..which I believe McCain may be able to locate on a map.

[SecondBase]

Obviously the press conference was cancelled to give them the opportunity to complain about not getting any press coverage.

[1sanevoice]

IF there is any bias it is the bias of covering something fresh instead of a continuance of the stale last 8 years

[Oklad]

Ah!.. It has come clear.. He cancelled the press conference to do a half hour softball game with Sean Hannity.. Why risk any more pesky reporters when you've Sean on the pitcher's mound.

Can you smell the desperation?
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[scouserinlondon]

Told ya.. " Parfum de Panique ".....it's selling out fast.

[Clarabell]

Problem is he can't handle the softballs.

[CocteausTwin]

I thought Lie-uber-lots was in charge of his bearings.

[VolvoBirkenstock]

I always pictured She-yawn as a catcher.

[AMJordan]

Sick. That's just sick. ROTFLMAO!!!!

[CocteausTwin]

WOW -- LMFAO

[BWonka]

Oh, no - I'll never get the mental image of his but in the air to go away!! Help!

[RaraAvis17]

Yes, it's called 'OLD SPICE' and I mean OLD.

[MildenHall]

As Joe Louis once said, "You can run, but ya can't hide". Run all you want, Roboto, eventually all your crying about the press doing you wrong is going to come back to bite ya in the end.

[lornejl]

Mount a McC*in cam on his head so we can watch him 24 / 7 , he won't notice, he isn't very sharp.

[JiminNC]

Wow, that is one mavericky stunt!

[scouserinlondon]

It's a cunning stunt.

[CocteausTwin]

Wow my dyslexia, I first read that as "stunning ..." The brain is a wonderful thing.

[amazinggrace]

Nice going McGaffe! The old noun, verb, surge.....­..........­..........­..........­..........­..........­..

[TLV]

How to carefully word that speech about the safety of oil tankers and rigs as 400,000 barrels goo up the Mississipp­i....hmmm. Think McGoo, think!

[TAC]

"Think McGoo, think!"

Don't believe that's his strong suit...

[ZsaZsa]

That's not change we can believe in...heh heh heh heh...

[JiminNC]

;)

[kellygrrrl]

oh, haven't you heard? that is CHANGE We DESERVE

[AMJordan]

Well, it's change the Repusives deserve...

[eden4barack08]

Noooooo, not the green monster again! Aaaaagh.

[CocteausTwin]

Is pre-surge anything like pre-pregnancy?

[scouserinlondon]

Usually one begets the other.

[CocteausTwin]

And I thought one prevented the other.

[NochlessMonster]

His maverickness apparently needs the little blue pill for the pre-surge.­... no wonder he can't remember anything..­. all the blood has rushed from one head to the other.....­..

[kellygrrrl]

more like "kinda pregnant'

everything you say "pre-surge" can be chalked up to "hormones"

[GetoffMylawn]

I believe McCain maybe having surgery to remove his big ugly _____ ( insert ugly thing here).

[calichic]

Yellow fanged smirk

[Kalima]

Those are the typical Repub, ivory tusks.

[scouserinlondon]

mentor.

[suzyhein]

conscience

[CocteausTwin]

(must say I really enjoy your moniker)

[eden4barack08]

face