Update 3:20 p.m. ET: Just minutes after this was posted, Obama and McCain both rejected the ABC/Bloomberg proposal. Congratulations - we must have scared them!
Rich Republicans, led by billionaire Mike Bloomberg and the corporate executives of ABC/Disney, are demanding to host the first Presidential town hall meeting on Wall Street. We welcome all debates with John "McSame," but this particular request is outrageous for many reasons:
First, Mike Bloomberg is a Republican billionaire who gives to (and raises money for) Republicans.
Second, ABC News hosted the very worst Presidential debate (and there was a lot of competition!) on April 16. The first hour was devoted to outrageous and meaningless questions, including one attacking Obama's patriotism that was written by Sean Hannity! Later, Charlie Gibson attacked Obama for wanting to slightly increase the capital gains tax, which would take a few pennies out of Gibson's (and Bloomberg's) cavernous pockets.
Third, ABC hosted the outrageous 'Path to 9/11,' a rightwing Big Lie which falsely smeared President Clinton to shift blame away from George Bush.
Fourth, the proposed host is Diane Sawyer, who rose to fame and fortune defending Richard Nixon as Ron Ziegler's deputy during Watergate.
Finally, they want to hold the Town Hall on Wall Street so they can fill the hall with other super-rich Republicans and attack Obama for wanting to raise their taxes.
Senator Obama, we urge you to Just Say No to the Rich Republican Town Hall - and instead to hold the first debate in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans in an event controlled by We the People, not the Corporate Media.
Sign our petition to Senator Obama:
http://www.democrats.com/...
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http://my.barackobama.com/...