Demand the Debate (yep, again)!!!! McCain/Palin are trying to weasel out once more.

We just got this from the folks at Demand the Debate, who rallied legions of people to call on John McCain to show up in Mississippi on Friday. Looks like tomorrow's debate is up in the air now, as McCain and Palin are attacking the impartiality and journalistic integrity of moderator Gwen Ifill. Please read the message below and click on the link to add your voice to the demand for tomorrow's VP debate!
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We've been watching the news in disbelief and are appalled that McCain is
driving another wedge into tomorrow's debates. We're reaching out to you again
to help us send a message to the McCain-Palin campaign that we demand these
debates to move forward as scheduled.
http://www.DemandTheDebate2008.com

After last week's "suspension" of the McCain campaign just prior to the presidential
debate, they're at it again -- complaining about Thursday's debate moderator
Gwen Ifill, a respected moderator of "Washington Week" and noted political
reporter. The McCain-Palin camp suggests that Ifill may not be nonpartisan
enough to moderate the debate, since she authored a book on politics and race,
even though the McCain camp approved of her selection. Isn't that outrageous and
insulting? We are sending a big message to the McCain-Palin camp that enough is
enough.

Click on the link below to sign the petition and tell McCain that the
American public has the right to hear our candidates running for the highest
office in the United States discuss their views and policy positions on the
economic crisis, Iraq and foreign policy, education, health care, etc.
http://www.DemandTheDebate2008.com

Now, let's be clear. The McCain campaign agreed to the format, length, and
moderators for this year's slate of debates. They even agreed to silly details such as the height of the debate podiums.

We don't know what will happen overnight, but we want to make sure the McCain-Palin campaign knows that we care about the debates happening...but also about the debates being substantive and inquisitive. We hope that Ifill will ask hard questions of
both vice presidential candidates, and we hope that they will give detailed answers. We believe that both candidates deserve a chance to outline their views and that we deserve to hear their thoughts.

Many thanks from your "Demand the Debate" allies and please pass this on to your
friends, family and colleagues. -Allyson, Heather, Jason, Michael, and Tanya

P.S. -- One of your fellow "Demand the Debate" petition signers has created a Facebook Group to show support for Gwen Ifill. We like self-organizing, so we encourage you to check it out: http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38684874551.