Bob Barr takes his shot at joining the debate in McCain's absence

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Well I've got to hand it to him. He knows how to take advantage of the situation. Frankly it pisses me off that he and the other third party candidates are snubbed by these debates and treated as though they don't exist. I think McCain will show up for the debate, but whether he does or doesn't, I want to see Bob Barr in this debate. Take it away, Bob. Your 15 minutes seconds begin... now: With the recent proposal of Senator John McCain to postpone the first presidential debate, it is clear that the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has no authority. "For the past several elections, candidates have used the CPD as an official buffer to keep competition out of the two-party presidential contest," says Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr. "McCain publicly proved with his announcement what we've been saying all along: The candidates call the shots as to when to debate, where to debate and who to debate." Barr continued, "Given Senator McCain's political stunt to avoid the debate, I ask that Friday's debate moves forward without him, as I am more than willing to step in to participate." http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/09/25/opportunity-knocks.aspx