what events has he not shown up at? I agree it is a simple question but you can’t seem to answer it.

As for future events, why does Colleen dictate where he or Sheldon should be? Just because Colleen attends an event doesn’t mean Aaron or Sheldon follow her around. They have their own campaigns to run.

None of these debates have taken place yet nor has an organization stated he confirmed a debate and then unconfirmed.

As you stated, “why has he not shown up to these various events he “SEEMED” to agree to attend.”

The issue is Colleen agreed to other debates but that doesn’t mean Aaron or Sheldon agreed to them just because Colleen said so.

Now, in this post, http://pundit.blogpeoria.com/2008/08/26/politics-schock-says-callahan-is-confused/, it is Steve Shearer of the SCHOCK campaign that lists 10 events. By comparision, the Callahan website does not have this same list that Mr. Shearer posted on Billy’s site. No spin. Printed fact.

And this discussion has nothing to do with Barack Obama. Or Bill Clinton. (I thought I’d better throw that name in there, too, because all discussions involving criticism of someone in the GOP eventually get back to Bill Clinton). This diiscussion is about Aaron Schock. who, frankly, doesn’t appear to be very forthcoming, honest, or open about anything, except a desire to sell nukes to Taiwan and in his opinion that a guy who was president before he was born was a “socialist”.

So again, I stiill await the answer: Why has he not shown up to these various events he seemed to agree to attend? It’s a simple question, and I’ll keep asking it. Maybe some of his blinder-wearing supporters should call him and ask him to explain, instead of twisting conversations into other discussions.

If you are looking at the past then there hasn’t been any debates yet.
What debate didn’t he show up at “in the past.”

Schock hasn’t refused to debate Colleen as there are several debates scheduled, besides the “forums.” How many debates are enough?

The Barack question is an interesting one. Are 3 debates plenty for the presidential race?

My only question has been about the past, not the future, and is simply this: How come has has backed out, or, if you prefer “not shown up” at events he said he’d be at? There have been things on the schedule of HIS own website that he has later begged out of, correct? Someone please answer the question honestly: Why? And the initial claim of the Callahan campaign (which, btw, I am not a part of…I am a part of NO campaign for any office) is that he has refused to debate her. I STILL have not seen anything convincing me he HAS debated her.

And again, a forum where the candidates both say their piece and then leave without a head-to-head rebuttal is NOT a debate. And all efforts to spin THAT fact are to be ignored.

He has “backed out” of none. He never accepted every invitation in the first place. He never agreed to do more than 10, which is a lot.

He could get 40 invitations to debate, which is what happened in the primary and he is not going to accept each and every invitation. He, Jim McConoughey and John Morris accepted almost every invitation to debate in the primary and you know what? Most had the same 20 people there and received no media coverage. It got out of hand and really didn’t serve the voters. Ten is more than most other races have.

Schock has already had his views expressed to the Peoria World Affaris Council which hosted a debate in the priamary that was broadcast on radio. Ditto for nearly 40 other organizations. Callahan has some catching up to do but that isn’t Schock’s responsibility.

BJ, can you answer a question: what do you think of Presidential candidate Barack Obama only agreeing to debate 3 times when McCain asked for more?

We haven’t heard from Ginny for a while. Hopefully, she is searching through the pjstar archives.

You must have fallen off your rocker so hard you hit your head hard.

Despite what you say, Schock has not agreed to and then pulled out of any debates. He never agreed to the PAWAC debate in the first place.

Schock never ever said he didn’t know much about agriculture.

For you to say he is going to not show up at any of the debates on the list of 10 he agreed to is ridiculous. You are criticizing him based on what YOU THINK he will do. Let reality play itself out. He will show up at each of them just like he showed up to all the debates in the primary he agreed to.

You are so much an emotional zealot and obviously have such a hatred and jealousy of Schock that you are making a fool of yourself by making up things he supposedly said 4 years ago that no one else recalls and for which you have offered no proof. Your rants against him are really over the top with no proof to back them up.

Ginny, also just wondering, what do you think about Obama agreeing to only 3 debates, none of which are Lincoln/Douglas style formats? He said last spring he would be glad to tour the country debating McCain and really has backed off that. Do you a record of Schock agreeing to more than 10 debates?