Kasich Ducks Out Of NPR Interview Because He Didn’t Want To Take Questions From Callers

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http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/25/kasich-npr/

NPR was set to launch its “mini-Political Junkie” segment today with Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) and his Republican challenger — and Fox News favorite — John Kasich. However, NPR reported soon after the segment aired that Kasich backed out because he didn’t want to take caller questions:

With about 15 minutes before we went on the air, Kasich canceled; his campaign said they did not want to field questions, but from the beginning the Talk of the Nation staff made it clear that there would be questions from listeners.

“I’m stunned about the Kasich decision,” NPR host Ken Rudin said. “And again, as all of us feel, we’d rather have both candidates. Both candidates were scheduled. Both candidates agreed to this format until 10 minutes ago…John Kasich said, ‘No.’ So we will continue the story on the Ohio gubernatorial race.”

Perhaps Kasich doesn’t want to be confronted with the fact that he is a climate change denier, that he has no idea how much his budget-busting tax plan costs, or that his jobs plans won’t create jobs. Or maybe Kasich had a date on-air with Fox News’ Sean Hannity so he could raise money for his campaign. (HT: Ohio Daily)

http://www.ohiodailyblog.com/content/developing--kasich-ejects-npr-interview-refused-take-calls

[geckosfeet]

1. Classic Wall St. elitism.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. How can we allow people who are so cowardly that they can't take real QUESTIONS from real callers

to lead our states and our federal government? How can we feel assured that they will be able to handle Al-Queda, "rogue states", and other threats- both foreign and domestic- when they seem too afraid of their own citizens protesting them and/or holding them accountable by asking them tough and uncomfortable questions that they feel like they have to duck out of interviews and establish "free speech zones" whenever they speak publicly? How should we think of them as candidates when many of them even refuse to debate their opponents? :shrug: Why do so many people let them get away with that?

[Angry Dragon]

4. We should think of them not worthy of being elected

to the job they seek. They work for the people,
something they forget.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. Over and over again

Unfortunately, they have a lot of loyal "foot soldiers" out there catapulting the propaganda every day that helps conscript people to vote for them (against their own interests).

[butterfly77]

3. Or maybe..

he planned it this way all along..

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. Is this part of the semi-organized GOP "protest" against NPR

over its firing of Juan Williams (not to say I'm entirely sorry to see him gone from NPR)?

:shrug: