OBAMA LOVES "TOWN HALL" MEETINGS... JUST NOT WHERE HE WOULD GET HIS CLOCK CLEANED

Having seen how Obama handles anything not on a teleprompter, it's pretty clear why he has developed such a sudden distaste for what used to be one of his "favorite tasks":

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NmZlYTJkZTBmNGMzMTNhNGU5MjU4OTkxNzRlMmY4MGQ=

Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope, p. 101-102:

"One of my favorite tasks of being a senator is hosting town hall meetings. I held thirty-nine of them my first year in the Senate,"

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-06-13-townhall_N.htm

"Obama on Friday rejected McCain's proposal for 10 joint town-hall appearances, question-and-answer gatherings before small audiences that the Republican senator tends to favor. The Democrat has performed best at massive, emotional rallies drawing tens of thousands of people.

Obama has offered to meet McCain in five joint appearances between now and the Nov. 4 election, but only one of those would be town hall-style and it would be on the July 4th Independence Day holiday, when few Americans would be watching. McCain called the offer "a very disappointing response."