Kerry Campaign threatens to sabotage debates

Kerry's campaign is demanding the rules for the debate, which have been set by The Commission on Presidential Debates. They want the warning lights that turn on to indicate their time is up removed. They also said:

We're bringing our own screwdriver and we'll disconnect the light ourselves if we have to.

Again, Kerry believes things should be done his way, and not the way they've already agreed to... Guess they feel Kerry will need more time to pad his statements in order to flip-flop in the middle, without making it as obvous. This way Kerry can say No then go off for 5 minutes, then finish up by saying Yes...

The full text reads:

Advisers for the Democratic presidential candidate demanded Thursday that the lights signaling when a speaker's time has expired during debates with President Bush be removed from the lecterns because they are distracting. The commission hosting the debates refused.

Bush's campaign accused Kerry, known for favoring long sentences and statements, of trying to violate debate rules against windy answers.

An angry exchange between representatives of the Kerry campaign and the Commission on Presidential Debates took place just hours before the candidates were to meet at the University of Miami for the first of three debates, according to several officials familiar with the meeting. Kerry's team threatened to remove the lights when they visit the debate site with the candidate later in the day.