What’s the matter, Colonel Sanders? Chickennn?!

Take that line from the great movie Spaceballs and substitute Colonel Sanders with Deval Patrick and you basically have the letter that Kerry Healey sent today challenging Deval to a one on one debate.

“You have never struck me as someone who has backed down from a challenge, so I’d be surprised if you chose to stand on the sidelines now,” Healey wrote. “With four candidates on stage and limited time, a wide-ranging policy discussion has been largely crowded out.”

Patrick has so far refused using the excuse that it would disrespect the minor candidates. But as Howie Carr points out, it’s the voters that Deval is disrespecting.

Let’s have a one-on-one debate, Deval. Forget about disrespecting the two minor candidates. What about disrespecting the voters?

Update: Also check out Virginia Buckingham’s column.

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