DNC Announces New Round of Debates as Senator McCain Squares Off Against Senator McCain
March 24, 2008
The Democratic National Committee announced today that Senator John McCain will appear in a series of debates to be broadcast on www.mccaindebates.com. The one candidate in this debate who could beat John McCain, is John McCain himself. As the two McCains square off, the American people will have the opportunity to hear the old McCain and the new McCain for themselves. McCain the Maverick, the come-from-behind phenom whose Straight Talk Express sped into New Hampshire eight years ago and knocked Establishment Candidate George W. Bush off his feet, has agreed to debate 2008 Republican Nominee McCain, the third Bush termer and pandering politician who will say or do anything to win and has no qualms selling out his principles to score some votes.
The McCain vs. McCain debates will be held over the coming weeks, with the first debate to be held today on Iraq. Fresh from a trip to Iraq and the Middle East in which McCain sought to burnish his foreign policy credentials, the first spirited exchange is not to be missed as questions about the threat of Saddam Hussein, the ease of success in Iraq, true feelings about Don Rumsfeld and the strategy on the ground are posed. The additional debates will focus on other issues in this campaign. Additional details regarding specifics for the coming debates will be announced at a later time.
"We are pleased that John McCain has finally agreed to answer the tough questions being raised by John McCain," said Democratic National Committee Communications Director Karen Finney. "Having made it clear that he is willing to change his positions in order to win the nomination, these debates will give the American people the opportunity to see the infamous McCain doubletalk for themselves. We're pleased to provide Senator McCain the opportunity to make his case for a third Bush term directly to the American people. "
To watch the debates, go to www.mccaindebates.com.
Script of McCain vs. McCain Debate #1
Iraq
ROUND 1: Do you think Saddam is a threat?
"I believe that Saddam Hussein presents clear and present danger to the United States of America with his continued pursuit of...to acquire weapons of mass destruction." [CNN Late Edition, 3/3/02]
vs.
"I never said that it was a, quote, clear and present danger because of weapons of mass destruction." [Hardball, 9/17/03]
ROUND 2: Will success be easy?
"I believe that the success will be fairly easy." [CNN Larry King Live, 9/24/02]
vs.
"Again, I don't think it's quote 'easy.'" [CNN, 9/29/02]
ROUND 3: How do you feel about Rumsfeld's strategy?
"From everything I can tell, that seems to be a very good strategy." [Meet the Press, 9/22/02]
vs.
"The point is my friends, that when Rumsfeld strategy was failing I'm the only one that stood up and said that it's a failed strategy and we have to adopt a new strategy."
[McCain Tracking Footage, (Fort Myers, FL), 1/26/08]
ROUND 4: Do you think we will see house to house fighting?
"We're not going to get into house-to-house fighting in Baghdad." [CNN, 9/29/02]
vs.
"It doesn't take a large number of people to cause difficulties in house to house fighting- we've just seen that in southern Iraq." [MSNBC, Hardball, 3/24/03]
