BILL JONES AND BARBARA BOXER IN FIRST TELEVISED DEBATE

CRP | Aug 9th, 04 | CRP

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Monday, August 9, 2004

BILL JONES AND BARBARA BOXER IN FIRST TELEVISED DEBATE

Los Angeles – The League of Women Voters of California, along with KNBC (Los Angeles) and KNTV (San Francisco) will televise the first Senatorial debate between former California Secretary of State Bill Jones and Senator Barbara Boxer on Tuesday, August 10, from 6-7 p.m. PDT. The debate will be broadcast in California on NBC affiliate stations. It will also be broadcast live on NPR radio stations and CSPAN 2.

BILL JONES AND BARBARA BOXER IN FIRST TELEVISED DEBATE

WHO: Bill Jones and Barbara Boxer

WHAT: League of Women Voters of California Senatorial Debate

WHEN: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 6-7 p.m. PDT

Television Stations scheduled to air debate:

KNBC (Los Angeles)

KNTV (San Francisco)

KNSD (San Diego)

KSWB (Salinas)

KMIR (Palm Springs)

CSPAN 2 (National)

KSEE (Fresno) Note: delayed telecast 7-8 p.m.

Radio:

All NPR Radio Stations

Los Angeles, KNX 1070 AM

Web Stream:

KPCC 89.3 FM Los Angeles http://scpr.org

KCLU 88.3 FM Ventura http://kclu.org

A live stream of the debate will be presented on

http://www.NBC4.tv

For updated broadcast information, visit

http://www.jonesforcalifornia.com

Paid for by the California Republican Party • Authorized by Bill Jones for US Senate

[martin_fierro]

Bill ... who??

[dr_who_2]

Hopefully the debate will help answer that question, assuming Californians are even watching.

[NormsRevenge]

A herd of RINOs couldn't get Bill Jones elected to the US Senate from California.

The debate was marred by technical difficulties and more commercial breaks than a Nascar race on NBC.

[NormsRevenge]

It was on tonight.

If we're lucky , they'll lose the tape.

[Hugin]

I heard most of it on the radio. Unfortunately I have to say Boxer "won" the debate. Jones sounded like a cya politician dodging the (liberally biased) questions. For example asked whether knowing what we now know about no WMDs in Iraq would he still support going to war? Jones said he didn't want to answer any hypothetical questions, and talked about UN resolutions. What he should have said was "Yes. Even though we haven't found large stockpiles of weapons, Saddam was a menace who was supporting terrorism, had WMD programs, and had tourtured and massacred Iraqis for decades. Now Saddam is facing trial, we have a free and democratic Iraqi government that has been recognized by the entire world community. America is safer and the world is a better place because President Bush had the courage to act."

Boxer OTOH simply ignored questions she didn't want to answer, and answered the questions she wanted to be asked. She was much better at appealing to people's emotions.

[ArmstedFragg]

She was much better at appealing to people's emotions.

I thought that whole "my husband was in the reserves so you can't question my support of the military" answer was a particularly inventive departure from reason.

[jnarcus]

You bet a denate that will be heard or viewed by all of six people state wide

[Domangart]

They used the reserves answer as a news bumper during the news cast. She is like a dead whale. It just sits there and smells and you can't get rid of it. Jones is a good man but in this state he will never get a state wide office again.

[smonk]

boxer voted against the Iraq War Resolution, and even feinstein voted in favor of the thing.

[gentlestrength]

Is it too late to get a carpetbagger to replace him?

[Arizona Carolyn]

My God, has California gotten so bad that's the best they can find to oppose Boxer? Maybe Dennis Miller SHOULD have run against her as first rumored.

[WalterSkinner]

Unfortunately a RINO is the only person who has a chance in CA.

Otherwise we must consider California is lost.