Posted on 07/16/2010 5:35:36 PM PDT by onyx
Tonight, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will debate his primary challengers, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) and conservative "tea party" activist Jim Deakin in one of only two Republican primary debates.
During the one hour debate, Hayworth will likely concentrate on McCain's 28 years in Congress with a focus on his position on immigration. Deakin said he will compare and contrast his approach in representing constituents to the "other two entrenched politicians." A McCain campaign spokesman said that the Senator "looks forward to a spirited discussion on the issues facing Arizonans."
The LIVE debate will take place tonight at KTVK-TV in Phoenix, Arizona.
If you’re in Mesa you should be able to get Channel 3 on TV. I think KFYI radio is carrying it 550. Or, click on the link above and get streaming video.
I’ll be optimistic for both of us. McCain is old (he should have *wanted* to retire, to enjoy his grandkids, etc.) and has probably been over-prepped. (It takes a lot of practice to remember that you’re on the opposite side of every issue you’ve championed for the past decade or more.) He’s up in the polls, so he’ll probably try the prevent defense, and play it as safe as he can.
J.D. is behind, if the polls are to be believed, and so has nothing to lose. He knows McCain’s temper, and he’s memorized every single flip flop. He’s going to be pushing buttons left and right, and going for broke. If McCain doesn’t end up tripping all over himself and/or throwing the mother of all hissy fits it won’t be J.D.’s fault.
I think this is going to be good. :)
C-SPAN’s scheduled was muddled - it shows it airing at 11:00PM EDT so that would mnake it a replay.
I linked the only LIVE stream I could find.
It'll definitely be streamed online, but I don't see anything that says which C-Span station it will be on. I think it'd be on both, but the viewer would have to have the particular C-Span station in their cable or dish package.
We'll just have to wait to be certain since they don't say which C-Span will carry it.
Thanks, I will checkout KFYI.
I am deliberately without TV, since I have come to the conclusion that TV is one giant Corporate Propaganda, mind control enterprise.
Thanks for posting this, Onyx.
BTT
There’s another live thread started just a bit after yours. I’ve invited them to come and join us. Hope they do, the more the merrier.
JD Hayworth BUMP.
Now’s your chance, JD. Don’t pull any punches with this old scam artist. Too much is at stake.
Best quotable: so now Patriotic Dissent is racist?
Re: NAACP accusing Tea Partiers of racism.
My pleasure and you’re most welcome!
Go JD!
After this one? Thank you! Jim is here on this one.
Wow, yes, thank you!
They are carrying it and have been discussing the debate on and off for the past hour or so, though I wouldn't say the discussion has been all that good.
Urggggggggggggg, yes.
The REAL debate...
Twenty minutes from start time. I’m not nervous...just excited, I “think.”
I hope the debate gets a very high viewership, Friday night and all.
TOXIC!
What’s his game, that Deakin, thing?
ROFLOLOLOLOLOL.
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