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Sen. John McCain, (R-Ariz.), on the negative impact the debates are having on the GOP Presidential hopefuls.
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-- some good morning to start rating stop talking.
I think I -- -- I'm fine and I'm.
Little less tired of these mud wrestling match is that these debates have turned into and I don't think they're helped form I think there are harming the Republican Party that -- audience.
-- just there's just just like American Idol I don't think just.
Yeah -- -- ultimate fighting challenge championships.
It's.
It used to be and I've been in at two government should know.
Presidential campaigns where we had a few debates -- -- candidates.
-- that most of the time talking about their views of the issues and what they would plan to do and now.
And now it seems is looking for the for that the cheap shot or -- insult toward the and and frankly it's very harmful to whoever our candidate is likely will be Mitt Romney.
But it's it's harmful and from becoming very concerned about it -- that they've -- nineteen and I guess.
And as you know there's only three presidential debates with the nominees and there's only one for vice president but we seem to have.
Not get enough -- -- its entry it's really too bad.
And then there is very is also to -- among Republicans.
A huge percentage don't.
Are not -- anybody -- want someone new.
Well if you if you if people spend an hour ninety minutes -- to our sort of this insulting each other.
Then obviously.
-- and that uptake it it seems they have to because.
-- judge what do you want Merrill lost the debate by not by quite how you.
Say that we've got to keep interest rates lower pillow war.
Keep people on their home -- that that it's it's whether you're able to take a shot at your opponent they're not that he couldn't -- He couldn't respond to that so.
All I can say is.
We ought to put -- stop to it I think we know where the candidates stand.
And there's one aspect of it it takes it takes three days one -- to prepare the day -- and the day after.
To rest stop there's a lot more presidential campaigns and just these -- states.
-- -- It is what it is but it's not helpful and I think -- fact I think it's very harmful to risk.
Our -- I still believe that Mitt Romney will beat Barack Obama but.
It could make -- a lot harder and all you have to do is look at the polls negatives of all these guys have gone up rather significantly.
And so mom don't have anything else to do so -- as -- stay in the debate in the range.
I'll talk Osama John -- where are you this morning I'm back and -- and trying to do more work in the city of Satan.
-- -- -- -- Your friend John caring.
Idea I'd see him.
All the time I see actually general time just we traveled together.
Some months ago and not -- sales due to -- -- -- all its.
Well.
And I told I think that John -- Plan hockey it's his favorite sport doesn't.
-- little.
Had a little action there but.
I don't think it's gonna changing from -- anarchy.
The other is what happened this pretty good player -- -- should watch your mother just abolish.
He would never know and I don't.
Thank you -- sentiment and you know they don't ever is on an -- -- on.
Truck in order for many years here you know I have -- zoos and cover all of that are sitting at a bargain -- Arizona.
Have done in the bar big pell -- -- -- -- -- -- double -- of Jack Daniels and cover.
That's assuming all those little and that's -- the gender right now don't get what you but.
Yeah just well odd.
As the president of the United States.
Didn't all in our facial overshot she wrote about him -- -- don't report that no already grabbed.
And apparently had a similar.
-- -- though the mayor of the governor believes and I had a similar exchange with the present it's very well known that he's.
As a prickly personality.
And I think it's been displayed in both of those cases.
And I also think that.
And Jan Brewer is very concerned about security on our bar border this fast and furious.
You know this hour on the east conflict ended up in Mexico one of our Border Patrol agents was killed in Arizona we still haven't gotten to the bottom of that -- -- go as well we still have.
Cartel.
Members on mountains.
In southern Arizona guiding the drug.
Runners up to Phoenix where drugs that are distributed around the country.
-- has a real concern about that and I think it's a very legitimate concerns.
How he came to that Chandler's on what the Intel plant I wish you would go down at the border.
And see how the situation has their firsthand -- which by the way it has improved but has -- long way to go man you know he has never been.
To the US Mexico border except I think the El Paso I know he's never -- until the next US shares on the border.
You'd think you might want to do that given the carnage that's gone on in Mexico.
This is Sarah looked like had nothing else I would hope so but that and remic Altman -- in delay our announced -- Mortimer Zuckerman.
Senator John McCain.
-- cuts in.
Military spend and spend and tallest office.
A bunch of fortunate ball sized cell site about -- don't factor war.
I think there's some reductions are called for as -- -- company.
The Middle East and by the way we have left Iraq can't name situation of debacle I was amazed that the president would talk about Iraq that last night it is unravelling and we -- -- residual force behind and not.
Had just -- terrible situation that's involving Hambrecht.
Wave I -- this is gonna happen I don't know I.
Yes I mean we've wanted to and they wanted to 20000 troops left behind that was in the campaign promise he made -- keep in -- campaign promise unfortunately.
The level of violence continues to escalate in the whole thing.
-- is in danger of unraveling I hope and pray it doesn't but we did.
Expense 4474.
Brave young Americans lives in the effort we won the war now.
Thanks to his politics we're losing the peace but.
Most people don't seem to care much -- but I I care -- great deal and I.
And I know that the cameras of those who sacrificed.
Due to.
I think that some of these -- -- justified I think a lot of them are not.
We're already and acting 480.
Billion dollars with cuts and then we're facing this quote sequestration.
Because.
This super committee failed as soon as you recall we can't we can't afford this.
These additional cuts and some of -- are trying to him.
To come up with a plan which I think we will too.
Eliminate those additional cuts.
The secretary of defense mr.
Panetta has said it would be catastrophic if we -- those additional that's the -- says he'll veto bill.
That reverses -- some.
What what is in the fall and that there that you could cellphone network between the Pentagon in the White House.
I mean it's it's their boat taking.
Opposite positions on on this issue.
Which you know sometimes politics.
Sometimes -- agency which I loved back -- Clinton and those -- sponsor know where your fondest.
That's probably headline drop some luster ordinance and that's probably the case I would -- Could I just.
Let's flattening -- just from Burma.
-- Suu Kyi is there's a chance for democracy and freedom there -- still.
Probably the two most impressive people I've ever met my life for the Dali Lama and on some sushi a woman who was kept and how should risk for fifteen years and I just don't wanna say we I know there's so far -- country but this is really an example of what one person this woman can do to bring about freedom and democracy in I'm deeply inspired by her.
You know it's kind of decision adjustments -- two months of -- -- demise -- no.
I don't know what -- and it wanted to act you know I was second else today about Debra Giffords yes and god bless -- and -- All -- nothing to derail anything other then.
All I was -- -- -- -- could still stand congress and sort of all.
Yes and also.
-- She's -- -- I don't honor you know like she -- several times and I will come back.
I also think it's worth noting.
Her husband has been a tremendous support for -- should really astronaut navy pilot.
It's it's it's quite an example there -- the marriage that.
That is sure we're on the remarkable and -- -- it wouldn't surprise me over time -- -- Continued her recovery and re entered politics.
-- -- on -- and they're doing -- the current culture wars are real world.
Five outside -- -- Good to be really -- some.
