Topic: Meet the Press
DeWine, Brown show divide on war
Dayton Daily News
Sen. Mike DeWine and Rep. Sherrod Brown sparred Sunday on how best to end the war in Iraq, with DeWine asserting that U.S. troops are in Iraq primarily for U.S. interests, and Brown saying U.S. troops in Iraq are now "for all intents and purposes refereeing a civil war."
During the first of four scheduled debates on NBC's Meet the Press, Iraq and issues of national security dominated the more than 30-minute session. Both men advocate turning over the security situation to Iraqis quickly.
Brown, D-Avon, said the military should be instructed to come up with a strategy to get troops out in 18 months to two years.
DeWine, R-Ohio, said setting a date to exit would only lead to chaos and embolden the insurgents. "Once they are to the point where they can take this over, we're out of there," he said. "We want to be gone."
Brown said without the timeline, DeWine and the Republicans' philosophy is "stay the status quo, stay the course."
"They're not advocating any real change," he said. "They've been saying for three years that things were doing well."
Host and moderator Tim Russert grilled DeWine on his vote supporting the war, asking him if he would have done the same if he had known there were no weapons of mass destruction. "No," DeWine said.
"Do you regret your vote?" Russert asked.
"No," DeWine said.
10/03/2006 / Permalink / Iraq, Meet the Press, (all tags)
Ohio’s candidates for Senate offer voters clear choice
Cleveland Plain Dealer
With their U.S. Senate race at a statistical dead heat, Mike DeWine and his equally feisty challenger Sherrod Brown tried to make the choice easier for voters Sunday by disagreeing on nearly everything in a televised debate.
...Brown, the Democratic congressman from Avon, said he was unafraid to challenge authority, even when it meant disagreeing with his own party's president over trade. And he said DeWine caves in to everyone from President Bush to pharmaceutical companies, which hurts the middle class.
Saying DeWine is running unfair ads that suggest Brown voted against body armor for troops, when he in fact backed alternative measures to provide body armor, Brown said: "He should be ashamed of himself for that."
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10/02/2006 / Permalink / Meet the Press, (all tags)
DeWine, Brown debate on Iraq, own records
Canton Repository
The race, which polls show to be close, has become one of the most watched in the nation because of the role it could play in determining whether Republicans retain control of the Senate or cede the power to Democrats. The Democrats need a net gain of six seats to take control.
Iraq, terrorism and homeland security dominated the exchange.
But the candidates also weighed in on other issues, including revelations that House Republican leaders may have known about sexually explicit e-mails that Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., sent to youths working as pages in the House.
...Brown depicted himself as a champion of the middle class while accusing DeWine of being beholden to oil companies, drug manufacturers and other special interests that have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to his campaigns.
“This election’s a referendum on the special interest stranglehold in our government,” he said.
Criticizing DeWine for supporting Bush on most issues, Brown said his allegiance would be to Ohioans rather than to a president of either party.
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10/02/2006 / Permalink / Meet the Press, (all tags)
Brown, DeWine set to debate Sunday on ‘Meet the Press’
Dayton Daily News
Sen. Mike DeWine and U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown will face off Sunday on national TV for the first of four scheduled debates.
DeWine, R-Ohio, and Brown, D-Avon, will debate on Meet the Press live at 9 a.m. on WDTN-TV. Host Tim Russert will moderate.
Even days before the debate, both sides were spinning what they believe will be winning arguments in the race.
Brown hoped to spotlight "the fact that Senator DeWine has been a fighter for special interests and the fact that Sherrod Brown has been a fighter for middle-class families," said Brown spokesman Ben LaBolt.
The debate will give Ohio voters the chance to learn about "Mike DeWine's unique ability to work with Republicans and Democrats to get things done in the Senate," said DeWine spokesman Brian Seitchik.
DeWine, a two-term incumbent, and Brown, a seven-term congressman, have also scheduled debates for Oct. 13 in Dayton, Oct. 19 in Toledo and Oct. 27 in Cleveland.
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09/30/2006 / Permalink / Meet the Press, (all tags)
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