Friday, September 21, 2012

Brown, Warren Spar Early and Often in First Debate

Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., and his Democratic opponent called each other "nice" early in their first debate Thursday -- but from the first minute, the debate was anything but.
Asked by moderator Jon Keller whether character mattered in the race, Brown immediately broached the issue of Elizabeth Warren having indicated she was a Native American on forms at schools where she has taught.
Brown said that character matters, and that Warren has claimed she was a Native American and "person of color," though she is not -- and "that being said, she checked the box." Brown said he, and voters, didn't know whether Warren got ahead by checking the box.
"I think Senator Brown is a nice guy," said Warren after Brown's blistering opening salvo in the debate, which aired on WBZ-TV. "When I was growing up, these were the stories I knew about my heritage."
"I never used it," she said of the Native American status -- not for getting into college, law school, or anything else.
Brown repeatedly called on Warren, as he has before, to release her personnel records, saying her failure to do so "speaks volumes."
Brown has banked on his likeability in the race, but he was aggressive throughout the debate, rarely missing a chance to attack his opponent.
The two sparred on jobs taxes, women's issues, global warming, and foreign policy during the wide-ranging, hour-long debate.
Some of the sharpest barbs came during a discussion of women's issues, which have been a recent focus of the race.

Read more: http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2012/09/brown-warren-sp.php

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