McCain:"I wasn’t a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn’t a governor for a short period of time"

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http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002944174

Rick Davis Is Interviewed on CNN’s “American Morning”
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ROBERTS: A lot of questions about experience flying around in this campaign, a lot about the lack of experience for Barack Obama , a lot about her experience as both the mayor and a governor. But if we go back to last October to a debate, John McCain when talking about his opponents Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney didn’t seem to make too much of similar experience. Let’s listen to what he said.

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SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, R-ARIZ.: I wasn’t a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn’t a governor for a short period of time. For 20-some years including leading the largest squadron in the United States Navy, I led.

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ROBERTS: So how do you square that now, Rick, the fact he seemed to diminish their experience as mayor for a short time, governor for a short time, and now that gives her all the experience that she needs to be commander in chief if god forbid something should happen to Senator McCain, if he wins.

DAVIS: Let me tell you, we really enjoy the fact that on the day that John McCain announced Governor Palin to be his running mate, she was wrongly attacked by the Obama camp on this issue. And what we did, immediately said, let’s have that debate. Let’s have the debate between the kind of leadership, experience and decisions that Governor Palin has made throughout her nine-year career in public office versus a shorter span of time for the head of their ticket, Barack Obama , who had not been able to show very many things that he’s been able to accomplish as a senator nevertheless the 130 votes he took as present - the courageous votes that he took as present in the Illinois state Senate.

ROBERTS: Well, certainly we’re going to hear a lot of back and forth in this campaign. And it will be very dynamic and interesting to watch. Rick Davis.

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