By Mark Memmott

Update at 11 a.m. ET, Nov. 5: Our original headline -- "George W. Bush & Bill Clinton To 'Debate' In New York Next February" -- is now moot.

According to the AP and CBS radio:

Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna says the event was canceled after an overeager promoter billed it as a debate. The spokesman says the Feb. 25 event had been planned as a moderated, serious discussion between the two former presidents.

So, perhaps it will happen another time.

Here's our original post:

By Mark Memmott

It's being called -- by the promoter -- "the hottest ticket in political history."

Former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will "debate the most pertinent current events" on stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York next Feb. 25.

MSG Entertainment says:

President George W. Bush talks with former president Bill Clinton in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 7, 2009. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Bush & Clinton. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

The 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton, and the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush, will debate topics ranging from the economy, to foreign policy, to the current administration. The series will be formatted to allow for President Clinton and President Bush to each present their thoughts on a wide range of important current events and national issues through a moderated question and answer period during which the moderator can elicit information and insights into particularly pertinent topics of the day. The moderator for this highly anticipated event will be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets are $60 to $1,250. According to The Swamp, that $1,250 gets you into a cocktail reception before the show.

Now, we wonder -- in this totally unscientific survey that's just for fun, is not meant to be a true measure of public opinion and will close in 24 hours -- what you think:


categories: Fun, Politics

12:15 - November 4, 2009

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