Posted on 09/30/2004 7:59:58 PM PDT by MNJohnnie
It is unfortunate when people confuse relentlessly negative critical comments as intellectual sophistication. There is this strange fascination with a certain segment of Freepers. They seem to think if they are playing devils advocate ALL the time and making constantly critical comments about their own side, it makes them seem thoughtful and intelligent. Maybe we should have a term for this? Call it "McCainism" A metal defect that requires the victim to constantly critize their own side while NEVER pointing out where the other side blew it. Mccainism does not make you look smart. See REAL intelligence would be to provide some serious BALANCED review not this hysterical "OH WE LOST! IT IS ALL OVER" chicken little screech time after time, post after post.
Mark my words Boy's and Girls, John Kerry just lost the election tonight. Since most who suffer from McCainism seem to be lawyers, I will put it to you in terms you might understand. John Kerry may, or may not, have won the formal debate but he didn't win the Jury. And you people always forget this one fact. The JURY (i.e. The American people), not the Debate coaches decides the election.
John Kerry lost the election tonight people. You heard it here first.
From your pen to God's ear my friend. I pray for our President and his re-election. I will not feel comfortable until after the election is over.
He's needs to use a bigger hammer IMO. Kerry Inc needs to hear this in next debate.........GW better get his ducks in a row and "attack" this POS Poodle wrangler on the stage as the race is GW's to lose.........
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I think most Americans come home tired from work, and get their news from Leno and Letterman and occasional soundbites from network news. The really thoughtful ones read Time or Newsweek. People like the deeply informed FReepers are a demographic flyspeck.
Cokie Roberts mentioned last Sunday that a study showed that debate results are the same for viewers that watch without sound as for those with sound. Taking all that into account, I think Kerry put on a good impersonation of a thoughtful, serious alternative to the President. I think he's got a great shot.
I'm not always negative, but I am now.
I didn't watch it, but glimpsed it in one of the lounges a few times (no sound, through the windows into the hall) and Kerry looked positively awful. Looked like he was trying to do the NY Times crossword (or in his case, the Jumble) on the podium.
A Senator's votes on foreign policy over his 20 year career is pretty damn important in a foreign policy debate for a guy who wants to be President.
But the only direct role the Senate has in foreign policy is ratification of treaties.
Speaking of folks, I really wish the President would stop referring to bloodthirsty terrorists as a "group of folks."
She also wondered what happened to the tan. I responded: "He went to Michael Jackson's "white" doctor to get lightened up." One of my finer comments if I say so myself!
It took you that long to make up your mind? ;) I've known since I was twelve years old for whom I was going to vote.
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