[BibChr]

Your predictions? Remember, as we say in my family — predictions only count if you make them beforehand!

[A Real Dan Fan... NOT]

He is gonna get his ass kicked up between his ears.

[BibChr]

Pingomai

[RolandBurnam]

my prediction, kerry comes off as a stiff, orange pompous ass, and bush is a folksy down to earth guy. kerry debates the nuances of his positions, while bush connects with the voters.

[jveritas]

Kerry Debate Strategy

This is what Kerry is going to do in the debate on Thursday night

Flip flop for the fiftieth time and go to the “Right” of President Bush on the war on terror and Iraq

He will say that he will tougher and smarter than President Bush so he will be seen as the tougher guy who will destroy the terrorists everywhere.

Accuse President Bush that he did not finish the job of killing Bin Laden in Tora Bora and Afghanistnan. He will say that if he is President he will pursue Bin Laden and capture or kill him.

Accuse President Bush that he did not finish the job in Fallujah against insurgents and terrorists and this has caused all the trouble in Iraq right now. He will say that if he is President he would have destroyed the terrorists in Fallujah.

Kerry will try to be calm and speak in a Reaganesque way so the audience will be charmed by him.

[tomnbeverly]

He will change his position on the war on Iraq at least 3 times and then blame the moderator for twisting what he said... Its his standard...

[Servant of the 9]

Or he should say (but won't), "I have wondered again and again: what exactly did Mr. Kerry mean when he said, 'Bring it on'? Now all we hear is 'Call it off!'"

It was Bush that first said "Bring it On"
Kerry denounced him for it and too up the phrase to mock Bush.

Kerry can't stop his words from wandering for 90 minutes. He will also lose big on the reaction shots, since he has to try to look Human, while Bush just has to be himself.

So9

[Question_Assumptions]

Two things that I would like to see are (A) Bush explaining that he has no plans for a draft and that the email being spread around the Internet cites two bills sponsored by several Democrats and no Republicans (because this email seems to be making young people and mothers nervous) and (B) Bush pointing out that Kerry seems to like the idea of threatening to use force but doesn't seem to like the idea of actually using force, which shows a profound misunderstanding of how on makes and follows through on threats. Basically, Bush needs to point out that it's important for our enemies to know that when we treaten force, we mean it and that they are smart enough to figure out if we don't. In fact, Saddam may have thumbed his nose at various UN attempts to apply sanctions and inspections exactly because he didn't believe that anyone would ever use force against him.

If he does those two things, which totally undermine Kerry's best points, Kerry is a gonner.

[samtheman]

When Kerry whines and moans about the ads, Bush will say a couple of brief words about "being against all of those ads" and a couple of brief words about Kerry's "patriotic service in the military" and then take off from there about "what I'm more interested in is what he's done in the last 20 years in the Senate", and go on to blast his abysmal voting record.

Thus, every time Kerry goes "WHHHAAAA, the ads are so mean to me!", Bush will get an opportunity to repeat: "The real issue is the last 20 years, and how many weapons systems you voted against."

[bad company]

He will mention vietnam at least four times.

[Petronski]

At some point, Kerry will lose his cool and point at the President. It will seem petty and suck the oxygen from the room.

[ntnychik]

I think F'n will do what worked for him in the Weld debates: belligerence. We all know how this will work if he applies this to our President.

I also think he will attempt to be human, smiling occasionally; maybe removing his coat. Watch the eyes, though. They will never match his artificial smile.

And watch the lizard tongue. I doubt he can restrain it for 90 minutes.

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

PREDICTION:

* Kerry will give a mediocre-to-lame performance

* It will immediately be hailed by the Establishment Media as one of the best performances ever in the history of the world.

* A few days later, polls will come out indicating Kerry got no bump whatsoever.

* The media will then focus on the fact that the next two debates are about domestic policy, which is Kerry's strong suit and where Bush is most vulnerable.

* 12 or 16 years from now, the Establishment Media will liken some GOP candidate's debate performance to the hapless and disasterous performance turned in by John Kerry in 2004.

[Registered]

 

[Kryptonite]

Asking where Osama is? Hmm Gen. Abizaid just implied in very certain terms last weekend that Osama's been dead for some time. He also said it would not be in the terrorists' interests to reveal that he's dead. And logic tells me that Zarqawi's antics have come about precisely because there's been no leadersip out front of Al Queda for some time now.

[Tarpon]

MSM says Kerry wins. Too easy.

[rocklobster11]

The main thing that will hurt Kerry is that he will try to convince people that he has had a consistent position on Iraq and hasn't flip-flopped. He is incapable of admitting error, and so he will get bogged down in trying to explain the nuance of voting to give the President the autorization to go to war but not intending for the President to actually use the resolution to actually go to war.

He also tends to repeat phrases like "I have been perfectly clear" or "Let me be perfectly clear..." or "I have one positions on...", when it is obvious to voters that he is not clear and that he says whatever is politically expediant.

Having said that, my prediction is that he will be at least a little clearer than he has been in the past and that the talking heads will say that he won the debate and that they expect him to pull even or ahead in the polls. However, I think he will attack too much and leave the voters with the impression he is too full or gloom and doom, and thus the talking heads will have to alter their analysis several days after the fact.

[ImProudToBeAnAmerican]

sKerry will huff and puff - and break out in an orange sweat by the end.

President Bush will be calm, collected, on message - and win with his grin!

sKerry is a self appointed phony - he can barely do MSM polished sound bites. No way he can last into the late rounds.

All of Bush's efforts are working - domestically and internationally. He'll drive these body punches home all night.

Each debate will cost sKerry a couple poll points.

[COBOL2Java]

I predict two things:

1. Kerry will win the debating points, but Bush will win the political points.
2. The talking heads (at least those in Kerry's Peanut Gallery) will be spinning like Whirling Dervishes.

[.cnI redruM]

Kerry will bore Bush until he falls asleep. cBS will report that Bush appeared disinterested in the plight of the common American.

[ArrogantBustard]

Kerry's going to contradict himself within the debate.