FR Live Thread: Bush Kerry - First Debate - Thread 2 - Here we go!

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Thread 1 - Pre-Debate discussion

[Guillermo]

Kerry is whipping his ass. Did W even prepare?

[arasina]

F'n says "I have a plan" like he wants to emulate Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech. He is utterly pompous and condescending.

[TBarnett34]

I think President Bush started out slow, but he's starting to hit his stride. Kerry's coming off as an arrogant ass now.

[aaronbeth]

today at the drs, at Ft L. Wood, 3 vietnam vets in the waiting room w me saw Kerry on CNN, all 3 said they cant stand Kerry, they are voting W.

[Keyes2000mt]

Bush winning 7-2.

[proudmilitarymrs]

re post #1173

Thanks Doc!!

[Central Scrutiniser]

Kerry was in Vietnam?


I didn't know that, hmmm?

[showpromid]

My favorite Kerry line:

"Don't confuse the war with the warrior."

???

How about not confusing the audience?

[mtbopfuyn]

He looks like somebody put some distracting tidbit in his ear just before he began. Something really unsettling.

ITA. Something besides this inane debate is up. I'm not comfortable with W's appearance tonight.

[freethinkingman]

This whole thing was set up to put bush on defensive. I think that they saw how he reacted to the last attacks at a press conference and how bush got agitated and off message. This whole debate stinks of liberal set-up.

[TheLion]

Bush looks much more Presidential.

[Right_in_Virginia]

This is a sad thing. I am panicking....Bush is not doing well at all.

You're not alone....and this topic is the President's strength.

I have a heart heavy with dread and disappointment.

[wardaddy]

damn this slow...and I'm on comcast.

[11th_VA]

My mother is convinced that it's over and that Bush is history.

Does she live in NY or SF ???

[Cranky]

Go Dubya!!!!!!! That's my President!

[SunnyUsa]

This is a sad thing. I am panicking....Bush is not doing well at all.

I feel confident, I think BUSH is coming across as a strong and steady leader, Kerry is FOS, Bush gets him back everytime (except I do wish he would've slammed him with the troops don't have all the good equipment-KERRY voted against all of it...I do wish he would've slammed him on that)....

anyways, I really have a good feeling about how George Bush is doing- strong and steady - Kerry is all over the place.

[LNewman]

The Pottery Barn rule? THE POTTERY BARN RULE? September 10 ... here we come!

[TaxRelief]

Kerry is so ill-mannered. He speaks as if Bush is not in the room. He is probably a GOSSIP of the worst degree. That will not go over well with world leaders.

[dougherty]

Dubya giving Kerry a verbal spanking over dissing the Iraqi PM. Kerry looking down writing notes. He knew it was wrong to diss the guy.

[Bearshouse]

I'm getting snockered on Vietnam drinks