HOW KERRY WON

Townhall.com ^ | 10/05/04 | Dennis Prager

[Capitalism2003]

I thought this was a great article. Send the link to everyone you know:

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/dp20041005.shtml

[EQAndyBuzz]

Wow, someone finally figured it out. Anyone want to bet that Kerry will be for and against higher taxes for the rich?

[PeterFinn]

I heard this live on the air and Sean (the caller) was dead-on serious when he said Kerry had a plan to surrender...er...withdraw.

We need to protest Kerry by asking the question:

What is the plan?

Stop telling me you have a plan, tell me what the plan is.

[Carry_Okie]

Sen. Kerry accomplished this so subtly that recognition of it had eluded me.

Had Mr. Prager hung out on FR, I would have happily explained it to him months ago.

[blanknoone]

Great article...really nailed it. Kerry won because he said whatever anyone wanted to hear...and the moderator did not nail him for his flip flops and inconsistancies (the President was barred from doing so by the rules).

[cvq3842]

Very interesting.

[orangelobster]

I don't know why people keep saying Kerry "won" the debate. In terms of substance he lost badly. On a purely superficial level he was more effective. I'll admit that Kerry looked like he had better personal hygeine, but that's about it. His cosmetic and hair team beat Bush's cosmetic & hair team badly.

[johnny7]

In John Kerry's world, war is wrong... unless you are attacked by a sovereign nation, while allied with France and under a UN commander.

And always... always, have an exit strategy and/or a statement of capitulation on hand because either one or the other will be necessary.

[Revolting cat!]

Ketchup Boy has a plan to tell us what his plan is!

[Tweaker]

It took an idiot to explain to Dennis Prager that kerry is a liar for him to understand that kerry is a liar??

I guess we should hire Mr. Sean to fix that middle east thing straight away.

[G.Mason]

"Stop telling me you have a plan, tell me what the plan is."

You need to pay attention.

Kerry told us his plan.

It's anything you want it to be.

Comfortable now? ;)

[counterpunch]

John Kerry won the debate because he sounded better; and he sounded better in large measure because he got away with saying whatever any voter wanted to hear.

That is one reason President Bush looked so annoyed at times. It is very hard for the principled to listen to the unprincipled.

No, John Kerry won because Bush let him get away with it unchallenged! This was Bush's chance to talk to Americans who don't attend his rallies. Instead he just mechanically repeat his favorite well worn Kerry flip-flop lines.

If Bush was so annoyed by it, then why didn't he say exactly what it was that annoyed him so much? This was his chance to open the eyes of tens of millions of people who so far have not been paying that close attention.

I was annoyed that Bush didn't defend his policies. Policies that I believe in. He owes it to the millions and millions of supporters like myself. That wasn't just President Bush under attack up there, it was me and my country, too.

[F.J. Mitchell]

It is a great article.

I don't believe it's one or the other (few principles or confusion) but that both define Kerry.

[slimer]

"Are Americans now dying in Iraq for a mistake?

John Kerry's answer: "No, and they don't have to, providing we have the leadership that I'm offering."

So under the leadership of President Bush they are dying for a mistake that Bush made. Under Kerry's leadership they would be dying for the mistake that Bush made. Therefore Kerry is not responsible for any Americans killed in Iraq.

This sets up his escape for every American soldier who is KIA in Iraq if he is elected to the presidency:

They were sent there by George Bush.
He made a collosal error in judgement by sending them there.
As president, I inherited this mess and I am in the process of making it right
Therefore, I cannot be held responible as president for American lives lost in Iraq.

This guy double talks better than Pat Paulson but Pat would have made a better president.

[Wolfstar]

Either John Kerry is a man of few principles who will say almost anything on the most vital issues of life and death in order to get elected; or he is personally so confused on this issue that he will repeatedly make self-contradictory statements.

Why does it have to be either/or? As far as I'm concerned, he's both a man of few principles and one who is confused.

[Twinkie]

Kerry has had a "makeover" of sorts a "mini-makeover" just for the debates consisting of:

1. MOUSSED, POUFED haircut giving him easily an INCH AND A HALF added to his height. (Look at it and compare it with President Bush's flat, unpoufed cut).

2. I SUSPECT that Kerry is also using whatever help he needs in the shoe department to enhance his height. Like thick soled, expensive shoes and a good pair of arch support insoles. (I know about these things because I have a pair of Good Feet insoles that give me a good INCH in height!)

3. I ALSO SUSPECT a massage, whirlpool session and a nap to go along with his manicure and pedicure(?).

4. A BIT OF HAIR COLOR ENHANCEMENT.

5. A BIT OF TEETH WHITENER. (I'm sure only the BEST would do; not those inexpensive store brands. The two-hour deal at the dentists).

6. I also think someone (at least on the channel I watched) had put a yellow tinged light bulb over President Bush's head. It appeared that Kerry had a full spectrum, subtle kind of light over his podium. How was it on other channels?

[Capitalism2003]

I really thought Bush missed a great opportunity to attack Kerry's record on defense. He didn't mention it once...What were they thinking during debate prep? If America knew that this man opposed Reagan virtually 100% of the time, he wouldn't stand a chance.

[Choose Ye This Day]

Kerry's record on Defense? What, you mean, for example, his Spitball Initiative?

[manic4organic]

Well, if Kerry has a plan, then I must be foragainst it.