[comebacknewt]

Had W turned in this performance for the first debate, we would now be measuring F'n and Silky Pony for their coffins.

Hope it is not too late to regain the momentum at this point.

[Taiwan Bocks]

CNN international coverage is portraying this as a Kerry runaway victory, from before the debate even began.

Conservative Americans need to be actively FReeping CNN from inside America (!!!!) to counter the influence CNN wields with hundreds of millions international viewers subjected to over-the-top bias.

[Katya]

Plus...WhoooHoooo....the Yankees beat Massacussetts!!!!

[glegakis]

Regretfully, I disagree.

I'm voting for Bush, but I thought he lost the debate, as much as I hate to admit it.

I was disappointed he side-stepped the Roe v. Wade question. Very disappointed. He should have explained a PB abortion in detail, to really bring the point home. He's terrible at elaborating in detail.

I know he's not a good debater, but he missed alot of opportunities. In 3 debates he didn't mention the 5.4% unemployment rate once.

I will say that I am glad that others think he did well.

He's a good man and he had a great finish, but I thought he was much better in the 2nd Debate. He definitely won that one.

IMHO

[QandA]

I concur wholeheartedly. Kerry is slick, but Bush has substance. Will have to wait and see what difference it makes.

[Mihalis]

Bush/Kerry betting contracts are 57/43 at tradesports.com

http://www.tradesports.com/jsp/datafeed/liveprices/LivePrices.jsp?1097724770705

[Raffus]

We are AMERICAN. We will decide this election on the facts. What is it that the liberls do not what us to know. We are strong (that is what they hate). God love Ronnie!

[sarah_f]

As a Conservative, I'm not a Bush fan, but you are right he kicked the Communist's ass.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Chris Matthews actually dragged Bob Shrum, the old impulsive Tourette's-suffering not-ready-for-primetime Ted Kennedy gargoyle, out of mothballs to shill for Kerry. It was sad. They're getting desperate now.

Just in case anyone has forgotten this old liberal fossil:

"Mr. Shrum was the principal speechwriter to Senator George McGovern in the 1972 Democratic campaign for President. Subsequently, he served as the Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. Mr. Shrum served as Press Secretary to Senator Edward M. Kennedy from 1980 to 1984, and he was the Senator's principal speechwriter during and after the 1980 presidential campaign..."

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Bob_Shrum

If this is where Kerry is getting advice, talking points, and speech text, that's pretty sad. If they are using George McGovern/Ted Kennedy era strategy, that's good news for Bush. Unbelievable! Shows just how out of touch Kerry is.

[26lemoncharlie]

Senator Kerry continues to say that President Bush has taken his "Eye off of the Ball", I submit that taking the Senator's illustrious voting record in the Senate, His explanation fo how he would defend us and his stand on Domistic and Social Issues, I Submit to you my fellow Americans that the Good Senator from Mass. Mr John Forbes Kerry along with his running mate? The Breck Girl: Havn't seen the Football since Kickoff !!!!!

[26lemoncharlie]

Senator Kerry continues to say that President Bush has taken his "Eye off of the Ball", I submit that taking the Senator's illustrious voting record in the Senate, His explanation fo how he would defend us and his stand on Domistic and Social Issues, I Submit to you my fellow Americans that the Good Senator from Mass. Mr John Forbes Kerry along with his running mate? The Breck Girl: Hasn't seen the Football since Kickoff !!!!!

[harpo11]

Absolutely! KO'd me when President Bush talked about his lovely and very adored wife. Oh, his eyes, deep, dark, full of love and desire. And, for his beautiful and beloved girls, his daughters, deepest fullmilment of their protection and well being and dreams.

When President Bush said his wife speaks better English than he does. And when he said that it was love at first sight. Man, talk about the arousal gap...

My husband speaks better English than I do. He writes so incredibly. And, you know what, it was "love at first sight". Even after all these years. It still is.

You could see that in President Bush's eyes. It was streaming long and proud.

So different than Kerry's response about "marrying up". What is that? Please tell me, what the hell is that? No love. No emotion. No stream of love coming from his eyes.

And so very very different from the negligent hedonistic disregard of marriage vows that Clinton slefishly threw into our faces.

This man, this human very so human man, President Bush, he knows things that John Kerry wishes only he could know.

[Mike Bates]

A clear victory for Kerry. I know this because CNN's Bill Schneider told me so.

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

[ArmedNReady]

Bush needs to adopt this NIN song as his them:

"I won't back down, no, I won't back down. You can stand me up at the gates of hell and I won't back down."

- NIN, Johnny Cash

[Sam Cree]

Give 'em hell, Jose!

[A2J]

But it would make sense that Bush, a former Governor of one of the largest US states would feel more comfortable in domestic issues than Kerry,

Which is what frustrates me.

If people solely looked at the amount of executive experience Bush has (i.e., governor, business owner) over Kerry, whose legislative experience doesn't equate to much but votes, very liberal votes, anyone who isn't mesmerized by their own selfish issues, would see that Bush is the clear choice for America, particularly in this time of war.

[sport]

Actually, President Bush won the first debate.

All kerry did was make a 90 minute campaign speech.

[Dave S]

It depends on the spin. The audience for tonights debate was probably pretty low what with the Championship Series games on TV. Too bad Bush wasnt this good when he had a huge audience. The race would be over then.

[Veritas et equitas ad Votum]

Did anyone catch Matthews/Russert/Brokaw? Matthews tried to cut away to talk to Giuliani, and Russert makes a big deal about this being Brokaw's last debate. Matthews closes by saying "it's been a pleasure to serve with you" [speaking to Brokaw].

SERVE with him on what? The DNC spin team? Who do these people think they are?

[JohnBDay]

To use the President's line, we should call the "mainstream media" the "left bank media." Bringing up Mary Cheney may have been more costly than "global test" and I hope people see that.