What question (s) should George Bush pose to John Kerry during the debates?

September 5, 2004 | Nick Vlachos

[JoeGar]

John, back in 1971 when you voted against assassinating those U.S. Senators, was it because you did not have approval of the French?

[HappyHere]

I would like to ask Kerry if he would consider arming mothers forced to make a choice of which child to leave behind in a school held by terrorists.

[WI Conservative 4 Bush]

Oh, you're right, they hardly ever get the opportunity to ask such a question. However, a good debater MUST be prepared to answer it. Because you never know...

[WIladyconservative]

"Do you know who I am???

[maizey]

Inquiring minds would like to know.....can you still get it up?

[numberonepal]

"Mr. Kerry. Do you support extorting money from Americans at the point of a gun, or would you rather they decide how much of their income they want to spend on taxes? Further, do you support oppresive government policies that force individual Americans to reveal their private financial affairs - again, at the point of a gun?"

I would actually like to ask the President this myself.

[LachlanMinnesota]

Even if the participants cannot ask questions, the press will be asking Kerry's questions for him, so Bush needs to be prepared for them as though Kerry himself is asking the questions...

[RS]

So John, spend any time in the service ?

[Stag]

Not ot hijack the thread off message, but I bet that Kerry will be very disrespectful of the President and I am willing to bet anyone $5.00 that at some point during the 3 debates, Kerry will refuse to shake President Bush's hand.

[Taft in '52]

Here is a scenario:

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il announces that he intends to unify Korea under Pyongyang's rule. He begins massing troops along the DMZ and issues an ultimatum demanding that South Korea surrender, and he warns that if the US intervenes, he will fire nuclear missiles at Japan.

Mr. Kerry, how would you respond?

[ironman]

"Do you consider Saddam Hussein to be a terrorist?"

I've used that same question when debating some of my liberal friends. It really gives them fits. Of course Saddam was a terrorist: he terrorized his own people, harbored terrorits, trained them, funded them...he even was an eco-terrorist (oil well fires in Gulf War I).

[Lijahsbubbe]

I do not understand this thread. I have not seen a debate where one of the participants got to ask the questions..

Just go with it....

[TShaunK]

Why did you attended as many V.V.A.W. meetings at which the assassination of U.S. senators was discussed as he did meetings of the Senate Intelligence Committee on which he later sat?
LMAO

[AlexW]

"Bush needs to be prepared for them as though Kerry himself is asking the questions..."

Of course, but the thread is "What question (s) should George Bush pose to John Kerry during the debates?"

Bush can maybe put a question into a reply if it fits, but thats a big if. Otherwise, I see no way that he can throw out questions to Kerry.

[Chi-townChief]

"John, what's your hair secret? I mean it just does NOT move."

[mass55th]

Senator Kerry, would you really wait until we are attacked again before taking any action?

[Iowegian]

"In the unlikely event that you are elected, just what kind of President will Tereza be?"

[Steven W.]

Senator Kerry, you're aware of Salman Pak, in Iraq, where terrorists were trained on a real Boeing aircraft, parked in the desert, for hijackings and other acts of terror. Do you believe it was right to close the terrorist training camp in Salman Pak down?

[Solamente]

"What was it like with the rest of the cast of The Munsters, you know, off camera?"

[Go Gordon]

"Do you consider Saddam Hussein to be a terrorist?"

Better yet: "Senator kerry, I know you missed over 80% of your intelligence briefings, but from the little information that you actually received, do you consider Saddam a terrorist, and if not, can you define what a terrorist is?"