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

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Thread 1 - Pre-Debate discussion

[Citizen Soldier]

The whole debate is a Put Bush on the defense" quesstions, not a debate about topics! Has there been even one question yet where Lehrer asks kerry a question he has to defend?

Lehrer, what a jerk! I, for one, am sooo glad MY hard earned tax dollars pay his salary on PBS!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

President Bush is killing Kerry!!!!

[lawgirl]

Dissing Iraqi PM was VERY bad idea.

Kerry repeating himself again- warlords.

[varina davis]

I think GW is coming across like the fellow you want to sit down with to have a beer and talk. The quintessential Texan who will get things done.

I'm very happy with his down to earth style and I think voters will be, too. He's real.

Kerry alluding to his Viet Nam (4 month) tour, will not endear him to vets.

[Sparky760]

I think President Bush started out slow, but he's starting to hit his stride. Kerry's coming off as an arrogant ass now. I agree. It looks like Bush is getting his message out now. Kerry is now repeating himself again.

[conservativo]

"The thing Bush has revealed" is that Bush is the right man to lead the U.S. from 2004-2008! Message to Kerry: our troops ARE number 1!

[ArmyBratproud]

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[ArcLight]

Bush started off weakly, but is doing much better.

[Petronski]

With respect,


I think you need to stop being so emotional, and I say that in kindness because I don't think it is nearly as bad as you see it.

Bush is who he is, and that is the man we see tonight. Plus, he has banged two homers against Kerry (on denigrating the allies and on why terrorists are pouring into Iraq)...not to mention the litany on "I don't think [Kerry] mislead you when he said..."

[tgslTakoma]

My daughter is concerned for all those FReepers who are taking a drink each time he says "combat" or "Viet Nam".

That is a worrisome thought.

My daughter and I are eating a bite of ice cream for every Vietnam reference uttered by John Effin' Kerry.

At this rate, we'll both be as big as Michael Moore before the evening ends.

[killjoy]

Kerry keeps talking about us "outsourcing" the fight in afghanistan. I wish Bush would nail him by asking if this is true, why he is so willing to outsource Iraq.

[Denver Ditdat]

"Outsourced the job to Afghan warlords" W needs to bat this one out of the park.

[rwfromkansas]

Oh crap.

Kerry just gave a zinger to Bush on the enemy attacking us.

Kerry is winning by FAR.

Disastrous.

[Taffini]

Pray for rain on election day. A giant cloud hanging over the entire country dropping a constant, steady shower. The lazies won't get up and go to the poles and vote for the donkey as they were told. Only the dead get up in places like Chicago and go vote in the rain.

I am surrounded by dems at work. People I really like but who vote like mommy and daddy or single issue people.

[6ppc]

I've never seen questions timed so much against one person.

Yup...every question is slanted to give Kerry a springboard for criticism.

[shoedog]

Bush needs more facts, I am very ardent Bush supporter, but Kerry has facts, Bush is not hammering Kerry on things he has said and done in the past. He keeps talking about the messages. Bush needs to get on game or he will lose ground in the polls after tonight.

[NancyDrew]

I don't believe he plugged his website!!
Maybe we should all *go* to JohnKerry.com.
Bet they couldn't take the traffic!

Bush is definitely winning this one. Can we trade Kerry for Kofi? The rest of the world can listen to his never-ending Vietnam Tales, while we get on with dealing with the enemy.

[dead]

Bush is phumphering and sticking too much to catch phrases and cliches.

He is definitely not winning this debate.

[Jorge]

Bush winning 7-2.

I wasn't sure before the debate, but now I am. Bush is is cleaning Kerry's clock.

Kerry's arguments are really bad. Now he's saying we have no enemy other than Osama..pathetic.

[Aloysius88]

Relax. All G.W. has to do is live through this. JF'nK is what he is and no number of hours of talking is gonna change a sow's ear into a silk purse.