Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

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

Posted on 09/30/2004 5:57:19 PM PDT by Admin Moderator

Thread 1 - Pre-Debate discussion


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; debate; debates; electionpresident; firstdebate; globalpoints; kerry
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 2,441-2,4602,461-2,4802,481-2,500 ... 3,641-3,658 next last
To: Porterville
All Kerry said was

Don't forget:
5. I have a plan.
6. It's better than his.
2,461 posted on 09/30/2004 7:51:12 PM PDT by clyde asbury (These are the Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2369 | View Replies]

To: 4bushinOH
Oh really and what was that "plan" again.. I must have missed that "plan".

I heard criticizing someone who is protecting us.. not going to play well with the housewives and moms in Ohio!

2,462 posted on 09/30/2004 7:51:13 PM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2289 | View Replies]

To: Thumper1960

Don't you wish you could actually see what Kerry was scribiling on that pad tonight?


2,463 posted on 09/30/2004 7:51:19 PM PDT by alaskanfan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2409 | View Replies]

To: rwfromkansas

yes i think you're right.. i just can't believe Bush granted three debates with this guy...he's a smooth talker...the uninformed and uninformed like that...


2,464 posted on 09/30/2004 7:51:29 PM PDT by 4bushinOH
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2325 | View Replies]

To: Jaysun

I agree.....Great Job Mr. President...I Love You...and understand where you're coming from. Believe me on that one. I'm so much like you in my manner....it's scary.


2,465 posted on 09/30/2004 7:51:31 PM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2219 | View Replies]

To: MMkennedy

Welcome to the Grim FReeper Club.


2,466 posted on 09/30/2004 7:51:40 PM PDT by COURAGE (A charter member of the Grim FReeper Club)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1177 | View Replies]

To: bayourod
>>Terazza was drunk or high.<<

As we like to say out here in the Southwest, "as ugly as a mud fence."

Muleteam1

2,467 posted on 09/30/2004 7:51:45 PM PDT by Muleteam1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2205 | View Replies]

To: poweqi

Those were the numbers after I voted .. all I did was copy and paste it

Now on the front page it is saying Bush 46% Kerry 54%


2,468 posted on 09/30/2004 7:51:45 PM PDT by Mo1 (Why is the MSM calling the Vietnam Vets and POW's a suspected group??)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2422 | View Replies]

To: poweqi

Those were the numbers after I voted .. all I did was copy and paste it

Now on the front page it is saying Bush 46% Kerry 54%


2,469 posted on 09/30/2004 7:51:48 PM PDT by Mo1 (Why is the MSM calling the Vietnam Vets and POW's a suspected group??)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2422 | View Replies]

To: Admin Moderator

Did Kerry say that Bush was fighting the war "on the cheap" and then in the next sentence criticize Bush for spending 200 billion dollars?


2,470 posted on 09/30/2004 7:51:52 PM PDT by Jim_Curtis (Liberals lie at the premise, accept their premise and you can only lose the argument.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ErnBatavia

I am not a newbie, and I never called you a Kerry supporter, where you got that I dont know, put down the joint and do some comprehension.

You sound like a nervous cat in the rain crying. Christ if I was a DUmmie I would paste your posts right there as example A of a weak willed republican.


2,471 posted on 09/30/2004 7:52:01 PM PDT by aft_lizard (I actually voted for John Kerry before I voted against him)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1396 | View Replies]

To: bayourod
>>Terazza was drunk or high.<<

As we like to say out here in the Southwest, "as ugly as a mud fence."

Muleteam1

2,472 posted on 09/30/2004 7:52:06 PM PDT by Muleteam1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2205 | View Replies]

To: The_Reader_David

CNN doing some kind of focus group now.

FWIW.


2,473 posted on 09/30/2004 7:52:08 PM PDT by Gunder
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2439 | View Replies]

To: MeekOneGOP
Dubya WINS hands down, imho !!!

Kerry = Traitor, Professional liar, Politician in a designer suit: LOSER!

Bush = President of the United States of America and leader of the free world: WINNER! :^)

2,474 posted on 09/30/2004 7:52:11 PM PDT by DirtyHarryY2K (G W B 2004! Friends Don't Let Friends Vote For DemocRATS)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2181 | View Replies]

To: tet68
Bush did fine, Kerry was a better debater, but he didn't really answer what his plan (on any aspect) would be.

Exactly. Something else to remember is their answers are going to picked apart for the next week. The only thing you can say bad about Bush is that he garbled his syntax a little, stammered, and most significantly didn't call Kerry on his lies as much as he should.

Now, concerning Kerry, there is going to be discussion on his support for the tax hike, his committment to the Global Warming Treaty, his opposition to multi-lateral talks with North Korea while demanding multi-lateralism in Iraq.

Big win for Bush.

2,475 posted on 09/30/2004 7:52:12 PM PDT by Tribune7
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2375 | View Replies]

To: conservativo
Is it just me, or does it seem that Lehrer is liberally biased? And also, sKerry seems to be doing nothing but criticizing Bush. Why doesn't sKerry promote his own agenda? Because sKerry has no agenda!

That character question was particularly biased. And why no question about the Swift Boat veterans?

2,476 posted on 09/30/2004 7:52:13 PM PDT by NYCVirago
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1579 | View Replies]

To: hershey
Well, Fox thinks it was a draw.

And with a 6 point lead, all we need is a draw.

2,477 posted on 09/30/2004 7:52:19 PM PDT by Graybeard58
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2387 | View Replies]

To: schouston
You have to understand the handicapping a bit. Mr. Bush started out with an advantage, because he wasn't expected to do as well in the debates. In order to win, all he had to do was to avoid being blown out of the water. Which he did.

Mr. Kerry, OTOH, was expected to do much better (after all, he is so much more 'intelligent'), so in order to win, he had to hit a grand slam. I'd say, that on style points, the most he got was a double, and that is pushing it hard.

One thing to consider is that the things that Mr. Kerry said today will be used against him over the next week. He set himself up once again.
2,478 posted on 09/30/2004 7:52:26 PM PDT by Frumious Bandersnatch
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2330 | View Replies]

To: snowsislander

Quote: Did Kerry just suggest we shut down OUR nuclear programs to be consistent with those we are trying to stop?
It certainly is consistent with Senator Kerry's long history of pacifism and attempted dismantling of our armed forces.

Yeah, I was hoping more people caught that one. Need to get this out to Rush and the Bloggers. Also, Kerry flip-flopped again when he said early that he wouldn't give the UN veto power, then said something later on about passing "the global test".

It looks to me as if W's main strategy was to "give 'em enough rope", letting Kerry hang himself on his own words, and take the high road by not appearing mean in pointing out Kerry's contradictions.

I was channel-hopping, though. What I saw was a snoozer. W avoided getting damaged, and that was it.


2,479 posted on 09/30/2004 7:52:34 PM PDT by TheRealDBear
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2234 | View Replies]

To: WoodstockCat

2,480 posted on 09/30/2004 7:52:39 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (lib­·er·al - noun: ¹A person who is so open-minded that their brains have fallen out)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2278 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 2,441-2,4602,461-2,4802,481-2,500 ... 3,641-3,658 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson