I live in Daytona Beach. I just had to fix my roof for the THIRD time, and will not be able to get it repaired properly for at least four WEEKS, because of backlogged homeowners like myself. My neighbors just got their electricity back on YESTERDAY. The town is so badly damaged on the beachside that it will take a VERY long time before it will monetarily recover.
That being said, I watched GWB touring some of the devastation in South Florida today. I wonder what Kerry was doing today, besides getting "pretty".
As I was getting ready for work starting at 4:00 pm, Neil Cavuto came across with a Fox News Alert, saying that there was a possible ANTHRAX attack at possibly 5-6 locations in Broward County, just north of Dade County where the debate was to be held.
Do you think the Secret Service RUSHED to inform Kerry of the possible attack, asked him if he needed FEMA to start a possible evacuation of say at least 2-3 thousand people (to start with), and check with homeland security to see if any other US cities have also been targeted, and see if the National Guard needs to be put on alert in Broward for help with evacuations if needed, and alert other states NATIONWIDE to be at the ready if needed.....LESS THAN FIVE HOURS BEFORE KERRY'S NATIONALLY TELEVISED DEBATE ???? And put Kerry on HOLD for around 90 or so minutes, until the possible anthrax attack was checked out for it's validity ???
Yes, I believe that GWB wanted to have somebody's ASS tonite on that stage!! After going through a possible terror attack less than 5 hours before his debate, I'm sure he would like to have the person's ASS that pulled this VERY WELL TIMED AND TOO CONVIENIENTLY PLACED fake attack. I also believe that after going through all that today, he would LOVE to have F'n's ASS, who IMMEDIATELY starts off calling him a LIAR, and HE"S NOT DOING HIS JOB !!!!!
F'n doesn't care about my roof problems, or much worse the people here in Florida who DON'T HAVE A HOME ANYMORE, NO JOB because their workplace was also destroyed. Worse yet, IMHO, F'n probably couldn't believe his "good fortune" with the anthrax "attack" RIGHT before the first and maybe MOST important prez debate. I DO believe GWB cares about me, and the American people, and unlike F'n, works 24/7-365 to KEEP IT THAT WAY. Do I think GWB's "performance" last nite was a little "less" that it could have been?? Yes I do. But I understand why, and that is why I think considering the "day" GWB had BEFORE the debate, I think he did just fine keeping his "cool" and NOT WALKING across the stage AND DECKING F'n FOR SAYING HE'S a LIAR and NOT DOING HIS JOB!! (I apologize for my "rant", but I felt it needed to be said after reading all the negative posts here tonite.Thanks !)
And know,please, that you and the others,who have been so hammered by the hurricanes,have been and still are in my prayers,as well as in many others'.
Thank you for your post and I agree completely, President Bush did fine especially under the circumstances and as I posted previously, He held his own and that is all he had to do. We all know that Pres. Bush is not a great debater but he does connect with people in substance.
I was reluctant to add to this long thread but I just HAVE to tell you a big THANK YOU for reminding us of this! My heart goes out not only to you and your neighbors in Florida but also our incredible President.
Bump to your post.
Rant on!
No need to apologize .. You nailed it
I just have one thing to add .. Before the debate while the President was meeting with the people of Florida and dealing with the possible anthrax attack
John Kerry was having a manicure
I concur about the fake anthrax attack. The dems have no scruples when it comes to winning. They will do and say anything.
Bush is a very special president and man. He shoulders his responsibility with dignity and courage and I believe he was a bit tired.
But, Kerry had nothing to take advantage of it and did not win on substance. He was a stylish smart ass who said nothing and even lied a bit.
Let's get those untrue statements and BS out in the press for the rest of the week.
Well, after all you have been through weather wise in FL you deserve to rant! I hope you and your neighbors get back to some kind of normalacy as soon as possible.
I had not heard about this fake anthrax scare and found your post very interesting. I cannot imagine why someone would do that right before the debate...kinda co inky dinky since like you said, it would involve Pres.Bush having to make several decisions and be distracting.
*WE* are not the ones President Bush needs to convince (what is so hard to understand about that?).
Bush has people (lots and lots of people) to handle any contingency that comes up 24/7/365 at least well enough that he doesn't get sucked into false alarms and spend precious time and energy chasing rabbits just hours before a crucial event as the very first presidential debate. He owes at least that much to the people who are out here in the trenches fighting for him.
And I am not one damned bit ashamed to say it. I'd say it right to his face: "Mr President sir, you need to practice the delivery of your responses by avoiding hesitation and using crutches such as "Um, well, er ...", etc. This is basic communication effectiveness 101 - nothing mysterious about it at all.
The people President Bush needs to convince to vote for him are the ones who need to be able to look at him and have complete, total confidence that he has complete control of the situation and a vote for him is without hesitation the very best choice of the two.
None of us here have to be convinced of that but the average Joe on the street does.
If a person with zero prior knowledge of what has happened to this country on 9/11 and since then and who also knew absolutely nothing about either candidate and was required to make up their mind based on that one single debate last night, President Bush's stammering and hesitation (sometimes for up to 8 seconds) would not have been viewed favorably.
His speech writers and coaches had better make him aware of this fact and he needs to spend more time listening to the feedback of those people if he is to come across with the kind of confidence a swing voter needs to see before they will vote for him.
I wouldn't be surprised that RUSH doesn't "pick up" on this point in some fashion today...