Posted on 10/01/2004 6:53:44 AM PDT by Billie
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http://www.georgewbush.com/debatefacts/Debate.aspx?stamp=9/30/2004%2010:16:46%20PM
Good Morning!
Bush/Cheney..04..Ammo about debate
Good morning, Meg, and thank you for that link. I've got it open and reading it now!
.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,MAMA BEAR!....
Thank you, louie. You decorate my life with the cutest graphics, and this birthday card is extra-special.....just like *you*.
I am smiling real big!
Thank you. : )
I know - I believe he will, too. Just felt like President Bush was blindsided last night, and it was disheartening to see.
He'll be fine. : )
Thank you so much, MEG. :-)
That was funny. I've done the same thing. LOL
Thank you, louie. You decorate my life with the cutest graphics, and this birthday card is extra-special.....just like *you*.
I am smiling real big!
Smiles are what birthdays are all about. I'm happy I put a grin on your fuzzy face. : )
(((((((((fuzzy))))))))
I told hubby he brought the sunshine home with him!!!!
As soon as he finishes installing the insulation he is working on in the attic and gets cleaned up we're heading out.
We want to take advantage of the glorious weather, by going to one of our favorite places on Chincoteague Island and their outside bar/restaurant that closes til Easter at the end of this month.
When I was on the Island Wednesday I ran into one of the bartenders and she promised they would have fresh oysters today.......start of oyster season!!!!!
"Columnist at Philadelphia Daily says that BUSH WON the debate! I thought Bush's best response to Kerry was "you can't lead our troops in a war, if you call it the wrong war at the wrong time".............Julie"
Oct. 01, 2004
1st round goes to W.
Kerry needed a knockout, and he didn't get it By John Baer
HILLARY won.
Or one of the Johns. You know, McCain or Edwards.
Or anybody else seriously looking to run in '08 after George W. Bush serves out his second term.
That's because John Kerry, who had to score a knockout last night, landed some punches but didn't take the title.
Yeah, he looked a little tougher than when he's windsurfing off Nantucket in spandex.
And, OK, he had a good line about how it's one thing to always be "certain" but one can, after all, be certain and wrong.
And he even seemed somewhat directed and focused.
But this debate, critical if not determinative to the outcome of the election, did not take Kerry where he needs to be.
Instead, the champ at staying on message is still the undisputed George W. Bush.
How so?
Because of one moment that defined the debate and the race.
When debate moderator Jim Lehrer asked Bush if there are "character issues" that maybe should keep Kerry from being president, Bush showed he's a consummate politician.
He first did some aw-shucks plain-speak. "Whew, that's a loaded question."See, he's just folks.Then he graciously praised Kerry's service to country and family, calling him "a great dad," and even praised his service in the Senate.
It was Bush being the nice guy, the guy people like. Brilliant.
Then he hit Kerry with the message of the night, indeed the campaign:"He changes positions."
It was the pat on the back before slipping in the shiv.
It fit perfectly with his performance throughout the 90-minute encounter.
Bush over and over tagged Kerry for changing his position on Iraq and said several times one can't lead if you say, as Kerry has, it's "the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Ah repetition. The mother's milk of campaign victories.
Plus Bush looked the part: aggressive, firm, strong.
From the moment he stalked across the stage (first one out of the wings) to Kerry's podium to shake his hand, to his tight-lipped PO'd look caught on camera as Kerry sniped at him, as opposed to Kerry's smiling and nodding as Bush swiped at him.
(Don't you think they should have traded ties? Kerry wore red, Bush blue, but their states are just the opposite colors.)
When Kerry got to answer the "character" question, he floated off on something about stem-cell research and global warming (the debate topic was foreign policy and homeland security).
And the fact Kerry spoke to Lehrer and not to me and not to voters and seemed more intent on showing how much he knows rather than how much he cares? I just think that's a killer.
Bush worked the camera and Lehrer with a nice mix of eye contact and practiced talking points.
He used his occasional 30-second extensions, a debate rule allowing for continued discussion of a single question, to answer every charge Kerry made.
Kerry, at least once, tried to do the same and couldn't even get Lehrer's attention.
Mostly Bush very much stayed the course.The war is hard work, which he said, I don't know, a dozen times, but we're going to win. Saddam was a threat. America's safer."We're going to win this war in Iraq."
Kerry, when he finally looked into the camera for his closing remarks, said, "I believe America's best days are ahead of us."
For me, stuff like "whew, that's a loaded question" works much better.
Send e-mail to baerj@phillynews.com
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/9806488.htm?1c
You're welcome, Sistah. *Bears* are so easy to find - the rest is just fun to do something with them. :)
Ok! Hope you have fun! I've got company coming in tonight and need to get away from here and get some things done!
Have a great weekend! : )
That's a good article. Thanks for reposting it.
Thank you - I was certainly happy to read it!
Good morning, Miss Billie.
TGIF.
TGIOctober.
I think I'll be hitting the mute button a lot today, as I'm unable to stomach the spin form la Kerrié's minions re: the debate.
I know I'd rather have a straight walker then a smooth talker in the Captain's chair as we pass through these dangerous times.
And, I agree with Wolfie ... come Election Day, the President will get his four more years.
May the Good Lord bless and keep him safe.
Happy Birthday Mama Bear!!!!!!!
((((LOUIE))))!
We swish tails do tend to stick together. : )
May the Good Lord bless and keep him safe.
Amen. You never know when a 'crazy' will pop up and try to take him out.
I get a bit nervous seeing him going among the crowds. : (
Hi, John!! : )
W is kickin' some serious JfK arse this morning at his rally.
Nailing him on everything from last night --- especially the "Global Test"....Way to go W!!!!!!!!!!!!
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