(vanity) One response I wish Bush would have given to kerry last night (the knock out punch)

October 1, 2004 | tame

[tame]

I humbly submit that the following response ALONE (or some similar response even in third person) by President Bush would have been the knock out punch to John Kerry, and it would have been the soundbite to be remembered from this debate forever after.

KERRY: Well, you know, when I talked about the $87 billion, I made a mistake in how I talk about the war. But the president made a mistake in invading Iraq. Which is worse?

BUSH [in his down home Texas style]: "I'll tell you which is worse, and I'll tell you straight up! It's worse to say that going into Iraq is the right thing to do, and to then refuse to fund our troops, and THEN to try to excuse that refusal by the lame statement that "i made a mistake in how i talk about the war", and to THEN accuse me of making a mistake for invading Iraq, when you already agreed it was the right thing to do! You need to up your mind, slick, and quit making excuses for refusing to fund our troops!

Oh, and by the way, we shouldn't be surprised that you can't make up your mind about this war, since you were clearly confused when you refused to support my dad's use of force during the first gulf war."

That would have been the end of the Kerry campaign.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

If you READ the transcript from last night you can see Bush did knock out hamster boy!

Hands down!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,134152,00.html

[Khaosai]

I wish G.W. would have said something along those lines as well - But the real knockout punch - The one that would have been repeated over and over and over on every nightly news program.....was

When Jim Lerhrer asked Kerry which position he would take on the Nukes in North Korea ....and Kerry responded "BOTH"!!!-

G.W. Bush should have said...."America, that is my opponent in a nut-shell....When tasked with a difficult decision he just responded he wanted to have it BOTH ways. Well, my fellow Americans, 99% of the time when it comes to making difficult decisions a leader can't have it both ways. He has to make a decision that he thinks is right and then have the courage of his convictions to stick by that decision".

That would have won the debate and this election.

[Khaosai]

My reply would have been... "Senator, as a student of history, I can tell you that nations that only went to war as a "Last Result" most often lost that war. The choice of war should be made when it is the "Best Available Option" and not waiting until the situation deteriorates to the point of desperation and war becomes the only resort remaining. That is how I have dealt with Afghanistan and Iraq, and it is how any responsible president should deal with any future threats to our security.

Fantastic answer!! The Bush people really let him down. He seemed very ill-prepared for what should have been very easily expected questions.

[sarasotarepublican]

Bush paid $250,000 in taxes this year; Kerry paid $90,000. Does that sound right? The man who wants to raise your taxes obviously has figured out a way to avoid paying his own.

That would make a great campaign ad.

[evad]

For me it was the remark by sKerry about us not pursuing Osama.

I would have replied that all available evidence point to the conclusion that he's dead!

[Lady GOP]

Scary reminds me of some vampire Halloween mask. This guy is Klinton all over again.

[libs_kma]

I submit to those that wish they had a chance to answer questions or respond with rebuttal last night, that Monday morning quarterbacking is called exactly that for good reason. Many times I heard things also I wish were thrown back in maggot-Lurches face, but it didn't happen.

Sorry, but it is what it is, and we live with it and move on.

IMO, Kerry's Monday morning quarterbacking about Iraq is shameful, deceitful and just plain wrong, so I'm not going to second guess our President on what he should have/could have said last night.

I think there was enough said by Kerry that will give us ammo for weeks to come. He is so boxed right now that he cant say anything without falling into a trap already meticulously set by Karl Rove, so this will pass ok.

And so what if our President isn't the best debater of the two...I'd rather have our President, with all the strengths he does have, than the poodle with all his weaknesses.

Everything has been going great for Republicans since the RNC. This didn't go as well as we liked. So Suck it up, relax, regroup, still wake up every day and thank God you're a Republican, and we'll see everybody here on Nov. 3rd for a the biggest honkin victory party this blog has ever SEEN!!! DUBYA ROCKS!!!

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[MamaLucci]

The short answer is that President Bush is not quick on his feet.
He would make a lousy trial lawyer, which is one of the many
things that I love about him. ;)

[RJS1950]

I would have rather seen this answer to kerrys remark about not signing on to the world court:

"Not only would allowing the world court to step in allow our troops to be dragged in and prosecuted for whatever charge one of our enemies decide to press; it would also allow the world court to bring my opponent up on charges of war crimes he has admitted to having committed in Vietnam during his senate testimony."

What answer would the idiot have to that?

[MamaLucci]

HUH?

[Saundra Duffy]

What's done is done. Seems like Kerry won the debate but GWB will still win because he has earned it and he deserves it.

[MamaLucci]

OHHH....I got ya. LOL!

[Steel Wolf]

It was as if Bush left his offense home. The race is too young just to try to run out the clock. A halfway decent offense last night would have put Kerry in the morgue.

I agree. I listened to the entire debate last night while driving, start to finish, and I was awestruck at how easily Bush could have decimated Kerry with a few firm, polite, and direct attacks. It was a completely missed opportunity.

Kerry was in top gear (i.e. kept one of his two faces well hidden, less than five references to Vietnam, etc), and made points that I know resonated with many liberals and moderates. Bush only found his footing a few times, when he spoke passionately and fluidly.

Want to hear a drinking game that will kill you? Every time President Bush says 'Um' during a formal debate, drink. You'll be lucky to make it to Kerry's first response before your liver conks out. I was hitting my steering wheel every time the President responded to Kerry's laughable weasel-speak with inarticulate, ineffective stock answers.

Bush is a scrapper, sincere in his beliefs, and a witty guy. If he had just been himself, the George W Bush we all know and love, this election would be over.

Anyway, as disappointed as I am, the debate was still basically a draw. Neither side really gained or lost any significant yardage. I'm sure Bush will still win handily in November, but the opportunity for a early coupe de grace was missed last night.

[Lady GOP]

Seems like Kerry won the debate but GWB will still win because he has earned it and he deserves it.

IMHO the man did not win. All he did was continue the vicious attacks on Bush, did not shed a speck of light on his own ideas and lied the entire debate. Guess the empahsis was on how good of a job he did at lying. People like that.

[Lady GOP]

What answer would the idiot have to that?

He wouldn't. And the media wouldnt ask it. The Dan Rather's of the world have been given too much power and its gone to their head. They can report things even after they are proven to be not true.

[Jorge]

And what you're suggesting is exactly what Bush is doing - on the stump today. But it's a day too late. A lost opportunity.

I agree. Bush is now preaching to the choir. These are not the people he needs to win over.

Last night he missed several big opportunities to nail Kerry.
I think this was a BIG mistake.

[tame]

The man who wants to raise your taxes obviously has figured out a way to avoid paying his own.

i like it :o)

[tame]

And there was never any mention of how Kerry didnt even bother to show up 85% of the time to vote.

exactly. i'm still fuming over that debate (especially after seeing the recent Newsweek poll). no matter what the spin, this was easily preventable, irresponsible, sheer stupidity.

it was Bush's best shot since it was the debate that dealt with foreign policy.

i don' care what the topic of the next two debates is--Bush needs to make up for this by saying in the next debate what he failed to say in the first debate, WHETHER OR NOT, the topic is foreign policy.