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LIVE THREAD: The 2004 Vice Presidential Debate: Cheney v. Edwards
Free Republic ^ | October 5, 2004

Posted on 10/05/2004 3:59:57 PM PDT by Howlin

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: North Carolina; US: Texas; US: Wyoming
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To: MojoWire
This wasn't just a "style over substance" victory, this was an operating room and Cheney was the surgeon. The "this is the first time I met you", and the constant Edwards, "whoops! I broke the rules again!" comments, along with Cheney's "Thank you for the kind comments about my family" classy response to the Edwards stab at his family were my favorite parts.

Second favorite part was when Cheney smacked him with the "well, I wasn't selected to win electoral votes, since Wyoming only has three." This is the worst whipping I've ever seen in a debate, including "you're no John Kennedy," and Reagan's immortal, "I will not make the youth and inexperience of my opponent an issue in this campaign."

3,941 posted on 10/05/2004 8:25:25 PM PDT by Richard Kimball (Kerry Campaign: An army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea)
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To: timbuck2
Please don't ever say that again. Edwards is the Senator from North Carolina. We kicked his family out of South Carlonia many years ago.
3,942 posted on 10/05/2004 8:25:29 PM PDT by Sthitch
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To: kabar

Have to agree. Ifill was better than Lehrer but that's not saying much.


3,943 posted on 10/05/2004 8:26:05 PM PDT by OldFriend (It's the soldier, not the reporter who has given US freedom of the press)
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To: cwb

It just so happens that I have a report (somewhere) from the last year of Clinton, that claims there were 44 million at the time he left office. Considering that we've added at least 1 million illegal aliens in the last 4 years, I'd say the Bush record is very good.

You're right--we add new people to the list and others fall off as they get jobs with benefits. And of course no one ever has the guts to come out and say that maybe people need to be responsible for themselves...Americans drink, smoke and sleep their way into 75% of their health problems. Why should I pay for that?


3,944 posted on 10/05/2004 8:26:16 PM PDT by pharmamom
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To: IDOlog; Lazamataz
Please praise all that is holy someone with more skilles than I is working on a video montage

Friend of your's ?

3,945 posted on 10/05/2004 8:26:53 PM PDT by Ben Bolt ( " The Spenders " ..)
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To: xm177e2

I did enjoy Gwen Ifill as a moderator. She was fair, and her questions were right on the mark.


3,946 posted on 10/05/2004 8:26:58 PM PDT by Palladin (Proud to be a FReeper!)
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To: Numbers Guy



How the hell did they set up "bots"? And why aren't we?


3,947 posted on 10/05/2004 8:26:59 PM PDT by anticlimatic
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To: kingattax

Brit is fine...he just expected Cheney to slaughter Edwards.

Brit Hume is the best thing for us....he is fair, which is all we need to win.


3,948 posted on 10/05/2004 8:27:05 PM PDT by rightinthemiddle (it means many things)
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To: kpp_kpp

Exactly. All that's done by voting in the polls is to validate the results of the poll. Don't do it, and they'll be clearly meaningless.


3,949 posted on 10/05/2004 8:27:20 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl (Terrorists will "global test" us right off the planet)
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To: JustaCowgirl

No way did he win that debate.

Edwards did not have to "win" that debate. His persona just appealed more to undecided and swing voters, I fear. Perhaps Cheney's toughness will yet win out: we will know in four weeks unless there are stolen ballots.


3,950 posted on 10/05/2004 8:27:30 PM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: anticlimatic

"Is there a "who won" poll at cnn.com? "


Yes there is and it's running 75% in favor of The Breck Girl!

sickening!


3,951 posted on 10/05/2004 8:27:36 PM PDT by txradioguy (HOOAH!!!...Not Just A Word...A Way Of Life!)
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To: pharmamom; NormsRevenge

I see we have cut down the thread length to 20, seems more responsive.!!!!


3,952 posted on 10/05/2004 8:27:48 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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To: pharmamom

You go girl. I agree. If people wanna Big Mac themselves into a heart attack then why should I subsidize. It's free will and choice baby.


3,953 posted on 10/05/2004 8:28:05 PM PDT by Cats Pajamas
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To: silent_jonny

You're right, you're right...that's perfect. And I hated that movie. The ants gave me the heebie jeebies.


3,954 posted on 10/05/2004 8:28:19 PM PDT by pharmamom
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To: anticlimatic

"How the hell did they set up "bots"? And why aren't we?"

because that is cheating, and cheating is not what we are about.


3,955 posted on 10/05/2004 8:28:28 PM PDT by Damifino (The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
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To: F16Fighter
Colmes going after Cheney's Haliburton ties..

Kemp wants to know why Colmes and the Dems weren't whining when Bubba Clinton was giving a contract to the same Haliburton in Bosnia.

3,956 posted on 10/05/2004 8:28:41 PM PDT by F16Fighter
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To: kpp_kpp

You know, I think you have a good point there. Maybe that should be our tactic regarding the internet polls. It would expose the rats.


3,957 posted on 10/05/2004 8:28:45 PM PDT by WVNan
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The servers are probably working at 110% capacity. whew!!!!

between cybershenanigans and newbies ,, we're doing pretty good to stay on the air. ;-)


3,958 posted on 10/05/2004 8:29:19 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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To: Damifino
So true, it did make the listener think a little about why no comment was necessary, that it always excellent strategy, great effect. I also liked the few instances when VP Cheney finished his point and stopped well before his time expired. Contrast that to President, who asked for those 30 second extensions from Leaher on a couple occasions and then did little with them, would have been better off not saying anything. Great job Cheney. I expected as much. He's a complete professional, competent to and through.
3,959 posted on 10/05/2004 8:29:21 PM PDT by truthchaser
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To: xm177e2

I agree. The Moderator did a very good job compared to Lehrer. She needs a little more practice keeping track of who is supposed to talk when. But her questions were fair.


3,960 posted on 10/05/2004 8:29:22 PM PDT by Truth is a Weapon (Truth, it hurts soooo good!)
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