Posted on 10/08/2004 8:25:59 PM PDT by ambrose
Bears repeating...
THE AP IS NO LONGER A NEWS SOURCE. THE AP IS A TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE FOR THE DNC!
And I'm tired of you being an "uncommitted voter", dude. If you haven't figured out which candidate will get your vote by now, you should just wear earplugs for the next few weeks and leave the country November 2nd.
Ambrose just posted the article. He didn't write it. He is a Bush supporter.
Next time, read and comprehend the article before commenting.
RON FOURNIER just wrote one of the worst hit pieces I have ever read from AP. I know that name though, I need to google him again.
Bush did quite well. Bush did well defending and explaining his position on everything from the environment to homeland security. Certainly an improvement from his performance at the first debate. He did seem, though, to have a uncomfort in his jaw. I realize that's me just being picky. He came across "cool" too. Not that cocky attitude that was on display last week. Good for him. You know what he believes in and he doesn't pander. I think Bush could've done a better job answering the final question about his mistakes. He should've been better prepared for that one.
Kerry, as expected, seemed comfortable (he's done plenty of these townhall meets) some of the time and stiff at other times. Surprisingly (he's been trained well), Kerry actually put some zest behind some of what he talked about. Still on certain questions he insisted that he "respects" a difference in opinion (eg, abortion) to the point that he comes across as pandering in an attempt to attract voters for the sake of doing just that. [Really, really, did you hear Kerry repeatedly say "really"?? Ok, enough, we gotcha Mr. Kerry.] And, that's problematic in that he doesn't seem genuine. Kerry enjoys to hear himself talk, doesn't he?!
Kerry's ongoing problem is that some of his past (eg, votes) doesn't quite gel with some of what he said (and continues to say on the trail). How do you believe someone who says one thing today, but did/said quite different in the past? Votes in the Senate to cut intel funding, while now he's all for mucho spending. (At one point during this debate, Kerry even admitted that he's going to have to cut back on some of his "favorite programs." As scary as it might seem, it begs the question about how many "favorite programs" he really has. Yikes. $$$$)
Yes, different circumstances, and yes things aren't always cut and dry, but it's still not clear who Kerry is and what he stands for. Kerry says things now, portraying himself as a moderate, but his nearly 20 years in the Senate clearly shows a different man. Hysterical how Kerry tries to wiggle out of it by complaining about how we shouldn't "label." Yah, but all your leftist surrogates can label your opponent, Senator? [Senator, in all fairness, you did refer to Bush as the "compassionate conservative" and mocked it.]
Wasn't it the nonpartisan National Journal that, after going through Kerry's voting record, placed the Senator left of the ideological center? If that's who he was for so long, how can it be that he's changed just in time for the presidential elections? Or, should we simply ignore Mr Kerry's voting record and fall for whatever he shovels our way?
Overall, no low blows or gaffes. Bush, 2; Kerry, 1.
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When AP says the reviews were "mixed," that means Bush won hands down.
Did anyone notice Bush slipping his hand into his jacket a few times(as if to adjust tie or such)?
That was a tribute to Rodney Dangerfield!!! I don't get know respect!
He did at least admit Kerry "glossed over" his positions on Iraq.
Frankly, for a Fournier piece, this is pretty balanced in my opinion and shows we won big.
hehe, could be!
Yeah- is Mark Halperin related to Soros buddy Morton Halperin?
MSNBC pundits just said the press room has been wanting to write the 'anger story' about Bush all week. They ended by saying "I wouldn't be suprised if we see a story tomorrow".
Funny. Looks like they won't have to wait.
Kerry contradicted himself within a few minutes tonight on Iraq:
At one point he said that he's always thought Saddam was a threat and has never changed that position.
A few minutes later he said the president took his eye off the ball and went after Saddam even though he wasn't a threat to us.
Yep,you can tell that Ron Fournier was in quite a tizzy when he wrote his little diatrabe for AP. He knows Kerry the Alter Boy got whacked, so Ron throws a hissy fit to help little Johnny. Here's Ron:
The Portland Oregonian Newspaper Offers More Misleading And Biased Articles on President Bush
"Kerry fights to keep stuffing inside as Bush rips it out.
What a biased headline."
Media biased??? I would neverrrrr have guessed.
"Fournier's gangrene: A horrendous infection of the genitalia that causes severe pain in the genital area..." http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=19551
Mrs. Schmitz should refrain from operating heavy machinery or ballot booth equipment at all costs.
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