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The final verdict: draw.
Kerry needed to draw some serious blood, and he just couldn't pull it off. Bush pounded his message harder than Lindsey Lohan hitting the floor at some trendy LA nightspot.
Bush's Best: Speaking about casualties. He spoke eloquently (for him) and really connected when asked if the war was worth 1000 american lives. He hit these notes perfectly.
Kerry's Best: Slamming the war. He did a good job of drilling Howard Dean's talking points. He also put up a tough front. He said the word "kill" twice, I believe. That rung more hollow than his cheekbones for me, but it might have an impact on newcomers.
Bush's worst: The Saddam/Osama gaffe. He basically handed Kerry a campaign commercial. Of course, no thinking person actual;ly believes he has mistaken Saddam for Osama..... oh, I forgot who he's running against, here.
Kerry's worst: Saying that invading Iraq after 9/11 would have been like invading Mexico after Pearl Harbor. Bush wasn't quick enough to make this connection (neither was I, actually) but who did we invade after Pearl Harbor? Morocco. Than Germany. Two countries that had NOTHING to do with Pearl Harbor. NOT A THING. I would really have liked to see Bush spike that right back into Kerry's smirking face.
Random impressions:
Is Kerry actually trying to say he hasn't changed his mind on the war? He should defuse that attack, instead, he just tried to stop a truck with his chin.
Bush threw back his water at one point like he was downing a morning scotch.
Laura and Tuh-Ray-Zuh were wearing the same outfit!!!! OMG! LOL!!!
Did Kerry jsut say he would dismantle our nukes? And bribe countries into supporting him? And break off the multi-national talks with North Korea?
Overall: Nobody was converted. Kerry's still a douchebag. Bush is still a moron.
I'm waiting for the VP debate. Cheney will make Edwards look like Opie. I know what you're thinking. This is a paralell of the Kennedy / Nixon debate. Well, Cheney is not Nixon. I bet he will open with some self-effacing remarks about not being the prettier candidate. He will then proceed to whip JOhn Edwards into a twitching, sniveling puddle of fear.
Kerry needed to draw some serious blood, and he just couldn't pull it off. Bush pounded his message harder than Lindsey Lohan hitting the floor at some trendy LA nightspot.
Bush's Best: Speaking about casualties. He spoke eloquently (for him) and really connected when asked if the war was worth 1000 american lives. He hit these notes perfectly.
Kerry's Best: Slamming the war. He did a good job of drilling Howard Dean's talking points. He also put up a tough front. He said the word "kill" twice, I believe. That rung more hollow than his cheekbones for me, but it might have an impact on newcomers.
Bush's worst: The Saddam/Osama gaffe. He basically handed Kerry a campaign commercial. Of course, no thinking person actual;ly believes he has mistaken Saddam for Osama..... oh, I forgot who he's running against, here.
Kerry's worst: Saying that invading Iraq after 9/11 would have been like invading Mexico after Pearl Harbor. Bush wasn't quick enough to make this connection (neither was I, actually) but who did we invade after Pearl Harbor? Morocco. Than Germany. Two countries that had NOTHING to do with Pearl Harbor. NOT A THING. I would really have liked to see Bush spike that right back into Kerry's smirking face.
Random impressions:
Is Kerry actually trying to say he hasn't changed his mind on the war? He should defuse that attack, instead, he just tried to stop a truck with his chin.
Bush threw back his water at one point like he was downing a morning scotch.
Laura and Tuh-Ray-Zuh were wearing the same outfit!!!! OMG! LOL!!!
Did Kerry jsut say he would dismantle our nukes? And bribe countries into supporting him? And break off the multi-national talks with North Korea?
Overall: Nobody was converted. Kerry's still a douchebag. Bush is still a moron.
I'm waiting for the VP debate. Cheney will make Edwards look like Opie. I know what you're thinking. This is a paralell of the Kennedy / Nixon debate. Well, Cheney is not Nixon. I bet he will open with some self-effacing remarks about not being the prettier candidate. He will then proceed to whip JOhn Edwards into a twitching, sniveling puddle of fear.