Posted on 09/27/2004 11:39:59 AM PDT by concretebob
Senator John Kerry was given a stark warning yesterday that President George W Bush is an unorthodox genius at live television who will spurn a debate with his opponent and instead appeal directly to viewers in Thursday's presidential showdown.
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The British writer suggests that President Bush's inferior syntax and lack of intellectual curiousity (his characterizations) resonate with the American people because we are similarly simple: Kerry will lose the debates because we a stupid.
Not so. After 8-plus years of Clinton, more Americans than ever recognize manipulative, putrid hot-air for what it is.
I predict no less than three gaffes such as strategery, ambinivelent, or microcosinism. It's like America liked Clinton because he had all of our petty, self indulgent vices and wore them for us. We realized after Clinton that despite that making us feel good about ourselves, that that just made him as dangerous as Joe from the corner bar being in the Whitehouse. We've matured from that. Now we admire Bush because he's smart and responsible, but can still stumble on his tounge. That makes us all feel connected with him. Clinton on the other hand makes us realize just how disfunctional we were and still are, understanding that we can expect more from our leaders and ourselves.
Don't be confused. Everytime they underestimate him, he comes out smelling like a rose. Now they're going to pump him so he can "fall short"...
I offer a hundred bucks to anyone who can get Kerry to say "Lockbox" on national television.
Or even, possibly, on his kbd.
:^)
A little off topic, but has anyone seen video of jf'nk today on Fox? It looks like a really bad makeup job or a tanning booth accident happened all over his face. Kind of orange and shiny with red cheeks. What's up with that?
Yes, he will speak with the people, speak with people. Kerry will be aloof, FDR like, not personable.
yeah - remember that during the debates - algore got threatening with his body language
He's from rural Texas; they're largely from metropolitan areas of the nation, mainly on the east and west coasts. They think of Bush as a "rube," and of themselves as "sophisticates." Consequently, they think they are better than him.
Bush believes in the capitalism, and the world of business as the best way create opportunities for people. He sees economic growth as the way to lift the status of people. The left, of course, hates the business world, trusting only in government to "level the playing field" and to fulfill the aspirations of people.
Bush is a committed Christian, perhaps the most sincere and public believer we've ever had in the White House. He believes that faith can not only impact the character of the nation, but gives our nation direction and purpose. The left hate anything that has to do with God. They consider conservative Christians as the equivalent of the Taliban.
So, the root of "Bush hatred" is simply this: Bush isn't "one of them." He has different roots, and different beliefs. Because he is different than most people on the left, they turn those differences into reasons to hate him.
How is this any different than unvarnished racism?
He's using Hillary's makeup person. ;-)
One thing seems certain about John Kerry though, if there are any 'fence sitters' waiting to decide upon a candidate based on the debates, he will convince nobody that's he's a gentleman, and will convince no intelligent person that he has a good plan for America's future. His entire political platform is a negative one that says "whatever Bush does, I'm against it".
Everyone knows it takes more intelligence to pilot a Boston Whaler than it does to be a fighter pilot.
Yeah, AlGore got so mad he threatened to uninvent the internet. He'd just take it home with him in his lock(exceedingly long pause for the stupid).....box.
Too bad there isn't a way for him to get in why Germany and France didn't join in - like the oil for food issue -
Restraints can do more harm than good sometimes and this may be one of those times - PC in its glory -
just my thoughts -
"After 6 years of preaching to everyone that he's (Bush) the worlds greatest moron
Yup & it's absolutely hysterical watching the kerryistas trying to lower expectations of their boy genius' debating performance."
Agreed. I noticed that trend on the Sunday shows - every single RAT commentator made it a point to rave about what a great debater George W. Bush is. The only reason I can think of that they would do this in unison is to try and lower expectations for Lurch - to have an excuse for him in case he blows it.
Lurch's problem is that he has to hide the fact that he's a sourpuss (goes with the RAT thing) .. but whenever he tries to imitate a real human being, he comes out looking like a pathetic dork, and is completely unconvincing.
My thoughts exactly, GWB is going to kick JfnKs ass till it falls off and then hand it to him.
She was obviously not around in 1980, when Reagan creamed Carter in a single debate about 10 days before the election. Reagan went from 8 points down to a comfortable victory. . . and the US won the cold war.
Hopefully, Bush has some upside in the debates. Even tho the voters know him, they have really only seen an MSM filtered version of Bush for the last year (fangs and all). Hopefully, folks will remember why they like him. That's the potential upside.
OTOH, folks have real reservations about Kerry and flip flopping. If he seems decisive and likable in the debates, he will go a long way toward blunting that image. A potentially big downside for us.
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