Posted on 10/01/2004 2:09:25 PM PDT by 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.
excellent :o)
i know Bush is getting his licks in, but he's put himself under a lot more pressure for the next debate.
GREAT stuff :o)
Not Bush's style.
i pray you'e right, Saundra. i pray you're right.
Sure it is. He does it on the stump all the time.
You'll not see him do this in a debate.
I think Bush got Kerry a couple of times but one good zinger wouldn't have hurt. All the Dems got out of Bush was facial expressions. Kerry gave the Republicans a ton of ammo.
but that's the whole thing...he didn't HAVE to be quick on his feet... He just needed to stand up on them! i mean Kerry is SUCH an EASY target.
i know this will sound like i've got the tin foil hat out, but i honestly don't see how Bush could have done that bad unless it was on purpose. For the life of me i don't know why he would do this UNLESS it's to lower expectations for the next two debates (whereupon Bush will proceed to POUNCE on Kerry).
i say again, it is his style to make an obvious rebuttal that he makes everywhere else. There sure the heck was no good reason not to do it against Kerry. i just hope he did not lose the big mo for good. he screwed up big time. this election should have been over the other night. now we have to hear a bunch of crock about the Kerry momentum.
i like your profile page AND your tagline, btw :o)
Exactly. Kerry supplied SO MUCH material, more than enough to take him down, Bush had numerous golden opportunities to nail him.
I don't know why he didn't do it.
He looked like Kerry just got under his skin, like he wasn't able to handle Kerry in a debate. It was awful to watch.
Thnaks for posting these. I book marked it on my profile page.
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