What Advice Do You Give Kerry Regarding the Debates??

[BabsSong]

Al sighed and we all know, thus, Bush won the debate. Al talked intelligently and, thus, we know Bush won the debate. Al appeared on stage and, thus, we know Bush won the debate. I'm sure the copy is already written by the media before the first debate even begins. Other than wearing jeans, a 10-gallon hat, picking his teeth with straw, and having a cement truck run over his head a few times so he appears as brain damaged as the thing he has to stand next to, what are some suggestions for Kerry to minimize the attacks we know Tiny Time and Tweety and Fineman and the usual gang of assassins already have prepared????

[BOSSHOG]

1. Yield all your time

and let flounder bush.

[randr]

2. Just try to keep a straight face when * talks.

[Florida_Geek]

3. Check * ears for

"hearing aids".

[pinto]

4. debates are a KO for Kerry, not a great stump speaker but a great debater.

[jimshoes]

5. Discuss keeping

good jobs here in the United States.

[librechik]

6. spend the next six months imagining all the worst questions

possible (because you know those are the ones Kerry will get :"Mr Kerry do you believe in God and would you describe why in 30 seconds? Why do you want to let abortionists kill babies? How many black children do your mistresses have altogether?") and crafting zingy, commonsensical responses to each one. They should all have Bush-beating soundbites near the beginning. Practice practice practice.

Fortunately the minds of these Pukkes are rather limited, so we pretty much already know all the questions they want Kerry to be ambushed with. At least we should and Kerry's people should already be working on that.

Bush's first question: What is your favorite color?

2: Favorite movie? Describe.

3. What makes you so great in the fight against terror? And you can include god's will in your answer.

[BabsSong]

7. libre---I keep hoping there will be a Lloyd Benson line in there

somewhere. But, then the media will go hysterical that Kerry insulted the greatest president we have ever had! I'd like something like: FDR was a War President; and you, sir, are no War President---he fought a real one; you made yours up.

[Mike Niendorff]

8. (1) loosen up and (2) employ a healthy dose of open mockery.

Message (in a nutshell):

The emperor has no clothes.
The emperor has no clothes.
The emperor has no clothes.

<repeat, repeat and repeat again until people have no choice but to deal with it>


Delivery (in a nutshell):

The Bushies have worked *intensely* to cultivate an aura of "respectably being above-it-all" around the Fraud. Kerry needs to go at this image with a rhetorical 2x4 and shatter it permanently. Mock the hell out of his transparent lies. Mock his pretensions to "character". Mock his pretensions to "honesty". Hit Bush where his supporters think he's the strongest, and hit hard. Make it outright embarassing to be him or one of his Kool-Aid drinking supporters. Make it hurt.

Bush has an established record. Kerry needs to take the gloves off and treat him as his actions have earned.

As in : "Just how *stupid* do you have to be to actually take this lying, criminal sack of shit seriously? Give me a break. Enough is enough. Here's the real deal on Bush: ..."

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(or something like that :) )


MDN

[jimshoes]

10. I rather like that approach

Straight to the heart of the matter.

[librechik]

11. I'd love it if he just pointed at Shrub and said "You sir are a LIAR!

and all of America, all the world, knows it."

Heh, in my dreams. Kerry is much too smart and nice to ever do that.

[Burma Jones]

9. Use VERY small words

and try to look like a nice guy. That seems to be what wins elections.

[librechik]

12. but then, Gore was too nice

and that's what did him in. I know what you're talking about, though.