Now that they are tied, I am SO nervous about W's excellent debate skills

[blm]

and his commanding presence. His masterful manner will just force John Kerry to cower. I'm scared.

Aren't you?

[Guaranteed]

1. Yes. I'm expecting a Bush 20 point bounce

after the debates.

[annxburns]

2. Bush HAS NEVER LOST A DEBATE.

Ever. Kerry has better be careful. :-)

[DebJ]

23. Because Republicans watch with the sound off!

[lasttrip]

59. lol. unfortunately i dont think they understand the

meaning or concept. who needs debates. were right!

[papau]

39. True - Bush loses on logic/facts/syntax-but wins on body language put downs

Indeed that is his only skill -

But he is good at it.

A real debate and there is no Contest.

But these debates are "Do I want to see this guys face for the next 4 years" - and not real debates about issues.

It is about showing confidence in your own answers, with disdain - good natured of course - for the feeble attempts at answering a question that the other guy is making.

Pure Acting ability. Project sincere concern, smile and be likable, and always be confident your answer is the BEST FOR AMERICA.

And Bush is indeed good at the above con-job.

[jezebel]

3. He IS an excellent debator. He has WON every debate he has had.

Hopefully JK will be able to hold his own against such a STRONG debator. ;)

[Trajan]

4. Chuckles ....

He is gonna wipe the floor with Kerry ...

What? .. with his mastery of the facts and excellent command of rhetorical strategies and english grammar ....

Does Kerry stand a chance ??? ...

OMG .... we are DOOOMED ! ....

DOOMED !

[tridim]

19. <deep inhale> ..... Dooooooooommmmmed!

Bender does it better.

[Leilani]

5. Dubya has never lost a debate

The pundits declared him the winner in 2000 against Al Gore.

Seriously, if the guy manages to show up, he is declared the winner.

[Protected]

6. Bush is a master orator

I've never heard such a great speaker in all of my life. I'm really scared that he's going to destroy Sen. Kerry in the debates!

:scared:

[tandot]

7. Bush is an outstanding orator. Kerry will not look good next to

Bush. I think Bush will get a huge bounce out of the debates. He is the master orator...even Bill Clinton would be afraid to debate him. Poor Kerry.

[gollygee]

8. He has so much charisma and charm (m)

and he's so good with words too. It's scary to be sure.

[Krupskaya]

9. His subtle wit and cunning logic

...will carve Kerry to pieces. I mean, it will be a sad, sad thing to watch.

[mbali]

10. Do NOT underestimate this man!

He has never lost a debate - largely because everyone expects him to fall on his face and, when he manages to stay upright, everyone raves about his outstanding performance.

Let's not lower expectations on him. This is the President of the United States. The least he should be expected to do is be able to debate his opponent.

[dubyaD40web]

13. Right

Sometimes he's just "misunderestimated".

[blm]

18. I am QUITE serious.

About managing the expectations game right back at them.

The right has been saying for a long time now that kerry is a coward and he's a fancy boy from France. They say Bush is fearless and will outmuscle anybody with his cowboy style. So...that Bush will cream Kerry must be their expectation, eh?

[A_Possum]

24. I just have to say...

that I never thought "a fancy boy from France" could sound so sexy. LOL. I'm really gettin' a crush on Kerry.:loveya:

I'll probably swoon in the debates. But I'll keep quiet in public, I promise.

[faithfulcitizen]

41. ewwww, really?

to each his own :)

[A_Possum]

45. Yeah really!

I guess I just find a tall, fit, athletic, adventurous, multi-lingual, articulate, courageous, intelligent, well-dressed, hamster-saving guy who can sail, fly planes, windsurf, ski, debate, order dinner in French and ride horseback attractive somehow...

Call me crazy. :evilgrin:

[knowbody0]

11. debates

bush may have at one time had skills debating. kerry is awesome at not getting flustered under pressure. fear not. the come back kid will shock and awe bushie. he's worn out and twisted by all the lies. the snake eats his own tail

[MoonRiver]

58. Hi, knowbody0! Psst, I don't think anybody here "fears" * debating Kerry

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[TomClash]

12. Bush is the Greatest Debater of All Time

[JimmyJazz]

34. Does that make him a master...

oh, nevermind...that was way too silly (even by my standards)

[crispini]

38. bwah!

Ok, you got a snort out of me over here, with bonus "funny look from coworker" thrown in.

[JimmyJazz]

50. I'll take 'em any way I can get 'em

[atommom]

52. Damn, you took my line! ;)

[Richardo]

14. Remember: It's not about debating - it's about sound bites...

...and Bush bites harder than anyone. :evilgrin:

Kerry can wax the floor with him on intellect and policy, but if Bush gets off a few Reaganesque "There you go agains" or "Where's the beefs" or "Fuzzy maths", it won't be as much of a cakewalk as you might expect. If he gets a headline quote the next day, he wins the debate.

Kerry cannot afford to be nuanced at the debates. I want the old prosecutor in him to come out HARD. (His running mate can drill him on regaining those skills. Edwards is brilliant.)

[Lex]

15. Bush really puts people at ease with his command of the language

and his excellent understanding of his Administration's policies.

I expect Bush to really be a formidible opponent in the debate with Kerry.

I predict at least a 20 point bounce for Bush. Oh yes.

[Road Scholar]

29. I think his stratergery will be....

quiet excellent and a catastrophic success

[Lex]

46. LOL! "a catastrophic success"

Yes, that is probably about right! :hi:

[robbedvoter]

16. The spin will say it - and the truth is the debates will be a triumphal

march for W and a mine field for Kerry.
remember, if W drools, cameras will cut away from it and W still wins, Never underestimate. the power of the SCLM. Look how Wash Post has misrepresented 60 Minutes - and get a taste of the write-ups.
People still talk about Gore's sigh - which is a pure media fabrication. Forget reality, perception will be manufactured.

[JimmyJazz]

17. yeah, shakin all over...

"Investment means you're purchasing something, and somebody has to make that which you purchase and sell that which you purchase. And that's how the economy works.
-- It's just that simple... "

George Bush, in Hudson, Wisconsin, Aug. 18, 2004

"We got an issue in America. Too many good docs are gettin' out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their -- their love with women all across this country."
-- George Bush, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Sep. 6, 2004

[Jacobin]

20. His base actually likes to see him mumble and fumble

and smirk at the "smartypants" libruls. Think, a bunch of jocks hoohaaing one of their favorite numbnuts ball players being a smart ass to a responsible intelligent person. THAT is the mentality of much of the american public.

Guys, the debates ARE a problem, because the audience is the American Fucking Public.

[bif]

21. Americans like morons (morans)

and if he comes off like the stupid idiot he is, they'll vote for him. AND the announcers will gush on and on about what a masterful job he did in the debates. Just like they did when he debated Gore. I couldn't believe they watched the same debates I did.

[michigandem2]

22. terrified...

I dont think Kerry can really hold a candle to this well spoken man...

I can't fucking wait!

[Bluebear]

25. His Texas swagger and confidence are truly weapons of mass debating

I predict Bush will win the debates handily. Best of luck to Kerry, he doesn't know what a fine debater he is facing.

[blm]

30. *spit take*

Weapons of mass debating.

heheheheheheh

[flpoljunkie]

57. Ever wonder how they got him to stop doing the head nod thing?

It was especially low rent, bully boy arrogant.

[Walt Starr]

26. This is and always has been Dubya's election to lose

Incumbency comes with so much for any challenger to overcome that it will be difficult at best to leap the hurdles!

[npincus]

27. Read this article: When George meets John

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200407/fallows

He may be dumb as a post, but don't underestimate his ability to rise above expections in a debate. However, I have faith that Kerry will wipe the floor with his ass.

[Maine-i-acs]

28. He is the Master Debater.

No question. Kerry's toast.

[Dutch Courage]

31. Remember:

http://homepage.mac.com/jamolibert/iMovieTheater1.html

[JuniperLea]

32. oh! i get it!

you guys are being funny! hahahahaha!

for a sec i thought i landed in the wrong site:p

riiiight... right right right...


erm... boy, i'm scared too *wink* that bush fellow is so intelligent and so well-spoken! *nudge*

[DURHAM D]

33. A reminder - no agreement yet on number of debates. Bush

team is stalling. Maybe they are trying to sober him up. Maybe he won't be able to debate at all.

[fishnfla]

35. Best debater ever, hands down, no doubt

he learnt it from being an Andover cheerleader

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

37. It's BESTEST debater, stoopit!

[gohawks]

36. "W" s debate skills..... how can they lose?

like Duh,,, "A surplus means there'll be money left over. Otherwise, it wouldn't be called a surplus."

and like... "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."

Voter: Duh.... I'm votin fur dat guy.....

[Catfight]

40. I'm expecting Kerry to cave in and cry! n/t

[Pirate Smile]

42. I bet W will even look taller than Kerry at the debates, with his

commanding presence and everything.

[myrna minx]

43. I am picturing Bart Simpson wearing platform shoes

walking a chihuahua. LOL!

[Ravy]

44. Bush is a MASTERDEBATOR!!!

or something like that...

[mzmolly]

47. Yes, Bush's gift of speaking muchly while saying absolutely nothing

will be tough to compete with.

:hi:

[democrat in Tallahassee]

48. yes that silver-tongued devoil has me nervous--obgyn's agree because

they can't practice their love

[hyphenate]

49. Well, to tell the complete truth

The only thing I'm worried about is the earplug W will be wearing and being fed all the answers from Rove or Cheney. Perhaps if someone can bring a signal scrambler to make sure the earpiece doesn't work, or at the very least, some sort of ultrasonic device to split the boy king's eardrum soo he can't hear the answers, or break the earpiece completely.

[Nicholas_J]

51. THe Federal Election Comission and the University of Miami

Are getting pissed, becasue Bush has still not responded to anything being asked of him about the debate formats:

President prodded on debate at UM

Organizers of the first Bush-Kerry debate, planned for Sept. 30 at the University of Miami, are concerned that they haven't heard from Bush, and they say that time is running out.

BY LESLEY CLARK

[e-mail]


With the first presidential debate at the University of Miami just two weeks away, debate officials are growing exceedingly anxious about the lack of confirmation from President Bush.

The Commission on Presidential Debates on Wednesday fired off its second letter in as many weeks to the two presidential contenders, warning negotiators for the campaigns that ``final construction and production details must be addressed immediately.''

Three presidential debates have been scheduled -- including the first on Sept. 30 at UM -- but the Bush campaign has yet to sign off on the proposal. Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry agreed to all three debates in July, as well as a vice presidential debate.

The commission sent a letter last week -- to which it has yet to receive a reply -- that suggested a meeting at the two campaigns' ``earliest convenience.''

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/9674790.htm?1c


Bush is scared of these debates (I mean after all he had to have Cheney come along with him to meet with the 9/11 comission).

He also is dead set against a "TOWN HALL" type of debate where members of the public ask questions off the cuff, rather than having canned questions.

[blondeatlast]

53. A commanding presence, a masterful preacher's gift with language,

an electrifying persona; Kerry is DOOMED.

15-18 point bounce, easily.

[MoonRiver]

54. Yep, those debates will be real nail biters!

:D

[Shopaholic]

55. It doesn't matter how well JK does. . .

the media will declare * the winner as long as his head doesn't explode on national tv. Besides, I highly suspect he wears an earpiece where Rove feeds him the answers.

[Catholic Sensation]

56. You can be as sarcastic as you want, Gore got his ass kicked in 2000

in the first two debates. I hope none of you people coach sports, because I'm seeing people not take their opponent seriously, and that's downright fatal.

[tjdee]

61. Gore DID NOT get his ass kicked.

As soon as it was over the talking heads told us how wonderful Bush had done because he didn't drool on the floor.

The only mistakes Gore made was being too agreeable with Bush and walking up to him.

[Catholic Sensation]

62. Sighing, sounding like he was much smarter than everyone else,

and talking to the majority of Americans like English was their second language. Being condescending isn't a good strategy, and Gore did plenty of that.

George W. Bush kicked Gore's ass because he gave simple answers, even if they were nonsensical and stupid. Presidential debates aren't about substance for 80% of the voting block, it's about who seems to look more comfortable and sounds more pleasing to them.

[hiphopnation]

60. Since we're going to loose the election anyway

maybe Bush could take some spare time to just give Kerry a few pointers "at no charge". You know, just some friendly advise for future debates. :shrug:

[Arkana]

63. Um...YEAH!

Yeah, yeah! John Kerry will absolutely be destroyed in the debates. Bush's masterful handling of any question thrown his way will absolutely blast Kerry out of the water.

Can I go shower now? :puke: