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One of the major pollsters before last night's debate said the 19 percent of all voters said they would be "strongly influenced in" their voting choice by the performance of the candidates in the debate last night.
Let's hope they were watching.
If the polls were correct and people actually watched the debate (not the spinmeisters), that giant swishing sound you hear would be a massive pendulum swing. If only it was so.
To see the President as a petulant fratboy unable to listen, unable to take a single note and, thus, unable to respond to any point directly was illuminating at best, petrifying at worst. After the first 15 minutes, I fully expected him to stick out his tongue and say "nana nana boo boo."
Instead, he resorted to the same dozen stump phrases over and over, regardless of the oblique relation to the question in front of him.
I was impressed that he knew and could pronounce the name of the president of Poland. My mother's family is from Poland and I don't think any of us can do it. That's a great Final Jeopardy round question... but let's face it folks, Bush would never make it to Final Jeopardy. In a battle of wits, the man is flat unarmed.
Charlie and I watched the debate with three friends: a committed local community activist, a brilliant London columnist and a special ed teacher. All declared it a slam duck for Kerry, although the special ed teacher seemed to understand the most about Bush's attention deficit problem.
The columnist said Bush was "diminished by the debate, he came out smaller physically and intellectually."
Our daughter was working on her homework upstairs, but likely could have provided the best perspective. Although the child she is working with right now is delightful, she has been babysitting ridiculously spoiled children from wealthy families for years.
These kids want everything and they get it. When they break it they know that someone will fix it or give them another one.
Bush's spinmeisters are on the morning shows as I type fixing his broken toys. He's set the bar so low, he will have to look better in the next debate.
But hopefully enough people really listened last night.
All the kings horses and all the kings men, couldn't put Humpty together again.

Copyright 2004 Judi Griggs

Buffalo Gal Judi Griggs I'm a communications professional, writer, cynic, mother, wife and royal pain. The order depends on the day. I returned to my hometown in November 2004 after a couple of decades of heat and hurricanes. I can polish pristine copy, but not here. This is my morning exercise -- 20-minute takes without a net or spellcheck. It's easier than sit ups for me. No guarantee what it will be for you. Clicking on the subscribe link will send you an email notice when each new entry is posted.
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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (0) Share on Facebook		2004-10-01 7:23 AM A swinging night for Kerry One of the major pollsters before last night's debate said the 19 percent of all voters said they would be "strongly influenced in" their voting choice by the performance of the candidates in the debate last night. Let's hope they were watching. If the polls were correct and people actually watched the debate (not the spinmeisters), that giant swishing sound you hear would be a massive pendulum swing. If only it was so. To see the President as a petulant fratboy unable to listen, unable to take a single note and, thus, unable to respond to any point directly was illuminating at best, petrifying at worst. After the first 15 minutes, I fully expected him to stick out his tongue and say "nana nana boo boo." Instead, he resorted to the same dozen stump phrases over and over, regardless of the oblique relation to the question in front of him. I was impressed that he knew and could pronounce the name of the president of Poland. My mother's family is from Poland and I don't think any of us can do it. That's a great Final Jeopardy round question... but let's face it folks, Bush would never make it to Final Jeopardy. In a battle of wits, the man is flat unarmed. Charlie and I watched the debate with three friends: a committed local community activist, a brilliant London columnist and a special ed teacher. All declared it a slam duck for Kerry, although the special ed teacher seemed to understand the most about Bush's attention deficit problem. The columnist said Bush was "diminished by the debate, he came out smaller physically and intellectually." Our daughter was working on her homework upstairs, but likely could have provided the best perspective. Although the child she is working with right now is delightful, she has been babysitting ridiculously spoiled children from wealthy families for years. These kids want everything and they get it. When they break it they know that someone will fix it or give them another one. Bush's spinmeisters are on the morning shows as I type fixing his broken toys. He's set the bar so low, he will have to look better in the next debate. But hopefully enough people really listened last night. All the kings horses and all the kings men, couldn't put Humpty together again. Copyright 2004 Judi Griggs Read/Post Comments (0) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top