WP: Davis Seen as Debate's Winner

[Nambe]

The Washington Post

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 25 -- No candidate may have benefited from the punchy recall debate staged here Wednesday night, except the man who was not invited: California Gov. Gray Davis (D), analysts on both sides agreed.

In the aftermath of the nationally televised session, which was peppered with enough snippy digs and canned zingers that the frazzled moderator reminded viewers "this is not Comedy Central," Californians awoke this morning to a batch of headlines describing how the embattled Davis had signed bills advancing stem cell research, gun safety and environmental protections.

Davis and his strategists, who see new signs of life in polls, and who are working desperately to showcase the governor as the humble, chastised but dogged leader above the fray, said today that they were delighted by the debate.

"If anybody gained last night, it was Gray Davis," said Leon E. Panetta, a former California congressman and Clinton administration official. "The consultants and pollsters give them these one-liners and it may capture a bit on the news but the overall impression is that there is not much substance here. It leaves a bad taste in the people's mouth." ---

[goforit]

1. You go Gray Davis!!!...................Hats off to ya buddy!!!

:toast:

[DemoTex]

2. Was Bu$h buddy Kenny-boy Lay mentioned in debates?

I was not watching.

[Cha]

4. I think I heard that he was Not mentioned!

boo!

[Cha]

3. This may be the best thing that ever happened to Gray Davis..

I mean the whole "recall" business! In an interview on msnbc.com with Sharon Davis..she said they are seeing..I Gray Davis signs around which they had never seen before!

[Cha]

5. I would hope arnie would leave a Real "bad taste in one's

mouth".

[kimchi]

6. The repukes can't seem to understand the concept

of the law of unintended consequences. I also call it karma, baby.

[Guaranteed]

7. Clinton's a genius.

He told Davis to just play it off like it's a circus and he's better than that. Well lookee now.
Frickin' genius.

[bambo53]

8. Democracy at it's best

This nation that Lincoln, Kennedy and Johnson tried so desperately to hold together, is simply falling apart at the seams.

Instead of placing the Ten Commandments everywhere in public sight, we should be placing huge testaments of the seven deadly sins.

Anybody remember them?