What's happened to George W. Bush after 10 years (2004)

[RC]

I am looking for the video. Any one know where I can find it?

What's happened to George W. Bush after 10 years (2004)

In the July/August Atlantic, James Fallows wrote an illuminating piece on the then-upcoming debates between George W. Bush and John Kerry. For his article, rather than talking to campaign spinners for each side and reporting what they said, he dove into the archival record of each man's debates, and made an astonishing discovery: 10 years ago, George W. Bush was an articulate, forceful debater. Tough to belive, but when Fallows reviewed the tapes of Bush's 1994 debate with Anne Richards, he found that not only did Bush win the debate, but he spoke well.

I believe this article is responsible for the Democratic expectation raising talking point that Bush had never lost a debate (now that he's lost three to John Kerry, this talking point is a little worn out).

video shows what James Fallows reported as a striking deterioration in George W. Bush's speaking skills in last 10 years.

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Never mind, I found it. Duh...
It on the Left side.

[GregW]

1. I saw that video comparison a couple years ago...

... and it's astounding. It is as if the guy is suffering from some early form of dementia.

[1620rock]

3. Maybe the DT's.

[Cassandra]

2. I might have seen it on C-Span

before the election. You can do a search there.

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. It wasn't much of a debate in 1994. It was more like a forced

repeatition of two or three answers, no matter what the question was. It would have received very low marks in debate league, however, the press, who know nothing about debate were dazzled by the simplicity
of it.

[JuniperLea]

5. I think he had a mild stroke

He searches for words just like my granny used to do after her stroke. But then I knew a kid in high school who was a coke fiend and he did the same thing. And there was a guy down the street who drank all day long and he was the same way.

He abused himself for over 20 years. This could be a natural progression of that abuse.

Regardless of the cause, he's a freaking idiot and he is a danger to himself and others. I say we make a citizen's arrest and put him on a 72 hour hold and have him checked out by a shrink;)