"...the president had the hunched shoulders and the peevish, defensive ...

[No Mandate Here.]

look of a pResident under attack."

I just had to see that phrase again. and again.

From the NYTimes article...

<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/01/politics/campaign/01teevee.html>

Candidates Most Telling When They Aren't Talking

[DeepModem Mom]

1. That could be a description of Richard Nixon --

[KlatooBNikto]

8. Can "I am not a crook" be far behind?

[LTRS]

2. He sees on the TV screens how hard it is...

"Mr. Bush, who seemed to grow tired as the night wore on, repeatedly used the phrase "hard work" to describe the war in Iraq. Mr. Kerry repeatedly referred to his first-hand experience sending men into battle in Vietnam, and that seemed to unnerve Mr. Bush. The president said he understood that fighting was hard work and added, "I see on the TV screens how hard it is."

And that was perhaps the most pathetic line of the night by *Bush league man. My whole family laughed their asses of at that one!

[demnan]

3. Those split screens on C-Span were awesome

ROFLMAO!

[flordehinojos]

5. Yes, they were and did you notice how they had bush appear to be the same

height as Kerry on thos split screens? Try, as hard as they did Bush wasn't able to lay a finger on Kerry!

[slappypan]

9. I noticed that!

But it inadvertantly had the effect of making Bush look like he had a large swollen face filling up his side of the screen. They didn't do him any favors.

[DoYouEverWonder]

11. Look at the microphone heights

It's one of those subliminals that people noticed. So despite all the tricks of camera angles and podium placement, they still couldn't make W look tall.

[donco6]

4. Pretty devestating article, IMO.

"Mr. Bush, who seemed to grow tired as the night wore on, repeatedly used the phrase "hard work" to describe the war in Iraq. Mr. Kerry repeatedly referred to his first-hand experience sending men into battle in Vietnam, and that seemed to unnerve Mr. Bush. The president said he understood that fighting was hard work and added, "I see on the TV screens how hard it is.""

Wow. And that in light of Kerry's numerous comments on his wartime experience.

[Disturbed]

7. TV

TV has favored and pampered w just as he has been all of his silver spoon life.

If TV showed what Iraq and Afghanistan really looked like. perhaps the American public would have been demanding an end to the slaughter.

This Pres, the most incompetent baffoon in US Pres. history, is a disgrace to what America claims it stands for.

John Kerry will be America's next Pres. because he is qualified.

[Racenut20]

6. Daddy has caught him screwing up and mama is defending look.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Bush Has Very Poor Posture....

Shows a lack of discipline...