Father Kerry vs. Boy George

[OneBlueSky]

John Kerry came across as a mature candidate during the debate, while George Bush squirmed repeatedly at challenges to his record . . . By Steven Rosenfeld and Jan Frel, AlterNet. Posted October 1, 2004.

http://www.alternet.org/election04/20050/

The John Kerry that America saw on television Thursday night was not the John Kerry that the American people were told to expect by President George W. Bush.

In Kerry, they saw a man who knew himself, knew his values, and knew how, when, and where he would lead the nation in war and peace. Kerry wasn't shy about stating his agenda, defending it, and saying why it was an example of more mature leadership than that of the 43rd president. Most important of all, Kerry was adult enough to admit to the nation that he could change his mind when events called for it. And in doing so, he dominated the evening by setting the tone of the debate.

Bush, in contrast, presented himself as a resolute, unwavering leader, saying that was what the nation needed to win – in Iraq and the greater war on terrorism. He held to his belief that he could do no wrong by always putting American interests first. "We would all rue the day if Saddam were still in power... believe me," Bush said, repeatedly adding that he exhausted all political and diplomatic remedies before going to war.

But Kerry showed that it just wasn't so. By citing Bush's record, Kerry demonstrated that Bush had diverted the country from tracking down Osama bin Laden, the real target in the war on terrorism. In fact, he said Bush "outsourced" the job of capturing or killing bin Laden to Afghani warlords who, only a week before, had stood with bin Laden.

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http://www.alternet.org/election04/20050/

[BJ]

1. Who was the fat, bald clown on PBS's post debate analysis?

I know this seems a non sequitur to above topic but follow me.

On it's post debate analysis there was a segment with Margaret Warner, I believe,...no Gwen Ifill...well it really doesn' matter. Anyway there were three pannelist, the only one I recognized was "historian" Michael Beschloss who looked as if his mother'd dressed him hurriedly yesterday morning.

One of the pannelists was a fat, bald guy wearing a clown-suit saying that Kerry came across like the most intelligent kid in the class and Bush was the world-weary teacher brushing him aside!

At that point I turned over to the CartoonNetwork.

[PATRICK]

2. That WAS cartoon network

n/t