HALFTIME: Is it me, or is Edwards absolutely kicking Cheney's ass?

[MallRat]

I honestly thought this would be a draw... I was mistaken. He's doing great!

-MR

[Spiffarino]

1. It's not just you

Johnny is bitch-slapping the crooked Dick.

[FlashHarry]

2. Man, I dont' see it. Tell me I'm wrong.

Though, now we're on to domestic issues. That should be better.

[MSgt213]

8. What debate are you listening to

[Pepperbelly]

12. Edwards DESTROYED him on foreign policy...

Edwards ably defended Kerry's positions while simultaneously leaving a dozen heavy attacks on the table that Cheney NEVER even responded to.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

30. I didnt see it either.

Cheney was alot tougher than I thought he d be. Edwards weaker. Suprising.

[Blue_Roses]

37. not surprising

Cheney is the more seasoned politician even though he's a VERY corrupt politician. Edwards is doing great though...He's holding his own. Cheney's ice stature is breaking....

[demosincebirth]

38. first half hour it was neck and neck,since that,

Edwards is really pulling away

[MSgt213]

3. He's is doing great

[GAspnes]

4. it's just you, hon

put down the bong. <g>

[MoonRiver]

5. Kicking Repuke ass big time!

:loveya: John!

[Mojambo]

No.

He is holding his own and then some though.

All Edwards needs to do is hold his own against Cheney.

Afterall, Luke didn't strike down Vader in their first matchup either.

[susanna]

43. OK, for the record...

I hate the word "meme" but I think the Skywalker vs. Vader analogy is SOOOOO apt here. I'm gonna use it in the next few days... :-)

[Triana]

6. Edwards is AT LEAST holding his own...(n/t)

[Skip Intro]

7. They're on Edwards' turf now

cheney pretending like he gives an f about "the people"

[Ilsa]

9. Especially now that they are on domestic issues!

JE is kicking his ass with their record.

[Polemonium]

10. He is kicking ass

Jobs and poverty, I thought that was what we were talking about, VP was talking about education. BWAHAHAHAHa

[gasperc]

11. mr VP I don't think the courty could take another 4 years

of this experience

and now the deficit

[realFedUp]

13. Kicking Dick's ass.

Cheney can throw out all the numbers
and lies he wants to...the truth will
come out.

[MO_Dem]

14. He's KICKING!

Whoohooo!

[scarletwoman]

15. WOOOOO HOOOOOOO!

SLAM! "I don't think this country can take 4 more years of this experience!" :evilgrin:

sw

[strategery blunder]

16. Edwards is mopping up Cheney with domestic issues

If it wouldn't have been for Cheney's snarls, the foreign policy part would have been a draw, but Edwards eked out a small foreign policy win because Cheney's nonverbal communication made him look like he wanted to strangle anyone who disagreed.

Now, Edwards is gonna finish:bounce:

[Free2BMe]

39. He DOES want to strangle anyone who disagrees...

[PaDem]

17. No, but he's doing ok......

he's more aggressive than I thought he'd be. Just as long as we aren't hurt by tonight we'll be fine. I think this one is basically a wash.

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. Dickhead's ass is GRASS!

Kiss this election buh bye you SOB...you're finished!

[seabeyond]

19. he is kicking ass

you are right

[matcom]

20. its you

and it ain't pretty x(

sorry. your looking at this through rose colored glasses

still waithing for Edwards to drop the "bomb" but ain't getting my hopes up

[mvd]

21. Slight edge to Edwards indeed

IMO a tie goes to us in this case, though. :hi:

[givemebackmycountry]

22. All we need here is a tie

If John Edwards convinces people he could do that job better...were in.

[KittyWampus]

23. Holding His Own... Sounds Better. Cheney Just Drones & Mumbles

[Machiavelli05]

24. Cheney is certainly holding his own

I disagree that Edwards is winning, I would put it as Cheney is doing about 5% better... unfortunately.

[shawmut]

25. Not just you.

Edwards is killing the Dick.

[Zero Division]

26. Edwards is doing great, but unfortunately Cheney is a master at lying

It'll look like a draw if we're lucky, IMO. The Puppetmaster is spinning a nice web of lies. The good news is we can convince more people that Dubya is mostly a yes man for Cheney and the Neo-Con gang.

[GreenArrow]

27. I thought Cheney won first half and hour

Edwards is winning the second half hour.

[progressivebydesign]

28. Edwards is cool, calm, and collected...

Cheney is slouching and angry.. That wins it right there.

[tishaLA]

29. I don't think its an ass-kicking

He's doing well and will convince people who worry about his experience. But it's more or less even.

I think the thing we will learn from this debate is that more women voters will come to our side because JE conveys competence without the Cheney personage. BTW, I think that's why the stem cell stuff was effective to bring up after the last debate. Keep building on it...and opening up African Americans now too.

[PDittie]

31. He's mopping the stage floor with him

[incapsulated]

32. He's AWESOME

I was hoping for a tie. Forget it. Edwards is killing him.

Even got him making evil faces, lol!

[autorank]

33. Edwards is in control. He is such a debate stud!

[hansolsen]

34. Cheney is 100 times smarter than Bush. Edwards is smarter than Cheney

Edwards doing great.

The only weak moment I thought was when Cheney went ballistic on not counting Iraq casualties as "allied casualties". We did not address that point directly and need to in the spin room

Another weak point needs shoring up -- Cheney and Bush have both raised th point that we can't call it a "coalition of the bribed and bullied", and both times that went unanswered.

Here is my answer: The foreign governments did have to be bribed and bullied because the vast majority of the people in these countries strongly opposed the war in Iraq and opposed sending troops there. There governments overruled the will of their own peoples.

[Beaverhausen]

35. Cheney is handing up lies faster than we can keep up

he is so busted. He needs a looooooooong TIME OUT!!!

[Texas_Dem]

36. Edwards is laying down the smack down now.

Cheney is running out of lies.

[mconvente]

40. its really sad

that all dickhead can say is lies


yes! go with your record JE!!

[gemlake]

41. I expected Edwards to be terrific

and he is doing far better than I thought he would.

[AgadorSparticus]

42. my money was on edwards to begin with but i think edwards is

doing better than i thought he would. cheney looks stiff and when he starts to attack, he just looks downright nasty. i think one of the hardest things cheney will have to do is to be tough without looking like an absolute monster.

so far, he has come off as a creepy, snarling cremudgeon.