speedoo
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:05 AM
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Edwards killed him on style alone. |
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I'm re-watching it on C-span, with the split screen.
Edwards is lively, succinct and engaging.
Cheney drones on, repeating himself, making snide comments like "you probably missed that vote", showing no charm whatsoever.
Edwards stood up to the bully and beat him.
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:06 AM
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1. Cheney was like a tree stump with stump killer on it. |
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:31 AM
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:14 AM
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2. Style isn't everything |
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I thought both candidates did well. Each is quite different in style of course, but each made good arguments for their positions. Each had problems, esp. re: Iraq. Cheney's "all is well trust me", vs. Edwards' "Kerry's been completely consistent" positions are both plainly false.
Frankly, I think the veep candidates are better than the guys on the top of the tickets. Thought the same in 2000.
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:15 AM
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3. And you called the first debate a draw, too, didn't you? |
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Thanks, but I'll trust my own judgement.
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:27 AM
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Edited on Wed Oct-06-04 01:29 AM by zmdem
And you should use your own judgement. I also saw the first debate w/o benefit of split screen and I did say that a draw was a slight win for Kerry.
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:36 AM
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11. Why do you sport a british flag when your ISP says otherwise? |
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Who do you plan on voting for this year?
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:32 AM
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9. Here here!!! I totally agree! Thanks for saying it!!! |
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:24 AM
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5. This post has no merit |
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Frankly, who cares what you thought about 2000.
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:28 AM
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Otherwise, why did you bother to respond ?
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:36 AM
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10. Cheney is clearly more capable than the shrub. |
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Anybody would be.
Edwards is a more skilled debater than Kerry, but that does not make him a better candidate.
Lieberman could not measure up to Al Gore if his life depended on it. He was a terrible candidate in 2000, basically rolling over in his debate with Cheney... just a horrible performance. And he was a horrible candidate in 2004, as clearly indicated by his miserable results in the primaries.
Al Gore was not a great candidate, but he was much better than Lieberman.
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Wed Oct-06-04 01:22 AM
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4. The way Edwards looked at Cheney when Cheney was attacking was.. |
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a fearsome sight.
A mixture of disdain and confidence, basically saying "You don't really want to be saying this, Cheney. I am going to kick your ass in a minute."
And he then invariably did kick his ass. Edwards is a vicious counterpuncher.
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