MSNBC: "Bush needed to give a good speech, and he did."

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/03/watson.friday/index.html

NEW YORK (CNN) -- President Bush needed to give a good speech, and he did.

His tone was confident and relaxed, and he nimbly handled several hot topics -- including his own shortcomings, from his grasp of English to his "swagger."

Politically, Bush hit each of the three goals he needed to meet entering the convention: make terrorism the race's dominant issue and depict Kerry as too risky to protect the nation; reframe his record on the economy and the Iraq war; and convince voters that he has a new and compelling agenda.

The president clearly energized his conservative base and, all in all, capped a generally solid Republican convention. (Special report: America Votes 2004, the Republican convention)

[DenverDem]

1. busholini performed a passionless perfunctionary reading.

He's got nothing.

[rocktivity]

10. Ding ding ding! DenverDem, you're our grand prize winner!

...a passionless perfunctionary reading...

He just walked out there and read script that had been written for him. I thought his attitude was too detached.

The speech was the same recycled bill of goods he's peddleing but not delivered since 2000. I don't know why so many people are impressed--because he sounded so much better? He OUGHT to, after saying the same crap over and over again for four years!

:headbang:
rocknation

[meegbear]

2. From his grasp of English?

Jeez, he's getting points because he read his speech properly?

Glad to see things like, oh I don't know, content, aren't being considered a major facet.

[diamond14]

7. sad, and bush* gets points for BRAGGING about his failure to

grasp English, and put together REAL sentences, with actual nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in the correct locations....


bush* also bragged to a graduating class at Yale, explaining how proud he was to be a "C" student....



time to boot these idiots OUT....

vote KERRY....STAND UP now, roll up your sleeves, and VOLUNTEER today
http://www.JohnKerry.com

in Northern Virginia
http://www.NoVAforKerry.com

[David Dunham]

3. Carlos Waton is an idiot. A real DINO.

[tridim]

4. If he "clearly energized his conservative base"

Why was the crowd so morose? Sure they clapped and hollered 4 more years a few times, but they weren't smiling.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

6. I saw one "reaction" shot of Karen Hughes in the crowd...

...she wasn't smiling AT ALL. I don't know if she was surveying the crowd reaction or what, but she looked pretty damned severe.

[TheRovingGourmet]

8. They were darn enthusiastic when it was over. I guess I would

be also! hahaha

I will admit that it was a good speech though.

[bloom]

5. What he says doesn't mean anything anyway...

I remember him sounding rather moderate in 2000.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. That was the most hateful spite ridden speech I 've ever heard a president

give

:puke:

[Crunchy Frog]

11. It was a crappy speech

I watched it, expecting to get all fired up, and just ended up getting bored and zoning out.