Which Whores Will Criticize Bush After the Debates???

[ItsMyParty]

Of course, none will. Their poison tongues and pens will be saved for Kerry. So, in essence, Kerry has to be the one who critiques Bush before the whores have a chance---and one of the best lines Kerry has was in his 'terrorism speech' a few days ago. He must repeat often in the debates (directly and indirectly) that "just because Bush can't get something done on an issue, doesn't mean it can't be done"!!! My husband absolutely loved that remark and he usually blows off most political jive. As he pointed out, the nation has to be shown that the incompetency of Bush isn't the benchmark on issues. Intelligence can do better. A business gets rid of people who say "it can't be done because I tried and failed'. After the cameras go out, it will be completely the "tear down Kerry show". That's why he has to be the one who reviews, rates and critiques Bush's performance not only on the stage but over the last 4 years.

[wtmusic]

1. Now that Sumner Redstone has jumped ship

don't expect criticism from any one of them. Don't bite the hand...

[ewagner]

2. Common denominator?

You're absolutely right of course: The pundits will save their harshest criticism for Kerry. But what do you think Kerry can do to minimize the criticism? Is there a "common denominator" that he can use to defuse the lashing?

[ItsMyParty]

3. ewagner---read my post. I said he has a wonderful line that he used

in his terrorism speech and it would work beautfully on every issue throughout the debates. That's why I said that Kerry has to be the one who IN the debates critiques Bush before the whores can swarm in the end.

[otohara]

4. The Master Debater - Why None of Course

how many times did I hear that term yesterday on Sunday Morning Whorefests?

[Lucille]

5. Adam Clymer has a NYT op ed that suggests the whores'll be whores

You remember Adam. Bush called him an asshole and Cheney replied "major League." In today's paper he writes about the pundit's ability to manipulate the attidude of the public towards what they see and hear during the debates Given who hands checks, expecting the MW to be fair to Kerry is like expecting Ken Lay to turn on Bush. Prepare yourself: Bush is a steadfast, American Churchill and Kerry is an elitist, boring, waffler.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/27/opinion/27clymer_.html

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The immediate judgments of television watchers can be changed by analysts citing a moment as a blunder or an overall presentation as strong or weak, commanding or uninformed, human or condescending. Often that impression has not even been conveyed by a seriously developed journalistic case, but by the trivia of television sound bites or reports in newspapers, like Al Gore's sighs or his flawed recollection of just who accompanied him on a trip to a disaster in Texas. Or when George H.W. Bush glanced at his watch, a movement interpreted to prove that he was uncomfortable debating Bill Clinton and Ross Perot.

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Sometime in the 1980's political coverage began to confuse itself with drama criticism. The word ''performance'' started showing up frequently in debate analyses, and reporters started citing Samuel Beckett in their front-page articles.

By 2000, front-page articles were saying the language that mattered was ''body language,'' and that the candidates offered ''the distilled ether of two very different personalities,'' while reporters' efforts to correct the debaters' claims on tax plans and patients' rights were buried inside the newspaper.

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Indeed after watching the coverage of the Swift Boat story, it is easy to imagine an evenhanded cable exchange revolving around a political ad saying one candidate thought the earth was round. Its sponsor would be challenged on cable by someone who said the earth was flat. In an effort to seem fair to both sides, journalists can forget to be fair to the public.

[asjr]

6. Bill Schneider on Bush--"Masterful." Greenfield--"best Bush has ever

been." Crowley--"Kerry just couldn't rise to the level of Bush." ASJR--"bullshit."

[rocktivity]

7. That's all be taken care of, thanks to the

The Handy Dandy DU Pre-Emptive Presidental Debate Analyzer!

:headbang:
rocknation

[Doosh]

8. Barnes- Kerry missed his chance to Shine, Hume- Kerry was sullen, weak

be ready for it...