I Love It!
Oct. 1st, 2004 11:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ceebeegeeFrom the Washington Post media column:
National Review's Jay Nordlinger doesn't sugarcoat the verdict:
"Don't shoot the messenger.
"I thought Kerry did very, very well; and I thought Bush did poorly -- much worse than he is capable of doing. Listen: If I were just a normal guy -- not Joe Political Junkie -- I would vote for Kerry. On the basis of that debate, I would. If I were just a normal, fairly conservative, war-supporting guy: I would vote for Kerry. On the basis of that debate."
More from the NR column linked above:
Bush said, "We're makin' progress" a hundred times — that seemed a little desperate. He also said "mixed messages" a hundred times — I was wishing that he would mix his message. He said, "It's hard work," or, "It's tough," a hundred times. In fact, Bush reminded me of Dan Quayle in the 1988 debate, when the Hoosier repeated a couple of talking points over and over, to some chuckles from the audience (if I recall correctly)....
Why did Bush keep requesting a special 30 seconds to say the same thing over and over?...
I hate to say it, but often Bush gave the appearance of being what his critics charge he is: callow, jejune, unserious [my emphasis]. And remember — talk about repetition! — I concede this as someone who loves the man...
Kerry's closing statement was superb — couldn't have made better use of his time.
Hey George--Real life sucks losers dry. If you wanna fuck with the eagles, you have to learn to fly.
National Review's Jay Nordlinger doesn't sugarcoat the verdict:
"Don't shoot the messenger.
"I thought Kerry did very, very well; and I thought Bush did poorly -- much worse than he is capable of doing. Listen: If I were just a normal guy -- not Joe Political Junkie -- I would vote for Kerry. On the basis of that debate, I would. If I were just a normal, fairly conservative, war-supporting guy: I would vote for Kerry. On the basis of that debate."
More from the NR column linked above:
Bush said, "We're makin' progress" a hundred times — that seemed a little desperate. He also said "mixed messages" a hundred times — I was wishing that he would mix his message. He said, "It's hard work," or, "It's tough," a hundred times. In fact, Bush reminded me of Dan Quayle in the 1988 debate, when the Hoosier repeated a couple of talking points over and over, to some chuckles from the audience (if I recall correctly)....
Why did Bush keep requesting a special 30 seconds to say the same thing over and over?...
I hate to say it, but often Bush gave the appearance of being what his critics charge he is: callow, jejune, unserious [my emphasis]. And remember — talk about repetition! — I concede this as someone who loves the man...
Kerry's closing statement was superb — couldn't have made better use of his time.
Hey George--Real life sucks losers dry. If you wanna fuck with the eagles, you have to learn to fly.
