Bush is a Master Debater

The first Presidential Debate is finally in the books and it looks like Kerry has gained a little momentum. All major news-reporting outfits are reporting a Kerry win. All thoughout the debate, it appeared that he had successfully shifted the focus from himself (Vietnam) to the real, more important issue of foreign policy. It appeared that he had Bush "on the ropes" and surprisingly, Bush did not have anything substantial to present as a "counter-punch" (sorry for the boxing cliches). His only comeback was "...This is a hard job..."

Hardly the "Haymaker" he needed.

Chicken Shit into Chicken Salad

Spinmasters are good. They truly earn their money. Today, I tuned into "Rush Limbaugh on the EIB Network". I really can't stand the guy, but sometimes I enjoy listening to the other side to see how they do damage control and for a good laugh. I do the same thing in sports. When the White Sox beat Minnesota or Kansas City or Detroit, I like to go to the Star Tribune, KC Star, and the Free Press to read whether or not their fans are jumping off the buildings yet. Or I read Milwaukee's paper to read Packers writers write how great the Bears are.

(Okay, okay. Neither of the teams I like beat those other teams with any degree of regularity, but that's besides the point.....)

Okay, where was I?

Oh, yeah. Rush. So, on "Rush" today, people were actually interpreting Bush's agitation and stammering on stage as proof that he is "sincere", "genuine", and "resolute". Callers drank that explanation up like Jim Jones' followers drank his Kool-Aid. We all know that Bush is not a quick thinker and can't come up with a cohesive thought on his own, off-script.

Scorecard

John F. Kerry - 1
George W. Bush - 0


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