Debate #3 Reactions
I thought this debate was the worst that I had seen George Bush so far. In his true inconsistent fashion, he showed up as someone completely different than we had seen in any of the previous debates. Debate #1 was the smirking and aloof guy, Debate #2 was the angry, yelling man, and tonight we saw sensitive, quiet, and joke making Bushy. Except his jokes fell flat and his annoying little giggle just made me cringe everytime he gave it. I thought Bush did a poor job staying on question especially the ones regarding workers, specifically the questions on outsourcing and minimum wage. He skirted these questions and started talking about education, which was good because there were no direct questions on education for these candidates. I was also sad that no questions were asked on the environment, stem cell research, or corporate corruption. These are critical issues.
I did not think that this was Kerry's strongest performance, but it did not need to be. He still did a good job of volleying back shots at Bush when Bush got things wrong. Kerry got a little heavy in the numbers of some of his proposals and his past votes, but he had to do it to correct the misinformation Bushy was spewing. I thought Kerry did a good job with the choice questions, despite the fact that some right-wingers will call it foul play. Hello, she is out, she is working for a campaign that continues to try and marginalize her. It was not an attack on her or her family, simply an illustration that being gay is not a choice, otherwise, why would Mary choose to put herself through so much.
Overall, probably not enough in the debate to change the face of the election, which is still showing Kerry momentum. The polls out yesterday stated that only 11% of independents think that Bush is deserving of re-election...that should concern him much more than the debates. Bush is still not able to defend his poor policy decisions and it will cost him.
I did not think that this was Kerry's strongest performance, but it did not need to be. He still did a good job of volleying back shots at Bush when Bush got things wrong. Kerry got a little heavy in the numbers of some of his proposals and his past votes, but he had to do it to correct the misinformation Bushy was spewing. I thought Kerry did a good job with the choice questions, despite the fact that some right-wingers will call it foul play. Hello, she is out, she is working for a campaign that continues to try and marginalize her. It was not an attack on her or her family, simply an illustration that being gay is not a choice, otherwise, why would Mary choose to put herself through so much.
Overall, probably not enough in the debate to change the face of the election, which is still showing Kerry momentum. The polls out yesterday stated that only 11% of independents think that Bush is deserving of re-election...that should concern him much more than the debates. Bush is still not able to defend his poor policy decisions and it will cost him.
posted by GT at 6:18 AM
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I don't think that Bush skirted the issue of outsourcing; rather, he totally missed the point and probably offended all the folks who have just finished a computer science Masters degree. Yes, it's true that we can get cheaper labor by going to India, but it's also a known fact (a documented series in the WSJ) that the Indian work ethic is more efficient and also more productive than our Americans. So many people have obtained excess degrees that are rather meaningless and we have created a society that is overeducated for the mundane job. While it was harsh of Bush to say that the reason companies are outsourcing is b/c our own population isn't educated enough, there is some truth to it. Americans want to do just enough to "get by" and rarely have an ethical attitude about their work.
Also, neither of the candidates has a viable suggestion for health care. Having the government step in and try to run the show is not the answer. Why did our founding fathers come over here? To escape dominating government. What is Kerry trying to implement? A larger government. Yes, in an ideal world we would all have health coverage and we would all have an immediate family to come home to every day and we would never be hungry and we would all get along. Both Kerry and Bush talk as people who have never really had a friend or met someone who makes less than $100,000 a year. The folks who can't afford health care right now are the working poor. They're our neighbors who are working hard and just getting enough to put food on the table for their kids. The poor and the destitute get coverage. Visit any local ER and you'll see that no-one is turned away and if they're intoxicated and homeless, they'll get a meal and a place to stay while they detox. And furthermore, I can't believe that Bush is so gung-ho for increased adoption. The day that he says he'll adopt a little coke-baby and take it under his wing, then I'll listen to him. But the fact is, why bring a baby who isn't wanted into this world when he/she already has three strikes against him. From personal experience, I can tell you that the women who test positive for drugs while delivering a baby are not concentrating on "family values." It's cruelty to make these babies come into this world when they stand no chance (drugs do amazingly horrible things to a developing fetus that destroy all chances for a normal life). Let the women abort them! I know that sounds cold and horrible, but I honestly think it's worse to make an infant come into this world under those circumstances.
This comment is getting away from me and I slightly apologize for the tangentiality of it. However, I will be so glad when this election is over. I despise Bush's social policies, yet I don't think Kerry has really told us what he plans to do nor what he thinks. He has told us what he wants us to hear and that's why he sounds so good. While I don't like much of what Bush says, I at least know that he's telling the truth (as ignorant as often may be) and I know where he's headed. Kerry just tries to please us, but I don't think he'd be much different from Bush. Kerry can't just pull us out of Iraq and hasn't said he will. He plans to continue this war on terrorism (please, scare our american people some more!) and "hunt them down and kill them." Is this not the same plan Bush has? When does it end?
Hopefully more people are thinking about this election and not just using the debates as their cure-all for who to vote for. I think both candidates have good ideas as well as dumb and ineffective ones. The main thing that I have come away with this election season is that we don't have to rely on our politicians to make a change. Personally, if we would all just work in our own neighborhoods to feed the hungry, take care of the sick, shelter the homeless, and just be decent and respectful towards each other, we wouldn't have to fool ourselves into thinking that voting one certain person into office is going to take the weight of social responsibility off our shoulders. It starts with each and every one of us.
Very true, I certainly agree with most of this argument. The dissatisfying part of casting a vote this year is in knowing that in all truth there is not much difference between the candidates, and in all likelihood neither will bring the kinds of change that are needed most.
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