Bush looked weak and out of his depth in tonight's debate. He was a man who had very little to say and so said it all often, fumbling and pausing horrifically now and then while he tried to come up with a point. He was jittery and defensive, and looked frankly unpresidential. He promises more of the same.
John Kerry did, I thought, a very competent job indeed. He was a man in his element, dignified, well-informed, commanding. It seemed very clear to me that he had Bush on the defensive. And he said some things that desperately needed saying. Things like 'Osama bin Laden'. As soon as he brought up Osama bin Laden, I got all juicy and excited...Bush had nothing in response, absolutely nothing at all.
I remember watching Gore go up against Bush four years ago...Holy tits and ass, was that painful. I could practically feel Bush's evil folksy tendrils worming their way into American brains while he and Gore got it on. I didn't feel that tonight at all. Bush has not made his case, and it looks like he's totally incapable of doing so. He did not win any hearts and minds tonight. Kerry projected authority and dominance. He was resolute, and made his points, and didn't seem long-winded or aloof. Up against Long John Kerry and his Craggy Machismo of Destiny, Bush looked like an insecure fraud with a very small penis and testicles made of butter. And Mr Spock's ears.
Admittedly, I loathe Bush, and I loathed him back before it was cool and hip. But I tried to be objective, to imagine what a non-loather might think; and any way I slice it, no matter how stupid I try to pretend to be, Kerry won this debate. I thought it was a strong performance, and I for one am a lot more convinced now that Kerry is a strong candidate.
I feel good.
UPDATE (10/1): What the hell is with Bush and love? Did anyone else's jaw drop when he talked about what hard work it is for him to love the war widows as best he can? On TV, it was incredibly creepy. First the OBGYN thing, now this...
Posted by aloysius at September 30, 2004 08:38 PM | TrackBack |