Friday, 01 October 2004
Daughters On A Leash?
I think it was pretty obvious to anyone watching that Kerry was composed and in command of the facts whereas Bush was stuttering and obviously in over his head. Those four second, deer-in-the-headlights silences don't make W look very presidential to me.
The most surreal moment of the debate came after Lehrer asked the candidates about "character":
Bush: That's a loaded question. Well, first of all, I admire Senator Kerry's service to our country. I admire the fact that he is a great dad. I appreciate the fact that his daughters have been so kind to my daughters in what has been a pretty hard experience for, I guess, young girls, seeing their dads out there campaigning.
[snip]
Lehrer: Ninety second response, Senator.
Kerry: Well, first of all, I appreciate enormously the personal comments the president just made. And I share them with him. I think only if you're doing this -- and he's done it more than I have in terms of the presidency -- can you begin to get a sense of what it means to your families. And it's tough. And so I acknowledge that his daughters -- I've watched them.
I've chuckled a few times at some of their comments.
(LAUGHTER)
And...
Bush: I'm trying to put a leash on them.
Andrew Sullivan, the conservative commentator, chimes in with the following point:
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