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Stompy · 10-01-2004, 03:55 AM

Bush's weakness is in his repetition and lack of details.

He just kept saying, "We fight those who hate freedom" or "A free Iraq will make the world a safer place." Ok, how? Why?

He never explained himself on anything, really. He never explained how Kerry's position wouldn't benefit us or the world.

You can also tell how baseless a lot of accusations from Bush's camp are against Kerry. Bush had MANY opportunities to elaborate on his "flip-flop" accusations (and more), but never even TOUCHED it. He did say that Kerry supported AND said Saddam was a threat (but we all knew that already), but never elaborated on HOW exactly he flip-flopped while Kerry gave details on why he voted yes and his "right/wrong" way. I mean, whether or not you agree with Kerry, he still explained and elaborated in a much better fashion than Bush, who just pretty much shot blanks.

What it boils down to is lots of talk but not enough action. They can smear each other all they want, but at showdown, they show up with no ammo and nothing to back-up their claims. To me, that shows weakness.

What's also funny is when people claim that Kerry isn't a leader... but look at how Bush responded to this debate. He's very used to blurting out scripted lines whenever he speaks in public, but when he's on his own, he's lost! People write something and he reads it... but when it comes to debates, you can't get help from your buds - it's all you.

Bush even said many times about how a leader needs to make proper judgement and decisions by himself, but this shows that Bush can't do even that. If he can't properly handle questions and responses, how are we supposed to listen to him when he says Kerry is indecisive?

And that's where he fails. I have a hard time taking anyone seriously when they say Kerry won't make a good leader while we all witness how GW collapses under this pressure. Now, the questions presented weren't really that hard, so there's no need for all the tongue-tied responses.

Without his buds, Bush is just as "weak" as any other possible candidate, however... seeing him decide and answer things ON HIS OWN hasn't proven much, so far.

I'm waiting for the next debates to see if he'll recover. If he can get his act together, that'll be one thing, but if he fumbles again, I think that just about sums up this leader of ours.

10-01-2004, 03:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	Bush's weakness is in his repetition and lack of details. He just kept saying, "We fight those who hate freedom" or "A free Iraq will make the world a safer place." Ok, how? Why? He never explained himself on anything, really. He never explained how Kerry's position wouldn't benefit us or the world. You can also tell how baseless a lot of accusations from Bush's camp are against Kerry. Bush had MANY opportunities to elaborate on his "flip-flop" accusations (and more), but never even TOUCHED it. He did say that Kerry supported AND said Saddam was a threat (but we all knew that already), but never elaborated on HOW exactly he flip-flopped while Kerry gave details on why he voted yes and his "right/wrong" way. I mean, whether or not you agree with Kerry, he still explained and elaborated in a much better fashion than Bush, who just pretty much shot blanks. What it boils down to is lots of talk but not enough action. They can smear each other all they want, but at showdown, they show up with no ammo and nothing to back-up their claims. To me, that shows weakness. What's also funny is when people claim that Kerry isn't a leader... but look at how Bush responded to this debate. He's very used to blurting out scripted lines whenever he speaks in public, but when he's on his own, he's lost! People write something and he reads it... but when it comes to debates, you can't get help from your buds - it's all you. Bush even said many times about how a leader needs to make proper judgement and decisions by himself, but this shows that Bush can't do even that. If he can't properly handle questions and responses, how are we supposed to listen to him when he says Kerry is indecisive? And that's where he fails. I have a hard time taking anyone seriously when they say Kerry won't make a good leader while we all witness how GW collapses under this pressure. Now, the questions presented weren't really that hard, so there's no need for all the tongue-tied responses. Without his buds, Bush is just as "weak" as any other possible candidate, however... seeing him decide and answer things ON HIS OWN hasn't proven much, so far. I'm waiting for the next debates to see if he'll recover. If he can get his act together, that'll be one thing, but if he fumbles again, I think that just about sums up this leader of ours. __________________ I love lamp. Last edited by Stompy; 10-01-2004 at 04:02 AM..