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it would've been helpful for you to cite the nytimes article rather than just a link. not sure if that violates any TFP policies... but that way all of us wouldn't have to register.
i didn't read the nytimes article, so this isn't a response to it... just my personal perceptions.
roachboys constant painting of the debate picture as an overwhelming victory for kerry and subsequent attack on republicans for trying to re-spin the events of the evening contain a great deal of irony. as always in our media-based political climate, the debate over the debate rages on... actual events have little to do with the advantage either side can gain from trying to convince the public of victories or defeats. the fact is cnn, msnbc, and foxnews all called the debate afterwards a near-draw with the coin toss going to kerry. only afterwards did kerry have such a dramatic win in the minds of anyone but the left's most faithful. bush's damage control efforts are not aimed at correcting his performance in actuality as much as they are protecting against the spreading notion that he was beaten soundly.
one thing i've learned recently, perhaps due to my interactions with all of you on TFP, is that people will interpret events in the way that most affirms their pre-existing worldview to extremes i would not have believed at an earlier time. i say with complete humbleness and sincerity, i don't discount myself from that ideology-centric worldview either. real growth and fruitful discussion is possible, but rare.
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