I'm not familiar with the Daily Show since I don't watch TV. Obviously I can't quibble with your other 2 choices!Jice Virago wrote:.... which also happens to be something he has failed to do in any unscripted public speaking event in his entire presidency. There are many options for even someone with basic debating skills to catch him off guard and thereby feed him his own ass on national TV. I imagine that the GOP will want to restrict the debates as heavily as they can to minimize the damage.Metanis wrote:Bush just needs to walk out of the room without having made a fool of himself.
As for who could serve as a neutral party, I would say honestly I will be looking for the opinions of three men on the debates when they are done. Two, John McCain and Newt Gingritch, are republicans. The third will be the Daily Show. For the average joe, I would suggest the BBC as probably the most unbiased (non comedy) news source, since a foreign western news service has no vested interest in american politics.
It takes a fellow Vet to call out Kerry
I ran across this today and thought it pertinent.Jice Virago wrote:.... which also happens to be something he has failed to do in any unscripted public speaking event in his entire presidency. There are many options for even someone with basic debating skills to catch him off guard and thereby feed him his own ass on national TV. I imagine that the GOP will want to restrict the debates as heavily as they can to minimize the damage.Metanis wrote:Bush just needs to walk out of the room without having made a fool of himself.
As for who could serve as a neutral party, I would say honestly I will be looking for the opinions of three men on the debates when they are done. Two, John McCain and Newt Gingritch, are republicans. The third will be the Daily Show. For the average joe, I would suggest the BBC as probably the most unbiased (non comedy) news source, since a foreign western news service has no vested interest in american politics.
Donna Brazile (managed Gore's 2000 attempt) said this...
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Don't approach these crucial presidential debates like they are a Harvard-Yale Society debate. This will serve as Kerry’s chance to show voters who he is as a person. They will want to be comfortable with him. Kerry must come across like a next-door neighbor who is respected on the block. Smile. Lots of smiles and absolutely no narrowing of the eyes, sighs or glancing at his watch.
The bottom line is Kerry should feel, look and act like a winner. Voters respond to confidence, just look at Bush and why the race is still narrowly tied. All the traditional political indicators continue to point to a Kerry win in November—the percentage of registered voters who say they will re-elect the president is still low, the right track-wrong track number favors Kerry. And there is one simple truth no one will dispute: Democrats fiercely want to send George W. Bush back to Crawford, Texas.