Writing in/of/through the ether

Presidential Debate

My overall impression of the debate is that it was not really a debate, more of a staged question and answer. Also, it did not seem that President Bush was prepared and he continued to say the same things over and over again. Before watching the debate I did not pay much attention to politics so I am not sure if these are things that he said before, but he continued to say that Senator Kerry thought that this war was the wrong war at the wrong place during the wrong time, and that one that thinks like that cannot lead the United States. Senator Kerry stayed more to the topic and seemed to answer the questions more completely.

The most important claims made by Senator Kerry were that President Bush went to fight the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and wound up fighting a war in Iraq, which in turn misled the American people. Senator Kerry also claims that he can do a better job of protecting our country and insuring homeland security.

The most important claims made by President Bush were that fighting a war is hard work and it is hard work to protect America, and that everyone knows this. He also claims that he misled no one, and told everyone what he intended to do. President Bush also insisted that the Iraqis want to be free and once they are trained to get their own freedom the war will be over.

In conclusion, this debate helped me better understand the stances these two candidates take. Since I am slightly biased I will not pass judgement, but overall I think that Senator Kerry did a much better job answering the questions posed to him.

posted by Anonymous @ 11:27 PM