By now you realize that I never finished my summary of the first debate. I probably never will. Trying to write my own loose transcript was a bad idea. Live and learn.
I took a different approach to this debate. I jotted down impressions and the occasional zinger. So, without further ado, here’s my take.
Some people don’t care who gets trampled in the mad rush to uncover the truth.
There’s a side to RatherGate that not everyone knows about. Not everyone who said the memos were real were maliciously trying to deceive the public. Some people, like David Hailey, Utah State University associate professor of technical
communications, actually believed the memos to be real and wrote a paper attempting to prove it. This action was not well received, and Hailey’s reputation was dragged through the mud by the lynch mob looking for liberals to string up for daring to
trust the documents.
Bene Diction sums up the events nicely.
This is the bad side of blogging – the drunk driving so to speak – uncivil, hateful, vindictive, swarming.
Pro-life, I thought, meant being pro all life. Not just the unborn. No matter what. Neither of the candidates are that. However, a democrat is more likely to fund a system to help out teenagers and college students to make other options besides abortion attractive. Honestly, isn’t that the way you want to go? Not force women to not do something, but make it something that’s less desirable than any other option? Last time I checked, there were a lot of abortions before it was legal.
There are several misconceptions embedded in these statements and others in this post. The author seems unaware of how forceful and deceptive Planned Parenthood can be. They don’t see abortion as even slightly wrong, so they don’t hesitate to council women to abort as the first and best option. They’re not above coercion, either.
Wow. That vice presidential debate was a lot different from the presidential debate
and from last election’s vice debate. The moderator was inept – sloppy and unable
to maintain order. Cheney and Edwards were out for blood. Neither candidate really
said anything particularly substantive. Cheney remained calmer and more professional
than Bush, so Republicans will be happy about that. That’s not enough to make up
for last Thursday, though. Edwards brought up all the hot-button issues and I’m
certain viewers will say he won, despite having no real plans to speak of.
After having a nice chat with some friends, walking home in the brisk fall breezes, and catching up on my email, I can now sit down to record my thoughts on the presidential debate. I thought about having a transcript in front of me as I write, but decided against it. I want to record my perceptions, bias and all. I think my mistakes or wrong impressions might be at least as interesting as what I get right.
Before proceeding to my impressions, I want to make it abundantly clear that I’m not a fan of Bush or Kerry. I don’t intend to vote for either. I did not go into the viewing experience rooting for one over the other. To me, it was like watching a football game between teams that mean little or nothing to me. I just want to see good football. In this case, I just wanted to see a good debate.
Now, without further ado…