Comments on: Live Blogging the Debate…. http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/09/30/live-blogging-the-debate/ The blog of the mystery writer, screenwriter and CEO of Pajamas Media Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MaDr http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/09/30/live-blogging-the-debate/#comment-18481 MaDr Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:41:33 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/09/30/live-blogging-the-debate/#comment-18481 I can't stand Kerry, but didn't feel I had too much trouble remaining objective. I put myself into the shoes of who I think the undecideds or shiftables are. In general I think they haven't paid close attention yet, so they wouldn't know what Kerry's positions are or when he's flip-flopped before (no one's going to necessary believe his opponent when he claims he flip-flops). Based on Kerry's breadth and depth of knowledge (how would they know most were distortions) he won on substance. Bush frowned off-camera, paused too long, repeated the same message too many times (I even got tired of it), and was slouching at the lecturn. Kerry won on style. Kerry will gain 2-3 points over next two days. By the end of the third debate, they'll be neck and neck (in the polls). Barring a catastrophe, Bush will win (Kerry's internals are just too awful). I can’t stand Kerry, but didn’t feel I had too much trouble remaining objective. I put myself into the shoes of who I think the undecideds or shiftables are. In general I think they haven’t paid close attention yet, so they wouldn’t know what Kerry’s positions are or when he’s flip-flopped before (no one’s going to necessary believe his opponent when he claims he flip-flops). Based on Kerry’s breadth and depth of knowledge (how would they know most were distortions) he won on substance. Bush frowned off-camera, paused too long, repeated the same message too many times (I even got tired of it), and was slouching at the lecturn. Kerry won on style.

Kerry will gain 2-3 points over next two days. By the end of the third debate, they’ll be neck and neck (in the polls). Barring a catastrophe, Bush will win (Kerry’s internals are just too awful).

]]> By: M. Simon http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/09/30/live-blogging-the-debate/#comment-18480 M. Simon Fri, 01 Oct 2004 02:48:28 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/09/30/live-blogging-the-debate/#comment-18480 I caught abut ten seconds of Kerry on the air and couldn't stand it any more. You and the other live bloggers are doing a great service to those with no stomach for Kerry. I caught abut ten seconds of Kerry on the air and couldn’t stand it any more.

You and the other live bloggers are doing a great service to those with no stomach for Kerry.

]]> By: IceCold http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/09/30/live-blogging-the-debate/#comment-18479 IceCold Fri, 01 Oct 2004 01:08:39 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/09/30/live-blogging-the-debate/#comment-18479 Well, at least share the brand of the malbec. I haven't had any malbec from central California, though I recently had some up in Sonoma. Like most I usually rely on good cheap Argentine malbec for that variety. And speaking of (relatively) obscure reds, Virginia's starting to do pretty good 100% cabernet franc bottlings. Time was when only a handful of Dry Creek producers did some of those. Well, at least share the brand of the malbec. I haven’t had any malbec from central California, though I recently had some up in Sonoma. Like most I usually rely on good cheap Argentine malbec for that variety. And speaking of (relatively) obscure reds, Virginia’s starting to do pretty good 100% cabernet franc bottlings. Time was when only a handful of Dry Creek producers did some of those.

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