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2004-10-11 00:37:44 UTC
Pundits agree: BUSH WAS ANGRY!
by thirdparty
Sat Oct 9th, 2004 at 07:40:18 GMT
(From the diaries -- kos)
Andrew Sullivan: "There were moments early on... when he seemed to me to be
close to shouting; and his hyper-aggressiveness, having to respond to
everything, went at times over the line of persuasiveness."
Ron Forunier, AP: "As he fought to keep his emotions in check in a testy,
personal debate with Sen. John Kerry, the president asserted 'That answer
almost made me scowl.'... Several answers brought Bush's emotions to the
surface, for better or worse, as he sought to curb Kerry's momentum.... Bush
was the most aggressive, at one point overrunning moderator Charles Gibson's
attempt to pose a question.."
David Niven, political science professor at Florida Atlantic University in
Boca Raton (from the above article):"Bush seemed wound a bit too tight. He
was a little like Nixon sort of jumping out of his suit... He looked bad on
the TV close-ups.""
Jonah Goldberg, National Review: "WHY DOES BUSH... Sound like he's angry at
the guy asking about making drugs cheaper?
UPDATED with more:
Paul Begala, CNN: "Good debate. The press will say it's a draw, but I think
Kerry bested Bush -- or rather Bush made a few errors. Two words for
President Bush: anger management. He spent much of the debate nearly yelling
at the audience."
by thirdparty
Sat Oct 9th, 2004 at 07:40:18 GMT
(From the diaries -- kos)
Andrew Sullivan: "There were moments early on... when he seemed to me to be
close to shouting; and his hyper-aggressiveness, having to respond to
everything, went at times over the line of persuasiveness."
Ron Forunier, AP: "As he fought to keep his emotions in check in a testy,
personal debate with Sen. John Kerry, the president asserted 'That answer
almost made me scowl.'... Several answers brought Bush's emotions to the
surface, for better or worse, as he sought to curb Kerry's momentum.... Bush
was the most aggressive, at one point overrunning moderator Charles Gibson's
attempt to pose a question.."
David Niven, political science professor at Florida Atlantic University in
Boca Raton (from the above article):"Bush seemed wound a bit too tight. He
was a little like Nixon sort of jumping out of his suit... He looked bad on
the TV close-ups.""
Jonah Goldberg, National Review: "WHY DOES BUSH... Sound like he's angry at
the guy asking about making drugs cheaper?
UPDATED with more:
Paul Begala, CNN: "Good debate. The press will say it's a draw, but I think
Kerry bested Bush -- or rather Bush made a few errors. Two words for
President Bush: anger management. He spent much of the debate nearly yelling
at the audience."