"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 09:21:18 -0400, thunder
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On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 08:54:50 -0400, JohnH wrote:


http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2...0/223850.shtml

The author does make some good points. Lerher was asking questions
designed to show administration faults.

John, no amount of spin can put Bush's poor performance on Lehrer. Bush
has done well in his previous debates mainly for one reason, he had no
record and could play the outsider. Now he has a record, and it is his
to
defend.

You are absolutely right. We're talking two different things here. One is
Bush's
performance, which sucked. The other is the tone of the questions, which
Bush
should have expected. The questioning seemed designed to test only Bush's
mettle.

What's wrong with testing his mettle? The guy has to have one-on-one
conversations with world leaders, virtually all of whom are more clever than
he is, and none of whom send a script before their visit. I think it's good
for the country to see what kind of chump is representing us in such
meetings.