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Friday, Oct. 01, 2004 - 11:42 a.m.
I hope everyone watched the first presidential debate last night (Liddle Bruder, this means YOU!). My father opted out, and when the debate began I realized why. I felt as if I would hyperventilate any minute I was so nervous. At this point I realized I really am very anxious about November 2nd.
By now, you all probably know that I am a Kerry supporter, so feel free to take my comments on the debate with that in mind.
Kerry, I felt, did wonderfully. He was articulate and intelligent with his answers. He appeared to be in control. Bush, on the other hand, mumbled half the time, which would have been okay had he not done so through every answer. The only time Bush did not stutter over his words was when he said, "America is safer now that Sadaam Hussein is out of power." And he said that as often as possible.
The debate, though, was not what really pissed me off last night. Overall, it went well and was very informative. It was the media "coverage" of the debate that made chest seeth with anger.
First, my mother and I were watching the NBC coverage, and when Tom Brokaw appeared on screen right after the debate ended, he looked as if he has just woken up from a fitful nap. Then stupid Tim Russert came on and basically said that Kerry was intersting but inacurate and that Bush was a leader of epic quality.
At this point, my mother and I looked at each other and asked, "Were they watching the same debate as we were?"
In the end, wonkette.com is right. We need to decide for ourselves who wins these debates, and not let the media dictate our opinions to us.
Kerry won, and please, please, for the sake of my right to decide what is best for my body, for the sake of the lives of the troops in Iraq, let Kerry win in November.