Bush is planning to give a national speech on Wednesday to address the accusations Kerry made during the presidential debate. First of all, why didn’t he address the issues during the debate? Second of all, will Kerry get equal airtime? Third of all, it’s much easier to read a scripted speech then it is to actually have to think while facing an opponent head-to-head. The speech would give Bush the opportunity to “debate” an invisible opponent. Here’s Bush, trying to take the spotlight away from the actual debates (which are not really debates) and the normal electoral process by using his status as the current president to minimize the effect of his weakness in debate technique (and in actual thought).
Don’t fall for it. By the way, planned job cuts soared to an eight-month high in September. Also, here are some letters from soldiers who are or have been in Iraq over the last few years.
You’d think this wouldn’t be allowed. I mean, it’s blatant campaigning. Aren’t there rules about this? Argh!
Yes, but since Bush and the people surrounding him are basically creating a fascist regime, it’s no surprise that they would do this.
From the article, it looks like the speech is part of a campaign stop, not a televised address. So, yeah, it is blatant campaigning. The man is campaigning for president. (Also, since it’s a campaign stop, equal time doesn’t apply.)
By announcing it is a “major speech” they are trying to guarantee news coverage… which wouldn’t normally happen for a campaign stop which… and news coverage would not qualify for equal airtime. In any case, we are still waiting for the October Surprise.
I’m sure if the situation were reversed, Kerry would do the same thing, which is exactly what you said – try to guarantee news coverage. Since when is that a crime?
I never said it was a crime. It’s a trick. Bush wants to refute Kerry’s accusations in an environment where no one is debating him. That is all. :>Whether Kerry would do the same while running for re-election is irrelevant.
All of politics is a trick. It’s an illusion, smoke & mirrors, misdirection, etc. There hasn’t been honest debate or forward momentum in American political behavior in the last two decades, at least. The closest we came was when Perot scared the living crap out of everyone.
No one’s disagreeing with you, M-D. The point that I posted about is just an example of what you just wrote. I’m not surprised by this tactic, I’m just upset about it… and about how many people believe anything they hear on TV or radio stations until someone shows them how to do their own research.
And here we go. In his 50 minute speech that was televised on cabled channels CNN and MSNBC, he didn’t say anything earth shattering. He just said what he couldn’t find words for during the debate. Here’s a news article about the speech.He did all the things he wanted to do in last Thursday’s debate?accuse his opponent of weakness, bad judgment, vacillation, and other forms of flip-floppery?though this time without a moderator to hush the audience, much less an opponent to bite back. And Bush loved it, smiling, smirking, raising his eyebrows, as if to say, “How ’bout that zinger?”