"All your debates are belong to us"

Quick Summary before work:

In a way, I'm actually impressed with people. I was willing to say that it wasn't so bad for Bush, in terms of delivery and style. On content it was horrid, IMO. But, actually, the outside world apparently thinks less of Bush's performance than I do.

Bush's main point in debate #3 seemed to be: "You are all losing jobs overseas because you're dumb and need a better education." He never answered the jobs question, always switched to education.

Kerry was ended up on top for debate #3.
Even the "pundits" agree.
Even the polls agree:


Early post-deabte polls (real ones, not internet ones - Kerry REALLY won big there, but not "scientific")

Kerry Bush
CBS 39% 25% (200 "undecideds")
ABC 42% 41% (38% GOP, 30% DEM)
CNN 52% 39% (36% GOP, 36% DEM)

Even the close one is actually GOP heavy. Real voting has always been at least even or Dem heavy.

On any claims of Kerry "exaaageerating":

We have already destroyed Bush on the Osama comment. The press appears to be latching on to this most obvious lie.

The only worry is the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) statement. It sounded like the only Kerry comment that could essentially be called incorrect....

But:

From the head of the CBC, in 2003:

"...the CBC's requests for meetings with [the Bush administration] have gone unanswered for more than two-and-one-half years..."


From MSNBC:

"Bush did meet with the Congressional Black Caucus during his first two weeks in office — on Jan. 31, 2001 — but Kerry's overall charge was correct: Bush has repeatedly turned down requests to meet with the group since then. Caucus members have complained that not only has Bush refused to meet with them on specific issues, including his plans to attack Iraq, but also the White House often has not even responded to their letters. Bush dropped by a meeting that national security adviser Condoleezza Rice had with the caucus earlier this year."

There was one meeting more recently, when the CBC essentially invaded the White House to demand a meeting right then and there.

OK...Gotta go...till later.