| Subject: Tall? Handsome? Certainly not a potential world leader... |
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Duane
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Date Posted: 10/ 1/04 12:32am
In reply to:
Ben
's message, "Kerry is so very" on 09/30/04 10:30pm
>After watching the debates tonight, I am definitely
>voting for Kerry. More on why later.
I don't know. While Bush isn't a good public speaker, he did a great job making a case for the war in Iraq. It seemed that Kerry's "plan" for Iraq is to "make friends and have meetings," which isn't too inspiring...
Notice that, when asked, "Specifically, what would you do about our situation in Iraq," he didn't answer, and instead went on a 2 minute tirade about what Bush was doing wrong.
Kerry is completely naive about international relations. People don't seem to understand that nations don't have relationships like people do - Bush hit the nail right on the head when he said he'd ally with other nations, "if it was in our interests." In fact, when he sort of chuckled, shook his head, and said, "Well, *I* know how the world works," he was right - what he DIDN'T say (but could have) is that Kerry doesn't.
The debate tonight did 2 things: Reconfirmed that Bush is a terrible public speaker, and exposed Kerry for the danger he is - a wannabe-world-leader naif who would get more troops killed in Iraq, would end up messing things up with North Korea, and would weaken our country by trying to appease and placate everyone.
Notice his slogan: "Respected in the world." That right there is an admission he doesn't "get it." The reason we get the idea that we're not "respected" in the world is because we're told by the Democrats, "How much the rest of the world hates us."
And it's all a big scam-job. Nations don't "like" or "dislike" each other like people do. They don't "respect" or "disrespect" like people do. They interact, and they each do what's in their own best interests. And sometimes, those interests don't match - but it doesn't mean they "hate" us.
But here's the thing: If tbey do, it's simply because they don't agree with what we've done. And if Kerry thinks it's more important to "please" Germany and France than to look our for our own interests, he's the last person we need right now.
Kerry and the rest of the Democrats have made great efforts to convince us that Bush is somehow "disreputable" as a world leader. And they're hoping that we'll confuse international politics with a soap opera.
We don't need respect. We need consistency and determination. It's the mistake of someone who doesn't have the know-how and stomach to run a country (ANY country, let alone ours) to think that our international politics have ANYthing to do with a concept that only has any real meaning in interpersonal relationships.
I'm definitely voting for Bush after tonight.
Duane
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