What is it about these damned debates that gives me the shivering geezies? In this one, it seems to be the combo of evil cyborg, crazy rules, goofy questions, the absence of instant onscreen fact-checking by an independent organization, and just the relentless tedious repetition of the damn thing. Some sort of nervous twitch in my jawbone sets up, and the ultrasonic vibrations are enough to send the cat out of the room.
I think this one was a toss-up (which is of course what the press is saying, so I'm being completely ho-hum here)-- Edwards got some good punches in but to many Cheney's grim holding of the company line will look like gravitas. The bases on both sides will be OK with it, but I can't see it moving the story one way or another. On the whole, a somewhat missed opportunity for KE04, but not a setback.
I'm a wreck, however. Watching this just leaves me a ragged scrap of a Wombat.
Posted by BT at October 05, 2004 10:52 PMThough I was darn near stone cold sober for this one, when I try to remember it, all I come up with is "blah blah blah liar blah blah no you're a liar blah blah," though if you listen long enough the word "Halliburton" slips in between a few of the blahs, then the "liars" get a little more frequent for little while, and then you're back to the familiar, yet not soothing, rhythm of blahs and liars.
Posted by: Scott on October 6, 2004 09:33 AMAnd if you write "Halliburton" backwards, Scott, you *almost* get "no true blah".
Posted by: Rory on October 6, 2004 09:42 AMNo-true bill-a-goods!
Posted by: BT on October 6, 2004 10:34 AMYou're both deceiving the American public*.
(* And wee bits of the Australian public.)
Posted by: Scott on October 6, 2004 01:25 PM