How Bush Defeated Himself Tonight
There was one sentence that was uttered during the debate that nobody
noticed, no pundit mentioned, yet I believe will be the key to Kerry's
perceived success in the first debate. It is a phrase that will work
on people subconsciously and will exert its influence even when
everybody forgets every word uttered tonight. That phrase, spoken by
Bush, is about his need to put his daughters "on the leash". You
cringed when you heard it, then forgot it, perhaps concentrating on
Iraq, or talking points, or body language, but that phrase will embed
itself deep in your brain, and will decide how you feel about Bush as
a person.
If you are generally subscribing to the liberal mindset (and your
worldview is all about cooperation, equality, and respect), this
phrase is offensive, almost medieval. What kind of modern man thinks
and talks that way any more? Is he all about control and domination?
Who is he to tell two grown WOMENwhat to do?
If you are predominantly conservative in your worldview (which is all
about control, power and dominance) than Bush's phrase will tell you
that he is not a Strict-Enough Father, that he does not have the
strength even to control teh women and children in his life, so how is
he to be expected to control the country and the world?
And Bush brought it to himself. Jenna and Barbara are a weak spot of
the campaign anyway and they make the conservatives cringe. Their
performance at the RNC was ridiculous and their events are tightly
shielded (no press allowed). Why die he even mention them when they
are such a handicap? Even worse, he mentioned them in the same
sentence in which he metioned Kerry daughters, thus inviting a direct
comparison. Silly, drunk, partying Jenna and Barbara versus
sophisticated, intelligent, educated and eloquent Alexandra and
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