[lit-ideas] Re: The Debate
- From: John McCreery <mccreery@xxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 15:40:11 +0900
What I saw in today's debate wasn't just John Kerry connecting the
points with logic and evidence, I saw John Kerry put the lie to every
pundit who has claimed that he is unable to connect with ordinary
people. He didn't just address his questioners by name, he returned to
them by name when re-raising the questions they had raised in previous
rounds. When answering the hardballs, e.g.,from the women who asked
about abortion and stem cells, he didn't look away. No pandering, no
evasion, he looked straight at the questioner and framed his answers
sympathetically, with respect for the questioner's feelings. Would his
answers satisfy anyone to whom abortion is, ipso facto, murder? Of
course not. But the contrast with Dubya, who when challenged to
identify three mistakes he had made turned away, wandered in realms of
abstraction and then tried to make a joke out of not identifying
mistaken appointments, the contrast was clear. Kerry demonstrated
clearly his ability to hear what people are saying and respond
thoughtfully, while maintaining a connection with his questioner. Bush
was able only to repeat his programmed innuendoes. Who looked
presidential? No question about it. Kerry was the man.
John McCreery (cross-posted from bestoftheblogs.com)
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