October 01, 2004
A plea
So far this morning, it seems that the mainstream media is not doing their best to obscure the fact that John Kerry did very well in the debate last night. He took the high road, once again, with impressive force. Bush did not look pleased, and his displeasure was captured frequently on camera.
This is an aside, but important. I thought that Bush's spontaneous comment about putting his daughters on a leash, was particularly revealing. First, using that phrase seemed quite insensitive, since the mere mention of a leash these days brings up the indelible image of Iraqi prisoners. Secondly, Bush's off hand remark displayed his unconscious attitude toward women. Notice that a prime characteristic of fundamentalists of any flavor is their subjugation of women . George does not have the best interests of women at heart, and a little slip like that is indicative of his underlying attitude toward us. He does seem to have Laura on a leash -with a muzzle.
John Kerry's response to him was humble and genuine, "I don't know, I've learned not to do that, Mr. President" - as clearly evidenced by his daughters and his wife .
(Were Bush to have been honest, he might have said something like, "I'm sorry for my daughters' recent inappropriate behavior. They have been drinking quite alot , and we're rather worried about them.")
In any case, the media has been confronted on their distortions of the Bush/Gore debates in 2000. Perhaps they know that they are being watched more carefully this time around, and report accordingly.
Photo note: Please, no spin. The gravy boat in the lower left is photosymbolism for Halliburton.
Posted by Dakota at October 1, 2004 11:15 AM