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[shoewater]

So the debate.

Here is a synopsis:

Bush: "Damn it. Shit. But I talk to those people everyday. On the phone for God's sake! They are my homies. Word up west side. 'Weapons of mass destruction' because I can't say 'nuclear'. Kerry, you are using too many big words. Freedom! Damn, I'm short

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[mrs_ajax]

capitalism kept me from witnessing those two idiots (or, more accurately, one coddled idiot and one pompous jerk) from standing poised and impassive behind podiums, which i hate, so thank you for the synopsis.

[beez23]

He does well in the debates because he's intelligent enough to allow people to have low expectations for him. People are content to assume he's a complete buffoon and he's content to allow people to think that of him. Then you get him on a national debate and . . "Holy shit how is he doing that?! He shouldn't be able to do that, he's too dumb." Not only does he hold his own, but he looks like he's doing more than that because people underestimate him.

I used to do the same thing to my parents wrt. grades in elementary-high school. They got used to me getting straight Cs on the homework assignments, etc that they saw. When I brought home mostly As on my report card I got a trip to Toys-R-Us because of the "improvement" :).

[shoewater]

First of all, a lot of people have said that Bushy has won every debate he has ever taken a part of. Has he always been thought of as a buffoon?

I personally think the reason people take to him is because he speaks like a below average intelligence citizen who is not a college graduate. People understand him because he throws out key bull shit rhetoric words and phrases that people have grown up brain-washed to believe are true. Like "fighting for freedom" and etc.

God I hate him.

[beez23]

I don't think it has much to do with rhetoric.

I think that his whole demeanor is exceptionally approachable, since he seems so average. He acts like the guy you know from work, your mechanic, the dude who comes by to paint your house, etc. People can relate to that, since that's how the majority of the population acts. He's extremely likable most of the time, and when he's dealing with tough questions or whatever, he acts how most people would act in that situation. He's a great candidate because people can identify with him.

The rhetoric is secondary to his demeanor. I believe that he could say just about anything he wanted to and people would be willing to listen to and accept it, because he acts just like one of their friends. There's a lot to be said for reaching out to the average American by mimicing their behavior :).

[shoewater]

There's a lot to be said for reaching out to the average American by mimicing their behavior :)

That's what I was thinking but I was trying to be politically correct about it.