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It occurred to me as I watched the debate again today and read some of the punditry this afternoon, Bush simply is not a likable speaker. He yelled pretty much all his answers at the audience last night. Sometimes he barked at the people asking the questions before they even finished asking them. During the outburst towards Charlie Gibson, you could actually HEAR the audience members murmuring their disapproval. Watch it again before you challenge me on this. Don't watch Bush, Gibson or Kerry; look at the audience members... they are clearly surprised and maybe even alarmed at Bush's actions. Bush has somehow mistaken yelling for decisiveness. Meanwhile, Kerry was very much the prosecutor, calmly answering questions and making his points. He addressed many of his answers directly at Bush, perhaps even trying to bait him into anger. It worked. Bush's delivery was loud, he stormed around the forum, waving his arms about. I've served on a couple of juries and in my job, I've had to watch people make pitches to sell their work. When a creative person has trouble selling their work to a client, they get more animated and their arguments start sounding more and more desperate. To me, Kerry came across as calm and confident while Bush seemed desperate and flusterred. Perhaps on TV, whether real or in a drama, you've no doubt witnessed many litagators try to make their points and arguments to a jury. Don't you think Kerry came across much better than Bush in this regard? No matter what you think of the respective candidates and their positions, I can't help but feel that a jury would find Kerry much more honest and believable. I know when I served on a dental malpractice trial (FIVE WEEKS!), the jury liked the slicker, more-prepared attorney. The plantiff's lawyer stuttered a lot, seemed to take too much time to get to his point and rambled. He also was not as slick a dresser, cheap suit, etc. The jury felt like, "C'mon man.... learn to speak concisely and get to your point.... STOP rambling!" I just get the feeling Kerry has a better command of the facts. I do think that Bush comes across with more conviction in his beliefs, which isn't saying much if he's wrong. If you're looking for some wood, don't forget to try the internets. There's been a flurry of posts the last few days, so be sure and check the archive in the top right column. Several bloggers have taken to calling Bush Furious George for his antics on Friday night. I decided to Photoshop these covers and get it up asap. Visit my new Furious George download page for these covers and some Bush video clips. Feel free to forward to your friends. We've got to make that moniker stick.
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