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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lawdog who wrote (50063)	10/20/2000 8:37:15 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

A lot of smart fellow's agreed with you after the first Gore debate. And you were both dead wrong. Besides, you should know by now the Boston Globe is one of the most liberal papers in the country. Did you see the show? I did, and here's a better analysis. Bush entered, then immediately set the stage with a funny pun regarding if the mike was on. The crowd laughed loud and hard. Letterman went through a litany of issues. Death Penalty, Pollution in Texas, producing more supplies of gas from Alaska, how to deal with the middle east and the heartbreaking terror of the USS Cole. Gore's integrity also came up for a quick barb. Bush was brash, straight-forward and honest. Digging right into each issue like a straight-shooting unashamed Texan. At one point during the death penalty grilling, Bush asked Letterman. Are you against the death penalty? And Letterman responded "well, I can see it under some circumstances". Bush then immediately empathized with his host and said. "That's normal, and I can understand what you mean". His decency and thoughtful demeanor came through loud and clear. He didn't seem like a politician, but came across as a sincere caring American. He also had the audience in stitches on a few occasions when he retorted after being asked "Do you believe Al Gore". And he said. "No, not really". During the quick exchange of topics, you could sense the audience was "getting it" in regard to every comeback he gave Letterman. Especially, at one point when he said. "Dave, the Arabs have us over a barrel so to speak in regard to oil, we're importing 57% of our oil, and I'm concerned about the price, and what it might do to our economy" At that point, Letterman resorted to simply saying. "well, I'm just not smart enough about this I guess". As he started to leave, Bush earnestly shook Letterman's hand and said, "I am asking for your vote", and it seemed pretty clear he had won his, as well as thousands more who watched. The crowd cheered earnestly as Bush signed off.