Trust?

[OberonDOtherseid]

Kerry just made a statement on national television that he "married up". What in the name of all that makes sense did he do that for? Then he says " I want your trust".


HUH????? He married up? What the hell does that mean? His family lineage is beneath that of his wife or does he in fact place himself beneath his wife?

[Evil Baby]

Although I missed the debate because I was working I would assume he was saying that he married more wealthy then he therefore marraying up in the money bracket.

[Scribbler1]

It was obvious, to me at least, that he meant he marrid into BIG bucks. Self deprecating humor. It followed his saying he takes himself too seriously and his family won't let him get away with it.

There must have been a "poke fun at yourself" sign on in the hall for 2 min.

[bishop]

yeah... i thought that was fairly obvious as well...

thank god bush mentioned the fact that english is his second language.. he produced a couple new bushisms... like the buggy and the horse.. every time i hear bush talk, i pray to see a mexican magically appear playing a banjo.

[Technosoul]

I think he was just trying to sound folkish, like saying "getting hitched" instead of saying getting married. and he added "more then once" because he was re-married. Bush scored big with the women and no doubt won a lot of votes with his sincer story about how he met his wife, love at first site, and how lucky he was have her as his wife - Bush demonstrated that he honestly does value his family where as Kerry seemed withdrawn in expressing how much he loves his present wife and family. Kerry did not play those cards right.
In the first debate Kerry came across as the better family man but this time Bush did.

But why would the reporter pick that question which was "how do you guys like being around strong women"? What has that got to do with being able to run the country or anything political? Fine "human interest story" perhaps, but not a good question for a political debate.

Technosoul.

[bishop]

honsetly, i don't think many people were paying much attention to this debate.

[Suburbanite]

My friend's roomate Tim was, he wouldn't peal his eyes off it, and he got pissed when we started talking. But he is probably the only one.

[bishop]

heh... i chose to do homework instead.. that's saying something.

[bullshitdetector]

Kerry got his head handed to him, there should have been a better choice from Bush other than that guy.

[bishop]

that's just how things work out.. we had a better alternative to bush in 2000 - john mccain. bush won on bible thumping points unfortunately.

[rcne]

Originally posted by bishop, that's just how things work out.. we had a better alternative to bush in 2000 - john McCain. bush won on bible thumping points unfortunately.

McCain would be a sound choice. The Democrats and the Republicans both admire him.

John McCain has no hesitation crossing party lines if his conscious decision of what is right for the country is involved.

He would and will get my vote if he ever decides to run again.

He seems an easy person to trust, and I would trust his judgment.

[bishop]

yeah.. for all the talk bush does about basing his decisions on principle he can't compete against mccain.. now that is a man with some balls. i still admire him even if he's deciding to stick with his party and support the chimp.

last night, bush's radical religiousity presented itself clear as day.. he really does think that he's doing god's work - i.e. he thinks that god wants him to do what he's doing.. that is an extremely frightening thought - take it a bit further and doctors would call such a person delusional or schitzophrenic.

the psycho really thinks that he's doing god's bidding. HELLO?!?!?

[rcne]

Originally posted by bishop the psycho really thinks that he's doing god's bidding. HELLO?!?!?

Ummm, so do the guys doing the behaedings...

Any fanaticism in the extreme is a dangerous thing. The extremism of the radicals leave Bush's leanings tame by comparison.

[RickSp]

HUH????? He married up? What the hell does that mean?

From the Chicago Sun-Times

Kerry, articulate but humorless, cracked a smile finally with his reply, that all three men -- Bush, Schieffer and Kerry "married up," a line Bush usually uses. Then Kerry paused and added to laughs, "Some would say me more so than others," a reference to the enormous wealth of his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry.

Kerry humor, using a Bush phrase, referring to marrying a woman better than himself. Similar to referring to the wife as the "better half."

[bishop]

The extremism of the radicals leave Bush's leanings tame by comparison.

that goes without saying...

however, i find the notion of some elitist waging war in the name of god a bit worrisome.