drivemytrabant
War Child
Are you gonna watch? Just wondering how much interest this is generating.
verte76 said:I'm going to watch. I think it will be a good debate. Both Edwards and Cheney are excellent debaters. I thought Cheney was excellent against Lieberman. In fact, that was one hell of a great debate, maybe the best I've ever seen. I loved the "courtliness" of that debate.
paxetaurora said:Senator, I knew Jack Kennedy. I served with Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. And you, Senator, are no Jack Kennedy.
--Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle, VP debate, 1988
nbcrusader said:Based on a certain other thread, I guess there may be some watching - but not for political reasons
DaveC said:I think that as good as Cheney may be, Edwards is going to mop the floor with him.
U2democrat said:everybody did poorly in the primary debates, there were 9 of them, its hard for any to stand out.
DaveC said:I think the point was however that it's difficult to be able to get your point across successfully with 8 other people in a debate than just one other. That was probably why Edwards appeared weak in the primary debates.
drivemytrabant said:
Now what proof can you guys point to that has him performing strongly in a debate? That was the point.
joyfulgirl said:
I don't know if you'd call it 'proof' but he is famously reputed to have been a brilliant courtroom debater. Actually you could say the proof is in the number of cases he won throughout his career. That skill would easily be transferable to a political debate.
drivemytrabant said:
we can all agree he is a brilliant politician?
deep said:
How did you arrive at this?
drivemytrabant said:
Well Mr. Cheney has worked with four Presidents, As Vice President under Bush and Chief of Staff under Ford. He was elected five times in the state of Wyoming, He was also elected the Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee from 1981 to 1987. He was elected Chairman of the House Republican Conference in 1987 and elected House Minority Whip in 1988. Proof enough that he is at least a brilliant politician I think.
Earnie Shavers said:
It is actually. If he can keep getting job after job like that after f*cking up each one, then yes, I'd say he is a very good politician and very convincing.
drivemytrabant said:
Well Mr. Cheney has worked with four Presidents, As Vice President under Bush and Chief of Staff under Ford. He was elected five times in the state of Wyoming, He was also elected the Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee from 1981 to 1987. He was elected Chairman of the House Republican Conference in 1987 and elected House Minority Whip in 1988. Proof enough that he is at least a brilliant politician I think.
drivemytrabant said:[B Kerry is also a good politician. I don't agree with a word that comes out of his mouth but I'll give him that. [/B]