12-18-2005, 20:27
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Stop defeatism
Thought the President gave a good speech tonight; very determined, direct and to the point.
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12-18-2005, 20:38
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Originally Posted by Gypsy
Thought the President gave a good speech tonight; very determined, direct and to the point.
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Concur.
Better late than never.
Condi looked good on the morning shows as well.
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12-18-2005, 20:43
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Concur.
Better late than never.
Condi looked good on the morning shows as well.
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I missed her unfortunately.
Hope the President will continue to give his addresses from various locales as he has done the past several days, wish he had done so from the beginning.
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12-18-2005, 21:03
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I, too, thought it was a good, strong speech. He addressed every issue head on that has been fodder for the talking heads for quite some time and his responses were rock solid. I didn't sense an effort to try to do any 'spin' and, in my view, he came across stronger than in past speeches.
President Bush's personality doesn't translate well on television at times, but whoever helped prepare him for this prime time address did a good job, imo.
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12-18-2005, 21:10
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President Bush's personality doesn't translate well on television at times, but whoever helped prepare him for this prime time address did a good job, imo.
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For the most part I think he does much better in live audience speeches, he strikes me as more relaxed in those settings.
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12-19-2005, 07:19
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I thought it was a great speech from someone who understands his audience. The three points of his plan for the war were only vague to those who prefer to delve into detail. For that detail they can do their own research. As for the defeatism comment LR I thought it was apropos (def. Acceptance or resignation to the prospect of defeat) and defines the current Democrat argument! In fact a Democrat strategist, just minutes after the President spoke, made the comment "there is no plan". Huh???
For whatever reason they blind themselves with thier hatred of POTUS thereby stifling honest debate, and that is a shame.
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12-18-2005, 20:39
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I thought it was a very good to the point speech. However, I wish he had not used the word "defeatism". I am sure it will be picked up just as "crusade" was picked up and the entire message will be lost.
The word "Defeatism" has been used by all the best dictatorial powers.
Just my thoughts, anyone else? 
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