I What have you learned from your wife and daughters?

liberal N proud

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Thu Oct-14-04 05:42 AM
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I What have you learned from your wife and daughters?

I did not think this was a good question for such an important decision that people have to make.

Don't get me wrong, I believe in strong women, I have 3 in my house.

But, this was the final question in a Presidential debate during such a critical time when our country is so divided and there are so many issues that they did not cover, and after all, we are not electing a First Lady or First Family.

Bush's first response did raise a question with me:
BUSH: To listen to them.

(LAUGHTER)

To stand up straight and not scowl.

The question: Do you suppose it was Laura that slapped shrub boy into shape after the first debate?

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Still_Notafraid

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Thu Oct-14-04 05:48 AM
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1. I learned from my wife

that at any moment i may get punched really,really hard in my right arm!and it hurts ,it hurts really bad.

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sbj405

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Thu Oct-14-04 05:50 AM
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2. Scheiffer threw * a softball and even at that

chimpy swung and missed.

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Thu Oct-14-04 05:51 AM
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3. I saw it as an attempt to get the candidates to talk about the roles of

women in this society and get a glimpse of how progressive, sexist, or otherwise each was. Schieffer did not want them to launch into a "I'm all for equal rights" BS speech but wanted them to get real. Bush's answer was very revealing; if the best thing he can say about what he's learned from women is that they boss him around telling him to stand up straight (and that he basically ignores them), that is a pretty clear picture of how he views women.

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Still_Notafraid

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Thu Oct-14-04 05:57 AM
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4. You nailed it.

nicely done.

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luaneryder

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Thu Oct-14-04 06:06 AM
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6. After all Babs ruled his life

as a boy; at least, when she was around. His swagger and tough talk is cover for his submission to and disdain for women.

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nonconformist

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Thu Oct-14-04 06:03 AM
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5. Actually I thought that was a great question

Especially since people complain about Kerry not connecting and people not feeling like they "know" him. I thought Kerry answered beautifully, and I saw at USAToday (I think it was, I'll look for a link) that his answer got a very positive reaction.

I think it's what he needed, and how great it was that it was what ended the debates. The last image in people's heads of Kerry from these debates will be one of sincerity and love for his family.

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texasmom

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Thu Oct-14-04 06:15 AM
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7. Kerry's answer

actually brought tears to my eyes. Thinking about his mother, ill, telling him, "Integrity, Integrity, Integrity..." The *Bush group has absolutely no integrity, and I so crave for our country's leadership to have it again.
I thought Kerry's answer was absolutely fabulous. His quip about "marrying up" was also really funny!

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nonconformist

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Thu Oct-14-04 06:34 AM
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8. Here is that link

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-14-debate-experts_x.htm

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