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Bush Walks the Walk

10.11.04 @ 12:01AM

BUSH ON THE MOVE
Re: George Neumayr's The Peripatetic President:

George Neumayr hit a home run with "The Peripatetic President." To those familiar with psychological type (e.g., the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), Mr. Bush's pumped-up performance serves as an example of an ESTP (Extroverted, Sensing, Thinking, Perceiving) in action. Having a dominant function of "extroverted sensing," the President was energized by the setting, charging his batteries as he walked and talked. As compared to Coral Gables, Mr. Bush found the St. Louis debate more "in the moment" and, therefore, relevant. The questioners were voters with whom he could connect. His opponent, I believe, is an INTP (Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Perceiving). Having a dominant function of introverted thinking, Mr. Kerry found the less formal setting a bit of a distraction, a tolerable burden.
-- Rick Kresse
Chicago, Illinois

Finally!!! A conservative who saw the debate for what it was, a slam-dunk for Bush. He was energized, Kerry was stiff. Bush answered almost every question, completely and honestly; Kerry avoided so many. It was actually fun to watch as the president got the audience to laugh and have fun with him, all at Kerry's expense. Kerry was visibly perturbed, though he tried not to show it.

Thanks for the positive note,
-- Mary Baker Blades
Boulder, Colorado

Your editorial is perfect. Thank you.
-- Martin N. Tirrell
Lisbon, New Hampshire

I subscribe to the Spectator and enjoy the website. I liked your recent essay on Kerry's debate performance, but I think that saying "Kerry lacks [a conscience]" is an unfair criticism. I don't like Kerry much and won't vote for him, but a man without a conscience is a monster, and such a charge should not be made lightly.
-- Vivek Rao

Yes, it's true. President Bush did far better in this second debate after his somewhat understated performance in the first, however, in light of the revealing Mark Halperin memo to his ABC news people, it will be difficult to determine this from the reports of the main stream media. It seems that, according to Halperin, it is ABC's responsibility to help the unwashed electorate "evaluate" the worthiness of both candidates. I guess that this would be all right if it were done by ABC doing what they are supposed to do - - that is, giving objective information to the public and allowing them to make up their own minds. Not ABC! It is their job to let Mr. Kerry's exaggerations and misstatements go because they are less harmful than those of President Bush, so they are to be soft pedaled while President Bush's are to be highlighted. This is what passes for news reporting. And now the best part. This fellow is so arrogant, stupid, ignorant, unconcerned, (check one) that he writes a memo to his staff, laying out this course of action. Move over CBS.
-- Joseph Baum
Newton Falls, Ohio

You saw what I saw. what a relief !! An older person such as myself suffers when they hear the "pundits" after the viewing. I wonder if it's my hearing or my mind that is going.

Kerry -- I am a Catholic. I heard -- I am an apostate who buys in totally to the secular liberal agenda.
-- Annette Cwik

WHERE THERE'S HOPE
Re: Wlady Pleszczynski's Kerry Stiffed:

This is a great article!

I laughed at your description of the "dolts" in the audience. You hit the nail on the head. I have lived in St. Louis my entire life. Some thing that getting dressed up is a pair of black jeans and a dress shirt (no tie of course).

You were right on about the pro-life questions. I can hardly stand to look at Kerry, much less listen to him speak, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching him stammer and stutter through the pro-life questions. It was great!

Keep up the good work. I found this website while on rushlimbaugh.com during "Rathergate" and have been checking it out daily ever since.

Thanks again,
-- Susie

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