Candidates win some local votes - visaliatimesdelta.com

Candidates win some local votes - visaliatimesdelta.com: "Two presidential debates down, one to go.
Tulare County voters got another chance during Friday's presidential debate in St. Louis to hear what President Bush and Sen. John Kerry had to say on the topics of Iraq, tax cuts, stem-cell research and abortion.
Kerry and Bush were dead even going into Friday's debate, according to a Time magazine poll. Some county residents said the debate solidified their choice for president. Some said they're still undecided.
Others said they now favor one candidate over the other, but their decisions aren't yet final.

For Janine du Plessis, an organizational psychologist originally from South Africa, Friday's debate may decide whom she will vote for.

"I'm not impressed with Bush, neither am I with Kerry," said du Plessis, who said she votes as an independent. "I think it's a situation where you're selecting between two evils to some extent."

Du Plessis said she and her husband were leaning to-ward Bush earlier this week, but watched Michael Moore's controversial documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" Wednesday night. Going into Friday's debate, du Plessis said she was more open minded to what Kerry had to say."

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Last night, my wife basically forced me to watch the in-the-round presidential presentation. To me, Bush wined and whimpered through most of it. Kerry was very effective at the start when he looked directly into Bushes beady eyes and stated, “You are a cheat and a liar!” He didn’t use these exact words but that is what he said.

The camera focused on Bushes’ reaction, which to me seemed to indicate, that he was getting hot under the collar. Bush sat on his four-foot stool thinking, “I’m the president. I’m a war president! Don’t you scold me, sir – the commander and chief of the dam county!!”

When Kerry focused his attention from Bush to the audience, he became milk toast boring. I’m still not impressed at all with Kerry. It is just time we toss the White House squatter out on the street.

The Bush camp should never have allowed their man to participate in these "debates". He just can't think fast enough on his feet. He gets way to defensive quickly. -JOlmsted