US presidential Debates

By Gopal Sengupta, Montreal, Canada
17 October 2004, 18:00 PM
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There is no doubt in my mind that Kerry is the better candidate, he has stature and confidence. He is articulate and has his facts and figures at hand. He looks like a president, and his ideas and plans for the future impress me. Mr Bush comes across as rather bumbling and unsure of himself. He does not answer questions but skirts around the issue and repeats himself. There is a theory that if one repeats the same lie over and over people will eventually believe it, and Bush employs this tactic.

I would be astounded if Bush is re-elected. I hope the Americans will wake up and get involved in what is happening in their government and realise that they are lied to on a daily basis, and not just on Iraq.