From: sunder@sor.crhc.uiuc.edu (Srinivas Sunder)
Newsgroups: alt.politics.bush,alt.politics.clinton,alt.politics.elections,alt.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Re: Missed opportunities
Date: 13 Oct 1992 17:53:39 GMT
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In article <1992Oct13.164420.28118@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>, mulac@daystrom.lerc.nasa.gov (Richard Mulac) writes:
|> Just a few thoughts on some of the opportunities missed by the candidates
|> during Sunday nights debates:

[...]

|> Bush
|> 
|>   Should have compared Clinton to Clarence Thomas with something like "When
|> Clarence Thomas was seeking the highest position in one of our three 
|> branches of government (a position which in a lot of ways is more powerful 
|> than the President's), the Democrats screamed for an investigation of
|> activities which were not illegal and occurred over ten years ago when
|> Thomas was a young man.  We held an inquisition which sorted through the
|> evidence and even had Thomas having to explain that period in his life.
|> Why is it that when their candidate is involved in a similiar scenario, all
|> the public is given is silence?"
|> 
|>   Missed a great opportunity when Clinton talked about having a brother in
|> drug rehab to say "Well, Mr. Clinton - Maybe your brother would not have
|> had to go through the hell of drug addiction if people like you wouldn't
|> have advocated the casual use of illegal drugs in our society!"
|> 
|>   Get aggressive!  Forget this Presidential ****.  I get the feeling that
|> Bush still thinks he can win by being a nice guy.  This is probably the
|> biggest mistake his campaign has made, causing him to change his strategy
|> after it's too late.
|> 
|>   Could have shown that he's a take charge President.  Obviously blew it by
|> bringing up this "I'll make Jim Baker economic Czar".  This was probably
|> his worst point during the debate, giving the public the impression 
|> that the economy is too big of a problem for him to handle.  Why
|> does he think the voters have this great love of Jim Baker?

The Boston Globe's Alex Beam (or so my bro tells me) also said that Bush lost
the chance to take a cheap shot at Clinton when Clinton talked about his wedding
anniversary. Bush, he said, should have leaned over and said "I guess this is
such a big deal for you given that you almost didn't get this far in some years,
eh?" or something similar. I guess that he was wise not to do anything
like that since it would have been seen as a major cheap shot and unwarranted
too.

|> Perot
|> 
|>   Didn't miss many opportunities.  The only advice I'd give in the future
|> is to concentrate more on Clinton.  He's the one he's going to have to beat
|> if he's really serious about winning.

I think he won't go after Clinton. His target is Bush, and he'll do anything
he can to ensure that Bush goes back to Kennebunkport permanently come January.
And while he probably is serious about winning now that he has blown so much
money, he'll probably also consider it money well-spent if it ensures that Bush
loses.


|> Richard Mulac                                     mulac@daystrom.lerc.nasa.gov
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Srinivas Sunder                                         sunder@crhc.uiuc.edu

If my employer shares these views, I'd be most surprised.
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