It doesn't matter what is said during the debates. It's the spin in the week after the debate that the Bushies are gearing up for. The onslaught from them will make Hurricane Ivan look like a brisk wind. They will create their talking points immediately after the debate and disseminate them throughout the Wurlitzing dittohead channels. And they will try to throw us off the trail. We must have a united front.
I beg you all to heed this advice:
ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK! NO DEFENSIVE TONIGHT. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ONE DAMN DIARY TONIGHT TRYING TO EXPLAIN AWAY WHY THE NETWORKS ARE DISTORTING WHAT KERRY SAID!
Take it as a given that they will, just ignore it. Instead fill the Daily Kos Diaries with attacks on Bush's distortions and lies tonight - which will be legion! Send out emails to every news organization during the debate for every damn lie he tells. Scream out your window if you have no computer! To you Democratic pundits who will be appearing on the cable shows: Hammer your points home! When they bring up the Republican spin - JUST IGNORE IT! and continue hammering home the actual substance of Kerry's criticisms and Bush's distortions.
My most depressing day as a Kossack was watching this board try to justify Dan Rather's memos instead of attacking Bush on the very true substance of those memos. ATTACK KOSSACKS! BECOME A UNITED WAR MACHINE TONIGHT! The debates these days have nothing to do with substance it's all about spin. Lead and finish with the truth, ignore the blowhards and fight fight fight!