It baffles me that so many Amercians support Bush

[Instinct]

Bush would have little or no chance to be Prime Minister or Presedent in any other democratic country around the world.

In Canada for example, a recent poll suggested that only 13% of the population would vote for him if they had to choose betwen Bush and Kerry.

Listening to him try and convince the American public to stay with him reminds me of when I was in grade 10 and was listening to my sports coach try and scare the chit out of us to play well.

[GWB]

First, Americans appreciate freedom, having won it through struggle. Most other first world countries have been independent for many more centuries, or were spun off through a process of negotiation.

I have no doubt that the foreign media does not honestly represent what I stand for, so why should it be surprising that consumers of faulty information come to faulty conclusions.

[IrishHand]

Yeah...the extraordinarily high percentage of far-right conservatives in the US is among the most striking features of this nation. Outside the US, things like intelligence, statesmanship and diplomacy - basically, the ability to run a country well with decorum and dignity - are often valued by citizens on all ends of the political spectrum. Here in the US, the election appears to be more like a sporting event than a political process. Every time I see Kerry and Bush together on a stage, I'm stunned by the difference.

I consider Kerry stiff, unimpressive and uninteresting. Despite this, he appears infinitely better suited for the role as president and commander-in-chief. His intelligence dwarfs that of the incumbent, he's well-spoken, dignified, and respectful.

I am wholly baffled that supposedly one of Bush's appeals is that people can relate to him. I don't want to relate to my nation's leader. I want him to be smarter than me and have a better grasp of both domestic and foreign issues than I do. I certainly can't say that about the current office holder, while I can say it unequivocally about his challenger.

If you put both of them in a real debate, where the moderator could ask whatever he wanted on whatever topic and was permitted follow-up questions, the incumbent would get worked like a midget in the ring with an '88 Tyson. As it is, it looks like these debates are having a significant effect on the undecides, which I think is great - despite their fluffiness and screwy rules, they're a lot more about the issues than the advertising and rantings of either campaign.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

I don't want to relate to my nation's leader. I want him to be smarter than me and have a better grasp of both domestic and foreign issues than I do.

In other words, you want to be led. No problem, in most of the world, the majority of people are sheep.

To me, the President is not our leader, he is our employee. We (the electorate) decide how he will discharge his office, and the constitution determines whether or not specific aspects of our will are subject to government action.

Neither major party understands this fact.

As to the rest of the world not understanding how so many Americans can support Bush, that just shows me how truly myopic most people are. Despite the fact that I don't much care for much of Bush's social agenda, I think that Europe and Canada need to wake up and understand that their zombie-like support of the nanny-state is destroying true freedom and economic power. What Americans need is to wake up and recognize that George W. Bush is as much a big-government quasi-socialist as Kerry.

Don't get stuck on stupid. Vote Libertarian.

[JimBob2232]

The sole fact that the french and canadians would not vote for him makes me want him to be our president. That is enough right there.

Oh, and BTW, had the democrats put up a good candidate, he would be running away with the election. Kerry is a joke. Gephardt, Lieberman or even POSSIBLY edwards would be running away with this election.

[tolbiny]

"Lieberman or even POSSIBLY edwards would be running away with this election."

I don't know much about gephart, but Edwards is far to young and has to little a record. A lot of seniors vote in this country and they aren't voting for a guy who doesn't have a grey hari yet.
And lieberman? I firmly believe that this country will elect a Woman or Black man president years before a Jewish person. I think the last Ethnicty to be voted in will be a Hispanic woman- there is a lot of racism in this country.

[tolbiny]

"First, Americans appreciate freedom, having won it through struggle. Most other first world countries have been independent for many more centuries, or were spun off through a process of negotiation"

Ha.... Ha.... Ha.

Very few American's who support Bush have had to struggle for freedom recently. In fact the groups of people in the US who have had to struggle (Women and Minorities) actually either mildly (women) or very strongly (90% of African american's voted against Bush in the 2000 election) against Bush.
And now lets list countries -
France- went through massive upheavels during the French revolution, sadly trading one dictator for antoher over 50 years. Eventually their struggles led to a democratic country, whose government is younger than ours.
The Irish, Welsh and Scottish all had to fight the British for their rights. The Russians are basically still in a revolution that started 100 years ago and has been an immense struggle with problems far more complex than the ones American's faced in their battle for independance.
India only recently gained its independance from England, and that was not granted quickly or easily.

[cardcounter0]

YeeeeeHaaaaaaww! We don't be caring bout what no damm fureigners think. Bush is the man!

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[SinCityGuy]

Stay tuned.

Keep in mind, more Americans voted for Mr. Bush's opponent in 2000 than voted for Mr. Bush.

[The once and future king]

I would never employ someone that inarticulate.