http://llamabutchers.mu.nu/archives/2004_09.php#048196 Bush won because he sounded like Gary Cooper from High Noon, while Kerry sounded like Mrs. Olsen from "little house on the prairie" (heavens, how much is this fighting terrorism costing!) Also, because markets don't lie while MSM pundits do,... en-us http://www.suzyrice.com/BIRD/archives/2004/09/jammies_brigade_1.php The JAMMIES BRIGADE thread is hugely successful -- at least being widely read -- thanks to a group of other blog sites that linked to that thread and the logos from earlier today and last evening. Michelle Malkin's blog,... http://rightonred.net/index.php?p=408 The aristocrat vs the cowboy. Result: a wash. http://potomacponderings.blogspot.com/2004_10_01_potomacponderings_archive.html#109660665034616871 My opinion remains: draw. Blogosphere consensus seems to be: draw. http://unabrewer.blogspot.com/2004/10/kerry-won-debate.html Suck it up. He's a better speaker. What he said mattered less than how he said it. NBC interviewed a group of six undecideds after the debate. They were all still undecided; that's the good news. The bad news is, they all thought Kerry came across... http://www.nakedvillainy.com/2004/10/first-thoughts.html Both candidates benefited from the soft bigotry of low expectations. http://www.allahpundit.com/archives/001037.html The Commissar e-mails to say "Kerry on points, but he needed a knockout." RLS agrees: "Kerry has drawn no blood tonight and he is the one who had to." More to come as people weigh in. If you want your...