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On 2004-07-30 11:41:09, alpal wrote:
Hello Patrick, can I join in the discussion bout G.Bush in general and specifically on his foreign policy? I'm asking coz I dont want to just butt in and sound rude. Have to say, I'm impressed by the way you argue, but I do think some of ur points merit closer analysis. If you dont want to debate/discuss with me, no problem I'll just be a silent observer. If not let the discussion begin. Cheers

On 2004-07-30 01:39:59, axxxr wrote:


Actor William Baldwin (who is clearly not a political science major) arrives at a Louis Boston party in Boston, Wednesday, July 28

On 2004-07-30 16:36:12, Patrick-in-CA wrote:
On 2004-07-30 01:39:59, axxxr wrote:


Actor William Baldwin (who is clearly not a political science major) arrives at a Louis Boston party in Boston, Wednesday, July 28

Don't you just love the expression on his face?

On 2004-07-30 17:44:58, axxxr wrote:
Patrick i would appreciate that you don't stoop so low and not twist the text on my posts!

It wasn't your post. It was mine. How can I edit the text on your posts? And by the way ... Alix Baldwin is an actor, not a political scientist. If you have evidence to prove me wrong - then you could ask me not to lie. Otherwise - I'll continue posting the truth.

"John Kerry met with Ralph Nader last week. Both sides of every issue were discussed. And then, Nader spoke."
—Jay Leno

On 2004-07-30 19:32:14, axxxr wrote:
You edited my text in your post Alec baldwin ("who is clearly not a political science major).

Alec Baldwin has never suggest that he is a political Scientist in any way....He is of course a very well know actor and just airing his views on what he thinks of bush..Sorry but i beg to differ..your leader Bush over the last 3 years in office has proven that he is a consistant liar and has be proven to be one..so posting your version of the truth does'nt really amount to much.

Well, you're entitled to your opinion. Oh, and is it William or Alick or whatever his name is. There are so many of them aren't there. Billy is in there too somewhere, hu? So confusing.

PARIS - Europe's deep disdain for President Bush seems to be the engine behind John Kerry's growing appeal here, even though he is still an unknown quantity in Paris, London and Berlin.

Antipathy to Bush has translated into enthusiasm for the Democratic presidential nominee, whose speech Thursday at his party's convention in Boston was broadcast in much of Europe.

Daniel Thouw of Berlin, who has been observing the U.S. election campaign on Web sites and television, said he does not know where Kerry stands on many issues, but still thinks he would make a better president than Bush.

"I know, for example, that Ronald Reagan's son spoke for him, and so did Bill Clinton," said the 28-year-old graphic designer. "Everyone is better than Bush."

Alfred Gusenbauer, the chairman of Austria's opposition Socialist Party, said Friday he thinks a Kerry victory "would lead America back into the international community of nations."

Gusenbauer said he considers Kerry "a very respectable presidential candidate," reflecting broad support for the senator in Austria, which scorned the United States for going to war in Iraq despite the grave misgivings of many European countries, especially France and Germany.

Some analysts cautioned against viewing Kerry as a magic candidate with the power to heal the trans-Atlantic alliance.

Bruno Tertrais, a senior research fellow at the Foundation for Strategic Research in Paris, said Kerry's rhetoric - such as his convention pledge to continue the "global war on terror" - was uncomfortably similar to Bush's.

Many Europeans believe Bush has made terrorism an even greater threat by expanding the war against al-Qaida into a "global" one that included enemies like Saddam Hussein, Tertrais said.

"The French and the Europeans should not expect a Kerry president to change everything," said Tertrais. "I would caution about expectations on both sides."

In Britain, some commentators think Kerry has one main asset - he's not George W. Bush.

"It is not just a narrow majority of American voters who, according to current polls, want Mr. Bush to be defeated in November," The Guardian said in an editorial on the convention. "It is an overwhelming majority of the citizens of other lands, those of this country very much included."

Some note that a Kerry victory could be awkward for Prime Minister Tony Blair, Bush's staunchest supporter on the war in Iraq.

All major British newspapers and TV networks gave the Democratic convention heavy coverage. And some commentators said Kerry's failings are beside the point.

"He lacks vision, he inspires nobody - and let's face it, it doesn't matter," ran the headline on an op-ed piece about Kerry in The Times.

Doris Bartel, a physical therapist from the eastern German city of Strausberg, said she was impressed by Kerry's wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry.

Heinz Kerry "seems very resolute and strong. In Germany, it's very different," Bartel said. "The wife doesn't step out into the public. It's an American mentality."

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Associated Press writers Matt Surman and Jill Lawless contributed to this report from Berlin and London.