Word: bushed
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...Gore rejected Bush?s plan immediately, calling it unfair to the American people. The Vice President had previously accepted both the NBC and CNN debate proposals, but were counting on the 90-minute CPD events as well. The concern, according to the Gore camp, is that debates which favor one network over the others could result in a smaller viewing audience; if "Meet the Press," for example, goes up against ABC?s hit series "NYPD Blue," ABC may not be willing to forgo its ratings - and advertising revenue - to carry an NBC-branded show...
...That logic, while potentially leaky (a few networks have already agreed to carry whatever debates the candidates agree on), feeds nicely into Gore?s contention that Bush is hiding from a public forum because he?s afraid of matching Gore on the issues. And unfortunately for the GOP, that will be a tough accusation to disprove: Bush defends his refusal to accept the CDP debates by arguing he?s giving the American people "a chance to see the candidates in a range of different settings," but his apparent reluctance to sink his teeth into the traditional, specifics-heavy format favored...
...part, Bush has latched on to Gore?s pledge to debate "anytime, anywhere," and has publicly challenged the Vice President to "keep his commitments." And while Bush may get some mileage out of flogging Gore?s vow, the Governor, even as he advertises his alternative proposal, risks drawing even more attention to his own apparent distaste for old-fashioned, response-and-rebuttal, "You?re no Dan Quayle" -style debates...
...comparison, George W. Bush was nearly mute on what might have seemed an ideal issue for a Republican, commenting vaguely about the responsibilities of parents and movie theaters. It may be that his campaign decided that bashing Hollywood didn't work for Bob Dole in 1996. Or it could be that the entire subject is not particularly comfortable for a candidate who sat for 10 years on the board of Silver Screen Management Services Inc., a New York?based firm that financed more than two-dozen R-rated movies. "The Hitcher," one of its films for Home Box Office (which...
...rate, Gore has pulled off a nimble feat for a Democrat: outflanking Bush and taking a stand to his right on an issue that resonates with young families, a key voter group that polls suggest is still up for grabs. Gore takes Hollywood's money and lambastes it at the same time. In politics, maybe that's what passes for tough love...