# Bush-Kerry Debate: Watch Along Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 1, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963 "2004-10-01T00:58:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/181 "2004-10-01T02:03:02Z")
So, again, this should be a run-away win for Kerry in public reaction, right? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/182 "2004-10-01T02:03:16Z")
Damn…Bush brought up “Some people think that they can’t have democracy because they’re Muslim!” (Was that on the list?) Does anyone else think that Dubya looks like a leperchaun? I don’t mean that in a bad way, just an observation. He’s got pointed ears and a little round head. Kerry comes off as more articulate, and more intelligent. Bush seems like he’s flailing. “Uh, I don’t understand what you mean…” (BTW, will this be re-run? I missed the first half!) ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/183 "2004-10-01T02:03:20Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > “Bilateral negotiations?” Isn’t that redundant? No. And Bush just alluded to negotiations that aren’t bilateral (bringing China and others into the North Korean negotiations.) ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/184 "2004-10-01T02:03:27Z")
I can’t follow Bush’s Korean answer at all. I swear to God Lehrer reads the TIMES op-ed page–one of the questions he asked was listed there, by Albright or somebody. Guys, this debate is only about foreign policy and relations. Next one is domestic, last is mixed. “Iranian moo-lahs” - OMG! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/185 "2004-10-01T02:03:50Z")
Did Kerry just say “turb”? ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/186 "2004-10-01T02:04:11Z")
> [@Bruce\_Daddy](#): > > I would pay $1000 dollars to see those legal pads after the debate. > > _Bush is a poopy head_ > > * * * > > _Kerry’s hair looks fake. His manicure is hot though_ … but Sam will kill him if he tries anything 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/187 "2004-10-01T02:04:31Z")
Damn it, George, I don’t care if that’s the way they say the word in Texas. Learn a different way of saying nuclear. ---
**Author:** ![Padmaraga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@Padmaraga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padmaraga)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/188 "2004-10-01T02:04:57Z")
Sounded like Bush just said “Kum Jum Yul”. ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/189 "2004-10-01T02:05:17Z")
Bush’s nose is whistling. Im on the computer and I can hear it over my shoulder. He needs to go blow his nose, oh and get some eyedrops too because he keeps blinking like his eyes are dry. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/190 "2004-10-01T02:05:19Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > So, again, this should be a run-away win for Kerry in public reaction, right? You have a point, Bricker, right? Yes, of course it should be. Will it? We’ll find out. Do you wish to make your own comments on how you see the debate, or do you prefer to make jerkish remarks? ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/191 "2004-10-01T02:05:26Z")
> [@Bruce\_Daddy](#): > > I would pay $1000 dollars to see those legal pads after the debate. > > _Bush is a poopy head_ > > \<…still not king\> > > * * * > > _Kerry’s hair looks fake. His manicure is hot though_ … but Sam will kill him if he tries anything 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/192 "2004-10-01T02:05:31Z")
Dar Four? Is that from Star Wars? Bush has the flashing light twice. I wanna hear the buzzer. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/193 "2004-10-01T02:05:33Z")
Split screen! Bush has a major smirk on his face while Kerry’s speaking. That’s something all the talking heads said would be a major demerit for Bush. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/194 "2004-10-01T02:06:02Z")
Bush is moving his lips as he takes notes! I really, really want to hear Kerry mockingly say “buh uhhh uhhhh uhhhh … c;mon, Dubya, spit it out!” ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/195 "2004-10-01T02:06:37Z")
Backdoor, eh? Good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/196 "2004-10-01T02:06:44Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > So, again, this should be a run-away win for Kerry in public reaction, right? We shall wait and we shall see. How do you feel the debate is going bricker? Kerry brought up over extended military. Point fer him. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/197 "2004-10-01T02:06:53Z")
Here’s hoping the whole thing gets replayed for us euro/middle/far east dopers. ---
**Author:** ![HanoNymus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@HanoNymus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HanoNymus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/198 "2004-10-01T02:07:32Z")
Is it just me or is this (mostly) one long succession of red herrings? ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/199 "2004-10-01T02:08:12Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Here’s hoping the whole thing gets replayed for us euro/middle/far east dopers. Dude, are you kidding me? This will be played out over and over all over the world. :drinks: Ok, I have a buzz. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963/200 "2004-10-01T02:08:20Z")
C-SPAN, folks, constant split screen, no stupid captions, pure politics. Turn to it if ya got it. Does Bush wear contact lenses? I’ve noticed that blinking for years now. That shifty-eyed thing, though…you’d think somebody would have talked to him about that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-kerry-debate-watch-along-thread/266963.md?page=11)