He’s just looking for someone who’ll bite. Don’t.
Nahh…I don’t think so, I’m a registered pub, and Kerry is much more impressive than I thought he would be. He comes across as 100% more Presidential than Bush. Bush is coming across like a defensive stumbler. Whoever prepped him for this debate should be fired.
I simply could not bring myself to watch the debate. Turned it off after 30 seconds–too excruciating. This thread is much more soothing. :mellow:
My 8yo son just asked me if I think Bush is “guilty” of starting the war.
Where do kids get these ideas??? 
I think Bush lost his Clift Notes.
Great, now I can’t stop noticing it. At least I’m not watching the lights anymore.
“loaded question.”
:drink:
Question ain’t the only thing that’s loaded right now.
I’m watching MSNBC - when Kerry’s speaking they keep showing Bush reaction shots, but they aren’t showing Kerry’s reaction shots while Bush is speaking. Strange.
Anyone else seeing that?
Of course, now that I’ve said it it probably won’t happen again…
SWEET JESUS, JOHN! STOP SMILING! That is one death-rictus grin you got going there. Go for the somber statesmen look, it won’t scare the kids.
His attempts at being folksy aren’t really working
“Whoooo, that’s a loaded question.”
Great dad… What?
what is he on about?
Yale? Like Joe sixpack gets that?
flip flop… DRINK
I’m downing my beer if he mentions his faith
Mexed missages?
mexed missages…
down the bottle kids.
I notice Bush is pronouncing certain words really carefully.
Wrong, but carefully anyway. (drinks)
But he looks better than I thought he would. Damn.
“Mexed missages?” Ah, he’s careful now.
Yeah, Sam Stone, I was thinking that, too.
Put that shifty eye thing together with his whistling nose and the podium thumping and he’s got a one-man band.
Plus, he’s apparently turning an Oompa-Loompa shade of orange.
I’m watching on fox and they show Kerry when Bush is speaking. He’s been taking notes.
Okay, Bush gets in the first joke of the night: I don’t hold it against him that he went to Yale.
Apparently the audience is asleep or terrified of being thrown out if they make a sound. No laugh.
It won’t help Bush in the end though. He’s floundering.
I don’t see it. I think they’re both talking quite seriously about the issues.
Bush is calm again. Lehrer just asked a question about character - Bush admires Kerry’s surface, but…
Kerry’s responding well about the value of certainty
Heh, kerry’s avoiding the “what do you admire about your opponent”, point to bush
5 pages in an hour. That’s got to be some kind of record. Got to say this new server is keeping up with us just fine.