# Bush v. Kerry, Round Three **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 13, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997 "2004-10-13T13:53:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/361 "2004-10-14T02:12:43Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > If your labor is worth ten cents an hour - a proposition I have no trouble accepting, by the way - then yes, you should be paid ten cents per hour. Re-read the portions of _The Grapes of Wrath_ that deal with the wages paid to migrant farm workers, if you want to be reminded what happens when there is no minimum wage. We’ve tried laissez-faire capitalism, and the results weren’t pretty. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/362 "2004-10-14T02:12:52Z")
Bush’s witnessing is making my skin crawl. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/363 "2004-10-14T02:12:54Z")
Hallelujah! Bush feels the spirit!!! Someone hand him the snake. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/364 "2004-10-14T02:13:17Z")
Good Bush answer on religion! ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/365 "2004-10-14T02:13:23Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > ::: puke ::: I think it’s time for you to opt out of the drinking game. 😛 Freedom :drink: ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/366 "2004-10-14T02:13:29Z")
“I never want to impose my religion on anyone else…” Uhuh. PROVE IT! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/367 "2004-10-14T02:13:41Z")
> [@5que](#): > > Uh-oh. He forgot to say Jews were part of America! :eek: They ARE? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/368 "2004-10-14T02:13:41Z")
“freedom on the march!” drink ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/369 "2004-10-14T02:13:42Z")
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![TheVincent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TheVincent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheVincent)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/370 "2004-10-14T02:14:03Z")
“I’m happy that some people pray for me…” That they do, Bush. That they do. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/371 "2004-10-14T02:14:05Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Really? Where is the right to contract (Lochner) found? Where is the right to private consensual sodomy? (Lawrence) Where is the right to an abortion? (Roe) Where is judicial review in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/372 "2004-10-14T02:14:18Z")
what’s with the weird “pounding on the table” gesture? ---
**Author:** ![chula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@chula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chula)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/373 "2004-10-14T02:14:24Z")
I’ve had too much wine… did Bush ever actually say anything about affirmative action? They’re talking about their faiths. I’m sure all the atheist/agnostic Dopers will share my :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/374 "2004-10-14T02:14:30Z")
This religion stuff is getting creepy. Let’s move on to the next question. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/375 "2004-10-14T02:14:41Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > what’s with the weird “pounding on the table” gesture? He’s waking up Rove because he’s losing. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/376 "2004-10-14T02:14:41Z")
So only Christians, Jews and Muslims are Americans? Hey, Bush, what about Atheists, Native Americans, etc? ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/377 "2004-10-14T02:14:42Z")
“God wants everyone to be free”? Well, maybe. Of course, if you don’t follow his rulebook, he’ll burn you for eternity. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/378 "2004-10-14T02:15:05Z")
I agree. I can’t even remember what the question was. ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/379 "2004-10-14T02:15:18Z")
I’m heading next door – time to love my neighbor! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/380 "2004-10-14T02:16:12Z")
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