# 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:** 7
**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, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/121 "2004-10-14T01:22:12Z")
Oh, here we go. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/122 "2004-10-14T01:22:22Z")
The H word! ---
**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, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/123 "2004-10-14T01:22:28Z")
If you don’t know then you’re a moron. What a gutless answer. ---
**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, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/124 "2004-10-14T01:22:33Z")
“Ted Kennedy is conservative!” “Heh… Heh… Heh?” ---
**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 14, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/125 "2004-10-14T01:22:43Z")
> [@katie1341](#): > > Bush says “we should encourage marriage”. Um, but only between heteros, right, Dubya? And you’re not telling us how to live our lives?? WTF Wow … Nostradamus is on the board!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![katie1341](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/126 "2004-10-14T01:23:04Z")
> [@Evil Captor](#): > > Anybody spot Bush’s wire yet? I’m thinking the hair in front of his ear looks suspiciously dark. ``` Kerry should have agreed to a pat-down on live TV at the beginning of the debate. :D ``` ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/127 "2004-10-14T01:23:13Z")
Geez is he going to quote the Bible’s view of homosexuality??? ---
**Author:** ![solasscc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@solasscc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solasscc)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/128 "2004-10-14T01:23:18Z")
WOW - did he actually ask that question??? “Is homosexuality a choice?” Wow… ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/129 "2004-10-14T01:23:24Z")
Protect marriage? From what? ---
**Author:** ![Balduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/130 "2004-10-14T01:23:26Z")
> [@Patty O'Furniture](#): > > Bush is foaming at the mouth. Is that a side effect of the drugs? He must’ve taken some of the Canadian ones. ---
**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, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/131 "2004-10-14T01:23:43Z")
Thanks for pointing that out, **presidebt**. On the split screen on ABC, they’re making it look like they’re the same height but Bush’s lecturn is higher. Bush is definitely on drugs. ---
**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, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/132 "2004-10-14T01:23:48Z")
Yeah, why aren’t the citizry of the United States making more decisions? ---
**Author:** ![Merkwurdigliebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/133 "2004-10-14T01:23:49Z")
Wow, Bush was starting to get angry on that last one. Did he break the rules on that last question? He’s getting testy again. Is anyone here watchign the CNN focus group on CNN Fn? It has a realtime feedback graph of their focus group. ---
**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, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/134 "2004-10-14T01:23:53Z")
Trying to get votes with the DOMA? Jeez. ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/135 "2004-10-14T01:23:56Z")
So intolerance is ok if it gives people a chance to vote on something? ---
**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 14, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/136 "2004-10-14T01:23:58Z")
Dick Cheney’s daughter … OOOOH! ---
**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, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/137 "2004-10-14T01:24:16Z")
Dick Cheney lesbian reference! Woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![Elysian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/138 "2004-10-14T01:24:23Z")
Yeah he broke the rules in the last one. I thought it was funny when he tried to crack a joke about Ted Kennedy and no one laughed. ---
**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, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/139 "2004-10-14T01:24:26Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > And this is why people who are single and childfree (or childless) should make sure they vote. Good point. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/140 "2004-10-14T01:24:29Z")
So new jobs pay less, huh Kerry? Tell it to [Factcheck.org](http://www.factcheck.org/article228.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997.md?page=8)