# 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:** 9
**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, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/161 "2004-10-14T01:29:05Z")
Dubya “promotes a culture of life”, as long as you’re not on death row… ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/162 "2004-10-14T01:29:07Z")
How about better sex education laws then?!! ARGH! ---
**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, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/163 "2004-10-14T01:29:11Z")
Yeah force women to have babies, that’s the ticket. ---
**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, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/164 "2004-10-14T01:29:19Z")
So, lemme get this straight, Bush… when you vote outside of the mainstream, you’re out of touch, but when you stay the course despite unpopularity, you’re a strong leader. 😕 ---
**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, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/165 "2004-10-14T01:29:21Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > Why can’t I live in an intelligent country where the leaders STFU about their religion? Preach it. ---
**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, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/166 "2004-10-14T01:29:22Z")
“Promote adoption laws\*.” -Bush \*but not for homosexuals of course. ---
**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, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/167 "2004-10-14T01:29:41Z")
Abstinence, the only viable alternative to abortion. :rolleyes: ---
**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, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/168 "2004-10-14T01:29:56Z")
Evil laugh from Bush … is there anyplace where I can download MP3s of the debate afterward? ---
**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, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/169 "2004-10-14T01:29:58Z")
There is no such thing as partial-birth abortion and the procedures which do exist are not remotely “brutal,” they are as safe as they can be. BTW, is this dumbass aware that his slimy abortion ban has repeatedly failed to pass judicial tests? ---
**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, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/170 "2004-10-14T01:29:58Z")
Harlots! Get thee to a maternity group home! ---
**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, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/171 "2004-10-14T01:30:21Z")
“Heh, Heh, Heh” Thanks Bevis… ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/172 "2004-10-14T01:30:26Z")
“reasonable people can come together and get a law passed to lower the number of abortions” I believe that one will cost him a few votes ---
**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, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/173 "2004-10-14T01:30:49Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > Why can’t I live in an intelligent country where the leaders STFU about their religion? Because religious people vote in blocks and everyone wants 'em. Bush has a creepy chuckle, kinda like Beavis. What happened? Bush started this debate strong, but he seems to be losing it more and more. Every time Kerry calls Bush on a speaking point, he gets flustered. ---
**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 14, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/174 "2004-10-14T01:30:52Z")
He said reduce abortions, not eliminate them. Isn’t Bush on record as wanting to make all abortions illegal? ---
**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, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/175 "2004-10-14T01:31:05Z")
Damn, this is depressing. I’d vote for _Dukakis_ ahead of either of these guys. ---
**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, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/176 "2004-10-14T01:31:28Z")
BTW, Yankees 1, Red Sox 0 in the bottom of the fourth and Astros 3, Cardinals 2 in the top of the fourth. ---
**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, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/177 "2004-10-14T01:31:29Z")
Banning “partial birth abortion” “just makes sense” and anyone who opposes it is out of the mainstream? Does Bush even know where the mainstream is? What was that attempt at a joke? He hopes he’s not responsible for health care? ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/178 "2004-10-14T01:31:41Z")
I don’t know why, but this debate is really boring. ---
**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, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/179 "2004-10-14T01:31:43Z")
On NBC, I think the engineers are fiddling around with the tint and saturation of Bush’s side. He started off red; now he’s as tan as Kerry. ---
**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, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-v-kerry-round-three/268997/180 "2004-10-14T01:31:51Z")
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