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Dewjunkie said:

Wow, I miss 36 pages of banter. Bummer.

That was painful to watch, not once did I feel that either candidate did anything but spout rhetoric. Neither one stayed on topic, and both took too many moments of actual meaningful speech away to attack each other. There's got to be a better way to do this...

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I didn't find the entire thing painful.

Zoot said:

There are plenty of people who think the bulge in Bush's suit is a battery pack for the earpiece that tells him what to say.

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Those people are stupid, earpieces and battery packs are about 10 years behind the times.

SoupySayles said:

Those people are stupid, earpieces and battery packs are about 10 years behind the times.

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Hey, it's hard work keeping up with all the internets.

phoenixdna said:

If you are a Kerry fanboy then you'll say he won. The libs would be saying he won if he spent an hour belching and flatulating into the mic.

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Mighty charitable, thanks.

Neither clearly won, but I think Bush did extremely well. All Kerry did was keep repeating his ridiculous and empty promises.

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And we can tell they were riduculous and empty because... his mouth was moving?

SoupySayles said:

Those people are stupid, earpieces and battery packs are about 10 years behind the times.

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If it was an earpiece that would explain the change in demeanor half way through...someone told him to chill.

That was painful to watch, not once did I feel that either candidate do anything but spout rhetoric. Neither one stayed on topic, and both took too many moments of actual meaningful speech away to attack each other. There's got to be a better way to do this...

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Actually, I found the debate to be a pleasant experience. It passed by really quickly and smoothly. Bush tried some rhetoric tactics and some humor, and even that worked. And I think the opponents have the intention to attack each other, because simply debating about an issue confuses most Americans who give half-awake ears.

btw Zoot, Bush was wearing body armor, lol.

If it was an earpiece that would explain the change in demeanor half way through...someone told him to chill.

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Don't you see? It's because there wasn't an earpiece that we had to invade. Or something.

burrow_owl said:

Hey, it's hard work keeping up with all the internets.

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That was humorous. One time when Kerry plugged his website, I said to my roommate, "How many can he reach on just one internet? Bush knows about all of them!"

There's got to be a better way to do this..

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Well I'm thinking they should just throw them in a dark room and let nature take her course.
tulc( this was fun tonight! thanks everyone!)

Philosoft said:

That was humorous. One time when Kerry plugged his website, I said to my roommate, "How many can he reach on just one internet? Bush knows about all of them!"

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Heh.

And Gore just invented one!

Loser. It takes a real commader-in-chief to invent several.

Philosoft said:

That was humorous. One time when Kerry plugged his website, I said to my roommate, "How many can he reach on just one internet? Bush knows about all of them!"

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Funny that Kerry has plugged his website in both debates now. Wonder how that's working for him?

oh come on, let's give Mr. W. a break...we all saw a time or two when he almost broke an artery, but he managed to put it back in place!

Great debate tho!

Kerry kept saying "I'll fight for you!" He sounded like a defense lawyer on a daytime TV commercial. "I'll fight for you, at a discounted fee of only 28%, and I don't get paid unless you win...except for my retainer and such..."

Bush was asked about what mistakes he has made and what he's done to fix them before- several months ago in a press conference. His response then was he wasn't given the question ahead of time so he didn't answer it. He has had MONTHS to come up with some sort of answer. A good leader constantly evaluates their performance, sees where they have messed up, and works to fixing their mistakes. I simply cannot support a president that doesn't do that. At least Kerry acknowledges that he has made mistakes, he clarifies them as to why he did, and how he fixed them.

And I liked Kerry's response to the abortion question. He does not want to legislate his faith and enforce it on others who don't share it. It doesn't mean he isn't being faithful or a good Christian. It means he understands the 1st Amendment and respects that not everyone shares the same values he does. Kinda like who Bush said he'd appoint to the Supreme Court... why is it ok for Bush to say that about an appointment, but not ok for Kerry to do himself?

Anyone watching Nightline?
tulc(Ted....Koppel.....on....the.....debate!)

burrow_owl said:

Hey, it's hard work keeping up with all the internets.

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Those same "internets" Gore invented, right?


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Bah, I see you beat me to the joke already.

jameseb said:

Those same "internets" Gore invented, right?


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Bah, I see you beat me to the joke already.

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See, you shouldn't have taken that little lunch break. That's what ya get.

HeatherJay said:

See, you shouldn't have taken that little lunch break. That's what ya get.

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Oh, but it was a yummy lunch break.