Live-Commenting The Debate!

I have already been praying for Bush. I want to see him knock it out of the park tonight. Thankfully, it’s the townhall forum, and he shines more in that forum.

As an aside, my brother-in-law and his wife got us the book, “The Faith of George W. Bush”. I was leafing through it last night, and ran across a section that mentioned that Bush might have undiagnosed Dyslexia. I have also wondered about that. It would explain the rapid eye blinking, mispronouncing words, etc. However, those who have undiagnosed Dyslexia become experts at memorizing and giving a speech and speaking in a one-on-one format, because they learn very early how to read people and relate well to them. It also mentioned that Dyslexia runs in families, and my hubby told me that Bushie has a brother who is Dyslexic. Makes you wonder.

It is about to come on. God bless America and President George W. Bush.

Lol, Carl. You’ll be mellow enough for both of us. I know my hubby’s going to get upset with me. When I get mad at Kerry, I have a tendency to yell at the TV, and then we can’t hear what’s being said…Lol. Where’s the Valium?

Kiki, I’m not watching it, just following the blogs. I like what I just read from you!!

Go, Bushie! I called it! I said he needed to nail Kerry on the “global test” crap right after Kerry lied, I mean flip-flopped, and he did! Last debate, we had to pass a “global test”, this debate, Kerry says he wanted to use force against Iraq, but he would have used it “wisely”. Huh?? What does that mean?

Lol…thanks, Carl.

Can you imagine Kerry winning the presidency? He’ll get France and Germany to take over in Iraq, get our troops out and lose the other “insignificant nations”

It would be a disaster….

I really want to ask Kerry a two part question,

“What wars that America has won does he disagree with?

Did FDR and the United States Congress rush us into war?”

I like how the president’s keeping his cool, and I think his answer on the ICC was alright, but now Kerry is just BULL****ing on the troops numbers that would have been around if the president had hesitated … nice admission on the scowl.

Good point though on the president calling out Kerry on the inspectors and Iran.

Bush concentrates on the question, while skerry talks his points and keeps going back to expired questions — talka bout duck and run. What does domestic issues have to do with a specific question on Iraq?

Thank you for standing up for the coalition, Mr. President. Kerry, shut your face.

90% ? ***dammit, the president should have gotten another rebuttal to one more time slap Kerry with Cheney’s line …

Insulting the coalition again, why would they want to stay in Iraq if their contribution is insignificant?

Tax cut for the rich, yet he’s going to let us middle class people keep the tax cut that we supposedly never got.

stop loss is when you are in the field and it’s time for you to come home, if you are needed, darn it, you stay until someone can relieve you!

The Grecian Formula and Botox are wearing off. The very orange spray on tan is beginning to glow. He shouldn’t take beauty tips from Tuhrayza. How much do you want to bet that before the next debate, Tuhrayza has him into the hairdresser, and Botoxed up by the Plastic Surgeon. Also, he needs to exfoliate before he gets the spray on tan. I’ve heard that it turns out better if you do that. His style is sliding.

Why would he believe the president if he believes that the president lied in order to take us too war?

Go, Rosemary! Give ‘em what for!

Hey, Jeff, my husband and I who don’t make anywhere near $100,000 sure did like our tax cut, and we sure do like keeping our money that we(I mean Tom earns). We wouldn’t make it financially under Kerry’s tax cut plan.

Okay, he just said he believes the president, now he’s calling the president a liar again.

sKerry st-t-t-t-ammering, not once, not twice and still counting??? I thot he was supposed to be slick talkin’. What gives?

As P. J. O’Rourke once said, “If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.”

Go get ‘em George!!! No vote! LOL

Nail him, Bushie! First Kerry was against capping punitive damages, now he’s for them? Since when? I like what Bush said, “show up in the Senate and vote for it”. Lol, way to go Bush!

New campaign slogan for Kerry:

“Socialized medicine…err…Nationalized healthcare will kill you!”

You are right, this is the most hostile debate I have ever seen.

Bush looks passionate about what he believes. He is making a great sell.

Kerry’s going to raise taxes on the rich? There go our jobs. Everybody knows that if taxes are down, there’s more money for the rich to spend/invest, and it trickles on down to us. Don’t ever forget that it is those “rich” people, like Kerry’s heiresses who provide jobs.

Rosemary—

obviously not in the senate often.

Here comes the arson in the water line

yeah right! ya know how he voted for the balanced budget? HE RAISED EVERYONES taxes!!! That was in 93. he even raised taxes on seniors! Remember that?

Well, considering the fact that I can’t find myself attracted to a VERY pompous New England Democrat “boy” who identifies himself with the working class by windsurfing off Cape Cod – I think our President is doing a fantastic job of showing his Compassionate Conservative side (which in reality is far more ‘liberal’ in the best sense of the word than this metro-wannabe waffler).

Good point, Rosemary. How does someone “lose” 1.6 million jobs. Did they fall out of his pocket into the couch cushions? Are they on top of his head with his glasses? Maybe he left them in the car or at work. Sheesh! IT IS NOT THE PRESIDENT’S JOB TO CREATE JOBS!!! That is businesses jobs, and when you cut taxes, they are created since there is more money to go around. Also, as Rosemary mentioned, we have been through a ton in the past 3 years in this country, and we are SURVIVING AND GROWING!! Any other country would have been devastated by the 9/11 attacks, but we have come back from that tragedy. That is a testament to the leadership of our President, and the resilience and determination and ingenuity of the American people.

NO KYOTO!!! YEAH!!! Thanks, Mr. Prez!

I can tell you how to be energy independent. Ride a horse!

Thanks, LaShawn, so are you!

Got Wood?!! LOL

Bush just got a “woody” joke in…hahah

Kerry helped write the Patriot Act, lets’ see if either of them talk about that.

Liberals supported the Patriot act but the liberals who opposed it were mad because the Patriot Act DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH and wanted it too include National ID Cards.

I believe Kerry also supported National ID Cards

I’ve got the best of both worlds. Live blogging on PowerLine, and live commenting here. I’m in Heaven…Lol.

Kerry said earlier in this debate that he fully supports the Patriot ACT. Now he’s changing his position

I voted for the Patriot Act before I’m against it

Just got back from having a drink or six with an elderly neighbor. He’s a veteran of the worst fighting in the Philippines in WW II. I was an Infantry officer several wars later.
The consensus is that the elections don’t matter. The usual suspects will take care of business.
That’s us.

elections matter.
we need to take care of things before they blow up in our face, in our skyscrapers….

Poor Bush, how’s he supposed to keep up with Kerry, he doesn’t have an idea what stand Kerry is going to have next.

Anon— Must be the botox

Kerry does look pale… but I thought he looked pale the first night.

woah, John Ashcrott used it 2x in the wrong way…and your problem is…? after 3 years there has not been an attack, and trust me, Mr. Miniter of opinionjournal.com in his book “the shadow war”, they catch at least 1 plot against America per day. Embryonic stem cells? if they were any good, the pharmacies would spend their own money, not gov’t money, you idiot. Thanks Kiki! Thanks Jeff, and everyone. This is cool!

I think Bush is doing better than Kerry, but…dammit he doesn’t hit the points he should be hitting.

Uh Oh Here comes a line that is dangerous

Will they “Grow the constitution”

Bush nailed it on what kinds of judges we need. Kerry’s just name-dropping. I guess where he comes from(Europe?) that’s what matters. Here in America, we make judgments on character.

He doesn’t respect when life begins any more than I respect him. I don’t care if he is a Catholic.

I just about swore, and I don’t do that. WHAT DOES FEDERALLY FUNDING ABORTIONS HAVE TO DO WITH PREVENTING AIDS???? Does he not know how AIDS is spread? I won’t go into a biology lesson, but if you aren’t sure how AIDS is spread and women get pregnant, email me.

“Anon— Must be the botox”

Yeah I went up to the tv and had a close look. Doesn’t do anything for the bags under the eyes, lol. He’s creepy. I can’t handle the idea of having to listen to this creep for four more years, I am going to have to move to France or something if Kerry wins.

He got a chance to mention the war, did ya notice, he’s a catholic, I cannot tell you how much I respect your views on abortion (which are not mine) because Catholicism held me together in …..Vietnam. (Did you know that Kerry served in Vietnam?)

Is John Edwards the kind of jurist that Kerry would pick for the Supreme Court? God help us.

Kerry served in Vietnam, Anon? Since when? Who told you that?

1)Why is President Bush shouting? 2) The President wants prospective Supreme Court justices who would vote for him? 3)Did the President really ask “Need some wood?” Oh well, can’t win ‘em all.

kiki, I don’t cuss either, but it’s getting pretty testy! I’m glad Bush is doing so gooooooooooooooood, that i can stay calm!

So is the global test tossed out the window already?

OH YEAH! OH YEAH! GO BUSH! GO BUSH! I loved that he just nailed Kerry on not voting to equip our troops. Did the Dems. have second thoughts on going to war with Iraq, so they were going to punish Bush by NOT equipping our troops? Oh, that’s rich! Thanks, Kerry! My brother served over there twice(he had body armor), you two-faced windbag. So, what you’re really saying by not voting for the $87 billion, Kerry is that you hate our troops and hope they die? Ahhhhhh…the truth comes out. You really are they disgusting hypocrite that you showed yourself to be after you got back from Vietnam. Your military service is not honorable and DOES NOT count in my book. You did that strictly for your own opportunism, not because you love your country. Take a lesson from the real Veterans.

FINAL TALLY
Bush : 100% steadfast, serious, strong & forward looking. God bless!

sKerry : flip-flopping huh? $87B for Halliburton??? Sen Kerry, you were no friend of Eisenhower & Reagan, sheesh, that’s twice the name dropping — putting on the Gipper’s mantle, are we??

I am not going to watch any spin…

I will comment and

The President keeps saying “We’re at war”. He even used that as a rational for running a deficit (I thought GOP was the fiscally conservative party). In April 2003 he said the war was over. The shouting made him appear out of control.

Turdrheysa looks like she’s already had a nip or two of the spirits — a little unsteady bobble there shaking hands with adoring fans

I meant, above, that he may have succeeded in “explaining” why he doesn’t admit to mistakes, and also that he set the issue up so that he thinks Iraq was not a mistake, and Kerry does. I’m curious how all the people who keep writing that Bush is arrogant and doesn’t admit mistakes will react to this, if that answer will work. (I’m not sure if Bush really interprets the questions about mistakes as about whether going into Iraq at all was a misake or if he just decided, tactically, to take that line.)

Thank you for letting us blog on your blog, la shawn. This was fun!!! (I”ve never been here before, your pic is gorgeous <–I’m a straight female, don’t worry).

Laura’s very engaged in the meet-n-greet, folks getting photo=ops with her
Turdrheysa looks lost & lonely. Don’t see people line up for her autographs & pix

A whole term of office, and the President can’t think of three things he’s done wrong. People do three things wrong in far less serious positions in less than four months- we’re all human. Be modest Mr. President.

Jesus never name called? Before you spout of contemporary “biblical buzzwords”, better reread King James, or was that the politically correct and emasculated translation you’re citing — ie Book of St Jane?

I mean, not everyone in the world who earns combined family income of over 200K married an heiress and wears custom made clothing. Some people work two jobs and etc and don’t show up botxed, with blowdried hair to the debate. Kerry is soooo out of touch.

Andy, don’t forget that Jesus frequently referred to the Pharisees as hypocrites and vipers. Read the book of Matthew, Bijan, before you try to test my knowledge of Scripture.

Also, as I said before, my brother served in Iraq twice since the war began. He was adequately equipped. However, that is also his JOB. He makes sure that his troops are well-equipped. He and other troops have also said that the media has not truthfully told what is going on in Iraq. So, I am going to assume that you have gotten your information from the media or Kerry. Again, incorrect information. Also, since when have citizens in America sent armored Humvees over to Iraq? I thought we were discussing sending packages with non-perishable food that they couldn’t buy in Iraq(jerky and other treats), as well as sunscreen and socks. Those are sent in care packages. Trust me, my church sent those to some of our members who were stationed over there, as well as others. It’s their way of doing something nice for the troops. Also, you wonder about sending them socks. Did you stop to think that the desert heat wears things out quicker? It does. It’s blazing hot over there, then you put body armor, and a long-sleeved, long-pant uniform(BDU’s) on over all of that, and you’re going to sweat and break down material. So, loving families, caring churches, and other kind people send care packages with such things to the troops. It really does help encourage them. Especially, when we have the likes of hateful Dems and war protesters and politicians like Kerry working very hard to tear down their morale.

That doesn’t mean we roll over and play dead, Bijan. Don’t you recall, again in Matthew that Jesus(since he seems to be the only person you’ll recognize from scripture) fashioned a whip, and chased the money-changers out of the temple at the end of it? He doesn’t sound all soft and fuzzy and wishy-washy to me. He got very angry and acted upon injustices and sins. He forgave people, but he never let them get away with their sin. And never forget, He will also have the last word when he will destroy this earth, and all who have not accepted Him as their Lord and Savior. Again, He is not the weak, effeminate man that some like to make him out to be. He is God. A loving, merciful, righteous, just, angry and jealous God. He is perfect. We are not.

The Boston Red Sox will win the World Series, and Boston and Massachusetts will celebrate for day on end.

Then in a karmic balancing act, Senator Kerry will lose.

Andy, some of the above post was directed to Bijan. Sorry.

Time for me to go spend time with hubby. See you all later!

1. Its what Bush didn’t say that disturbs me –
a. That Kerry thought so little of US intelligence that he missed ¾ of his Intelligence Committee meetings.
b. That the “Rush to War” entailed 17 UN Resolutions over 12 years. Whenever Hussein wanted to hide weapons, he did so, whenever he wanted to kick inspectors out he did so. The UN would then pass another resolution.
c. That the only man in the last 60 years who has actually USED WMD is Hussein.
d. That our “Traditional Allies” were to busy stuffing their pockets with bribed oil money to ever consider aiding us in Iraq.
e. That any stand on Kyoto would be superfluous, as the entire Senate (99 to 0 as I recall) voted against it.

2. Did anyone count the number of times Kerry said “Plan”?

3. No one should forget, amidst the flurry of political gamesmanship, that John Kerry is a traitor son-of-a-bitch with American blood on his hands.