― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)
― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)
― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)
― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)
― don carville weiner, Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― why do old people and old users of ILX such bastardos (deangulberry), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:03 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ian c=====8 (orion), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:10 (twenty-one years ago)
― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:10 (twenty-one years ago)
― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:12 (twenty-one years ago)
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― Lt. Kingfish Del Pickles (Kingfish), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:23 (twenty-one years ago)
― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:35 (twenty-one years ago)
― Lt. Kingfish Del Pickles (Kingfish), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― why do old people and old users of ILX such bastardos (deangulberry), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:52 (twenty-one years ago)
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― why do old people and old users of ILX such bastardos (deangulberry), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:56 (twenty-one years ago)
xpost
― You've Got to Pick Up Every Stitch (tracerhand), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:57 (twenty-one years ago)
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― still bevens (bscrubbins), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)
― The Bitter Tears Of Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:08 (twenty-one years ago)
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)
― You've Got to Pick Up Every Stitch (tracerhand), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:12 (twenty-one years ago)
- For every John Kerry reference to the UN, have a drink.
- If Bush uses the phrase "compassionate conservative," you must chug your entire beverage.
- Take one drink for every three times Kerry points with his left hand.
- Any previously recorded Bushism, like "misunderestimate" or "subliminable," used by the president during the debate requires one drink.
- If Kerry exceeds the time limit for any response, take a drink.
- Back-to-back offenses require a double shot and a NoDoz.
A reference by your candidate to any of the following requires one drink:
1) Florida
2) North Korea
3) Axis of evil
4) Saddam Hussein
5) The American people
- And for an exciting twist on the game, anytime anybody mentions the word "Vietnam," everybody has to take a drink.
In this game, everyone's a winner. At worst, you'll reach the end of the debate experiencing a warm, pleasant buzz. But if you're really lucky, you'll pass out by 10 o'clock and won't have to listen to the closing statements. Cheers!
― Professor Challenger (ex machina), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:13 (twenty-one years ago)
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:13 (twenty-one years ago)
― why do old people and old users of ILX such bastardos (deangulberry), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:15 (twenty-one years ago)
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/30/debate.main/vert.tech.prep.ap.jpg
I'm going over to a friend's house so that I won't have to fight the rabbit ears. I have low expectations, but I'm hoping for the best. As I understand it from the good guys, hope is on the way. Or maybe it's help. I know that I can't get that Little River Band song out of my head.
― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:39 (twenty-one years ago)
WTF?
― why do old people and old users of ILX such bastardos (deangulberry), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:42 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― The Bitter Tears Of Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― The Bitter Tears Of Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 30 September 2004 22:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― alex in montreal, Thursday, 30 September 2004 23:23 (twenty-one years ago)
join the chat "FUN MIT DER DEBATES"
xpost program it to cspan...
― Lt. Kingfish Del Pickles (Kingfish), Thursday, 30 September 2004 23:25 (twenty-one years ago)
― alex in montreal, Thursday, 30 September 2004 23:29 (twenty-one years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 2 October 2004 03:22 (twenty-one years ago)
w/r/t kerry -- i do believe that "poise" (which isn't just a physical attribute) and debating skills do paint a picture of how a president might conduct himself in office. i want a president who's an organized thinker, who can present an opinion with clarity even if it's a conflicted opinion. i want a president who can speak well, someone who can be a walking advertisement for what education in america can be when it's taken seriously (the success of those fancy new england prep schools might serve as a model for the handful of public schools that still have a fighting chance). i want a president who's demonstrably good at something (like debating/public speaking); if he can do that, he may just have the brains and werewithal to be good at things that really do matter. call me crazy.
re kerry's "smugness" -- eh, maybe, but i saw it more as slyness. when bush is smug, he looks stupid and infantile. kerry's sly smirk might come from self-satisfaction, but it's a different sort; i can tell that when kerry is watching bush he's thinking, processing, analyzing, deconstructing, and if he's pleased with himself it's because he's just caught some spark of inspiration. kerry looks bright (hard to tell under all the grooming, but it's true, he does). bush's smug smirk says nothing but "i'm rubber, you're glue, nyeh nyeh. i want some ribs."
― pfeffernuesse (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 2 October 2004 03:24 (twenty-one years ago)
2. German papers are very uneasy about the debate -- there's general recognition that Kerry is by far the better candidate, but extreme unease with K's plans for allies, as if Kerry thinks that being talked to nicely will get Germany wrapped around America's finger again. (It will, but) Europeans have a sense that diplomacy is much more than just friendly persuasion.
― Colin Meeder (Mert), Saturday, 2 October 2004 06:27 (twenty-one years ago)
at this point is when i yelled "oh FUCK you" at the tube in the bar.
anybody want to see the vid from last night's Daily Show? hit me up on soulseek... Jon's pretty much about to call bullshit to Guilani's face.
http://www.youforgotpoland.com/
― Lt. Kingfish Del Pickles (Kingfish), Saturday, 2 October 2004 07:26 (twenty-one years ago)
-- Joe Kay (nuramur...), October 1st, 2004.
-- Colin Meeder (amisrau...), October 2nd, 2004.
At least Kerry understands diplomacy -- trying to find points where a negotiating party's self-interest coincides with a common interest. Bush's attitude toward diplomacy reminds me of Dr. Strangelove and the video for Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. His attack on Kerry's global test for preemptive action seems to be at odds with his rhetoric on spreading democracy: he doesn't seem to believe that people act based upon their beliefs or that nations can hold each other accountable, not just for altruistic reasons either but to get along.
― youn, Sunday, 3 October 2004 06:16 (twenty-one years ago)
This is too funny to say anything about, but you know Rush and co. are going to take it completely serious.
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Monday, 4 October 2004 00:23 (twenty-one years ago)
― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Monday, 4 October 2004 05:07 (twenty-one years ago)
― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Monday, 4 October 2004 08:10 (twenty-one years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 4 October 2004 08:24 (twenty-one years ago)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 4 October 2004 11:54 (twenty-one years ago)
The earpiece claim is just a little more ridiculous than the cheat-sheet - you don't think Kerry or any of his handlers or anyone working for the networks or the other hundreds of people near the stage wouldn't notice?
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Monday, 4 October 2004 12:01 (twenty-one years ago)
― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 4 October 2004 12:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 4 October 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)
If he was wearing an earpiece, I'm not sure that kerry's people didn't notice; they probably did. Why do you assume they would have made a big stink about it? If you saw the split-screen, Kerry repeatedly tried to get Lehrer's attention visually for rebuttals, and when Lehrer turned him down or didn't notice and moved on, Kerry securely acknowledged him or calmly went back to writing notes, i.e. he was trying very hard not to act defensive about process - calling out Bush for wearing a wire would have made him look whiny and loser-ish. He doesn't have the right personality - cold, mean entitlement - to pull off an "i paid for this microphone"-type line, and even if he did, it probably wouldn't be to his advantage.
(xp: I didn't read all the comments; that link makes my browser act funny)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 4 October 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 4 October 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 4 October 2004 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)
a. the microphone transmitterb. his bulletproof vest
and that the "let me finish" was probably to a visual prompt from the moderator and not the light, which wasn't on at the time...
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 4 October 2004 12:27 (twenty-one years ago)
Every time I start to feel a little bit of sympathy with Kerry supporters from something stupid like the cheat-sheet, something like this comes along to make me realize that you lot are just as stupid (or dishonest) and prone to whining and conspiracies as the other side.
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Monday, 4 October 2004 12:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Monday, 4 October 2004 13:01 (twenty-one years ago)
― Emilymv (Emilymv), Monday, 4 October 2004 13:01 (twenty-one years ago)
just check the link addr.
― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Monday, 4 October 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)
Yes well the major difference is that the PRESS in the US reports on shit like Kerry's cheat sheet while all the left's silliness is basically relegated to threads like these and goofy pamphlets.
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 4 October 2004 16:07 (twenty-one years ago)
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Monday, 4 October 2004 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)
also,
http://www.pandagon.net/mtarchives/thenote.jpg
― kingfish, Monday, 4 October 2004 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=5&u=/ap/20041004/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_20
I had no idea Michael J. Fox has Parkinson's. He seems far too young.
― o. nate (onate), Monday, 4 October 2004 17:36 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Monday, 4 October 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)
― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 4 October 2004 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)
fergal henderson from st john (our favourite offal restaurant) has it as well...
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 4 October 2004 18:28 (twenty-one years ago)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 4 October 2004 23:23 (twenty-one years ago)
yes, this reading of 'let me finish' is totally plausible, but also based upon assumed facts. i choose for myself not to make the assumption either way, but i'll assume there were no visual clues if someone else assumes that there were.
i also base nothing on the thing on his back, which I assumed was unrelated. Bush has $250 million plus; i think he could afford an earpiece that doesn't require one.
meanwhile, Bush had his own cheat sheet
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 4 October 2004 23:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 4 October 2004 23:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― Girolamo Savonarola, Monday, 4 October 2004 23:54 (twenty-one years ago)
Kerry cheated!!! - http://www.drudgereport.com/dnc57.htm
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 00:02 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 01:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 01:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 02:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 02:41 (twenty-one years ago)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 02:43 (twenty-one years ago)
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 02:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 02:53 (twenty-one years ago)
Maybe we all do this and it's a matter of temperament or personal style as to whether or not we let the other person know. Occasionally, my mother even surprises me.
In the next debate, I hope Kerry can lay out a visionary plan, that he can make all his points add up to something that inspires people. In the last debate, I thought Bush was strongest, even though he wasn't offering anything concrete, when he tried to strike that note. Kerry has a lot to go on. For example, today I read that moderate Jews and Arab Americans, like others, are concerned about the protection of civil rights and the potential for abuse under the Patriot Act. It's not just no racial profiling and criticizing Ashcroft. It has to be more than that. Last time, Kerry showed his analytical skills to advantage. He shied away from asserting the relevance of personal characteristics, but since so much is contingent and depends upon compromise, that's what people have to go on.
― youn, Tuesday, 5 October 2004 06:45 (twenty-one years ago)
CASSETTE BOY TO THREAD!!!!
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 08:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― morris pavilion (samjeff), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20041012/i/r2362703777.jpg
― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 00:15 (twenty-one years ago)
― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 00:19 (twenty-one years ago)
CNN / GALLUP POLL ON WHO WON DEBATEKerry: 53Bush: 37
CBS POLL ON WHO WON DEBATE:
Kerry: 44Bush: 26Tie: 30
ABC POLL ON WHO WON DEBATE:
Kerry: 45Bush 36:Tie: 17
― frankE (frankE), Thursday, September 30, 2004 10:06 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Kerry seems to be enjoying this romping
― Space Is the Place (Space Is the Place), Thursday, September 30, 2004 7:30 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― pplains, Thursday, 4 October 2012 14:10 (thirteen years ago)
Never Forget (Poland)
Haha
― Raymond Cummings, Thursday, 4 October 2012 14:13 (thirteen years ago)