This comment of mine seems to be "resignating" on Yahoo boards

[tuvor]

Feel free to use it as you see fit. The only comment so far to this post is that bush is a one-trick pony: "Saddam, Saddam, Saddam."

Notice bush lost his marble at the end?
by: vote_out_the_errorists_in_2004 10/01/04 09:45 am
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Right at the end of the debate, the candidates were back-and-forthing over North Korea. NORTH KOREA! And then bush suddenly goes off on a totally different topic, namely, are you surprised?--"Saddam was a dangerous man":

LEHRER: Thirty seconds, Mr. President.

BUSH: You know my opinion on North Korea. I can't say it any more plainly.

LEHRER: Well, but when he used the word "truth" again...

BUSH: Pardon me?

LEHRER: ... talking about the truth of the matter. He used the word "truth" again. Did that raise any hackles with you?

BUSH: Oh, I'm a pretty calm guy. I don't take it personally.

LEHRER: OK. All right.

BUSH: You know, we looked at the same intelligence and came to the same conclusion: that Saddam Hussein was a grave threat.

And I don't hold it against him that he said grave threat. I'm not going to go around the country saying he didn't tell the truth, when he looked at the same intelligence I did.

KERRY: It was a threat. That's not the issue. The issue is what you do about it.

KERRY: The president said he was going to build a true coalition, exhaust the remedies of the U.N. and go to war as a last resort.

Those words really have to mean something. And, unfortunately, he didn't go to war as a last resort.

Now we have this incredible mess in Iraq -- $200 billion. It's not what the American people thought they were getting when they voted.

LEHRER: All right, that brings us to closing statements.


And, as you can see, Kerry took full advantage to get in one last jab at the withering fool.

[trotsky]

1. My wife and I turned to each other at that exact moment.

And basically asked each other, "The question was about North Korea, what the hell does bringing up Saddam again have to do with it?"

Clearly he came unglued at the end. If the debate had gone just 5 minutes longer I think he would have melted into a puddle of goo.

[Doctor_J]

3. he substitutes Saddam for everything bad in the world

the other day he got Saddam confused with UBL. Now he brings him up on a question about Kim. The man is a moran.

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. That's what I said to my husband

"The question was about North Korea, not Iraq and Saddam." :crazy:

[Branjor]

2. Did you hear the audience laughing...

when Bush said "I'm a pretty calm guy"?

[HootieMcBoob]

5. I was pissed at Lehrer there

Bush didn't ask for 30 seconds to respond and he even said after Lehrer prodded him: "You know my opinion on North Korea. I can't say it any more plainly."

Then Lehrer gave him even a little more of a prod to get him going with "well, but when he used the word "truth" again..." Bush STILL wasn't interested in responding: "Pardon me?"

Then Lehrer was about to move on with: "OK. All right." But Lehrer paused a bit and gave Bush the opportunity after being prodded THREE TIMES to respond!

There were a few times throughout the debate where John Kerry appeared to want to respond to Bush. Kerry gave an indication with his hand that he was interested in responding but Lehrer moved right along to the next question.

Why in Hell did Lehrer give Bush so many opportunities to respond when Bush wasn't even interested. He should have just moved on.

[tuvor]

6. Best part is, Lehrer ended up giving bush a little more rope.