"If Iraq were to fail, it would be a haven for terrorists!"
"I know how these people think!"
"Spread freedom!... that's what's happening in Afghanistan and Iraq!"
He won't allow the importation of drugs from Canada because they might come from "the Third World"?!?!
"That's what leadership is all about!"
"That's what liberals do!"
Oh, he just couldn't resist saying "hard work!" again — about Kerry being liberal.
It has been pointed out on Blog for America that Dubya pronounced the Internet as "Internets", plural. Heh.
Kerry rocks. "We did something you don't know how to do. We balanced the budget!'
Now Kerry's pissed. "Labels don't mean anything."
God, Bush is a pissy l'il bitch, ain't he?
Yeah, blame the stock market, blame the war, blame everything but yourself.
Kerry: "RIGHT INTO THE CAMERA!" Good answer on taxes. "Three people here are going to be affected. The president, me, and, I'm sorry Charlie, you too."
The CNN abbreviations of the questions at the bottom of the screen are funny. "KERRY PLEDGE NOT TO INCREASE".
"Battling green eyeshades?" I don't even know what Bush is talking about anymore. "You can run, but you can't hide!"
"Sore spots"? What does that have to do with energy? The problem with forests is they are "not harvested!"
"I'm a good steward of the land!" Yeah, my ASS.
("We're gonna harvest forests now?" asks one of my fellow watchers.)
CNN question abbreviation: "WHAT HAS BUSH DONE TO IMPROVE" (the ultimate question!)
Michael points out that Kerry keeps going back to previous questions, which may not be so smart.
Bush again: "In order to be popular in the halls of Europe..." Kerry wanted to sign Kyoto.
OK, Bush just denied that the Patriot Act takes away anyone's rights. He also said air quality has improved under his administration. Can this be verified or disproven somewhere?
Hmmm. Kerry is flailing a bit here. He should be stronger on the stem cell thing. Namechecking his celebrity buddies isn't going to cut it. Why isn't he pointing out that the current cell lines are insufficient?
Bush was the first president to allow federal funding of stem cell research? Also, didn't he just exaggerate the number of stem cell lines? Not really 22, I think?
OK, was that line about wanting all the supreme court judges to vote for him supposed to be funny?!?!
Oh, and he wouldn't appoint a judge who says slavery is OK. Bravely slaying that straw man! "The constitution doesn't say that. Um..."
CNN question: "HOW WOULD BUSH FILL A VACANCY". Heh.
Did Kerry just say "Y'all"?!?!?
What the fuck kind of question is that one about abortion!?!?!? Good answer by Kerry. "I can't take what is an item of faith for me and legislate it for someone else who doesn't share that belief."
CNN question: "CAN KERRY PROMISE TAX DOLLARS"
Bush: "I'm trying to decipher that." The questioner is looking at him with undisguised worship in her eyes (or perhaps she is a fembot).
Did Bush just say he wants to bring back homes for unwed mothers? I believe he just did?
Good for Kerry. "I'm not going to require a 17 year old that's been raped to notify her father."
Gah, this is one of my hot-button issues.
Did Bush just say "reality"? And nobody has pointed out that the "Partial Birth Abortion" law got overturned because IT DIDN'T HAVE AN EXEMPTION FOR THE HEALTH OF THE MOTHER.
Oh goody! Great question about Bush's mistakes! Of course he won't answer it. In fact, he just basically insulted the woman who asked it.
"I did the right decision." Hah!
Kerry: "I didn't want to give Halliburton a slush fund." Good one!
Closing statements. Darn, Bush gets the last word. Make it count, monkey-boy!
Edited to add: It seems that I missed some of the best parts of Kerry's answer on abortion — and Bush's worst. Body and Soul has more.
