2004 Presidential Debates Live Interactive-Blog

2004-10-13T22:31:00.000-04:00

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10:28

2004-10-13T22:28:00.000-04:00

Whoa, i think Kerry just left about 10 sec. What's going on?

10:26

2004-10-13T22:25:00.000-04:00

Closing comments. Anyone have early odds on how many of Bush's 2 minutes he'll use?

10:23

2004-10-13T22:23:00.000-04:00

What do you learn from the strong women standing by you? Bush: "Stand up straight and not scowl." Ha!

10:18

2004-10-13T22:18:00.000-04:00

Kerry should really stop quoting the bible.

10:16

2004-10-13T22:16:00.000-04:00

The President can feel you praying for him!

10:14

2004-10-13T22:14:00.000-04:00

Did Bush just talk about letting companies BID for government contracts? What about Halliburton's NO-BID contracts?

10:11

2004-10-13T22:11:00.000-04:00

Who's lobbying FOR ASSAULT rifles? Maybe we should keep an eye on them.

10:10

2004-10-13T22:10:00.000-04:00

I agree. I don't understand why we can't pass an Assault Rifle legislation.

10:09

2004-10-13T22:09:00.000-04:00

I don't think Bush likes to hear that his father did a better job as President.

10:08

2004-10-13T22:08:00.000-04:00

Bush leaves another 15 sec. on the clock. Does he know how bad that looks?

10:03

2004-10-13T22:03:00.000-04:00

Kerry's answer in short: "I will rob the rich to pay the poor."

10:01

2004-10-13T22:01:00.000-04:00

Ok, that's now the third debate in a row that the President hasn't used his whole time to answer a question. By the way, do you think he even knows what a litmus test is?

9:59

2004-10-13T21:59:00.000-04:00

Breakdown:

Kerry: Raise Minimum Wage
Bush: somebody had a plan for raising the Minimum Wage that he would have voted for

9:55

2004-10-13T21:55:00.000-04:00

Bush: "He doesn't know our borders."

Actually, to sum up Bush's whole response: nothing bad that's happened in the last four years is my fault

9:52

2004-10-13T21:51:00.000-04:00

I love the way Bush says "vehicles"

9:50

2004-10-13T21:50:00.000-04:00

Bush: "He voted to tax Social Security more than one time." Kerry's been in the Senate for over 20 years, is that a bad record or a good record?

9:47

2004-10-13T21:47:00.000-04:00

Another breakdown:

Kerry: Non-Privatized Social Security
Bush: Privatized Social Security

9:44

2004-10-13T21:44:00.000-04:00

No, Mr. President, the major problem our kids will have is the massive debt you are running up.

9:39

2004-10-13T21:39:00.000-04:00

I see what Bush is doing...brilliant! He keeps challenging Kerry's record in the Senate and making Kerry defend it. This takes away from Kerry's chance to talk about his plans on healthcare. Nice move.

9:34

2004-10-13T21:34:00.000-04:00

Is that vodka Bush is drinking?

9:32

2004-10-13T21:32:00.000-04:00

Okay, I'll break down the last 4 minutes for you.

Kerry: Pro-Choice
Bush: Pro-Life

We don't need a whole question about it to know that!

9:28

2004-10-13T21:28:00.000-04:00

Someone needs to give the President a list of words not to use in a debate:

I don't know
I'm worried

9:26

2004-10-13T21:26:00.000-04:00

Ted Kennedy conservative, ha!

9:24

2004-10-13T21:24:00.000-04:00

Ok, he gets by, but mostly because he must not of understood the question...he's talking about Pell grants now, oh my.