Holy shit. You see CBS's closing shot?

[AP]

Kerry stayed on the stage and a LOT of the people in the audience were crowded around talking to him. Kerry stayed to talk to the people.

Bush was nowhere to be seen.

Cool.

[aldian159]

1. NBC had that as well

[Fla Dem]

They both stuck around with their wives. Talking to people and

having their pictures taken. Big crowds around bothof them.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

31. Interesting. How come nobody else seems to have noticed FratBoy?

[AP]

32. I don't mean 5 minutes after it ended. I mean 25 minutes after it ended.

[wryter2000]

2. Dang

I'm sorry we turned off the teevee.

[RoyGBiv]

3. Talk to people is HARD ...

Where is Will Ferrell when you really need him. :-)

[bushwakker]

12. Talkin' to the peeple is hard work. Every day I see 'em on television

and it's hard.

[TexasSissy]

24. Someone should do something about those televisions. They show

things like beheadings and the war in Iraq. Someone needs to get rid of those pesky things. He's workin' hard on it, I'm sure.

[polmaven]

26. Next thing ya know they're gon' wanna

show them there pesky empty boxes covered with flags they keep takin' offen planes at that soldier place.

[Zorbet55]

39. I actually dreamed of beheadings last night

The details are hazy like most dreams are, but I do remember being a captive and waiting my turn. Luckily I awoke before they got to me.

[jayfish]

36. "I know how these people think. I meet with them all the time. "

It's hard work talking to sycophantic crowds all the time.

Jay

[jefferson_dem]

4. CNN just reported that too.

Nice message.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

5. Hey it's Missouri

and Kerry knows they need to be shown the stuff!

[ET Awful]

6. Bush needed to get back stage and snort another line. n/t

[wildeyed]

10. Did you see how he was grinding his teeth the whole time?

Kinda made me wonder...... stress, or something else?

[NoTaxForMe]

11. Would not arguments be better supported with factual statements?

I'm not real fond of the the current admin either, but I do think that in order for the real picture to be displayed on either candidate, it is time to back up the accusations with fact, or stick to the actual facts.

I believe there is enough crap on the current admin to fill a few volumes of books without the child like comments on their drug usage.

I assume that you will follow this post with some pictures (real) or a link to a news article (real) that will back your assumption that Bush is using drugs behind the scene.

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[Nordic]

25. hey, at least he used the spell-check feature!

that's better than most

[Tansy_Gold]

29. Well, the spelling was okay, but

since when are pictures displayed ON people, rather than OF people?? Or is that like putting food on your family?

Sorry. I actually watched (but couldn't bear to listen to) most of the debate. I need a shower. The spiritual and moral stench is overwhelming. It's affecting my thought processes.

[IIgnoreNobody]

17. LOL

[NewYorkerfromMass]

18. Explain his fucked up behavior. He's either stoned or exceptionally stupid

stupid seems to be winning.

[barb162]

20. why don't you write a letter to Bush on that subject of factual

statements

[AP]

22. What do you think Bush did to get community service back in the 70s?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

30. Kitty Kelley makes the case pretty well in her book...

...but then you may not consider tape-recorded conversations with eyewitnesses to be of a facual nature.

[blondeatlast]

33. Welcome to DU, NoTax.

You're just gonna LOVE it here; and right backatcha...

Sorry, no beer for you.

[blondeatlast]

34. Like they do where...

I mean, like they do at Free Republic?

Yep, they are models of ethical integrity at RimJob's!

Guy, I'm trying to be as decent as possible, but this is a PARTISAN website, created by and for PARTISANS.

Enjoy--I'm sure we will enjoy your visit, however brief.

[snippy]

37. There are several articles on Bush's drug use on one of the internets. n/t

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[ZombieNixon]

41. Self deleted

wrong thread

[KittyWampus]

7. Sorry To Miss It. Nominated For Home Page

this would look great on our DU Homepage..... No? :)

[Obamarama]

8. C'mon...it's past his bed time......

Don't ya know the Boy King turns in early? Needs his rest...because pretending you have the smarts to prezdint is hard work!

[AP]

9. It's his job. It's hard work. It tuckers him out.

[noamnety]

13. Bush handled it right

What if one of those non-pledge signing traitors asked him a question that wasn't pre-approved?

[AP]

14. What if he and Kerry started going at it with the voters able to parti-

cipate?

[AP]

16. You know, Lincoln-Douglas stylee.

[Irishladdie]

15. Bush was there too, I watched CSPAN...

I was laughing because I said to myself who is going to shake more hands.

[AP]

19. This was after the commentary, 25 minutes after the debate ended...

...CBS showed the stage behind their closing credits. In the middle of a large crowd circled around him was John Kerry.

If Bush was still on the stage too, either people were ignoring him, or he was hiding behind Kerry while people talked to Kerry.

[elperromagico]

23. Kerry likes to stay with an audience and convince them.

He did it in Iowa; I'm glad he's doing it here too. :D

[SpiralHawk]

27. Highly Significant that Kerry held the stage at the end

When the debate was over, Kerry had taken and held the ground of battle. Bush, knowing he was outclassed, skulked and smirked his way out of the hall as fast as he could scurry.

A moment of some metaphysical merit.

[CitySky]

28. astute observation

true, true, true

[GingerSnaps]

35. How long does psych meds last?

He needed to take his transmitter off.

[grace0418]

38. I noticed even earlier that

when they were both out there greeting people, the shots of Bush were very tight and the shots of Kerry were very wide. Could it be that the crowd around Bush was markedly smaller and they didn't want to embarass Bush.?