Did anyone notice the timing of the wink?

[genius]

I didn't pick up on the Dred Scott being Roe v. Wade and I was wondering what else I missed. Who was he winking at and what was he talking about? I just thought he had a plant in the audience asking a question.

[krkaufman]

1. He winked, nodded and/or grinned several times...

... after answering questions in the second debate. I found his rapid change in expression from faux-gravity while answering to grinning simp immediately after to be unsettling -- and distasteful.

I couldn't tell who he was winking at, but it always seemed to be in the same direction -- and it wasn't Charlie Gibson.

[Catfight]

6. SNL did a great skit on his winking and nodding. He's just a weird

guy, he's really bizarre and in his own little Bushworld. They guy should have stuck to doing nothing on his ranch, he can't fuck that up.

[napi21]

2. I saw the wink too. I don't who it was directed to.

I think I heard each candidate was allowed to have one staffer in the audience, and I figured that's who he looked at.

Actually, I'd like to know who his staffer was. Karen Hughs maybe?

[Catherine Vincent]

3. I think he was attempting to be flirtatious with the audience.

I am certain one of his debate aids told him to do that. Winking should be spontaneous...not planned.

[Dob Bole]

8. Makes sense...cause with 4 more years of Bush the audience will be f***ed

Kerry was right that Bush's policies only benefited 3 people in the room.

[wadestock]

4. Let's hope for many more winks tonite....

It comes off as cocky and arrogant....and he doesn't have a clue.

It came off to me as if he was full of himself that he got a couple lines right without the transceiver connected or the assistance of a teleprompter.

[BUSHOUT]

5. Naw, he's just a gibbering fool trying to pretend he's liked by audience.

"smile and wink" was probably one of the "closers" Rove told him he can use to alleviate nervousness....fool himself into thinking he's got the croud onside.
And he probably picked his doe-eyed wife to wink at....anyone else in the room would have thought "WTF, why's he winking at me?"

[WI_DEM]

7. hopefully this election will stop the "Rove is a genius" garbage

that pundits love to use. In 2000 Rove had a candidate who took a 17-point lead and lost the election by 500,000 votes. He had a president who at one time had a 91% approval rating and now at best is in the mid 40's. If Bush loses it is further proof that KKKarl is a hack.

[fob]

9. Was "Wrapped in a US flag shirt-lady" in that direction?

[cheshire]

10. There was one large woman that was a * supporter on Kerry's side of

room. * winked in that direction. I don't know anymore than that. I thought it was a twitch from locking his jaw so as not to make all the faces.