We've got a serious question for the media here: what happened at 9:09?

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

At exactly 9:09, bush CHANGED. He totally changed. He slumped, he got quiet, he started slurring more obviously, he stopped gesturing, he started uhhhing and ahhhhing and shit. Where did he go?

What happened? This happened in the first debate, too. After about an hour, he just.....went away......

I think we deserve an answer as to what happens to him after an hour. We can't have a president that can't even hack anything for over an hour.

I want an answer. Is he on something or is it an organic/physiological problem?

I am emailing the media and asking that question. Don't believe me? Roll back your tapes of this debate and watch at about 9:09. It was PALPABLE.

[Bobbie47]

1. its past his bedtime

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. The drugs wore off.

The question, of course, is what are the drugs and what is he taking them for?

[foo_bar]

14. novocaine?

I noticed he had a pearl of spit on his smirky side for the first half hour. The beauty of HDTV.

[Bronco69]

17. I noticed that too

eom

[Booster]

3. Debatin is hard work - he just winds down like a clock.

He's got an attention span of a minute and a half, so to go this long is just hard work.

[JohnyCanuck]

4. Must have lost the feed.

or maybe the receiver's battery pack wasn't fully charged up.

[elehhhhna]

5. puppet strings get stretchy when he sweats

[imax2268]

6. cocaine buzzes

only last so long...

[Fozzledick]

27. Yeah, just about an hour or so...

[Fozzledick]

28. Yeah, just about an hour or so...

whoa! - flashback!!

[annabanana]

7. I saw that too.. I thought he gave up

all his steam went..Someone must have whispered in his ear...shut up.. just shut up

[librechik]

8. Circadian cycles

it's past his bedtime

[betterdeadthanred]

9. It was very noticeable!

plain strange.

[theoceansnerves]

10. i know i'm not crazy

because i noticed the exact same thing and posted in your other thread.

[spatlese]

11. More sedate

I noticed it too!! It is almost like he had a voice in his ear telling him to "CALM DOWN"... he got more sombre and spoke in a more 'calming' tone...

What is going on??

[Bullshot]

12. I assurme you mean 9:08 Central Time?

If so, I said the same thing. He was ranting and raving at everything asked to him, then at about that time, he was mellowed out.

I told my wife that Rove or whomever is coaching him must have told him to chill out.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

15. Yes Central Time

I think something happens. He just runs out of steam. Now WHY is the bigger question. What causes that to happen?

[Z_I_Peevey]

13. No kidding

He was a manic, chortling, blinking fool at the beginning. Then, boom! Subdued George. Serious weirdness.

[Digit]

16. I saw it, too

What was the question or topc right before that?
Maybe that had an effect?
Maybe his attention span wore off.

[Nancy Waterman]

18. Before that he was inappropriately giddy

Silly, giggling, smiling. It was very creepy. He was clearly on something to control his temper, probably some kind of tranquilizer .

[Oak2004]

19. This is worth e-mailing the media about

It's weird. Yes, he runs out of steam, on clockwork.

This is far more interesting, IMO, than the lump on his back. Anyone else up to bugging the media on this one?

[donco6]

20. I'm no conspiracist, but I even noted it to my hubby.

He just sort of faded out. All his answers reduced themselves to vague generalities and niceties.

[cthrumatrix]

22. the wire may have crossed or rove had to go to the bathroom

[Clinton Crusader]

21. it;'s hard work. Havent you heard??

:kick:

[ncteechur]

23. His batteries went dead at 9:09. Should have used energzer!!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

24. I thought I saw a look of resignation in the Chimp's face

with about three questions left to go. I think Bush knows he's finished.

[DulceDecorum]

25. The bulge-backed one just hasn't been the same

since the Energizer Bunny's job was out-sourced to India.

[Bongo Prophet]

26. It was obvious- he needed a "bump"

Lowers head to lectern, comes up sniffing and holding nose.
Whoo!
Der furor is back, baby!
Furious George is happy smirky dis time!

[Pithy Cherub]

29. It was past

his pResidential regularly scheduled bedtime... was that why he was pounding the podium to stay awake? Curious george should ask his friend, furious george...