Okay, admit it

[da_chimperor]

Who really thought that Bu$h would win the debate?

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. bushbots. n/t

[donco6]

2. I just didn't think he'd do THIS badly.

I thought he'd play his semi-informed Texas good-ol-boy schtick well enough to be passable. But he just looked like an ignorant fool. Truly, stunningly awful.

[da_chimperor]

5. I know! I was so surprised on how bad he was doing

I immediately began celebrating by getting drunk. :toast: Stupid hangover! :D

[GiovanniC]

3. I Had Heard That He's a Master Debator

I also heard that the next debate is a town-hall setting, which is Bush's turf because he is the most at-ease when he is practicing his love on the voters directly.

[Spiffarino]

11. Some say he's a cunning linguist n/t

[shrub chipper]

4. I thought * would be declared the winner, but

his poor performance last night was beyond even my wildest liberal expectations!

He was so bad even Faux and Scarborough had to admit it. Even (I eat LOTS of)Candy Crowley couldn't spin a Bush victory.

[ComerPerro]

10. same here

I thought people would say he won, like in 2000


And, some pundits and others are trying to.

[Dogmudgeon]

6. I was shocked, shocked, I tell you!

So shocked, in fact, that I started a thread, and got more responses to it than any other thread I started in 2 1/2 years here at DU:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=934568&mesg_id=934568

Yes, I'm proud. And Bush probably isn't.

--bkl

[beaconess]

7. Didn't think he'd actually win, but thought he'd at least do well enough

for the media whores to drag him over the finish line and then declare him the winner.

But all of Rove's horses and all of Rove's men couldn't save him last night.

[Mizmoon]

8. I thought no matter what happened, they'd declare * the winner

It's nice to be wrong once in a while.

[BootinUp]

9. Who really thought the pundits would think Kerry won?

Thats the shocker. :)

[sendero]

12. I thought....

... his summation was pretty good, I could see the wingnut contingent going for it. No doubt it was rehearsed a thousand times.

But the rest of the debate? I'm saving this to tape, it is a part of history. In some hopefully not-too-distant future, this will be viewed as a low point in our history. How did an inarticulate, muddled, talking point spewing moron ever get to be president of these United States?

[Dob Bole]

13. I knew Kerry had won the expectations game....but Bush bombed!!