EXCUSES, EXCUSES!

[Stephanie]

Bush has almost as many excuses for why he lost the debate as he does for why he went into Iraq. Let's see, so far:

• He was tired from comforting hurricane victims
  
  
• The podium was too high
  
  
• Kerry took something out of his pocket
  
  
• He's not used to being in a room with non-sycophants
  
  
• Bullet proof vest made him slouch
  
  
• His own two minute rule did him in (two minutes was too long)

What else?

[FARAFIELD]

1. He is an asswipe (can i say that?)

[Stephanie]

5. Of COURSE you can!

And he most certainly is!

[Paradise]

8. psst... you just did! :) n/t

[cheshire]

2. Jim Lehrer asked him hardddder ?s. It's not my best format.

[teach1st]

Bush is not presidential material

Bush is not presidential material
Kerry thinks
Debating is hard work
The cocaine in the vial melted under the hot lights
Kerry had a mojo pen

[cheshire]

3. Jim Lehrer asked him hardddder ?s. It's not my best format.

I'm suprised he didn't say God was on vacation and wasn't talking to him. He is a child and blames everything on anything other than his self.

[cheshire]

29. God do you always stutter. LOL

[FARAFIELD]

4. I FORGOT

"KERRY WAS DISRESPECTFUL" i ACTUALLY HEARD THAT ONE

[AspenRose]

12. That's interesting, considering Bush had nothing nice to say about

Teresa.

Bush complimented Kerry's daughters but said nothing about Teresa!

Kerry said a very gracious compliment about Bush's daughters AND about Laura Bush.

So who's the disrespectful one?

[eleny]

6. I didn't see Kerry take anything from W's pocket!

[Paradise]

7. Saturday NY Daily News Editorial titled "What Bush Meant To Say!"

They were serious. I kid you NOT! (Not posted on their website, as yet.)

[AspenRose]

9. Maybe it was something he ate....

like CROW

[Stephanie]

10. Oh - forgot this one. Kerry actually rehearsed at a podium

While Bush just "bounced ideas around with his staff." That's from the Sunday talking heads. This is their excuse for why he looked like a pissy school boy every time Kerry spoke.

[SammyWinstonJack]

11. How embarrassing to have a Leader (theirs)

that always has to be propped up by excuses for poor leadership and lack of intelligence. Aren't the bushbots getting tired of having to cook up excuses for their Moron yet?

[elperromagico]

13. What great excuses.

He was tired from comforting hurricane victims

Aww, the President needs a vacation.

The podium was too high

Hey, it's in the rules the Bush campaign agreed to.

Kerry took something out of his pocket

That's not proven. If that's the best you've got, thanks for playing.

He's not used to being in a room with non-sycophants

That's his own fault. Quit handing out loyalty oaths, and maybe you'll get used to being questioned.

Bullet proof vest made him slouch

What's been his excuse for the last fifty-eight years?

His own two minute rule did him in (two minutes was too long)

If this man who constantly touts his ability to make strong decisions in the War on Terror and the war in Iraq can't talk for two minutes about his decisions, then perhaps it's time for somebody who can. And if two minutes was two much, why did he keep asking for extra time to talk?

[AspenRose]

15. Aw, come on, cut him some slack.

It's hard work coming up with excuses.

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[Stephanie]

26. Debating is hard work.

Especially when you've spent half the day Presidenting.

[Strawman]

37. Jim Lehrer let the President break the rules

After Baker designed a format for him that was supposed to be idiot proof.

[Shoeempress]

14. I actually heard some idiot say, the debate was held on east coast time

and chimpy is from Texas, so he was off on the time zone. Huh? I thought Washington was in the eastern time zone. Has the earth shifted on it's axis, did I miss something?

[fugue]

17. Even if Bush were on Texas time

which obviously, as you pointed out, he isn't, that would mean his day started later. He should have been less tired than Kerry.

(Never try to fool a woman about time zones when she lives in NYS and her bosses are in Arizona and Japan! ^_^)

[n2mark]

22. Wasn't

the debate in Florida? Isn't Texas and Florida on the same time? Oh forgot, sometimes he lives at 1600 Penn. Ave, WDC.

We all should feel sad for George , because in Fla. he picked up all the water bottles and put them in cars, probably help pick up debris from people's yards, made sure they had government assistance and helped build new buildings. Then he had to study for the debates. Taking care of people is difficult huh George., makes one tired, doesn't it?

[fugue]

16. Actually, it was only 90 seconds . . .

It was only two minutes when Lehrer allowed the one-minute followup, which gave an additional 30 seconds to each candidate.

And still it was too long. . . .

[sendero]

18. Listen to the....

.... plain old whining from the party that is always calling Democrats whiners.

Hey chumps, you nominated a moron. He got selected by the Supreme Court. The media has protected him, scrubbed his gaffes, his handlers have made sure he never had to endure a real press conference or any tough questions.

And now that he doesn't have all his crutches and has to face the world like a man, he's not up to the task.

Blame Yourselves

[CrowNotAngelGRL]

27. LOL yeah and we're

supposed to be the "girly-men"!!! HAHAHA! Bush is the girly man now I think! :crazy:

[ClassWarrior]

19. Still 17 to go!!

23. And counting.

[Gabi Hayes]

20. they gave him the haldol/atavan instead of the compazine/lithium

tardive dyskinesia is a real BITCH

[Gabi Hayes]

21. I gets TWO minutes right?

[childslibrarian]

23. Debates suck. They require studying and reading

and I hate studying and reading! How can they ask that out of a great leader such as me?

[grannylib]

24. "How come Jim didn't ask me any GOOD questions, like

'Mr. pResident, since we adore you so, may we please line up to kiss your ass?' ?"

[Stephanie]

25. LMAO!

I think he was astonished that he was actually being challenged, to his face. It has not happened to him in four years.

[ParanoidPat]

28. KKKarl wouldn't let him off his leash.......

.....so he could attack Kerry on the issues! :evilgrin:

Kerry tied his leash to Abu Gharib while he wasn't looking? :shrug: :)

On Edit: How could I forget "Kerry messed up his tie!" LOL!

[Stephanie]

33. Kerry Messed Up His Tie!

Forgot that one!

[belle]

30. Hillary turned him into a newt!

uh...he got better...no, wait, actually, he didn't.

[Malikshah]

36. He got better, though right?

;)

[sofa king]

31. Don't forget anthrax.

Some moron on the Free Republic was screaming that the President had heroically confronted a rumored anthrax attack in Florida on the day of the election.

[yardwork]

32. The sight of Kerry's cheat-sheet enraged chimpy

I learned this at FR this evening. I'm sure it's true. Not.

[ScreamingMeemie]

34. Because, dammit, "it's hard work!"

:hi:

[auburngrad82]

35. He didn't time his drugs properly

Everyone knows that with drugs, timing is everything.

[Stephanie]

38. He peaked too early, in the limo

By the time he got to the debate he was crashing and just wanted a nap.