Election 2004

Duel in the desert -- the live blog

8:51 p.m.: We're suffering from debate fatigue -- we couldn't even think of a funny headline. Maybe someone from our pool of loyal readers will suggest one. Teresa must be bored -- she's brought back the ketchup-colored dress.

UPDATE: 8:59 p.m.: Wolf Blitzer is annoucing that CNN will use Nasdaq's 96-screen tower in Times Square for special Election Night broadcast. Just what America needs -- a riot in Times Square in the wee hours of Nov. 3.

UPDATE: 9:03 p.m.: OMG! Matching red ties and navy jackets.

UPDATE: 9:05 p.m.: Kerry's looking like he missed last week's Botox injection. "Keeping our ports safe" -- haven't we talked about this before?

UPDATE: 9:09 p.m.: You gotta be kidding. First Bush makes sure he blames the flu vaccine shortage on Britain (our only remaining ally) and then says he's working with Canada -- weren't they the folks who were going to kill us with prescription drugs last week.

UPDATE: 9:07 p.m.: Bush: "Three-quarters of al-Qaeda has been brought to justice." Jeez, doesn't Bush read factcheck.org -- or factcheck.com even? First mention of the word "nuisance." Many more to come. And what's with the "egggg" in exageration.

UPDATE: 9:14 p.m.: Did Kerry just talk about "a plan for MY kids to get better college loans." Didn't he just hit up Teresa? Getting bored again. Frankly. we're just waiting for a shot of Bush's shoulder blades.

UPDATE: 9:15 p.m.: OK, why is W. talking about "pago." Does he mean Pago Pago? Are they importing those killer drugs now, too?

UPDATE: 9:18 p.m.: LOL -- according to Bush, the guys whose job's been outsourced to China is named "Bob"!!! What's up with that?

UPDATE: 9:20 p.m.: The little voice inside Bush's ear is explaining to him what "The Sopranos" is.

UPDATE: 9:23 p.m.: All of America is asking the same question at once: Is Bush drooling? Wait 'til the bloggers get ahold of this one. Oh wait, we're a blogger... Bush says Kerry is from "the far left bank." Is that a French joke? Subtle.

UPDATE: 9:28 p.m.: Is Dick Cheney's daughter the only lesbian in America? Jeez.

UPDATE: 9:35 P.M.: "The buggy-and-horse days." Where does W. get this stuff? (UPDATE UPDATE): Wonkette just asked: "Is he talking about the gays again?"

UPDATE: 9:38 p.m.: The danger of the low-expectations game (for Kerry). Bush set the bar lower than a limbo stick at a supermodel convention in the first two debates. Now that he's somewhat coherent and and not angry (and only occasionally drooling) it'll probably get scored as a victory for the prez. Especially when no one is listening to what they're actually saying.

UPDATE: 9:45 p.m.: Still Yankees 1, Red Sox 0, bottom of the 5th. Not much offense tonight at Yankee Stadium -- or in Tempe.

UPDATE: 9:51 p.m.: Border patrol question. Wonder if anybody's going to mention those Chechen terrorists coming in from Mexico?

UPDATE: 9:55 p.m.: "People from the Middle East"...4 minutes.

UPDATE: 9:56 p.m.: "I'm tired of politicians who talk about family values but don't value families." -- Kerry. Best line of the night. Just saw Bush cock his head in a funny way. Voice in ear: "Can you hear me now.?"

UPDATE: 10:03: Prediction: Pundits and polls will score it a slight win for Bush. But the blogs are dominated for the next two weeks with questions about Bush's health (he's missed his annual physical so far). Oh-oh, we feel a draft question coming on.

UPDATE: 10:07 p.m.: They're talking foreign policy -- is that allowed?

UPDATE: 10:11 p.m.: Kerry's "a gunner." Is that good? We're going to Barnes & Noble tomorrow to buy "Osama bin Laden's Handbook."

UPDATE: 10:16 p.m.: Bush: "I pray for my daughters." we'll bet! Did you know that Bush's faith makes him calm. So where was God last Friday night?

UPDATE: 10:19 p.m.: Kerry: "Frankly I think we a lot more loving of our neighbor to do." OMG! -- what's Wonkette gonna say?

UPDATE: 10:21 p.m.: Seriously...Kerry gave a great answer on the 9/11 aftermath -- gracious to Bush while at the same time skewering him. Now Bush is bragging how he worked with Ted Kennedy. Not after tonight!

UPDATE: 10:23 p.m.: Bush is beating the living daylights out of that podium with his open palm. What did it ever do to him? Now he's getting laughs -- it only took him 2 debates and 85 minutes. If only every question for W. was about his wife. Kerry comes back good with Teresa joke...whew.

UPDATE: 10:29 p.m.: Atrios has the video of Bush saying that he's not concerned about Osama bin Laden.

UPDATE: 10:30 p.m.: It's all over but the bloviatin'...thank God. Jeff Greenfield says debate was drowning in wonkery.

UPDATE: 10:35 p.m.: Carlos Watson thinks Kerry won. We were going to say he's so predictable -- but then you could say that about us. Candy Crowley also calls it "a wonkfest."

UPDATE: 10:39 p.m.: Spokespeople for the campaigns -- why do the networks bother?

UPDATE; 10:44 p.m.: Wow -- CNN's Bill Schneider is destroying Bush on the Osama bin Laden thing -- it looks really bad for Bush. First they play the clip where he says it's "an egggg-xaggeration." Then they show him in 2002 saying exactly what Kerry said he did, that he's not "concerned" about Osama.

UPDATE: 10:51 p.m.: CNN's 24 undecided voters -- 10 now for Kerry, 7 for Bush, 7 still undecided. Judy Woodruff: Kerry people very happy, and some carping about Bush, answers on flu shots and demeanor during the drooling phase. Jeff Greenfield is a toadie...he wants to "wait 48 hours" to react, i.e. "see what all the other pundits say."

UPDATE: 10:57 p.m.: ABC actually has Kerry up by 1, even though a lot more Republicans were watching. Good news for Kerry. Larry King's coming...I'm going. Thank you...good night!!!


Posted on October 13, 2004 08:30 PM
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Bush is the flip-flopper now!

Posted by: ruth at October 13, 2004 08:49 PM

Ooh, Dick Cheney's daughter comes up again.

Posted by: Ruth at October 13, 2004 09:04 PM

That Mary Cheney reference from Edwards and this new one from Kerry are both slimy. Kind of Republican..

Posted by: David at October 13, 2004 09:11 PM

Drooling from right side of mouth. Dripping from left nostril.

Posted by: Sydney Carton at October 13, 2004 09:17 PM

Let's just hope he doesn't start talking about a lock-box!

Posted by: Ruth at October 13, 2004 09:23 PM

Eye blinks. Look for the eye blinks. That way you can tell whether Rove is sending the responses over his auditory nerve or on the back of Bush's eyeball.

Posted by: Ted at October 13, 2004 09:38 PM

Ted, I agree it's crazy to think he has an earphone - otherwise he would have responded to the actual question about the minimum wage instead of the complete non-sequitur about No Child Left Behind.

Posted by: Ruth at October 13, 2004 09:40 PM

What can you expect from someone with a room temperature IQ.

Will's speaking of physical checkup, Kerry looks like he needs one. Is he coming down with something? I looks ill.

Posted by: Ted at October 13, 2004 09:49 PM

Kerry is solid, calm, reasoned. He's not drooling! Round 3 goes to Kerry, so far.

Posted by: Sydney Carton at October 13, 2004 09:53 PM

I'm listening to the radio, so I wouldn't know - but there was also a mention of Kerry needing Botox, so maybe it's just that.

Posted by: Ruth at October 13, 2004 09:53 PM

Kerry says we need to love our neighbor? Wasn't that what got Clinton into trouble?

Posted by: Ted at October 13, 2004 09:59 PM

It’s a lectern not a podium. You stand ON the podium and BEHIND the lectern. The top of Bush’s lectern has come unglued and he trying to stick it back down without brining attention to the problem. Very smooth.

Posted by: Ted at October 13, 2004 10:07 PM

Bob Schieffer's questions did not do much for advancing the debate. Not one question about the environment, for example.

Posted by: Bryan at October 13, 2004 10:11 PM

> The top of Bush’s lectern has come unglued and he trying to stick it back down without brining attention to the problem. Very smooth.

I gotta admit Ted, you made me bust a gut on that one.

Posted by: Chuckamuck at October 13, 2004 11:10 PM

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