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lanlady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:22 PM
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And the best one-liner of the debate belonged to.....
John Kerry, IMHO, for "if you want a prescription drug benefit, you can do one of two things. Hire Rush Limbaugh's housekeeper, or elect me as president."
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Toucano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:24 PM
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1. That was sooo good!
I liked the references to the leaker in the WH too!

Gotta keep it current.
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SlavesandBulldozers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:25 PM
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2. great line
I was actually making a snoring sound, because Kerry can be so boring, then he busted out with the Rush zinger and for a fleeting moment I saw our next president.
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:26 PM
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3. i agree........ it was a keeper
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roughsatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:27 PM
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4. Very funny NT
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:27 PM
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5. ROFL
Pigboy will be whining about that on tomorrow's show. :evilgrin: Or maybe not. Sensitive subject for Pigboy
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LTR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-10-03 07:19 AM
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34. Drugs Lowbrow's spin
So...does he mention is or does he not? It's almost damned-if-he-does, damned-if-he-doesn't.

I suspect that he'll mention it and spin it like a top, saying Kerry is assassinating his character with lies, gossip and rumors.

I'm not a big Kerry fan, but he was pretty good last night.
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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:29 PM
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6. No contest. If Kerry goes on Leno they should let him do some standup
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Goldmund Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:29 PM
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7. I have to admit...
...I laughed.

But over-reliance on these kinds of one-liners, on soundbites, is one of the main things that has gotten us to where we are -- a thug-like macho culture like one of the late Roman empire, and it's exactly that culture that makes neocons flourish.
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w13rd0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:30 PM
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8. Rush will be bashing Kerry tomorrow....
...but I agree, excellent line. Kerry has great things to say about energy independence, and a good number of topics. I really wish I could like him more. Him and Gep have some great speechwriters, excellent one-liners. And in our mass market, one-liners and sound bites are essential.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:31 PM
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9. will rush talk about kerry looking french
do you think rush will respond by saying kerry looks french again ? but really, i would be interested in seeing if he responds to it specifically. or just totally ignores it.
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jayfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:33 PM
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10. Not A Funny One-Liner, But Here IS My Pick.
"I'm not going to attack a fellow Democrat"

-Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.)-


Jay
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Goldmund Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:34 PM
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12. And that was followed...
...by characterizing a fellow democrat as an "embarassment".
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jayfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:52 PM
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25. Um...No. Here Is The Transcription.
"I'm not going to attack a fellow Democrat, because I think everybody on this stage shares the same goal. I think it's a little... I think it's really embarrassing that a group of candidates up here are working on changing the leadership of this country and can't get their own story straight." More of a commentary on attacking then him doing the attacking himself.

Jay
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kcavness Donating Member (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:33 PM
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11. Gephardt had the best line
I gotta say, Dick Gephardt's "If you wanna live like a Republican, you gotta vote for a Democrat" was, hands-down, the best line in tonight's debate -- and I say that as a Clark supporter. ;)
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revcarol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:37 PM
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14. A Truman line
quoted by Clinton at one of the party conventions...and all over this and other boards.
It was new to the crowd, though.
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kcavness Donating Member (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:41 PM
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15. Ah, I did not know that.
...and to me!

Well, it's a fantastic line, and it figures it came from Truman.

(Sorry, a new poster.)
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:46 PM
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19. no problem, it's STILL a GREAT line
and as you pay attention more it will be used often, and will be just as good and true as when truman used it originally.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:48 PM
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20. Welcome to DU kcavness
:hi:
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gully Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:55 PM
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26. That was awesome...
Edited on Thu Oct-09-03 09:56 PM by gully
:toast:
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lanlady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 10:00 PM
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28. I didn't get that
I know it's a variation of the old Truman line, but I didn't get Gep's point. Maybe I'm just tired.
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-10-03 06:09 AM
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32. Hi kcavness!!
Welcome to DU!! :toast:
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zeemike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:34 PM
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13. I wonder
If he got that line from Carvil? It sounds like the biting humor that Carvil likes.
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ShaneGR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:43 PM
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16. Al Sharpton
John Edwards doesn't have to defend himself for being the son of a millworker and being successful, he should PROMOTE it.

Or something like that. They flashed to a wide shot of Edwards standing next to him, I swear John looked like he was gonna lean over and kiss the guy. I think Sharpton has an Edwards bias.
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bleedingheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:45 PM
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17. that was good! I like Sharpton's presence in the debates
he is a positive note ....I like that...
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w13rd0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:49 PM
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21. One of the things I've noticed...
...everyone of them have expressed a genuine liking for Edwards on a personal level.
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ShaneGR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:51 PM
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24. I actually met Edwards
In DC back in July, took the time to talk with me and take a couple photos. He was very friendly, and much taller than I expected him to be. Probably over 6 feet.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:56 PM
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27. next to kerry , he is probably tallest
of the candidates, i think he is probably the second tallest after john kerry. i think he is probably the same as bill clinton is which was 6'3" if i remember correctly.
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ShaneGR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 10:29 PM
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30. Well, I'm 6'3"
Edwards was probably an inch or two shorter than I. Still very tall.
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Cat Atomic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:46 PM
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18. Sharpton: "You're acting like Bush won. He didn't win".
I think it was in response to the "why are Democrats out of touch with the public?" question.
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bleedingheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:49 PM
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22. Another great one!
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:50 PM
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23. Oh man!
Sharpton :yourock:
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 10:05 PM
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29. Judy didn't like that one.
but I loved it. :-)
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JasonBerry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 11:18 PM
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31. The Edwards Comment on Millionaires By The Pool
Can't remember exactly how he said it, but John Edwards made me happy when he blasted the Bush tax cuts for helping the millionaires sitting by the pool checking their books to see how much money they made that day.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-10-03 07:05 AM
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33. Sharpton's "Arnold Couldn't Win An Oscar"
But he wins the Governership! :D
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