Interesting Quotes

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 4, 2004, 3:36 pm

Flip-Flop
"Let's change the rules."
Senator Kerry at the first Presidential Debate, Coral Gables, Florida, September 30, 2004.

Listen to Your Mother
"So guess what happened? We pulled up in our entourage and I opened the door, I come bounding in the tent, and mother's there checking up on me. They said, you know, sometimes they say I get a little too blunt. Reminds me of the time a woman in Texas said, 'Well you got your daddy's eyes and your mother's mouth.' I love you, mom. Thanks for coming."
President Bush at a Victory 2004 Rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, October 1, 2004.

Ah, to be in love
"There I was, standing there on the stage, and guess who I was looking at the whole time? Laura. If you could see a smile occasionally come across my face, that's because I was looking at a lady I love."
President Bush at a Debate Watch Party, Coral Gables, Florida, September 30, 2004.

President Prays with Soldier's Widow
"I think about Missy Johnson, this fantastic young lady I met in Charlotte, North Carolina, she and her son, Brian. They came to see me. Her husband, P.J., got killed. He'd been in Afghanistan, went to Iraq. You know, it's hard work to try to love her as best as I can, knowing full well that the decision I made caused her loved one to be in harm's way. I told her after we prayed and teared up and laughed some, that I thought her husband's sacrifice was noble and worthy. Missy understood that. That's what she told me her husband understood."
President Bush at the first Presidental Debate, Coral Gables, Florida, September 30, 2004.

Iraq is a 'Tough Struggle'
"We are succeeding in Iraq. It's a tough struggle with setbacks, but we are succeeding."
Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi speaking to the U.S. Congress, September 23, 2004.

15 Iraqi Provinces 'Completely Safe'
"Let me explain something, which is very important. I have noticed -- and the media have been neglected and omitted several times -- in the Western media -- Iraq is made out of 18 provinces, 18, 1-8. Out of these 18 provinces, 14 to 15 are completely safe, there are no problems. And I can count them for you, starting from Basra moving into Iraq Kurdistan. There are three areas, three provinces where there are pockets of insurgents, pockets of terrorists who are acting there and are moving from there to inflict damage elsewhere in the country.

So, really, if you care to look at Iraq properly, and go from Basra to Nasiriyah to Kut to Diyala to Najaf to Karbala to Diwaniya to Samaraa to Kirkuk to Sulaymaniyah to Dahuk to Arbil, there are no problems. It's safe, it's good. There are problems in Fallujah. Fallujah is part of a province; the province is called Al Anbar. It's vast, very big; it has many other important towns, such as Ana, such as Rawa, such as Ramadi. There is nothing there. In Ana and Rawa, indeed, there is nothing, no problem, except on a small pocket in Fallujah.

There are dangers in Iraq; there are problems, and we are facing international terrorist onslaught on Iraq. I, personally, receive every day a threat. In the last four weeks, they found four conspiracies to kill me."
Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi at a White House press conference, September 23, 2004.

the_red_chimp · Post by **the_red_chimp** » October 4, 2004, 3:37 pm

I think Kerry was being sarcastic...

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 4, 2004, 3:39 pm

In the full context, it doesn't appear so.

MODERATOR: New --

PRESIDENT BUSH: Jim --

MODERATOR: All right, go ahead. Yes, sir.

THE PRESIDENT: I think it's worthy for a follow-up --

MODERATOR: Sure.

THE PRESIDENT: -- if you don't mind.

SENATOR KERRY: Let's change the rules, we can add a whole --

MODERATOR: We can do 30 seconds each here.

the_red_chimp · Post by **the_red_chimp** » October 4, 2004, 3:46 pm

Are you reading the manuscript or watching it? He was definitely being sarcastic.

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 4, 2004, 3:51 pm

Both.

the_red_chimp · Post by **the_red_chimp** » October 4, 2004, 4:22 pm

He was making fun of Bush and being a bit apprehensive at the rules changing.

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 4, 2004, 4:30 pm

the_red_chimp wrote:He was making fun of Bush and being a bit apprehensive at the rules changing.

The rules didn't change.

the_red_chimp · Post by **the_red_chimp** » October 4, 2004, 4:32 pm

Bush shouldn't have been able to grab like that. He shouldn't have gotten the rebuttal.

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 4, 2004, 4:43 pm

From page nine of the Memorandum of Understanding which was signed by both campaigns:

"Thereafter the moderator in his discretion may extend the discussion for a period of time not to exceed sixty (60) seconds."

the_red_chimp · Post by **the_red_chimp** » October 4, 2004, 4:45 pm

"at his discretion" not when the candidate asks for it. Kerry was being sarcastic. Watch it. Watch how he smiles and chuckles.

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 4, 2004, 4:48 pm

the_red_chimp wrote:"at his discretion" not when the candidate asks for it.

At his discretion means at his discretion, period. If a candidate asks for an extension, the moderator may grant the request at his discretion.

the_red_chimp · Post by **the_red_chimp** » October 4, 2004, 4:49 pm

Bush wasn't supposed to interrupt. Kerry was jestingly pointing it out by saying "oh yes, let's just change the rules for you mister bush flip flop hahahaha"

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 4, 2004, 4:51 pm

the_red_chimp wrote:Bush wasn't supposed to interrupt. Kerry was jestingly pointing it out by saying "oh yes, let's just change the rules for you mister bush flip flop hahahaha"

Where does it say Bush can't interrupt? And again, the rules didn't change.

the_red_chimp · Post by **the_red_chimp** » October 4, 2004, 5:29 pm

No, but Kerry was pointing out that was essentially what Bush wanted done.

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 4, 2004, 5:32 pm

the_red_chimp wrote:No, but Kerry was pointing out that was essentially what Bush wanted done.

Bush didn't want to change the rules. Bush asked for the extension which was at the moderator's discretion, and had previously been agreed to by both campaigns.

the_red_chimp · Post by **the_red_chimp** » October 4, 2004, 6:07 pm

KERRY WASN'T FLIP FLOPPING, HE WAS MAKING FUN OF BUSH. NO WONDER "TYPICAL REPUBLICAN" IS SUCH A ZINGER

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 4, 2004, 6:13 pm

*yawn* There's a point when this gets old.

the_red_chimp · Post by **the_red_chimp** » October 4, 2004, 6:29 pm

Yeah, as soon as you decide that logic doesn't matter, but spouting the same pro-Bush crap does.

Chreteau · Post by **Chreteau** » October 4, 2004, 6:54 pm

It must be hard to be you.