Kerry is cleaning Bush's clock...for a third time!

[crawjo]

I figured I'd save RBS the trouble of turning his head away from the debate 15 minutes into it to declare Kerry the winner, and just go ahead and declare him the winner right now, approximately 29 hours before the debate begins.

[stonemonkts]

I actually think Bush is winning this one, but WTFDIK.

I'm being big baby!

[Sergio Zamora]

I didn't think that crossdressing question was fair in that context.

I wish Cheney would stop yelling out the answers to Bush. It seems very unpresidential.

[RBS]

Originally Posted by crawjo

I figured I'd save RBS the trouble of turning his head away from the debate 15 minutes into it to declare Kerry the winner, and just go ahead and declare him the winner right now, approximately 29 hours before the debate begins.

Haha. That crawjo, he's a funny guy!

[tippy]

George Bush is evil.

[Root Doctor]

I don't think you need to be the Amazing Kreskin to anticipate the results of the final debate.

[Deke]

This is the one where Bush announces that he's caught bin Laden...

Unless Blair gets in first again.

[patricia]

Originally Posted by Deke

This is the one where Bush announces that he's caught bin Laden...

Unless Blair gets in first again.

If that happens, it wouldn't surpise me. Perhaps, even as I type this, GW and Tony are flippin' a coin to see who gets the glory.
Maybe they have decided that even three weeks before the election is too far away and are going to wait another week, given the short attention span of the average voter.
I'm kidding, but not really. If bin Laden has been located, it would be wasted if they revealed it before tomorrow's debate. Another week will fade a possible dismal showing [again] by Bush and the news of bin Laden's capture will still resonate on election day.
Isn't it sad that we are even speculating that such a thing could happen??
Does that mean that we don't believe that the Bush Administration is being straight with us. By "us" I mean the rest of the world, not just the U.S.
Sad.

[Deke]

Originally Posted by patricia

Does that mean that we don't believe that the Bush Administration is being straight with us. By "us" I mean the rest of the world, not just the U.S.

Why change the habit of a lifetime?

[patricia]

Originally Posted by Deke

Why change the habit of a lifetime?

Why indeed?? And Mr Bush wonders why he has such a paltry "coalition of the willing". He has too much respect for the truth to just use it any old time.
I have a friend like that. I love him to death, but can't believe a word he says. Bottom line. Without the truth, all the other good qualities he has mean nothing.

[Deke]

Originally Posted by patricia

Why indeed?? And Mr Bush wonders why he has such a paltry "coalition of the willing". He has too much respect for the truth to just use it any old time.
I have a friend like that. I love him to death, but can't believe a word he says. Bottom line. Without the truth, all the other good qualities he has mean nothing.

I have a friend like that too. It turns out that she has MS. It was, quite literally, several months before most of us believed her.

It's the wooluff! It's the wooluff!!

[Monte Smith]

Funny and accurate thread, craw.

We have fifteen minutes until the first ball is thrown, but in the spirit of RBS, I am going to take rich satisfaction in the drubbing the Yankees gave the Red Sox tonight.

[Gentle Giant]

Originally Posted by Monte Smith

Funny and accurate thread, craw.

We have fifteen minutes until the first ball is thrown, but in the spirit of RBS, I am going to take rich satisfaction in the drubbing the Yankees gave the Red Sox tonight.

The drubbing was such that I began to wander through the channels and came upon Frontline's The Choice 2004 on PBS. Charted Bush and Kerry's long, strange trips to where they are now. I have no doubt that they strove for balance, but when one of the candidates is so imbalanced, it's hard to not come away with the idea that Kerry is the better choice.

[Deke]

Foul!!

I see Bush is blaming the Brits for the US being low on 'flu vaccine.

He forget to mention it's an American company.

[Monte Smith]

Originally Posted by Deke

He forget to mention it's an American company.

Is it? I did not know that. We're talking about Chiron, right? I mean, I am sure it is a British lab, maybe it is a US conglomerate. Not that anyone, Briton or Yank, needs collect an excess of blame on what is a big ball of hype, anyway. I mean it is the flu, for God's sake. From the panic being generated, you'd think they'd run out of plague vaccine and it was Black Death season. But you never sound very interesting if all you say all day is that the sky isn't falling. But the sky isn't falling. You can have the flu and live. You can. I've done it.

[frankiepop]

i will vote for the candidate who has the nuts to perform the mtv crotch grab during the debate...dooom dodo dom...cant touch this..

[patricia]

Originally Posted by Monte Smith

Is it? I did not know that. We're talking about Chiron, right? I mean, I am sure it is a British lab, maybe it is a US conglomerate. Not that anyone, Briton or Yank, needs collect an excess of blame on what is a big ball of hype, anyway. I mean it is the flu, for God's sake. From the panic being generated, you'd think they'd run out of plague vaccine and it was Black Death season. But you never sound very interesting if all you say all day is that the sky isn't falling. But the sky isn't falling. You can have the flu and live. You can. I've done it.

I have never had a flu shot, gotten the flu and here I am, pretty much alive, most of the time. It would be nice to never have the flu. I know that there are people who die from the flu. They are the little, fragile people and the elderly, or already sickly people. If you are a little fragile person, elderly or sickly, you will get your flu shot. If you're not any of those, suck it up. You'll be miserable and crappy for a few days and then you can go on with your life.
As Monte says, it's not Black Plague vaccine and this isn't Black Plague season.

[frankiepop]

thanx for the shot patricia....for i am one of those

little, fragile people and the elderly, or already sickly people.

goodnite patricia

and g'day to henrymc

as i am sure the sun is rising down under

What ails ya, Franki. Talk to Mo Noyz.

[patricia]

Originally Posted by frankiepop

thanx for the shot patricia....for i am one of those

goodnite patricia

You're welcome. As far as I know, there is enough flu vaccine for those who are truly at risk to become seriously ill, if they get the flu.
I don't know what the criteria are, usually in the U.S., but here, normally, if you want a flu shot, you get one, even if you are robust and healthy, as am I.
The reason that I don't get a flu shot is not because I'm particularly charitable and want to give it to someone more needful of it. I just don't think that a bout of the flu is a serious risk for me.
So, a shortage of vaccine is not a big deal to me. Of course there are those whose constitution is such that flu would be serious and they will get their flu shot, here and in your country too.
Goodnight frankiepop

[crawjo]

I for one, have come down with the Black Death many winters. Let me tell you, if you think the flu stinks, try getting the Black Death! I swear to God I thought I was going to die. The hacking, the coughing, the bleeding, the puss oozing out my eyes, the stench of death all around me, it was a nightmare. And then I tried to come back to work but the boss said he didn't want me spreading the Black Death around the office. So, anyway, to make a long story short, I was out of commission for six months, my first wife died, and all my plants went without water, so they died too. But I kicked it. If you ever get the Black Death, just have lots of soup and get plenty of rest. Oh, and the leeches. Don't forget the leeches.

[Monte Smith]

Originally Posted by crawjo

I for one, have come down with the Black Death many winters. Let me tell you, if you think the flu stinks, try getting the Black Death! I swear to God I thought I was going to die. The hacking, the coughing, the bleeding, the puss oozing out my eyes, the stench of death all around me, it was a nightmare. And then I tried to come back to work but the boss said he didn't want me spreading the Black Death around the office. So, anyway, to make a long story short, I was out of commission for six months, my first wife died, and all my plants went without water, so they died too. But I kicked it. If you ever get the Black Death, just have lots of soup and get plenty of rest. Oh, and the leeches. Don't forget the leeches.

Tell us about your swollen buboes.

[patricia]

Originally Posted by crawjo

I for one, have come down with the Black Death many winters. Let me tell you, if you think the flu stinks, try getting the Black Death! I swear to God I thought I was going to die. The hacking, the coughing, the bleeding, the puss oozing out my eyes, the stench of death all around me, it was a nightmare. And then I tried to come back to work but the boss said he didn't want me spreading the Black Death around the office. So, anyway, to make a long story short, I was out of commission for six months, my first wife died, and all my plants went without water, so they died too. But I kicked it. If you ever get the Black Death, just have lots of soup and get plenty of rest. Oh, and the leeches. Don't forget the leeches.

Crawjo, I use ONLY leeches and they work like a damn. Black Death is nothing to fool around with, although my boss, unlike yours, makes us come to work if we can't get a note from our doctor to confirm absolutely that we in fact have Black Death and not just the twenty-four-hour Beige Death. He doesn't stand for slackers at the mine.

Originally Posted by crawjo

I for one, have come down with the Black Death many winters. Let me tell you, if you think the flu stinks, try getting the Black Death! I swear to God I thought I was going to die. The hacking, the coughing, the bleeding, the puss oozing out my eyes, the stench of death all around me, it was a nightmare.

What a fucking whiner.

[patricia]

Don't blame Crawjo for his low tolerance for pain. Some of us can take it and some of us have a little more trouble. He is on the right track with the leeches for Black Death. The old cures are the best. The best part is that the leeches make wonderful pets, after they have helped you recover your health once again. You sure can't say that about non-living remedies.

[crawjo]

Originally Posted by Monte Smith

Tell us about your swollen buboes.

I lanced them with a rusty pair of scissors.

[crawjo]

This discussion reminds me...when I was in college, I was once in an elevator in an office, where I was going for a job interview. I got into the elevator with a bunch of other people, and we're all going up the floors. It's early in the morning, nobody's talking.

I cough. I cough again. Then I clear my throat, and decide at that moment to say, "Damn Bubonic Plague."

One guy in the corner of the elevator started laughing, and this other woman had this look of horror on her face. It was a funny moment. I didn't get the job.

[Monte Smith]

That reminds me of one time I was waiting for the elevator and the elevator came and the doors opened up and no one was in the car, yet it utterly reeked of fart. I got in and almost pressed a button, but then decided better and got off immediately and let the doors close. I thought, you know, screw it. I'm not going to go up a floor or two and have someone else get on the elevator and hold me responsible for that.

I took the stairs.

[john williams]

Originally Posted by patricia

The best part is that the leeches make wonderful pets, after they have helped you recover your health once again. You sure can't say that about non-living remedies.

The leeches are actually a wonderful source of protein and are especially tasty in a buboe weep marinade.

Crawjo: Is that a buboe in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?

[patricia]

Originally Posted by JBW

The leeches are actually a wonderful source of protein and are especially tasty in a buboe weep marinade.

Couldn't agree more. I would only use stranger leeches though for food, maybe yours, if that's OK. I have named mine, of course, thus could never even contemplate eating them.