Bush stammering in North Carolina - anyone watching?

[southlandshari]

Just when you think he couldn't be any less coherent...

[HFishbine]

Is that pig

in my state? Where?

[supernova]

6. Raleigh, ugh

He's here for a $25,000/plate fundraiser. He'll be gone in an hour or two.

[HFishbine]

35. "a $25,000/plate fundraiser ???"

I sure hope so, that's a violation of campaign finance laws.

[comsymp]

52. It's for the party, not the BC campaign

Heard that much on the radio this morning- another Raleigh fundraiser today @ 2K/plate, also, IIRC.

[KoKo]

65. I WAS THERE! Protesting him....saw him...Just posted about it..

Gotta go take a shower...It was hot...

[southlandshari]

68. "you look awfully hot"

was that you? =)

* used this as an excuse to cut out early from his "press conference" after about 4 minutes. Can you tell us more about the location from which he fielded media questions? It looked like it was inside...

Thanks for your protest work - you represent many, many of us who couldn't be there.

[southlandshari]

7. not sure where

but if you are not among those who have sworn off cable news completely, he is on MSNBC and CNN.

Did he just tell someone "you look awfully hot?" OMG.

[prodigal_green]

1. Please provide more info!

je suis une cube rat.

[sundog]

2. Man, he's friggin cocky today...

what a jerk

[DNCnotDLC]

88. I thought so, too

Not sure what put him in such an argumentative mood ... except that this has been a terrific week for Kerry.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

3. where is he at today? nt.

[Joe the Revelator]

8. NC.eom

[SheepyMcSheepster]

25. obviously........... i was wondering what city

:silly: :hi:

[comsymp]

53. North Raleigh-

First trip to RAL since he was inaugurated.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

75. i used to live there, do you know where he was speaking in north raleigh?

thanks! :D

[comsymp]

79. I did too!

Moved to Asheboro just over a year ago... kinda miss it in some ways.

Anyway, dunno for sure- just heard it on WUNC this morning and I *think* there may be a State-NC thread...

PM KoKo; she protested up there somewhere and could undoubtedly give better info.

[lectrobyte]

95. He was Cliff and Peg Benson's place up there in N. Raleigh

not sure where it is, since "Stormy Gale Rd." is not in mapquest, but they have a cozy little 9000 sq ft. home on 25 pleasant acres according to various news reports.

[Joe the Revelator]

4. He's truely rattled by all the Edwards talk..

he's being an ass, i've never seen him like this before

[jackstraw45]

He's been an ass for as long as I can remember...

Dumbya, hero of the stupid.

[Wind Dancer]

5. Geez, can't believe his arrogance could

increase! He is on the defensive like I have never seen.

[Carni]

37. ACTUALLY...

I just watched a couple of clips and he was acting EXACTLY like he acted when the media said Gore won on election night.

I wonder how dumbo will make it through a debate if he is getting this pissy at press conferences sans his opponent?

Can we expect an out and tantrum on film? LOL!

[LittleApple81]

9. He is soooooooo bad.... always teaching to people like they

are idiots...oh, sorry THEY ARE IDIOTS.

Talking about his wonderful nominees!!!!

[ChickMagic]

10. I figured out why he's stammering more

Cheney has carpal tunnel. :silly:

[Lars39]

17. lol !!!

I needed that!

[southlandshari]

20. L.....O.....L

That was one of the funniest one-liners I've heard in a long time. Thanks for making my day!

[ChickMagic]

47. Thank yew, thank yew

I'm here all week!

[southlandshari]

84. your own material?

was it really? If so, you should look into a copyright!

[ChickMagic]

87. Wish it was

I heard a guy on a bus in Houston say it during the Dem Convention.

[southlandshari]

89. just as good

the second time around, in print.

I'm sure whoever said it first would be proud you passed it on here!

[ChickMagic]

90. It was one of those things

that just kept loitering in my brain waiting for a good opening - and here it was. Thanks for the props, and welcome to DU! :hi:

[Wind Dancer]

11. Raleigh, NC

Private fundraiser, $25,000 plate event.

[senseandsensibility]

12. Is this on c-span?

Thanks

[Joe the Revelator]

13. He basically just walked off..

what was up with that? I've never seen him look that disheveled or act that agitated.

[slinkerwink]

14. must be the plame investigations

;-)

[Joe the Revelator]

16. God i hope so...eom

[LEW]

15. He is scared!!!!

Very rattled and knows he is going to lose!!!

[flordehinojos]

93. Maybe Bush knows he has to steal the election again!

Maybe Bush knows he has to steal the election again and when he tells the press he is not going to lose the election, he might wonder if he is going to be found out.

[Wind Dancer]

18. He was coming unglued!

Talk about looking rattled and uptight!

[janx]

73. Really? I missed it.

Was he jittery?

[goclark]

19. Yep

He sounds really stupid.
Keep saying the south liked him because they share hix values - what does that mean? Let me guess, he is talking about prejudice,Christian right,war, judges that are like Scalia.

What did he say about being called Mr. President? I didn't hear all of it.

I also heard him say to the reporter,"You look awfully tired, I think it's time for us to go to the next event."

Did my ears fail me - why would he decide that the reporter looked too tired to ask a question. ????? How much energy do you need to ask a one sentence question?

[Wind Dancer]

23. i think he said the reporter looked too hot!

Not sure about the Mr. President either, anybody catch that?

[Joe the Revelator]

24. He said that he was just a canidate, that other people scheduled his time.

and the reporter asked him if he should be called "Mr. Canidate" or something a long those lines.

[Wind Dancer]

32. Unbelievable!

John Edwards is ruffling his feathers - don't ya just love it?

[indie_voter]

96. OMG! What did he say to the reporter?

S/he will never be allowed in the king's presence again.

[nostamj]

26. he said

"you look HOT" and then tried to scoot away.

such an ass. and people spend $25,000 to be in his presence. of course, if you can afford that, you probably DO want the POS in office...

[southlandshari]

28. no - he said "you look awfully hot"

ewwwww... since the camera was on him and not the reporters, I was afraid for a minute he was talking to some young female field reporter from a local NC TV station.

Who knows, maybe it was a reference to the temperature rather than level of attractiveness of whoever was asking the question. Of course, it looked like the conference was inside, and unless the AC was on the blink, that was a gutless dodge and a quick way out of an uncomfortable situation.

[Worst Username Ever]

21. Could he be back on the booze??

[slinkerwink]

27. I sure hope so because that'll help unstabilize bush even more

and I want him to come unglued during the presidential debates.

[0007]

48. junior is in deep deep trouble - With Abu Ghraib and the Hague

looking junior straight in the kisser, the lid can only remain on for so long!

junior will come unglued around this coming August.

[Shopaholic]

54. Must be off his meds again. . .

or his dosage needs to be adjusted. Again.

[k in IA]

22. The late night talk shows are going to have a field day with his "you look

hot" comment.

[southlandshari]

60. anyone have a direct line to TDS?

Jon Stewart needs to use this!

[k in IA]

76. They will probably have him saying it to Edwards.

[AspenRose]

85. "You look hot. Now watch this drive."

Idiot.

[gollygee]

29. I can't even stand hearing his voice!

He is so freaking arrogant.

[redqueen]

41. Hi Michigan Voter!

Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Occulus]

61. Hi fellow Michigander!

Glad to have ya here!

[Lex]

30. KEEP OUT OF EDWARDS' TURF!

It was just on the news---it was on a banner that was hung over I-40 today so the Bush motorcade would see it coming from the airport!

And the news is right NOW doing a story on the protestors of Bush in NC--saying he LIED to us to get us into war!

hahaha!

This is NC, folks.

[Wind Dancer]

39. Lots of us here who are anti-war!

* is making a huge mistake if he thinks NC belongs to him.

[comsymp]

55. Damn skippy

nt

[natrat]

56. it does with a couple computer key strokes

they hack the machines and win --end of story

[donsu]

63. you got it

nt

[Sequoia]

42. YA HOO NC is my home state!

I'm luvin' it!

[HuskerDem]

72. Makes me wish I still lived there................ hell and high water

couldn't have kept me away if we still lived in Willow Spring.

[Lex]

82. The picture of "KEEP OUTTA EDWARDS TURF!!!"

[omshanti]

83. Thank you thank you! n/t

[NewYorkerfromMass]

91. KEWL!

Thanks!

[trof]

31. "Th-they...W-We share valuce."

I don't think I share a single "valuce" (whatever that is) with w*.
I share with a lot of my fellow southerners a fervent desire to get him out of the White House as soon and as far away as is humanly possible.

[southlandshari]

34. ear piece malfunction

There is no other way to describe that moment. He was forceful and arrogant for a minute, and then just looked absolutely lost halfway into his answer on that one.

I guess that is better than watching a live "wardrobe malfunction" of any kind with * at the mic.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

59. Bush cannot pronounce the letter "z"

Any word that ends with a "z" sound like "values" gets transformed to "valuce". I don't think that's a Texas accent or a southern accent. I don't know what kind of accent that is.

[Th1onein]

86. It's a drunk accent, my friend.

eom

[aden_nak]

33. Two words.

Stewart Fodder.

[Oddman]

36. "Kerry has no values" "Edwards is a boy"

This freak of nature forgets he had absolutely no international experience when he "took" office. What's more he doesn't have the brain power to comprehend international affairs which is why we are in the mess we are in right now . . .

Save us Senators Kerry and Edwards!

[TNOE]

46. Signs like that just

fucking kill me. Does this woman have a direct line to Jesus? I HATE when these people presume to speak "moral authority". They need to pick up their Bibles again. Jesus NEVER condoned killing or war. Dumbasses.

[digno dave]

66. How in the hell did Edwards get elected in this state?

[Lex]

78. We have a Dem Governor and Dems as our

Lt. Gov, Secretary of State, Attorney General.

Our state House and Senate is split about 50/50.

Don't write off the whole state, please.

[yardwork]

94. Hi Lex! Aren't you lovin this thread?

wave from kat

[progressivebydesign]

70. I HATE signs like that!

JESUS supports our trooops and our president?? Really? That is SO unbelievably stupid! If these morans thought it out.. they'd realize how utterly stupid their assertions are.

First. If Jesus does exist as some sort of diety, he would NOT support the killing of thousands and thousands of innocents. He would not condone the killing of anyone for the purpose of gaining strategic control of a country for military and oil purposes, and to gain military bases for further death and destruction in the area.

Second. Assuming once again, that Jesus exists in that capacity, he would NOT support George Bush.. not on your life. He would not support a man that gleefully oversaw the execution of so many people while he was governor of Texas.

Third. Jesus would NOT favor one country, if Jesus was at all the way he was described. He would NOT favor a country or one leader. That's ludicrous.

Fourth. If Jesus DID support our troops, as these morans assert... then WHY are so many of our soldiers dying? Why are thousands injured? Did the families of those soldiers not pray hard enough?

Fifth. WOuld Jesus support the abuse and torture of civilian adults and children in Iraqi prisons? Would he support the ruthless murder of prisoners?

These sign wavers need to go to a real church, they need to understand what TRUE Christianity is. I won't EVEN discuss that idiot with the "DEMOCRATS ARE TRAITORS" sign, that is just beyond comprehension. :grr:

[southlandshari]

38. here is some salve on the wounds

for those still watching cable news. MSNBC and CNN carrying live Kerry-Edwards public appearance (didn't catch where they are - Cleveland, maybe?)

[Joe the Revelator]

40. What a difference in tone and delivery. ..eom

[southlandshari]

43. Better hair

funny line and great transition right into a strong rhetorical Q & A on Edwards strengths by Kerry.

But WTF - MSNBC cutting away. Switching to CNN (much maligned but many of us, but still not at the bottom of the heap of cable news whores).

[Purveyor]

44. I hope he keeps up his "smart-ass" demeanor right through Nov...n/t

[southlandshari]

45. Van Halen intro for Edwards - awesome!!!

"Right Now" - what a great song (anyone remember that powerful video that illustrated all the good and bad things that were happening across America as the song played?)

[gator_in_Ontario]

49. He is the only person

(and I use the word with reservations) that I have ever seen where you can actually see the light go out. He'll be spewing along and then goes completely blank. He is well on the way to implosion.

[SammyWinstonJack]

62. I wish he'd hurry up!

"He is well on the way to implosion."

[omshanti]

50. Thank you, protestors!!

I'm there in spirit with you. Let's show them how it's done in NORTH CAROLINA!!
There's another protest planned this afternoon outside the State Capitol - check the state forums if you are interested.
Can anyone please get a snapshot of the "Keep off Edwards' turf" sign and post it?

[kentuck]

51. The reality is starting to sink in -- he is going to lose....

and God knows what he might do or how he might act...

[natrat]

57. they will try to

cheat anyway possible. They have no respect for anything resembling the truth and loosing gracefully is simply not an option for the Reich.

[jackstraw45]

64. God will "tell him"...like he told him to attack Iraq....

God help US.

67. here's a scenario

Bush will go crazy, be put in a room with a jacket, literally have to be removed from office.
Cheney will be president for a couple of months and then Kerry will win the election.

As long as we're engaging in comparatively useless speculation.

or maybe that guy with sign around his neck that says the world is going to end tomorrow will be right.

To quote Bob Dylan --
"Have you heard the news, the vice-president's gone mad.
When?
last night
where?
downtown
hmmm well that's too bad, well there's nothing we can do about it, it's just something we're going to have to forget"

Not that I always feel that way, but sometimes all this endless speculation about what's going to happen, oh dear what's going to happen seems to me about as useful as the distraction of TV. It's entertaining to a point.

Aren't there more important things to worry about? Things we can actually have an effect on?
Now if something venal and vile does actually happen of that magnitude, well then would be a good time to take it on.

(end of mini-rant)

[NV Whino]

58. Everyone seems to be assuming...

that there will be Presidential debates. What on Earth makes you think that W's handlers will let him go up against Kerry? And they would have to roust out Cheney from his undisclosed location to make an appearance.

Also, look at the timing of the repug's convention. There will be no time for debates after that and before the election because they will manufacture some sort of national emergency that will keep them too busy to debate.

[TankLV]

69. And IF there are any debates - the DEMS better make a BIG ISSUE

out of him REMOVING HIS DAMN EAR MICROPHONE!

They'd better insist that he be there BY HIMSELF without any help from his handlers!

Of course, even with it all, he still can't walk and chew gum at the same time.

[southlandshari]

92. ditto

anyone have any links to info on Bush's reliance on ear mics for all his public appearances?

[cthrumatrix]

71. no debates would be a huge mistake.... he would be humiliated

[donhakman]

74. pic

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

77. Bush doesn't just need to lose - he NEEDS to be humiliated

Just losing a close election will not be enough. Bush's agenda must lose and forever be remembered as having been rejected by the American people. If he ducks the debates and his poll numbers continue to slide, we hopefully could be looking at an election loss of historic proportions.

[midnight armadillo]

81. There are 3

They're already scheduled.

[young_at_heart]

80. I wonder if the attendees felt like they got their money's worth?

I guess if you have $25,000 to throw away it would be no big deal. I bet none of the networks will show this....maybe Jon Stewart will pick it up!