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BannonsLiver

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38. Exactly

Thu Oct 22, 2020, 11:02 PM

Oct 2020

Except unlike the tan suit Literally no one is talking about it. Not on MSNBC. Not on CNN. It’s not even trending on Twitter either.

But! But! What about HW Bush in 1992?!111

The unintentional comedy factor here never disappoints.

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Yikes, did Biden look at his watch? [View all] democrattotheend Oct 2020 OP

Bullshit. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #1

Oh noes! He looked at his watch! The horror! BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #2

Bush Sr. took a major hit for doing this at a debate in 1992... brooklynite Oct 2020 #12

And who could blame him for wanting it to be over? onenote Oct 2020 #33

Oh he did? BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #34

We're A Far Cry RobinA Oct 2020 #75

Tan suit moment? SheltieLover Oct 2020 #26

Exactly BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #38

I saw him Rebl2 Oct 2020 #37

Yes I think he was planning which nuggets he could still get out there soothsayer Oct 2020 #42

Right on the money here! bluestarone Oct 2020 #71

I did not see that.. secondwind Oct 2020 #3

He did. No one has mentioned it yet. Renew Deal Oct 2020 #4

CNN was just talking about it democrattotheend Oct 2020 #5

I saw it PatSeg Oct 2020 #46

Frothy Rick mentioned it on CNN MissB Oct 2020 #9

Yes. I saw it. TruckFump Oct 2020 #23

is that like a tan suit? stillcool Oct 2020 #6

Sarcasm? arlyellowdog Oct 2020 #7

So what rockfordfile Oct 2020 #8

The reason it looked bad for Bush in 1992 Proud liberal 80 Oct 2020 #10

And Bush kept doing it throughout the course of the debate. Music Man Oct 2020 #19

+1 chowder66 Oct 2020 #53

+1 treestar Oct 2020 #64

This is not 1992 jcgoldie Oct 2020 #11

It's understandable, all sane Americans were looking at the clock Sugarcoated Oct 2020 #13

"concern" noted Tarc Oct 2020 #14

Bush checked his watch while being asked a question from a voter. Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #15

When Trump is in the room, the chaos is so great, that could never become the focus. MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #16

He did right when she said we're running out of tine to get Tribetime Oct 2020 #17

JHC what's with all the WorryWort posts? Cha Oct 2020 #18

12 days left and the GOP are losing bad greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #25

Bad optics relayerbob Oct 2020 #20

Exactly democrattotheend Oct 2020 #24

Yep, and we didn't have an internet then relayerbob Oct 2020 #28

Yep, and we didn't have an internet then relayerbob Oct 2020 #29

See Post #10 in this thread. nt chowder66 Oct 2020 #55

He was losing, and it was the town hall debate treestar Oct 2020 #65

concern noted Cetacea Oct 2020 #39

Two can play the meme game? Happy Hoosier Oct 2020 #52

See Post #10 in this thread. nt chowder66 Oct 2020 #54

It's over!!!!!!1111!!!221! linda52 Oct 2020 #21

Yes! Dreampuff Oct 2020 #22

This is not 1992 Norbert Oct 2020 #27

Oh please ... nsd Oct 2020 #30

This is exactly the sort of area where the media has considerable influence unblock Oct 2020 #31

It is understandable when one is dealing with an unhinged asshole still_one Oct 2020 #32

That's What the Fuck I was thinking.. Cha Oct 2020 #36

Exactly! As opposed to Bill Clinton treestar Oct 2020 #67

Doing that doesn't look good Raine Oct 2020 #35

Non-issue. Cetacea Oct 2020 #40

but..but... he looked at his watch!!!! linda52 Oct 2020 #45

When it comes to Trump, we're all looking at our watches. C_U_L8R Oct 2020 #41

Exactly! Just like when he said "will you treestar Oct 2020 #68

Did Trump have white crystals flying out of his nose while he spoke? Not much MSM on that. Midnight Writer Oct 2020 #43

He was sniffing a lot; I didn't notice any chunks this time. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #69

Lol Sunsky Oct 2020 #44

Who are we to doubt ''democrattotheend''? linda52 Oct 2020 #49

As pointed out, so so different from 1992. David__77 Oct 2020 #47

Bush looking at his watch was in sync with the impression jg10003 Oct 2020 #48

If he took out his phone and responded to emails, maybe JDC Oct 2020 #50

Gimme a break. Turin_C3PO Oct 2020 #51

It signaled that Trump was wasting America's time... Generic Other Oct 2020 #56

No! Don't post that song! democrattotheend Oct 2020 #70

The reason Bush took the hit on that... Steven Maurer Oct 2020 #57

Context Matters. Bush did not get hurt just because he looked at his watch. It was on top of JI7 Oct 2020 #58

I think everyone watching at home could identify... Rhiannon12866 Oct 2020 #59

YIKES!!!! CONTEXT MATTERS. Hello! Cha Oct 2020 #60

This is why you wear your watch with the face on the inside of your wrist Spider Jerusalem Oct 2020 #61

If you actually watched, you would have seen Biden put his watch back on at the end of the debate. PubliusEnigma Oct 2020 #62

Not the same treestar Oct 2020 #63

Yes, and so did I - Quaalude Trump was very boring. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #66

I was watching dalton99a's Trumpriddance Count Down Clock. Hugin Oct 2020 #72

Nobody is talking about it (except you), so maybe it didn't happen. MoonRiver Oct 2020 #73

I haven't seen anybody bring that up until now? Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #74

Thanks for the heads up... ahoysrcsm Oct 2020 #76