I thought so too, very ochestrated. I found it creepy that someone could be that on. The memorized dates, facts, years, etc. combined with the choreographed hand moves, throw in the manic writing while Bush was talking, almost like he was trying to appear scholarly. Weird.
But then, I found it odd that the President went into a debate armed only with five talking points.
The key in any campaign is staying on message!
Kerry will not be remembered for anything he did last night, but he will be remembered for a couple of sayings 'no need for tax cuts' 'global testing' these are the things people remember in the voting booth.