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gut
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Oct 3, 2012 9:03pm
"Trickle down govt"...point, Romney
sleeper
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Oct 3, 2012 9:11pm
All important issues aside, I hate Romney's face.
sleeper
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Oct 3, 2012 9:12pm
Romney is doing well though.
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gut
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Oct 3, 2012 9:13pm
I don't know if it's the camera angle or what, but it looks unnatural the way he stares directly at you.
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gut
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Oct 3, 2012 9:14pm
Sitting there with that smug smile while Obama lies his ass off won't score Romney any points, either.
Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
Oct 3, 2012 9:14pm
I'm already sick of them talking about taxes, just keep saying the same things.
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gut
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Oct 3, 2012 9:17pm
Man, Romney nailed it though with "I've got 5 boys...I'm used to people repeating the same lie over and over hoping I'll believe it"
sleeper
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Oct 3, 2012 9:17pm
Obama has been laughable so far. Just keeps hammering all these useless talking points.
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gut
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Oct 3, 2012 9:18pm
Romney should counter the "middle class tax breaks" with how that's more than offset by a decline in wages.
sleeper
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Oct 3, 2012 9:19pm
I don't like when candidates badger the moderator. Romney has been pretty annoying in regards to this.
sleeper
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Oct 3, 2012 9:26pm
Romney is doing really well and Obama knows it.
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gut
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Oct 3, 2012 9:26pm
This is a bloodbath....Everything Romney is saying, by the way, is spot on. But words =/= action
sleeper
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Oct 3, 2012 9:27pm
I think its pretty apparent Romney actually did his homework and Obama continuously spews talking point after talking point.
jhay78
Posts: 1,917
Oct 3, 2012 9:29pm
Romney is performing well, although I would like to see him speak to the audience (both in person and on TV) about the president instead of speaking to him so much. I'm sure he'll get there though.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Oct 3, 2012 9:30pm
Obama is talking about all these things that aren't right in this country. Does he not remember that he is President and actually has been in the position to do something the past 4 years?
sleeper
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Oct 3, 2012 9:30pm
I've noticed that too.jhay78;1286637 wrote:Romney is performing well, although I would like to see him speak to the audience (both in person and on TV) about the president instead of speaking to him so much. I'm sure he'll get there though.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Oct 3, 2012 9:30pm
I kind of like this format, with the enlonged conversation, but Jim Lehrer needs to throw down the law. They are really taking over the rules and driving the debate. Questions and Answers are still vague.
No mention of the January 2 fiscal cliff.
But, from a strictly middle of the road view, Romney has fared better.
No mention of the January 2 fiscal cliff.
But, from a strictly middle of the road view, Romney has fared better.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Oct 3, 2012 9:30pm
Obama doesn't understand economics and fiscal policy. He's incapable of performing well on the fly, that's why he just keeps hammering the same talking points even after Romney has smashed them.sleeper;1286635 wrote:I think its pretty apparent Romney actually did his homework and Obama continuously spews talking point after talking point.
Could see a reversal in subsequent debates on foreign policy.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Oct 3, 2012 9:31pm
This!ptown_trojans_1;1286642 wrote:I kind of like this format, with the enlonged conversation, but Jim Lehrer needs to throw down the law. They are really taking over the rules and driving the debate. Questions and Answers are still vague.
No mention of the January 2 fiscal cliff.
But, from a strictly middle of the road view, Romney has fared better.
jhay78
Posts: 1,917
Oct 3, 2012 9:32pm
Yikes.
Now I know why this week every DNC and liberal media talking head sprinted to every nearby microphone to downplay expectations for Obama in the debate.
Now I know why this week every DNC and liberal media talking head sprinted to every nearby microphone to downplay expectations for Obama in the debate.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Oct 3, 2012 9:37pm
Given Romney's Op-ed's and his speeches, looking objectively, the President still should hold court.ccrunner609;1286651 wrote:OMG, you have to be kidding me?
Romney's Op-ed on the Middle East last week was a joke.
But, Romney is definitely looking better tonight.
The President is too vague.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Oct 3, 2012 9:38pm
There aren't a lot of facts and science behind it. It's where Obama can really shine with his bs and talking points. And it's a case where Obama can arguably draw some positive contrasts with the prior administration. He'll spin Romney's positions that differ into parallels with Bush, and then talk about those failures.ccrunner609;1286651 wrote:OMG, you have to be kidding me?
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Oct 3, 2012 9:38pm
Did Obama declare Social Security structurally sound?
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Oct 3, 2012 9:39pm
They both did for seniors.bases_loaded;1286656 wrote:Did Obama declare Social Security structurally sound?
SS is not the problem. It is Medicare. That is the killer. We are getting fatter and older.
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gut
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Oct 3, 2012 9:40pm
At this point. He said it needs tweaking. I think that's fairly accurate. Currently it's not a major driver of the deficit, if at all. Medicare is the big problem.bases_loaded;1286656 wrote:Did Obama declare Social Security structurally sound?