Obama vs. Romney, head to head in Denver

Boom

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-02/romney-just-quietly-announced-a-good-tax-policy-idea.html

More to come

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People are still waiting for Mitt to do tonight what he couldn’t do since the primaries concluded. Hold your breath Cons. It’s coming!

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jm

Boom

How can we trust romney or the republican brand for that matter? It’s a problem…

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“Romney start to add some details to a previous vacuum of specifics”
So Libs will only have a few weeks to attack them.

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Running on helping the middle class is lie so his whole campaign is a lie.

A fairy tale, if you will.

The gop will not vote to help the middle class. Period.

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” I suspect that debate preparations convinced his camp that going into tonight without such details would have left him too exposed.”

Or he’s releasing specifics deliberately at the time when voters finally start to tune in.

Any Obama specifics other than “forward”? Not really

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Bam….which candidate is most likely to plunge us into another senseless war? Who do you trust on that score?

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he would limit more affluent taxpayers to $17,000 in deductions to at least partially offset his proposed 20 percent reduction in tax rates

Interesting…. can we apply that to corporations (people, ya know) too?

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“Romney start to add some details to a previous vacuum of specifics”
So Libs will only have a few weeks to attack them.

If his plans are sound and viable, why would he worry about somebody attacking them? Facts are facts, just as opinions are opinions. He should have been laying details like his name was Johnny Appleseed.

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Fred,

After he finishes mitt, the Lincoln bedroom will be rockin so don’t bother knockin

He will have a bigger smile than usual tomorrow.

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Get to it already! I figure it’ll be over in a few minutes…maybe Barry “ropes a dope”. I forgot that making money part…sorry.

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Fred lolol

Well, I don’t financially support the Romney ticket, but i wish he could pull it off. Of course, it’s low on my wish-list. Besides, I have to tip the delivery drivers because they know where I work : )

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jm

Great job cheerleading but….romney’s plan doesn’t really add up and I have a feeling you know it too; your on the anyone but obama team…

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bman: Domino’s doesn’t deliver to my neighborhood………..

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Jm

October 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm

Bro 8:15

He already has. Tune in
++++++++++++++++++++

Wow. Another Jm lie. They just all blend together after a while until all one reads is blah blah blah………

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Romney has plenty of specifics.

Obviously not enough for Bloomberg. From your own posted linkee…

How generous this makes Romney’s proposal depends crucially on how he treats health benefits…

In order to determine how much money this plan would raise, we need to know whether a wide variety of tax preferences would be impacted, or only below-the-line deductions. I hope Romney will indicate that his plan also hits tax exclusions, as that would raise a lot more revenue and do more to eliminate distortions in the tax code….

Seems like the person writing that article is looking for specifics that Romney still has not detailed. He did state, however, that Romney gave enough specifics to actually be scored this time. I guess he gets an A for effort in that aspect.

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sink

You forgot redistribution, golf, telemprompter , 57, and american apologizer..there feel better?

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Obama is simply going to wipe the floor with him. Romney is a rich pariah who simply can’t identify with ANY average American through his fog of lies and network of havened money. He’ll only continue to get booed out of the room by every group of minority and middle class voters he comes across. His religion and wealth is highly elitist and everyone in this country has had it with his kind. We’re telling Mitt he can’t buy this election! Read about the role of his money and his Magic Mormon Underwear are playing in the polls at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/05/mitt-romneys-magic-mormon-underwear.html

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“Romney fully plans to reform and overhaul the corporate tax code including a massive elimination of tax breaks”

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/799378/original.jpg

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Bro

The phrase “more to come” must be over your head.

And even so, the guy’s not going to write a full all encompassing tax bill before he’s prez doofus

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“You forgot redistribution, golf, telemprompter , 57, and american apologizer..there feel better?”

Nope.

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filky.

You are likable like mitt.

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Ok. As I was leaving I just got an email from Barry. I have to admit that the cynical side of me finds this amusing.

In just a little while, I’ll go on stage to meet Mitt Romney in the first presidential debate here in Denver.

I couldn’t be prouder to represent you out there.

Fred, it’s because of you that affordable health care is within reach for millions more Americans. It’s because of you that we’ve seen 30 straight months of job growth and middle-class families have seen their taxes cut.

Together, we’ve done a lot — but there is so much more to do to keep this country moving forward. That only happens if we win this election.

Before tonight’s debate, will you chip in $5 or more to help finish this campaign strong?

https://donate.barackobama.com/Stand-With-Me

Can’t wait to see what you do tonight.

Barack

Why do I think he didn’t really send that himself to ME lol? And why do I think I’ll get another email begging for cash AFTER the debate?

Later

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Good stuff, Fredro.

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Economists liked our President’s plan better than mitt’s by a large margin. Fact.

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the guy’s not going to write a full all encompassing tax bill before he’s prez doofus

To simplify… “You must elect me first to know what I will do”… This is acceptable to the same people who mock Pelosi with a lie.

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Can we dispense with the chest beating, libs? Let’s see how your community organizer weasels out of explaining his miserable track record.

You guys remind me of the nerd who comes to the dance with a skank and tries to convince everyone that she is the home coming queen. Please, enough!

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Brandt Hardin

October 3rd, 2012
8:24 pm
Read about the role of his money and his Magic Mormon Underwear are playing in the polls
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OH GOODY!

Can we now make jokes about;

Harry Reids “magic drawers”
Leibermans mystic beanie and candleholder
Edleson’s(?) enchanted flying carpet prayer rug

You DO plan to be religious BIGOT about them all, right?

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**Good stuff, Fredro.**

Now thats friggin funny

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You guys remind me of the nerd who comes to the dance with a skank and tries to convince everyone that she is the home coming queen. Please, enough!

Someone has apparently never seen revenge of the nerds…

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To the GOP; middle class is second class.

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I just hope Jim Lehrer will treat both candidates equally. If he asks President Obama about his college transcripts, then he should ask Mitt Romney about his tax returns…and vice-versa. Don’t press one candidate for a BS spin-type answer, while letting the other one get away with it.
Frankly, I wish they’d let E. J. Dionne question Romney, and let George Will question Obama…with instant fact-checking on the spot. That way we’d have a REAL debate, not this charade that we usually wind up with.

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Wow

Mitt knows how to write a tax plan, but hires the best high priced accountants to do his?

I wonder who REALLY wrote what he is calling his tax plan, may be like the Romney Budget plan written by Ryan LOL

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Keep up …

“Boulevard is notable for being a center of high crime and drug activity in Atlanta, as well as the location of the highest concentration of Section 8 housing in the Southeastern United States.”

It’s a nice evening for a stroll.

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David,

He will be fair and doubt he will ask mitt about his crazy “terrorist sympathizer” attack.

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BIG govt vs SMALL govt, take your choice? You decide?

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filky is scared.

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And once it’s close, you and your ilk will call for re-count, after re-count, after re-count….

Until you win.

Count on it folks, entitilement city.

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Cano gets another long dong.

17th postseason in 18 years for NYY.

Sorry Jay, but Boston fans gotta feel like Romney fans tonight…

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Jim said be quiet or I will humiliate you in front of the world.

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bman, yep you did. We learned today all about the power of “my interpretation of your words” from your conned friends. Watch your eyeholes.

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“You guys remind me of the nerd who comes to the dance with a skank and tries to convince everyone that she is the home coming queen. Please, enough!”

Pleasant or unpleasant meomories Donovan?

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moonbat,

Why do you worry so much about programs Americans paid for?

You cons should be focused on jobs not that crap.

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C-Span is much better than hearing that corporate media bs.

Jim is telling jokes.

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Lets all hope Romney doesn’t have a shirt on with such a bad crease that is so prominent that it also causes a visible crease in the jacket

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Jay

October 3rd, 2012
8:07 pm

“You will tell who we think wins, won’t you”

I already know, but I don’t want to spoil the suspense.

I am sure you have already wrote the Obama wins debate column. Just have to fill in a few blanks and hit the submit key.

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Oh lawd……….

he didn’t say Ronald Reagan……….. Oh lawd

Where are you Thulsa?

It is times for the Reagan diatribe………

Oh lawd

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td

Romney could say nothing and you would say he won the debate

What is your point?

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JamVet….. oh yeah…. bite me.

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Romney wore the red tie so he won round one.

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TBS, what’s good?

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Is it just granny and her iPad or are things with the live feed not going well?

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No vidideo…

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Is Mitt gonna channel Tricky Dick and tell the nation that he is not a crook?

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TBG

What’s shaking?

Bro and TBG: chk you email. I am game

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Jay

October 3rd, 2012
9:06 pm

Ohio is red and white if I recall correctly, td.

Romney’s is red with white and black strips OSU and UGA colors.

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TBG

He does

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what obama says he wants to do for business is NOTHING of what he has done the last 4 years…..lie # 1

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TBS, just checked and replied.

No Fred?

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Mitt is kicking his teeth in right now

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Mitt likes coal, I wonder if he uses it?

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TBG

I forgot to follow up with Jay to see if he sent Fred my email address or if he did send it, did Fred receive it.

My bad on that one.

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Obama seems nervous

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Obama is stumbling all over his own tongue.

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Mitt is getting riled already

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getalife….and what will the tax increase be for middle class under statusquo? crickets…

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obama just cannot handle the facts.

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Jm

Yeah, he is nervous like last time

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obama lowered tax rates…..uh, obamacare….lie

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His tax plan has NOT lowered tac rate for 98%. He extended the bush tax cuts and then gave us a tax holiday that is just bankrupting social security….something we will pay for later on. Holy crap.

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Obama just challenged Romney’s MATH skills LOL.

Cons don’t do MATH

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Romney’s eyebrows are dyed too dark.

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scott,

Listen to our President.

He tried another tax cut for the middle class but the gop voted no and blocked it. Fact.

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G Mare
kin u reed an unnerstan
dis ?

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TBS, look at the comments already.

Do you see any objectivity so far?

All I see is “My guy is killing your guy “.

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Willard looks like he is 7 feet tall in that shot from the right.

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Hey G Mare. Hope the tests went well.

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Obama is attempting to tie himself to Clinton.

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Funny how Mitt says what his plan isn’t. What in the heck is it? What reductions? What exemptions do you chop?

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Bill Clinton….Bill clinton. If I mention his name enough, maybe all the stupid libs will think he is running again..

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Mister Bookman .. .. How do you grade the candidates so far?

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this moderator is terrible. Start drilling down on both of them. all these guys do is speak in generalities

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Romney clearly won that round.

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Mitt’s is starting to melt down he is becoming condensing with Jim if he doesn’t get his way.

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What spending cuts?

PBS, ACA, what other specific cuts Romney…..

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wow. Jay actually gives props to Romney. holy crap

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Obama looks extremely RATTLED and CONFUSED without his teleprompter!
OBAMA is trying to grab onto Bill Clinton’s Coat tails out of pure desperation.

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Thanks Mister B …didn’t see that up there

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You did NOT go after medicare fraud. That is a complete LIE

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Mitt is savaging Obama. He is kicking his ass all over the stage. Obama looks helpless without his teleprompter. All he can do is blame W and try to tie Romney to W. Sad that that is all he has.

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They BOTH suck

October 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm

TBG

And you expected any different?
___________________________

Yeah

After all the drinking games proposed, I expected a lot more…

iugtuyiohpy0iyohik pssssssssst!

Hunnie do do

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killing obama. Just mention the “1-term proposition”

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Thulsa Doom
October 3rd, 2012
9:30 pm
Mitt is savaging Obama. He is kicking his ass all over the stage. Obama looks helpless without his teleprompter. All he can do is blame W and try to tie Romney to W. Sad that that is all he has.

We’ll just ignore the fact all of Romney’s economic and foreign policy advisors are from the Bush administration.

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Oh Lord. Obama is really reaching now. He is using that emotionalism crap that Romney wants to cut medicaid for crippled kids. Oh and the Obama putdown of Trump earlier was just plain weak- not to mention it lowered the dignity of the office. Mitt is killing him!

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Melt down on taxes.

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“Not sure how you give him round 1 for that.”–Getalife

That’s okay, everyone else understands.

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Romney–During a recession, gov’t shouldn’t raise taxes. Every economist: During a recession gov’t shouldn’t cut spending.

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Cut corporate welfare.

mitt says no.

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More supply side……..

Nothing new…….

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Question “Obama, Why is gas over twice the price than when you came into office? You had a supermajority to get stuff done. What happened?”

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Wiping the floor with his greasy head.

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ouch. take that obama

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Boom. Mitt hammered him on the 90 billion in tax credits for green energy vs 2.8 billion in big oil tax credits. WOW. He just made Obama look like a damn fool.

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Mitt is slaughtering him

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An getting behind on SpongeBob …. see you later.
Take care Jay, I do wish you well.
This to sweep the jungle for targets.

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Somebody did their homework and somebody didn’t. Round 2 – Romney

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Round two to Romney.

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Doom 9:38 yawp

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Obama is losing it! OMG! This is the buffoon the White House!

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“You don’t just pick the winners and loses, you pick the losers”

LMAO

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Move over Yaz and make room for Miguel Cabrera.

First Triple Crown since 1967…

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…”The oil companies get $ four billion…”….

Stammer..stammer….$4 billion in what?

LIAR!!!! He’s losing and losing badly. Lairs can’t speak with conviction. Stammer and backpedal.

Corporate Jet? What on earth is Air Force One?

Obama still thinks he can wing it, because you’re stupid. Are you?

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Oh good lord. Obama thinks govt and not competition lowered prescription drug costs. God help this man.

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“WOW. He just made Obama look like a damn fool.”–Doomy

Actually Obama is doing a fine job of that all by himself. NO TELEPROMPTER!

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The $716 billion medicare lie from Romney…..

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mitt does not understand anything.

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“Not ready for prime time.”–getalife

Put the Brown down Brother, he is trouncing your candidate!

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Lehrer seems like he’s feeding Obama his answers

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i cannot believe how delusional getalife is. Obama is doing terrible

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Obama is all mover the place. The isn’t John McCain, Obama!

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Why won’t Romney answer any questions?

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From reading over the comments here, they’re dominating each other. So, either everyone here is brainwashed, or it’s a pretty close debate.

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Romney
Cut tax rates,
cut deductions,
increase revenue from
growth. Laffer rerun.

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bman,

Partisans never admit they lose.

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“May the best candidate win.”

Nooooooo ……………. may the candidate that’s best “for the country” win !

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USMC:

I wish they would just give them “pugle sticks” !

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UhOh, now here comes the discussion on the economy… Obama is in real trouble!

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Aside from some weird Lehrer comments, format is awesome, good job PBS

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Yeah, this format is bad. Jim L. has zero control over the debate. Both running ramshod all over the place…

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“I wish they would just give them “pugle sticks” !”

Yut Yut! Semper Fi!

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bman, even Jay is pretty much saying Romney is winning. Given his bias, I think it is safe to say that he kicking the crap out of Obama

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and WHY were they giving loans. Because they were told to. We all know why. Look not further than Clinton.

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Tealiban

It’s great

Back and forth free flow is good

More in depth answers than usual

Which isn’t saying much, but it is progress

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Romney is giving new meaning to term broken record “growing our way out of a deficit” everyone gets tax cut and the deficit will disappear

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lehrer is leading obama a bit

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“even Jay is pretty much saying Romney is winning. Given his bias, I think it is safe to say that he kicking the crap out of Obama”

That pretty much sums it up.

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bman,

mitt agres with our President on most things but our President got him on regulating Wall Street.

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uh-oh jay….

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Jay is awfully quiet…

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Obama keeps smirking. He’s getting bashed and he knows it. Watch that continous smirk when from Obama when Mitt is speaking.

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getalife, getaclue….wow

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Repeal ObamaCare is a losing argument.

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“1. Obama does not look like the great orator as described.”–That Bama Fan

Not being allowed to use a teleprompter is a B!tch!

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jamvet…no wonder why you probably think obama is doing a great job. If OBama was doing well, Jay would be chirping away man.

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Obama just said you can keep your own doctor under obamacare. LIE LIE LIE!

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JamVet

October 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm

bman, even Jay is pretty much saying Romney is winning.

No, misquoter, he said he won round one.

Read the points he is adding at the top of the blog. Obama is getting a pretty good butt kicking right now 70% of the time.

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Obama is very passive personally and it comes through in the debate

Romney fought for the last word in round 1

Obama totally passed on the last word in round 2

America needs fixing and can’t have a pacificifist, empty seat prez

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and THAT was a STATE-run healthcare system….NOT a FEDERAL government system

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The rammed down our throat lies by Mitt…..

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Romney + on delivery
Obama + on content

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What time does the end?

Yes…I could Google it but cut me a break.

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how is a FEDERAL plan the same as a STATE’S plan?

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I’ll give Jay credit if he just hangs in until the end of this crap debate.

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Listen to the fact checkers after the debate.

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I think Obama is doing fine, but Romney is clearly on another level. This is the real Mitt Romney that most of the country has been shielded from by the corrupt liberal msm. In essence, Romney’s overseas trip performance a while back was near as impressive if viewed in totality, but because the msm had the ability to just near completely bury that, they created a narrative that it was one gaffe after another by Romney. Impossible for them to do that with tonight’s debate as they’re unable to filter what the American people see the way they did with regard to Romney’s foreign trip. Even Bookman is at a loss to try and spin Romney’s performance in a negative way. I suspect that will change once instructions are received from Party Central.

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Libs have evacuated

Libs lost

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Steve

Bman is correct: 90 minutes, so 10:30

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Thank you bman. I appreciate it.

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All my plans have too lengthy descriptions to get into….

It will take too long to explain the math…..

Hollow, vague plans is all Romney has.

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Who cares? Cat turd versus dog turd; both are still animal feces. Eat up partisans.

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mitt will outsource his job to the States.

Why does he want to be President then?

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Romney lies. Insurance companies covers children 22-26 only because it was legislated.

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“Why does he want to be President then?”–Getalife

So he can play as much Golf as Obama…

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Too complicated for many con bloggers to understand.

They cut and ran.

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Man…Mitt is killing him. Imagine if Newt was debating him. Obama would not even know what hit him

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Obama whining that he has a record now.

And his record stinks.

Picks losers.

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BABOOM!

Are Romney’s plans to good to be true??? Why no details Mitt?

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I get the sense that the Liberal Bloggers here on Bookman’s blog are freaking out right about now. Obama is getting exposed as the unqualified Lackey that he is.

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Obama had the momentum and the polling (if you believe polls) to put Romney away in the first debate. If he allows Romney to outperform him and shifts that momentum and confidence to the other side, he’s going to be in a lot of trouble.

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Romney is doing a great job at interjecting Obama’s own words in his statements.

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Mitt just admits he has no plan, only “objectives”.

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Lehrer is funny

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Romney in a shutout thus far.

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Why is Lehrer giving Obama so much time and then cutting romney off more. That’s fine because obama is doing a great job at making himself look dumb. Hell Biden prob would have done better at this point

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Great point Doomy! Obama’s Facial expressions are telling us who the winner of this debate is.

Obama is taking his daily Intel from an IPAD… Great. Mr. Video Game President!

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I am disappointed. Obama should have requested details each and every time Mitt referred to his “plan”

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everybody wants better education….obama now repeating himself about mindless stats he wants…romney doesn’t want more teachers….ie boogeyman….this is fun

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Atlanta mom

October 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm

Romney lies. Insurance companies covers children 22-26 only because it was legislated

22-26 year olds are children? Must be a liberal belief.

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“Obama would’ve lost the civil war and may cause a new one with the deficit”

And I am sure you will be leading to the charge to the back…………….

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Thulsa Doom
October 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
22-26 year olds are children? Must be a liberal belief.

Is your son or daughter not your child?

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I was nervous about this debate. I thought Romney would get spanked because I thought Obama was supposedly a great debater. That nervousness was unfounded.

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Trickle down government

Yuck

Elect Romney

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“I am disappointed. Obama should have requested details each and every time Mitt referred to his “plan””

Obama has NO details, so I don’t think he wants to even breathe the word “details”.

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Bring on the vouchers.

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I think Bookman probably changed the channel to the baseball game.

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No details zinger.

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“Not very detailed, seems to be a trend.” That pretty much sums up Romney’s campaign.

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Tbs showed up!

A lib!

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Obama’s TRICKLE UP POVERTY is failing our country miserably.

Obama acts as though he knows NOTHING about business. No wonder our economy is in the tank.

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“I think Bookman probably changed the channel to the baseball game”

I think Jay wishes he was counter punching in this debate instead of POTUS.

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Jm

It is true………. You wont do anything…………..

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college boogeyman again

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Mass has good schools because those citizens are willing to pay for it.

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$90 billion in failed green jobs would have hired 2 million teachers.

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Romney just dropped some fast math on Obama

$90billion

2 million teachers

Obama head spinning

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Low expectations are helping Romney and high expectations are hurting the President.

JMHO

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big gov’t smackdown libs…
paralysis as a result of harry reid in the senate….that is the biggest problem….BAM

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Collaboration Mitt

Boom

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Common Sense isn’t very Common

October 3rd, 2012
8:04 pm
Jay

You will tell who we think wins, won’t you

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Any comment after this opening truth is not worth offering. The TRUTH commands.

But, I couldn’t be strong enough to be silent, so:
Obama looked sick; pissed off; arrogant; and outclassed.

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Our President did meet with leaders mitt.

He is freaking out.

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Good line from Obama

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yeah obama….maybe he can handle it like you did and say “I won you lost…too bad”

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Finally

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obama is flustered and the contempt on the obamacare 1st day comment was enlightening….people are seeing this and nothing jay can spin can change it……

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“Our President did meet with leaders mitt.”

No he did not.
Caesar Obama had the DemocRat Congress PUSH through Obamacare without ONE republican vote.

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TBS, are you done pretending you are not a lefty? Obama might be a disappointment to you, but still you lean hard left. I understand, Romney sucks, but still – Obama for 4 more…. Hee heee hee.

I actually want to see that. Maybe he will change his name to Benito.

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scoot,

States run State government not federal government.

Is politics too complicated for you?

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the extreme wing of the dems is running things and has said no to anybody that disagrees with them for 4 years now……he has pitted one person against the other….his words in last minute do not mirror his words as he speaks across this country day after day

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Obama pitches himself pretty well as a reasonable levelheaded guy

Many of his policies just suck

And Romney is clearly a better option

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I think the polls might change a little towards Romney.

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Still waiting on Romney’s details. Not much leadership there.

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Doom, yes I know that. I also know that students/young adults can also now have coverage that they previously might not have had.

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getalife

October 3rd, 2012
10:28 pm

Your President just took a butt whipping my friend.

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weak last line by obama….he is begging for people to keep buying obamaphones and vote for him

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Funny how Romney wasn’t worried abou the direction of the economy 4+ years ago…

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trickle down economy,
trickle down government,
whole lotta tricklin goin on…

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Jm

you are the dumb ass talking civil war………

speaking of substance…………. YOU LOSE

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Romey’s concerned about America and Obama is concerned about his Grandma.

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Doom,
My original point stands. Romney said those students/young people were always able to be covered. That was not true.

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Ill create 12 million jobs. HOW?

(BTW estimates already say that will happen anyway).

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“I also know that students/young adults can also now have coverage that they previously might not have had.”

Really? And how is that? How can they get coverage today that they supposedly couldn’t get 4 years ago? How?

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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Oblunda’s facial expressions told it all.

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Just my opinion but since Obama was hasn’t had a debate in such a long time he should have scheduled press conferences to get sharper on thinking on his feet.

JMHO

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We don’t outsource federal government to State government.

mitt will collapse our economy again by deregulating the banks.

Stock up on supplies if he wins.

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barking frog

October 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
trickle down economy,
trickle down government,
whole lotta tricklin goin on…

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Pass the tissues, please.

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Geez…..get a friggin life people

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Jay, President Obama just was not prepared for this one.

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PBS Commentators – Romney presented too much detail

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Well I guess that settles that

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msnbc looks like they want to cry…..priceless

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“Romney said those students/young people were always able to be covered.”

I did not hear him say that. But if he was referring to group plans then those 22-26 year old “children” could have their own coverage via either individual plans which are cheaper than a parent’s group plan or they could get coverage through their own group plan at work. You do expect a 22-26 year “child” to have a job right?

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10:18: Again, Romney better prepared and Obama is oddly passive, failing to strike at his opponent’s vulnerabilities. A strong night for the former governor of Massachusetts. A weak performance by the incumbent.

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As I stated earlier today in response to a member of the loyal opposition: Well, Sumbi+ch.

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Thudd…..didn’t like the format, neither candidate gained or lost…

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“My verdict would be a Romney victory. Maybe it was overconfidence on Obama’s part, but whatever the cause, he performed poorly. If overconfidence was indeed the issue, I doubt that will be the case next time. There’s certainly no cause for it.”–JAY BOOKMAN

I applaud your honesty Jay. By the way, CNN is agreeing with you.

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too much detail??? HA!

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I don’t think polls will move much though

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Lets hand out the crying towels to the left side of the aisle and demonstrate we can be good winners.

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UNSHACKLE WALLSTREET, but not all the way

–Mitt Romney

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Holy crap! I need to go to bed. I must rest in order to facilitate the transfer of wealth from the slag heap of Dems to the D-bag Repubs via the working class(those of us that still have jobs).

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Jm,

Unfortunately you are probably right. Way to many disconnected people out there who just don’t give a shyte. And that’s a shame.

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I agree with Jay’s running assessment of the debate from 9:03 to 10:18 and I agree that from the standpoint of aggressiveness toward his positions, Romney was better than Obama

I also think that Romney correctly stated at the end of the debate that this election will be a choice between two different directions that the country will take. This was not a boxing match. Even if the president lost to Romney, the direction that Romney would take the country would be hurtful to the working and middle class people of this nation.

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bman

October 3rd, 2012
10:35 pm

TBG lol I get ya

But you know, Newt Gingrich is never likeable.
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True. Newt just looked smarmy. Is that a real word?

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“TRICKLE DOWN” government doesn’t work!

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“Doom that age group has had a problem finding full time jobs with the mess with the economy”

Exactly. Thank you for making that point.

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Not only an ass kicking, but capitulation bordering on outright surrender. Watching Obama morph into George Herbert Bush was painful.

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Round 1 to Romney.

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Our President started out slow but woke up in the middle and crushed him at the end.

No specific to mitt’s plans was hammered over and over and mitt’s solutions are let States worry about it.

He agreed with our President too much to win a debate.

Perhaps Jay can write a piece in the morning to detail how mitt won this debate.

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The most pitiful thing about this whole debate is that these are your choices.

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Doom

300 million people

Electorate of 240 million or so

Viewership of eligible likely voters: small

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Romney on delivery.
Obama on content.
Romney wins.

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I wonder about the Republican bases’s view of their candidate.

Regulations are good, they are needed, they’re essential to a successful free market.

He won’t cut the education budget.

He’s not cutting top-tier income taxes. He thinks they should keep paying the lion’s share of the taxes.

He likes a lot of the provisions of Obamacare and will keep them.

After all the hoopla dies about ‘our guy won’ they’ll be asking themselves ‘are we sure this is our guy??

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I meant

Passive

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Romney in a walk. Bozo handled this debate like he has handled the presidency…… a cross between the Peter Principle and Affirmative Action. Romney 320….. Bozo 218.

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Obama will probably come back in the next debates….

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I think that point about 90 billion in tax giveaways to the green industry by American taxpayers was Romney throwing a body blow to Obama. Obama looked like a deer in headlights after that one.

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Fact checkers said mitt lied and no specifics.

President Obama told the truth.

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I think Romney was almost “pitch perfect”

Romney missed a few opportunities, but they were minor

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I am a liberal who don’t like a fiber of Romney, but I must admit that Romney made hamburger out of Obama tonight.

The danger for the American voter is that Romney “had all the answers; a sign that the American people is getting lubed up.

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The President took the butt whipping because he is more dignified. LMFAO

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Obama’s close was awful

Most of America did not seeit

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I haven’t heard any talk about the bias of the moderator. I wonder will that continue.

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Lets talk about healthcare. I pay $5000.00 yr just for me on our current plan and it’s going up and cant afford it. Going to have to cancel my healthcare as of next month. Tell me we are better off this presidential term!

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Bill Maher says Obama lost and probably needs a teleprompter. Hate to admit that I agree with Maher, but he’s right… or left but right.

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“My verdict would be a Romney victory. Maybe it was overconfidence on Obama’s part, but whatever the cause, he performed poorly. If overconfidence was indeed the issue, I doubt that will be the case next time. There’s certainly no cause for it.”

On style and forcefulness more so than on substance. I guess we will need to evaluate the statements of both men over the next few days to determine the latter. But I am just elated the debate was actually somewhat substantive (ironically probably due in part to Lehrer’s inability to control it). I hope the next 2 debates are similarly robust.

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I like this election much more than Bush v Kerry

God that one was absolutely awful

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Unfortunately, I can’t convince some people who would cut off a body part rather than vote for Romney, but it’s still not to late to jump on the winning team for the rest of you people.

The man looked more presidential than the president, had more informational understanding of the world, and hit a huge home run .