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Calvin Goad watches the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney from a restaurant in San Diego, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012.
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GM'S alive Bin Laden died and Romney lied.
Mr President don"t show your true personality........Just smirk.
I'm sorry I didn't have time to prepare Mr. Puttin I was busy running the country.
Is the NY daily news the only paper in the country with nothing on the front page about the debate ? It doesn't matter no one reads it.
Joe / Mika stop with the:
Excuses...........Excuses....... Help we need vote...... Romney / Ryan
This morning on "Morning Joe" famed historian "Jon Meacham"
said that when the debates were on television last night, that his young
daughter walked into the livingroom, after observing the president (Obama) and
candidate (Romney) side by side, and asked her father, why was the president so
angry. Studies have shown that when placed side by side, and viewed by others
who or not of the Negro race (African American), non-blacks always viewed the
Negro as being "angry or bad". Leaves one to wonder, perhaps this is why the
president was not so assertive in his approach towards the debates. Just
something to think about.
Mike Barnacle just said that we saw the REAL Mitt Romney last night -- HOW DOES HE KNOW?? Has he met him, has he spent time with him, has Romney told him THIS IS THE REAL ME. Romney's said so many things -- he's like jello to debate, as someone said. And the smirk on his face -- a real display of condescension. I NEVER thought Obama looked mad. I thought he looked serious and wanting an honest debate. I hope the fact checkers are on the job. I don't trust Romney at all.
All of the panel are saying that this was the winning Romney, but please tell us from what Mr. Romney said last night, what he will doin office? Cut taxes, cut Big Bird, repeal Obamacare, release all government land for energy production, and leave all the details for a later date. Wow! We have a winner here! That is the American Dream we are all hoping for......?
Yes that was President Obama last night talking on education and used the phrase, "He and me." Romney rocked!!
Morning Joe is giving Mr. Romney and Ed Gilepsie a great big pass on loopholes to be cut under the "amazing plan" that cuts all those taxes across the board! What is wrong with you guys?!
So much for fair and balanced! so, am I getting this right, that Mr. Romney won the debate because he called the president a liar and then proceeded to manipulate all the facts himself.
You did not analyze at all what those on stage said and what that means for the American people.
Disappointment!
I am curious if the attack on Turkey by Syria was on the president's mind.
Might the President have other things on his mind?
I am just stunned at how the media thinks Americans feel that "bang bang", fighting, lying, performance for the moment is what they want in a President. He flip-flopped on all his policies; said things that was needed to win the debate; just like he said things in the behind closed doors to get money; just like in the primarys he went radical right to pander that crowd. I still ask, who is this person? the monster who said that he is not going to worry about the 47% or just a fake. The Media wanted a cat fight to talk about all day. Too bad. The President baited Romney into talking last night and now Romney has to walk the walk! In the next two weeks this media crew will be discussing the Presidents strategy.
I am just stunned at how the media thinks Americans feel that "bang bang", fighting, lying, performance for the moment is what they want in a President. He flip-flopped on all his policies; said things that was needed to win the debate; just like he said things in the behind closed doors to get money; just like in the primarys he went radical right to pander that crowd. I still ask, who is this person? the monster who said that he is not going to worry about the 47% or just a fake. The Media wanted a cat fight to talk about all day. Too bad. The President baited Romney into talking last night and now Romney has to walk the walk! In the next two weeks this media crew will be discussing the Presidents strategy.
It was mentioned on the program this morning that one of the reasons Obama loomed flat is he has been surrounded by deferential people the last four years. What they did not mention is that I Claude's the press. They have not challenged him either and there you have the result. Romney was poised, articulate and had a greater command of the issues. Obama looked like a student called before the class who hadn't prepared his work; like a man exposed
We found out last night during the debate what governor Romney intends to do with us 47% of deadbeats. He intends to push us out of the Presidents problem and delegate us to the states . The idea that Governor Otter will take over the medicaid and poor should scare the hell out of us that are dependent on our Government to see to our well being. He also intends to create 23 million new jobs to broaden the tax base and pay for his five trillion dollar reduction of the national debt. However the devil is in the details, where is he going to create 23 million jobs out of thin air?Our manufacturing jobs are gone for good and Governor Romney was involved in helping send them to China. 23 million jobs he is going to create is Governor Romney fantasy.
I think ALL the msnbc talking heads need to lay off the caffeine and get a grip. President Obama looked like The President and Romney looked like a crazy man. Everything that Romney said will be rebutted by his campaign today. Does anyone know what his tax plan is after last night? What exactly is his plan for Obamacare this week, repeal, repeal and replace, or just rename it. How about Romney wanting to get rid of Dodd Frank, that wouldn't help any middle class person I know. Maybe the people just like hearing Mitt spout his lies and empty promises and no details, but I think the President was spot on with details and let us all know who he's working for. Romney treated Jim Leher with a total lack of respect and was a bully as he has been in all his debates. He knew the rules before and decided they didn't apply to him. He came across rude and arrogant as usual.
By your statement. I take it that your an Obama supporter. I am too, but now take off the rose colored lenses and think of someone who doesn't watch political news and keep up with what's going on. For those who are just now tuning in, they would not be aware of the impossible math and the fact that we have become accustomed to Romney lying without blinking and with incredible sincerity. This is new to the undecided and they aren't bothering to check the fact checkers. If they had been doing all of that, they wouldn't be undecided and would realize that they can't trust Romney.
The devil is in the details and Governor Romney bragged he would create 23 million new jobs, how? He didn't say and that is because 23 million new jobs is Governor Romney s fantasy. Our manufacturing jobs are gone, gone to china and other country's and Governor Romney helped accomplish that.
We also found out last night what he intends to do with his 47% of non tax paying deadbeats. Hand them over to the states. Living in Idaho and a 71 year old widow on medicare and medicaid I'm sure Governor Otter will no doubt figure out how to take over the care I now receive from the U. S . government. Boy am I in big trouble if Romney gets in the white house. Millions of us will be in big trouble. Retirees, sick people without insurance, people with pre-existing conditions and the veterans that find themselves unemployed . Our hope for the future lies in the capable and caring hands of President Obama.