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Post by Value Buy on Oct 22, 2012 16:11:39 GMT -5
Anyone think the President has a gotcha moment set up for Romney to step into, where the President announces a major policy victory somewhere in the Middle East after Rmney makes a statement about Libya, or Iran?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 16:20:49 GMT -5
Again, I'm going to be cautious here, but if the President shows up awake, a little fiesty and not too condescending, I don't know how he can possibly be put on the defensive.
Many Democrats (the liberal wing) don't appreciate his hawkish foreign policy stand. Most Republics are convinced he was born in Africa is a Muslim and a communist, so it will go over their heads.
Let the 3 or 4 per cent who are undecided and genuinely interested, make up their minds.
TIME TO MAKE UP YOUR MINDS FOLKS. You can only procrastinate for so long.
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Post by deziloooooo on Oct 22, 2012 17:02:12 GMT -5
Anyone think the President has a gotcha moment set up for Romney to step into, where the President announces a major policy victory somewhere in the Middle East after Rmney makes a statement about Libya, or Iran? [Cheezet already]..all this reaching and pontificating...actually I believe he is sending some of our stealth bombers to attack one of our carriers in the gulf and then watch for his announcement... ludicrous I agree but figure that is what you are into... |
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Oct 22, 2012 17:05:05 GMT -5
He doesn't seem to be the "gotcha" type.
I think Romney can step into a pile all on his own. Did you see Obama's face in the second debate as Romney was about to step into a pile of dog poop?....
"Please proceed, Governor"..... ;D
Again, I'm going to be cautious here, but if the President shows up awake, a little fiesty and not too condescending, I don't know how he can possibly be put on the defensive.
Agreed.
Speculating on the moderating skills of Bob Schieffer, I'm expecting another Jim Lerher situation.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Oct 22, 2012 17:12:48 GMT -5
Anyone think the President has a gotcha moment set up for Romney to step into, where the President announces a major policy victory somewhere in the Middle East after Rmney makes a statement about Libya, or Iran? It's tough to predict what someone unconstrained by the truth, and aided and abetted in their lies by a complicit media will say. Mitt Romney, for example, had a "gotcha" moment in the last debate that was totally derailed, and in spite of the fact he was right, and the president and his debate partner Candy Crowley were both wrong- 60 some odd million debate viewers saw Romney stopped and corrected by the moderator. So, the answer is- who really knows? |
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Post by EVT1 on Oct 22, 2012 17:40:00 GMT -5
Hard to debate someone with no tangible positions on anything either. Obama has to be prepared to debate 10 different people- not fair.  I wonder which Mitt shows up tonight- the only reliable and current information is that it will be the one that's full of shit- and that's all of them so no help there. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 17:46:48 GMT -5
Let the 3 or 4 per cent who are undecided and genuinely interested, make up their minds. TIME TO MAKE UP YOUR MINDS FOLKS. You can only procrastinate for so long.  You do start to wonder what magical piece of information they are holding out for. |
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Oct 22, 2012 17:52:17 GMT -5
Let the 3 or 4 per cent who are undecided and genuinely interested, make up their minds. TIME TO MAKE UP YOUR MINDS FOLKS. You can only procrastinate for so long. You do start to wonder what magical piece of information they are holding out for. I cannot believe that 3 or 4 percent of voters are informed AND undecided. They must be imbeciles. |
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Post by EVT1 on Oct 22, 2012 17:55:57 GMT -5
No kidding- my mind was made up 8 years ago- at least as far as which party I was not going to vote for no matter what- I swore off the GOP for 20 years so impress me in 202- Hilary should be done by then. |
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Post by TonyTiger on Oct 22, 2012 18:44:33 GMT -5
October 23: Free and Equal Elections Foundation debate (Hilton Chicago)Moderated by Larry King, Ora.TV Participants: * Congressman Virgil Goode * Governor Gary Johnson * Mayor Rocky Anderson * Dr. Jill Stein Location: Hilton Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Date October 23, 2012, 9:00 PM EDT The Free and Equal Elections Foundation organized a debate featuring third party candidates Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Virgil Goode and Rocky Anderson, to be held in Chicago at 9:00pm EDT on Oct. 23, 2012. Veteran broadcaster Larry King agreed to serve as moderator for the debate, which was set to be streamed live online. It will also be streamed live by Ora.TV on YouTube and will be broadcasted live by Russia Today and Al Jazeera English. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_debates,_2012#October_22:_Third_presidential_debate_.28Lynn_University.29====================================== It looks like the Big Boys won't let the little kids play in the same sandbox... ----- Protests over excluded candidatesAntitrust lawsuitOn September 21, 2012, Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson filed an antitrust lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of California against the Commission on Presidential Debates, the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee. The suit alleges that the three private companies have conspired in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act to limit competition and that in doing so they are injuring the Johnson campaign and the American electorate. Arrest of Green Party candidates outside second debateOn October 16, 2012, Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and vice-presidential nominee Cheri Honkala were arrested for disorderly conduct while trying to take part in the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. The two women claim they were taken to a warehouse, and strapped for eight hours to chairs with plastic wrist restraints before being released. ----- ...visible on the same Wiki page...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 20:04:05 GMT -5
I cannot believe that 3 or 4 percent of voters are informed AND undecided
I think that's me.  Neither candidate has pushed me to one side or the other. I'm not impressed with Obama's record, he seems to offer nothing new for the next four years, and yet Romney hasn't convinced me either. |
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Post by Waffle on Oct 22, 2012 20:14:29 GMT -5
It's gonna be a rumble. They've already called each other liars (paraphrasing).
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Oct 22, 2012 20:16:03 GMT -5
Sounds like the American Green Party is making progress. In 2008, they'd have been strapped to chairs in a warehouse for a full 24 hours before being released.  |
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Post by EVT1 on Oct 22, 2012 20:16:43 GMT -5
Wishy washy got hit with an uppercut- wasn't happy.
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Post by resolution on Oct 22, 2012 20:19:17 GMT -5
Wishy washy got hit with an uppercut- wasn't happy. How sad is it that I don't know which one you are referring to? |
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Post by Waffle on Oct 22, 2012 20:22:03 GMT -5
LOL, Kari. It could be my bias, but I'm pretty sure she is referring to Romney.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 20:22:16 GMT -5
Romney is coming across as surprisingly coherent on foreign policy. Personally, I was expecting this one to be a clear Obama win (and perhaps it still will be). I've only been half-listening, so I'm not sure if I do or don't like what Romney is saying yet....
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Post by usaone on Oct 22, 2012 20:24:22 GMT -5
They are each saying the same thing. Boring.
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Post by TonyTiger on Oct 22, 2012 20:28:42 GMT -5
To hear both of them tell it, they both  want to buy the world a Coke, and keep it com-paneee... ... sheesh... I think they're both full of chit tonight so far... |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 20:28:51 GMT -5
"Anyone think the President has a gotcha moment set up for Romney to step into, where the President announces a major policy victory somewhere in the Middle East after Rmney makes a statement about Libya, or Iran?"
I doubt it. But it would have been huge if he could have, say, announced that the terrorists that kill the ambassador had been caught or killed.
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Post by Waffle on Oct 22, 2012 20:31:06 GMT -5
To hear both of them tell it, they both want to buy the world a Coke, and keep it com-paneee... ... sheesh... I think they're both full of chit tonight so far... Reminds me of those old beauty pageants I used to watch when I was a kid - no matter what the question was the answer was always world peace. |
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Post by Waffle on Oct 22, 2012 20:34:25 GMT -5
I don't think either one of them wants to talk about foreign policy. Each of them keeps changing the subject to domestic matters.
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Post by TonyTiger on Oct 22, 2012 20:43:12 GMT -5
To hear both of them tell it, they both want to buy the world a Coke, and keep it com-paneee... ... sheesh... I think they're both full of chit tonight so far... But it turns out that Sandra Bullock DID really want world peace!  Besides, goodgawdalmighty but she looked hot in that tarmac scene...  Sorry... the devil made me do it... |
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Post by EVT1 on Oct 22, 2012 20:45:02 GMT -5
OOOF- not a game of battleship- we don't have bayonets anymore either |
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Post by usaone on Oct 22, 2012 20:50:40 GMT -5
OOOF- not a game of battleship- we don't have bayonets anymore either Obama got him on that but other than that they are both giving the same answers. Weirdest debate I've ever seen. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 20:53:18 GMT -5
I've been watching the debate online because I broke my YM-approved rabbit ears a few months ago.
Is every network airing these completely patronizing facts over the screen? Did they seriously think they needed to post "Obamacare is the nickname for the health care reform law"?
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Oct 22, 2012 20:55:09 GMT -5
Foreign policy is not something Mitt knows a lot about. He's pretty much agreeing with Obama's positions.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Oct 22, 2012 20:55:59 GMT -5
I've been watching the debate online because I broke my YM-approved rabbit ears a few months ago. Is every network airing these completely patronizing facts over the screen? Did they seriously think they needed to post "Obamacare is the nickname for the health care reform law"? MSNBC isn't doing that. Maybe they know their viewers know whst "Obamacare" refers to. |
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Post by Waffle on Oct 22, 2012 20:57:01 GMT -5
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Post by swamp on Oct 22, 2012 20:57:32 GMT -5
I've been watching the debate online because I broke my YM-approved rabbit ears a few months ago. Is every network airing these completely patronizing facts over the screen? Did they seriously think they needed to post "Obamacare is the nickname for the health care reform law"? MSNBC isn't doing that. Maybe they know their viewers know whst "Obamacare" refers to. Is fox saying "Obamacare is a socialist plan that will let granny die" |
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