Presidential Debate Thread - Obama vs. Romney (1 Viewer)

[cstu]

So is the election over?

Yet none of these tools will put their money where their blowhard mouths are, will they?

 

[jonessed]

Krauthammer with a great point on Fox, how did Obama not introduce the 47 percent into this thing? in his words, CK thinkings Obama thought he could stand up there and run out the clock for 90 minutes and I agree...

Agree. Obama had opportuniy to throw punches but he didn't.

Also shocked that the 47% thing didn't get brought up.Obama not getting one annual budget passed in 4 years (2 years with both Democrat-controlled houses) should have been brought up as well. Only time in American history.

In the era of constant filibuster, this is hardly an astounding occurrence. Obama seems unwilling to point out Congress being an black hole of misery, but that explains it.

There was really no excuse for not passing a budget when they had a Super-majority.

 

[Phil Elliott]

Seems like the Prez played it way safe. No 47%, no Bain, etc.

Probably too safe, but no need to get risky when you just need Ohio and Nevada and you're comfortably ahead in both. Excellent debate by Romney though. I was pretty impressed.

"Jim, can we change the subject?" Seriously? This is the president of the United States?

 

[Smack Tripper]

CNN flash poll from the debate has it 67-26 Romney. From bad to worse for Obama.

Curious to see how this effects fundraising. Should be a MASSIVE spike

 

[jamny]

Obama's rope a doping......Romney can't land a clean punch on the guy.Like I've said before, this is the best the Republicans can come up with?

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Where does Fox News bus in all these "focus group" folks? All white as well.

Does anyone take these Frank Luntz groups seriously?

 

[Otis]

So is the election over?

Yet none of these tools will put their money where their blowhard mouths are, will they?

Nope. Pretty standard here in the FFA.

 

[identikit]

Does anyone take these Frank Luntz groups seriously?

They are dumb.Lots of 'look at me, I'm on TV!'

 

[Phil Elliott]

Does anyone take these Frank Luntz groups seriously?

They were actually pretty negative towards Bush in his re-election bid.ETA: Yes, its only about 30 people.

 

[17seconds]

Bill Maher tweeting that Obama got hammered....wow

I thought Maher was a fan of Ron Paul.

It's not much of a wow. Maher supports Obama but he calls it likes he sees it. Definitely not a shill for the Dems.

 

[Otis]

Golf-clapping repubs> $100 says Obama wins the election. Step in line, put your money where your Mitt is.

 

[pittstownkiller]

Chris Matthews looks like he was kicked in the nuts

He got something else running down his legs this time.

 

[KiddLattimer]

Chris Matthews looks like he was kicked in the nuts

He got something else running down his legs this time.

 

[jamny]

You guys are living in a fantasy world if you think Romney is killing it.

 

[John Bender]

So is the election over?

Yet none of these tools will put their money where their blowhard mouths are, will they?

Nope. Pretty standard here in the FFA.

this is the debate thread. Still leaning Obama, but thought Romney "won" the debate Should I be wasting my money betting on Romney because of one silly debate?

 

[NutterButter]

So is the election over?

Yet none of these tools will put their money where their blowhard mouths are, will they?

Nope. Pretty standard here in the FFA.

You tried, but its just the usual posturing from a bunch of angry middle aged dudes. Its nice they can finally have something to be happy about.

 

[Otis]

Who's this guy on CNN right now who looks like meathead from All In The Family? Talking to the big broad.

 

[phrozen]

Barack Obama does not care about black people

 

[17seconds]

You guys all laughed at me when I said Romney would win the debate easily.

 

[Otis]

You guys all laughed at me when I said Romney would win the debate easily.

$100?

 

[flapgreen]

Why is Sharpton so stupid?

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Who's this guy on CNN right now who looks like meathead from All In The Family? Talking to the big broad.

David axelrod. Guy who ran obama's campaign.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

So is the election over?

Yet none of these tools will put their money where their blowhard mouths are, will they?

Nope. Pretty standard here in the FFA.

What does thinking Romney did well/Obama tanked have to do with believing it changed a significant number of voters minds?

 

[cstu]

So is the election over?

Yet none of these tools will put their money where their blowhard mouths are, will they?

Nope. Pretty standard here in the FFA.

You tried, but its just the usual posturing from a bunch of angry middle aged dudes. Its nice they can finally have something to be happy about.

As long as they aren't committing murder-suicide.

 

[jonessed]

So is the election over?

Yet none of these tools will put their money where their blowhard mouths are, will they?

Nope. Pretty standard here in the FFA.

this is the debate thread. Still leaning Obama, but thought Romney "won" the debate Should I be wasting my money betting on Romney because of one silly debate?

Why would anyone make a bet with some random guy on the internet anyway? It's such a bizarre thing to get worked up about. If someone really wanted to make a bet I imagine they would go through legitimate channels.

 

[John Bender]

So is the election over?

Yet none of these tools will put their money where their blowhard mouths are, will they?

Nope. Pretty standard here in the FFA.

What does thinking Romney did well/Obama tanked have to do with believing it changed voters minds?

I didn't get an answer either

 

[jamny]

So is the election over?

Yet none of these tools will put their money where their blowhard mouths are, will they?

Nope. Pretty standard here in the FFA.

What does thinking Romney did well/Obama tanked have to do with believing it changed voters minds?

 

[Mr. Pickles]

You guys all laughed at me when I said Romney would win the debate easily.

$100?

He's not the droid you're looking for.

 

[whoknew]

Not to be Hipple - but still way behind.

But Romney just cited the 10th Amendment.

I know what the S.Ct. says - but he gets credit for even giving lip service to it.

 

[John Bender]

Ok.

Tried my luck at a political thread for once. Thought I'd maybe talk about the debate. I see now that once the debate is over it's a like a full moon and everyone changes back into blood sucking werewolf mode.

Enjoy lunatics.

 

[17seconds]

You guys all laughed at me when I said Romney would win the debate easily.

$100?

Now the second part of my prediction is coming up. Whether the win will cause a shift. I say not. Everybody is high on Romney tonight but it will fade. The problem is that this debate wasn't memorable. It was too wonky.

 

[Peyton Marino]

what time does it start?

 

[Black Sunshine]

I only caught about half an hour of the debate and see that everyone is saying Obama got his clock cleaned. What I watched was Romney backpeddling on everything he has ran on so far and reinventing himself yet again. So apparently voters like the reboot. And they are buying into voodoo economics.

Romney 1

Math 0

 

[Mr. Pickles]

You guys all laughed at me when I said Romney would win the debate easily.

$100?

Now the second part of my prediction is coming up. Whether the win will cause a shift. I say not. Everybody is high on Romney tonight but it will fade. The problem is that this debate wasn't memorable. It was too wonky.

I thought there was about a 2/3 chance Obama would "lose," and that seems to have come true. It was a win of style. There will be a backlash on the substance for Mitt, but as far as what the debate is good for (image), Mitt made up some ground.Obama won't be as passive in nights two and three, especially if the needle moves. I think they banked on just getting through the night without damage, but that plan obviously backfired.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

You know what would be a great reality show? One where Joe Biden debates a new inanimate object each episode .

 

[pittstownkiller]

Golf-clapping repubs> $100 says Obama wins the election. Step in line, put your money where your Mitt is.

You know us crazy conservative religious zealots Otis; gambling is a sin.

 

[Ursa M]

You guys all laughed at me when I said Romney would win the debate easily.

$100?

Now the second part of my prediction is coming up. Whether the win will cause a shift. I say not. Everybody is high on Romney tonight but it will fade. The problem is that this debate wasn't memorable. It was too wonky.

And there in a nutshell is why the decline of American politics is irreversible in many people's eyes. Surely candidates should at least try to be substantive? If all we ask for is sound bites, that's all we'll get.

 

[sublimeone]

Obama is taking his wife out for their anniversary dinner now... and later he's going to get ###### for the 2nd time tonight.

 

[Black Sunshine]

Favorable/unfavorable numbers didn't move in the polling. So Romney won on style. Substance, maybe not so much.

 

[Todd Andrews]

Yawn.

Unbelievable! This could change everything.

 

[Smack Tripper]

Does anyone take these Frank Luntz groups seriously?

They were actually pretty negative towards Bush in his re-election bid.ETA: Yes, its only about 30 people.

Yes, that I recall, and look, to be fair, Obama got his lunch handed to him tonight, but this guy's schtick has gone straight partisian since his stronger early years.

 

[jonessed]

Favorable/unfavorable numbers didn't move in the polling. So Romney won on style. Substance, maybe not so much.

We should probably actually wait for the national polling before we declare the results.

 

[HellToupee]

none of the polling means squat until after #2. Great night for Mitt but thats all it was for now.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Is this the last we see of Jim Lehrer moderating a debate? He was useless.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I thought there was about a 2/3 chance Obama would "lose," and that seems to have come true. It was a win of style. There will be a backlash on the substance for Mitt, but as far as what the debate is good for (image), Mitt made up some ground.

Obama won't be as passive in nights two and three, especially if the needle moves. I think they banked on just getting through the night without damage, but that plan obviously backfired.

So you think the game plan was bend over and hope for the best? I hope the leader of the Free World has a little more backbone than that.

 

[Politician Spock]

You guys are living in a fantasy world if you think Romney is killing it.

Baby the day the circus came to townCause she didn't wan't parades just passing by herSo she painted on a and took up with some While she without a net upon the wireI know a lot about her, cause you'll Baby is an awful lot like me Don't out loudJust keep it insideLearn how to hide your Fly high and proudAnd if you should fallRemember you almost had it allBaby saw that when they pulled the big top downThey left behind her dreams among the litterAnd the different kind of she thought she'd foundThere was nothing left but sawdust and some glitterBut baby can't be broken cause you She had the finest , that was me I told her Don't out loudJust keep it insideLearn how to hide your Fly high and proudAnd if you should fallRemember you almost had it allDon't out loudJust keep it insideLearn how to hide your Fly high and proudAnd if you should fallRemember you almost had it all

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Is this the last we see of Jim Lehrer moderating a debate? He was useless.

I thought he was perfect and never got in the way.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

It could have been worse.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

I thought there was about a 2/3 chance Obama would "lose," and that seems to have come true. It was a win of style. There will be a backlash on the substance for Mitt, but as far as what the debate is good for (image), Mitt made up some ground.

Obama won't be as passive in nights two and three, especially if the needle moves. I think they banked on just getting through the night without damage, but that plan obviously backfired.

So you think the game plan was bend over and hope for the best? I hope the leader of the Free World has a little more backbone than that.

No idea why he didn't feel like punching back.

 

[Black Sunshine]

CNN focus group just showed Obama's lowest pt with them was when he pointed out Mitt's math doesn't add up. This just shows voters can't handle the truth. Apparently they are willing to believe that everyone gets a tax cut, and the deficit goes down, with a free unicorn on the side.