Presidential Debate Thread - Obama vs. Romney (2 Viewers)

[Plorfu]

Jeffrey Ross ‏@realjeffreyrossRetweet if you can feel the sexual tension? #debate

 

[sporthenry]

Gas prices reflect the global price of oil. Period.

No, you don't understand energy independence. The US didn't export refined oil last year. The oil that we produce won't be sold on the global market to China, India, and Brazil. Our gas prices will be back down to $1.89 if we elect Mitt.

 

[jonessed]

I'm waiting for Romney to tell the President to ####.

And he can tell the moderator to have another Snickers bar.

I'm waiting on the obesity epidemic question.

 

[MaxThreshold]

I love the mentions of the middle class being crushed the last four years

Even Joe Biden agrees.

 

[The Commish]

Confused by a Romney comment when they were talking about the energy jobs. He said the Obama policies suck, but in the next breath mentioned "jobs are already coming back" when he was talking about his plan. So which is it? Do they suck? Are the energy jobs coming back and if they are, why is that a bad thing?

 

[The General]

WTF is Romney babbling about with this tax code stuff.

 

[Premier]

Don't be petty, Mitt. Fighting with the moderator doesn't help you.

Yup. Poor form.

Alpha v. Alpha. These guys aren't used to being told to shut up.

 

[RBM]

OH MY GAWD... THAT'S JOE BIDEN'S MUSIC!!!

 

[snowmonkey501]

Romney loves getting that last word in.

fair share imo

 

[Ursa M]

Our savings are in 401ks you tool.

 

[GoBirds]

Lets throw a few more billion at WIND baby

These green wind jobs Obama is creating for 10 years from now will be sweet.Romney giving some detail...

 

[jonessed]

Both men's tones are poor tonight.

We need a new debate format. When two guys call each other a liar, thats a stalemate. There should be a neutral fact checker on site and available in that moment.

I doubt either party would agree to a fact checker inserted directly into the debate.

 

[sporthenry]

Both men's tones are poor tonight.

We need a new debate format. When two guys call each other a liar, thats a stalemate. There should be a neutral fact checker on site and available in that moment.

I completely agree. I think you need a Politifact there and you also need something like a Power Point or videos to actually show evidence. You can just call them a liar and most Americans won't do their due diligence to look up the actual facts.

 

[17seconds]

Because the middle class makes so much from capital gains. What a relief mitt

 

[The Commish]

WTF is Romney babbling about with this tax code stuff.

He's busting out the GOP math.

 

[MaxThreshold]

Our savings are in 401ks you tool.

Really? ALL of your savings?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

BHO certainly has swag, eh?

 

[jonessed]

Lets throw a few more billion at WIND baby

These green wind jobs Obama is creating for 10 years from now will be sweet.Romney giving some detail...

Energy independence through harnessing the power of solar, wind, and flying pigs.

 

[The General]

Romney loves getting that last word in.

fair share imo

There's a format to follow. He did the same thing last time. Not blaming him if the moderator is going to let him get away with it.

 

[drummer]

They should make a thread here: Guys who want you to like them, but do everything to make you dislike them,

1. Mitt Romney

 

[snowmonkey501]

I'm waiting for Romney to tell the President to ####.

And he can tell the moderator to have another Snickers bar.

crowley is turrible

 

[jonessed]

Because the middle class makes so much from capital gains. What a relief mitt

Pensions.

 

[Ursa M]

The average guy pulling down $50,000 will be ecstatic all his stocks will be taxed at zero.

 

[honky kong]

Gas prices reflect the global price of oil. Period.

No, you don't understand energy independence. The US didn't export refined oil last year. The oil that we produce won't be sold on the global market to China, India, and Brazil. Our gas prices will be back down to $1.89 if we elect Mitt.

Yeah, it's not like oil is a commodity or anything.

 

[Parrothead]

if someone could harness the wind coming from these blowhards, we'd have energy for 1,000,000,000,000,000 years.. ugh

 

[HellToupee]

$250,000 is not wealthy

 

[Ranethe]

I'm waiting for Romney to tell the President to ####.

And he can tell the moderator to have another Snickers bar.

I'm waiting on the obesity epidemic question.

And here come the kids with the fatty comments.

 

[17seconds]

Both men's tones are poor tonight.

We need a new debate format. When two guys call each other a liar, thats a stalemate. There should be a neutral fact checker on site and available in that moment.

I doubt either party would agree to a fact checker inserted directly into the debate.

Obama does quite well on politifact checks

 

[BoneYardDog]

Obama: "My philosophy on taxes has been simple." Yeah: The more the merrier

 

[Ursa M]

Our savings are in 401ks you tool.

Really? ALL of your savings?

For the vast majority, yes, that or an IRA.

 

[Jim11]

Obama speaks in a halting manner without his teleprompter. He's trying to be fiery this time at least.

 

[Widbil83]

I love when Obama pretends he hasn't been President for the last 4 years.

 

[Plorfu]

$250,000 is not wealthy

I'm pretty sure this is the next Romney bumper sticker.

 

[The Commish]

Our savings are in 401ks you tool.

Really? ALL of your savings?

I don't see the word "all" in the post you quoted

 

[badmojo1006]

Obama is much more engaged tonight

 

[Smack Tripper]

Nice to see Obama came to play tonight.

Neither guy leading so far but at least O isn't getting housed out of the room like last time.

 

[BoneYardDog]

The annual cost of obama's current and looming debt burden amounts to $4,000 a year in higher taxes on the middle class.

 

[sporthenry]

Lets throw a few more billion at WIND baby

These green wind jobs Obama is creating for 10 years from now will be sweet.Romney giving some detail...

Energy independence through harnessing the power of solar, wind, and flying pigs.

That plan sounds as crazy as energy independence through coal, natural gas, and oil. Energy independence is a myth. It is called globalization and the oil we drill will be sold on the open market, so countries that are willing to pay $90 will get that oil so we won't see drastic drops in the price of oil.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Giving tax breaks to everyone is "top down"?

 

[17seconds]

Because the middle class makes so much from capital gains. What a relief mitt

Pensions.

Whats that?

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Our savings are in 401ks you tool.

Really? ALL of your savings?

Jesus. Romney should take a look at a tax return for a middle class tax payer.

 

[greenroom]

Because the middle class makes so much from capital gains. What a relief mitt

Pensions.

Retirement accounts have capital gains?? Last I checked if it was a Pre Tax Retirment account's your taxed on the whole amount when you do the withdrawal?

 

[johnnycakes]

$250,000 is not wealthy

Certainly not by FBG standards.

 

[Jim11]

Romney has his talking points memorized better than Obama.

 

[snowmonkey501]

The average guy pulling down $50,000 will be ecstatic all his stocks will be taxed at zero.

just stop.

 

[BoneYardDog]

Obama: Having the wealthy paying more is a "moral obligation to screw the next generation.

 

[Bigboy10182000]

The annual cost of obama's current and looming debt burden amounts to $4,000 a year in higher taxes on the middle class.

Is this true?

 

[Nick Vermeil]

The average guy pulling down $50,000 will be ecstatic all his stocks will be taxed at zero.

Romney is an idiot on this one.

 

[timschochet]

Mitt was so much better the first time around. Tonight he isn't making much sense. Obama is more animated, and so far is the clear winner IMO.

 

[BoneYardDog]

A CBO analysis found that almost 80% of those who will face Obamacare's mandate tax are in the middle class.