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LLLLETTTTS GET READY TO RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMBLLLLLLLLLLLLE!!!!! **debate thread #1** (Original Post) TransitJohn Oct 2012 OP
LOL, there's a man in the audience who looks like he's about to go postal. gkhouston Oct 2012 #1
Do you want to change this OP to the Official #1 Debate thread? riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #2
Good call. TransitJohn Oct 2012 #3
Nah.... ThatsMyBarack Oct 2012 #6
Leeeeeeettttttttsssssss. Goooooooooooo!!!!!! angrychair Oct 2012 #4
Bring it Bobbie Jo Oct 2012 #5
i don't think i can watch this.....this woman sucks nt KewlKat Oct 2012 #7
OMG! llmart Oct 2012 #8
And we're off. (Pleeeeeease. Pleeeeeeeaaasseee)... nolabear Oct 2012 #9
Here we go!!! nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #10
good luck mr president!!!! nt KewlKat Oct 2012 #11
Fired up and READY TO GO! barnabas63 Oct 2012 #12
YAY OBAMA!!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAAAAYYYY!!!! nolabear Oct 2012 #13
KICK HIS ASS, SIR! Grown2Hate Oct 2012 #14
President looks confident; Crowley looks predatory. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #15
Crowley looks like a linebacker. llmart Oct 2012 #40
Wheeeeee GOBAMA!!! n/t MadrasT Oct 2012 #16
Obama looking relaxed, but ready. JBoy Oct 2012 #17
Tha Romneybot will not sit down sfpcjock Oct 2012 #18
He's not answering shit. Lex Oct 2012 #31
Honestly, I cannot watch BlueInPhilly Oct 2012 #19
It takes a strong stomach to listen to Mittwitt. We'll do it for you. Gregorian Oct 2012 #54
I'm nervous Up2Late Oct 2012 #20
Why does this MF'er ways get the toss? Bobbie Jo Oct 2012 #21
get ready for a barage of lies Jeremy.... hue Oct 2012 #22
damn....I am nervous as hell Tnliberallee Oct 2012 #23
Oh, man; Romney is already with the "I met...." Now he's FOR giving $$ to students? Those MOOCHERS?! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #24
KICK HIM IN HIS SHRIVELED UP NUTS Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #25
slick mitt ecstatic Oct 2012 #26
Oh, God.... llmart Oct 2012 #27
Romney to self "don't say borrow money from mom and dad..." JBoy Oct 2012 #28
Okay, they've lenghtened his pull-string since the last debate, gkhouston Oct 2012 #42
Romney tries to bully Candy, and fails.. JBoy Oct 2012 #201
where does the liar keep getting his material of imaginary people? nt KewlKat Oct 2012 #29
We hate you in Philly you asswipe. Nt PCIntern Oct 2012 #30
Mitt always shakey out the box - jump on his ass early and often!! nm nc4bo Oct 2012 #32
NOW he's for PEL grants? nolabear Oct 2012 #33
Mitt may be a shit, but at least he doesn't say "nukular". Gregorian Oct 2012 #34
His solution: get a job. JBoy Oct 2012 #35
Pell Grants will be one of the first fuckin' things Romney/Ryan will cut, Lie #1 eom TransitJohn Oct 2012 #36
looks like the Romney who likes pell grants and student loans programs showed up n/t fishwax Oct 2012 #37
Romney seems nervous. Good. forestpath Oct 2012 #38
He's babbling. Bobbie Jo Oct 2012 #39
"I know what it takes" renate Oct 2012 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author Bobbie Jo Oct 2012 #79
Romney creepy walk toward the kid powergirl Oct 2012 #41
I'm reminded of Frankenstein... bullwinkle428 Oct 2012 #74
Worked for Clinton, not so much for Mitt. name not needed Oct 2012 #137
What is Romney even saying? Joe the Revelator Oct 2012 #43
MUTING Mittens! ThatsMyBarack Oct 2012 #44
FAIL if Obama doesn't mention borrow money from your parents quote petabeta392 Oct 2012 #45
Romneybot has a story about Philthadelphia sfpcjock Oct 2012 #46
No specifics on #1 question from that guy. Looks bad for Rmoney - no specifics nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #47
He's saying nothing sammytko Oct 2012 #48
All hat, no cattle! Melinda Oct 2012 #62
More than a dozen Romney lies already... hue Oct 2012 #50
"I know what it takes" is not an answer MITTWIT! n/t MadrasT Oct 2012 #51
I know what it takes... superpatriotman Oct 2012 #52
...to send jobs to China Liberal In Texas Oct 2012 #57
The Romney con is on. Con artists are the smoothest liars at all. Politicub Oct 2012 #53
He smooths his hair as he smooths his lies. Then he plasters on a false smile. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #73
how will you bring the jobs back, mr. romney? nt ecstatic Oct 2012 #55
Romney needs to lay off the Red Bull Dakotacrat Oct 2012 #56
Romney ended with a laugh. Even HE knew his answer was a JOKE. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #58
Jobs in THIS country. Get him! nolabear Oct 2012 #59
I was hoping for a Sensata reference. Still hopeful!! Melinda Oct 2012 #76
Obama came to play tonight...... Joe the Revelator Oct 2012 #60
Much better already hitting him hard petabeta392 Oct 2012 #61
Woot! "Manufacturing jobs." n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #63
Complete fucking platitude-filled non-answer from Romney to start with. bullwinkle428 Oct 2012 #64
Holy fucking shit!! He's back!!! nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #65
Oooo, Romney's going to give that kid a job MadBadger Oct 2012 #66
HOW MR. ROMENY! HOW WILL YOU DO THINGS!??! STOP TELLING US THE GOALS. START TELLING US PLANS!!! DFab420 Oct 2012 #67
Obama is back! StarryNite Oct 2012 #68
"WHAT? Why don't you people have a trust fund?" jsr Oct 2012 #69
Good. Specifics from Obama. Great comparison to no-answer Rmoney nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #70
I guess Obama is the man with a plan. ThatsMyBarack Oct 2012 #71
YEAH!! He's on his game...nt PCIntern Oct 2012 #72
Romney really F'd that up cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #75
Excellent. Giving Job Creation Specifics!!! chowder66 Oct 2012 #77
Obama going point by point, giving SPECIFICS vs Romney's vague "I'm gonna create jobs" answer NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #78
Question #1 Romney failed to answer concretely RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #80
I thought borrowing from our parents or cashing in some stocks was the way... Thor_MN Oct 2012 #81
5 point plan, 5point plan 5 point plan Thor_MN Oct 2012 #99
1.2.3. Specifics. I worry that he's throwing it all out right there though. nolabear Oct 2012 #82
And MISS! ThatsMyBarack Oct 2012 #107
Obama gave specifics. AlinPA Oct 2012 #83
If either had bothered asking what he was studying superpatriotman Oct 2012 #84
I don't think Obama has said "uh" once yet. BlueStater Oct 2012 #85
Romley?!!! StarryNite Oct 2012 #86
Yeah, I heard that, too. randome Oct 2012 #93
Score President: Romney said let Detroit go bankrupt sfpcjock Oct 2012 #87
Oh God...Romney's going to "do the robot" all night! bullwinkle428 Oct 2012 #88
This is exactly why I can't watch. Mitt is so creepy. nt Barack_America Oct 2012 #101
Has Romney had some vertebrae fused? He's so stiff. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #89
he's got a stick up his azz shanti Oct 2012 #146
....and Candy ALREADY throws a hand out to Mitt Romney uponit7771 Oct 2012 #90
Crowley is NOT SUPPOSED TO add her own two cents!!! Romney sounds like a TV-show host. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #91
Obama ended his first turn talking on a strong note.... barnabas63 Oct 2012 #92
This format is better for PBO - good start michigandem58 Oct 2012 #102
liar is spewing stats that don't add up.....nt KewlKat Oct 2012 #94
Romney is hammering the 4 years thing, over and over. janx Oct 2012 #95
Whats the fcking plan?! asshole! nt ecstatic Oct 2012 #96
Again with the fictitious 5 point plan. nolabear Oct 2012 #97
Candy made Romney STFU .. now he's going to sit and stew in his juices (ewww).. barnabas63 Oct 2012 #149
When companies like mr romneys are sending out jobs oversees... nt kerouac2 Oct 2012 #98
So far so good!! angrychair Oct 2012 #100
did she to let romley stray off course? KewlKat Oct 2012 #103
Question 2 and I counted at lease 3 lies in his answer Up2Late Oct 2012 #104
Just isn't true! YES! nolabear Oct 2012 #105
Calling out the liar!! Glimmer of Hope Oct 2012 #106
It Isn't True! Bobbie Jo Oct 2012 #108
Romney etch-a-sketching --- He never said let Detriot die!! Wuttttt? Obama calls him out on his lie! Melinda Oct 2012 #109
he said it! renate Oct 2012 #110
Keep calling out Romney's lies, Obama! TransitJohn Oct 2012 #111
LOL! Romney claims OBAMA let Detroit go bankrupt and HE saved Detroit.! NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #112
This is the Obama I've been waiting for. bullwinkle428 Oct 2012 #113
Calling him on his lie Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #114
"JUST ISN'T TRUE!" WinkyDink Oct 2012 #115
Romney BS!! We need to fill the jobs Romney shipped overseas! hue Oct 2012 #116
If Repukes cared about facts they wouldn't be Repukes!! hue Oct 2012 #167
Now it's Obama who actually let the auto industry go bankrupt? llmart Oct 2012 #117
FuckinG FINALLY DFab420 Oct 2012 #118
about fukcing time Tnliberallee Oct 2012 #128
I sense the opening of a can of whoop-ass. nolabear Oct 2012 #119
pppfffffffssssttt..... DFab420 Oct 2012 #135
Make that a case! n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #156
Romney's not gonna make it 90 minutes if Obama goes on like this. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #120
Yesssss!!! "What he said isn't true." MadrasT Oct 2012 #121
Yes!! Bobbie Jo Oct 2012 #122
Obama just DROPPED THE BAIN-BOMB! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #123
Score Obama 2 Romney 0 RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #124
"What Romney said just isnt true." rocktivity Oct 2012 #125
ONE point plan!!! Excellent rebuttal! Esp since Rmoney hasn't given any specifics!! nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #126
"Gov. Romney doesn't have a 5 point plan, He has a 1 point plan." BOOM! Obama gets in a left jab! Gregorian Oct 2012 #127
Romney tries to direct the moderator, again. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #129
47%! Say it! superpatriotman Oct 2012 #130
Fucking ass tried to cut the moderator off again, Crowley wasn't having it tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #131
Offsides! Mr. Rmoney! Liberal In Texas Oct 2012 #132
Mitt tries to bully his way to a follow-up and winds up looking awkward and whiny fishwax Oct 2012 #133
Bwah! Crowley wasn't about to let Romney run over HER! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #134
Obamas got it marlakay Oct 2012 #136
Bwah! Barack's answer unsettled Crowley. gkhouston Oct 2012 #138
OK. He's confronting him directly. Good! n/t pa28 Oct 2012 #139
Romney gets -1 point for being rude RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #140
I think - 10!! SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #157
Now THIS is the Obama I like!! nt Terra Alta Oct 2012 #141
Gah, he's such a petulant rude BABY!! SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #142
REFERENCE A YOUTUBE VIDEO!!!!! uponit7771 Oct 2012 #143
Fucking Romney is doing it again! StarryNite Oct 2012 #144
Did you just see that? Candy whipped his ass. Nt PCIntern Oct 2012 #145
!! nolabear Oct 2012 #153
True, she's not letting Romney bully him rocktivity Oct 2012 #162
What a dick! angrychair Oct 2012 #147
Because he's an asshole! StarryNite Oct 2012 #158
I'd rather it NOT be on fed land angrychair Oct 2012 #174
Well, that felt good. Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #148
Don't let him BULLY you, Candy! bullwinkle428 Oct 2012 #150
Nice job of putting Romney in his place Politicub Oct 2012 #155
Weird question. An okay opening for energy but a weird question. nolabear Oct 2012 #151
Does show they didn't vet the questions though, it wasn't a smart question uponit7771 Oct 2012 #154
Romney the bully may not be able to bully Crawford. llmart Oct 2012 #152
The oil speculators superpatriotman Oct 2012 #159
Please go to Official Debate thread #2!!! riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #160
Should Energy Dept control gas prices? Obama replies... Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #161
Round 3 goes to obama rocktivity Oct 2012 #176
If anyone is too jumpty to watch the debate (like me because I get too pissed off!) Do twitter.. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #163
Where on twitter? I'm on moveon.org, and no one is tweeting.nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #180
go to twitter and just use the #debate hashtag and watch the feed. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #192
Mitt's got a plan: let the oil and gas companies write the energy policies fishwax Oct 2012 #164
Got in late Flatpicker Oct 2012 #165
Nice tie-in of the questions, Mr. President. nolabear Oct 2012 #166
Yeap uponit7771 Oct 2012 #169
I thought so, too. Iris Oct 2012 #175
They're both looking at teh guy who asked the question & not working the crowd. Good.nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #168
Romney lies -1 point RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #170
Romney's lying about the Bakken. I know that for a fact. TransitJohn Oct 2012 #171
Mitt is being wonky. He's way off his stride tonight. nolabear Oct 2012 #172
Please go to Official Debate thread #2!!! Link added riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #173
That's it Mittens... keep talking about how Obama tries to protect our environment tawadi Oct 2012 #177
Did Romney just embrace himself as "Mr Oil"? MadBadger Oct 2012 #178
This election is going to hinge on whether or not people believe that all the horrible janx Oct 2012 #179
Teh grabbing of the arms again ?!!1 Bobbie Jo Oct 2012 #181
Mitt looks like a zombie tonight tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #182
Are we running cars on coal? angrychair Oct 2012 #183
One more angrychair Oct 2012 #187
He got a laugh angrychair Oct 2012 #200
Mitt Romney. Killing American Wildlife with American ecological disaters for America since 2012.. DFab420 Oct 2012 #184
When mittens says PD Turk Oct 2012 #185
"Very little of what Governor Romney just said is true." IDemo Oct 2012 #186
KO #2 GoObama! nt ecstatic Oct 2012 #188
Oh shit Bobbie Jo Oct 2012 #189
Obama corrects Romney. BOOM! POW! Don't let Romney "Shhhhh" you. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #190
oh shit. Security might have to remove Robme at some point ecstatic Oct 2012 #191
I've never hated someone as much as I hate this little douchbag piece of shit right now tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #193
that's why I can't watch it directly. Reading this thread and doing twitter. I'd break my TV... progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #196
My husband's yelling at our TV upstairs. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #199
OMG---"You'll get your chance." WHAT A G-D RUDE SOB. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #194
wtf? "I don't think people believe that you fight for oil" ecstatic Oct 2012 #195
Romney wants to filibuster, and Crowley should have stopped him. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #197
Oil production on federal lands- IDemo Oct 2012 #198
Obama is looking much, much, much, much better tonight LittleBlue Oct 2012 #202
Listen to how Crowlety IS LETTING ROMNEY TALK AND TALK AND TALK. GD SOB, the both of them. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #203
bully romney rushes past the mod. stfu! nt ecstatic Oct 2012 #204
She allowed it, laughed, and told Obama "let's move along to taxes." WinkyDink Oct 2012 #205
Your actually right about part of that??.. fearnobush Oct 2012 #206
people on twitter are pissed that Romney is trying to physically intimidate. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #207
Romneybot is trying to run the clock out sfpcjock Oct 2012 #208

BlueInPhilly

(870 posts)
19. Honestly, I cannot watch
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:04 PM
Oct 2012

Please somebody keep us scary cats continuous updates!

And good luck, Mr. President.

 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
24. Oh, man; Romney is already with the "I met...." Now he's FOR giving $$ to students? Those MOOCHERS?!
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:04 PM
Oct 2012

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)
42. Okay, they've lenghtened his pull-string since the last debate,
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:05 PM
Oct 2012

but this longer answer still sounds like, "thousand points of light".

Response to renate (Reply #49)

DFab420

(2,466 posts)
67. HOW MR. ROMENY! HOW WILL YOU DO THINGS!??! STOP TELLING US THE GOALS. START TELLING US PLANS!!!
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:07 PM
Oct 2012

FUCK!....

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
75. Romney really F'd that up
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:07 PM
Oct 2012

Not one single word about ANYTHING he would do. Nothing. Nada.

Just "I will make jobs"

Granted, there's nothing he supports that will do that, but he could have named something.

 

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)
80. Question #1 Romney failed to answer concretely
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:08 PM
Oct 2012

Obama did.
Score Obama 1 Romney 0


I'll keep score as to who answers questions that are posed.

nolabear

(41,991 posts)
82. 1.2.3. Specifics. I worry that he's throwing it all out right there though.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:08 PM
Oct 2012

Gives Romney a lot to shoot at.

janx

(24,128 posts)
95. Romney is hammering the 4 years thing, over and over.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:09 PM
Oct 2012

As if all of this economic mess happened in the last 4 years.

barnabas63

(1,214 posts)
149. Candy made Romney STFU .. now he's going to sit and stew in his juices (ewww)..
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:12 PM
Oct 2012

getting emotional.. Romney's going to F-up tongith!

rocktivity

(44,577 posts)
125. "What Romney said just isnt true."
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:11 PM
Oct 2012

Last edited Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:39 AM - Edit history (1)

"He has a ONE-point plan" -- Now this is the guy I've seen at the rallies!


rocktivity

superpatriotman

(6,252 posts)
159. The oil speculators
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:13 PM
Oct 2012

That's why gas is so expensive. That and saber rattling over non existent Iranian nukes.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
161. Should Energy Dept control gas prices? Obama replies...
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:13 PM
Oct 2012

talking about conservation, rather than focus on PRODUCING gas, while still opening new areas for drilling, go after natural gas, potential 600,000 jobs with natural gas, etc. But we must be efficient to reduce demand and WILL KEEP GAS PRICES LOWER.

I like it. But will others? They want to hear "we'll keep prices low"?

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
163. If anyone is too jumpty to watch the debate (like me because I get too pissed off!) Do twitter..
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:14 PM
Oct 2012

twitter is the place to be tonight. You can see the highlights...

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
192. go to twitter and just use the #debate hashtag and watch the feed.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:19 PM
Oct 2012

Even just watching the people I follow, it's a grand show!!

tawadi

(2,110 posts)
177. That's it Mittens... keep talking about how Obama tries to protect our environment
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:16 PM
Oct 2012

That will really win you points.

janx

(24,128 posts)
179. This election is going to hinge on whether or not people believe that all the horrible
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:16 PM
Oct 2012

things that have happened to them in the last four years are because of President Obama.

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)
182. Mitt looks like a zombie tonight
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:16 PM
Oct 2012

I hope Obama attacks him on his talking to the coal workers, who were robbed of their pay and forced to attend that event.

PD Turk

(1,289 posts)
185. When mittens says
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:17 PM
Oct 2012

"The President's policies blah blah blah" , The President needs to point out the obstructionist rethug congress

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
196. that's why I can't watch it directly. Reading this thread and doing twitter. I'd break my TV...
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:21 PM
Oct 2012

I cannot stomach that asshole for even a minute, with his aggressive and creepy shit. He had better not grab the President's arm, the way he did in that primary debate. Secret Service would be all over his shit.

ecstatic

(32,733 posts)
195. wtf? "I don't think people believe that you fight for oil"
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:20 PM
Oct 2012

It's not about what people believe, it's about facts.

IDemo

(16,926 posts)
198. Oil production on federal lands-
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:22 PM
Oct 2012

During the Bush years, federal lands produced roughly 33 percent of the national output on average. During the Obama years, they produced roughly 34 percent. (Columbia Journalism Review, 3/22/12)

http://mediamatters.org/research/2012/04/12/myths-and-facts-about-oil-and-gasoline/184527#federal

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
207. people on twitter are pissed that Romney is trying to physically intimidate.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:26 PM
Oct 2012

He needs to sit the fuck down and STOP stalking the President. WTF???

And Crowley needs to STOP Romney from bulldozing the debate!!!

sfpcjock

(1,936 posts)
208. Romneybot is trying to run the clock out
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:28 PM
Oct 2012

I hope the President can now bring out the news about Romney's $7 Trillion spending hole after this tax question.


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