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Ok I did miss the debate tonight so can someone sum up in a nutshell how it went (Original Post) LynneSin Oct 2012 OP
Obama has the paddle ejbr Oct 2012 #1
And Romney's ass is bright red. Marie Marie Oct 2012 #8
lol Hutzpa Oct 2012 #38
two words.....ass kicking. yourout Oct 2012 #2
Great! Better than Great! n/t LiberalElite Oct 2012 #3
Mitt was taken out on a stretcher lalalu Oct 2012 #4
I'm a volunteer for a local concert venue LynneSin Oct 2012 #18
Lucky you and Popper got his wish. lalalu Oct 2012 #31
It went very well n/t GOTV Oct 2012 #5
Obama kick Rommy ass tonight nmbluesky Oct 2012 #6
Obama 1\2'd Mitt in the Chin and then gut punch that took him out was Libya question and Mitt was... uponit7771 Oct 2012 #7
Obama opened a can of whoop ass.....the mittster got it! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #9
Waiting for the stretcher to take out Romney nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #10
I predict you will be very, very happy. nolabear Oct 2012 #11
President Was Hard And Cold, Ma'am The Magistrate Oct 2012 #12
Obama cleaned Romney's clock tonight Terra Alta Oct 2012 #13
wolf blitzer told us it was a draw 0rganism Oct 2012 #14
Romney/Obama both started strong, then Romney stumbled badly on Bengazi and never recovered. reformist2 Oct 2012 #15
Y'know the scene C_U_L8R Oct 2012 #16
It was kind of like a verbal boxing match a few times begin_within Oct 2012 #17
Like this DJ13 Oct 2012 #19
In a nutshell PD Turk Oct 2012 #20
BOOM...mitt imploded.... Historic NY Oct 2012 #21
Mitt came out all cock sure and Obama had the cock swatter with him. Whisp Oct 2012 #22
Wouldn't that be Mitt's magic pants LynneSin Oct 2012 #26
Well basically, if you're rmoney, you need to have an ak47 to get pregnant MichiganVote Oct 2012 #23
Romney got shredded... Kalidurga Oct 2012 #24
Nutshells were crushed tonight, LynneSin MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #25
Romney was snippy, he sucked and was Uncle Joe Oct 2012 #27
you know that zapping sound when a moth gets electrocuted, and that nasty smell that follows... trailmonkee Oct 2012 #28
There are these binders, see, klook Oct 2012 #29
That 4.0 earthquake felt in Maine? Pachamama Oct 2012 #30
"47% of women should be kept in binders, so they can get home in time to make dinner, which struggle4progress Oct 2012 #32
Would it be normal to say 'I'm confused' LynneSin Oct 2012 #39
Rmoney needed more cow bell. BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #41
He could get it but he won't win the election LynneSin Oct 2012 #43
Maybe Romney's babbling ran together a bit in my mind struggle4progress Oct 2012 #44
Crack-ing! ananda Oct 2012 #33
I pictured it this way Nightjock Oct 2012 #34
Oh that was precious LynneSin Oct 2012 #40
Romney will solve gun violence with gay marriage Johonny Oct 2012 #35
oh wow all 25 cents LynneSin Oct 2012 #42
In a quick nutshell, Obama opened this krawhitham Oct 2012 #36
Knocked his block off! BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #37

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
18. I'm a volunteer for a local concert venue
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:49 PM
Oct 2012

My friend wanted to grab a drink afterwards and were excited to see John Popper role in. He still got it. And he said he hoped Obama kicked ass tonight too!

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)
7. Obama 1\2'd Mitt in the Chin and then gut punch that took him out was Libya question and Mitt was...
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:48 PM
Oct 2012

...down for the count on that one...his whole attitude changed...I thought, Like Ryan, Mitt was going to cry

The Magistrate

(95,255 posts)
12. President Was Hard And Cold, Ma'am
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:48 PM
Oct 2012

Romney looked like a cheap suit by the end of it....

"Romney loves America like a tick loves a dog."

reformist2

(9,841 posts)
15. Romney/Obama both started strong, then Romney stumbled badly on Bengazi and never recovered.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:49 PM
Oct 2012

But the real low points for Romney were his answers on women's issues, which were dreadfully bad.
 

begin_within

(21,551 posts)
17. It was kind of like a verbal boxing match a few times
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:49 PM
Oct 2012

But Obama was confident, lucid, convincing and easily won, in my opinion. Great from beginning to end.
Romney seemed panicky and bullying for the first half, then calmed down and improved later on.
Obama did not mention the Sensata issue but did say, "When
he talks about getting tough on China, keep in mind that Governor
Romney invested in companies that were pioneers of outsourcing to
China, and is currently investing in countries - in companies that
are building surveillance equipment for China to spy on its own folks."

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
22. Mitt came out all cock sure and Obama had the cock swatter with him.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:50 PM
Oct 2012

and Candy Crowley was almost tolerable, that was my biggest surprise for tonight. I knew Obama would nail gun Mitt's shorts to his ass.

 

MichiganVote

(21,086 posts)
23. Well basically, if you're rmoney, you need to have an ak47 to get pregnant
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:50 PM
Oct 2012

or when the President beats your ass in a media driven debate. Your choice. But hey, you only have 2 minutes to make up your mind.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
24. Romney got shredded...
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:51 PM
Oct 2012

He was called out on his lie about Obama's response on Libya. He was called out on his lies about his tax plan. He essentially agreed with the President and tried to attack him from the left a few times and failed. He gave a non-response answer to the question on equal pay for women, something about putting women in binders then putting them in his cabinet, it was creepy, but didn't answer to what he would do policy wise for women. Then something about if women would get married before having kids then AK47s wouldn't be so dangerous or some chit. Then he said he was for 100% of Americans even though he had a blind trust that did all those bad outsourcing things. He really lost it tonight, read up on the threads here, victory is ours.

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
25. Nutshells were crushed tonight, LynneSin
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:52 PM
Oct 2012

both Mormon Taberlackle's simply shriveled up, and Candy Crowley looked fair!

Sleep well and watch the YouTUbes tomorrow!

Uncle Joe

(58,426 posts)
27. Romney was snippy, he sucked and was
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:53 PM
Oct 2012

called on one of his lies by Candy Crowley.

Obama had a great debate and adroitly hit Romney with the 47% on his last statement.

Thanks for the thread, LynneSin

trailmonkee

(2,681 posts)
28. you know that zapping sound when a moth gets electrocuted, and that nasty smell that follows...
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:57 PM
Oct 2012

That's pretty much what happened to Romney

klook

(12,170 posts)
29. There are these binders, see,
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:00 AM
Oct 2012

and they're full of women. It's ... hard to explain. But you'll be reading a lot about that.

Romney has a special kind of math that makes money grow on trees, even while those trees are shrunk via bonsai and drowned in the bathtub.

Obama LIHOP in Libya, says Romney. ("Offensive," says Obama, and way more than 47% of viewers agree.)

Speaking of 47%, we heard about them, too. Also self-deportation. It seems Romney's Republican primary skeletons weren't stashed deep enough in the closet. We also heard about flips and flops on assault weapons, women's reproductive rights, tax policy, and more. The American people also heard (probably for the first time in many cases) that there is a Congress that is working night and day to thwart the president's every aim.

Despite all that, poor Romney may need the Obamacare that he wants to kill, because he sure looked like he had hemorrhoids most of the night.

The president learned from Joe Biden how to defeat the Gish Gallop -- call bullshit early and often.

It was fun. Watch the replay.

struggle4progress

(118,356 posts)
32. "47% of women should be kept in binders, so they can get home in time to make dinner, which
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:35 AM
Oct 2012

will solve almost any problems you might have with gang-bangers and AK-47s"

That's what I got from the debate. YMMV.



struggle4progress

(118,356 posts)
44. Maybe Romney's babbling ran together a bit in my mind
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 10:08 AM
Oct 2012

Romney’s ‘binders full of women’ story not true
By Arturo Garcia
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 9:18 EDT
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/17/report-romneys-binders-full-of-women-story-not-true/

Tue Oct 16, 2012 at 10:12 PM PDT
Romney:Women need to cook dinner
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/17/1145576/-Romney-Women-need-to-cook-dinner

Romney claims getting married will prevent gun violence
http://thinkprogress.org/lbupdate/1028881/while-answering-a-question-about-guns/



Johonny

(20,890 posts)
35. Romney will solve gun violence with gay marriage
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:38 AM
Oct 2012

and has no clue what happened in Libya but thinks the president bad a lot of mistakes there. Oh and he's cutting your taxes on all the interest you get from your bank account.

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