Despair, as the fantasy went up in flames perhaps?

being dumped on. Mitt's not all there and he purportedly takes out his frustrations on his wife. This would also explain his adult son's inability to control his anger.

I've been looking for a Queen Ann shot right after the debate, all day. Mittens looks so sheepish too. LOL

Interesting dynamic in that pic!

She looks pretty (sternly) disappointed.

for something like poor Seamus when the was brought down from atop of the car and hosed down.

ann romney's going to be on The View tomorrow venting her spleen I would guess.

into running into a door painted on a wall.



Beep, beep.

At the same time I stumbled on the diary at DKos. Perfect timing.

you can see Obama's poker face and the slightest hint of, "is he really going to do it? I think he's going to do it... that's it... push all those chips in..."

It's fascinating to watch Obama's facial expressions during that clip.

but Obama clearly saw where Romney was taking things; that's when he said, "Please proceed, Governor." Romney didn't recognize that Obama had just opened a trapdoor in front of him, and he stepped right into it.

Ha.

Probably wasn't as forceful or needing to push anyone.

Same words but different vocalization and purpose.

mouth, entire facial expression, gritting teeth, tightening lips: mad and scared.

I saw this larger pic last night and it's one that jumps out at the viewer. It is one of the most striking photos captured throughout this campaign, and I've seen it everywhere today. I think it will haunt ole Willard til election day.

"Now I've got you, you @#$%^&*"

I know of someone who saw the real thing.

Obama let him have it. And when Romney thought he had trapped Obama, our President knew it was best to let him keep talking.

"Please proceed, governor"

Not planned, just great instinct.

rmoney had said something similar, somewhere recently, can't recall when/where, challenging someone to ask a question, and putting the person and audience on edge, as I recall.

I've seen it bantered about today. Either way, it couldn't have turned out any better.

because the President couldn't know exactly what nitt would come up with...

I loved the look in Obama's eyes when he said, "Please proceed..." He was waiting to pounce!!!

remember facts and "act of terror" is exactly one of the sort of things I would have noted from watching that Rose Garden speech.

which is why she could fact check on the spot

In the interests of avoiding that kind of chaos, a moderator would not be out of place to resolve a point of contention by offering concrete information.

I should watch the entire debate again to check to see when the parts are where our President and Willard are talking over one another and sparring for time. Those were chaotic experiences for the audience, so it would be appropriate for a moderator to prevent that from happening again by resolving a fight with the appropriate piece of disputed factual information.

Mitt a bigger Loser. He should have known that rose garden speech word for word. He got his ass handed to him. He knew it.
It was priceless.

he just ate up all the right wing bloggery fed to him and figured he knew what he needed to know. It was supposed to be his zinger... LOL

is an intellectual lightweight. Like Sununu.

Not really, I don't care.

we will know that shoe is about to drop.

California.

If she votes in California, we will have an indication.

Considering that California is not a swing state, that would be advertising on a billboard. My guess, they will both vote in New Hampshire.

in the video at the DKos link.

should just let him go. Clueless Mitt gobsmacked himself.

why would he stick his neck out on that narrow point (which was not necessary to make his case), if he knew Obama was right on it?

Then again, if Crowley hadn't intervened, it might have worked in his favor. Which is why they are so pissed at her.

He's used to bulling his way through whatever because of his financial power.

the President's Rose Garden speech about Benghazi.

But, to use a boxing analogy, Crowley turned it from a win on points into a knockout.

Candy, the referee, gave him the mandatory 8 count.

And my president, as smart as he is, simply allowed Romney to walk into his own trap.

He was hoisted by his own petard

it doesn't work quite as well without Candy doing the "on-site fact checking". And he couldn't have known she was necessarily do that.

Just incredible instincts at an incredible time. Without her doing that, it could have become just another "Yes I did" "No you didn't" type of moment. President Obama hit what GWB would have called a "trifecta": a brilliant President Obama sensing the moment, a fumbling, bumbling Mitt to step in it, and Candy to call him out on it. My favorite moment of ANY debate in HISTORY. Well, except for maybe Bush the Smarter checking his watch.

lying. He was prepared with that exact attack, yet it was dead wrong. Do we want him and his preppers running the country? That is how things like the Iraq war get started and outing Valerie Plame.

As was the statement about the Rose garden and specifically calling it an act of terror. Please proceed Governor came from Romney beginning to say what he was about to say and then turning to the President and saying "isn't that right"? THey knew what Romney would say, but they didn't know he would ask the President (perhaps rhetorically) "isn't that right"?

She's so fake, like a typical rich white woman that I've met many times before. She doesn't give you that "caring" or "genuine" vibe. We she said "You people" that really summed up her ugly persona.

I've been looking for it all day and saw it in the Daily Kos diary.

I think it was partially planned, at least something that would be discussed post debate. The video of Obama's Rose Garden speech would have been played by the media and voila, he did indeed refer to it as an act of terror. It definitely had some mileage potential. But it wouldn't have had near the impact if Candy didn't fact checked Romney in real time. And that I believe was a gift from the Gods, to the Obama team.

Willard's face is just as priceless in that second photo as Ann's. He's been a baaaad boy! LOL

when just minutes before he was ready to storm the stage and take a swing at the President.

I almost fell off the couch when he said that. But when Candy responded and repeated the devastating blow to Romney, I literally DID fall off the couch laughing hysterically.

Some on the President's team suggested the phrase, "I won't stop you from saying dumb shit, Governor", but the President wisely amended it.

My husband's dream response from Obama would have been "Governor, I'll betcha $10,000, right here, right now."

Sorry dear. . .I'll put my testicles back in your purse.

Ann to Romney:

I don't want them! You're disgraceful. Why can't you be like that handsome black guy, you jerk! No sex for you ever again!

That's hysterical.

because your about to step in SOME SHIT! I'm just gonna sit back and watch it happen.

He's smart and thinks on his feet. I don't believe "please proceed" or "read the transcript" was planned.

Rec

As Bill Maher said sometime back - Obama will fuck you up!!

Surely someone's head rolled in Mitt's debate prep team.

when he said, "Proceed, sir."

he executed it beautifully ....proceed, governor

It's like a chef competition. You've filleted a salmon for roasting with a raspberry sauce a dozen times in practice sessions. You show up and they put down in front of you a trout and ingredients for a lime sauce. You deal, even though you've never roasted trout with lime sauce. You beat the other chef, who is still rattling the lock on the fridge trying to get the salmon out.

They probably stopped Obama at several points in mock debates and said "Here's a great place to ease back and say 'Go right ahead'" or 'Carry on' or 'Feel free, governor'. About other issues and points.

They may have helped Obama recognize Mitt body language and mannerisms and tells.

Earlier in the exchange, Romney answering the question first, used the phrase "terrorist attack". Then when Obama responds directly to Romney, he uses the phrase "act of terror", which has a subtly different connotation, but is in fact the actual phrase Obama used in the Rose Garden press conference. Then Romney, incredulous, unconsciously and carelessly uses Obama's phrase, thinking the first phrase, and adding you said it was "not a spontaneous demonstration" (rhetorically with an implied question mark), to distinguish it from "terrorist attack", which is what he is thinking.

Obama, cool as a cucumber, remembers that he didn't deny it being a spontaneous demonstration because he didn't address the film or the demonstration in his statement that day. But more importantly, he also sees that Romney is using Obama's phrase.

So he instantly recognizes that Romney is getting caught up in half-remembered phrases and is like a quarterback with his shoe laces untied. Thus he has the presence of mind to say "Proceed".

That's what we want from a Commander-in-Chief: [font size="+1"]Presence of mind.[/font]

And then Obama stays cool and lands a precise jab to Romney with "Get the transcript". Followed by the knockout punch by joking after Crowley's fact check: "Can you say that a little louder, Candy?" This plays on the audio problems that started the debate and is evidence of extremely quick thinking by Obama.

If this was planned, it was masterful.

Oh, and this is great as well:

www.facebook.com/pleaseproceedgovernor

IMO one of the great moments of American campaign history.

make a looped video of obama saying "please proceed governor" followed by romney's stuttering reaction??? Please? That would be pretty freakin' awesome (i would do it but i don't know how )