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mshasta

(2,108 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:06 PM Oct 2012

Rmoney was talking 51.4 % more than Mr Obama at second debate!

ok republicans such a cry babies here:
aljazeera has it at total words for Willard #7566 and total words for Mr Obama#7164

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2012/10/2012101792225913980.html

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Rmoney was talking 51.4 % more than Mr Obama at second debate! (Original Post) mshasta Oct 2012 OP

Makes sense . . . I assume they included the many, many times . . . fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #1

That explains a lot ecstatic Oct 2012 #2

But Obama speaks much more slowly BainsBane Oct 2012 #3

Romney is a very fast talker LeftInTX Oct 2012 #4

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

1. Makes sense . . . I assume they included the many, many times . . .

Reply to mshasta (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:11 PM

Oct 2012

he talked over the moderator and the POTUS.

ecstatic

(32,705 posts)

2. That explains a lot

Reply to mshasta (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:13 PM

Oct 2012

I've walked away from every debate thinking Romney had taken up most of the talking time, and then the so called time keepers say that Obama had longer time. I guess Romney talks really fast, which I find off putting.

BainsBane

(53,034 posts)

3. But Obama speaks much more slowly

Reply to mshasta (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:25 PM

Oct 2012

Hence the time difference

LeftInTX

(25,364 posts)

4. Romney is a very fast talker

Reply to mshasta (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 04:06 PM

Oct 2012

Very fast

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