He needs to punch back

Guess I'll have to do the fact checking on my fucking own....
while folks act like this is some kind of game.

n/t

Let the opponent punch a bit, so he gains a false sense of security. Then, bring the pain.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

for instance, regarding military spending Obama could have countered that logically spending will come down due to decreased military involvement and thus accused romney of wanting another war in order to maintain high spending. Obama conceded too much ground and that strategy makes absolutely no sense.