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2016 Postmortem

jojog

(372 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2012, 04:16 PM Oct 2012

Steve Benen is my Hero Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XXXVII

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/10/05/14246577-chronicling-mitts-mendacity-vol-xxxvii

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Steve Benen is my Hero Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XXXVII (Original Post) jojog Oct 2012 OP

K & R. n/t FSogol Oct 2012 #1

So true courseofhistory Oct 2012 #2

He's on 37 already..the last I checked it was Cha Oct 2012 #3

I was determined I wasn't going to watch the debate. AnnaLee Oct 2012 #4

FSogol

(45,528 posts)

1. K & R. n/t

Reply to jojog (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 04:22 PM

Oct 2012

courseofhistory

(801 posts)

2. So true

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 04:26 PM

Oct 2012

Cha

(297,692 posts)

3. He's on 37 already..the last I checked it was

Reply to jojog (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 04:29 PM

Oct 2012

35! That was Before the Debate.

Steve's my hero, too..thanks, jojog

AnnaLee

(1,041 posts)

4. I was determined I wasn't going to watch the debate.

Reply to jojog (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 04:40 PM

Oct 2012

However I checked DU about 45 min. in and switched the TV on to see what was going on. I probably caught one of those times that Romney played "me too" to rattle Obama's response. "Me too" is like the time he said his plan guaranteed insurance to pre-existing conditions too. Obama was ready to debate and defend health care not prove his opponent plan didn't include the "me too" so all he could do was fight astonishment.

In short Romney's team counted on Obama being prepared to discuss Romney's short comings so they decided to have Romney be Obama wherever there would be a problem arising from Obama's discussion of the Romney truth. I call that "me too". What could Obama do; 1) compliment Romney on adopting Obama's plan components 2) accuse Romney of lieing or 3) pretend Romney didn't interrupt with the sabotage and state Romney's policy for him? Note Lehrer wouldn't have let Obama do 3) as far as I can tell.

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