considering anyone who has learned anything about Bain knows that it SPECIALIZES in tax avoidance, that comment should have been met with a

Nevertheless, I hope you're right about Obama throwing him off. K&R

http://www.npr.org/2012/10/03/162258551/transcript-first-obama-romney-presidential-debate

Obama: When it comes to corporate taxes, Governor Romney has said he wants to, in a revenue-neutral way, close loopholes, deductions — he hasn't identified which ones they are — but thereby bring down the corporate rate. Well, I want to do the same thing, but I've actually identified how we can do that.

And part of the way to do it is to not give tax breaks to companies that are shipping jobs overseas. Right now you can actually take a deduction for moving a plant overseas. I think most Americans would say that doesn't make sense. And all that raises revenue................

Romney:
Jim, let's — we — we've gone on a lot of topics there, and — so I've got to take — it's going to take a minute to go from Medicaid to schools to —

During those pauses is when he was wiggling his butt like he didn't know whether to turn and run or which direction to go in his response. His response was even screwy...

Romney:
Jim, let's — we — we've gone on a lot of topics there, and — so I've got to take — it's going to take a minute to go from Medicaid to schools to —


Thanks to you, here is the rest of the conversation on that subject:


The second topic, which is you said you get a deduction for getting a plant overseas. Look, I've been in business for 25 years. I have no idea what you're talking about. I maybe need to get a new accountant.

MR. LEHRER: Let's —

MR. ROMNEY: But the — the idea that you get a break for shipping jobs overseas is simply not the case.

MR. LEHRER: Let's have —

MR. ROMNEY: What we do have right now is a setting —

MR. LEHRER: Excuse me.

MR. ROMNEY: — where I'd like to bring money from overseas back to this country.

thanks....

Were they opened before they were given to the FBI?

Obama, of course, has got to be certain of the answer beforehand.

Some of this might not be appropriate for a town-hall format. One thing I think he might bring up in the third debate is "Mitt, how did you get $100 million in your IRA?" Even if the method was perfectly legal it looks hinky and most undecided voters are unlikely to know this already.

Rick Perry was being rude, but this shows you can call him out. As we've all seen on the campaign trail, Romney can be pretty cagey.

Obama needs more "You" or as Joe Biden put it, "my friend over here" when attacking Romney.

It needs to be more personally directed at Romney. Policy wise, Romney has already stated that he will close tax loopholes/shelters for the rich, even though he has done it himself.

Romney is a case of "Condemns for others what he does for himself".
We've seen it over and over.


Therefore, Obama needs to point out that Romney has done it. It needs to be personal.

(I hope I make sense)

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That's what the President should have nailed him on.

as well as some of the Youtube clips that are out there.

Mitt cannot BEAR being put on the back foot and not being allowed to fully expain or cover for himself if he's feeling cornered or guilty. He'll just keep hacking away at it ever more desperately.

I'd be surprised if the Obama camp haven't noticed this. Whether the opportunity will arise to capitalize on it in either debate is another matter.