Romney's biggest problem going into the debates is Obama.

[cliffordu]

Not the one Rush and the echo chamber made up -

The REAL Obama.

The Obama that's going to very quietly, professionally, presidentially, eviscerate Romney.

Those motherfuckers don't have a clue.

Mebbe they should watch the debates from 2008.

Mebbe they should review the White House Press Corps dinner......


Their guy, the one who cannot answer any questions at all, is going to have a real bad day.

[rug]

1. He's bringing a salad fork to a knife fight.

[alittlelark]

4. Perhaps a grapefruit spoon.

[Sophiegirl]

31. You can be sure...

...that it won't be chopsticks How UN-AMERICAN!!!

[MADem]

36. A plastic SPORK, if you've seen the old Kennedy-RMoney debates!

Teddy wasn't really a hundred percent, back then, either--he was having a few issues with his personal life and habits. Even operating at "diminished capacity," though, Ted wiped the fucking floor with the jerk!

It was a sight to behold!

[localroger]

71. A SILVER grapefruit spoon, to be sure /nt

[Lifelong Protester]

6. I'm guessing a caviar spoon...

[msanthrope]

16. The mother-of-pearl one. nt

[Brother Buzz]

10. Knowing Romney, he'd show up with a Spork

just to prove he's a regular guy.

[Cha]

25. Maybe a plastic

spoon.

[penndragon69]

35. No....

he's bringing a SERVANT who will be operating the SPORK !

[tjdee]

2. Don't worry, Candy Crowley will help him for at least one of them.

I cannot stand her. Next to Wolf Blitzer she is my least favorite talking head.

Are they doing a town hall or just straight debates??

[cliffordu]

5. I dunno -

If they both get to answer the same question, my whole premise holds.

[tjdee]

7. Oh, I think Obama will trounce him for sure. :)

[CakeGrrl]

12. She'll sure try, but instant polling (as in 2008) will help.

Most people will understand what they're hearing; "Dulce" Crowley and the rest of the MSM's inevitable spin about how well Romney has done will thankfully be less influential, I believe.

[susanna]

14. Here is a link to the schedule...

http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2012-presidential-debate-schedule/

Crowley's on 10/16 is the only "town hall" format I see so far. This is good news, IMHO. She'll jack that one towards Mitt but then she can't help herself...

[progressoid]

30. Oct 11.

It's gonna be fun watching Joe tear Ryan apart!

[penndragon69]

34. Joe, " The Hammer " Biden

will be having the most fun in 4 years while he tears
paul " The Snake " Ryan a new asshole for The Weasels
head to be shoved into!

[tjdee]

62. Oh good, thank you :) nt

[Amonester]

8. "The American People ask all candidates to release their tax records...

George Romney started what is considered a Tradition now."

Or somethin' like that, among too many batshit crazy lies debunked.

Deer in the headlights will want to chicken out to France before the second debate...

[snappyturtle]

9. Rmoney is scared. Why else would he give up so much valuable campaign

time (during the Dem convention) to 'practice' his debating skills?

[Tx4obama]

11. Or Romney wants to just hide out for a bit due to telling that homeless woman in Louisiana ...

... to 'go home and call 211 for help.


I don't think he has taken any question from the media since that screw up!

[snappyturtle]

46. Well...yep that could be it too. I knew about the 'go home' remark but

I didn't know about his failure since to talk with the media...thanks!

[cliffordu]

15. Yep. I do believe his people are terrified.

I think HE believes that Obama is going to be easily bullied......

[Cha]

26. They edited Clint Eastwood out of the Official

2012 RNC Vid. Not even a line was saved.

[LittlestStar]

13. So you think the "empath" Romney will show his clueless side?

I just read an article where Romney tried to relate to unemployed people by stating that, he too, was unemployed!!! Poor Mittens! Maybe he really does have Aspergers or something (not putting down people who do) but the fact that he is so unaware of what he is saying is bizarre.

[Blanks]

67. He should be able to relate to the unemployed.

He only makes about two and a half times as much per day as an unemployed person drawing maximum benefits makes per year.

Of course that's after taxes.

He should have no trouble relating.

[Snarkoleptic]

17. I can hear it now.

"The help is not permitted to speak to me in this manner".
Obama is going to tie him in logic and dissonance knots.
True believers will think Mittens won even though he'll have shat his pants.

[cliffordu]

18. Yep. I believe you are right.

On a side note -

I almost changed my username to "Snarkopolypse Now"

But didn't. Wish I had.

[brewens]

32. I was going to be Nostradumbass at free republic. I decided not to. n/t

[freshwest]

44. Aw, now that you told us, you can't. Post their debate hysteria here if you get a chance, okay?

[NYC_SKP]

19. K/R (nt)

[cliffordu]

24. My RIDE!!!!!

[MADem]

38. That is MOST impressive! nt

[freshwest]

45. Is that your Batmobile? Beautiful in its own way.

[NYC_SKP]

66. Barry Weiss's 1947 "Cowboy Cadillac"...

He has a bunch of cars to die for, I want them all!

http://www.celebritycarsblog.com/celebrity/barry-weiss/

[CrispyQ]

69. Damn!

The Blastolene Decko Liner is awesome! Fab cars!

[bloomington-lib]

20. If Romney does a terrible job on the first one, it wouldnt surprise me if he tries to get out of

the last one.

[Loudestlib]

21. Don't underestimate Romney

he'll do anything to win. If he doesn't drool all over himself the Republicans will claim victory.

[cliffordu]

22. Let 'em keep claiming.

Obama's going to fuck him up.

For reals.

[Cha]

23. Biggest Problem is President Obama.. and mitt's

own lack of any knowledge of reality Which is how Eastwood went about it debating with The Chair.

I look for him to smirk and LIE and for PBO to say "Not True"... A LOT.

Edit to add .. "Not True" and to give the concise Facts of why it's NOT TRUE.

[Drunken Irishman]

27. There is going to be a very stark contrast...

Romney will be very stiff and tense, I'm convinced of it. He won't be as relaxed as Obama and that will show to the audience at home. It's one thing that hurt Gore in the 2000 debates - the fact he just didn't feel comfortable in his own skin. Bush did and it helped him overcome nuanced debate answers to win, according to polling, most the debates.

Obama, like Clinton, is very comfortable in front of the camera. Romney isn't. Romney is a very awkward debater, who often looks uncomfortable sitting, or standing, especially when he's pushed on something. Obama can deliver an attack with ease, sit back and smile and not get upset...but I think Romney will. I think Romney will awkwardly laugh at something, or come off as combative, and it won't play well.

[kestrel91316]

37. Rmoney looks uncomfortable ANY time he has to deal with humans.

[Zalatix]

28. It won't matter. Who will be swayed by Romney getting his ass royally kicked?

Who is still undecided by now?

[former-republican]

40. There are people still undecided in this country

Some people don't pay attention to national elections until the debates start.

Look how Hillary's tide turned during and after the debates.

[Zalatix]

64. I sure hope so. Because if that is the case then Romney is done in one.

[Nye Bevan]

29. "We don't sing songs about bombing Iran".

Anyone else remember this Obama zinger from last time around?

[penndragon69]

33. Obama KILLED Bin Laden,

And he will absolutely destroy mitt " The Weasel"
in EVERY debate.

It's easy to win against an Empty chair....or suite
in this case.

[grantcart]

39. Kinky

[chknltl]

41. It would br even better if..

The Democratic Underground found a way to hack into the (secret) wire feed that Romney will be wearing. His answers could get very DUzy-liscious.

[freshwest]

48. We'll implement Operation Foot In Mouth... Check!!

[chknltl]

55. President Bush wore one durring the Bush/Kerry debates.

Last edited Mon Sep 3, 2012, 08:49 AM - Edit history (1)

One has to believe that Romney will be wearing one too. As much as I would love to see the device hacked, I doubt it would be feasible. OTOH It seems to me that such a device could be disrupted in some fashion. I hope somebody somewhere, (on President Obama's campaign staff) has had similar notions.

[Zoeisright]

57. I would have LOVED to see Kerry slap Bush on the back

during the handshake before the debates. He might have been able to disable the device Bush wore.

http://www.salon.com/2004/10/30/bulge_5/

[chknltl]

59. Seems to me there should be a way to jam it.

Unless it were something like a simple smart phone with a wireless earpiece. (Do they even make wireless earpieces?) One would think shutting down or jamming someone's smart-phone difficult at best and possibly illegal. That said, the government for 'security purposes' could I suspect place some kind of jamming device around the building thereby creating a dead zone for all but landline phones.

[XemaSab]

42. My mom was watching Stewart tonight

and she was like "THAT's what Romney looks like?"

He looks ok in still photos, but I had the same reaction watching him in the primary debates.

Something about him seems off when you see him move and talk.

Obama to me has a natural progression of expressions, even when they're a little goofy looking.

I think it might be that Romney's been hitting the Botox, because he looks like a plastic person, especially around the eyes.

With Obama, the wheels are turning and he's reacting to what he's saying, even when he's laughing at his own jokes like a dork. With Mitt there's just not a lot of facial movement.

[gtar100]

43. Shhh... It's our secret weapon.

Reality.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

47. Obama has been avoiding the press too. Big time

But, if we are talking sheer intelligence, Obama wins, hands down.

If we are talking conniving and zingers, don't underestimate the GOP

[freshwest]

49. And the public will see it all. I'd almost forgotten the upcoming feast. Good...

[AtomicKitten]

50. "Bring a sponge."

* ZED, Men in Black

[awoke_in_2003]

51. Kerry slaughtered Bush in 2004 debates. nt

[johnlucas]

52. DAMN RIGHT!

Barack reminds me of The Rock from the WWF.
Wrestling fans here know what I'm talking about.
Both have serious MIC SKILLS & know how to undo an opponent just through the gift of gab.
Both have ridiculous CHARISMA & can make just a little minor motion look major.
Both have that SWAG that just commands the room.

If Obama could do the People's Eyebrow, the match would be complete.
I just wish Obama would use these skills more heavily in his governance.
He has the power to eliminate the Republican Party & Conservative Movement it houses FOREVER.

He truly is the Transformative Candidate.
I wish he would use his power & cut out these lame Third Way tactics.
Force those fools to play on YOUR terms.
Quit continuing stuff George W. Bush did.
John Lucas

[Quixote1818]

53. I agree, Obama is like a ninja debater. You can't rattle him and he does not make mistakes. nt

[RFKHumphreyObama]

54. While I don't disagree with your assessment

-Which is why I recommended your post -the MSM are notoriously intellectually dishonest when it comes to the Democratic presidential nominee. Remember their treatment of Al Gore during the 2000 presidential debates? When he tried to pull Bush up on the facts, they labelled him as elitist and superior and condescending. Yet when Dubya made multiple gaffes during the debates, they indulged him

So I have no doubt that the President will be at his most excellent and will demolish Romney. But the talking heads and the beltway pundits and the other pandering GOP shills in the MSM are going to be doing their best to undermine him (although thank goodness we have people like Rachel Maddow out there). We have to do our best to counteract their crap and not allow them to define the agenda like they did in 2000

[tjdee]

63. I have already heard that Obama comes off as "imperial" and "condescending" in debates.

SIGH

[donheld]

56. Have your own debate

https://www.facebook.com/OccupytheDebates2012?ref=ts

[grantcart]

58. Kinkier

[davidpdx]

60. Romney's biggest problem going into the debates is....

Having to show up..........

[B Calm]

61. Hope you are right. I think Hillary

Clinton did better at debating than Obama. But, Hillary that said Hillary had her senate experience over candidate Obama and probably had the edge. Now that Obama has 4 years presidential experience under his belt, he should do great. We'll see. . .

[grantcart]

65. kinkiest

[cliffordu]

68. You are a perverse little entity, aren't ya??

[grantcart]

70. I am too kinky for this thread Professor Dr. Cliffordu Spelling and Comma Master.