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treestar

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61. Exactly oliverrams

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 11:10 AM

Oct 2012

It would have provided a great deal more satisfaction for the pundits to roll around in the mud over it - they should know better, candidates in POTUS debates cannot make an entertaining roll in the mud spectacle. (If they did, the pundits would be on them for that).

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The media has done what we've been saying it would do to create a horse race out of a slaughter. [View all] porphyrian Oct 2012 OP

YUP! graham4anything Oct 2012 #1

Thanks. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #24

so many judgments being made about esoterics and style bigtree Oct 2012 #2

I think the President's response was likely genius. It will become more apparent in the coming days. porphyrian Oct 2012 #4

'They can give up their hope, but they can't have mine.' bigtree Oct 2012 #8

Your right, I watched Msnbc oldbanjo Oct 2012 #25

I'm wondering if this is maybe a race thing white people don't get. porphyrian Oct 2012 #27

Ditto all of that 12AngryBorneoWildmen Oct 2012 #51

Yes. Rmoney did not follow procedure and he said things that were inaccurate or inconsistent treestar Oct 2012 #31

You can blame pundits all you want LondonReign2 Oct 2012 #62

Those polls mean nothing treestar Oct 2012 #63

Robme. Your Presidential nominee. Do we really need a crack head in the White House? Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #3

I'm sorry, what? I can't tell if you are agreeing with me or insulting me. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #6

A lot of people wondered if Robme was drugged up. No one thought that about Obama. Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #13

Ah, OK, right. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #15

Sorry if it seemed weird. I hate liars with a passion and I'm still punchy. Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #18

It's all good. I'm still drinking coffee. porphyrian Oct 2012 #20

I know your point is a good one, but Obama really didn't help. WI_DEM Oct 2012 #5

A "tougher" Obama would have been pigeonholed as Angry Black Man. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #7

My thought. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #16

Amen. The so called leftist pundits could have spent the evening treestar Oct 2012 #32

Contrary to what the media has been saying, everything has not been riding on this debate. porphyrian Oct 2012 #9

A tougher Obama may have spurred racial tensions for him being too plethoro Oct 2012 #14

I'm not convinced that President Obama lost that debate. porphyrian Oct 2012 #17

It will take a couple of days to see what the aftereffect of the debate is. Challengers usually win plethoro Oct 2012 #22

How many debates did Kerry win durablend Oct 2012 #42

Another good point. Very few minds were changed on who to vote for by this debate. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #43

Agreed. It's all viewed through the corporate mass-media filter. Mc Mike Oct 2012 #48

Agreed, and I wonder, too. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #50

GOP SOB's SOP. n t. Mc Mike Oct 2012 #57

Ha! n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #59

Cribbed from Franken. Mc Mike Oct 2012 #60

Of course the media would do that. They get higher ratings in a close race. Selatius Oct 2012 #10

The President didn't look weak or indecisive, he just didn't meet everyone's expectations of... porphyrian Oct 2012 #11

I didn't think Obama came off as too weak. Selatius Oct 2012 #12

Well, I think the next Presidential debate may go a little differently than this one. porphyrian Oct 2012 #19

IMO people set themselves up treestar Oct 2012 #33

Agreed. This was a Presidential debate, not an MMA match. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #36

Yup durablend Oct 2012 #45

Obama was off his game ....but he has two more debates Tippy Oct 2012 #21

He was playing defense and he succeeded. People believe he failed because they... porphyrian Oct 2012 #23

THANK YOU!!!! Finally someone said it... truebrit71 Oct 2012 #26

That was my thought, too. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #28

You got it right....thanks Tippy Oct 2012 #29

The Obama campaign has been brilliant both times treestar Oct 2012 #34

I can't say it enough oliverrams1 Oct 2012 #47

Exactly oliverrams treestar Oct 2012 #61

I think the pundits are just performing theater. They are smarter than that. porphyrian Oct 2012 #64

lol treestar Oct 2012 #66

No doubt madokie Oct 2012 #30

Things will become more clear as the alcohol wears off and the story unfolds. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #37

+1111111 Tsiyu Oct 2012 #35

Thanks. I think so. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #38

It was one night Tsiyu Oct 2012 #39

porphyrian I want to believe you littlemissmartypants Oct 2012 #40

Arithmetic. porphyrian Oct 2012 #41

The media has been mostly successful at the conversion of slaughters to horse races wtmusic Oct 2012 #44

I don't agree with your last statement. porphyrian Oct 2012 #46

Didn't know... wtmusic Oct 2012 #53

I would love to see those two in a cage match, but that won't happen. porphyrian Oct 2012 #55

I agree. The only thing I wondered about while watching the debate... reeds2012 Oct 2012 #49

President Obama turned the tables on Romney. porphyrian Oct 2012 #52

I got the feeling Obama was being lackluster on purpose. reeds2012 Oct 2012 #54

If you watched the President closely, he was seething at times. porphyrian Oct 2012 #56

Ok thanks! Good eye. reeds2012 Oct 2012 #58

This is what Romney looked like... porphyrian Oct 2012 #65

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