****OFFICIAL DEBATE THREAD #2*****

[laruemtt]

let's move to this one.

[riderinthestorm]

1. Thanks!! nt

[DURHAM D]

2. Romney is doing a filibuster.

blah, blah, blah

[dhill926]

3. hoping Mitt implodes....

but he's lying very convincingly.....

[tilsammans]

7. What a lying sack o' shit! n/t

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. just ran right over the moderator.

[grantcart]

5. why is it that every time Romney starts talking my TV magically goes on mute?

[laruemtt]

12. bwahahahaha!

[begin_within]

6. Mitt's acting defensive, like a person backed into a corner

[WilliamPitt]

8. Obama needs to step it up.

Mitt is lying like twelve rugs.

Punch back, big guy.

[Auggie]

16. +1

[fishwax]

19. it's a rope a dope. Romney is going to implode at this rate.

[Peregrine Took]

21. My feeling exactly. He seems too laid back.

Romney seems like a hard charger. Ugh!!!

[WinkyDink]

23. Exactly. Get tough and get specific. Don't just SAY, "I reduced taxes..."---Give the NAME of the LAW

[dhill926]

36. + infinity........

Mitt's lying very well......very well.......

[WinkyDink]

9. There simply is no way MR is telling the truth. NO WAY.

[Flatpicker]

18. We know.

But he's laying it on thick.

[tnvoter]

10. his big bold idea is "nevermind"

LOL... zing!

[Sparkly]

11. "It's arithmetic."

Yup.

[elleng]

13. POTUS trying to pin rmoney down on 'loopholes.'

ARITHMETIC!

[gkhouston]

14. Uh-oh. President just said the "M" word!

Math.

[DisabledAmerican]

15. Romney was the first to interrupt the mod

and get mad over his tax plan.

[tilsammans]

17. Arithmetic!

There it is.

[bunnies]

39. drink! lol

[tilsammans]

169. And I did.

[bunnies]

172. cheers!!!!

[uponit7771]

20. Great, refer back to Clinton

[harun]

22. Sooo boring. Thought I could watch but don't think so now.

Both saying everything the other says is all wrong *yawn*

[RebelOne]

144. Obama is using talking points he has always used before. /n

[rainbow4321]

24. FUCK YOU ROMNEY...already he does a "ya know, I have 5 boys...so

so I am used to people repeating things over and over and expecting me to believe them".

Is this one of his "zingers"????

[Peregrine Took]

31. More "manly" as he has 5 sons??? n/t

[WinkyDink]

45. That's the subliminal.

[janx]

25. Does Romney always have that weird expression on his face when

he's involved in a debate? He looks tortured.

[grantcart]

26. "Zinger # 1" I have 5 kids and so I am used to people making up things and repeating them over and

over again even though they aren't true.



His expression seemed to indicate he thought that was very clever.

[aquart]

94. So his sons are also liars? Figures.

[laruemtt]

27. rmoney's smile

when he's watching the prez speak looks just llike glen close's in fatal attraction after she gets in the physical fight with michael douglas and he's leaving her. pure psycho.

[progressivebydesign]

63. I truly think people will be like "what the HELL is wrong with that guy??" nt

[gkhouston]

97. He looks like he's sewn his lips shut. Would that it were true. n/t

[DisabledAmerican]

28. Obama has the better Zingers Donald Trumpt a small bussiness

I loved it.

[sfpcjock]

29. Here's the Huge "small business" tax lie of Mitt's again

Instead, it's for S-Corp big businesses with a ton of revenues to swamp real small business. Small business already got 18 tax cuts from Obama, as he just mentioned.

[reflection]

30. Obama is warming up now.

I thought he was bad coming out of the gate and I'm so glad he's finding his footing.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

46. Math, common sense and history.

Romney looks to be squirming.

[Flatpicker]

32. Trumped

Obama seems to be using Mitt from last week against Mitt today.

Doesn't he understand this is a new Mitt? And This Mitt won't be the Mitt that exists after the debate ends.

[Sparkly]

33. You have to be a thinking person to follow this.

Which means the knuckle-draggers are believing Rmoney right now.

[gkhouston]

34. Is it just me or is Romney starting to look sweaty and defensive? n/t

[progressivebydesign]

48. Yes! He looks CRAZED!! I think he will turn people off completely...

He is sweaty, and wild eyed, and smirking the entire time... Grandpa Munster....

[Grown2Hate]

83. That pre-debate baby not sitting well? NT

[gkhouston]

108. LOL. He should have gone for roasted, not barbequed. n/t

[DisabledAmerican]

35. Romney just got lectured by the debate mod

Romney is having a issue with the rules.

[shanti]

67. bah!

rules are for the peasants!

[NYC Liberal]

37. Obama settling in now. Mitt getting aggressive (and not in a good way).

[Sparkly]

38. "I don't want to cost jobs!" --- HAH!!!!!

You made your fortune "costing jobs!!!"

[WinkyDink]

40. "I don't want to cost jobs." Bwahahahahahahah! Bring up BAIN, O!

[Peregrine Took]

41. Notice how Romney tried to run over the moderator?

But Jim. L just spoke over him and made his point.

[hifiguy]

42. Jayzus. Dick Nixon was a fountain of truth

compared to Willard. What a shitheel.

[WinkyDink]

47. Nixon actually was!

[Flatpicker]

43. My Priority is Jobs

Now you ask. In what country Mitt?

[progressivebydesign]

44. someone slap that stupid smirk off Romney's face..

OMG.. he reminds me of Grandpa on the Munsters!!! There is no way in HELL people are going to think "gosh, I'm voting for that smug asshole!" The President is PERFECT. He looks like an adult, Romney looks insane....

[Honeycombe8]

64. That looks like a practice facial expression, during the trial runs. Mitt, that smile, yeah, keep

that on your face while Obama's talking.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

79. He creeps me out. Looks clammy, too.

[chelsea0011]

49. To sum up the first 15 minute segment. If you think Romney's plan adds up,

you are an idiot.

[uponit7771]

50. Obama just won...this debate

[grantcart]

61. why?

[uponit7771]

80. simple choice...refer back to what works (Clinton years)

[Richard D]

51. Romney is such a rectal orafice!

[NYC Liberal]

52. Obama comparing Clinton vs Bush - "We've already tried this"

[elleng]

53. SPEAK TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE:

If you think that will work . . . .
We have data on which approach is more likely to work . . . .

[tarheelsunc]

54. Romney thinks he should decide the rules now, what a complete ass.

[laruemtt]

55. that greasy hair just

makes him look smarmier. now he's telling lehrer how the debate is going to go. . he can't help himself.

[Flatpicker]

56. The arrogance slipped in.

Bad Mitt...

[FirstLight]

57. how can he keep running over the moderator?

wtf?

he gets to have the last word?

[Terra Alta]

58. Romney thinks he has to have the last word.

This guy is losing it...

[WinkyDink]

59. "I thin k I get the last word." SMUG ARROGANT ENTITLED A*****E.

[Purveyor]

60. First assessment. So far...not good. eom

[still_one]

101. For who?

[hifiguy]

62. Willard is acting like a spoiled child.

Obama clearly dislikes him.

Mittens is lying his ass off.

Obama mentioning Clinton is a good thing.

[fishwax]

65. Romney's being kind of a dick to Jim Lehrer

[high density]

66. Lehrer needs to move this on

They are just saying the same thing over and over.

[Kablooie]

68. "I get the last word" - What an ASS!

[annabanana]

69. R is filibustering

[RoccoR5955]

70. Can someone tell me wtf that pin is that Robme is wearing?

Thanks.

[tarheelsunc]

87. Kind of looks like an imploded flag

Like the country would be under a President Romney

[starroute]

152. This was discussed here a couple of weeks ago

Consensus was that it looks like an elephant.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021306458

[Grown2Hate]

71. It's MY TURN! It's MY TURN! WAAAH!!!!!!

[chelsea0011]

72. Romney is about to become unhinged

[Sparkly]

73. "It's bad! It's bad! It's really bad!!!" Yeah, were you asleep from 2001-2008?????

[Liberal In Texas]

74. He's trying to bully the President.

Bah.

[MadrasT]

75. SHUT UP MITT and let him move off of TAXES already.

Repeating the same lie til we believe it.

[Corgigal]

76. Yo Moderator

Do your flipping job. Don't let Romney decide shit.

[GardeningGal]

77. Where's the beef Romney? The devil's in the details. nt

[Richard D]

78. Romney is talking like he is on meth.

[gkhouston]

81. Mitt is handing us commercials left and right.

His plan is to put people back to work... like the ones who lost their jobs because of Bain?

His plan is "new"? He's not promising tax cuts? There's got to be contradictory video out there.

[ballabosh]

82. He has something that's never been tried before

that will solve all of our problems. Let's call it the magical pixie dust plan!

[phylny]

84. We're slightly behind watching,

but I wish the president would say that when Romney talks about removing loopholes and deductions, he's talking about HOME MORTGAGE INTEREST deductions.

[OldDem2012]

85. Romney is not a good debater....

...he's gotten angry more than once and has cut off the moderator at least once.

Now he's rambling about how he likes Big Bird! LOLOLOL!!!!

[treestar]

91. He really is not

Welcome to DU!

[NYC Liberal]

86. "I like Big Bird but I'm going to gut PBS"

[janx]

98. I can't believe he just said that to Lehrer!

So ridiculous, and such a classic Republican line! He even added the standard Big Bird part, didn't he?

[BarackTheVote]

106. I work for PBS

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK HIM! And also--WTF, Jim Leher--he used up his first word on that rebuttal!

[janx]

125. PLEASE SOMEBODY ANSWER THIS:

Does Romney always look like this during a debate? He looks as if he's trying not to cry.

[zazen]

88. cultivated breathiness to seem warm and sincere

I've never listened to him for more than 30 seconds straight.

He's got the sensitive breathiness down.

[tilsammans]

89. What a smug, arrogant asshole.

Rude and obnoxious.

[cbdo2007]

90. ROMNEY JUST KILLED BIG BIRD!!!!!

[Warren Stupidity]

92. He killed big bird.

Probably not a good idea.

[sfpcjock]

96. This was my joke question for Jim Lehrer:

"What will you do about PBS?"

[RoccoR5955]

93. Why is Robme wearing a hybrid American/Japanese flag?

Or wtf is it?

[bullwinkle428]

99. Can't WAIT to hear Tweety's comment on the pin!

[laruemtt]

100. and of course it just has to be bigger

than Obama's. egotistical asshole... god i want to slap him...

[fascisthunter]

95. George Bush was much better than this idiot

[Maven]

102. He's such a disrepectful, condescending cockface.

Sorry, but that's what he is.

[smirkymonkey]

174. You are being too kind.

I won't say what I think. I am sure my post would be hidden if I did.

[hifiguy]

103. A babbling lunatic would be more coherent

than Willard Shithead.

[riderinthestorm]

104. Please contemplate a new debate thread #3!!!!! Hard for dialup users beyond 150.... nt

[high density]

105. Rmoney is coming off as an asshole

Obama just needs to keep his cool.

[suffragette]

107. mitt's demonstrating what an arrogant ass he is

Interrupting, steamrolling over the moderator, whining.

[KansDem]

109. Mitt doesn't want to "kill jobs"

He just wants to send them to China...

[WinkyDink]

110. "I don't want to kill jobs....in this environment." "Environment" = "During this debate."

[Sparkly]

111. Hey, Stinky and I are small business owners and we are better under Democrats, no doubt.

Their version of "Small Business" is bullshit. It has to be about the Middle Class, all the way around.

[tarheelsunc]

112. Romney is killing himself now, Obama can't help but smile

[BarackTheVote]

113. Did his handlers tell him to keep a smile on his face?

"You never balance the budget by raising taxes".... WHAT THE FLIPPING FUCKETTY FUCK?

[WinkyDink]

118. Re; Perma-smile~~Yes, he was told to do that.

[tarheelsunc]

122. He was trained to smile in his debate camp

[gkhouston]

124. Mistake. Polite attentiveness would work better, assuming Romney knows how to fake that. n/t

[Flatpicker]

114. No revenue increases?

How would that work?

[NYC Liberal]

115. Romney insults Spain: "I don't want to be like Spain"

[JTFrog]

123. !

[WinkyDink]

127. Well, he's never been to Spain. But he kinda likes the music.

[gkhouston]

116. That's the second time Romney's gotten a pained expression when Obama mentions corporate taxes.

[yellowdogintexas]

117. smarmiest of the smarmy

[ProfessionalLeftist]

119. Mitt is monopolizing the damn debate

He won't even let the President talk. He will not mind the rules. He interrupts constantly. He denies his OWN policies. He's a goddamn bully, not a debater. Lehrer needs to SHUT HIM DOWN.

[budkin]

120. Obama = cool and collect, Romney = insane and out of control

[Flatpicker]

121. Bain slam!!!

[BlueStater]

126. I thought Obama was struggling a little at first but he's finding his groove. N/T

[Nevernose]

128. He (could) BE TALKING ABOUT ME!

Las Vegas teacher, 42 high school (one year it was 54) kids in a class, some sitting on the floor. It was 42 AFTER the "class balancing," but I'll let him slide on that.

[WinkyDink]

134. I used to have kids sitting on the air-conditioning unit.

[gkhouston]

139. Woohoo, go you!

OTOH, it's depressing to think about how many other teachers are in the same boat.

[Nevernose]

165. No, it's all about me

[BarackTheVote]

129. Here comes the lie about 716 billion dollars...

[PCIntern]

130. Mr Prez...

Don't apologize to this sob

[Richard D]

133. That was bad

[budkin]

131. "It's time to end it!"

CROFL!!!

[gkhouston]

132. And Romney barges right ahead without waiting for the moderator to tell him it's his turn.

He's treating Lehrer like a servant.

[fishwax]

135. BAZINGA! -- I think you need a new accountant -- Oh, Romney, your zingers have no zing.

[Sparkly]

136. Rmoney pleading ignorance about tax breaks?!?

[eqfan592]

137. wow, the "zingers" are flying now... (nt)

[cbdo2007]

138. President Obama "Oh, I think your accountants have done just FINE for you." hahahahah

He totally should have said that!!!

[Tennessee Gal]

140. Moderator is doing a horrible job!!!!

Shut Mitt the hell up!

[StarryNite]

146. He's letting Mitt

walk all over him.

[WinkyDink]

141. ROMNEY IS TALKING TOO MUCH. SHUT HIM THE HELL UP.

[laruemtt]

149. i'll gladly volunteer to smack him quiet,

and i'm not the least bit violent, but i'll make an exception for this fool.

[WinkyDink]

155. You're on!

[laruemtt]

171. oh, if only.......

[NYC Liberal]

142. On CNN, the audience reaction lines are getting flatter and flatter for Romney

[Sparkly]

143. And women are clearly better at math here!!!

[antigop]

145. I guess I"ll take a drink every time Romney says "jobs" n/t

[antigop]

154. OMG! Romney says there are no tax breaks for shipping jobs overseas? Obama should have thrown Bain

and its outsourcing back at Romney.

[WinkyDink]

158. YES, he should have. Does he not get that this is the time?!

[kerouac2]

147. Romney is saying everything he needs to day. Obama is not.

Most of the debate is rMoney making his case while O is watching and smiling and nodding. Not good on screen. Mitt says things like "probably" and I wish O would say "probably?" -- get specific governor. America wants specifics.

[WinkyDink]

148. OMG--Did NOT like O's "S.S." comment OR his "Medicare is driving the deficit"!! HOW ABOUT THE WAR?!?

[Sparkly]

150. Glad he challenged their use of the term "entitlements"

[NYC Liberal]

151. Obama knocks the term "entitlements"

[kerouac2]

163. MY ZINGER: The Governor has alot of suggestions but no solutions. nt

[riderinthestorm]

153. PLEASE START A NEW DEBATE THREAD! SOMEBODY!! nt

[Honeycombe8]

156. Is someone going to start a new thread? It's getting hard to open these long threads. nt

[Sparkly]

157. The Medicare LIE!!!

[WinkyDink]

160. Oh, the Prez is just waiting to reply......

[Flatpicker]

159. Mitt trots out the Medicare lie

WHY?

[WinkyDink]

162. Why? Because that's what liars do.

[Matariki]

161. If you're 60 you don't have to worry...

if you're 59 you can go f^ck yourself... my friends want more boats...

[eqfan592]

164. "If you're 54 or 55, you might want to listen." BOOM!

[Tsiyu]

166. senior reality check by obama

"beneficiaries are the insurance companies"

Rmoney is a sap

[riderinthestorm]

167. Official Debate thread #3 is up and running. Please switch over!! nt

[uponit7771]

168. ****JIM, YOU'RE DOING A HORRIBLE JOB AT MAKING THEM ANSWER QUESTIONS*****

[elleng]

170. The FORMAT is largely NOT questions, it is discuss issues.

[On the Road]

173. Yo, Mitt --