Wait--I get it. Rev. Wright Tape and Romney Extreme Lies and Goading---Provoking Angry Black Man.

[msanthrope]

The Repuke strategy---Romney's lies, even suggesting that Obama was corrupt in giving money to energy contributors.....

Coupled with those fools Carlson and Hannity.....and a new Rev. Wright tape.

They thought they were going to get Angry Black Man.

And I mean, Romney tried. He tried to bait the President. And every single time, President Obama didn't take up the gauntlet.

Look back over the debate--Romney kept baiting, and baiting. And Obama took it. He ignored the jabs, and he took that bastard to a draw without breaking a sweat.

But it ain't over. It's an early round.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Sure hope its rope a dope

But to win you gotta knock your opponent out cold

[msanthrope]

4. Ali didn't 'til the 8th in the Rumble. He made Foreman chase and punch.

Remember, VP debate is up next.

And Mitt has to look statesmanlike for the foreign policy debate.

[Sedona]

2. chill

[msanthrope]

17. Long five weeks. Time to get to work. nt

[awake]

3. Well said

It will now be time for the Obama team to expose the lies over the next few days.

[msanthrope]

5. Relentlessly. And back Ryan into a corner for the VP debate. nt

[gkhouston]

8. I suspect the Truth Team is pulling an all-nighter tonight. n/t

[msanthrope]

13. It's gonna be about boxing Ryan in. Biden can say things Obama can't.

We got the voucher issue up. We can box Ryan in on what Mitt changed, and said.

[DaDeacon]

27. Yep yep ...n/t

[seabeyond]

6. that is right. the whole romney intent was to get just that. i forgot. thanks nt

[msanthrope]

9. Angry Black Man makes it easier for Ryan next week. That's why Obama didn't take the bait. Biden

can wield the knife with a smile....'

And that stupid fucker Ryan will go in overconfident.

[seabeyond]

16. yup. he really had to stay away from the goading. and the few scowls i guess blossomed

into a scowl all the way thru. the little i saw, i saw no scowl. but ya, they really really wanted angry from obama.

[msanthrope]

19. They wanted him to challenge Romney so Romney could deliver his 'zingers' in response....

and Obama didn't let him.

And he let Mitt talk. Which isn't so good for Mitt.

[tallahasseedem]

7. I think you're right...

The President looked calm and collected, the OPPOSITE of what they have been portraying him. I think he did what he needed to do. Romney spouted off a lot of stuff tonight that can be used against him immediately.

[msanthrope]

11. The more important debate is the VP one--and Obama got the voucher issue in.

He also got Romney to make cerain stands regarding Ryan's budget, that Biden can pounce on.....

There's a reason no Bain, no 47%..

Oh..and where were the zingers???? The zingers were all going to be responses to Angry Black Man.

[SaveAmerica]

10. I said the same to a friend, you knew 'angry black man' wasn't too far from

Obama's thoughts and actions. I think they've always tried to think like a Republican and how they would react to and use certain sound bites.

I think someone is coaching his campaign on the scoundrels and how they think (maybe James Carville?)

[msanthrope]

12. The zingers were all going to be in response to Angry Black Man. That why Romney had none....nt

[Indpndnt]

14. Yep, my thoughts exactly. He didn't give them what they had set up.

Calm and presidential is what they got. Fact-checkers will do the attacking, followed by the commercials comparing all the positions Willard has taken.

Love it!

[msanthrope]

15. It's about boxing Ryan in. The VP debate will be the one seniors watch, because Ryan is

the one with the voucher program.

[Politicub]

20. I came to that realization, too, after I turned off the TV

Our president has and always will keep his focus on the long term.

[msanthrope]

24. He's got two more of these. And the Ryan/Biden debate. Long Ball. nt

[gkhouston]

39. He kept his focus on the long term and on his accomplishments and plans.

Romney came across like the high-level boss from hell -- dishonest, uninformed, and overbearing. Not a good combination for a guy who's already fighting accusations that he's lying about his taxes and that he got rich sending American jobs overseas.

[hunter]

44. That's entirely what I walked away with: Romney, the smarmy boss from hell.

And my oh my, what a Mr. Shining White Heterosexual Male Romney was too...

I think that's what he meant to be, like the OP says, they'd prepped him for "Angry Black Man."

And they'd have done similar if Hillary Clinton was president, and tried to cast her as the "Strident B***h."

It was a total fuck-up for team Romney. Everyone who has ever suffered under a smarmy boss from hell, which is most of working class U.S.A., probably got that sick feeling in their stomach just looking at Romney -- Mr. Smarmy Boss from hell was serving up shit sandwiches again.

[Politicub]

18. I felt like Mitt was so small when he blew the Solyandra dog whistle

They've been flogging that on Fox News for more than a year.

He has no substance - just a con man's confidence.

[msanthrope]

22. Well--the whole "You gave 90 billion to green jobs" and "you want to cut military spending" angles--

Mitt's forgetting---those are GOOD things. They appeal to our base, and to independents.

They are Fox dogwhistles, but he's supposed to have that base in the bag already.

[kestrel91316]

21. Exactly. He always has to guard against giving them ANY ammunition

for that racist stereotype.

It's a sad fact of American politics even today. But he's naturally cool, so it takes little effort to avoid trouble.

Meanwhile, Rmoney just gave the Dems a wonderful collection of video clips for ads.

[msanthrope]

23. I don't think it's coincidence that the 'new' tape got released today.

And I think Mitt talking over Lerher just put an enormous amount of pressure on the other moderators--they'd better do a better job.

[AverageJoe90]

25. Yep. This has been way overblown, really. nt

[DaDeacon]

26. YES, you are starting to see the long game....

damnn right it's a bishop/ knight press. Obama had to not lash out or be too forceful thus lose this debate. Had he went toe to toe then we would be talking about PBO the angry black. So lose this one let the facts be facts and next one shoot the gap as it will be a "must win"

[msanthrope]

37. He got a draw without breaking a sweat. And he got Romney to talk and talk---

there's not a single clip in there that shows Romney in a good light.

[treestar]

28. this is always an issue

It was in 2008. Obama is calm and not "Angry black man" but people complain that Obama wasn't angry enough. At times I wonder - what would happen if Obama followed these people's advice? It might not be so great as they imagine.

[msanthrope]

29. It would be Angry Black Man 24/7 on Fox News, and every other MSM outlet. The focus would be on

that and that alone.

[tblue37]

31. It would be played the way the Dean scream was played: first it would be mischaracterized,

and then it would be endlessly repeated.

[MrScorpio]

30. That's a Bingo! nt

[BarackTheVote]

32. I think you're on to something

but i also can't help but think now that the leaked tape was an attempt to shore up the base before he tried to swing moderate. Wromney said some things that are going to royally PISS OFF the TEA party.

[msanthrope]

35. And that's the point--get it out there, but you don't challenge a bully in a format like that. nt

[Cha]

33. Tweets..

Bobfr

@Our4thEstate @davidaxelrod

Some may already have awakened in a damp sweat realizing that #PBO pulled back the curtain on Mitt & it's ALL on YouTube.

Bobfr

@Our4thEstate #ObamaDebateExcuses ZERO.

He allowed Romney the opportunity to be a statesman. Romney, instead, was a BULLY LIAR & it's ALL ON YOUTUBE.

http://theobamadiary.com/

thanks for your thread, msanthrope

[FrenchieCat]

34. I know that's right.....

Wish folks would initially try and analyze things more strategically,
instead of reacting like low information voters all of the damn time!

[msanthrope]

36. Well, crapping on ourselves and PBO is an art form, here. Got to have that, or it wouldn't be fun.

How you been, Frenchie???

Stick around.

[WinkyDink]

38. Maybe ABM is what America WANTS from Obama! We sure did when Osama Bin Laden was killed!

[msanthrope]

41. Well, that was ABM at a terrorist. That's different. nt

[porphyrian]

40. Yes. That's why he kept looking down - he probably wanted to let the asshole have it. n/t

[DevonRex]

42. Of course. And Ann Romney's disgraceful behavior

after the debate, snubbing the President and First Lady, is all part of it. That is how we know for sure. They overplayed their hand with that one.

[msanthrope]

43. Her Majesty's back was to the President, was it not? nt

[DevonRex]

48. Yes it was, as were her children's.

Graciousness intentionally absent.

[msanthrope]

45. And Sununnu today...Obama 'not bright' and 'lazy.' nt

[Cali_Democrat]

46. This post is from yesterday and it seems to be pretty good post-debate analysis

immediately after the debates finished.

This is exactly right. Romney was definitely trying to bait and Obama didn't fall for it.

It makes sense today especially with Sunnunnu's comments.

[msanthrope]

47. If you take the Rev. Wright tapes, the Romney baiting, and the Sunnunu comments---this is not a

coincidence. This is a co-ordinated effort to shore up a repuke base that Romney doesn't have yet.

It's also racist dogwhistling at its finest.

Thank you---some of us DUers stay calm, like our President.