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scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 08:23 PM Oct 2012

Romney gets the first question tonight, and I GUARANTEE you that Candy will select a "47%" question

...to get it out of the way early and let Romney give his pre-canned "apology".


Candy is a registered Republican. And while she doesn't get to ask the questions, she gets to pick AHEAD OF TIME which questions get asked and in what order.


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Romney gets the first question tonight, and I GUARANTEE you that Candy will select a "47%" question (Original Post) scheming daemons Oct 2012 OP
Obama needs to respond with asking him to apologize for a few more quotes petabeta392 Oct 2012 #1
Supporting the deregulation that nearly put us in a depression petabeta392 Oct 2012 #3
I think they're not allowed to talk to each other, only the audience. randome Oct 2012 #7
That will be a tip off that it's been scripted flamingdem Oct 2012 #2
Robot assaults the president petabeta392 Oct 2012 #5
He'll disassemble him! flamingdem Oct 2012 #9
She should have to pull them out of a hat DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #4
Does that mean Obama gets the last word? Or will Mittstake try to alter the rules again? tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #6
Stop portraying us as victims. randome Oct 2012 #8

petabeta392

(17 posts)
1. Obama needs to respond with asking him to apologize for a few more quotes
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 08:24 PM
Oct 2012

I don't care about the very poor, I like to fire people, Supporting the Iraq war..

flamingdem

(40,950 posts)
2. That will be a tip off that it's been scripted
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 08:25 PM
Oct 2012

and the "Romney Wins" headlines are just waiting to be posted

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)
4. She should have to pull them out of a hat
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 08:25 PM
Oct 2012

I cannot understand why the Obama camp would allow her to frame the thing, control the tempo.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
8. Stop portraying us as victims.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 08:29 PM
Oct 2012

It doesn't matter what question Crowley asks first. What matters is how Obama answers it. And since he has the last word on the first question, he has the advantage.

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