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formercia

(18,479 posts)
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 02:18 PM Oct 2012

Mitt Romney has a serious advantage over President Obama in Tonight's Debate

Mitt can criticize the President's Foreign Policy, but President Obama cannot reply in kind, unless one considers the Tour de Force that Mitt engaged-in with his little flyabout, where he managed to piss everyone off and make himself the laughingstock of Europe.

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Mitt Romney has a serious advantage over President Obama in Tonight's Debate (Original Post) formercia Oct 2012 OP
Mitt will always have France and his years hiding from the military. sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #1
Can't the President say...".it's classified" and shut up Mitts stupid mouth? Gin Oct 2012 #2
Are you kidding? Robme has no advantage. Obama's foreign policy has been a Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2012 #3
I was being sarcastic..... formercia Oct 2012 #4
Obama's Foreign Policy TexasCPA Oct 2012 #5
But then again, Romney has nothing BUT criticism liberal N proud Oct 2012 #6
If i don't hear "In 4 years we have not been attacked once on US soil" i'll lose it... smorkingapple Oct 2012 #7
But, then you're always "losing it". nm Cha Oct 2012 #18
I wonder how many wars Mittens will try to start sheshe2 Oct 2012 #8
One war he fights every time he opens his piehole bongbong Oct 2012 #10
Romney knows nothing about foreign policy BainsBane Oct 2012 #9
really? obama`s strongest hand is foreign policy. madrchsod Oct 2012 #11
President Obama cannot criticize Mitt's Foreign Policy experience formercia Oct 2012 #14
Obama can mention that Mitt was in France for two years during the Vietnam War! LOL Coyotl Oct 2012 #12
Mitt will try to use weakness to his advantage formercia Oct 2012 #15
And, mitt will have nothing but Romnesia..a well known roveromney tactic. nm Cha Oct 2012 #19
Obama can thank Mittens for his service. formercia Oct 2012 #22
Obama Can Criticize Romney's $2T+ Military Increase RosedaleGuy Oct 2012 #13
Romney's foreign policy advisors are Bush's foreign policy advisors/ emulatorloo Oct 2012 #16
I bet you Obama never mentions this in the debate RosedaleGuy Oct 2012 #17
It's a well known fact since the primaries. Cha Oct 2012 #20
Just call them the Bush-Romney team! Coyotl Oct 2012 #21
Romney has nothing to lose by trashing President Obama every time he opens his piehole. Major Hogwash Oct 2012 #23
Actually his advantage (and I am being serious) Inuca Oct 2012 #24
The 'Liberal Media.' formercia Oct 2012 #30
Romney-Bush-Romney-Bush-Cheney-Romney-Cheney-Bush-Romney.... GumboYaYa Oct 2012 #25
..So, what does Mitt do? formercia Oct 2012 #27
Well, he does have one advantage over President Obama and that is his Grammy23 Oct 2012 #26
Should Obama bring up the fact that the majority of Romney's advisers are Bush people? TroyD Oct 2012 #28
We don't need another 4 Years of Bush formercia Oct 2012 #29
Bin Laden - Dead. Quadifi - Dead. ThoughtCriminal Oct 2012 #31
Romney is the laughing stock of the world! Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #32
 

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)
3. Are you kidding? Robme has no advantage. Obama's foreign policy has been a
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 02:20 PM
Oct 2012

great success!! The issue is how to deal with Iran, Syria and Lybia. And Mitt Romney has NO plan! NONE!!

All he wants to do is go to war with Iran.

TexasCPA

(527 posts)
5. Obama's Foreign Policy
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 02:22 PM
Oct 2012

It has been a success:

Bin Laden dead.
War in Iraq over.
Afghanistan is winding down.

liberal N proud

(61,203 posts)
6. But then again, Romney has nothing BUT criticism
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 02:38 PM
Oct 2012

The only recent examples of his foreign relations is pissing off the people of the nations he visited in July.

smorkingapple

(827 posts)
7. If i don't hear "In 4 years we have not been attacked once on US soil" i'll lose it...
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 02:39 PM
Oct 2012

This is what the takeaway needs to be from the debate.. Folks need to be reminded of how safe we are in the homeland..

sheshe2

(98,429 posts)
8. I wonder how many wars Mittens will try to start
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 02:43 PM
Oct 2012

By opening his mouth tonite.He just loves sticking his foot in it.

formercia

(18,479 posts)
14. President Obama cannot criticize Mitt's Foreign Policy experience
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 03:35 PM
Oct 2012

because Mitt has none.
It's amazing how many people didn't pick up on it.

"Not replying in kind" = You have no Foreign Policy experience for me to criticize.

In Charm School, one learns to cut someone's Throat without them realizing it, until they try to turn their Head.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
12. Obama can mention that Mitt was in France for two years during the Vietnam War! LOL
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 03:09 PM
Oct 2012

Actually, not a good idea, but it does illustrate the Obama advantage over Mitt, who has NOTHING!

formercia

(18,479 posts)
22. Obama can thank Mittens for his service.
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 06:26 PM
Oct 2012

then say: If it wasn't for Jimmy Carter pardoning the Draft Dodgers, Mitt would probably still be hiding in that French Chateau.

RosedaleGuy

(89 posts)
13. Obama Can Criticize Romney's $2T+ Military Increase
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 03:17 PM
Oct 2012

Obama should hammer Romney on this. After the Iraq fiasco we should be decreasing our military spending. Most Americans agree. Obama should make that argument.

Romney also criticized Obama every time he brought troops home. Obama needs to pain Romney as the hawkish Republican he is. Americans are tired of pointless expensive wars.

RosedaleGuy

(89 posts)
17. I bet you Obama never mentions this in the debate
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 03:54 PM
Oct 2012

That's a good point. I've never heard it before. The DNC need to make that point. Romney wants to bring us back to cowboy diplomacy.

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
23. Romney has nothing to lose by trashing President Obama every time he opens his piehole.
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 06:46 PM
Oct 2012

So, expect Romney to sound as unAmerican as he can tonight, because he will.

Nothing smells worse than a flatulent BS artist flapping his gums about shit he doesn't know anything about.
Romney has never had to answer a phone call at 3 AM like President Obama has done already several times.

Although it used to be said that "criticism ends at the water's edge" during a Presidential campaign, Romney does not believe in that kind of statesmanship.
As far as Romney is concerned, he doesn't care if he looks like an arrogant asshole tonight by breaking the debate rules -- the way he has through the entire primary season continuing to this day of his campaign -- as long as he still thinks he has a chance that he can win the election.

Mark my words, Mitt Romney will NEVER be the President of the United States.



Inuca

(8,945 posts)
24. Actually his advantage (and I am being serious)
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 06:49 PM
Oct 2012

are very low expectations. Given the past, if he does not step in it too badly, the talking heads and wrting hands will consider it a "win"

GumboYaYa

(6,001 posts)
25. Romney-Bush-Romney-Bush-Cheney-Romney-Cheney-Bush-Romney....
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 06:56 PM
Oct 2012

no advantage for Romney...all Obama needs to do is remind people of what happened last time those fools took control.

formercia

(18,479 posts)
27. ..So, what does Mitt do?
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:34 PM
Oct 2012

...he brings in the same Chickenhawk Bush advisers that got us into the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, then tanked the Economy with Deregulation and Laissez-faire Capitalism.

Grammy23

(6,131 posts)
26. Well, he does have one advantage over President Obama and that is his
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:03 PM
Oct 2012

ability to lie and then lie some more. He won't shy away from that tactic, especially if President Obama lets him get away with it. I am hoping that the Obama that showed up for Debate # 2 strolls onto the stage tonight with a gleam in his eye and a look that says, "Yes, Mitt, I am looking at YOU! And what you just said is not true." Then go on to explain what the TRUTH is. And never, ever back down to that asshole. Just keep your strong face on and never let him see you sweat!

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
28. Should Obama bring up the fact that the majority of Romney's advisers are Bush people?
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:36 PM
Oct 2012

I haven't heard this mentioned in a debate yet.

Mitt is claiming to be different than Bush, so isn't it time to bring up the fact that something like 17 out of 24 of his advisers are Bush people?

formercia

(18,479 posts)
29. We don't need another 4 Years of Bush
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:41 PM
Oct 2012

..while Mitt acts as placeholder for Jeb in 2016.

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