OFFICIAL Debate Thread.

[MassedPole]

[AaronMayorga]

1. Here we go. N/T

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

7. I'm not watching it

but thought I'd check in here now and then.

[Gregorian]

2. Nope. We already have one.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021603852#post47

[notadmblnd]

3. he's all over the place

[MassedPole]

4. Robme rambling on like a drunk already.

[ChaoticTrilby]

5. Aaaand here it goes.

Romney's going for a "moderate" position. AKA: He's lying and flip-flopping like a pancake.

[teddy51]

6. Looks like they found a new Mitt again.. lol Moderate Mitt is back!

[crunch60]

8. Romney does not know about foreign policy, he is nervous and all over the place, like he

feels he is covering all the bases in one answer.

[avaistheone1]

14. Romney out of his league. He sounds like a rookie.

[fleur-de-lisa]

9. I'm watching on CNN just to see what FL undecided voters think . . .

the tracker is on the bottom of the screen. Women voters aren't digging MittWit . . . they seem to like POTUS much better!

[Iris]

10. Please keep us posted!

[morrissey fan]

11. so far so good

Romney flip flopped from don't kill to kill...

[polichick]

12. Romney is flushed, obviously nervous.

[budkin]

13. No mention of Bin Laden yet

[crunch60]

15. Potus is doing great, Mitt......Not! can't understand where the hell he is going with this.

[WinstonSmith4740]

16. OK, are we sure he doesn't drink?

He's already babbling. He almost sounds like Palin.

[Danmel]

17. Gender equality????

Did he just call for gender equality in the Middle East? What about gender equality here???

[polichick]

18. LOL - 1980s, 1950s, 1920s!

[dixiegrrrrl]

27. That was a good roll, there.

[polichick]

35. Sure was - he painted a very clear picture with that line!

[fleur-de-lisa]

19. Again, women FL undecided voters don't like Robme's response . . .

giving POTUS higher marks!

[morrissey fan]

20. HAHAHAHA

"The 1980's called and is calling for it's foreign policy back!"- BOOM!

[Presidentcokedupfratboy]

25. Great line

[Presidentcokedupfratboy]

21. Great line

Obama: "The 1980's wants its foreign policy back."

[avaistheone1]

22. I think Obama needs to go for Romney's jugular. Obama sounds like he feels bad for Romney.

[Iris]

45. I almost feel sorry for Romney, too.

But I don't want that to come back and bite me in the ass.

[Catherine Vincent]

23. Go Obama!

Don't let that Romney bully you!

[fleur-de-lisa]

24. POTUS has said Robme is 'all over the map' several times!

Kick his ass!

[a kennedy]

26. I'm watching on CNN, kinda like that men/women undecided Florida voter line....

usually watch on C-SPIN, but not tonight.....

[fleur-de-lisa]

28. On CNN tracker, women FL undecided voters don't like . . .

anything rMoney says! When POTUS speaks, the tracker goes way up!!!

[MassedPole]

29. Obama is really going after Flip-Flop Mitt tonight.

[avaistheone1]

30. Wow! Looks like Romney is going make a record tonight for spewing his lies.

[Sunlei]

31. Obama is in full command, Mitt starts to sweat

[avaistheone1]

32. I like how Obama is powerfully enumerating his position. Boy THAT was good!

[SoapBox]

33. Here we go again with Mittens...the combo of Bully and Victim...

"...picking on me, doesn't get us foreign policy..." (or there abouts).

Mittens is already sounding ticked off...guess it's facts that get under his skin.

Romnesia Rules!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

55. +1

[dixiegrrrrl]

34. I am waiting for Romney to do his bully behavior.

There is no way he can refrain from shouting down the Pres.

[SoapBox]

38. OR cutting off Bob...eventually.

Like the Queen said, he always would win the arguements with the boys.

Probably 'cause the boys wanted to poke their ears out, so that they couldn't hear him blather on and on and on and on...

[Robbins]

36. So far so good

Romney Is flipflopping again trying to con people Into thinking he Is moderate.Obama Is going after him.I like what I see from
Obama.

[Mutiny In Heaven]

42. So do I, but I have a bad feeling that

Romney's aimless, contradictory fluff will be playing well with the majority of viewers. As it stands, I think his brazen dishonesty will probably have him winning this debate in the eyes of too many.

[SoapBox]

46. Very possible...

because America overall has gotten SO stoopid.

They will just nod along and take it all as fact.

[Mutiny In Heaven]

50. *Swoon* "He's so folksy! He's one of us!"

"Not like that rich man from Kenya!!!"

[GallopingGhost]

131. I don't think so.

President Obama is not hesitating to call Rmoney an out-and-out liar.

[BigBearJohn]

37. Robme sounds like he is reading from a prompter.

[underpants]

39. On tape delay -- Romney has an Ohio State tie on

just saying

[dixiegrrrrl]

41. Interesting factoid.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

40. Romney is so nervous he's sick. just mumbling

[avaistheone1]

43. Romney clearly over his head.

[dixiegrrrrl]

49. romney is blinking every 4 seconds while the Pres. Speaks.

[Charlotte Little]

44. Romney body language...

...tight and sweaty. He looks nervous and a tad nutty. My two cents.

Oh, and Pres- In control and on it!

[Presidentcokedupfratboy]

47. This is nerve-wradcking

Obama is doing fine, but needs to land a haymaker.

[Bad Thoughts]

48. I've never heard Romney stammer like this. eom.

[animalcrackers]

51. anyone thinking that Romney pushing to supply weapons

to Syria is a result of his military advisory council being stacked with private weapon manufacturers?

[theKed]

52. Is Romney's goal in masking his inexperience with foreign policy to

say "I'm just as good as this guy, I would've done all the same things"?

[ProudProgressiveNow]

53. +1

[theKed]

54. Wait...wasn't this a FOREIGN POLICY debate?

What's all this domestic, economic bullshit?

[Robbins]

56. Romney

He knows he's not doing well on foreign policy soi trying to bring It back to domestic economic lies.

[theKed]

64. Aaaaand not refuting the Bush/Cheney parallels, is he?

"12 million jobs"
... yes, and?

[SoapBox]

57. Exactly what we said!

What the hell?

Sheesh, Mittens was ALL over the map and topics!

Focus Damnit!!!

[MassedPole]

58. Whats with Mitt talking about Domestic stuff?

[SoapBox]

59. Now he's on jobs and energy independance?

???????

[ProudProgressiveNow]

60. Flat line on CNN graph for MR. nt

[SparkyOR]

61. I think Robme looks like a Klingon, but I sure wish Obama would bring up specific dirt

on Bain, outsourcing, Tag (you're it) criminal alliances. Sensada outsourcing jobs to China. Just give a specific example of ONE of your companies doing right by its employees.

[MassedPole]

67. No Romeny looks like Gul Dukat from Star Trek Deep Space Nine.

[dixiegrrrrl]

154. He looks like Nixon, to me.

Esp. the nose, the brooding eyes under sinister eyebrows and the artificiality.

[animalcrackers]

62. this is reverting to a domestic policy debate

Obama should try and keep Romney in the international waters where he is weak

[SoapBox]

63. Oh and there was some union bashing!

[Sadiedog]

65. Teachers union? nt

[SoapBox]

69. Yup...he slipped it in, while he was rambling.

[SoapBox]

66. AND Robme's "Small business" bullshit.

[ruffburr]

68. This was starting to seem like a romney speech not a debate!

[dixiegrrrrl]

70. romney repeating every single sound bite he has used in the campaign

same tired old "plans" with NO details.

[theKed]

71. Ohhh

[courseofhistory]

72. R changed the subject to domestic stuff because he's weak on FP! Lots of stuttering and red faces!

[MassedPole]

73. This is kinda funny. Romeny shifted to domestic and failing too. Robme is failing on all policy's.

[BigBearJohn]

74. Obama keeps looking at moderator as if to say "how long do we have to listen to this jerk?"

[theKed]

75. maybe mention the HUNDREDS

of vetoes while Governor?

[EmeraldCityGrl]

76. Once again Bob brings it back to economy...Fuck him.

[courseofhistory]

77. This POS is making me really mad! I hope he passes out from lack of oxygen! Open the window!! n/t

[SoapBox]

78. RMoney's "get rid of" list...

I would rather just get rid of Mittens, Coupon Care Man and the Pukes/Baggers/War Hawks.

[courseofhistory]

79. Obama can't get a word in edgewise! He said R cut school funding when he got elected. Probably no

one heard it in the media.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

81. Obama Good.

Romney bad!

[dixiegrrrrl]

80. Now..watch Romney...he is starting the bully behavior.

Interrupting the moderator and changing the topics to suit him, over riding moderator's efforts to stay on topic.
Now let's see how many times he interrupts.

[NHDEMFORLIFE]

82. Does this mean he'll get more rave reviews for being "tough and aggressive"?

He comes off as a rambling fool.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

83. ROFL..Battleship!

[EmeraldCityGrl]

95. Obama has a parrot sitting next to him.

[courseofhistory]

85. Starting? He's been doing it all night! POS! n/t

[ProudProgressiveNow]

84. Obama Battleship burn!!! wow!!!!

[riverwalker]

86. "it's not a game of Battleship" lolol

"we have these things called aircraft carriers now" lol

[ProudProgressiveNow]

89. +1

[avaistheone1]

91. BIG time win for Obama. BIG TIME!!!!!!!

[helpisontheway]

98. I'm not watching so I don't know what he did but GOOD! Fight Obama fight! nt

[lib87]

100. +me

[MSMITH33156]

87. LOL

at aircraft carriers.

[avaistheone1]

88. I think Obama just shocked Romney. Romney just got educated about you don't fight war the same way

in this day and age. Don't need all Romney's warships. MAJOR win Obama.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

93. +1

[helpisontheway]

94. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS FOR THE INFO!!!nt

[helpisontheway]

90. Sounds like a repeat of the first debate. :( Please let Obama fight back and not depend on the

moderator to do his job. Can't trust the moderator to do a thing. Oh and I'm NOT watching the debate. This is the impression I get from the posted comments.

[faithfulcitizen]

96. well, I am HAPPY to inform you, you are wrong...

he is rockin' it!!

[helpisontheway]

102. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET HIM! LOL nt

[SparkyOR]

126. I see ....etc

Glad you see all these problems, what's your solution. Build weapons in China and pay them to drop em on the Middle East?

[Cane4Dems]

97. No way its not like 1st debate at all

Obama is wiping romney's ass.....he has romney on the ropes- his answers all amount to -uhmmm yeahobama is right haha

[helpisontheway]

103. GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS for the update. nt

[crunch60]

110. Romney Gobbledygook talk.. all he knows

[faithfulcitizen]

92. "we've check your your website quite a bit..."

"and it still doesn't work!" LOL!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

105. +1

[GallopingGhost]

99. Boy, did you see the look on Rmoney's face

when he first started responding to the Iran question?

DEER....IN....THE...HEADLIGHTS.

[SoapBox]

101. Whattt? It's like Mittens is traveling back in time...

In the past I...In the past this...

The 80's maybe?

Again, what the hell are you RAMBLING about Mittens?

[courseofhistory]

104. Obama: "Our budget is driven by strategy. It's not driven by politics...."

HuffPost Politics‏@HuffPostPol

Obama: "Our budget is driven by strategy. It's not driven by politics...." http://huff.to/SezCid #debates

[smelltest]

106. Now Scumney says he agrees with everything Obama is doing in the world,

only he would have done all of it earlier, louder, with better hair.

[Sunlei]

107. ask Mitt why HE invested millions in Iran!

[Sunlei]

112. yay! the President heard my brainwaves about Mitts Iran investments :)

[courseofhistory]

108. The problem for Romney is that Obama is already doing all of the things Romney says he would do.

Jeffrey Goldberg‏@JeffreyGoldberg

The problem for Romney is that Obama is already doing all of the things Romney says he would do.

[Coyotl]

109. Zing! #horsesandbayonets

Romney: "And the teachers union is gonna have to be left behind."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251164857

[faithfulcitizen]

118. that was SOOO good!!

[Coyotl]

138. Yeah. This is going to have legs, centipedally.

#horsesandbayonets is the new #romnesia

[JackN415]

111. some one tell POTUS that that the Bears is ahead by 10, so that he gets more energy

[avaistheone1]

113. Obama addresses Romney's BIG WHOPPER LIE. Wow! Wow!

[Coyotl]

114. Obama: "This has been the biggest whopper of his campaign."

[faithfulcitizen]

115. Prez looks composed, confident & ready to fight...

I love it! He is on his game tonight!

btw, for those not watching romney looks irritable, twitchy and anxious, IMO.

[avaistheone1]

120. Obama is relentless. He won't let any Romney crap stand. Awesome.

[courseofhistory]

116. Wow! Zing! While we were putting sanctions in place YOU were investing in a Chinese

company that was doing business in Iranian oil! Whoop!!!

[dixiegrrrrl]

123. Damn..bathroom break..I missed that. Did he really say all that???

[go west young man]

117. Mitts real apartheid thoughts.

http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2012/01/romney-supporter-backs-apartheid/

[ProudProgressiveNow]

119. PBO is doing great!

[MSMITH33156]

121. Obama is dominating

he is doing great.

[RBInMaine]

122. Obama looks like a PRESIDENT here. Mitt looks like SHIT !

[Coyotl]

129. Obama has knocked it out of the park. 'Presidential' is the first thought to come to mind.

'Winner of debate competition at Ivy League Conference' is second

[Calypso0956]

130. Someone pass the Prez a spatula!

Hee hee!

[courseofhistory]

124. Mittens dodges a hypothetical question about Israel telling him bombers are on the way! POS! Chicken

[BigBearJohn]

125. Romney looks like he is about to cry.

[faithfulcitizen]

127. he seriously does! :)

[helpisontheway]

134. I hope there are a lot of people watching this debate. nt

[EmeraldCityGrl]

128. Pattern from all three debates...Willard lacks ability to express concise, clear thoughts.

[SoapBox]

132. That DAMN smirk again.

GRRRR!!!!!

[LiberalElite]

133. POTUS talking about bin Laden

[SoapBox]

135. There he goes again...butt into Bob...

"...you can't let the President..." blah, blah, blah

[avaistheone1]

136. Bob wrested control from Romney.

[ejbr]

137. Robme is such a fucking baby...

I want the last word! I want the last word!

No mother fucker, you can't ALWAYS get the last word! FUCK!

[dixiegrrrrl]

139. Ha Ha Ha...Schiffer stood ground and wouldn't let Mitt have the last word!

And Mitts did not like it a bit.

I think my kids were 8 when they outgrew the need to have the last word.

[avaistheone1]

143. Schiffer is a pretty strong moderator.

[faithfulcitizen]

140. Wow, according to CNN tracker, women could not LOVE Obama more...

the yellow line stayed at the top the whole time!! And I totally get it

[animalcrackers]

141. "Mitt Dodges questions" my predicted healines for tomorrow

[underpants]

142. CNN on tape delay- Mitt is below the line on military spending and education

[courseofhistory]

144. Anyone notice how Mittens is sweating and so red in the face? Maybe his meds

are wearing off!

[avaistheone1]

147. Is Romney going to have the mental breakdown his wife, Ann predicted?

[avaistheone1]

145. Nation building at home - Woohoo Obama!!!!!

[SoapBox]

149. Ditto...

Double hand clap for that!

[TexasCPA]

146. Tonights debate

Romney
Obama

Romney on left. Obama on right.

[courseofhistory]

148. Obama just won the debate and the election saying we need to nation build at home and create

jobs--divert our resouces from war to home!!!!!!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

150. Even my 80 yo mom

commented Romney looks like he wants to cry. lol

[AJH032]

151. Is there a tally for how many times Romney has agreed

endorsed, and/or repeated what Obama said?

[goblue316]

152. Every time Robme lies

his line on CNN goes below 50%. He looks very nervous.

[underpants]

153. Fewer horses and bayonets....we have these planes that land on aircraft carriers

Obama is top level lining on CNN Romney has a few spikes but is generally flatlining

[faithfulcitizen]

166. "We have these big ships called aircraft carriers and planes can land on them"

[TexasCPA]

155. Romney looks like his dog died

[asuhornets]

156. O.A.B.M.F.

OBAMA A BAD MUTHA FO

[courseofhistory]

157. John Kerry‏@JohnKerry Mitt apparently had no binders on foreign policy ROTFLMAO!

John Kerry‏@JohnKerry

Mitt apparently had no binders on foreign policy

[wisteria]

158. LOL n/t

[courseofhistory]

159. Another zing! You should know about shipping jobs overseas since your company shipped jobs overseas

[Baby Bear]

160. Romney is gonna move the world away from terrorism

All he needs is a long lever and a place to stand.

[SoapBox]

161. I was SO hoping Prez O would say "Sensata"...

And, Mittens, if a company says we are shipping all the jobs from America to China...are you going to make
it hard for that company? Tell them no?

Just because they are going to China, is not all China's fault!

[SparkyOR]

165. I feel like Beetlejuice, SAY IT, SAY IT,SAY IT--Sensata, just SAY IT!

[dixiegrrrrl]

162. Zing!!!!!! "You invest in companies over seas"

and if we listened to you, we would be buying cars from China instead of shipping cars overseas".

POw!!

[SoapBox]

164. Double Zing!

[ruffburr]

163. China-

"I wanna be a partner with china" I'll Bet you do you prick, He'll tariff them what a Dunb ass,I'll tell em how it is ,What a dreamer, Auto industry ? What auto industry , If mitt had his way what a guy!(not)

[dixiegrrrrl]

167. "I'm still speaking" there he goes.............

[BelieveMe3]

168. NBC boys

I think Todd and Gregory are wrong-they think Obama picking a fight and Romney trying to protect the ball is a sign Obama thinks he is losing. They beat the crap out of Obama for not picking fights, so now he's going to. Romney was hyper aggressive for 2 debates and they decided he couldn't do that and win on foreign policy. That's all it is.

[avaistheone1]

172. Obama is finishing strong. Sounding presidential. He will fight for our families.

Obama kicked ass. He was awesome.

[faithfulcitizen]

173. they said that about tonight's debate? they are are just plain wrong.

This was a GREAT debate for him!!!

[SoapBox]

169. Did RMoney deny that he said, let Detroit go bankrupt????

What the hell was that?

[avaistheone1]

170. Yes, he did.

[goblue316]

171. Omg............he drives me fuckin crazy!!

[ponglenis]

176. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT!!!!!

I am not being a homer but I have to say I am sooo excited that Obama brought his A game tonight. No doubt he won this debate but most importantly he laid a plan and showed the true difference between these 2 candidates. Whooohooo it is a great night to be a DEMOCRAT!!!!!!




PONG LENIS

[courseofhistory]

174. Super Closing by Obama! Nation building/jobs at home! He won the debate hands down!

[wisteria]

175. Bob Scheifer must of been taking bathroom breaks during this debate.

Foreign policy?

[ProudProgressiveNow]

177. Big win PBO!