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

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 04:45 PM

Oct 2012

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.

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Wait--I get it. Rev. Wright Tape and Romney Extreme Lies and Goading---Provoking Angry Black Man. [View all] msanthrope Oct 2012 OP

Sure hope its rope a dope C_U_L8R Oct 2012 #1

Ali didn't 'til the 8th in the Rumble. He made Foreman chase and punch. msanthrope Oct 2012 #4

chill Sedona Oct 2012 #2

Long five weeks. Time to get to work. nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #17

Well said awake Oct 2012 #3

Relentlessly. And back Ryan into a corner for the VP debate. nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #5

I suspect the Truth Team is pulling an all-nighter tonight. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #8

It's gonna be about boxing Ryan in. Biden can say things Obama can't. msanthrope Oct 2012 #13

Yep yep ...n/t DaDeacon Oct 2012 #27

that is right. the whole romney intent was to get just that. i forgot. thanks nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #6

Angry Black Man makes it easier for Ryan next week. That's why Obama didn't take the bait. Biden msanthrope Oct 2012 #9

yup. he really had to stay away from the goading. and the few scowls i guess blossomed seabeyond Oct 2012 #16

They wanted him to challenge Romney so Romney could deliver his 'zingers' in response.... msanthrope Oct 2012 #19

I think you're right... tallahasseedem Oct 2012 #7

The more important debate is the VP one--and Obama got the voucher issue in. msanthrope Oct 2012 #11

I said the same to a friend, you knew 'angry black man' wasn't too far from SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #10

The zingers were all going to be in response to Angry Black Man. That why Romney had none....nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #12

Yep, my thoughts exactly. He didn't give them what they had set up. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #14

It's about boxing Ryan in. The VP debate will be the one seniors watch, because Ryan is msanthrope Oct 2012 #15

I came to that realization, too, after I turned off the TV Politicub Oct 2012 #20

He's got two more of these. And the Ryan/Biden debate. Long Ball. nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #24

He kept his focus on the long term and on his accomplishments and plans. gkhouston Oct 2012 #39

That's entirely what I walked away with: Romney, the smarmy boss from hell. hunter Oct 2012 #44

I felt like Mitt was so small when he blew the Solyandra dog whistle Politicub Oct 2012 #18

Well--the whole "You gave 90 billion to green jobs" and "you want to cut military spending" angles-- msanthrope Oct 2012 #22

Exactly. He always has to guard against giving them ANY ammunition kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #21

I don't think it's coincidence that the 'new' tape got released today. msanthrope Oct 2012 #23

Yep. This has been way overblown, really. nt AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #25

YES, you are starting to see the long game.... DaDeacon Oct 2012 #26

He got a draw without breaking a sweat. And he got Romney to talk and talk--- msanthrope Oct 2012 #37

this is always an issue treestar Oct 2012 #28

It would be Angry Black Man 24/7 on Fox News, and every other MSM outlet. The focus would be on msanthrope Oct 2012 #29

It would be played the way the Dean scream was played: first it would be mischaracterized, tblue37 Oct 2012 #31

That's a Bingo! nt MrScorpio Oct 2012 #30

I think you're on to something BarackTheVote Oct 2012 #32

And that's the point--get it out there, but you don't challenge a bully in a format like that. nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #35

Tweets.. Cha Oct 2012 #33

I know that's right..... FrenchieCat Oct 2012 #34

Well, crapping on ourselves and PBO is an art form, here. Got to have that, or it wouldn't be fun. msanthrope Oct 2012 #36

Maybe ABM is what America WANTS from Obama! We sure did when Osama Bin Laden was killed! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #38

Well, that was ABM at a terrorist. That's different. nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #41

Yes. That's why he kept looking down - he probably wanted to let the asshole have it. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #40

Of course. And Ann Romney's disgraceful behavior DevonRex Oct 2012 #42

Her Majesty's back was to the President, was it not? nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #43

Yes it was, as were her children's. DevonRex Oct 2012 #48

And Sununnu today...Obama 'not bright' and 'lazy.' nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #45

This post is from yesterday and it seems to be pretty good post-debate analysis Cali_Democrat Oct 2012 #46

If you take the Rev. Wright tapes, the Romney baiting, and the Sunnunu comments---this is not a msanthrope Oct 2012 #47