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Doremus

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11. Demoralizers is putting it mildly. I logged on here during the debate to

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 02:15 PM

Oct 2012

find out how he was doing and some of the thread titles were atrocious.

WORST DEBATE PERFORMANCE EVER!!!!
We are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO going to lose!!!!
WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING? MITT IS CLEANING HIS CLOCK!!!!
(paraphrased)

People don't stop and think before they post.

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"Never interrupt your opponent when he is setting himself on fire" [View all] cliffordu Oct 2012 OP

K & R! lonestarnot Oct 2012 #1

I keep saying this BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #2

Aikido, no? nt flamingdem Oct 2012 #9

Except it didn't work in this case lame54 Oct 2012 #60

That's a poor excuse for not coming out swinging. 1-Old-Man Oct 2012 #3

google the Gish Gallop and that will answer your problem shraby Oct 2012 #5

Please see my thread on the "Clampett Defense" Mopar151 Oct 2012 #6

"Never wrestle with a pig in mud, the pig will love it and you will only get muddy." rhett o rick Oct 2012 #7

Yeah, there are plenty of stupid ones Ilsa Oct 2012 #20

They were always there--just too ashamed of the Mittwit to mention it. MADem Oct 2012 #53

In reality, the GOP only has to get close. They count the votes in our country. they robinlynne Oct 2012 #23

Dont you have Democratic monitors for the vote counting? nm rhett o rick Oct 2012 #28

80% of US votes are counted by computer. noone can see the vote counting. The software robinlynne Oct 2012 #29

What State are you in? Each State runs it's own elections. Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #47

Yes. That is true. And 80% of Amreican votes are counted by computers. my state uses paper ballots, robinlynne Oct 2012 #50

I had the thought then, and many have echoed it since then, Obama was stunned by Mitts bullshit pasto76 Oct 2012 #12

Exactly. Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #18

Your argument was used against Obama in 2008 cliffordu Oct 2012 #41

I call the panick peeps CJCRANE Oct 2012 #4

Demoralizers is putting it mildly. I logged on here during the debate to Doremus Oct 2012 #11

Nailed it. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #27

- Or "D" is for Douchebag flamingdem Oct 2012 #8

It's also a time-honored military strategy that allows your opponent... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #10

I don't get this delusional crap about the debate. cali Oct 2012 #13

Agreed. The "give him enough rope to hang himself" thing is a fair strategy... Curtland1015 Oct 2012 #14

rass and that clarion poll? that's hardly evidence of a bounce bigtree Oct 2012 #15

Gallup. And I suggest waiting until the middle of the week to see just how much of cali Oct 2012 #17

yet, it's irrelevant bigtree Oct 2012 #21

Now you're invested in the polls going against the President treestar Oct 2012 #22

Obama knew exactly what he was doing lunatica Oct 2012 #16

I don't care if it was a deliberate strategy or not. It is playing out as if it was... Kalidurga Oct 2012 #19

Mitt lost the war before the debate Glitterati Oct 2012 #24

Bingo! BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #30

Is it bad form to light a cigarette off of a self-ignited opponent? porphyrian Oct 2012 #25

Not at all - reduce, reuse, recycle! mikeytherat Oct 2012 #39

:) Whisp Oct 2012 #26

Here ya go! BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #31

Oh come on his strategy was to stand there and get lectured by doc03 Oct 2012 #32

I caug what he did the the Clintons in 2008. cliffordu Oct 2012 #34

YUP! +a zillion graham4anything Oct 2012 #33

I agree! bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #35

Kicking cause the panic peeps are still at it. cliffordu Oct 2012 #36

Need to kick harder. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #37

When the success of your strategy is defining your opponent - allowing him to redefine himself jsmirman Oct 2012 #38

And I do think the media is making many of us cliffordu Oct 2012 #40

I am not jsmirman Oct 2012 #42

Nobody Has Been More Stalwart In The Defense Of The President And Putting The Best Spin On Things DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #43

He was jsmirman Oct 2012 #44

I'm Looking At Muhammad Ali's Rematches With Joe Frazier, Ken Norton And Leon Spinks For Inspiration DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #45

Was it during the Tech boom?? cliffordu Oct 2012 #46

I did not trade bullshit internet companies - I traded options on real companies jsmirman Oct 2012 #48

So you speculated and got rich. cliffordu Oct 2012 #49

1) I don't consider knowing what you are doing "speculation" and jsmirman Oct 2012 #55

Nothing. There is no point to be made. cliffordu Oct 2012 #56

What is this vendetta, which includes things fabricated out of whole cloth? jsmirman Oct 2012 #57

And I made less than minimum wage on Wall Street if my hours were calculated jsmirman Oct 2012 #58

I'm interested in what cliffordu Oct 2012 #59

And it's sibling rule: Turbineguy Oct 2012 #51

Yeah that worked out great. If he pulls that again it's over. budkin Oct 2012 #52

Same thing everyone said about him in 2008 and cliffordu Oct 2012 #54