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In reply to the discussion: Reserving your anger for the idiot left wing punditry.-after debate #1-NOTE THIS WAS PRIOR #2 [View all]ieoeja
(9,748 posts)47. It's weird, but every single person I know in real life who watched the debate thought Romney ...
... came across like a used car salesman. They agreed that Obama looked distracted, and many wonder if something classified was going on at that time.
But the bottom line was that every one us came away with a really negative opinion of Romney. That includes a few people who were leaning Romney before the debate. The debate is the first time they ever paid him any attention, and they really did not like what they saw.
On the other hand, the vast majority of people did not watch the debate. And they go by what the pundits say. So, yes, the pundits definitely have a major input into how people see it. And pundits don't take in the general overall feel of the thing like your average person does. Instead, they look for details that they can analyze.
And, sadly, the details on which they focused was how the words were spoken, not what words were spoken.
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Reserving your anger for the idiot left wing punditry.-after debate #1-NOTE THIS WAS PRIOR #2 [View all]
graham4anything
Oct 2012
OP
Obama should come out it a flight suit, that would get Matthew excited to see him.
bahrbearian
Oct 2012
#6
I am in agreement except I don't think Romney "won". If President Obama loses his bid for
LoisB
Oct 2012
#8
It's weird, but every single person I know in real life who watched the debate thought Romney ...
ieoeja
Oct 2012
#47
Most of the people we see on the TV machine are millionaires. That oughta give you a clue.
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2012
#35
So, Maddow, Matthews, Shultz, Sullivan, and Stewart are hysterical firebaggers now. Got it.
Luminous Animal
Oct 2012
#40
They all acted like screaming 2-yr-olds during, and for quite some time after, the 1st debate...
OldDem2012
Oct 2012
#54
Attacking the left and the few outlets who have treated Obama w/ some fairness doesn't seem like a
fishwax
Oct 2012
#45
With the exceptions of Bashir, Sharpton, and O'Donnell, MSNBC was a major disappointment....
OldDem2012
Oct 2012
#55
Could you imagine if we went over to Freeperville and found a thread where they were
bullwinkle428
Oct 2012
#52