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librechik

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72. paid hacks who will say anything

Reply to porphyrian (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 12:49 PM

Oct 2012

close race is important to the MSM to keep up viewer numbers.

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Anyone who thinks Romney "cleared the Commander in Chief bar" last night is either incompetent... [View all] porphyrian Oct 2012 OP

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He didn't soil himself. As far as we know. DefenseLawyer Oct 2012 #3

Did any of the children hug him from behind after the debate? porphyrian Oct 2012 #5

Or vomit . . . fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #7

He was close a few times, it looked like. porphyrian Oct 2012 #14

Winner, winner! sellitman Oct 2012 #60

Obama has clearly been an exceptional commander in chief for the last four years keeganspaa Oct 2012 #4

Nice. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #9

Beautiful! treestar Oct 2012 #21

Beautiful job! SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #27

Very nice ornotna Oct 2012 #39

While I may be unhappy with many things.... President Obama has done the best he could Hemp_is_good Oct 2012 #42

The Dems controlled both houses for 100 days. Period. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #43

I know, short period of time Hemp_is_good Oct 2012 #47

Yeah! ColumbusLib Oct 2012 #70

Great job, and welcome AspenRose Oct 2012 #81

...or both, of course. Lucy Goosey Oct 2012 #6

Excellent point. porphyrian Oct 2012 #10

Exactly. In a debate on foreign policy Shankapotomus Oct 2012 #8

... porphyrian Oct 2012 #11

Full of shit and incompetent is pretty much all of the MSM. nt laundry_queen Oct 2012 #12

They are making millions on ad time for both parties. porphyrian Oct 2012 #13

Yes. Yes it does. nt laundry_queen Oct 2012 #26

It certainly does! lonestarnot Oct 2012 #32

I can tell you one segment of the population who is rooting for him justiceischeap Oct 2012 #15

Exactly. They want the weaker President, and that would obviously be Romney. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #16

Mitt Romney approves of this OP MrScorpio Oct 2012 #17

Ha! He looked like he just wanted to go home. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #19

That's the face of someone who thinks he's a sports star of some type. We are providing this patrice Oct 2012 #33

BTW, that's probably a thumbs-up to Tagg, TTE, "I just saved Solamere for YOUR planet." nt patrice Oct 2012 #40

...or employed by CNN. regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #18

As mentioned above, these things are not necessarily mutually exclusive. porphyrian Oct 2012 #20

4 more years! sarcasmo Oct 2012 #22

You can say that again. porphyrian Oct 2012 #23

4 more years! sarcasmo Oct 2012 #25

... porphyrian Oct 2012 #28

My 2nd husband was a mega-corporate attorney. The guy on that stage with our President patrice Oct 2012 #29

I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw it. porphyrian Oct 2012 #31

It's the difference between a dull meat cleaver and a laser scalpel. nt patrice Oct 2012 #36

Ha! I thought so, but you wouldn't know it from the talking heads. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #38

The "cream" rises until it sours & it's stinking to fucking hell right now. nt patrice Oct 2012 #41

I especially loved watching Mr. President looking at that fool talk. Resembled a cool curious cat lonestarnot Oct 2012 #30

I'm pretty sure he was thinking "...you motherfucker..." at least once. porphyrian Oct 2012 #34

w/o a doubt at least twice! lonestarnot Oct 2012 #37

I noticed that- President Obama was really in his element last night, and you put it perfectly NBachers Oct 2012 #62

We won last night. Syria! n/t flamingdem Oct 2012 #35

We won't win until Nov 6th Hemp_is_good Oct 2012 #44

The trick is turnout; unless the race is very close, any attempt to steal the vote... porphyrian Oct 2012 #48

The problem is that the media has been saying it's close even when it's not Hemp_is_good Oct 2012 #52

I don't believe it is close enough for them to steal it this time. porphyrian Oct 2012 #55

They didn't in Ohio, or Florida Hemp_is_good Oct 2012 #76

The media will not save us, but the law is on our side. porphyrian Oct 2012 #77

No one who watched it and understood what they saw could honestly think otherwise. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #45

Romney is a laughing stock amborin Oct 2012 #46

Good thing he can afford to start his own business, because I doubt he'll be keeping his day job.n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #49

I'll take ProSense Oct 2012 #50

He's pretty sure he knows where China is, anyway. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #53

Im a veteran of the Iraq war, and I *RE-enlisted* last year _because_ President Obama is CIC pasto76 Oct 2012 #51

Hopefully, we'll get enough of Congress back to make it easier for him this time. Thank you. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #54

Please accept this peace advocate's honest respect for the differences between us. patrice Oct 2012 #57

Blathering is a word that sooooo suits him! nt valerief Oct 2012 #56

It's far more civil than the vulgarities I was shouting at the TV last night, anyway. porphyrian Oct 2012 #58

That's not an exaggeration; take it from one who knows because "it takes one to know one." patrice Oct 2012 #59

Cleared the Commander in Chief bar? oliverrams1 Oct 2012 #61

I certainly do, especially when it comes to defending our nation. porphyrian Oct 2012 #65

He was totally clueless. Jennicut Oct 2012 #63

Towards the end, you could tell he was trying extra hard to hear the questions... porphyrian Oct 2012 #67

We watched thru XBox onlyadream Oct 2012 #64

Both campaigns have millions more dollars the media wants, so they'll say whatever it takes. porphyrian Oct 2012 #68

I'm betting next time the Republicans will agitate for NO debates. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #66

I'm partial to melee combat cage matches, myself, but I don't think it will happen porphyrian Oct 2012 #69

paid hacks who will say anything librechik Oct 2012 #72

That seems to be the case to me. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #73

I think team Obama has a cure for people who are full of shit Hutzpa Oct 2012 #74

We're going to need a lot of it. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #75

Shameless self-promotion. Exclamation! n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #80

Repeat! n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #82