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OFFICIAL Debate Thread. [View all] MassedPole Oct 2012 OP
Here we go. N/T AaronMayorga Oct 2012 #1
I'm not watching it Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2012 #7
Nope. We already have one. Gregorian Oct 2012 #2
he's all over the place notadmblnd Oct 2012 #3
Robme rambling on like a drunk already. MassedPole Oct 2012 #4
Aaaand here it goes. ChaoticTrilby Oct 2012 #5
Looks like they found a new Mitt again.. lol Moderate Mitt is back! teddy51 Oct 2012 #6
Romney does not know about foreign policy, he is nervous and all over the place, like he crunch60 Oct 2012 #8
Romney out of his league. He sounds like a rookie. avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #14
I'm watching on CNN just to see what FL undecided voters think . . . fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #9
Please keep us posted! Iris Oct 2012 #10
so far so good morrissey fan Oct 2012 #11
Romney is flushed, obviously nervous. polichick Oct 2012 #12
No mention of Bin Laden yet budkin Oct 2012 #13
Potus is doing great, Mitt......Not! can't understand where the hell he is going with this. crunch60 Oct 2012 #15
OK, are we sure he doesn't drink? WinstonSmith4740 Oct 2012 #16
Gender equality???? Danmel Oct 2012 #17
LOL - 1980s, 1950s, 1920s! polichick Oct 2012 #18
That was a good roll, there. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #27
Sure was - he painted a very clear picture with that line! polichick Oct 2012 #35
Again, women FL undecided voters don't like Robme's response . . . fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #19
HAHAHAHA morrissey fan Oct 2012 #20
Great line Presidentcokedupfratboy Oct 2012 #25
Great line Presidentcokedupfratboy Oct 2012 #21
I think Obama needs to go for Romney's jugular. Obama sounds like he feels bad for Romney. avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #22
I almost feel sorry for Romney, too. Iris Oct 2012 #45
Go Obama! Catherine Vincent Oct 2012 #23
POTUS has said Robme is 'all over the map' several times! fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #24
I'm watching on CNN, kinda like that men/women undecided Florida voter line.... a kennedy Oct 2012 #26
On CNN tracker, women FL undecided voters don't like . . . fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #28
Obama is really going after Flip-Flop Mitt tonight. MassedPole Oct 2012 #29
Wow! Looks like Romney is going make a record tonight for spewing his lies. avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #30
Obama is in full command, Mitt starts to sweat Sunlei Oct 2012 #31
I like how Obama is powerfully enumerating his position. Boy THAT was good! avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #32
Here we go again with Mittens...the combo of Bully and Victim... SoapBox Oct 2012 #33
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #55
I am waiting for Romney to do his bully behavior. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #34
OR cutting off Bob...eventually. SoapBox Oct 2012 #38
So far so good Robbins Oct 2012 #36
So do I, but I have a bad feeling that Mutiny In Heaven Oct 2012 #42
Very possible... SoapBox Oct 2012 #46
*Swoon* "He's so folksy! He's one of us!" Mutiny In Heaven Oct 2012 #50
I don't think so. GallopingGhost Oct 2012 #131
Robme sounds like he is reading from a prompter. BigBearJohn Oct 2012 #37
On tape delay -- Romney has an Ohio State tie on underpants Oct 2012 #39
Interesting factoid. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #41
Romney is so nervous he's sick. just mumbling EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #40
Romney clearly over his head. avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #43
romney is blinking every 4 seconds while the Pres. Speaks. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #49
Romney body language... Charlotte Little Oct 2012 #44
This is nerve-wradcking Presidentcokedupfratboy Oct 2012 #47
I've never heard Romney stammer like this. eom. Bad Thoughts Oct 2012 #48
anyone thinking that Romney pushing to supply weapons animalcrackers Oct 2012 #51
Is Romney's goal in masking his inexperience with foreign policy to theKed Oct 2012 #52
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #53
Wait...wasn't this a FOREIGN POLICY debate? theKed Oct 2012 #54
Romney Robbins Oct 2012 #56
Aaaaand not refuting the Bush/Cheney parallels, is he? theKed Oct 2012 #64
Exactly what we said! SoapBox Oct 2012 #57
Whats with Mitt talking about Domestic stuff? MassedPole Oct 2012 #58
Now he's on jobs and energy independance? SoapBox Oct 2012 #59
Flat line on CNN graph for MR. nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #60
I think Robme looks like a Klingon, but I sure wish Obama would bring up specific dirt SparkyOR Oct 2012 #61
No Romeny looks like Gul Dukat from Star Trek Deep Space Nine. MassedPole Oct 2012 #67
He looks like Nixon, to me. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #154
this is reverting to a domestic policy debate animalcrackers Oct 2012 #62
Oh and there was some union bashing! SoapBox Oct 2012 #63
Teachers union? nt Sadiedog Oct 2012 #65
Yup...he slipped it in, while he was rambling. SoapBox Oct 2012 #69
AND Robme's "Small business" bullshit. SoapBox Oct 2012 #66
This was starting to seem like a romney speech not a debate! ruffburr Oct 2012 #68
romney repeating every single sound bite he has used in the campaign dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #70
Ohhh theKed Oct 2012 #71
R changed the subject to domestic stuff because he's weak on FP! Lots of stuttering and red faces! courseofhistory Oct 2012 #72
This is kinda funny. Romeny shifted to domestic and failing too. Robme is failing on all policy's. MassedPole Oct 2012 #73
Obama keeps looking at moderator as if to say "how long do we have to listen to this jerk?" BigBearJohn Oct 2012 #74
maybe mention the HUNDREDS theKed Oct 2012 #75
Once again Bob brings it back to economy...Fuck him. EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #76
This POS is making me really mad! I hope he passes out from lack of oxygen! Open the window!! n/t courseofhistory Oct 2012 #77
RMoney's "get rid of" list... SoapBox Oct 2012 #78
Obama can't get a word in edgewise! He said R cut school funding when he got elected. Probably no courseofhistory Oct 2012 #79
Obama Good. ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #81
Now..watch Romney...he is starting the bully behavior. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #80
Does this mean he'll get more rave reviews for being "tough and aggressive"? NHDEMFORLIFE Oct 2012 #82
ROFL..Battleship! EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #83
Obama has a parrot sitting next to him. EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #95
Starting? He's been doing it all night! POS! n/t courseofhistory Oct 2012 #85
Obama Battleship burn!!! wow!!!! ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #84
"it's not a game of Battleship" lolol riverwalker Oct 2012 #86
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #89
BIG time win for Obama. BIG TIME!!!!!!! avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #91
I'm not watching so I don't know what he did but GOOD! Fight Obama fight! nt helpisontheway Oct 2012 #98
+me lib87 Oct 2012 #100
LOL MSMITH33156 Oct 2012 #87
I think Obama just shocked Romney. Romney just got educated about you don't fight war the same way avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #88
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #93
GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS FOR THE INFO!!!nt helpisontheway Oct 2012 #94
Sounds like a repeat of the first debate. :( Please let Obama fight back and not depend on the helpisontheway Oct 2012 #90
well, I am HAPPY to inform you, you are wrong... faithfulcitizen Oct 2012 #96
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET HIM! LOL nt helpisontheway Oct 2012 #102
I see ....etc SparkyOR Oct 2012 #126
No way its not like 1st debate at all Cane4Dems Oct 2012 #97
GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS for the update. nt helpisontheway Oct 2012 #103
Romney Gobbledygook talk.. all he knows crunch60 Oct 2012 #110
"we've check your your website quite a bit..." faithfulcitizen Oct 2012 #92
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #105
Boy, did you see the look on Rmoney's face GallopingGhost Oct 2012 #99
Whattt? It's like Mittens is traveling back in time... SoapBox Oct 2012 #101
Obama: "Our budget is driven by strategy. It's not driven by politics...." courseofhistory Oct 2012 #104
Now Scumney says he agrees with everything Obama is doing in the world, smelltest Oct 2012 #106
ask Mitt why HE invested millions in Iran! Sunlei Oct 2012 #107
yay! the President heard my brainwaves about Mitts Iran investments :) Sunlei Oct 2012 #112
The problem for Romney is that Obama is already doing all of the things Romney says he would do. courseofhistory Oct 2012 #108
Zing! #horsesandbayonets Coyotl Oct 2012 #109
that was SOOO good!! faithfulcitizen Oct 2012 #118
Yeah. This is going to have legs, centipedally. Coyotl Oct 2012 #138
some one tell POTUS that that the Bears is ahead by 10, so that he gets more energy JackN415 Oct 2012 #111
Obama addresses Romney's BIG WHOPPER LIE. Wow! Wow! avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #113
Obama: "This has been the biggest whopper of his campaign." Coyotl Oct 2012 #114
Prez looks composed, confident & ready to fight... faithfulcitizen Oct 2012 #115
Obama is relentless. He won't let any Romney crap stand. Awesome. avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #120
Wow! Zing! While we were putting sanctions in place YOU were investing in a Chinese courseofhistory Oct 2012 #116
Damn..bathroom break..I missed that. Did he really say all that??? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #123
Mitts real apartheid thoughts. go west young man Oct 2012 #117
PBO is doing great! ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #119
Obama is dominating MSMITH33156 Oct 2012 #121
Obama looks like a PRESIDENT here. Mitt looks like SHIT ! RBInMaine Oct 2012 #122
Obama has knocked it out of the park. 'Presidential' is the first thought to come to mind. Coyotl Oct 2012 #129
Someone pass the Prez a spatula! Calypso0956 Oct 2012 #130
Mittens dodges a hypothetical question about Israel telling him bombers are on the way! POS! Chicken courseofhistory Oct 2012 #124
Romney looks like he is about to cry. BigBearJohn Oct 2012 #125
he seriously does! :) faithfulcitizen Oct 2012 #127
I hope there are a lot of people watching this debate. nt helpisontheway Oct 2012 #134
Pattern from all three debates...Willard lacks ability to express concise, clear thoughts. EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #128
That DAMN smirk again. SoapBox Oct 2012 #132
POTUS talking about bin Laden LiberalElite Oct 2012 #133
There he goes again...butt into Bob... SoapBox Oct 2012 #135
Bob wrested control from Romney. avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #136
Robme is such a fucking baby... ejbr Oct 2012 #137
Ha Ha Ha...Schiffer stood ground and wouldn't let Mitt have the last word! dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #139
Schiffer is a pretty strong moderator. avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #143
Wow, according to CNN tracker, women could not LOVE Obama more... faithfulcitizen Oct 2012 #140
"Mitt Dodges questions" my predicted healines for tomorrow animalcrackers Oct 2012 #141
CNN on tape delay- Mitt is below the line on military spending and education underpants Oct 2012 #142
Anyone notice how Mittens is sweating and so red in the face? Maybe his meds courseofhistory Oct 2012 #144
Is Romney going to have the mental breakdown his wife, Ann predicted? avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #147
Nation building at home - Woohoo Obama!!!!! avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #145
Ditto... SoapBox Oct 2012 #149
Tonights debate TexasCPA Oct 2012 #146
Obama just won the debate and the election saying we need to nation build at home and create courseofhistory Oct 2012 #148
Even my 80 yo mom ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #150
Is there a tally for how many times Romney has agreed AJH032 Oct 2012 #151
Every time Robme lies goblue316 Oct 2012 #152
Fewer horses and bayonets....we have these planes that land on aircraft carriers underpants Oct 2012 #153
"We have these big ships called aircraft carriers and planes can land on them" faithfulcitizen Oct 2012 #166
Romney looks like his dog died TexasCPA Oct 2012 #155
O.A.B.M.F. asuhornets Oct 2012 #156
John Kerry‏@JohnKerry Mitt apparently had no binders on foreign policy ROTFLMAO! courseofhistory Oct 2012 #157
LOL n/t wisteria Oct 2012 #158
Another zing! You should know about shipping jobs overseas since your company shipped jobs overseas courseofhistory Oct 2012 #159
Romney is gonna move the world away from terrorism Baby Bear Oct 2012 #160
I was SO hoping Prez O would say "Sensata"... SoapBox Oct 2012 #161
I feel like Beetlejuice, SAY IT, SAY IT,SAY IT--Sensata, just SAY IT! SparkyOR Oct 2012 #165
Zing!!!!!! "You invest in companies over seas" dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #162
Double Zing! SoapBox Oct 2012 #164
China- ruffburr Oct 2012 #163
"I'm still speaking" there he goes............. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #167
NBC boys BelieveMe3 Oct 2012 #168
Obama is finishing strong. Sounding presidential. He will fight for our families. avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #172
they said that about tonight's debate? they are are just plain wrong. faithfulcitizen Oct 2012 #173
Did RMoney deny that he said, let Detroit go bankrupt???? SoapBox Oct 2012 #169
Yes, he did. avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #170
Omg............he drives me fuckin crazy!! goblue316 Oct 2012 #171
THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT!!!!! ponglenis Oct 2012 #176
Super Closing by Obama! Nation building/jobs at home! He won the debate hands down! courseofhistory Oct 2012 #174
Bob Scheifer must of been taking bathroom breaks during this debate. wisteria Oct 2012 #175
Big win PBO! ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #177
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