Posted on 10/17/2012 4:49:25 AM PDT by LD Jackson
The second of three presidential debates is behind us and although the town hall format is supposed to be more of a calm debate, it turned out to be anything but calm. It was downright rowdy at times and each side is claiming victory for their man. Here are a few observations from a supporter of Mitt Romney. Obviously, I believe he won the debate, or at least held the President to a draw, but it wasn't the kind of slam dunk that happened in Denver.
It's really hard for any political candidate to debate effectively when they are debating two opponents at the same time. That's what Mitt Romney had to do last night and he had his work cut out for him. I'm not convinced he completely pulled it off, but he gave it a good shot. Candy Crowley was clearly in the President's corner. It was never more obvious than in the exchange over Libya. The President told a bald-faced lie when he said he called the attack on our consulate an act of terror the day after it happened. He did no such thing and it seemed everyone in the building knew it, except for Candy Crowley. During the speech Obama gave in the Rose Garden after the attacks, he did not call the attack in Libya an act of terror. In the following days and weeks, he and his surrogates were all over the news shows and in front of the United Nations, making sure everyone one knew it was that stupid video. How long did it take them to admit they were wrong about that? About three weeks. How long did it take them to admit they have been openly lying to the American people about what they knew and when they knew it? To my recollection, we are still waiting for that part of the truth to emerge from their mouths. When Mitt Romney tried to call him out on that lie, Crowley shut him down. Some conservatives are claiming Romney failed to drive the point home, but what was he to do, tell the moderator to shut up and let him speak?
After the fact and during the aftermath of the debate, Candy Crowley admitted she was wrong and Mitt Romney was right. Too little, too late. About 60 million people watched as she took sides with the President on Libya and prevented Romney from making a completely valid point. The number of people who see her retraction is sure to be much smaller. That's what I mean when I say Mitt Romney was debating two opponents at the same time. It is also why I believe the Republican Party and any future presidential candidate should refuse to participate in future presidential debates, unless there are changes made to the process of selecting the moderators. Us allowing our candidates to be grilled and lectured by liberal moderators, with no chance of rebuttal, is just plain foolish.
Many of the debate previews wondered which line of attacks President Obama would use to corral the momentum Mitt Romney has experienced since the debate in Denver. Most of those previews mentioned the war on women, Bain Capital, and taxes and they were correct. Because the President can not run on his own record, because of the risk of exposing just how big of a failure he has been, he fell back on the same old attacks he has used all along. Let's take these one at a time.
Obama did his best to convince undecided voters, both in the debate hall and at home, that Mitt Romney wanted to prevent women from having access to contraception. That may have been the most outrageous claim he made all night. Romney wants no such thing. All he is saying is that religious organizations should not be forced to provide contraception to women, if their faith teaches against it. Not to mention that birth control can be obtained for little to no cost, no matter where you live in America. The President was telling another lie to try to paint Mitt Romney as an extremist. It is a sign of desperation for him to continue that line of attack.
The President also tried to sway undecided voters by reminding us that Mitt Romney was in the business of buying companies, loading them with debt, siphoning off the profits, laying off their workers, and then selling them to make more profit. At least, that's his version of Romney's record. Never mind that there isn't a shred of truth in his claims. Yes, some of the companies Bain Capital invested in were eventually closed. Many of them were not. This is nothing more than another attempt to distract voters from Obama's record, to point the finger at someone else.
Let's not forget taxes. President Obama was not bashful about continuing his attack on Mitt Romney on taxes. He reminds me of the old phonograph record player my Mom and Dad used to have in their house. Every once in a while, the needle would stick in one specific spot on the album and play the same words over and over and over. Throughout this campaign, Obama has attacked Mitt Romney on his taxes and what he plans to do with the tax code. To hear him tell it, Romney has paid very few taxes and wants to pay even less. If we are to believe the President, we would think the only thing on Romney's mind is to make the middle class pay more taxes, to allow himself, and the rest of the rich people in America, to pay even less than they are paying now. Another smoke and mirror tactic to distract our attention from Obama's own failed record.
All in all, the second presidential debate was probably a tie. Most observers seem to think the two men really don't like each other and they may be correct. Putting that aside, I believe more and more voters are realizing the real and stark differences between the two candidates. On one hand, we have President Obama, who wants to spend more and more money and who has overseen a failed foreign policy. On the other, we have Mitt Romney, who has a record of success, both in the private sector and in Massachusetts. This debate was not enough to derail the momentum Romney has building. If he can continue through October 22 and the last of the debates, he has more than a fair shot of defeating Barack Obama and having the opportunity to help heal and strengthen our country.
Crawley is so crude. Typical Obamugabe woman too.
Did Barry signal Crowley to cut off discussion on Fast and Furious?
I’m not upset about Romney going two against one. First off, President Romney won. Second, this is the kind of fire he’s going to get as President. Finally, the optics of Crowley the Hutt and Barky the Dog Eater up against President Romney, isn’t lost on the average American who watched the debate, and the fact that President Romney stood toe to toe with them and beat them.
Backng Obamba’s lies as best and as long as they can-heck that’s been the media’s job ever since he was presented to them.
Candy shouldn’t be treated like an exception.
I call her John Candy Crowley
When was it ever any different when Conservatives debate Liberals?
Seriously, did anyone expect to see something ELSE?
Right On! That's what I was thinking before the debate and he did fantastic.
I want to go back thru footage sometime today...there was a point about 10 or 15 minutes in the debate when Romney actually told the purple lipped prince to sit down....and he did. I knew then it was going to go well, regardless of how many people he was debating.
I’m just waking up — only saw the first 30 min. of the debate.
Am I understanding this correctly: Crowley told Romney he was wrong on what Obozo said , and the “random undecided” voters applauded her?
Beside being a shill for the Dhimmicrat party and Marxists everywhere...
...Crowley needs to stay off the Candy
1) Crowley was clearly in Obama's corner.
2) Clearly, the questions picked by Crowley were primarily anti-Romney.
3) Clearly, this was a pro-Obama crowd with the vast majority snuggling closely to Michelle and Obama after the debate. And it may have been established that the women asking about women's wages - that hot-button campaign issue - was in fact a person from Code Pink.
If the STUPID PARTY continues to allow the corrupt MSM drive every debate, year after year, then they deserve the corrupt results we get with people like Crowley and Raddatz.
It made me ill to watch it. I was screaming at the t.v. that Crowley was WAY out of line. And did anyone notice the evil in Obama’s eyes when Romney pressed him on Libya and Obama told him to “Move on”? OMGosh. If looks could kill. Obama didn’t want to go there.
As to who won the debate, I don’t think either of them did. In my opinion it was a draw. I felt the questions were staged, neither candidate answered the questions head on. It was a forum for both to speak about their platforms and not to the American people. I didn’t hear anything new. Still voting for Romney as O is completely incompetent. I only hope Romney can keep it together on Monday night to grill the President on Libya. He needs to bring it home on all of O’s failed foreign policies and apologizing to the world for America being America.
I think we should flood CNN with complaints about the biased debate moderator - Crowley
I think we should flood CNN with complaints about the biased debate moderator - Crowley
I think we should flood CNN with complaints about the biased debate moderator - Crowley
Agreed, Crowley was partisan, but I believe once we begin casting any blame on the moderator it’s tantamount to saying we lost the debate. Romney most surely did NOT lose; he held his own against Obama and his new animated demeanor, scored points where he needed to, and most importantly was able to reach the undecideds.
Folks, if Obama had any kind of positive record, he’d be singing it from the rooftops every chance he got. All he can do is attack, attack, attack. That is not lost on the American electorate. Less than three weeks to victory!
Bless you!!! I fist pumped at that point last night...lots of subliminals last night in our favor.
Yes, you’re seeing it correctly. The random undecided voters who were blaming Bush and asking Obama to tell them how wonderful he is were applauding Crowley. They were totally random and undecided! honest.
Romney was WONDERFUL last night. There would be no debates if the republicans didn’t agree to liberal moderators. The dems always need a stacked deck and even with the stacked deck, Romney comes out the clear winner.
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