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To: 2ndDivisionVet; max americana

An Obama-Gingrich debate would be very interesting. But the idea that Obama cannot debate without a teleprompter is belied by the fact that polls judged him to have been the winner in all three debates he had with McCain.


9 posted on 01/25/2012 4:09:57 PM PST by wideminded
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To: wideminded
True, but Gingrich is much better than McCain at debating. Especially a McCain who was afraid to go hard after Obama. On the other hand, we know of course Obama will be given every advantage possible. The audience will be packed with his supporters, the questions to him will be stacked with softballs, and afterwards the pundits will declare a draw even if Obama was completely outclassed. It wouldn't even surprise me if he was tipped off to the questions in advance by his sycophants in the media.

More than that, those same sycophants will play up the idea that Gingrich is a great debater who has lots of recent experience debating while Obama has been busy shooting hoops, playing golf, going on vacations, undermining the country saving the world instead of honing his debating skills. It'll be set up as David vs Goliath, where Obama by simply having the nerve to go up against such a fearsome opponent should be viewed as a victory.

Nevertheless, Gingrich IS a tremendous debater and would brilliantly lay out the case against Obama to a public that have by and large only heard the defense's side of things. Also this time (and i think for the first time in his career) Obama will have to run on and defend his actual record. And Gingrich should no trouble tearing his record apart, both in the debate(s) and on the campaign trail. No amount of spin on Obama's or the media's part will be able to completely mask the fact that he failed miserably to live up to his promises and that there's no reason to think his new promises will work out any better.

10 posted on 01/25/2012 5:14:02 PM PST by Humbug (the media rule the world and they know it....)
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