Posted on 10/04/2012 12:44:59 AM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
The split screen told the story -- when Mitt Romney was speaking, President Barack Obama was looking down; when Obama was speaking, Romney was looking at the president.
"It has killed jobs," Romney said during Wednesday's debate about the politically charged health care law pushed by Obama. "Obamacare, the Congressional Budget Office has said, will cost $2,500 a year more than traditional insurance."
Romney looked at the crowd, moderator Jim Lehrer and even Obama during the exchange.
Obama, on the other hand, looked down, shook his head and sporadically looked at his Republican adversary.
The directness in that one exchange -- which was one of many during the debate -- showed Romney was not afraid to go toe-to-toe with Obama. The former Massachusetts governor came across as direct and combative.
Obama seemed removed and didn't return fire as Romney pulled no punches.
Facebook users, who rated the performance using the CNN grading application, described Obama as "meek" and "unprepared." A number of users who graded the president poorly mentioned that he was regularly looking down.
"I think they had the wrong strategy," former Obama adviser Van Jones said of his boss' campaign. "I think he thought that he was going to go and have a conversation with the American people. I think he took Romney too lightly. I think he did not expect Romney to be able to throw that kind of heat."
"Romney was able to out Obama Obama on the connection piece, on the authenticity piece, on being able to tell the story," said Jones.
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Obama looked down instead of at Romney because if he had looked Romney in the eye he would have lost his temper on national television.
He’d been coached to look elsewhere if he felt himself getting emotional.
The traitor is guilty, and looks guilty. Simple.
President Romney should turn to the crowd and ask them if they really prefer that comrade obama be the one to determine how much they can afford to pay for health insurance or if
they’d best be able to make that determination for themselves.
Me, also. Carville said it - Obama came out looking for a conversation and Mitt came out with a chainsaw.
Looks like he underestimated his rival.
Just thought of another graphic with Clint Eastwood, the busted chair, and the quote “A man’s got to know his limitations.”
Delusion/lies for all to see right there. It's a *debate*. With the other candidate. Who thinks that it's a conversation? And who watches a debate expecting to "have a conversation" with the participants?
No, people watch to see the alpha male do his thing.
“I think he did not expect Romney to be able to throw that kind of heat.”
Another great idea for a graphic - Felix Hernandez or some other great pitcher throwing a ball at an empty chair at home plate.
You guys better wake up and vote for Mitt! If you can't vote for Mitt, then vote for Ryan! We will keep Mitt in the conservative mode on all that matters!
You were willing to vote for McCain, and he is no where near the person that Mitt is..
So swallow that pride or whatever it is.
MITT is not GOING TO TRY AND MAKE YOU A MORMON, NO MORE THAN HE IS GOING TO GOVERN AS ONE.. THAT BOOGIE MAN HAS LEFT THE STABLE AND YOU NAYSAYERS NEED TO GET A FREAKING GRIP!
Their numbers are dwindling.
Looks like a budding Louis Armstrong. Can he get his cheeks to blow out like his lower lip?
He was repressing rage so hard I'd thought he'd get lockjaw.
He was LIVID and I kept waiting for him to have a psychotic break.
That is the face of a tyrant who's been publicly bitch-slapped hard and can't gin up a decent response.
Impotent, furious rage.
And then he'd instantly flip to that rehearsed, phony, glib, folksy verbal walkabout he hypnotizes his sycophants with...but he still knew the mojo was gone.
He said “if they bring a knife, we bring a gun”.
Not sure what trumps a chainsaw.
I'd give a barrel of momey to have been a fly on the wall when POTUS & FLOTUS were finally alone after the global de-panting.
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