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HURT: Obama the debater: Making Jimmy Carter look awesome
The Washington Times ^ | October 3, 2012 | Charles Hurt

Posted on 10/03/2012 8:59:25 PM PDT by Kaslin

Party like it’s 1980!

Bewildered and lost without his teleprompter, President Obama flailed all around the debate stage last night. He was stuttering, nervous and petulant. It was like he had been called in front of the principal after goofing around for four years and blowing off all his homework.

Not since Jimmy Carter faced Ronald Reagan has the U.S. presidency been so embarrassingly represented in public. Actually, that’s an insult to Jimmy Carter.

The split screen was most devastating. Mitt Romney spoke forthrightly, with carefully studied facts and details at the ready. He looked right at the president and accused him of being miles out of his depth.

Mr. Obama? His eyes were glued to his lectern, looking guilty and angry and impatient with all the vagaries of Democracy. This debate was seriously chaffing him.

What exactly was Mr. Obama’s strategy here? Did he figure with so many people unemployed in this abomination of an economy he should go for the sympathy vote? Like voters could relate to a guy who is just scared pantsless that he is about to lose his job?

In the middle of the blood-letting segment about jobs, Mr. Romney said good-naturedly: “This is fun.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1stdebate; obama; romney
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To: varmintman

“Another way to look at it: Obunga got aced, laced- re-aced, disgraced, debased, effaced, and erased.”

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Great poetry ... worth a repeat.


41 posted on 10/03/2012 11:28:48 PM PDT by AFPhys ((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))
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To: Paradox

“Obama is the most overrated “intellectual”, debater, and speaker, EVER. Not the worst, mind you, but the gap between the hype and the reality has never been this great.

He is the emptiest of suits, the nakedest of emperors”

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Very well stated. I am guessing that very soon the libs will begin to make the same observations. McCain made Obama look like a giant; Romney showed tonight he is no McCain.


42 posted on 10/03/2012 11:31:21 PM PDT by AFPhys ((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))
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To: varmintman

They elected a LAZY, CHILDISH Chickenweight!!!


43 posted on 10/04/2012 2:13:11 AM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

The next debate is a townhall format...good luck with that Obunga.”””

It is also on the topic of Foreign Policy.

On the heels of the debacle in Libya, Jug Ears will be in deep crap.

No wonder Hillary doesn’t wish to give answers to Issa & Chaffetz before the election!!!

Now- how hard will the media try to find the correct answers about the ‘security’ that was in place in Libya????


44 posted on 10/04/2012 7:25:26 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ridesthemiles

Now- how hard will the media try to find the correct answers about the ‘security’ that was in place in Libya????


Whistleblowers say State cut security in Libya over last six months

http://hotair.com/archives/2012/10/04/whistleblowers-say-state-cut-security-in-libya-over-last-six-months/


45 posted on 10/04/2012 8:03:26 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (Resurrect the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)...before there is no America!)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael
In 1960 I listened to the Nixon-Kennedy debate on radio and I was confident that Nixon won.. yes it is true what people say about that debate vis-a-vis radio v. TV

I have no TV so I listened on the radio tonight. I did not think that Obama won but I thought that he did pretty good and I could see how his supporters could claim victory.. I was surprised to see the disappointment posted on the web by so many Obama supporters..

then I saw a couple of video clips and I could understand the grieving from the Obama side about how poorly he did.

I had the same take you did, William. I was at work last night, and only heard snippets on the radio, as the debate was going on.

I felt then that Rommney did not deliver the "knockout blow" he would need to prevail, and the debate was basically a draw. It appears that others across the country feel otherwise, on both sides.

I have yet to see video of the event, which may go far in explaining the discrepancy between my take on the results and those of others...

the infowarrior

46 posted on 10/04/2012 8:33:23 AM PDT by infowarrior
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