Posted on 10/07/2012 5:27:19 AM PDT by Kaslin
I look at Presidential candidates politely doing what the Moderator tells them to do as a sign of weakness. The debate is about the candidates, NOT the moderator.
That is the one thing we here in FreeRepublic center on day in and day out, over and over again.
We may use words like patriot, but what we mean is ... something inside that is uniqely American.
I won't repeat how I get there, but the fact of the matter is,; there is NOTHING AMERICAN in or about zero.
THAT'S why I call him zero ... 'cause he jus' AIN'T.
As pointed out on another blog, it is interesting that Saturday night live will parody MSNBC having a melt down over Obama’s poor performance in the debate but they refuse to parody Obama, himself. If any other candidate had bumbled the way Obama did, Saturday night would have been all over it. We have reached a frightening point in our society when it appears that many outlets are afraid to point out any flaws in “The One” for fear of reprisals.
While I concede that the media IS the liberal establishment, it seems that even when they touch on his failures, they tend to pussy-foot around the subject rather than calling him out the way they would any President before him - including the Clintons. While the press went non-stop about Monica Lewinsky (even in defensive mode) they won’t even touch an Obama scandal. This very likely has more to do with threats from the administration than what would appear to be total ignorance on the part of the press. Just saying . . . .
True. However, following the pre-arranged rules of the debate indicates respect for the process and for the voters, who want to hear the candidates explain their positions in an organized way. Not following the format is a sign that the candidate is an immature, narcissistic twerp who thinks rules are for other people.
I am waiting for the story line of, Poor poor wacky, he’s been suffering in silence with a painful debilitating diease/condition, and the ebil rethugs have been mean and taken advantage of him.
Wow.. a uni-bomber manifesto dissertation breakdown on why Romney one the debate.
4 words sums it up better: Romney was better prepared...
To add color for reading enjoyment: Romney was better prepared. Obama is a narcissistic pig who believes he won regardless.
I agree completely especially with the last part.
Biden could come out looking like a winner, by simply NOT looking too foolish. This could be a trap for Ryan. The expectations for Biden could not be any lower.
Interesting that such old moderators have been selected for the debates. Jim Leher is 78 years old. And Bob Schieffer, who will moderate the third Obama/Romney debate, is 75 years old.
You are so, so right, knarf.
It is the INSIDE of the person that matters.
Romney (regardless of whatever faults some of us perceive in him) is an American through-and-through. Romney is an American INSIDE.
Obama isn’t an American at all. Inside or outside. Definitely not inside. His heart is not with America. His heart is not with the American people. He is foreign-born, foreign-bred, foreign-loyal and foreign-aligned. All the media-cover-up in the universe can’t hide that.
Romney LOVES this country and it’s a love that’s genuine and true.
Obama HATES this country and it’s a hate that can’t be covered up.
Thank you for stating what should be obvious. Liberals are looking for anything to excuse the President’s terrible performance.
Why Romney won the First Debate?
Simply stated..... OBAMA IS A FRAUD!
The Left were disappointed in Obama’s performance because they were led to believe that he is intelligent and well educated. The truth is that Obama’s best attributes are his voice and his ability to read a teleprompter. And Obama’s greatest accomplishment is the deception of revealing who he really is and his plans to fundamentally transform America.
There were times the moderator fed Barky his lines, and Barky repeated them verbatim as if he was reading his teleprompter. The moderator was putting words in Barky's mouth and the sock puppet happily grabbed onto them. If only the straw-filled president had a brain...
Biden will probably try to play Reagan to Ryan as Mondale. But, I don't think that will work. The best Biden can do is try to play the friendly grandfather type, making Ryan look "mean" if he criticizes Biden.
I presume that Ryan is prepared for this. If Biden does indeed try to play the "age" card, I think Ryan's best approach would be to phrase his criticisms so they aren't perceived as directed at Biden. Point them at Obama, Pelosi, Reid, the Democrat-controlled Senate, etc. But, not Biden.
When (not if) Biden says something stupid, correct him gently. Romney did the right thing with Obama -- taking him down a couple of notches and puncturing his aura of invincibility was the right thing to do. But, there's no need to do that to Biden. Treat him like the crazy uncle at Thanksgiving dinner.
The moderator will try to hit Ryan at his perceived weak area being foreign policy. They will not go for domestic policy. They need a life line to Biden.
Didn’t Bob Schieffer moderate the Lincoln/Douglas debates?
At times while Romney was speaking to Obama and Obama was looking down and writing, he looked like he was taking notes like a student.
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