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News Flash: Debate Was Beneath Obama
NRO The Corner ^ | October 8, 2012 | Rich Lowry

Posted on 10/08/2012 7:33:55 AM PDT by Unam Sanctam

From the New York Times:

Mr. Obama does not like debates to begin with, aides have long said, viewing them as media-driven gamesmanship. He did not do all that well in 2008 but benefited from Senator John McCain’s grumpy performances. Mr. Obama made clear to advisers that he was not happy about debating Mr. Romney, whom he views with disdain. It was something to endure, rather than an opportunity, aides said.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012debates; debates; elections; obama; obamatruthfile
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1 posted on 10/08/2012 7:34:01 AM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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To: Unam Sanctam

This is stating the obvious.


2 posted on 10/08/2012 7:36:05 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: Unam Sanctam

Given theat the Obamadorn/felon/cretin is the baseline below which intelligence cannot be measured, just what exactly is below him?


3 posted on 10/08/2012 7:36:36 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: glorgau

He doesn’t like questions from the press either. Oprah, the View seem to be the exception.


4 posted on 10/08/2012 7:37:44 AM PDT by stocksthatgoup (ZERO DARK THIRTY (coming soon to an embassy near you))
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To: Da Coyote

well put.


5 posted on 10/08/2012 7:37:57 AM PDT by brivette
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To: Da Coyote

well put.


6 posted on 10/08/2012 7:38:05 AM PDT by brivette
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To: Unam Sanctam

Without a teleprompter with Jarett telling him what to say he’s totally lost.................


7 posted on 10/08/2012 7:38:22 AM PDT by Red Badger (Is it just me, or is Hillary! starting to look like Benjamin Franklin?.................)
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To: Unam Sanctam

I’d love to see a real warrior like Allen West debate Obama.


8 posted on 10/08/2012 7:38:52 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: glorgau

I’m sure obama has the same disdain for Romney he has for most American citizens,it may even be stronger than my disdain for him, he appears to be driven by hate.


9 posted on 10/08/2012 7:38:59 AM PDT by duffee (Romney 2012, NEWT 2016)
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To: Unam Sanctam
Obama has a point. Other dictators who were above debates...

Stalin
Lenin
Hitler
Atilla the Hun
Kim Jong-Ill
Ho Chi Ming
Castro

10 posted on 10/08/2012 7:39:09 AM PDT by lormand (A Government who robs Peter to pay Paul, will always have the support of Paul)
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To: Unam Sanctam

Is this excuse number 100 or only number 99.


11 posted on 10/08/2012 7:39:15 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: Unam Sanctam
he was not happy about debating Mr. Romney, whom he views with disdain. It was something to endure, rather than an opportunity,

All that I read there simply stated that Hussein views with disdain those people who demonstrate that they are light years smarter than he.

12 posted on 10/08/2012 7:39:37 AM PDT by bill1952 (Choice is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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To: Unam Sanctam

The debate is ‘W O R K’ and “O” doesn’t like that.

Elsewhere, he apologized to his Hollywood friends that he can’t ‘perform’ well consisgently.

WTF!!

“O” thinks being President of the United States of America is a ‘performance’? What...? Really?? Like an actor performs?

“O” has NO CLUE what being President is.


13 posted on 10/08/2012 7:39:45 AM PDT by SMARTY ("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
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To: Unam Sanctam
McCain’s grumpy performances

"Grump?

Does this look "grumpy"?

14 posted on 10/08/2012 7:40:17 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Unam Sanctam
Mr. Obama made clear to advisers that he was not happy about debating Mr. Romney

.....when you have to hand over the club (obama's record) that's going to knock you into another dimension, it's understandable, but deserving

15 posted on 10/08/2012 7:40:45 AM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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16 posted on 10/08/2012 7:41:06 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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To: Unam Sanctam
And the St. Louis Cardinals don't like the playoffs and should be just given the World Series trophy again this year without having to play the games.
17 posted on 10/08/2012 7:42:50 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Big Bird is a brood parasite: laid in our nest 43 years ago and we are still feeding him.)
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To: Unam Sanctam

I never bought the excuse that he was “distracted”. What I saw was contempt; he resented being there. And yes, he considers Romney to be “beneath” him. This tin pot thought he was a “god” (note the little “g”)with his Greek columns and adoring crowds. His keepers are only stating the obvious.

Well, he will learn just how many of us “little people” have an even greater contempt for HIM in November.


18 posted on 10/08/2012 7:44:16 AM PDT by 13Sisters76 ("It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. " Thos. Sowell)
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To: Unam Sanctam

Like any other tin pot dictator, Skippy wants to approach the podium, blather on and on until he’s done, then retire to the applause of his sycophants.

Any sort of push back not allowed.

Is THIS what the founders had in mind?


19 posted on 10/08/2012 7:44:52 AM PDT by Tigerized ("..and whack 'em, and whack 'em, and whack 'em!' cried the Toad in ecstasy." (also my 2012 strategy))
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why do these men have to smile and act like they like each other?

I wish Romney would really let him have it,

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/10/08/Report-Illegal-Foreign-Campaign-Donations-Assault-on-American-Sovereignty


20 posted on 10/08/2012 7:44:53 AM PDT by Sophia777
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