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Wow. That was one of the best debate performances by a candidate for anything.
Romney kept looking directly at the President, and the President kept looking….down.
Commentators looking for “the moment” will be missing the point. The “moment” was Romney’s conduct throughout — this is one extremely knowledgeable man. With a great, smiling, pleasant demeanor.
In a word — presidential.
It has often been commented that Obama has a haughty arrogance about him. One of the ways that displays itself is that he never likes to be challenged. He was challenged directly tonight — and he clearly didn’t like it one bit. It showed — and that is going to be a huge problem now.
Again. Wow. Wow. The phrase eating the other guy’s lunch comes to mind.
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CJW| 10.3.12 @ 10:51PM
President Romney.
Obama was lost without his teleprompter and the MSM doing his work.
Romney had the facts, the logic, and he wants to win. Obama kept repeating the same cliches, and is not used to being challenged.
JmsA| 10.3.12 @ 10:57PM
Romney grew and Obama shrank.
fmm| 10.3.12 @ 11:17PM
I thought it especially interesting that Lehrer made several leading statements to help O---- clarify after making confused or off subject comments. Much like Stephanopolis correcting the O---- when he alluded to his Muslim faith, by saying "don't you mean your Christian faith?".
MikeBee| 10.3.12 @ 11:24PM
fmm,
You're right! At one point, they had been talking about Taxes, and Lehrer asked the O about taxes one more time. O seemed confused, so Lehrer prompted him, "a balanced approach, right?"
PeterHal| 10.6.12 @ 2:45PM
The point is, that kind of remarks from Lehrer clarifies the issue.
But it isn't helping Obama at all. Getting such a prompt from Lehrer, because everybody sees it. It strengthens the image of less preparation.
The simple fact you noticed it, meant that many viewers noticed it.
C. Vernon Crisler | 10.3.12 @ 10:52PM
I think the focus on body language is misdirected. It's true that Romney seemed more energetic, but Obama looked just about the way he always does. I think that's the problem: he didn't bring anything new to the debate in terms of his persona. That favors Romney, who seemed animated by contrast. In short, Obama just seemed a bit boring. We'll see if anything changes during the next debate.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 10.3.12 @ 10:56PM
In order to maintain his opinion of the world and himself, Obama must be surrounded by handlers and fawning sycophants. Consequently, whenever he encounters someone who is not one of these things, he must either bow (Saudi king, Hu Jintao) or display classless petulance (giving Hillary the finger, QE II an Ipod of his speeches). Tonight he did a little of both.
CJW| 10.3.12 @ 11:13PM
Obama did not have the southern black accent tonite.
Paul McGrath| 10.3.12 @ 11:01PM
Yes, the media will try to play it as a draw. But this was so obviously, in every way a Romney victory that they will look foolish doing so. Home run. Grand slam. Kick ass.
My favorite: Government shouldn't be in the business of picking winners and losers, but in your case, you only pick the losers!
Easily equalled Reagan's performance. Brilliant.
fmm| 10.3.12 @ 11:21PM
Agree with you on the favorite. Not only should that become a classic but it showed Romney does have some guts.
JmsA| 10.3.12 @ 11:01PM
If anything was shown tonight is that the left has neither the talent nor the truth on its side.
Paul McGrath| 10.3.12 @ 11:06PM
Eating his lunch? He ate his lunch, stole his lunch money, took him out on the playground, kicked his ass, and when his mommy and daddy showed up complaining to the principal, he kicked their ass too, and then he kicked the principal's ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maxwell| 10.3.12 @ 11:11PM
Paul, after a tough day & just getting home, I really needed that laugh. Thank you!
Kingofthenet| 10.3.12 @ 11:11PM
It's VERY hard to debate Mitt, especially tonight President Obama didn't expect to be debating 1994 Mitt. When you change positions more often then most people change their underwear it's hard to 'Contrast' your positions when you don't know what their position IS this week.
DRed| 10.3.12 @ 11:14PM
To an extent-Romney was vague and seemed to contradict some of what he's been campaigning on, but Obama did a terrible job of pointing that out. Mittens did a good job.
CJW| 10.3.12 @ 11:15PM
No, O's problem is he cannot defend his domestic record and he cannot defend his foreign policy. Other than that, Obama did as well as he could with his record. Maybe he finally realized he cannot do the job.
Occam's Tool| 10.3.12 @ 11:26PM
Try, "maybe I ought to get a new accountant..."
Mitt has had to crunch numbers on something more difficult than his golf score. Obama has never held a real job with real consequences until this one, and he's horrible at it.
DRed| 10.3.12 @ 11:48PM
Yeah, except Mitt's numbers don't come close to adding up. He can't say which deductions he's eliminating, claims he's not cutting spending on education, he's going to spend more on defense, not touch medicare, etc and he's going to cut taxes and reduce the debt. It doesn't work.
But he did an excellent job of hiding that tonight.
Clare| 10.4.12 @ 1:30AM
He can do it; the man is a successful businessman and understands economics and "math", O was condensending in saying that his plan is "math" "arithmatic". Really? He has never had a real job! Socialist O does not understand capitalism, he is idealistic and lazy. Obviously Romney couldn't give specific details in this forum but I am very impressed with him. I thought he was somewhat detailed which made sense to me. BTW, I am a degreed accountant.
fmm| 10.3.12 @ 11:13PM
I especially liked Romney's comment about working with congress on major issues instead of demanding that they accept a detailed plan from the White House, in direct contrast to the one sided methodology of the current POTUS, who from many accounts doesn't even discuss issues with his own party leaders. Romney knows that people respond to being respected while O---- does not have a clue. Obama looked really uncomfortable at that moment.
Occam's Tool| 10.3.12 @ 11:39PM
He did mention that nobody votes for Obama's budgets in the Senate, right? 97-0 last time.
PeterHal| 10.6.12 @ 2:53PM
Where did you get that impression? Major Obama legislation like Affordable Care Act and Dodd-Frank wasn't done from the White House.
They were pushy in 2009 with the stimulus bill, but for the remainder the White House was nowhere close in pushing legislation to say, the Patriot Act.
Obama deliberately avoided the mistakes Hillary Clinton made when she was pushing her Healthcare Act assigned by her husband in 1993/1994.
Fiscal| 10.3.12 @ 11:21PM
I've been critical of Romney, but have supported him holding my nose. That clothespin holding my nostrils together is now gone. For those of you who think those on the left will spin it, you're wrong. They were harder on Obama than any of you. However, if you actually look at what Romney said, his numbers just don't add up. He told people they wouldn't lose anything they have now -- even when his programs are enacted. He won not only by being the best debater, by far, on stage, but by pandering to every group as he has done in the past. It is a winning formula -- and if Obama doesn't eat his Wheaties -- it will make him President. But make no mistake, with a 60% super majority required in the Senate, he won't get anything done. He's a better choice than Obama, but the result and damage to our country will be the same.
Kingofthenet| 10.4.12 @ 12:11AM
Mitt talks about America like it's an Island, President Obama should have pointed out that investment is Solar and Health Care are necessary because the REST of the world is investing in these things, IF China subsides an industry, we need to do the same or lose out to them.
JmsA| 10.4.12 @ 12:44AM
Yes, they're investing on the crap and they're all broke. Just ask the Spaniards; Spain was the model The One used at one time while proposing his solar crap. We got Solyndra instead. Nice going. What else you got?
PeterHal| 10.6.12 @ 3:32PM
Well. A new nuclear power plant (effectively two at one site) was also permitted. The first new ones since 1978.
Ronald Reagan didn't dare to do that, neither did George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton or George W. Bush.
Building a new nuclear power plant dwarfs the amount of money that went to Solyndra.
Please keep energy policies in perspective. China plans to build 120 new nuclear plants in their country. The US just started 2 new nuclear power plants at one site in Georgia.
The nuclear permit policy breakthrough of the Obama-administration is a far more important act for America than any noise about Solyndra, or the refusal to allow the Keystone XL pipeline through a nature reserve or a drill-baby-drill policy.
It is off course that Obama cannot easily start bragging about it, because than part of his base becomes aware what his administration actually has done.
Meanwhile Romney will not bring it up, because the Republican base probably likes this decision and it would sound a lot like praise for the Obama Administration.
However from a long term policy perspective this is as relevant as Carter's decision to liberalize air transport.
PCC| 10.4.12 @ 9:33AM
Actually, the rest of the world is competing by lowering corporate and personal tax rates, competing for business and investment with less onerous regulations, working hard to improve their lot in life and their children's future instead of whining about global competition, welcoming tourists, business and recreational, instead of making visitors feel like criminals, and eschewing government-mandated politically-correct nostrums that add nothing to individual freedom.
BackToBasics| 10.4.12 @ 12:22AM
Great that Romney won. One of the reviews I read spoke about how Obam was not able to hit Romney about his wealth.
I've got an answer that Romeny should give when accused of being wealthy:
Romney should say, "This election is not about how wealthy I am or how wealthy the president is because he is a multi-millionaire too. This election is about the future of America and what direction we want to pursue...."
Kingofthenet| 10.4.12 @ 12:29AM
Why did Mitt only pay 13% taxes this last year, what jobs did he create?
Cpm| 10.4.12 @ 12:59AM
If it wasn't for Romney you wouldn't be getting paid for this gig.
Grzmlyk| 10.4.12 @ 1:12PM
It's actually 14.1 percent, and it's called CAPITAL GAINS.
That means money that has already been taxed is invested. That 14.1 percent is a SECOND tax.
In addition, when one invests in a company, there is no guarantee he or she won't lose every penny - so if a business does turn a profit, you are reaping the benefits of your risk.
But you don't believe in capitalism - which is odd, because the socialism you jerk off to actually doesn't exist at all - the illusion of socialism ("economic justice," as you probably would refer to it) lasts right up until the money made from CAPITALISM runs out.
Then you're Greece, Italy, Spain, and, very soon, thanks to you and your thieving fellow travelers, the U.S.
Oh, that's right - you don't care about any of that. You just want your government paycheck delivered to you on time and in ever larger increments.
In the real world, that makes YOU the greedy one.
PeterHal| 10.6.12 @ 3:41PM
What made Obama multi-millionaire? His book sales?
JmsA| 10.4.12 @ 12:45AM
Nice try. What else you got?