Okay all y’all, the final presidential debate begins this evening at 9:00 (ET), live from Boca Raton, Florida, and is moderated by Bob Schieffer.
The wingnuts have already started whining about how biased Schieffer is, and expectations have been lowered so much for Mitt Romney, that if he manages to walk onto the stage and not cough up a hairball, he’ll be the winner. Yeah, whatever.
I think the President will do well tonight. He’s got four years of foreign policy under his belt, and he knows what Mitt’s all about — and he knows that the chances of us seeing a brand-spankin’-new Mitt Romney this evening are high.
Drink your whole glass every time Mitt says “Benghazi.” We’ll all be hungover together tomorrow.
TheZoo 
Foreign policy?
Obama: “Find a way to get along with the rest of the world.”
Romney: “Take as much I can from everybody else, and if they die, well then, umm, I guess I don’t know what to do then… can they be re-used in any way?”
WTF – a double coin toss and Romney won both. This means that Romney will get to answer both first and last. Romney must have done a lot of whining about not being able to say the last word at the last debate.
He must have. Having two coin flips is a weird thing.
Romney still won’t have the last word, because any bullshit he throws out there at the end is subject to a derisive smile from the President — and we know the camera will be on the Prez. 😆
OMFG, my neighbor lady just knocked on my door to ask me if I’d gotten my ballot yet. I haven’t checked the mail today, so I hadn’t gotten it. She also asked me if the ballots were due tonight, since tomorrow is election day. 😯
I told her, no, we have two weeks until election day, so we have plenty of time. She was relieved, and then handed me her ballot to turn in when I turn in mine. I don’t mind doing it, but I’m not sure I’d trust a virtual stranger with my ballot.
Yikes!
You no doubt appear trustworthy. 🙂
I could get away with so much shit. 😉
I’d bet money you’d turn it in even if she voted against everything you hold dear.
Absolutely!
We still have at least 7 or 8 weeks till the end of the world don’t we?
I’m really looking forward to that bullshit. Sandy’s son’s in-laws are fundygelicals, and they are totally buying into the December 21 crap. I just laugh and laugh…
Are they trying to get out of buying Christmas presents?
I’m not caring enough to find out.
I’ve got to watch this thing with husband and son. I’ll be back after son goes to bed and husband throws something at our TV.
Just keep him away from the computer. 🙂
Boy, Current doesn’t want me watching their coverage. They have the screen shrunk to a fourth of the size, so they can put messages to the right of it, and take up the bottom half with a scrolling feed of twit, that changes faster than you can read it. I can’t keep any concentration on the audio at all if I try to keep up with the reading as it moves. This makes the fourth debate where I watched the Stephanie Miller-hosted hour, then switched to MSNBC just to get away from the too-busy screen.
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/10/22/14625174-obama-romney-face-off-in-final-presidential-debate
I’m watching here: http://tvpc.com/Channel.php?ChannelID=12974
It’s been really reliable today.
Tvpc has been better for a while, like they seem to have the kinks ironed out. I’m on Comcast, so I can keep the monitor for the comments.
What do you do, use a split screen, or just listen when you’re commenting?
I listening while commenting. Is there a way to do a split screen?
Open both windows side by side in ‘restore down’, where you can drag the edges to fill each half of the monitor.
Dunno what you just said, but I think I did it. 🙂
It is the same link that I use, too.
Cool. Have you ever read the nutzoid comments on the sidebar? Wow.
Boca Raton, Florida
This translates roughly to “mouse mouth full of flowers”.
🙂
that’s inventive
I can only do so much with an on-line dictionary.
SammytheTurtle has to watch this thing for homework – I cant get away from this one
Z, if it’s your official vote by mail ballot check the back of the envelope. It will state co
“Complete box only if this ballot is hand-delivered by someone other than the Voter.” Authorized persons must be relatives or someone who resides in your household.
At least that’s the way it’a worded on the back of my official vote by mail ballot envelope.
Frank Conniff
This could be the debate that ends up deciding what cable pundits talk about for an hour or two afterwards. #mockthevote
But, but here, we mock with so much more flair, and intellegence. 😉
We’re #1!
I truly hope Steve Schmidt is nearly suicidal by the end of this.
Me too. He tries to maintain the illusion of being reasonable, but he supports truly fucked up stuff.
I am going to be a bit nit-picky, gossipy with this question. What is with the big, stiff hair on Republican women? Ann Romney’s hair looks tacky.
Now back to the real issues.
And the more pissed off she gets, the bigger and stiffer her hair gets!
I’ve known a lot of guys who say the same thing. 🙂
A lot? 😉
dontcha just love pre-debate pillow talk?
It’s 3rd or 4th on my list of favs. 😉
TOP TEN! Wahooooo
Heh.
She does have a worried and mean look on her face. Queen Marie Ann-tionette does appear to be a cold hearted person.
She’s lived most of her life with a disappointing man. And she’s nothing special herself.
She’s scared. That’s what’s underneath it all.
Mitt will only let her “play dressage” with the boots and crop and all when he feels like he’s on top of things.
If he’s down, well, you can’t beat a dead horse…
She doesn’t even play dressage. She has a rider who does all that.
I wonder if she hires someone to sweat for her?
Even Laura Bush had a veneer of sweetness, or at least meekness. Ann Romney would be a more snobby, stuck-up rich-bitch, First Lady than Barbara Bush
Musta been the Xanax.
Bob’s looking a bit too pleased.
Apparently there are no other tie colors, other than variations on blue and red.
Mitt looks exhausted.
Romney has black circles under his eyes. He looks uncomfortable.
Too many nights at the telescope looking for Kolob.
Or his integrity.
spit it out, Bob.
General sucking up.
Mitt seems to be working hard to appear wise and presidential.
He usually is.
taken “a vow of silence”? Christo we’re nuns and monks.
Mitt’s not answering the question. Obama is paying attention, and seems slightly amused.
Good God, Romney is talking in circles. He is losing already. Maybe he will fall asleep during this debate.
Obama reminding the people he’s president. Good job.
Talking about his record — needs to do a lot of this.
Mitt falls back into his default “adoring look,” with a large measure of exhausted.
Remember, Mitt was the one who, in his ‘47%’ speech, said (basically) that the whole ME was a mess and he would just hope for the best and kick the can down the road. Now he wants a comprehensive plan.
Northern Mali!! You go, MITT!!!
“Go after the bad guys.”
How child-like.
How Bush-like.
ME should reject extremism on its own — is that like self-deportation, Mitt?
“Go after the bad guys”. Romney has no answer.
Foreign aid? Education? But he doesn’t want to help Americans.
Romney always wants to come back to domestics and the economy
Neo-con rhetoric. Rights for foreigners that they oppose at home.
Mitt is flailing.
North Mali, AGAIN!!!!
Heh, calling out Mitt on the Russia bullshit.
Obama is calling Romney on his etch-a-sketch.
Obama going for the throat early. My man!
‘You ain’t been where I’ve been!’
“My name is Barack Obama, and I AM the President of the United States!”
Mitt’s trying to look amused, but just manages to look pissed off.
He’s pissed because Obama is showing him up as the naif that he is.
Attacking me with my own words isn’t fair!
Mitt: STOP PICKING ON ME!!
No Mitt, you said Russia was our #1 foe.
Lying, lying, lying. *sigh*
I hope that Obama get’s a chance for a third statement.
I was just trying to think of that term. Thanks, Wayne!
Mitt is nitpicking about shit he doesn’t care about, so he can’t argue it well.
Obama is speaking as the commander in chief and as commander in chief one must be clear.
https://twitter.com/JohnFugelsang/status/260549648685613057
We can’t do nation building.
Nation building here at home. Yes!
Syria. Time for Obama to talk about his diplomatic efforts.
War shouldn’t be an easy decision.
Syria, Obama as commander in chief needs to keep some things close to his chest. He can’t pull an “Izza” and disclose names.
Romney’s reaction has been knee-jerk.
We do have to deal with the UN, as well. Russia has exercised its veto power.
Yeah, but all Republicans hate the U.N., especially John Bolton.
Romney is not presenting anything different from what Obama mentioned.
Mitt pretending to be a reasonable statesman, in spite of his previous saber rattling.
What about the people of Mali, Mitt!?
Oh, that was SO two minutes ago, Zooey! Mitt doesn’t care anymore.
WAIT A MINUTE…..The idea that Mitt is now more in favor of cultural engagement than warfare in the Middle East…..This is such total cynicism and opportunism it’s staggering.
He’s more Obama than Obama.
Mitt talks about Syria being a humanitarian disaster, as if he actually cares. It’s only an excuse to start military involvement, not humanitarian.
Romney is ignorant on foreign policy and it is showing.
Yup – he’s waffling…
The new Mitt is an humanitarian.
But that’s impossible, because he’s not human.
Mitt’s angling for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The new Mitt is a peace-loving hippie.
Did Romney just say “put in a government that is friendly to us in Syria”?
Indeed. Iran, 1953 all over again. Yeesh.
So WTF exactly does Mitt think we should do?
Mitt thinks he’s helping himself, but the fact-checkers are going to have a field day blowing up that shit. Job creator!
Romney is suggesting things we could already be doing, but can’t admit to be doing.
Am I the only one who really REALLY dislikes the Israel humping?
No, read rudepundit for an over-the-top analysis
http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/
No, I’m guessing there is about 85% of the worlds population don’t like it either.
I hate it too but unfortunately we are stuck with it.
Nope – I mentioned it in one of my recent posts.
Obama needs to keep going back to domestic policy like he is. It’s all one big piece.
Romney is offering nothing new because Obama is doing a good job on foreign policy.
Romney the peace-nik.
Nothing new… here comes the economic attack. Romney is stuttering.
Come on Mitt, what about Libya? coward
The BIG news in this deabte so far is that apparently neoconservatism is dead.
Don’t expect Yosemite Sam to toss in his resignation to the Gekko/Galt campaign just yet….
Mitt is easily frightened. I smell flop sweat.
How did 50 billion a year (in military cuts) end up a trillion?
Sequestration?
Obama needs to get a little sharper, I think. Mitt’s talking a lot of bullshit, and Obama’s not on it as well as last time.
Bring up the economy Romney so that Obama can talk about the jobs that you sent to China.
Mitt is reduced to boilerplate stump speeches
Mitt wouldn’t cut defense, unless it’s spending for veterans.
Obama was silent on the Green Revolution? Please.
Romney is endorsing Obama’s foreign policy. Simple as that. Amazing. You cannot believe it of course. you can believe nothing that comes out of that mouth.
Mitt is just reciting lines of shit he memorized. There’s nothing behind any of it.
At least he didn’t call them “illegals.”
Romney looks uncomfortable.
He’s out of his league.
Is there an intermission for Mitt’s nappy time?
Romney is more subdued than Obama was in Debate 1. He sounds like he didn’t sleep overnight.
Agenda for the future! Alright! Let’s hear it, Mitt.
12 million jobs! How!?
Well, I remember reading that most studies show that 12 million jobs would likely be created regardless, not based on anything that Mitt would do. I don’t know if that’s based on ‘staying the course’ with Obama.
What happened to the foreign policy topic?
12 million jobs for overseas workers…
Here we go again, “I know what it takes.” “I will get American working again”. Romney only has his stump speech.
I got a policy, I just ain’t tellin ya
DOMESTIC POLICY????
Latin America is a good opportunity for Bain Capital. 🙂
More recitation of lines by Mitt. *snore*
About Syria is that apperantly both men realize that intervening with Syria, is the fact that Russia and China may have a say …not that we are afraid ,but that the fact is that could quickly lead to more than just envolvement with Syria
Welcome to the Zoo, gardenereric2012.
I think the difference between Romney and Obama is that, while both know that it could lead to more military involvement than just Syria, Romney and his neocon buddies would be willing to take the risk.
Hello, BOB???
Has Bob nodded off?
Water
as a resource war?
Has Jim Lehrer taken over???
Romney is suffering from dry mouth. He is really nervous.
Mitt memorizes lists.
Obama actually lives it every day.
Really? The REAL Donald Trump?
Didn’t there used to be a DJ “The Real Don Steele”?
Great blogging. I have the seventh game of the World Series in one ear and the debate in the other ear trying to follow you on a freaking phone.
Thanks for blogging.
Who’s ahead?
The Giants in the third inning at seven – zip
Of course it is not the World Series. It’s The NLCS…
Oh thank gawd, I thought I might have taken too long a nap today.
Mitt, Massachusetts hated you.
Holy shit this pisses me off
Mitt, how many vetoes did you have overridden to get those good schools?
Gish Galloping!
Thanks, Bob. Shift the topic back to foreign policy.
Even Bob can’t let the magical money go by.
Obamacare is Romneycare, Mitt. It’s a shame that you have to disavow the one thing you did in MA.
Romney is back on domestic issues.
Mitt the motor mouth.
We should always have female moderators.
Romney does not want to talk about foreign policy. He looks really weak tonight and he looks really desperate.
Uh-oh, Mitt’s taking notes.
I love how he tells Bob “check out my website” – why, you can’t actually TELL us what your plans are?
I’ve seen this movie before.
Mitt shifts back to domestic policy because he’s weak on foreign policy, but he forgets that he’s weak on domestic policy as well.
Romney is making faces. He got that angry look on his face.
We don’t need any more septuagenarians moderating.
The Navy doesn’t want the damn ships, Mitt.
Now Mitt’s trotting out his resume again, which is a pile of crap. When is someone going to point out that he left Massachusetts in worse condition than when he started as Governor?
Better yet, when is somebody going to mention he wasn’t in charge, because the Dems had a veto-proof majority?
Obama clearing up the sequester crap. About time.
We can’t afford the private contractors to fight two separate conflicts. FDR and Truman didn’t need private contractors!
OMG – we have fewer horses and bayonets. Good one, Barack.
Yes, we have fewer horse and bayonets. 😆
Mocking Mitt!
“I lack a penis,
So I like to play army,
Visit my website”
Love it.
Verily!
Some sort of weird audience reaction.
Did the audience chuckle?
Oh fuck. Israel humping. 🙄
Mitt’s a poser with a web site….. that seems to be everything you need to know about his foriegn policy
I think it would be hilarious if Bob whipped out his laptop and said, “What’s the addy?”
“When I’m President…”
Yeah, right.
What about a nuclear North Korea or a nuclear Pakistan? Aren’t those two countries a threat to our safety?
Would you like some popcorn Mitt?
I’ve got plenty…
Iranian oil? What? Is that like American oil?
Genocidal thought crime?
Mitt wants to stop oil shipments from Iran. How’s that going to work in the world oil market?
“tighten those sphincters,
I mean tighten the sanctions,
Visit my website”
Heh.
perfect cheese
LOL
Obama is kicking ass on Israel and Iran. Obama has managed to out-alpha Romney on the critical area where Romney needed to score, while also seeming calmer and less trigger-happy.
Mitt wishes he was a drinker.
Hell, I wish that I was a drinker! (We don’t have any equivalent substitutes right now, dammit!)
Romney was against the START treaty. Did I get the name correct?
Mitt knows that he is losing.
Obama is showing his foreign policy authority, and Mitt knows he can’t match it.
Memorizing lists won’t cut it.
Mitt is calling Obama weak on foreign policy.
Apology tour!
Just got back into town. Thanks for the birthday wishes all. I posted a pic of a zxbe in the woods. Enjoy. Carry on with the debate. I’m having to live this one vicariously through all of you. Happy birthday Frugal!
http://www.thezxbecollection.com/2012/10/birthday-present-to-me.html
Superior!
🙂
Thanks. Oh, you mean the lake. 😉
Both man, you’re doing well!
Awesome, Scruffy! 😉
Thanks Z. A friend on FB said I look like a hipster grizzly adams. lol
Backatcha, Z, and way to go on the walking and weight loss! Great minds think alike, it’s been said. Since my last b-day I’ve dropped 120 and walked more than 1600 miles. Feel great, and at age 70 refuse to complain about the details! 😉
Keep it up, Z. BTW, the pic of Split Rock — long one of my FAVORITE places on the planet. Thanks for that!
You too. I haven’t kept a running tally of my walking this year, but I’m sure it’s not close to 1600 miles! Way to go!
There is something special about the North Shore of Lake Superior. I’ve only scratched the surface, but it always leaves me wanting more.
Mitt would wake up every morning screaming, “I am strong! Terrorism!! America is #1!”
“I think and I think,
And I imagine things too,
Like nice tight sanctions”
“Apology tour” – DRINK!
Mitt NEEDS to make an apology tour for all of his insults to the countries he visited during the Olympics.
Hee, hee.
“The biggest whopper”. Zing and Zap!
Obama just pantsed Mitt by his magic drawers
Not that they’re the last word in fact-checking, but…
Mitt just pissed his magical pants.
Apology tour! Obama smiles.
Let’s talk about trips that “we have taken”.
The so-called ‘apology tour’ spawned the Arab Spring movement. No tour, no movement, no freedom.
“We’re 4 years closer to a nuclear Iran” – NOT TRUE!
Oh, good, now Obama is bitch-slapping Romney on Israel.
Tell us about your trip to France in the 70s, Mitt.
apathetic tour
Mitt trying desperately to change the subject.
Magic underwear
Mitt gets nuclear binder
Sanctions nice and tight
“You’ve been all over the map.”
Heh. SMACK!
Seems to me bibi doesnt ‘spect the cultist either
Fuck Mitt and this letter from “Democrat” senators.
Barack is calling Mitt on his flip flopping.
Mitt wants to have the last word on the last word.
Bob did learn something from Martha and Candy.
Mitt needs to undertake an apology tour of the U.S.
Preferable in his “America Needs Romney” blimp.
Mitt, “when I’m president”. That statement makes me sick in the stomach.
Mitt taking on Obama’s 2014 deadline for Afghanistan. Acts like it was his idea.
He does seem to know Pakistan is important, as most of us did some years ago.
Yes, most of us know that pouring billions of dollars into an unstable, nuclear nation never works out well.
Yet I’ve heard some of the Romneybot trolls claim that he’s going to bring the troops home sooner.
They must have checked his website. 😉
“when” – he believes it at least
Mitt’s not answering the Afghan question.
Mitt’s an expert at blatherskite.
Flailing madly.
It’s what he does when he needs to close the deal.
Mitt only has talking points.
Shallow end of pool
Mitt’s feet still can’t reach the ground
Shrinking water wings
🙂
“I can see Cuba from my Offshore Bank”
😆
Mitt’s got that strange look again. Like maybe he needs to puke.
Watch his throat. He is doing a lot of swallowing.
Did he say Obama bin Laden?
Aye
That’s what I heard.
Time to retire Bob.
You can clean out your desk in the morning.
Obama binLaden? C’mon Schieffer!
He should apologize.
Good Lord, Mitt must have slept through the briefing on Pakistan and is relying on Cliff Notes.
TOTAL Insta FLOP on going into Pakistan to get bin Laden!!
Lists and lists and lists…
Mitt had an opportunity to disagree with drone strikes, and passed it up. Alrighty then.
“They have reported that drones are being used in drone strikes”. Y’ reckon Mitt?
“It’s widely reported that drones are being used in drone strikes, and I support that entirely,…”
Yeah, that’s what he said all right!
Mitt is talking about “strategy” but he is not telling us what it is. Romney is flakey. Here we go again, the talking point “we need a strong leadership” which is exactly what Obama has shown.
He’s got nothing to offer – so he’s waffled.
Fux right after the debate: Obama says “Pokiston” funny.
This is good because it is giving Obama an opportunity to tell us what he has done as commander in chief. Romney is helping Obama and he doesn’t even know it.
Greatest future threat? Come on, Bob.
Talk about your hypotheticals. I’m sure Mitt won’t have a problem with this particular hypothetical.
Moronic angels pulling green wooden handcarts across the cosmos.
The Cayman Islands are inundated.
I wish Obama would bring up Bainport, but he won’t.
Mitt had to make sure not to wear a watch tonight, so he wouldn’t be checking it.
Dropped the ball on greatest threat. Oh well.
When Mitt says he wants to make sure China works with “us”, I don’t think he means you and me.
WTF is Mitt talking about?
To be fair
“Trade relations” implies that they work for both parties, Mitt.
“Currency manipulator”
Mitt just lost the debate.
Mitt is trashing China even though he sent jobs to China and continues to profit from sending jobs to China.
Obama needs to do more interrupting. This is ridiculous.
Mitt is correct about China and the trade imbalance, but he can’t prove he’d do what he says he would do, because it would screw the multinationals.
Mitt is familiar with shipping jobs overseas.
BOOM.
Mitt thinks that he has won this one but he lost his argument on China.
Wah, Obama’s attacking me!
Mitt’s a car guy!
My dad owns a dealership.
My daddy made Pacers!
Obama looks strong and animated.
Obama is interrupting Romney and this is good because it makes him stumble in his speech.
Solyndra~! drink!
Finally, Obama interrupting more.
Mitt was filibustering this thing.
Barack is savvy. He knows how to let out enough line for the fish to tire and flounder, then reel it in.
Research is great! But it’s only 2% of the jobs that result from new technology, the rest of which end up in other countries.
I’d like to cap Willard’s knees.
Romney writing notes again.
He wants to do a little better in October of 2016.
Please, dear lord, no more Romney.
Oh, he’ll be back.
He can afford it.
Mitt’s winding up with his standard list of lies.
Obama wins this debate, hands down.
Romney is now back to his stump speech.
Obama wins this one, too, because Romney had absolutely nothing to offer on foreign policy. He doesn’t make me feel safe.
“Heading towards Greece.”
Mitt keeps saying that, but his policies and budget would make us outpace Greece in no time.
Heh. Local commenters continually repeat this as “We’re becoming Grease!”.
“We’ve got a mitt full of greece!”
What was Ann Romney doing standing behind Mitt? She really is a drag.
Romney knows absolutely nothing on foreign policy.
Well, that’s not entirely true. When it comes to offshoring jobs, and the tax loopholes, he may be the world’s best expert.
OBAMA WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mitt did that weird thing with his wife again. Arms straight down, no intimacy. Odd.
Agreed. Mitt spewed words that meant nothing.
Obama wiped the floor with him, and Romney basically fled neoconservatism as quickly as he would a liquor store.
Good analogy. It’s exactly what happened.
I didn’t click on the link, I just wanted to tell her what I thought of her idea
A click isn’t worth much anymore Dana, maybe a little more than your thoughts.
Ann keeping her hands on an awkward Mitt’s waist, so he doesn’t fall into the crowd. He has to lean into them, they aren’t reaching for him.
I noticed that – it looked really weird.
Really? It seemed like Mitt went on and on. Maybe it’s just that he said so little.
Mitt dropped Benghazi like a hot potato.
Chris Matthews critique of the debate all goes back to Schieffer’s lame questions.
Steve Schmidt is totally impressed with Mitt tonight. I’m so surprised.
Was he really??? What debate was he watching?
The one he was daydreaming.
Well, I’ll concede Romney was better than Palin
I’d like to think the undecideds will all go read Mitt’s ‘Let Detroit Go Bankrupt’ op-ed, but I bet they won’t.
It’s still both illegal and immoral to shoot Chuck Todd, right?
I think we should debate it.
Illegal? Yes. Immoral? Hmmm….
Right now I’d like to at least duct-tape the people behind Tweety.
Ronna Romney posts pics of Ambassador Stevens’ corpse to Facebook
Holy fuck.
Classy family.
It wasn’t a debate-related convo, but I had another exchange with Robert Spencer. Note that I did not use his Twitter name (jihadwatch), I used his real name. And the only way he would have seen it is if he keeps a page open with a search on his own name.
Rachel taking on Schmidt over Mitt’s revolving positions. She is not impressed with that shit.
CBS Snap Poll: 53% of uncommitted voters say Obama won. 23% Romney, 24% undecided.
The panel is definitely not buying Schmidt’s quisling bullshit.
And now Pataki. Oh god.
I always liked the word Quisling. So descriptive in a way that ‘fifth column’ just doesn’t quite capture.
We just never get to use the word often enough. 🙂
Grover Norquisling. I use it as much as I can manage!
I think Pataki is half drunk.
The president doesn’t back up Israel no matter what they’re doing! Wah!
Pataki always looked like that, even when he was governor.
Except for the Cuomos, NY has had some pretty lame governors. Too bad Spitzer had that scandal. And it’s not as though I’m altogether thrilled with Andrew Cuomo, he’s no Mario.
Why does anyone care what Elmer George Pataki has to say?
Me, too. This is a catch 22 issue.
Think about it Wayne…
😉
The Republics know that Romney was weak because their new talking point is complaining about Obama attacking Romney. Mitt must have been told that when his weaknesses become apparent then he is to say, “Attacking me… “
Mitt, attacking you is the same as attacking your policy intentions.
So much for that “strong leadership” thing.
Mitt was frightened tonight. Foreign policy is his Achilles heel and he knows it and that is why he kept trying to move the topic to domestic policy. However, his domestic policies suck.
Obama’s patronizing answer regarding the military, and the horses and bayonets, and ships that go underwater, was the best of the evening.
That was a zip, zing, and smack!
Obama had to know Mitt was going there. That was a great response.
That will be the most memorable quote of the evening, and in a better way than “women in binders”.
Way better!
The whole quote:
An excellent response by the President, but I can’t help but be a little sad that he had to explain this to a man who actually believes that he’s qualified to be President of the United States.
Yes, but Mitt would be presidenting while white, so all would be right with the world.
It’s not that he believes he’s qualified, it’s that he believes it’s his destiny to be president. That’s from Thom Hartmann, ICYDK.
Exactly. Which is exactly why Mitt should NOT be president.
He doesn’t want to DO the job, he just wants the achievement. I really hope this country says “FUCK NO!” to this entitled rich man.
From TPM:
Shorter Mitt Romney: We’d do exactly what you’re doing. But I’d be President!
On the TP liveblog thread:
Elisa-Cristine De La Torre · · Special Angel of God at God the Heavenly Father
I don’t know what to say now? but still believe that Romney can help us through this.
Reply · Like · Follow Post · about an hour ago
Jane E. Schneider · Top Commenter
Try using your eyes, ears, and brain, instead of just belief.
Reply · 2 · Like · 57 minutes ago
So this woman watched Romney crash and burn, but still believes in him? Oy!
What a bizarre thing to say on a public blog. Imagine the way she speaks in her everyday life!
You mean like Palin?
I don’t really want to think about that. 😉
Oh, I see that “Special Angel of God at God the Heavenly Father” is part of her FB description, not her comment. Although that in itself is pretty weird.
I had to find the comment too. Effin’ Jesus Freak!
Oh well, I’m glad that’s over with and it exposed Rmoney as a dumbfuck. Gotta go to bed now.
Night, all!
Damn eastern time zone!
G’Night. I’m off too, egg deliveries tomorrow.
Just don’t let ’em get fertilized. 😉
Goodnight!
Sleep well, Jane!
And Wayne!
See, I told you between the Open Thread and this one we would exceed 500 comments!
What can I say? When you’re right, you’re right!
Steve Schmidt is off the rails.
The best thing Reagan did was fire the air traffic controllers, because it sent a message to the Soviets? Okay!
Schmidt’s bringing up ” McCains searing rebuttal to Obamas…etc. bullshit” brings up, why this man has any credibilty. You lost, because you’re not the brightest political stragetist available.
He’s the one who gave us Palin, so I don’t know why anyone talks to him. Obviously none of the repiggie campaigns wanted him this time around.
I went back to listen to MSNBC analysis, and Rachel was saying that Mitt said Syria is Iran’s route to the sea, but they don’t share a border, and Iran has its own coastline. Stunning lack of geographical knowledge there!
SammytheTurtle spotted that…. I was like did he really say that? This guy is qualified to be president, seriously?
I can’t listen to any more of this, so MOVIE TIME!
Goodnight, all.
Bonne nuit Qz, and everbody else. Jebuss it’s only 9:10. I need to detox.
Really? 60% of the CNN watchers thought Mitt qualified himself to be president? Or did Ari Fleischer get to the keyboard that runs the ticker?
I saw a man floundering to have something worthwhile to say beyond platitudes, empty Bushisms and the occasional ‘whopper’ – admittedly he said it all very quickly – the volume of the verbal diarrarhea was impressive, the other guy, though, sounded like a president.
But but but, he’s white!
If you all missed Mitt Romney’s “Great Pumpkin” moment, I’ve got it in a new thread. Feel free to make it tomorrow’s open thread, if you like.