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Did anyone watch the "debate"?

Just wondering what you thought about the "debate".

Depending on the news source - some say Romney did very well

while some say Romney lied throughout the "debate".

Any thoughts?

Romney gains ground on Obama after strong debate
http://news.yahoo.com/romney-gains-ground-obama-strong-debate-18564...

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Permalink Reply by Tony Carroll on October 4, 2012 at 7:19pm

It was BORING. I was expecting something, I don't know, more stimulating, given the oratory capability of the president. Snoozefest. Still, watched it all. And unfortunately, I think Romney came off O.K., which means it appeared he "won" the debate.

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on October 4, 2012 at 10:13pm

Yeah - that's what some news sources are claiming - that Romney won.

Permalink Reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on October 4, 2012 at 7:42pm

The audience snap poll was misleading, because they were almost all Southern whites over 50.

I got tired of the political-speak fairly soon. The way Romney belittled the independent study Obama cited, without actually citing any competing studies - just saying there were lots of studies that said different things - really annoyed me. That kind of hand waving seemed to pass for reasoning. The lack of logic is partly what turned me off.

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on October 4, 2012 at 10:14pm

I think the public they canter too is not logical - so unlike us - they miss the citing of real studies and evidence. Instead they comment on their hair, clothes, etc. Just dumb stuff.

Permalink Reply by Pat on October 4, 2012 at 8:14pm

I've already voted, and I did not vote for Romney. However, watching the debates, which I might add are geared to the theatrics of television, I have to say, the President got his ass handed to him.

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on October 4, 2012 at 10:15pm

That's what they are saying - yep.

Permalink Reply by Jonathan Simeone on October 4, 2012 at 11:08pm

Romney had the better debate if the only thing that matters is style. His proposals are pure fantasy and would ruin this country if they ever became law. We cannot raise defense spending, cut taxes, increase Medicare funding and balance the budget. Romney's telling people what they want to hear: everything will take care of itself. You don't need to give up anything.

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on October 4, 2012 at 11:18pm

Well, that's what politicians are good at - telling you what you want to hear.

(and kissing babies)

Permalink Reply by sk8eycat on October 5, 2012 at 12:53pm

I don't control the one TV in this house, so I didn't see the "debate." I have read that the biggest wuss in the whole thing was the PBS guy...the moderator...because he just let Romney babble away. Didn't even try to cut him off when all he was doing was giving his usual stump speech.

Most of the news reports I've read said that Romney lied his ass off. Which he probably did. If people are reading those articles, it might make a difference.

I just can't imagine anybody being honestly "undecided" at this point. I think they just don't want to tell the pollsters what they really think. IF they think at all.

From the very beginning of televised debates they have been nothing but show biz. Don't mean a damned thing. In the very first "debate" in 1960 Nixon out-spoke, made more points, than Kennedy did, but was considered to have "lost" it because Kennedy was more photogenic... Is this any way to elect a president?

Permalink Reply by Chris Dodds on October 5, 2012 at 11:39am

Both sources are right, unfortunately. Mitt Romney won even though he lied. I don't get it, it was like the president was more bored than we were. It was like Obama was asleep half the ti-.

OH THEIR GOD! I THINK I'VE FIGURED OUT ROMNEY'S SECRET WEAPON!! Romney is so boring that just being on stage with him makes people want to fall asleep, thereby making him look more excited about the future of America than his opponent!

I never thought I'd say this, but for the good of America we have no choice. We have to make Romney more exciting so tha being around him will energize the president rather than sap him of his strength!

That' right, WE MUST MAKE THE MITT HIT THE FAN!!!

Permalink Reply by sk8eycat on October 5, 2012 at 12:59pm

OH! I love that last line! "Make the Mitt Hit the Fan!" YESSSSS!

But seriously, folks... A friend of mine who did watch the show (I can't call it a real debate) said that Obama spent too much time thinking....trying to put his statements in words the average Joe Six-Pack could understand...and only looked like he was in over his head.

He said that Obama is very quick on his feet in informal interviews and things like that, but that the debate format is not his forte'.

Permalink Reply by Chris G on October 5, 2012 at 3:11pm

I stopped watching what is commonly called debates after the League of Women Voters stopped having them. I'd like to see Oxford style debates where the audience walk through turnstiles indicating their view (Obama, Romney, or Undecided) at the beginning of the debate and again at the end. That's the only way a winner can be determined. As it is they are nothing other than a way to sell commercials and a complete waste of time in my opinion.