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14. This is What People are Missing

Reply to RoccoR5955 (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:19 AM

Oct 2012

when they say he should have charged Romney with lying. He could have challenged more things than he did, like the $719Billion in Medicare reductions, but beyond that, there are certain things the candidate himself shouldn't say. Others have to say them.

Fortunately, the VP is usually the hatchet man. And Biden can do it with a big grin on his face. He's goin' to have a nice setup for next week's debate.

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Obama is doing well with the fact checkers...Romney not so much [View all] berni_mccoy Oct 2012 OP

President Obama had better start out the next debate calling him out on his lies. factsarenotfair Oct 2012 #1

I am completely with you. Horrible performance by the President tonight. nt. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #10

and which undecided voter do you think is going care about the fact checkers? I fear not too many still_one Oct 2012 #2

There's always volunteering otohara Oct 2012 #8

that is another point. fact check is here to stay. no, obama didnt need to spend the time calling seabeyond Oct 2012 #3

Right. Media will cover it daily. As will the many commercials. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #5

TRUTH! Bozita Oct 2012 #4

my hope is that while romney may have won the "battle" renegade000 Oct 2012 #6

That will be important because one of the things that the pollsters ask, is which candidate do Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #7

My young adult son kept saying Control-Z Oct 2012 #9

If Obama called Willard an out and out liar, RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #11

Agreed President O would have appeared as the "angry black man" skeewee08 Oct 2012 #13

This is What People are Missing On the Road Oct 2012 #14

I agree. The president did what he had to. Keep it clean and neat. Make no mistakes. Rmoney did what rhett o rick Oct 2012 #15

Who needs "Mythbusters" when you can have "Mittbusters!" sirbarksalot Oct 2012 #12