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janx

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29. That certainly could be it. I'd just never seen him
Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:35 AM
Oct 2012

in a debate before and wondered what it was.

Great idea! Indydem Oct 2012 #1
I was going to state that in the OP rufus dog Oct 2012 #17
Curious -- cilla4progress Oct 2012 #2
I actually had it turned down for a good 45 minutes of the debate due to dinner guests. rufus dog Oct 2012 #18
The replay just started on CNN. nt pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #3
I kept trying to point out to people that Romney looked as if he were about to cry. janx Oct 2012 #4
Yes, I noticed that. His eyes were glassy. ellie Oct 2012 #5
And he kept blinking and forcing a smile, janx Oct 2012 #10
If you were a cop you would have administered a breathalyzor rufus dog Oct 2012 #22
yes - i thought so too mrs_p Oct 2012 #6
also, bouncy. politicat Oct 2012 #11
maybe that's why folks are wondering mrs_p Oct 2012 #14
That's my guess... politicat Oct 2012 #42
I said similar BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #8
Did anybody answer you, or were they all too caught up in the sports metaphor? janx Oct 2012 #27
Yup, he looked small and humiliated...on the verge of tears. gulliver Oct 2012 #9
He DID! I'm so glad someone else noticed this, janx Oct 2012 #15
This is what he looked like to me also when he was not speaking JI7 Oct 2012 #12
It was especially obvious then, yes. janx Oct 2012 #32
ya... the bit i saw, he had watery eyes. what was that. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #16
Nope, not nervous or scared. Avalux Oct 2012 #28
That certainly could be it. I'd just never seen him janx Oct 2012 #29
I don't know that I'd say he was on the verge of tears, but he had this gkhouston Oct 2012 #30
President Obama just looked normal-- janx Oct 2012 #35
Already did it earlier... doublethink Oct 2012 #7
This is why I'm saying Romney won. boxman15 Oct 2012 #13
The President looked Presidental ... doublethink Oct 2012 #19
Romney does not look confident. I'm watching with the sound off. Avalux Oct 2012 #25
rMoney didn't have a game changer, he needed one uponit7771 Oct 2012 #20
And now, watching without the sound janx Oct 2012 #21
Excessive blinking often means you are a liar Generic Other Oct 2012 #23
a whole lot rufus dog Oct 2012 #24
Somebody popped him some speed..haha. .. AzSweet Oct 2012 #26
Maybe the Rick Perry drug. glinda Oct 2012 #41
kick janx Oct 2012 #31
My daughter and I watched it together..... FrenchieCat Oct 2012 #33
Hi Frenchie-- janx Oct 2012 #34
Only with a bunch of clowns..... FrenchieCat Oct 2012 #36
Miss you too, Frenchie! janx Oct 2012 #38
Unfortunately... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #37
From the Atlantic: janx Oct 2012 #39
No, they don't, but take a look at this: janx Oct 2012 #40
What I saw and heard was the greatest speaker of our generation Savannahmann Oct 2012 #43
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