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Showing Original Post only (View all)Obama was very wise not to follow our advice tonight [View all]
The only thing bringing up the 47% comment, tax returns, vouchercare, Bain, etc., at the first debate would have done is cause him to lose: Obama's a bully, why won't he defend his failed presidency, yada yada.
By standing back and letting Romney paint himself into a corner he did several things.
A. Got material for campaign commercials until the next time they meet.
B. Came off looking presidential.
C. Displayed his mastery of an old infantry tactic where you lure your enemy into what looks like a safe, easy route...after you surround it with platoons of machinegunners and cases of claymore mines.
Y'see, the media told him he won this debate and now he gets complacent.
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I AM. Feeling better. Fact is, I hadn't seen the debate, although it was mainly because I ddin't
freshwest
Oct 2012
#15
i wonder if Romney wasn't able to use many of the "zingers" because Obama or even the mod didn't
JI7
Oct 2012
#9
the repubs kept saying things like "clearly, Obama isn't used to being questioned or challenged"
fishwax
Oct 2012
#12
Unnnnn, I'll wait and see...Obama could've hit rMoney hard on his overt lyin
uponit7771
Oct 2012
#13
He probably still has his old zingers ready but Obama now has new material to develop.
gordianot
Oct 2012
#17
Screaming at each other on the internet is a very different beast from a moderated debate
Scootaloo
Oct 2012
#19