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Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:47 PM

75. "horrendous lies and a labyrinth of games"

"Tonight was all about convoluted manipulations, horrendous lies and a labyrinth of games in which Mitt Romney denied his own campaign promises and policy stances."

I can't wait for my Ca. "absentee" ballot, so that I can vote a straight Democratic ballot.

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111 replies	Author	Time	Post
I really can't believe what I just watched [View all]	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	OP
He should have called him on the lies /nt	still_one	Oct 2012	#1
I honestly think the President is setting him up. Those lies are out there now, Romney owns every	monmouth	Oct 2012	#3
Bingo. Look for them in the next round of pro-Obama ads. nt.	OldDem2012	Oct 2012	#6
The next debate is too far off, people in this country have trouble with focus. Don't get me wrong,	still_one	Oct 2012	#7
Oh, he won't be waiting for the next debate to attack the lies.	gkhouston	Oct 2012	#11
I won't know because I am in California, but I hope you are right /nt	still_one	Oct 2012	#13
Exactly	Tyson73	Oct 2012	#25
I Was Thinking The Same Thing And My Analogy Is A Pool Shark In A Bar.....	global1	Oct 2012	#28
Rmoney's working class right wing base will be utterly confused	marions ghost	Oct 2012	#58
Agreed	dogfacedboy	Oct 2012	#46
It would not be the first rethugs he has set up and showed them up for what they truly are.	jwirr	Oct 2012	#63
I believe	locdlib	Oct 2012	#69
But when Obama didn't refute them it implies that he conceded they were true.	Kablooie	Oct 2012	#82
Agreed. I think Obama expected to show up for a debate...	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#8
Some Of The Blame Needs To Go To The Debate Moderator That Basically Knows The Stances Of Both.....	global1	Oct 2012	#30
I agree 'some here will say that it is not his job'...	Blanks	Oct 2012	#72
The moderator was AWFUL!	Glitterati	Oct 2012	#87
I agree with your analysis completely	marions ghost	Oct 2012	#59
After 4 years of republican behavior	pangaia	Oct 2012	#62
"horrendous lies and a labyrinth of games"	xtraxritical	Oct 2012	#75
Agree with the post and with you.	glinda	Oct 2012	#24
actually - he did	bloom	Oct 2012	#52
As the OP wrote...	ailsagirl	Oct 2012	#91
In a perfect world yes. But it would have taken a lot of time. It would have come across as defensiv	rhett o rick	Oct 2012	#105
they should have come up with some solution to the problem	Enrique	Oct 2012	#2
That's what I think.	factsarenotfair	Oct 2012	#9
I agree that Presidential candidates...	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#12
Was each lie a "Zinger?" and the "Grand Zinger" calling Obama liar?	AnotherDreamWeaver	Oct 2012	#22
Perhaps that is why they nominated Mitt. He is a Sociopath and will be	glinda	Oct 2012	#26
Precisely, and normal tactics don't work with them	Z_I_Peevey	Oct 2012	#57
Sounds like you know what you're talking about	Turborama	Oct 2012	#92
There have been three personalities shown and the 4th is the one that this is too hard on Mitt.	DhhD	Oct 2012	#98
Excellent OP, CoffeeCat.	LiberalAndProud	Oct 2012	#4
Thank you CC - our guy is honest vs. the other guy who spews lies n/t	flamingdem	Oct 2012	#5
Uh... no. Obama just sucked.	Fawke Em	Oct 2012	#10
Quite the opposite. Obama held his composure...	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#16
Yes but there are people that Mitt confused and swayed by his lying.	glinda	Oct 2012	#27
Romney is counting on the idea that nobody saw him on the campaign trail,...	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2012	#43
Who looked and sounded presidential last night?	Ikonoklast	Oct 2012	#42
That wasn't "Presidencial". That was a con man in action.	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2012	#44
It's hard to hit back	NightOwwl	Oct 2012	#102
Disagree. Romney had it easy. All he had to do was spout agressive talking points and make impossib	rhett o rick	Oct 2012	#107
Romney's promise to cover pre-existing conditions isn't new, but it's limited	pinboy3niner	Oct 2012	#14
Same old story: you're covered until you can't make payments or slip up accidentally once. Curtains.	Bernardo de La Paz	Oct 2012	#83
And about 89 million Americans experience gaps in coverage	pinboy3niner	Oct 2012	#89
Excellent analysis.	Tennessee Gal	Oct 2012	#15
I totally expected it.	Cha	Oct 2012	#17
I didn't at all...	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#19
I just expected romney to go all	Cha	Oct 2012	#29
Romney was REALLY proud of himself----he's great at game-playing	young_at_heart	Oct 2012	#18
Exactly...this isn't going to change minds!	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#20
Also remember, there are a lot of us who have already voted.	BlueMTexpat	Oct 2012	#39
Your Wrong	mikeforu	Oct 2012	#110
That's my feeling as well!	pacalo	Oct 2012	#21
President Obama didn't give them anything to use	ohheckyeah	Oct 2012	#23
Well Done, Thanks	otohara	Oct 2012	#31
agreed	NJCher	Oct 2012	#36
I've just been watching clips	polly7	Oct 2012	#32
This message was self-deleted by its author	We People	Oct 2012	#34
tenets. n/t	Loudly	Oct 2012	#33
The President is smarter	mstinamotorcity2	Oct 2012	#35
Isn't that 'strategy' the same for 'most' of the 0.001%?	Amonester	Oct 2012	#37
I agree with you completely, CoffeeCat	BarackTheVote	Oct 2012	#38
Lying for the Lord	DollarBillHines	Oct 2012	#40
I didn't watch the debate	King_Klonopin	Oct 2012	#41
Excellent analysis. The only thing not addressed	EmeraldCityGrl	Oct 2012	#45
"No one, including the President--expected such sheer depravity." i did.	barbtries	Oct 2012	#47
Agreed.	MadrasT	Oct 2012	#48
Romney won the prize for being the most long winded, rapid fire liar on record	lunatica	Oct 2012	#49
If Obama doesn't gain traction in debate two	bucolic_frolic	Oct 2012	#50
Yes it was deliberate. I called it "speed-lying"	ProfessionalLeftist	Oct 2012	#51
Romney also kept going from "compassionate conservative" to "obnoxious know it all"	bloom	Oct 2012	#53
It's easy to play the game, once you know what the rules are.	SmittynMo	Oct 2012	#54
The so-called debate was just a demonstration of how low Mitt will go to win---	Grammy23	Oct 2012	#55
Stop Grammy. Stop Now. The News Media Did NOT Fall Into Any Plan.	HangOnKids	Oct 2012	#77
I'm sorry - the cynical side of me is looking at "Team Obama" the same	bullwinkle428	Oct 2012	#56
I think they expected some lying.	eqfan592	Oct 2012	#60
That was exactly my point in the OP...	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#74
It's dangerous to even attempt figuring out the mind of a sociopath	DaveJ	Oct 2012	#94
It was like debating Sybil....good one!	maddiemom	Oct 2012	#104
It's like trying to catch a phantom	Wednesdays	Oct 2012	#76
I agree	Vietnameravet	Oct 2012	#79
Just donated to Obama again	katmondoo	Oct 2012	#61
After 4 years of republican behavior	pangaia	Oct 2012	#64
I agree however	busterbrown	Oct 2012	#65
You can't debate against a liar	meadowlark5	Oct 2012	#66
Bill Clinton's debate style...	DryHump	Oct 2012	#67
very true!!	Vietnameravet	Oct 2012	#84
I think Romney was the one that	humbled_opinion	Oct 2012	#88
That's Obama's Problem...	lame54	Oct 2012	#68
Romney wins debate -- in other news, the Seattle Seahawks beat Green Bay Packers last week	Blue Owl	Oct 2012	#70
CAN WE TAWK....	sevenseas	Oct 2012	#71
obama seemed completely unprepared and disengaged..	frylock	Oct 2012	#73
The Romney lies were what stood out to me from the beginning and	Cleita	Oct 2012	#78
Romney took every shot on the goal he could get. Didn't matter if 75% didn't go in.	Jester Messiah	Oct 2012	#80
Folks, it was just 1 debate. I'm sure President Obama knew what he was doing last night, and I'm	jonesgirl	Oct 2012	#81
He should have called him a liar and said the American people deserve	harun	Oct 2012	#85
Well I had to run this by the teaheads	humbled_opinion	Oct 2012	#86
Outstanding analysis, CoffeeCat	ailsagirl	Oct 2012	#90
Calling out the lies	matt819	Oct 2012	#93
I liked your idea....	left on green only	Oct 2012	#99
But "There you go again" worked fine for Reagan,	thucythucy	Oct 2012	#95
Obama may have been caught off guard with all the denials, but	Curmudgeoness	Oct 2012	#96
Rec +1	Rain Mcloud	Oct 2012	#97
Damn straight.	NightOwwl	Oct 2012	#100
Agreed!	hrmjustin	Oct 2012	#101
My 16 year old, who knows very little of the issues	Nevernose	Oct 2012	#103
There is a reason Romney came across as a bully---and it's very simple----	Grammy23	Oct 2012	#106
Our discredited media	PATRICK	Oct 2012	#108
This post was hidden by jury decision.	mikeforu	Oct 2012	#109
Thank you MIRT	uppityperson	Oct 2012	#111

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