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In the discussion thread: The Backfire Effect: why Obama didn't call out Romney. [View all]

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 04:22 PM

42. playing possum?

I had to come back and read this article again, very interesting. I for one did not think Obama loss the debate. He had the facts and was quite calm and collected. Romney looked nervous rushed and frazzled and said things that were not true that is haunting him today as the Obama team quickly made a new Ad. Obama's performance to me looked quite calculating. Romney may have done better than Obama thought he would, but to me, Romney fell into the trap that Obama set for him. He knew Romney was behind, had to throw a hail mary in the first debate...and now Obama has more ammunition to beat Romney over the head with. That Obama I tell ya

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91 replies	Author	Time	Post
The Backfire Effect: why Obama didn't call out Romney. [View all]	sofa king	Oct 2012	OP
K&R	dionysus	Oct 2012	#1
Maybe. We'll have to see. nt	Deep13	Oct 2012	#2
I'll endorse maybe, too	HereSince1628	Oct 2012	#76
another kick	JustAnotherGen	Oct 2012	#3
great angle	FirstLight	Oct 2012	#4
That's true	treestar	Oct 2012	#5
I don't watch the debates, but I don't consider myself apolitical	Harry Monroe	Oct 2012	#85
This is the best post since last night's Big Bird debate . . .	fleur-de-lisa	Oct 2012	#6
Actually he changed it a day or so before the debate.	dkf	Oct 2012	#7
Not to mention the fact that "Moderate Mitt" showed up at the debate	Proud Liberal Dem	Oct 2012	#8
That's exactly what I've been wondering about.	YellaDog1950	Oct 2012	#74
"Lying for the right"?	Proud Liberal Dem	Oct 2012	#83
A big bingo!	BumRushDaShow	Oct 2012	#9
It wasn't the conservatives who mattered last night.	Bake	Oct 2012	#10
Absolutely correct	Texin	Oct 2012	#41
This reminds me of the Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman fight	cmelo	Oct 2012	#81
. n/t	porphyrian	Oct 2012	#11
K&R	redqueen	Oct 2012	#12
Thank you for a better explanation then what I Could give	LynneSin	Oct 2012	#13
+1	jonesgirl	Oct 2012	#16
Bookmarked! The "backfire effect". That's very interesting. VERY!!	Liberal_Stalwart71	Oct 2012	#14
All DUers...Yahoo! News is having a field day with all the comments posted in favor of Romney. I've	jonesgirl	Oct 2012	#15
I'm not buying this. Reagan's "Well there you go again" was a turning point....	groundloop	Oct 2012	#17
But Romney called the President a boy and a liar	fasttense	Oct 2012	#28
Kick and Recommend !	politicaljack78	Oct 2012	#18
This is a good perspective!!	hue	Oct 2012	#19
It sure would be nice if conservatives could think	Poiuyt	Oct 2012	#20
Then they wouldn't be conservatives	SecularMotion	Oct 2012	#32
Of course my local paper....	47of74	Oct 2012	#21
And the bitter tears they shed on Nov. 7 will taste sweet as nectar to me.	Ikonoklast	Oct 2012	#33
That was hilarious	agent46	Oct 2012	#65
The man couldn't spend his whole night refuting Mitts lies.	Ganja Ninja	Oct 2012	#22
Well written, well researched, cogent points. I agree with the thesis. Thank you for writing it.nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Oct 2012	#23
Outstanding post.	Skinner	Oct 2012	#24
K & R and bookmarking to remember. Great OP.	freshwest	Oct 2012	#25
The truth lies somewhere between the teeth-gnashing, garment rending and the N-dimensional chess.	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2012	#26
That was an excellent piece of writing	MrScorpio	Oct 2012	#27
great post, thank you nt	steve2470	Oct 2012	#29
Yes, Yes, Yes	defacto7	Oct 2012	#30
Correct on all points!	JNelson6563	Oct 2012	#31
Mitt appeared manic last night...	southern_belle	Oct 2012	#34
If that is the case -- Romney is somewhat bipolar -- then he will get wilder and wilder	JDPriestly	Oct 2012	#64
And if, God help us, he becomes President?	Harry Monroe	Oct 2012	#86
In short, be careful responding to lies in politics	DaveJ	Oct 2012	#35
Feel good post but	Vietnameravet	Oct 2012	#36
In regard to looking down..	DaveJ	Oct 2012	#37
He was just making notes on Romney's points because there were so many being	tblue37	Oct 2012	#50
Yes, I think you've got it	Tumbulu	Oct 2012	#38
rope a dope n/t	Knicks007	Oct 2012	#39
Obama used the right tactics in the debate.	penndragon69	Oct 2012	#40
playing possum?	dropboss11	Oct 2012	#42
I think this is complete and utter nonsense.	GumboYaYa	Oct 2012	#43
Obama is betting on the American People	DearAbby	Oct 2012	#89
Thanks, interesting take. I don't know how Mitt's leftward tack figures in exactly.	MatthewStLouis	Oct 2012	#44
So it's important to enable liars for our own gain? LOL	just1voice	Oct 2012	#45
So IOW, Romney really wasn't aiming for the swing voters last night?	DinahMoeHum	Oct 2012	#46
I thought that each of president Obama's un-staged looks of disbelief, were better than	Hubert Flottz	Oct 2012	#47
Refreshing take on last night! Obama stood incredulous next to Jello Man but if	FailureToCommunicate	Oct 2012	#48
one of the best analyses yet. thank you!	BlancheSplanchnik	Oct 2012	#49
It's an incredible post...until I got to the end of it..."Devil is in the Details" and	KoKo	Oct 2012	#51
Big K&R...for an Incredible Introspection about our President.	KoKo	Oct 2012	#52
Great analysis!	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Oct 2012	#53
TOTALLY on point, THANKS! nt	Raine	Oct 2012	#54
Well said and agreed. n/t	VespertineIconoclast	Oct 2012	#55
Excellent writing. Thank you.	rhiannon55	Oct 2012	#56
thought-provoking	shireen	Oct 2012	#57
K&R	Kurovski	Oct 2012	#58
Wow	Pamelajaynn	Oct 2012	#59
K&R for a well reasoned post and kudos for using the correct term "disinformation"	Turborama	Oct 2012	#60
Yes....I'm the token Liberal at work. My philosophy has been simple this election season...	RagAss	Oct 2012	#61
awesome! kind of a jujitsu strategy	NoMoreWarNow	Oct 2012	#75
Hmm...	flying rabbit	Oct 2012	#62
the evidence for your post that I saw	Kali	Oct 2012	#63
Great Article	Shuhered	Oct 2012	#66
So well articulated	emsimon33	Oct 2012	#67
This post is sofa king good.	King_Klonopin	Oct 2012	#68
Well see, sofa king.. Loved	Cha	Oct 2012	#69
paraphrase: "when a liberal refutes the lie, conservatives become more likely to believe the lie."	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2012	#70
President Obama was "Napoleonic" at the debate-	stlsaxman	Oct 2012	#71
Interesting angle...	ermasdaughter	Oct 2012	#72
Thank you.	littlemissmartypants	Oct 2012	#73
Religious conservatives believe in a virgin birth, even though it's impossible.	mwb970	Oct 2012	#77
Mehh, Over Complicated Take	Iggy	Oct 2012	#78
Thank you....I also feel the debate was a bit of an ambush... All articulate lies..	nenagh	Oct 2012	#79
Interesting food for thought. n/t	deutsey	Oct 2012	#80
Interesting take on it.	TreasonousBastard	Oct 2012	#82
THANK YOU FOR YOUR POST	Tippy	Oct 2012	#84
Great analysis and loved the Franken quote	DLine	Oct 2012	#87
Huck A Buck	thelarge	Oct 2012	#88
i hope that's right. i felt that	ellenfl	Oct 2012	#90
The President needs to call Mitt out on his dishonesty, and he needs to do it in the debate.	Paddy Ryan	Oct 2012	#91

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