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Too right. Obama had his own script and followed it. BenzoDia Oct 2012 #1
He should have called him on the Medicare money lie malaise Oct 2012 #3
He did at least one time. Whisp Oct 2012 #12
I heard him but he should have laughed and said you're still pushing that malaise Oct 2012 #15
And, when did Romney bring in Cha Oct 2012 #16
That was a really weird comment malaise Oct 2012 #18
That was a combination of condescension and a dog whistle StatGirl Oct 2012 #38
no, he wasn't calling him a liar... drthais Oct 2012 #39
Oh, it was when mitt said Obama was entitled Cha Oct 2012 #48
Correct n/t malaise Oct 2012 #58
You're absolutely right. That was a give me. BenzoDia Oct 2012 #54
The President would have come across as petty.... rgbecker Oct 2012 #63
And two days after that, and two more days after that... Aldo Leopold Oct 2012 #2
I figure that they believed that he must have spent hours preparing malaise Oct 2012 #4
Yeah, you're probably right. Aldo Leopold Oct 2012 #9
Looks like the notes were a hanky malaise Oct 2012 #10
A very, very stiff, well-starched hanky! <nt> caraher Oct 2012 #56
It's the audience factor...... Wounded Bear Oct 2012 #5
Correct - Krystal Ball explained it well malaise Oct 2012 #6
Yeah, Willard set that up Cha Oct 2012 #17
Krystal Ball? Change has come Oct 2012 #26
Yep - she co-hosts that awful afternoon program malaise Oct 2012 #30
oh god htat republican girl-child drthais Oct 2012 #40
I can't stand her either. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #52
maybe someone in Romney's camp leaked that. Whisp Oct 2012 #14
It's a one/two punch, too....... Wounded Bear Oct 2012 #7
True I hadn't thought of that part malaise Oct 2012 #8
Precisely Wounded Bear..now Cha Oct 2012 #19
And he had to spend money to put the ad out rather than getting it done for free. heehee Booster Oct 2012 #29
And no one cares malaise Oct 2012 #32
The hilarious irony is that the "Big Bird" thing is the closest thing he had to one bullwinkle428 Oct 2012 #11
Bwaaaaaaaaaaah isn't that the truth malaise Oct 2012 #13
Willard boomeranged Cha Oct 2012 #21
Exactly. kimbutgar Oct 2012 #27
+1000. It was an especially shitty thing to say to a PBS moderator. gkhouston Oct 2012 #34
Especially after stomping all over the moderator for most of the debate. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #45
like a cheap novelty cigar..... BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2012 #46
He gleefully threw out that 'zinger' like a grenade. Except he held the grenade & threw the pin! Indpndnt Oct 2012 #47
i think you have it perfectly straight....!!!! spanone Oct 2012 #20
Yeah, she does! Cha Oct 2012 #22
Wounded Bear makes a good point about the one two punch malaise Oct 2012 #23
Bingo! spanone Oct 2012 #25
Welcome Big Bird. That was a OOma ma mow papa Oom mow Zinger. Kind of has a beat to it. cr8tvlde Oct 2012 #24
LOL malaise Oct 2012 #28
I see the strategy for Pres Obama to be cool and give his vision. Let Rmoney struggle, wiggle and rhett o rick Oct 2012 #31
When Mittens said he liked Big Bird and Jim Lehrer he couldnt have been less sincere. nm rhett o rick Oct 2012 #33
Sincere is not a word that can be used with Rmoney malaise Oct 2012 #35
Good point. He cant be sincere about anything, therefore, nothing new. nm rhett o rick Oct 2012 #36
Sincerity...... Wounded Bear Oct 2012 #37
Someone on MSNBC said "Wasn't it his job to call Mitt out on every lie." BeliQueen Oct 2012 #41
Right, you want a leader who can listen to his equals Iliyah Oct 2012 #49
I turned off most of the comments after the debate malaise Oct 2012 #55
Bingo! Dead on!.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #42
Yes indeed malaise Oct 2012 #59
It's odd to see people still playing "woulda, shoulda, coulda" when CakeGrrl Oct 2012 #43
All Rmoney is reaping is the Big Bird backlash malaise Oct 2012 #60
Precisely! Indpndnt Oct 2012 #44
Indeed malaise Oct 2012 #61
Great thread RobertEarl Oct 2012 #50
Thanks malaise Oct 2012 #62
Agreed! hrmjustin Oct 2012 #51
I know this sounds corny Third Doctor Oct 2012 #53
Big bird is all over cable right now malaise Oct 2012 #57
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