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He's afraid that he's spent a shitload of his own money on an election he's going to lose slackmaster Oct 2012 #1
I have read nothing about him putting his own money in for this campaign Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #29
Why are you defending Mitt Romney? slackmaster Oct 2012 #31
He didn't spend any of his own money. George II Oct 2012 #52
He's only a billionaire, so he doesn't have much to spare, poor man. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #71
he's a multi-millionaire, not billionaire Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #128
There has been a lot of speculation that he is actually a billionaire. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #131
Sometimes Harry is just being silly. It's pretty rough to hide $750 million from the prying Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #133
I think his handlers told him to stop acting like a petulant little child, stop acting like a ass crunch60 Oct 2012 #124
Bain Capital. Don't know why Obama did not bring it up. He had a perfect opportunity to do it. L0oniX Oct 2012 #2
I was hoping that President Obama would have brought up Sensata on the topic of China. BelleCarolinaPeridot Oct 2012 #4
me too. mopinko Oct 2012 #9
Well I guess that President Obama felt he slammed Romney enough with crunch60 Oct 2012 #125
I expect Rmoney was well prepared with a bullshit response for it BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #10
My take too. Obama did not give him the opportunity to respond to it. I imagine Romney had a very OregonBlue Oct 2012 #70
Don't you sometimes get femrap Oct 2012 #108
I have come to believe that Mittens lapfog_1 Oct 2012 #3
He didn't look just ill-at-ease PatSeg Oct 2012 #15
Wonder if Mormons are allowed to take psych drugs flamingdem Oct 2012 #32
Yeah maybe PatSeg Oct 2012 #54
I think it hit Romney like a brick.. as to how unprepared he is for the job of POTUS, on every level crunch60 Oct 2012 #126
His relentless, driving ambition PatSeg Oct 2012 #129
He has been raised to believe he is the answer to the Mormon prophecy regarding the presidency. jwirr Oct 2012 #135
Meanwhile he is living in that bubble PatSeg Oct 2012 #137
Here in Utah the joke is all Mormon women are on Prozac. Hamlette Oct 2012 #90
The men probably borrow their wives Prozac PatSeg Oct 2012 #98
Pretty much all psych drugs cause dry mouth TexasBushwhacker Oct 2012 #107
And I don't recall seeing PatSeg Oct 2012 #113
LOL! Remember Bush and his crack jaw movements during the debate? Th1onein Oct 2012 #118
ha! check this Gabi Hayes Oct 2012 #136
A republican candidate for president who has a mental condition... Hemp_is_good Oct 2012 #45
Like in PatSeg Oct 2012 #53
Ann was actually Mme. Defarge Oct 2012 #55
I just commented on a post suggesting the same thing PatSeg Oct 2012 #68
I noticed that, too! 2Legit Oct 2012 #84
Maybe a little bit of both PatSeg Oct 2012 #87
sounds like food poisoning SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2012 #93
Or a reaction to a medication PatSeg Oct 2012 #96
The picture of Mrs. Mitt-Ann with her arms wrapped around his waist from behind was just plain sad sally Oct 2012 #111
She was unzipping him Kennah Oct 2012 #122
That picture is even more disturbing PatSeg Oct 2012 #130
He tried to play it "safe" like Obama did in the first debate Jersey Devil Oct 2012 #5
He is afraid of losing the womens' vote ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #6
excellent point, but I also think he was playing it "safe" as stated above (nt) Jersey Devil Oct 2012 #8
He's trying to court the women again BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #7
+1 trying to come across as not the war monger he really is...reassure women, mods, indies amborin Oct 2012 #57
I think he was buying the bogus polls that he had the women's votes. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #11
He was trying to negate the image he created for himself at VMI the other week. stubtoe Oct 2012 #12
Bingo! It wasn't fear we were seeing. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #88
Contrary to what many believe, I actually believe Mitt Romney is an intelligent man RomneyLies Oct 2012 #13
But it wasn't just a policy change Tom Rinaldo Oct 2012 #14
He is not drool on yourself stupid but he lacks perception and empathy KurtNYC Oct 2012 #17
He said "tumult" at least 3 times re:the Middle East. He seemed confused. AlinPA Oct 2012 #46
He lacks Empathy and compassion... I don't think he's inperceptive however Hemp_is_good Oct 2012 #49
if that be the case, it should terrify him. Bolton and the other NeoCon vipers just waiting for.... Raster Oct 2012 #19
Or, perhaps he understands that people will connect the time line dots and see that Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #20
You mean you are not willing to cross into crass partisanship? nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #23
In geography, not so much. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #35
Since most Americans cannot locate the US on a map nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #44
You don't necessarily get there by being SMART, either Scootaloo Oct 2012 #94
Hmmmm libodem Oct 2012 #59
Political plus intelligence briefings unc70 Oct 2012 #16
Agree marions ghost Oct 2012 #18
Maybe someone has the tax returns? randome Oct 2012 #21
That was thoughtful and a couple cuts above The Second Stone Oct 2012 #22
"the usual DU posting"---I DARE you to start a thread with this asinine and condescending title. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #37
The usual DU posting is nowhere near as thoughtful or worked out as Tom Rinaldo's OP. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #72
He lost the second debate and then the last one was on Obama's strongest area. KurtNYC Oct 2012 #24
Well written piece! ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #25
I was going.to say so too libodem Oct 2012 #69
I concur. amandabeech Oct 2012 #85
He couldn't compete on foreign policy sunnystarr Oct 2012 #26
Yes, I think so Tom Rinaldo Oct 2012 #28
That's because it was going to cost him anyway sunnystarr Oct 2012 #134
A Salesman Trying To Close The Sale... KharmaTrain Oct 2012 #27
You've nailed it. And apparently and chattering class - including Dems - bought it. chimpymustgo Oct 2012 #33
A Lot Of Money Flying Around Right Now... KharmaTrain Oct 2012 #40
Salesmanship and playing it safe lindysalsagal Oct 2012 #110
Nikki Haley. The Doctor. Oct 2012 #30
Jeb. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #41
Jeb and Paul Ryan will be fighting it out for 2016 DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2012 #48
She WILL give the victor there a much-deserved beat-down! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #61
Jeb doesn't want it. TrogL Oct 2012 #81
I think he was sick. crazylikafox Oct 2012 #56
He always minces his steps. Ineeda Oct 2012 #86
No opinion on Haley chances; Rest of your post is nonsense that's a mirror image of Freeper threads: Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #76
Hehehe.... is that right? The Doctor. Oct 2012 #99
Your first paragraph is spot on, and then you go off the rails. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #102
I didn't call you ignorant. The Doctor. Oct 2012 #103
Oh, and I'd love for you to explain just how THIS is 'off the rails: The Doctor. Oct 2012 #104
The problem here is the GOP as a force is dead leftstreet Oct 2012 #106
I really do hope you're right. The Doctor. Oct 2012 #109
Your thesis and logic is PCIntern Oct 2012 #123
I would not bet on that. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #78
Good to know. The Doctor. Oct 2012 #100
OK, so THAT'S what it was TrogL Oct 2012 #34
Except for the two times he knifed through the President's attempts to respond to his running Aldo Leopold Oct 2012 #36
Oh he did, did he? I didn't see the debate Cha Oct 2012 #119
I disagree, unless you argue that he's now afraid of his BO$$E$. Romney, IMO, has come to see Obama WinkyDink Oct 2012 #38
What if Rmoney already knows that he has an Electoral College victory... madinmaryland Oct 2012 #39
Even if that worries you, it is too soon for him to count on that Tom Rinaldo Oct 2012 #58
Or if he knows he's about to down in flames? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #63
yep heaven05 Oct 2012 #77
I'm telling you, he's got daddy issues.... and he backed down to Schieffer, not out of respect... tomm2thumbs Oct 2012 #42
I think he was hurt and humbled by The Salt Lake City Trib's endorsement of Obama. ancianita Oct 2012 #43
I thought he looked like he'd been given a mild tranquilizer. proReality Oct 2012 #47
Dr Pepper is caffeinated. n/t eggplant Oct 2012 #65
He received his first-ever total beat-down last week MannyGoldstein Oct 2012 #50
Not first ever Tom Rinaldo Oct 2012 #62
Teddy was a fellow 1%er and daddy figure. This time the beat down was by magical thyme Oct 2012 #75
When Romney Went On An Extended Talk DallasNE Oct 2012 #51
Yeah, it is. Thanks for pointing that out, DallasNE nm Cha Oct 2012 #120
Perhaps he was drunk or suffering dementia. ;-) dsharp88 Oct 2012 #60
. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #64
Just like I'd be afraid to get in the ring with Ali ... Bake Oct 2012 #66
I think a lot of it was because he was seated at a table with the others nini Oct 2012 #67
Seems to me that there were several things going on with Romney at the debate---- Grammy23 Oct 2012 #73
This was decaffeinated Mitt. Jennicut Oct 2012 #74
lol They hid his stash of Red Bull! Of course! nm Cha Oct 2012 #121
It may have been a combination of shifting tactics and illness magical thyme Oct 2012 #79
I think it was simply that he knew going in that he was not well-versed in Foreign Policy. DawgHouse Oct 2012 #80
Yep, blow back, but also shifting tactics. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #91
Maybe he was taking a clue from "The Opposite" Seinfeld show Peregrine Took Oct 2012 #82
For what it's worth bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #83
The tone was VERY different. Personally, I think taxes and closeupready Oct 2012 #89
The sun ismnotwasm Oct 2012 #92
I think so too... kentuck Oct 2012 #95
What willard did last night was take this election down to it's most EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #97
Romney Was Afraid of Something Last Night: Being exposed as the lightweight he really is. mikeytherat Oct 2012 #101
I think mercuryblues Oct 2012 #105
I think his fear is that something...... mrmpa Oct 2012 #112
Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) Dubster Oct 2012 #114
He knew he'd get his clock cleaned going head to head on foreign policy. pointsoflight Oct 2012 #115
Brilliant read, Tom Rinaldo..Thank you! Cha Oct 2012 #116
I read somewhere that he had dropped in women's support because of his dickishness. Michigan Alum Oct 2012 #117
OR MAYBE HE'S JUST BI-POLAR BigBearJohn Oct 2012 #127
If there was a position called president of planet earth donna123 Oct 2012 #132
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