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116. Brilliant read, Tom Rinaldo..Thank you!

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:37 AM

Oct 2012

I was thinking yesterday that they had some bad internal polling from his bulldozer debate strategy that was out of control. Turns out he can control himself..even be docile..unbelieveable!

Someone tweeted.."another 30 minutes and he Would have endorsed Obama".

Perhaps we'll never know what changed mitt from a charging red bull to Pres Obama's side kick but your 3rd to last paragraph is now making a lot of sense.

One thing Constant throughout is Mitt Romney's neverending Lies.

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Romney Was Afraid of Something Last Night [View all] Tom Rinaldo Oct 2012 OP

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