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53. etch-a-sketch vs rope-a-dope
Thu Oct 4, 2012, 05:40 AM
Oct 2012

Reminds me of Muhammad Ali and George Foreman where Ali allowed Foreman to do all the work and waited him out. Good for Romney, the Main Stream Media will say he won round 1 and now that Main Stream Media has proven they can and will call Romney the winner if he earns it, they do not need to feel obligated to cut him any more "affirmative action". Democrats may not like taking a hit, but some times we need to.

Of course we Dems can have some fun with the whole idea that Obama believed Osama Bin Laden was a threat whereas Romney thinks the threat is Big Bird. Or maybe - "Someone should explain to to the out of touch Romney that "Women and children first" was meant for the "Lifeboats & safety" not a #waronwomen and #waronbigbird It could also be interesting to note that Romney speaks out against Big Bird and wants to stop children from learning from the gang as Sesame Street but stood by while Rush Limbaugh called a young woman a "slut" for 3 days on public airwaves where children can listen has never expressed any problems with children listening to that.

Romney is, without a doubt the best Flim-Flam artist alive today

It's that old etch-a-sketch thing OKNancy Oct 2012 #1
yup, shake it up, erase, draw a new sketch wordpix Oct 2012 #35
etch-a-sketch vs rope-a-dope Born Free Oct 2012 #53
People worried about Obama's performance tonight need to realize high density Oct 2012 #2
Trouble is Ebadlun Oct 2012 #7
True high density Oct 2012 #15
The President needs to drive that home again and again. Beartracks Oct 2012 #22
I cross my fingers and hope you're right - that there won't be many defectors in either direction... George II Oct 2012 #32
Rmoney's performance might also piss off the t-baggers wordpix Oct 2012 #58
True but Romney has to live with what he said. It was good as a strategy to throw the president off, rhett o rick Oct 2012 #23
Just hoping media are ready with split screens: what he said last night v. what he's said for a year wordpix Oct 2012 #59
No but these lies will be in ads NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #44
That he did. Lugnut Oct 2012 #47
everybody will see rMoney's words ad nauseum for the next week on tv and the internet. uncle ray Oct 2012 #50
hear, hear! defacto7 Oct 2012 #12
Romney was smooth with a little flash and trash thrown in! pocoloco Oct 2012 #14
Repugs were already voting for him high density Oct 2012 #18
well, Ryan was promoting the tax plan yesterday NewJeffCT Oct 2012 #3
Was that the big slick Romney move repugs were touting? defacto7 Oct 2012 #24
Exactly, Substantively, Romney Just Muddied The Water On His Own Proposals TomCADem Oct 2012 #4
Hardly surprising that Pinocchio would back away now is it? nt cstanleytech Oct 2012 #5
Awful job by Lehrer lalalu Oct 2012 #6
agreed defacto7 Oct 2012 #10
Only thing I have to say about Romney... defacto7 Oct 2012 #8
a snake oil salesman... an empty box... lots of empty words. defacto7 Oct 2012 #16
slimey snake Carol Lynn Oct 2012 #31
Wait Till the Fact Checkers Rip Apart romney's talking points triplepoint Oct 2012 #9
absolutely! defacto7 Oct 2012 #17
It is very hard to debate Dan Oct 2012 #11
One thing I wish for the President... defacto7 Oct 2012 #13
to me, the president looked mad half the the time dotymed Oct 2012 #55
Obama was stunned by the lies and the bullshit Jessy169 Oct 2012 #19
It will backfire lalalu Oct 2012 #21
Good point about Obama not disputing the BS. defacto7 Oct 2012 #26
I hope so, and certainly the T-baggers won't like Rmoney's new "stands" wordpix Oct 2012 #36
Mitt's lies have energized my wife. She is pissed. And she's not very political. JoePhilly Oct 2012 #57
Romney dug himself a hole lalalu Oct 2012 #20
I agree! MiniJ2012 Oct 2012 #33
hoping the media will put Rmoney's words tonight with split screen and words of past year wordpix Oct 2012 #38
THAT's the ticket!! Nothing Romney said tonight squared with the things he's said in the past! lastlib Oct 2012 #45
Correct. n/t VespertineIconoclast Oct 2012 #54
This is the eye of the tiger moment for the president magic59 Oct 2012 #25
I disagree with your view defacto7 Oct 2012 #28
Obama can keep his cool but he should pull a Romney and go with the short answers magic59 Oct 2012 #34
my impression is the president was thoughtful and intelligent. Carol Lynn Oct 2012 #37
I think the President is in a oliverrams1 Oct 2012 #27
The stupid ones won't change at all. They like that preacher talk. defacto7 Oct 2012 #30
The President was strong and Romney looked exasperated MiniJ2012 Oct 2012 #29
No i disagree Vietnameravet Oct 2012 #40
DO NOT AGREE!!!! MiniJ2012 Oct 2012 #42
welcome to du goclark Oct 2012 #56
The shaking that Etch-A-Sketch got tonight measured at least 7.5 on the Richter scale lastlib Oct 2012 #39
Mitt Romney clearly showed he has no plans father_of_2 Oct 2012 #41
MSNBC oliverrams1 Oct 2012 #43
MSNBC post-debate coverage father_of_2 Oct 2012 #46
don't blame MSNBC, the pres was flat - truthful but flat, & unprepared for Rmoney's Big Lies wordpix Oct 2012 #60
F* MSNBC oliverrams1 Oct 2012 #48
It's too bad the President didn't just say andym Oct 2012 #49
that's a good one roscoeroscoe Oct 2012 #51
Agree. Would be a much better response. n/t kiranon Oct 2012 #63
And yet he "won" treestar Oct 2012 #52
Style over Substance? CreoleCarl Oct 2012 #61
Fox Guarding Hen House Much? Justkd1 Oct 2012 #62
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