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anAustralianobserver

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31. Yeah sounds like they forgot for a time that CNN, FOX, the blogosphere etc would be looking to them

Reply to grasswire (Reply #27)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:53 PM

Oct 2012

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for liberal first impressions and analysis. I think they lost perspective and fell into the frame:

If you discount the misleading the public thing, and the being quite mentally/socially deranged thing, Romney actually won!

Maybe it was a Bush-years trauma flashback.

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Were the MSNBC pundits spooked into groupthink by the debate 'snap polls'? [View all] anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 OP

Thinking back to 2008... union_maid Oct 2012 #1

Hmm they mostly have been pretty independent minded and on-beam, but I wonder in this case anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #5

Dunno; maybe. elleng Oct 2012 #2

I saw a bit of Lawrence but not Martin Bashir yet :) anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #25

No, they were upset like many of us were budkin Oct 2012 #3

Exactly... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #6

I thought Obama got off to a weak start with his response to 'trickle-down government' anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #10

It wasn't worse brush Oct 2012 #21

I remember Romney did effectively seed some doubts about the 716B, and that Obama's anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #28

Upset?! I thought they were gonna need a tranquilizer gun for Chris Matthews. gkhouston Oct 2012 #24

Why do they have those jobs then? treestar Oct 2012 #34

I dpn't think they were... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #4

Right that's interesting because I didn't see it live and wondered about that. anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #8

I watched the debate for about 1/2 hour. Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #7

Yes my girlfriend had the same reaction to his bully tactics and couldn't watch after half an hour. anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #12

I so hope you are right. Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #13

Yeah I'm hoping if a spontaneous zinger or 2 comes to mind in the next ones that he'll use it :) anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #22

Of course they were courseofhistory Oct 2012 #9

Yeah the wrestling comparison is good. But I think that mainly fed the bully base anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #14

A lot of Obama bashing, none for Romney brush Oct 2012 #11

That's good to hear that at least one watch party thought he won :) anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #16

Forgive a man Harry_Scrote Oct 2012 #15

I agree. I could see that was part of why he was often looking down. anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #18

No ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #17

How long after did they report the snap polls? anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #20

10 to 15 minutes after ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #29

I see, thanks. Will be interesting to see CH's show this weekend. anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #30

Lawrence Wasn't, and i think he has better understanding JI7 Oct 2012 #19

Yeah I'm curious to see Rachel's latest show to see how she'll qualify her "Romney won on anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #23

yes they were... madrchsod Oct 2012 #26

Why was Obama's performance their TOP STORY? grasswire Oct 2012 #27

Yeah sounds like they forgot for a time that CNN, FOX, the blogosphere etc would be looking to them anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #31

Unrec brooklynite Oct 2012 #32

Yes I concede it wasn't just the snap polls, anAustralianobserver Oct 2012 #33

TV pundits are groupthink-mongers Telly Savalas Oct 2012 #35