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7. Already did it earlier...

Reply to rufus dog (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:11 AM

Oct 2012

Tweety said earlier something like "Debates have nothing to do with substance, but impression, body language blah blah blah etc.. etc..." not sure where he was going with his post debate commentary, but you hit this on the head. k&r.

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O.K., everyone go online and bring up the debate, turn the sound off and just watch [View all] rufus dog Oct 2012 OP

Great idea! Indydem Oct 2012 #1

I was going to state that in the OP rufus dog Oct 2012 #17

Curious -- cilla4progress Oct 2012 #2

I actually had it turned down for a good 45 minutes of the debate due to dinner guests. rufus dog Oct 2012 #18

The replay just started on CNN. nt pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #3

I kept trying to point out to people that Romney looked as if he were about to cry. janx Oct 2012 #4

Yes, I noticed that. His eyes were glassy. ellie Oct 2012 #5

And he kept blinking and forcing a smile, janx Oct 2012 #10

If you were a cop you would have administered a breathalyzor rufus dog Oct 2012 #22

yes - i thought so too mrs_p Oct 2012 #6

also, bouncy. politicat Oct 2012 #11

maybe that's why folks are wondering mrs_p Oct 2012 #14

That's my guess... politicat Oct 2012 #42

I said similar BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #8

Did anybody answer you, or were they all too caught up in the sports metaphor? janx Oct 2012 #27

Yup, he looked small and humiliated...on the verge of tears. gulliver Oct 2012 #9

He DID! I'm so glad someone else noticed this, janx Oct 2012 #15

This is what he looked like to me also when he was not speaking JI7 Oct 2012 #12

It was especially obvious then, yes. janx Oct 2012 #32

ya... the bit i saw, he had watery eyes. what was that. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #16

Nope, not nervous or scared. Avalux Oct 2012 #28

That certainly could be it. I'd just never seen him janx Oct 2012 #29

I don't know that I'd say he was on the verge of tears, but he had this gkhouston Oct 2012 #30

President Obama just looked normal-- janx Oct 2012 #35

Already did it earlier... doublethink Oct 2012 #7

This is why I'm saying Romney won. boxman15 Oct 2012 #13

The President looked Presidental ... doublethink Oct 2012 #19

Romney does not look confident. I'm watching with the sound off. Avalux Oct 2012 #25

rMoney didn't have a game changer, he needed one uponit7771 Oct 2012 #20

And now, watching without the sound janx Oct 2012 #21

Excessive blinking often means you are a liar Generic Other Oct 2012 #23

a whole lot rufus dog Oct 2012 #24

Somebody popped him some speed..haha. .. AzSweet Oct 2012 #26

Maybe the Rick Perry drug. glinda Oct 2012 #41

kick janx Oct 2012 #31

My daughter and I watched it together..... FrenchieCat Oct 2012 #33

Hi Frenchie-- janx Oct 2012 #34

Only with a bunch of clowns..... FrenchieCat Oct 2012 #36

Miss you too, Frenchie! janx Oct 2012 #38

Unfortunately... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #37

From the Atlantic: janx Oct 2012 #39

No, they don't, but take a look at this: janx Oct 2012 #40

What I saw and heard was the greatest speaker of our generation Savannahmann Oct 2012 #43