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msanthrope

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5. Gird your loins, Will. nt

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Thu Oct 4, 2012, 02:01 PM

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A Nationally-Televised Presidential Fail [View all] WilliamPitt Oct 2012 OP

get over it bigtree Oct 2012 #1

You read fast. WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #3

that's right, I do read fast bigtree Oct 2012 #11

You posted this on Truthout @ 9:30 am. How slowly do you think we all read? nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #15

Another classic Will Pitt piece of short-sightedness. Solomon Oct 2012 #29

it sure is getting old. Whisp Oct 2012 #39

"The long game" WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #47

The Long Game In Terms Of 3 Debates Skraxx Oct 2012 #74

Hm. WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #76

More People Will See The Ads of The Lies Skraxx Oct 2012 #94

this is not Carolina Oct 2012 #54

it is more than you think it s SemperEadem Oct 2012 #63

In 2009 Obama had to worry about being the "scary black man." Not this time. Bake Oct 2012 #80

neither candidate was an incumbent in 2008 SemperEadem Oct 2012 #84

Somehow I doubt any independents/undecideds think the President is a "scary black man." Bake Oct 2012 #107

that they're still undecided at this stage in the game SemperEadem Oct 2012 #108

I too have the feeling that this was a chess play. kathman-duzi Oct 2012 #95

More like a few dexies AAO Oct 2012 #120

I think the President of the United States was stunned that he was called a BOY BY ROMNEY. fasttense Oct 2012 #72

That is a bit of a stretch, I believe, with regard to the boy comment... yawnmaster Oct 2012 #93

DU, post debate, expressed in a classic gif: NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #2

You read fast, too. WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #4

You've had this up since 9:30. How frackin' slowly do you think we read? msanthrope Oct 2012 #12

Gird your loins, Will. nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #5

It's nothing that a couple hundred million $ and 6 months russspeakeasy Oct 2012 #6

...oh, wait. WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #16

tell Big Ed to move over Will - there might be room under the bus for you too....... piratefish08 Oct 2012 #7

I guess the "Not-a-River-Egypt" syndrome doesn't only apply to Repubbies, given the comments here villager Oct 2012 #8

Pay attention to what's happening today. HuckleB Oct 2012 #9

Look at the time stamp on the article--9:30 this morning. This article was written IMHO, without msanthrope Oct 2012 #18

I respect the poster immensely, but, yes, you are right, in my estimation. HuckleB Oct 2012 #22

Exactly right. WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #23

This isn't the election of 1988 Wednesdays Oct 2012 #57

End this thing? The entire MSM is invested in a horse race. msanthrope Oct 2012 #60

why should obama play himself out in the first go? SemperEadem Oct 2012 #65

Two more. jmowreader Oct 2012 #90

Six things jmowreader Oct 2012 #92

You're Nuts If You Think His Being Aggressive Would Have Ended It Skraxx Oct 2012 #75

Romney get's a post-Debate bump which fades fast. His lies are a stench attached to him for life Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #79

Pitt has done some Thursday morning Q.B.'ing. dotymed Oct 2012 #89

THIS^^^^^ Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #41

Du rec. Nt xchrom Oct 2012 #10

Well Said and Agreed n/t OhioChick Oct 2012 #13

Will... you are correct in that the President missed a big opportunity (several, in fact) scheming daemons Oct 2012 #14

Will, I'm as scared as you are. immoderate Oct 2012 #17

That's show biz. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #19

GUESS WHAT? WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #20

"I can't believe the president didn't fight back. He had so many openings..." OhioChick Oct 2012 #25

he didn't fight back over the comments on moving jobs overseas. Obama should have brought up antigop Oct 2012 #70

I told everyone that the large donors were going to jsmirman Oct 2012 #59

the hill is a rag SemperEadem Oct 2012 #66

You are correct the President Obama has not called out the Consecrative causes of our social and Vincardog Oct 2012 #21

When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout. MadHound Oct 2012 #24

"Sorry, but I simply don't see the debate that way." So KNOWING that yours is only an OPINION, you WinkyDink Oct 2012 #37

If the foo shits, MadHound Oct 2012 #52

Right there with you, MadHound, Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #81

Everything you said. including the fact that you are a Solomon Oct 2012 #115

Holy crap! I'm the pessimistic one and MadHound is the calm voice of reason???? Bizarro world.. scheming daemons Oct 2012 #51

I know, I find it to be an odd position myself, MadHound Oct 2012 #56

You two confused me. I thought you must have switched user names with each other LondonReign2 Oct 2012 #61

Oh, stop it, Will. Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #26

Why don't YOU stop it? Why don't you worry about your own health? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #38

Touchy, touchy... Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #44

I'm glad I missed the debates. Arctic Dave Oct 2012 #27

Another sucker for bravado and hucksterism. moondust Oct 2012 #28

A complete misunderstanding of the OP. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #40

Good news: ProSense Oct 2012 #30

failure is the recipe for today. Whisp Oct 2012 #86

Oh Will, I am usually a fan BlueMTexpat Oct 2012 #31

Why is a well-reasoned critique called a "moan and groan and whine"? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #42

I wasn't necessarily referring to this OP BlueMTexpat Oct 2012 #55

It seems a whole lot of people who watched the same debate as he did SemperEadem Oct 2012 #71

You are right Will Tom Rinaldo Oct 2012 #32

Romney debated Gish Gallop style. There's no effective way to counter that within the debate Blaukraut Oct 2012 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2012 #119

Do you think the President might have gone into this debate believing that sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #34

After being alive, he should know better about Republicans. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #45

We have many DUers exactly like that, though. Occulus Oct 2012 #83

I believe African Americans are well acquainted and do know better central scrutinizer Oct 2012 #88

typical Whisp Oct 2012 #35

self-delete Shampoobra Oct 2012 #36

To William Pitt, Presidential Fail my Italian Ass. ArnoldLayne Oct 2012 #43

Durr. WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #46

Shame on you! lunatica Oct 2012 #48

Obama's campaign already has ads out skewering rMoney for his debate performance Wednesdays Oct 2012 #49

all sound points G_j Oct 2012 #50

Americans weren't watching a gladiator spectacle, they were looking to see who they can trust. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #53

K&R... Excellent Carolina Oct 2012 #58

Missed Opportunity. bvar22 Oct 2012 #62

Whatever. ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #64

thank you SemperEadem Oct 2012 #82

You're welcome. ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #105

i didnt know that; I did get the impression that bigger things BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2012 #96

I don't think President Obama did a bad job... ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #106

i know, really! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2012 #116

Why do you feel the need to make excuses? bvar22 Oct 2012 #98

I'm not making excuses... ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #104

Wow. This is what DU's become eh? DireStrike Oct 2012 #67

SO STOP SAYING THAT!! WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #68

oh, boy, Will. Who will call you a "hater" or "saboteur"? n/t antigop Oct 2012 #69

What Pitt says is true. zentrum Oct 2012 #73

A little early for the circular firing squad isn't it? truebrit71 Oct 2012 #77

October surprise? heaven05 Oct 2012 #78

Stupidest article ever railsback Oct 2012 #85

Maybe it's just the fumes from your pen that turned up your nose Cronus Protagonist Oct 2012 #87

You want a Gladiator DearAbby Oct 2012 #91

Lets Get Real elbloggoZY27 Oct 2012 #97

You sound like MSNBC's Tweety and Big Ed....sad, really. nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #99

... redqueen Oct 2012 #100

I agree with this. warrprayer Oct 2012 #102

My cries of warrprayer Oct 2012 #101

I applaud you for telling the truth. Rec'd. just1voice Oct 2012 #103

This election ain't about you being right...... FrenchieCat Oct 2012 #109

You know what I miss, and yet don't miss one bit? Robb Oct 2012 #110

LOL tabasco Oct 2012 #111

Yet Obama's favorability among independents saw a huge boost after the debate. NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #112

what's that movie where they put in a fake president for the real one?? hopeisaplace Oct 2012 #113

Oh, noes, Will! Ikonoklast & other posters will "j'accuse" you of being a troll.... Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #114

William, I'm terrified of the thought of a Rmoney administration. donheld Oct 2012 #117

He allowed himself to be lied about, and called a liar Doctor_J Oct 2012 #118