There is a reason Romney came across as a bully---and it's very simple---- (Reply #106)

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Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:27 PM

Grammy23 (3,248 posts)

106. There is a reason Romney came across as a bully---and it's very simple----

It's because he IS a bully. There are multiple stories (some offered by his own children) that confirm this notion. The hair cut to his class mate. Impersonating a police office. Shoving his children's faces in food. Cutting in line ahead of his own grandchildren to fill his plate. FIRING PEOPLE. His nasty comments about the 47 %.

The man is a brash, boorish bully. And last night it showed.

Some of us have been watching this man for a long time and KNOW who he is and WHAT he is.

Other people got their first good look at him last night and some were not pleased with what they saw and perceived about him.
His fans (and yes, he does have some) thought he was great and cheered when he "won" the debate.
Others were not so smitten with Mitt.

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111 replies	Author	Time	Post
I really can't believe what I just watched [View all]	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	OP
He should have called him on the lies /nt	still_one	Oct 2012	#1
I honestly think the President is setting him up. Those lies are out there now, Romney owns every	monmouth	Oct 2012	#3
Bingo. Look for them in the next round of pro-Obama ads. nt.	OldDem2012	Oct 2012	#6
The next debate is too far off, people in this country have trouble with focus. Don't get me wrong,	still_one	Oct 2012	#7
Oh, he won't be waiting for the next debate to attack the lies.	gkhouston	Oct 2012	#11
I won't know because I am in California, but I hope you are right /nt	still_one	Oct 2012	#13
Exactly	Tyson73	Oct 2012	#25
I Was Thinking The Same Thing And My Analogy Is A Pool Shark In A Bar.....	global1	Oct 2012	#28
Rmoney's working class right wing base will be utterly confused	marions ghost	Oct 2012	#58
Agreed	dogfacedboy	Oct 2012	#46
It would not be the first rethugs he has set up and showed them up for what they truly are.	jwirr	Oct 2012	#63
I believe	locdlib	Oct 2012	#69
But when Obama didn't refute them it implies that he conceded they were true.	Kablooie	Oct 2012	#82
Agreed. I think Obama expected to show up for a debate...	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#8
Some Of The Blame Needs To Go To The Debate Moderator That Basically Knows The Stances Of Both.....	global1	Oct 2012	#30
I agree 'some here will say that it is not his job'...	Blanks	Oct 2012	#72
The moderator was AWFUL!	Glitterati	Oct 2012	#87
I agree with your analysis completely	marions ghost	Oct 2012	#59
After 4 years of republican behavior	pangaia	Oct 2012	#62
"horrendous lies and a labyrinth of games"	xtraxritical	Oct 2012	#75
Agree with the post and with you.	glinda	Oct 2012	#24
actually - he did	bloom	Oct 2012	#52
As the OP wrote...	ailsagirl	Oct 2012	#91
In a perfect world yes. But it would have taken a lot of time. It would have come across as defensiv	rhett o rick	Oct 2012	#105
they should have come up with some solution to the problem	Enrique	Oct 2012	#2
That's what I think.	factsarenotfair	Oct 2012	#9
I agree that Presidential candidates...	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#12
Was each lie a "Zinger?" and the "Grand Zinger" calling Obama liar?	AnotherDreamWeaver	Oct 2012	#22
Perhaps that is why they nominated Mitt. He is a Sociopath and will be	glinda	Oct 2012	#26
Precisely, and normal tactics don't work with them	Z_I_Peevey	Oct 2012	#57
Sounds like you know what you're talking about	Turborama	Oct 2012	#92
There have been three personalities shown and the 4th is the one that this is too hard on Mitt.	DhhD	Oct 2012	#98
Excellent OP, CoffeeCat.	LiberalAndProud	Oct 2012	#4
Thank you CC - our guy is honest vs. the other guy who spews lies n/t	flamingdem	Oct 2012	#5
Uh... no. Obama just sucked.	Fawke Em	Oct 2012	#10
Quite the opposite. Obama held his composure...	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#16
Yes but there are people that Mitt confused and swayed by his lying.	glinda	Oct 2012	#27
Romney is counting on the idea that nobody saw him on the campaign trail,...	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2012	#43
Who looked and sounded presidential last night?	Ikonoklast	Oct 2012	#42
That wasn't "Presidencial". That was a con man in action.	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2012	#44
It's hard to hit back	NightOwwl	Oct 2012	#102
Disagree. Romney had it easy. All he had to do was spout agressive talking points and make impossib	rhett o rick	Oct 2012	#107
Romney's promise to cover pre-existing conditions isn't new, but it's limited	pinboy3niner	Oct 2012	#14
Same old story: you're covered until you can't make payments or slip up accidentally once. Curtains.	Bernardo de La Paz	Oct 2012	#83
And about 89 million Americans experience gaps in coverage	pinboy3niner	Oct 2012	#89
Excellent analysis.	Tennessee Gal	Oct 2012	#15
I totally expected it.	Cha	Oct 2012	#17
I didn't at all...	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#19
I just expected romney to go all	Cha	Oct 2012	#29
Romney was REALLY proud of himself----he's great at game-playing	young_at_heart	Oct 2012	#18
Exactly...this isn't going to change minds!	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#20
Also remember, there are a lot of us who have already voted.	BlueMTexpat	Oct 2012	#39
Your Wrong	mikeforu	Oct 2012	#110
That's my feeling as well!	pacalo	Oct 2012	#21
President Obama didn't give them anything to use	ohheckyeah	Oct 2012	#23
Well Done, Thanks	otohara	Oct 2012	#31
agreed	NJCher	Oct 2012	#36
I've just been watching clips	polly7	Oct 2012	#32
This message was self-deleted by its author	We People	Oct 2012	#34
tenets. n/t	Loudly	Oct 2012	#33
The President is smarter	mstinamotorcity2	Oct 2012	#35
Isn't that 'strategy' the same for 'most' of the 0.001%?	Amonester	Oct 2012	#37
I agree with you completely, CoffeeCat	BarackTheVote	Oct 2012	#38
Lying for the Lord	DollarBillHines	Oct 2012	#40
I didn't watch the debate	King_Klonopin	Oct 2012	#41
Excellent analysis. The only thing not addressed	EmeraldCityGrl	Oct 2012	#45
"No one, including the President--expected such sheer depravity." i did.	barbtries	Oct 2012	#47
Agreed.	MadrasT	Oct 2012	#48
Romney won the prize for being the most long winded, rapid fire liar on record	lunatica	Oct 2012	#49
If Obama doesn't gain traction in debate two	bucolic_frolic	Oct 2012	#50
Yes it was deliberate. I called it "speed-lying"	ProfessionalLeftist	Oct 2012	#51
Romney also kept going from "compassionate conservative" to "obnoxious know it all"	bloom	Oct 2012	#53
It's easy to play the game, once you know what the rules are.	SmittynMo	Oct 2012	#54
The so-called debate was just a demonstration of how low Mitt will go to win---	Grammy23	Oct 2012	#55
Stop Grammy. Stop Now. The News Media Did NOT Fall Into Any Plan.	HangOnKids	Oct 2012	#77
I'm sorry - the cynical side of me is looking at "Team Obama" the same	bullwinkle428	Oct 2012	#56
I think they expected some lying.	eqfan592	Oct 2012	#60
That was exactly my point in the OP...	CoffeeCat	Oct 2012	#74
It's dangerous to even attempt figuring out the mind of a sociopath	DaveJ	Oct 2012	#94
It was like debating Sybil....good one!	maddiemom	Oct 2012	#104
It's like trying to catch a phantom	Wednesdays	Oct 2012	#76
I agree	Vietnameravet	Oct 2012	#79
Just donated to Obama again	katmondoo	Oct 2012	#61
After 4 years of republican behavior	pangaia	Oct 2012	#64
I agree however	busterbrown	Oct 2012	#65
You can't debate against a liar	meadowlark5	Oct 2012	#66
Bill Clinton's debate style...	DryHump	Oct 2012	#67
very true!!	Vietnameravet	Oct 2012	#84
I think Romney was the one that	humbled_opinion	Oct 2012	#88
That's Obama's Problem...	lame54	Oct 2012	#68
Romney wins debate -- in other news, the Seattle Seahawks beat Green Bay Packers last week	Blue Owl	Oct 2012	#70
CAN WE TAWK....	sevenseas	Oct 2012	#71
obama seemed completely unprepared and disengaged..	frylock	Oct 2012	#73
The Romney lies were what stood out to me from the beginning and	Cleita	Oct 2012	#78
Romney took every shot on the goal he could get. Didn't matter if 75% didn't go in.	Jester Messiah	Oct 2012	#80
Folks, it was just 1 debate. I'm sure President Obama knew what he was doing last night, and I'm	jonesgirl	Oct 2012	#81
He should have called him a liar and said the American people deserve	harun	Oct 2012	#85
Well I had to run this by the teaheads	humbled_opinion	Oct 2012	#86
Outstanding analysis, CoffeeCat	ailsagirl	Oct 2012	#90
Calling out the lies	matt819	Oct 2012	#93
I liked your idea....	left on green only	Oct 2012	#99
But "There you go again" worked fine for Reagan,	thucythucy	Oct 2012	#95
Obama may have been caught off guard with all the denials, but	Curmudgeoness	Oct 2012	#96
Rec +1	Rain Mcloud	Oct 2012	#97
Damn straight.	NightOwwl	Oct 2012	#100
Agreed!	hrmjustin	Oct 2012	#101
My 16 year old, who knows very little of the issues	Nevernose	Oct 2012	#103
There is a reason Romney came across as a bully---and it's very simple----	Grammy23	Oct 2012	#106
Our discredited media	PATRICK	Oct 2012	#108
Post removed	Post removed	Oct 2012	#109
Thank you MIRT	uppityperson	Oct 2012	#111

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