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daleo

(21,317 posts)
60. Beating Obama in a debate is a tall order
Sun Sep 30, 2012, 01:38 PM
Sep 2012

Much too tall for Romney.

It's certainly not how the smart money would bet.

Maths r hard.... Systematic Chaos Sep 2012 #1
Stop it! boobooday Sep 2012 #6
So hard! Gal Friday Sep 2012 #10
Don't think I've seen that one before! Perfect! randome Sep 2012 #17
Welcome to the DU! littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #33
Yep, just like all other stay at home moms Digit Sep 2012 #72
it appears they are using imaginary numbers central scrutinizer Sep 2012 #21
They are both a couple of littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #34
It's hard werk SaveAmerica Sep 2012 #48
That's funny lalalu Sep 2012 #68
"I was told there wouldn't be math." JoePhilly Sep 2012 #2
DUzy classic. Thanks for a brilliant thread winner. Absolutely perfect. grantcart Sep 2012 #46
Snicker :) lalalu Sep 2012 #69
obviously Ryan can't tell a right triangle from an obtuse one. N/T hollysmom Sep 2012 #3
Math? Roy Rolling Sep 2012 #4
Math is hard Botany Sep 2012 #5
He's the Anti-Clinton flamingdem Sep 2012 #16
Ya get about another month dipwad, if ya can't 'splain it by then you lose. geckosfeet Sep 2012 #7
Mittens is excellent at the math when it comes to his own tax evasion but wordpix Sep 2012 #8
"Well, math is a science, so it wouldn't count anyway." Scuba Sep 2012 #9
"I don't have the ..."? surrealAmerican Sep 2012 #11
Damned close to telling the truth -- he'd better be more careful in the debates (n/t) William Seger Sep 2012 #55
It's sort of like trying to explain why there is something instead of nothing. Except reversed. randome Sep 2012 #12
I can do it in one sentence: TBF Sep 2012 #13
Loser. nt onehandle Sep 2012 #14
Albert Einstein said: Mira Sep 2012 #15
Stop bothering Mr. Ryan for answers! (you won't get any!) nt barnabas63 Sep 2012 #18
As the man said... pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #19
Nice littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #30
No time for trivia! courseofhistory Sep 2012 #20
THIS. Volaris Sep 2012 #59
How can they expect people to back a plan when they won't give specifics. Cass Sep 2012 #22
Because if they gave specifics even THEY couldn't support it . . . Journeyman Sep 2012 #57
Or is Lyin'Ryan stating that we Americans are too dumb? Iliyah Sep 2012 #23
Its the damn Arithmetic...thier numbers don't add up. Historic NY Sep 2012 #24
Ryan's persona baffles me. olegramps Sep 2012 #25
Wow. I think you have him pegged right. randome Sep 2012 #28
Too true. Belief in absolutes, dualities, yes/no, good/bad, draw red line, etc is a disease Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #35
Also very true! randome Sep 2012 #42
You're giving him way too much benefit of the doubt on his motivations. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #51
I think there's a lot more of that in our society than most of us would like to admit... Volaris Sep 2012 #63
I recommend paragraphing as a positive thing. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #64
Interesting lalalu Sep 2012 #70
It was all explained AlbertCat Sep 2012 #26
So how's that millionaire tax cut workin' out for ya? world wide wally Sep 2012 #27
In other words littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #29
For 98 years politicians have been saying "all we need do is close loopholes, eliminate WFD" ... Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #31
A lot of what we call "Waste, Fraud, and Abuse" Volaris Sep 2012 #66
Nothing to see here... KevTucky Sep 2012 #32
Allow me: Utter Horsecrap Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2012 #36
100 - 20 = 100 Cosmocat Sep 2012 #40
David Axelrod responded on Twitter. See this topic in GD: highplainsdem Sep 2012 #37
That's still their MO. "Our plan, our budget, our etc. is really complicated but vote for us and 4lbs Sep 2012 #38
Coupon Care Man... SoapBox Sep 2012 #39
I would much rather see Democrats use the word 'coupon' instead of 'voucher'. randome Sep 2012 #43
Try me, Ryan. Take time from your 2-hour marathon runs and explain it. bulloney Sep 2012 #41
Umm... closing "loopholes" effectively raises taxes Fearless Sep 2012 #44
Pi in the sky thelordofhell Sep 2012 #45
Only if you include the time to first create it CreekDog Sep 2012 #47
Can't answer, what you don't know. Smilo Sep 2012 #49
Paul, it's very simple: lastlib Sep 2012 #50
Just like the old joke about the rancher Aldo Leopold Sep 2012 #52
This is the way I think about his reluctance to explain budgets, policies and ideas--- Grammy23 Sep 2012 #53
Bend over....I can show you better than I can tell you. Bozvotros Sep 2012 #54
Citizen: Skip the math; give me the arithmatic! AnnaLee Sep 2012 #56
Translation..... lib2DaBone Sep 2012 #58
Beating Obama in a debate is a tall order daleo Sep 2012 #60
I can do that in 3 words Incitatus Sep 2012 #61
So the sooner you start...(n/t) Retrograde Sep 2012 #62
Paul Ryan: "You pleebs don't need to know" /nt Ash_F Sep 2012 #65
Doing the arithmetic indypaul Sep 2012 #67
K&R DeSwiss Sep 2012 #71
BARACK OBAMA SPECIAL TRIBUTE SHOULD HAVE THEM SING THIS SONG AT POLLS copaid Sep 2012 #73
How about we start with his tax returns? PD Turk Sep 2012 #74
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