My debate thoughts...
Listening to Al Sharpton on MSNBC. Wow, the annoying alarm bell just went off! I'm not sad that I "missed" most of the pregame. Rachel Maddow is the only voice of reason. LOVE her.
6:01: Chris Matthews just mentioned that someone told Kennedy, before going out to debate Dick Nixon, "Kick him in the balls." And this night is starting with a bang!
6:03: Here come the candidates - looks like a warm greeting by both to the other. Cool to see.
6:05: The first question on jobs - let's see who comes out swinging first.
6:06: Obama comes right out about where we were four years ago, and I'm happy about that. The GOP needs to stop it with the dusted-off bon mot, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" Because most of us ARE. Not great, but better, as a whole; the numbers don't lie. Uh oh - Romney's already smirking - maybe this will be a gunfight. A good first answer.
6:07: Romney warmly greets the president, so here we go. Romney goes to the Reagan playbook, naming someone in Colorado and giving us her story. He's going off on energy and oil already, and China. What's Romney's hard-on for China? I think Obama's done well with China, on the whole. Romney's already whining about small business. Mitt rammed about six talking points in his first answer. Admirable, really.
6:09: Obama is already getting a bit wonky - keep it simple for NASCAR Nation, Barry. Ooo, the Bush tax cuts, and the $5tn tax cut. Here we go! I'm happy he's hammering him about his proposed tax cuts.
6:11: Wow - Romney is talking about cutting the taxes of the Middle Class. Doesn't every candidate for president in the last 100 years promise not to screw the Middle Class? So far, I'm hearing tons of generalities, but nothing specific. I'll never understand how Republicans continue to talk about tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts. Ahh Haa - Romney's blowing clean coal - what a surprise. Read: I love Pennsylvania and Ohio and West Virginia - please vote for me. There is no such thing as "clean coal," period! Any politician who says the words "clean coal" is LYING.
6:18: Romney is getting way wonky on taxes, and now Obama is coming back saying Mitt's inaccurate. We'll have to see what the truth meters say after the debate's over. They both can't be telling the truth. Romney's beating the jobs drum, HARD. From what I know, Obama's really slamming Romney on his numbers, including how he defines small business.
6:23: I do NOT buy Romney's bullshit demagoguery about 40% being the end of the world; the top rate was 39% under Clinton. Remember him? Yea, lots and lots of jobs, and a booming economy.
6:25: Romney's obnoxious cutting off the moderator and it's getting ridiculous. Why even have a moderator?
6:27: Romney's really trotting out the old GOP lies on taxes & the GOP meme of deficit scare mongering. Obama needs to slam Romney on these lies and what he inherited. Here goes Barry - he's fighting back hard. Thank God. Um, Mr. President, I don't think "aircrafts" is a word. Just sayin'.
6:31: Now Obama is really hitting Romney hard, especially on tax increases, and I have to say, I couldn't agree more. Taxes taxes taxes - man, they both won't shut up about it. This is Obama's Achilles Heel, and depending on who's got the numbers right will determine who has the edge. I know, duh! Whopper of the night so far - Romney just said, "You can't balance the budget by raising taxes." Arrrrrnt! Wrong! Check the 90's under Clinton, and the economy boomed. That's a FACT.
6:46: Obama's hammering Romney on Medicare. One of my favorite lines of the night is from Obama, "So, if you're 50 or 55, you might want to listen." Nice.
6:52: Obama's smiling a lot at Romney's answers on regulation. Why is this man smiling?
6:58: This whole debate is turning into Obamacare vs. Jobs, according to Mitt. Obama needs to destroy him on this. Over to you, Barry...
7:03: Romney's LYING on healthcare, and he's full of shit about bipartisan cooperation on healthcare.
7:08: Romney: "The government is never good at bringing down the cost of anything." Hey DipMitt - check out Medicare, which is excellent at controlling costs.
7:28: I have to say, in the end, this was a pretty good debate, but there were plenty of generalities and few specifics. I would argue that Romney had many more generalities than the president.
I kept getting sidetracked during the debate - sorry I didn't blog as much as I wanted. I know America always likes winners and losers, so I'll bite. Romney "won" this one, but his many inaccuracies need to now be pounced on by the Obama campaign, STAT.
6:01: Chris Matthews just mentioned that someone told Kennedy, before going out to debate Dick Nixon, "Kick him in the balls." And this night is starting with a bang!
6:03: Here come the candidates - looks like a warm greeting by both to the other. Cool to see.
6:05: The first question on jobs - let's see who comes out swinging first.
6:06: Obama comes right out about where we were four years ago, and I'm happy about that. The GOP needs to stop it with the dusted-off bon mot, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" Because most of us ARE. Not great, but better, as a whole; the numbers don't lie. Uh oh - Romney's already smirking - maybe this will be a gunfight. A good first answer.
6:07: Romney warmly greets the president, so here we go. Romney goes to the Reagan playbook, naming someone in Colorado and giving us her story. He's going off on energy and oil already, and China. What's Romney's hard-on for China? I think Obama's done well with China, on the whole. Romney's already whining about small business. Mitt rammed about six talking points in his first answer. Admirable, really.
6:09: Obama is already getting a bit wonky - keep it simple for NASCAR Nation, Barry. Ooo, the Bush tax cuts, and the $5tn tax cut. Here we go! I'm happy he's hammering him about his proposed tax cuts.
6:11: Wow - Romney is talking about cutting the taxes of the Middle Class. Doesn't every candidate for president in the last 100 years promise not to screw the Middle Class? So far, I'm hearing tons of generalities, but nothing specific. I'll never understand how Republicans continue to talk about tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts. Ahh Haa - Romney's blowing clean coal - what a surprise. Read: I love Pennsylvania and Ohio and West Virginia - please vote for me. There is no such thing as "clean coal," period! Any politician who says the words "clean coal" is LYING.
6:18: Romney is getting way wonky on taxes, and now Obama is coming back saying Mitt's inaccurate. We'll have to see what the truth meters say after the debate's over. They both can't be telling the truth. Romney's beating the jobs drum, HARD. From what I know, Obama's really slamming Romney on his numbers, including how he defines small business.
6:23: I do NOT buy Romney's bullshit demagoguery about 40% being the end of the world; the top rate was 39% under Clinton. Remember him? Yea, lots and lots of jobs, and a booming economy.
6:25: Romney's obnoxious cutting off the moderator and it's getting ridiculous. Why even have a moderator?
6:27: Romney's really trotting out the old GOP lies on taxes & the GOP meme of deficit scare mongering. Obama needs to slam Romney on these lies and what he inherited. Here goes Barry - he's fighting back hard. Thank God. Um, Mr. President, I don't think "aircrafts" is a word. Just sayin'.
6:31: Now Obama is really hitting Romney hard, especially on tax increases, and I have to say, I couldn't agree more. Taxes taxes taxes - man, they both won't shut up about it. This is Obama's Achilles Heel, and depending on who's got the numbers right will determine who has the edge. I know, duh! Whopper of the night so far - Romney just said, "You can't balance the budget by raising taxes." Arrrrrnt! Wrong! Check the 90's under Clinton, and the economy boomed. That's a FACT.
6:46: Obama's hammering Romney on Medicare. One of my favorite lines of the night is from Obama, "So, if you're 50 or 55, you might want to listen." Nice.
6:52: Obama's smiling a lot at Romney's answers on regulation. Why is this man smiling?
6:58: This whole debate is turning into Obamacare vs. Jobs, according to Mitt. Obama needs to destroy him on this. Over to you, Barry...
7:03: Romney's LYING on healthcare, and he's full of shit about bipartisan cooperation on healthcare.
7:08: Romney: "The government is never good at bringing down the cost of anything." Hey DipMitt - check out Medicare, which is excellent at controlling costs.
7:28: I have to say, in the end, this was a pretty good debate, but there were plenty of generalities and few specifics. I would argue that Romney had many more generalities than the president.
I kept getting sidetracked during the debate - sorry I didn't blog as much as I wanted. I know America always likes winners and losers, so I'll bite. Romney "won" this one, but his many inaccuracies need to now be pounced on by the Obama campaign, STAT.
posted by RJ at 5:55 PM
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