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The us election 2012 - obama or romney?
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Is that michelle's new program for pre school lunches?
So the reason Curiosity is turning over those rocks is to look for Romney's COLB?
Jeff Young
GT40s Supporter
Actually he's a 'exican. Born in Mexico. Oh wait, was tht his dad?
DId a good job last night though. It was a good debate in that sense. Levelled the playing field and was actually focused on issues. I thought both men did a good job, Romney did better.
DId a good job last night though. It was a good debate in that sense. Levelled the playing field and was actually focused on issues. I thought both men did a good job, Romney did better.
Pete McCluskey.
Lifetime Supporter
It seems that is universal these days, since the coming of the spin doctors a good look and presence on TV is more important than policy .
Yep Pete. I think this is why I sound like an old fart all the time. It all the fookin media that is ruining everything. (Watch out Mr. Craik will be calling names any second, defending the rights of media etc etc).
Everything I love about the USA, is over-turned by all the bloody razzamataz. Unfortuanely, I suppose because it makes money and makes folk 'famous' and for no other reason whatsoever, the media is collectively and single-handedly, ruining the whole planet.
Like we mentioned recently in here somewhere, bring back the boring politicians with their pipes and tweed jackets. Real men and women who can think for themselves and would be insulted if anyone dared to suggest that they needed a speech to be written for them!
Bloody fakes these days couldn't debate which way is up.
Everything I love about the USA, is over-turned by all the bloody razzamataz. Unfortuanely, I suppose because it makes money and makes folk 'famous' and for no other reason whatsoever, the media is collectively and single-handedly, ruining the whole planet.
Like we mentioned recently in here somewhere, bring back the boring politicians with their pipes and tweed jackets. Real men and women who can think for themselves and would be insulted if anyone dared to suggest that they needed a speech to be written for them!
Bloody fakes these days couldn't debate which way is up.
We got to see that Romney understands what it takes to be a CEO of a company or a country where as we also saw that Obama really needs a teleprompter to spew other peoples thoughts. He really doesn't have an original thought does he?
The state of our country is not just because of one man, but a room full of self serving people called congress and not just one party. They all have sold out the USA for a very long time. If I ran my business like they have run the country, I'd be sent to jail.
The state of our country is not just because of one man, but a room full of self serving people called congress and not just one party. They all have sold out the USA for a very long time. If I ran my business like they have run the country, I'd be sent to jail.
I saw a youtube where people were asked if they thought the debate commission was wrong to not allow teleprompters at the debate. How could you possibly get spontaneous comments from a candidate using a telepromter? If you need to feed answers via a telepromter you might as well put your hand in the hole in the back and move the lips. "Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid"
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Teleprompter at a Presidential debate? Seriously?
Or is it one of those deals when the questions have to be posted up front?
If so, doesn't sound much like a proper debate. I suppose a few 'notes' would be OK, even Churchill used them and he was an accomplished orator. (So did Hitler, but we won't mention him)
Pete McCluskey.
Lifetime Supporter
The argument would be the TelePrompTer is like notes in electronic form.
However if one of the spin doctors was supplying answers to Romney's questions
Then the word debate is a misnomer.
However if one of the spin doctors was supplying answers to Romney's questions
Then the word debate is a misnomer.
You did come to mind. At least I can spell check.
I only got to see the last 15 minutes, but I thought that Romney came across as the better public speaker of the two and we all know Obama can be a great public speaker. IMHO that will change with the next debate, Obama is aware that he appeared ill prepared (and, IMHO again, at times almost "disgusted" that he even had to engage in the process) and will be much more aggressive this next time.
One of the key elements, though, will need to be for Obama to point out the many about-faces Romney has made during this process, how many times he's changed his story and changed his stance on something, and if Obama can use that to demonstrate to the public that Romney can't be trusted to do after the election what he says during the pre-election period, the lack of trust the general public seems to feel for Romney will be even worse and that could be the last nail in the Romney campaign's coffin.
As for the teleprompter issue....you don't get to use a teleprompter all the time, and Obama can certainly hold his own in a spirited debate without one...you'll see, and if the Romney campaign thinks they can count on Obama to look uncomfortable without one they are going to be highly surprised :shocked:
Cheers!
Doug
If Con is the opposite of Pro, is Congress the opposite of Progress?
Just think, the next debate will be between Biden and Paul. That will be this Thursday night. This could be intertaining. We know about Biden, but little about Paul.
Terry Oxandale
Skinny Man
Now THAT's good!
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