[Still] The President of these here United States of America

[Frances]

[Sportin' Life]

Nice to see everyone mourning the ass whoopin Romney laid on BO.

It was not good. If you let a pod-person tree man dripping in Max Factor appear to best you, yeah, that sucks.

I don't know what kind of out-of-body experience the President was having. Even his personal comments at the start crashed and burned. It was not the night for husband and wife discussion, though Romney getting caught on camera rolling his eyes at it amused me.

Fuck Mitt Romney. He will never be President.

I did somehow miss Romney calling the President bro, did that actually happen? I did see the President say crap though. What the hell.

He clearly said bro:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlwilbVY ... ture=share

[Frances]

He clearly said bro:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlwilbVY ... ture=share

That's disturbing.

I finally looked it up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K5iGnFr78w&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Don't know how I missed it, other than ol' Dagwood Bumstead lookin' Romney was skeeving me out...
What a fuck knuckle.

Paul Ryan's kids needed to get the hell outta those chairs onstage after the debate. Let him get his passel of youngins under control before he... ya know...
And what was with all the H20?

[Doktor Avalanche]

And what was with all the H20?

Was wondering that myself.

Maybe it was vodka

[DzM]

Nice to see everyone mourning the ass whoopin Romney laid on BO.

Ooo! Here's a thought "Obama playing the long game" scenario:

From John Scalzi at http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/10/12/f ... ideration/

A scenario for you:

1. Two weeks ago, Obama’s team looks at his position in the polls, realizes that both immediately and historically in the polling he’s likely to win re-election — likely enough that the money people in the GOP will soon figure that there’s no chance for Romney, pull their cash from the presidential campaign and send it to senate and house races in an attempt to keep the house (likely) and retake the senate (less likely but still achievable).

2. Obama’s people want to keep that from happening; they want the money mostly spent on Romney, who is a single target they can focus on and who has persistent weaknesses in polling, particularly when the electoral map is considered.

3. It has been discussed in political wonk circles that if Romney blows the first debate, the deep pocket GOP benefactors will pull their money out of the presidential race.

4. Obama’s folks are aware that there are three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate.

5. Therefore, a strategic decision is made to let Romney take the first debate — or at least to give him the chance to take the first debate — by having Obama underplay his hand. What losses he takes in the short-term polls can be mitigated in the two additional presidential debates and the VP debate, and by playing the electoral vote map rather than the national vote map. In the meantime, the GOP money stays in the presidential race rather than sent to the house and senate races, relieving potential pressure on those down-ticket races, and Obama’s folks get the advantage of having Romney spend his debating capital early, meaning there’s no where for him to go in the debates but down, and nowhere for Obama to go but up.

That’s the scenario: A massive rope-a-dope campaign designed not just to re-elect Obama but to give the Democrats a better standing in Congress.

Now: Your thoughts on the probability, wisdom, and implications of this (or something like this) being an actual political strategy by the Obama camp. Add them in the comments, please.

Politely.

That's either diabolically clever or an outlandish attempt to justify a mediocre showing. Over to you, NJR!

[O'Blivion]

I don't know about all THAT, but last night young
Eddy Munster was taken to the woodshed!

[Clash Cadillac]

I don't know about all THAT, but last night young
Eddy Munster was taken to the woodshed!

I had the exact same thoughts when I saw Ryan last night.

[Frances]

According to the CPD, "The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization."

No such thing.

Somebody give the President a cigarette and a chia fresca, please.

[Clash Cadillac]

I was thinking about dressing up as "President Romney" for Halloween. How is that for scary?

[philipchevron]

I was thinking about dressing up as "President Romney" for Halloween. How is that for scary?

Which one?

[Clash Cadillac]

I was thinking about dressing up as "President Romney" for Halloween. How is that for scary?

Which one?

[Frances]

I was thinking about dressing up as "President Romney" for Halloween. How is that for scary?

They had a stuffed Romney head in the crane game at Albertsons that bugged me the fuck out.


By the by, Obama is hyped! (answering Jeremy's question)
"Take the auto industry bankrupt "; fucking dipshit Romney.


"Candy was like, I'm not Leher. Shut it up Mitt. I got my hair did."
-Wanda Sykes

[Sportin' Life]

I was thinking about dressing up as "President Romney" for Halloween. How is that for scary?

Its been done.

[Frances]

Here's the freaky Romney toy. Why Bryant Gumbel/Usher is in there I dunno?

And... twelve people wanna talk to Romney after.

[Frances]

So Tagg Romney thinks the only thing keeping him from a swing at the President is the Secret Service?