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Romney won the presidential debate by
looking presidential. Obama had a
painful case of Biden's smile

Telegraph [UK], by Tim Stanley Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/23/2012 12:27:17 AM Post Reply

Romney won the third presidential debate--and how he did it was encapsulated in a single exchange.[Snip] Well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed.” The audience laughed, Obama laughed, I laughed. It was funny. But here’s why it was also a vote loser. For a start, Twitter immediately lit up with examples of how the US Army does still use horses and bayonets (horses were used during the invasion of Afghanistan). More importantly, this was one example of many in which the President insulted, patronised and mocked his opponent rather than

Who won the debate?

Daily Caller, by Matt K. Lewis Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 12:22:02 AM Post Reply

Mitt Romney did what he had to do President Obama was the clear aggressor, but Romney couldn’t be shaken. He remained calm and disciplined, typically spouting non controversial platitudes, “hugging” Obama on areas where his policies are popular, and occasionally drawing a contrast on predetermined “safe” issues (such as not cutting defense spending, standing up to China, etc.) (Snip)To be sure, many conservatives will be unhappy with Romney’s performance. They will say he should have vowed “not to bow” to foreign heads of state — and they will wish that he had said things like, “Nobody died in Watergate.”

Wrap up: The third debate;
Update: Insta-polls coming in

Hot Air, by Allahpundit Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 12:19:14 AM Post Reply

The nearly universal consensus on Twitter is that Romney won by holding his own, which is all a challenger needs to do in a foreign-policy debate. After watching him talk about international affairs for 90 minutes, does he seem like a guy you’d trust with the button? If yes, then mission accomplished. Romney will keep moving forward after tonight. Obama was solid, but Romney tone perfect. What he needed. — mike murphy (@murphymike) October 23, 2012 (Snip) Another point made more than once in the national tweet scrum tonight was that it sometimes felt like Romney was the incumbent and

Trending: Why
#Horsesandbayonet is trending

CNN, by Kevin Liptak Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 12:12:52 AM Post Reply

Perhaps it only makes sense that a candidate who prepared for a presidential debate near Colonial Williamsburg would choose to slam Romney's plan for more Navy ships by using the phrase "horses and bayonets." But shipbuilders just down the road from President Barack Obama's prep location may take issue with the suggestion their industry is a thing of the past. Republicans are likely to make sure they hear about it. (Snip) "The Navy said they needed 313 ships to carry out their mission," the Republican candidate continued. "We're now at under 285. We're headed down to the low 200s if

CNN Poll: Who won the debate?

CNN, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/23/2012 12:09:35 AM Post Reply

A CNN/ORC International Poll following Monday's presidential debate found those who watched the third and final head-to-head matchup of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney did not identify a clear winner. Debate viewers split 48% for Obama and 40% for Romney in the poll, a margin within the sampling error of plus or minus 4.5% A majority - 59% - of those who watched the Boca Raton, Florida debate thought Obama performed stronger than expected, while 15% thought he was weaker than expected and 23% thought he performed on par with their expectations. Romney outperformed the expectations of 44% of

'Annex' hit in Libya terror
attack was CIA post, officials say

Fox News, by Justin Fishel Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 11:58:58 PM Post Reply

The Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi targeted more than just a State Department consulate. One of the buildings hit was a covert CIA installation, U.S. officials told Fox News. The now-abandoned American consulate in Benghazi was set a little more than a mile away from the CIA base. Up to this point, that separate base was described by administration officials only as a "safe house" or "annex" to the nearby consulate. In reality, CIA agents and other intelligence officials were operating out of Benghazi conducting delicate missions, including the search for over 20,000 deadly shoulder-fired missiles previously owned by Muammar

‘Preference Cascade’

American Spectator, by Robert Stacy McCain Original Article

Posted By: Not your typical New Yorker- 10/22/2012 11:50:48 PM Post Reply

Public-opinion polls are lagging indicators in politics. By the time a shift in the trend becomes clear from poll data, the causes of the shift are days or weeks in the past. It is therefore unwise to extrapolate the current trend forward or to begin thinking of polls as supernatural prophecies that predict future events. With all those caveats in mind, however, Mitt Romney enters the final two weeks of the presidential campaign looking very much like the next president of the United States, and it is not merely poll data that creates this impression.

Donald Trump teases ‘very big
news’ about Obama on Wednesday

New York Daily News, by Meena Hart Duerson Original Article

Posted By: vastrightwingconspirator- 10/22/2012 11:36:12 PM Post Reply

The Donald is still trying to trump Obama. Real estate tycoon and armchair political analyst Donald Trump pushed his way back into the campaign cycle on Monday, promising to disrupt the election with a "very big" revelation about the President on Wednesday. "Stay tuned for my big Obama announcement," Trump wrote on Twitter, following it up with a later tweet in which he told followers to "just wait and see!" "It's very big. Bigger than anybody would know," he later told "Fox & Friends," hinting it could "possibly" change the election.

Romney Tonight, Part II

National Review Online, by Jonah Goldberg Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/22/2012 11:32:15 PM Post Reply

Well, it looks like Romney took my advice (no not literally). In boxing terms, Romney went for a clinch. While Obama constantly tried to push Romney off to start a real fight and heighten the contrast. In other words, Obama behaved like a challenger in trouble and Romney acted liked a candidate with something to lose. That tells you something about the poll numbers both of these guys are looking at. And while I obviously think Romney followed the right strategy, I have to say I wish he’d broken out of the clinch a couple times to land

Petulant, Perturbed Obama
Just Can't Help Himself

American Thinker, by Selwyn Duke Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/22/2012 11:23:00 PM Post Reply

As with the vice-presidential debate and Joe Biden, Barack Obama's attitude in Monday night's debate spoke more clearly than anything he said. No, he didn't laugh like Bozo the Clown, giggle like a schoolgirl, shake his head, and roll his eyes like Jokin' Joe did. But he looked petulant, perturbed, and on edge (and was occasionally rude) throughout much of the night, despite three days of debate preparation at Camp David. It seems Barack Obama just can't help himself. It wasn't that he was under withering attack by Mitt Romney. In fact, I was struck by how Romney opened

Obama Wins Third Debate but
Romney Wins Debate Season

National Journal, by Ron Fournier Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/22/2012 11:19:25 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney wins. That’s not to say he won Monday night’s debate or the presidential campaign, but it’s safe to say he won an important chapter: the debate season. With an acceptable, though far from exceptional, performance in his third and final face-off with President Obama, the former Massachusetts governor became one of the few presidential candidates to make debates matter. Bottom line: Obama won Monday night’s debate on points, benefiting from the blessings of incumbency and hard-world experience. But the challenger held his own, and thus the state of the race is likely unchanged.

Radical Extremists Visiting
The White House?

Townhall, by Carol Platt Liebau Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 11:18:07 PM Post Reply

Steve Emerson and John Rossomondo have studied White House visitor logs, and compared them to lists of known radical extremists. Perhaps tonight President Obama could explain why there's such a significant overlap: S]cores of known radical Islamists made hundreds of visits to the Obama White House, meeting with top administration officials. Court documents and other records have identified many of these visitors as belonging to groups serving as fronts for the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and other Islamic militant organizations. The [Investigative Projecton Terrorism] made the discovery combing through millions of White House visitor log entries. IPT compared the visitors' names

Who Won the Third Presidential
Debate? It Depends on How
You Score It.

PJ Media, by Bryan Preston Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/22/2012 11:16:15 PM Post Reply

Political incumbents struggling to crack 47% within a couple of weeks of the reckoning day tend to fall. Voters claiming to be undecided have often already decided, they’re just waiting to see if the challenger stumbles or the incumbent somehow pulls out a miracle. Coming into the third presidential debate, President Barack Obama struggled to crack 47% everywhere while some polls have put former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s support as high as 52% nationally. The trends nationally and in the swing states have all run in Romney’s favor since the first debate. The second debate was marred

Round III: Romney Passes
Commander-in-Chief 'Eye Test'

Townhall, by Guy Benson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 11:16:08 PM Post Reply

President Obama and Governor Romney battled to a draw on foreign policy points tonight, with each candidate scoring on several lines. As expected, the discussion meandered into domestic policy for a large portion of the evening, and both men came prepared with a flurry of talking points. Romney needed to strike casual viewers are informed, poised, and plausible as president. He accomplished that task, without question. The president often seemed like the aggressor, hammering his challenger in almost every answer he gave. Romney coolly chided Obama, explaining that attacking him (especially dishonestly) doesn't advance any solutions.

Begala: Obama's given up on NC,
Romney 'likely to carry'
the battleground

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Justin Sink Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 11:12:46 PM Post Reply

Former Clinton strategist Paul Begala, an adviser to the super-PAC aiding President Obama's reelection efforts, said Monday that it appeared that the president had given up on North Carolina. Begala was asked whether the president had essentially conceded the state to GOP challenger Mitt Romney, and responded flatly with a "yes" during an appearance Monday on CNN. "I'm not supposed to say that," Begala continued, after a beat. "I'm working for the pro-Obama super-PAC, so I'm being paid to help re-elect the president, but if you look at where he's spending money, it looks like Gov. Romney is likely to

Focus-Grouped Romney
Edges Disdainful Obama

National Review Online, by Jim Geraghty Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/22/2012 11:08:03 PM Post Reply

If I didn’t have to watch this debate for work, I would have watched something else. Foreign policy can be a fascinating topic to discuss, but the instincts of the voters in play – populist, anti-China, quasi-isolationist, disinterested in the details of policy – and the interests of both men – Romney wanting to keep appearing presidential, the president desperately needing some knockout punch, both eager to sneak in points about the economy – made for an excruciating evening of dueling talking points. I think Romney’s answers were tailor-made to wow a focus group, and I don’t mean that

On CNN, informal Obama
adviser, professor claims
Fox News audience is ‘ignorant’

Fox News, by Dam Gainor Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/22/2012 11:05:01 PM Post Reply

With just two weeks till the election, the left is doing battle with … Fox News. Professor Drew Westen decided to bash those who watch the network, calling them “people who are ignorant.” In a Oct. 22 CNN segment called “Swaying the Undecided,” host Carol Costello’s lengthy introduction described Westen as “a psychology professor at Emory University and author of "The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation.’” She added, “he was also an informal adviser to the Obama campaign.” Shocker.

In final debate, Obama, Romney
spar over foreign policy

CBS News, by Lucy Madison Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 11:01:34 PM Post Reply

Kicking off the final debate before the presidential election, President Obama and Mitt Romney exchanged harsh words tonight over the best path for guiding American foreign policy, with Mr. Obama accusing Romney of "wrong and reckless leadership" and Romney targeting the president over his vision for the Middle East. In an aggressive attack of his rival right out of the gate, Mr. Obama attempted to undermine Romney's record on Iraq and Afghanistan, which he cast as muddled and inconsistent, and called for "strong and steady leadership, not wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map." He also accused

US election debate: Candidates
spar on foreign policy

BBC News [UK], by Jude Sheerin Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/22/2012 10:57:24 PM Post Reply

US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney have battled over national security, in the third and final presidential debate. The rivals tangled over the Arab Spring, Iran, China's rise and more in a feisty 90-minute head-to-head. Mr Obama said his challenger was "all over the map" on foreign policy, while Mr Romney said the president had failed to uphold American global leadership.[Snip] Mr Romney highlighted civilian deaths in Syria, the Muslim Brotherhood taking power in Egypt, the rise of al-Qaeda affiliates in North Africa, Iran's nuclear programme, and last month's Libya US consulate attack as examples

Forceful Obama bests defensive
Romney in foreign policy debate

CNN, by Tim Cohen Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 10:55:19 PM Post Reply

A forceful President Barack Obama put Republican challenger Mitt Romney on the defensive on foreign policy issues on Monday night, scoring a solid victory in their third and final debate just 15 days before Election Day. Obama displayed the experience of a commander-in-chief in explaining U.S. policy under his leadership and attacking the views and proposals of Romney, a former Massachusetts governor with little experience on overseas issues. Romney ended up supporting most of the Obama administration's steps involving hotspots, like the civil war in Syria, and preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, giving the president the advantage in

This is war! Patronising Obama says
Romney treats military like a 'game
of Battleships' but Mitt hits back
branding rival 'an apologist'

Daily Mail [UK], by Toby Harnden, Hugo Gye Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/22/2012 10:52:54 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama renewed their personal hostilities against east other tonight during explosive exchanges over foreign affairs in the final presidential debate. A sarcastic President appeared to patronise his rival on many occasions, accusing his plan for overseas policy being ‘all over the map’, ‘wrong and reckless’ and in one taunt claimed that Romney thought of the military ‘like a game of Battleships’. But Romney held his own in the face of Obama's relentless assaults, establishing his credentials as a statesman with an obviously well-briefed analysis of world events, from Iran to Poland to Mali. He also hit

Mitt Romney Thinks He's Won
The Election, And Tonight
He Just Played Not To Lose

Business Insider, by Grace Wyler Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/22/2012 10:50:24 PM Post Reply

The final presidential debate is over, and Mitt Romney played it very safe. The Republican candidate has had a relatively unremarkable debate, devoid of any major flubs, but also lacking in memorable attack lines or zingers against President Barack Obama. Romney has missed several opportunities to hit his opponent head on, including on the issue of Libya, a flashpoint among conservatives and a rare area of vulnerability in the Obama administration's foreign policy. (Snip) This strategy may actually have beem the smartest choice for Romney, who has so far struggled to effectively attack his opponent's foreign policy record. In tonight's

Presidential debate: live

Telegraph [UK], by Raf Sanchez Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/22/2012 9:02:13 PM Post Reply

Live coverage as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney go head-to-head in the third and final presidential election debate. Latest 01.58 (20.58) No repeat of last week's prohibited audience outbursts, says the moderator. 01.57 (20.57) In the press room, thousands of hands are preparing to start filing in any number of languages. Schieffer is onstage and we're minutes from go time. 01.55 (20.55) Ann Romney and Michelle Obama are in the house, both wearing dark dresses in contrast to the highlighter pink they both opted for last time.

Robert Kennedy's son trial begins
as he claims he was 'acting on
instinct' when he kicked nurse
in maternity ward

Daily Mail [UK], by Staff* Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/22/2012 8:58:19 PM Post Reply

A son of the late Sen Robert F. Kennedy was acting on instinct when he kicked a nurse as she tried to stop him from taking his newborn son out of the hospital, a defense lawyer said in court on Monday. In opening statements at Douglas Kennedy's harassment and child endangerment trial, attorney Celia Gordon said Kennedy 'just wanted to take his baby out for some fresh air' on January 7 at Northern Westchester Hospital. Nurses overreacted abrasively, she said, leading to a scuffle. But prosecutor Amy Puerto said Kennedy had to be stopped because he was violating hospital policy.

Tropical Storm Sandy:
East Coast Nightmare or Miss

AccuWeather, by Kristina Pydynowski Original Article

Posted By: PLPointer67- 10/22/2012 8:54:11 PM Post Reply

Tropical Storm Sandy has formed in the Caribbean, and scenarios for its final destination range from bypassing the East Coast to creating a nightmare for millions of people. Tropical Depression 18 formed in the central Caribbean at midday Monday and strengthened into Tropical Storm Sandy six hours later. The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center is confident the tropical storm will head northward through Thursday, spreading life-threatening flooding rain across Jamaica, Hispaniola, eastern Cuba and the Bahamas.

Foreign donors? Obama got
$4.5M from people who
claim to live in zip
codes that don’t exist

Washington Examiner [DC], by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/22/2012 8:49:11 PM Post Reply

President Obama’s campaign has received $4.5 million in online donations from people who claim to live in zip codes that don’t exist in the United States, according to a new report that raises the possibility that the campaign’s lax online security requirements is allowing foreign donors to contribute illegally. “During calendar year 2012, the Obama campaign received at least $4,580,805.35 from donors who did not submit a ZIP code, or submitted one that does not exist,” the Government Accountability Institute announced in a report after reviewing FEC records. That figure is 16 times the amount that Mitt Romney

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