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Romney lands punches against
subdued Obama in first debate

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Amie Parnes & Justin Sink

Original Article

Posted By:Photoonist, 10/4/2012 12:51:32 AM

Mitt Romney dominated the critical first presidential debate Wednesday night, landing punch after punch on a noticeably subdued President Obama. The GOP nominee came into the evening needing to shake up the narrative of the race, and he appeared to succeed. Throughout the 90-minute debate in Denver, the first showdown of the presidential contest, Romney aggressively questioned the president's record while defending his own economic priorities. Meanwhile, as Obama offered a safe defense of his record and policies, Romney often interrupted and seemed eager to engage.

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0bama seemed to think he could run out the clock at times, by droning on. Romney didn't exactly interrupt but wasn't about to let Lehrer give 0bama the last word when it was his own turn. Unless 0bama just came off of Choom Force One this wasn't 0bama being subdued. This was 0bama showing his lack of debating skills against a genuine debater. You don't beat a skilled debating opponent by reciting memorized lines.

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: gracepmc, 10/4/2012 12:58:56 AM     (No. 8908199)

Give the MSM, including the Hill and Politico, time. They are stunned. By tomorrow they will be saying how Obama had an off night and handed the debate to Romney who was "over eager", "aggressive" "not specific enough", "lied". Steffy the Cutter and WAPO will have "fact checked" everything and Obama will once again be lifted back onto his throne by his adoring flock of journolists.


Reply 2 - Posted by: snakeoil, 10/4/2012 1:13:25 AM     (No. 8908222)

Much as I want to see ØDumbø vanquished, I'd have to say Horseface beat Dubya in all of their debates but Dubya won the election. The incumbent has many things going for him. He can control events. Such as the October surprise when Jug Ears bombs a bunch of sand dunes in Libya and announces he killed bin Laden's stunt double. But after tonight, Plugs may be known as the better debater. Watch out Ryan.


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: JAN, 10/4/2012 4:09:12 AM     (No. 8908454)

i suspect those devastating video revelations put the finishing touch on Obama before the debate even began.

He dared not bring up Romney's 47% video comments lest he open the door to his own ugly ugly race warfare video comments.



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