Kinda paranoid.

I do not think is it a con. Why? Obama's ego is way to big to be belittled and go down in history and having a worse showing than Jimmy Carter. His ego alone would never allow this. We know he is a narcissist, and they make no sacrifice for anything or anyone. There is no greater good with him.

i have no problem believing obama is an egomaniacal propped-up chump who is incapable of a thought without a teleprompter.

i think the next episode will be him ranting, name calling and preening. chris mathews will have an orgasm.

the problem is that obama didn't look presidential in the first debate and that won't make him look presidential in the second. it'll just be his version of the howard dean scream moment.

the third debate he'll be speaking ebonics and complaining how romney and his followers are racist.

and come january 20 it'll be barack and michelle and no more taxpayer paid vacations

All Mitt has to do now for the next two is tie and he wins. I hope Ryan kicks Joe's tail.

While I certainly believe these cretins would negotiate a temporary halt in Iran as an election gag, as well as believe they'd murder an ambassador for political gain, I honestly don't think the debate performance was anything other than a guy doing something he didn't want to do, wasn't prepared to do, and didn't care.

Just like a petulant, empty chair.

The man's ego precludes the possibility.

It really was that bad. SImple as that.

Interesting idea, and I wouldn't put it past this administration. But I don't think the American people trust Obama enough that these things will matter. They might even backfire with the voters.

Wednesday's debate did a lot of damage to the Intelligent Obama myth and on top of that, Mitt Romney looked very good.

Sarah Palin has suggested that Obama will pull something before the election. I think that she and this author are correct. Today's unemployment numbers are just a start.

I think the zero is way too narcissistic to intentionally allow himself to be seen as the loser, but a loser he is none the less.

Oh, please.

These people leave nothing to chance---I am inclined to believe Obama's behavior was part of a plan!

I too remember what Sarah said on debate night. The performance really WAS so truly devastating, possibly a game changer. They had to do something FAST. Voila, so they monkeyed with the jobs number. There - done.

No con there; Obama really is that stupid.

It didn't look like he was sandbagging but I don't put ANYTHING past those people - meaning the dem's. Mitt needs to close the deal, and finish, and not play prevent defense. Like in footbal prevent defense only prevents you from winning.

This a bit better than alGore's "it must have been the altitude" wish spoken aloud. Better in the sense of a wishful dem apologist whopper.

The man who would be King would have done the debates better and then done the wag the dog.

Libya doesn't want to be struck-their fragile democracy is targeted by al Qaeda. Of course obama, Hillary, and Huma's turnover of the middle east to the Muslim Brotherhood would be more complete if obama undermines Libya.

The strikes in Mali is of interest. The Valkyries Libyan invasion destabilized the Mali democracy, which BTW, had a US educated follower of Christ slated to possibly become President. Motto: Mali Rising. Mali a tolerant Muslim area since the heydays of Timbuktu.

Instead the tuaregs and other mercenaries and al Qaeda and their weapons displaced in the Libya NATO take over took over northern Mali where they destroyed Muslim shrines.

The thing about the obama propaganda team meeting in Qatar is interesting. Will they dare? It is a different war than when Clinton was in. America is war weary.

Could also be asking for campaign money. Hope ABC stays rogue and delves into this one.

If it were only Obama hustling Romney, maybe... but the Democrat Party wouldn't take the chance of losing 3-5% of the voters, not knowing for sure if they could get them back.

The Democrat Party has become evil, and like their spiritual father, they will do anything to win and keep power.

Romney must be a wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove. That's hard to do when being attacked by evil.

It's simpler than all that, Mr. DeCovnick. He's simply LOST without Mr. TelePromptor. The word 'clueless' comes to mind when he's out there on his own.

Interesting take. But you give O too much credit. He isn't as smart at 'rope a dope' as Muhammad Ali. I'll go with Sununu's take: Lazy and unfocused.

I am going to say something that I think a lot of people sense deep in their gut. Obama didn't even pretend that he was even debating because No matter what we hope for or work for he has done something to ensure that he will be our leader for the rest of his life.

So the writer thinks lil' teleprompter really is brilliant, thinking 10 moves ahead while us mortals just think about the next move?

I don't think so.

But if the point is Romney better not get careless, for God's sake how stupid do you think Romney is? Who is there that has any real experience in life that thinks you can EVER get careless, much less when you are in a high stakes endeavour.

Even if it was a con, it still gave Mitt the opportunity to show his stuff in a very positive way and no one was expecting that, including Obama and the media. It did not help Obama's campaign.

Some of you people seriously need to go work for the opposition! What is it with the gloom-and-doomers around here?

Get this: We WON the debate!

But, oh no, it was a sly game, it was a set-up, O's dictator for life and there's not a thing you can do about it! Whaaa! Whaaa! Whaaa! Go suck your thumb in the corner. Don't vote! Just stay home. It's all over!

Sometimes conservatives make me want to throw up! I'll say it again: Hey, Chicken Littles: Put a sock in it!!!

Sure, just like his birth certificate con and his college records con...

#18, I agree. On Alex Jones Info Wars website there have been police and military people call in with information that in several large cities they have been training for military operations in those towns and expecting to have to use force sometime in October. This force is against us, people. Check it out. Sure hope it isn't true but it is scary.

The theory is plausible only if there is something more to BO than was seen at the debate. But BO in a debate is like a Yoko Ono
"song."

World class backgrounds and staging, fronted by pathetic off-key caterwalling.

What we saw was the real BO...

No he just caught in his own web of deceit and lies and had no clue on how to respond. He also knew his nature is to get snarky and really nasty and his puppet masters told him, if you can't say it nice don't say it, so he just stood there and got beat up!

Mitt masterfully took him and Leaher apart!

Not a con except he should be a con. Obama is not that great, it is his handlers and teleprompter that have boosted him.

It wasn't a con. That would be too risky. And all of his zingers against Romney are on the domestic side--taxes, Medicare, the 47%, etc. The next debate is on foreign policy--another area where Obama has failed.

No doubt his people have plans, lots of plans, bad plans, but if Barak was a skilled debater we'd know it by now.

#18-No matter what we hope for or work for he has done something to ensure that he will be our leader for the rest of his life.
Do you REALLY think that Americans are going to just set back and let that happen?? NO WAY!!