Now that's more like it.

Quote of the night: "Mr. President, America has not dictated to other nations. We have freed other nations from dictators."
O's silent rage was priceless.

Full disclosure: I don't watch debates because they stress me out. So my husband watches and gives me periodic reports, and then I catch the highlights on video clips later.

It sounds like, in all 3 debates, Romney stepped back and allowed Obama to prove himself to be the arrogant, thin-skinned, petulant liar we all know him to be, someone armed with well-rehearsed one-liner quips. And Obama took the bait all 3 times, while Romney appeared in control, knowledgeable and presidential.

Obama War Room: Desperate Times

OBAMA: But I won! Chris Matthews said so.
DAVID AXELROD: Romney still has Big Mo, sir.
DAVID PLOUFFE: We did a snap telephone poll afterwards. 10% said they’d hold their noses and vote for you; 10% complained the aides were mean, the kids never visited, and the home smelled like disinfectant; and 80% were undecided but leaning Romney.
JOE BIDEN: Let’s take a page outta Dolly Parton’s book and think outside the buxom, Chief.
OBAMA: Outside the. . . ?
BIDEN: Roil the GOPhers: ask Pelosi and Reid to cut ads sayin', ''We support Romney because we can work with him, because in four years Obama never gave us the time of day, because. ...''
OBAMA: I get it, Joe.
BIDEN: Also, announce that your new ''Newspaper Relief Agency'' will grant funds to left-leaning rags that haven’t endorsed yet.
OBAMA: Good! We can’t allow Democratic house organs to disappear simply because they’ve lost the public’s trust.
BIDEN: And we’re still hemorrhagin’ older voters over ObamaCare, Boss. Tell the geezers that under ObamaCare, their pets are considered ''partners'' and eligible for coverage as dependents.
OBAMA: That it?
BIDEN: You were wishy-washy on Iran. Declare a boycott of Iran’s biggest export: pistachios. Smack ‘em in the nuts. And order the NSA to jam satellite broadcasts of Dancing with the Stars into Iran.
AXELROD: Give it a week. If a U. N. team is not granted full access to their nuclear facilities, assume control of their entire broadcast network and show Fiddler on the Roof 24/7 until the mullahs cry uncle.
OBAMA: You know, if I’m reelected, I wouldn't have to work hard. Yubby dibby dibby dibby dibby dibby dibby dum.

Reprise

I think it proves that Romney is a good strategist. He can out-think the opposition, and that's a good trait in a president. All Obama can do is read a teleprompter.

When it's a fact that your opponent is a proven liar, has failed to keep promises to his supporters, bows down to Islamics, ignores terrorism against our nation, dismisses military pleas and apologizes to the world for America's leadership, one only needs to stand back and let the idiot castrate himself.
Romney did that well.

''...Romney seemed to disarm Obama’s new attacks that he is a warmonger who would get the U.S. into more wars....''

I find this new tactic of theirs fascinating. Ronald Reagan was accused of the same thing in 1980, and look how that turned out!

I can't believe the lefties are going back to this - it didn't work out so well for them then, and it won't now either. Do they think we're all more peacenik now?

Do they think, at all? Maybe they haven't noticed how many more wars are going on or have escalated now, directly and indirectly caused by their anti-war Boy Hero? Just because he says he's the greatest, doesn't mean he is.

I repeat: Do they think, at all? This election's RR is looking more and more like the RR past. And that's a very good thing.

#4 Thank you Sagman. I surely hope that is what is going on in Bambi's inner sanctum - total meltdown. Its hard to stay optimistic living deep in blue territory.

Oh! I am SO HAPPY to see #4 again!

AND -- once again WE have media pundits convinced obama "won".....

NO he didn't.....

He certainly was more aggressive. He certainly was more obnoxious. He certainly gives -- WE in Chicago a bad name....

LZK

Who do you think that Independents and Women voters saw as....

Snarky?

Presidential?

Romney/Ryan!

Romney sidestepped at least one set up that I saw. Earlier this week there was an article about how the White House agreed to allow Iran to develop their Nuke program. In the discussion about Iran, Romney did not take the bait and bring it up. The moderator finally brought it up and allowed the Choomster to tell the audience it was a news article that was false. They were so disappointed Romney did not bring it up that they brought it up themselves.

Great review!

And, #13: the "Choomster!" Now there's a name to remember.

Here's an example of how the CNN fact checkers work:
Did Obama go on an apology tour.." CNN claimed Romney lied bc none of the transcripts show that Obama used the specific WORDS " I apologize" on his tour!

I'm glad the "taupe dope" bought up Marines and bayonets. I've been getting emails all morning telling me, in no uncertain words, that they have, and use, bayonets - no kidding. Zippy is angry because he has been lobbying the Marines to turn in the bayonets in exchange for really big Nerf baseball bats..I'm sure we'll see an executive order soon in that regard....what an idiot...

''Attacking me is not a policy.'' I knew right then that Romney wasn't going to lay down and take it. Chris Matthews was all verklempt that Romney didn't turn out to be the ''Dick Cheney-like warmonger'' that they painted him all week. They have underestimated the Romney camp big time.

I see Bill O'Reilly is upset this morning that Bob Schieffer didn't hammer them on Libya to get answers. Tough noogies, Bill. We had bigger fish to fry. Obama appeared to have tight jaws and irritating eyes all night. Romney has a terrific poker face for someone who doesn't play poker.

I take issue with one point, #4. It's Barry, not Mitt, who has Big Mo. She's big alright, especially in the hips and posterior. She needs to lay off the french fries and Reeses's. Whether she sticks with Barry after he loses remains to be seen. If he can wrangle her a Senate seat like Bill did for Hillary, maybe she'll keep him.

First paragraph of this article sums it up well.

The O campaign thought their trump card would be portraying Romney as a "reckless warmonger."

This tactic was built into Obama's closing speech, in which O tried to label Romney as "reckless" and dangerous
(which was funny, since during the debate, Romney came off as anything BUT reckless).

Just think: How many million$$ in pre-produced Obama campaign ads, built on the "Romney is a warmonger" theme, and set to be unleashed post-debate, have now been wasted?

Astonishing.

Our guy sits across from a verifiable criminal usurper, non-citizen illegally authorizing hundreds of acta against the Constitution and American citizens and the "debate" boils down to ...

... who did a better job of talking about money.

My head wants to explode.

Why oh why can't we call Obama what he is? A blankety blank traitor???

The really bad thing about the bayonet line is that BHO was coached to use it. He practiced this line.

His whole team thought it was an ingenious thing to say.

Noticed that "reckless" repetition too, 20.

To me this indicated that the Bamster/Choomster had memorized all his lines (at great personal sacrifice...no golf in FL). His mouth was running on autopilot.

BTW, rote memorization (without absorbing any principles along the way) is a central feature of Islamic education.

Romney took the high road and played to win the game. In other words, Romney let the clock run down to 20 seconds and then went for the field goal instead of risking an interception. It was smart and it worked.

No 21 Romney can't call Obvama a blankety blankety traitor even though he is, because we need more votes than we conservatives can supply. The satisfaction it would have given us would not have been worth losing votes of independents, young single women and disgruntied Democrats. Isn't Romney winning with his strategy? Let's be satisfied to trust his judgment.

Intelligent, strategic, accomplished, and trusted meets the punk from the chicago streets.
Bayonet Barry is wee wee'd up because most of the "stuff" he memorized to attack Mitt was all for naught. What a waste of golf time and comedy show jiving.

#4-- "But I won! Chris Matthews said so!" That is soooooo perfect--LOL!! I have to admit, I don't watch the debates either, the suspense is too much for me (as are the talking heads--except Harris from Fox News, I could watch her all night). So could someone please tell me what this "bayonet" biz is about?

I was told that Barry has an attack ad in the can ready to go featuring a young girl picking arugula with bong smoke wafting off in the background...

I forced myself to watch the entire debate and pay close attention to Obama's spoken words and facial expressions, which is a difficult assignment when you know you are being spoon fed pablum.

The only opinion that I had with a shelf life longer than 1.5 minutes is: If lies were slow, muddy, non-potable water then bHo is the Rio Grande River.

I would rather have President Romney at a negotiating table any day rather than Obama who thinks he wins points by staring somebody to death. His staff told him to hold eye contact, and he did, even to the point of looking silly as if he were playing vampire. He's a stupid, stupid man.

I took a couple of things away from the debate. I was disappointed that OBAMA was not called on his series of lies on the attack on Libya along with having others lie. BO is a serial lier and this should always be pointed out. Also our country is about to go over the cliff with its debts and despite that this was a Foreign Affairs debate this should have brought up.

Excellent, it was apparent to me that Romney won. I loved his smile at Obama during the debate. I imagined his thoughts... "you poor simpleton, two more weeks and we're rid of you"

If Zippy had allowed our Marines armed with bayonets to guard our ambassador he would probably still be alive.

the juan(one) community organizer making stupid statement concerning the strenghting of our navy. He is decreasing the number of ships but he still says we have enough,destroyers, battleships and aircraftcarriers that plane fly on and off and subbmarine that go underwater I fell out of my chair laughing. How stupid can you get.

Mitt, good parent, teacher, negotiator, simply ignored all the child's insults and pretend world lies. Adult versus disturbed child. No contest. The Imposter's cool look disappeared, and for the first time, we could see the child actually with ugly contorted looks on his face, like the last scene in a movie where the always cool bad guy finally LOSES IT !

#21, I understand and empathize with your frustration.
However, I must point out that it is quite impossible for Barack Hussein Obama (or whatver his real name is) to be a traitor, as that term would imply that he is a legal and natural born citizen of the United States of America, and thus legally eligible to be President of the USA.

*wink*

#27 The "bayonet" was part of a snide remark O'b made trying to show that Mitt doesn't understand the military needs. He said our Navy is ok with fewer ships today, just like we no longer need so many horses and bayonets like back in the 1920's. Marines might argue about the bayonet part.

The debate wasn't what 0bama expected and prepared for. I'm sure that perplexed 0bama and set him off more as he can't think and didn't realize what was happening.

#32 you are so right !
I imagined his thoughts... "you poor simpleton, two more weeks and we're rid of you"
I too thought Romney looked at Obama with sincere pity throughout the entire debate.

#36 - oooo that's very clever and spot on

It appeared to me that Romney was just giving Obozo more rope in order to hang himself. What's that old line about not interfering with someone that is losing?

I'm with you 21/40. I know Romney needs to be pragmatic - get the moderates, the soft Dems, etc, etc. But in my dreams I hope Romney's first words off mike after his inaguration speech are: "Officer, arrest this man."