THE DEBATE.

[Danno 1,228]

About halfway through the debate and I am stunned as Obama, he seems tired and lethargic.

I am rather stunned that Romney is both on the attack and he is communicating much more effectively.

Obama still have that beautiful smile though.

[SaharaSunset 165]

I was genuinely undecided....but Romney is just SPANKING Obama....

But Mitt just doesn't win me over on Education "Let the states figure it out"...come on...what if the states underfund education (like mine) and then blame "bad teachers"....someone needs to step in a "regulate" a word which Mitt himself likes.

But in fairness, Obama isn't very strong on education....

Edited October 4, 2012 by SaharaSunset

[Karee 4,189]

I really thought Obama was going to spank Romney. Not happening so far. Romney has done a pretty good job against the master speech maker.

[MyLittlePony 340]

Go Obama doing serious damage.

[SaharaSunset 165]

I really thought Obama was going to spank Romney. Not happening so far. Romney has done a pretty good job against the master speech maker.

So true! Obama is being out confidenced and out spoken which is VERY surprising!

[lostinblue 1,989]

"I spent the last years of high school in a daze, drank beer heavily and tried drugs enthusiastically ......Tonight also...A bit hard without Obama's Teleprompter.

[Pooky 3,365]

You lot must be watching a different debate to me.

Romney sounds petty, always having to get the last word. Obama has said ummmmmmm more times than I can count and sounds rather unsure of himself.

And the moderator sucks donkeyballs!

[Danno 1,228]

So true! Obama is being out confidenced and out spoken which is VERY surprising!

Yeah I am surprised too, I was just telling someone today to brace them self for a romney romp.....

This is kinda stunning, don't know if it will be enough though.

Go Obama doing serious damage.

Self inflicted?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Stumblebama. Sorry. The challenger won this one.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Romney looked okay, but most of his facts are LIES as vetted by factcheckers. He's making more stuff up, saying that his plan isn't his plan, changing everything as it suits him. The moderator rolled his eyes at him so many times for yacking on over the time and saying "I get the last word!"

[Karee 4,189]

Even the folks on the Obama network (MSNBC) are saying Obama got his a$$ beat.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Romney wins on performance, but loses on substance.

Romney dominated the conversation from the beginning, but offered absolutely no answers or facts to back up any of his points. If Romney told the truth, he'd be unstoppable

That was a very poorly moderated debate. Anyone could talk for however long they wanted, interrupt as much as they wanted, and determine who got "the last word" ... why was the moderator even there? He certainly didn't reign either man in.

Edited October 4, 2012 by Evylin

[SaharaSunset 165]

Romney looked okay, but most of his facts are LIES as vetted by factcheckers. He's making more stuff up, saying that his plan isn't his plan, changing everything as it suits him. The moderator rolled his eyes at him so many times for yacking on over the time and saying "I get the last word!"

"LIES" huh? Interesting and sweeping statement that I imagine would be hard to back up.

Watching on CNN, you'd also see that Obama actually logged more total "talking minutes" (something like 42 to 38) than Romney...so Obama was actually one going overtime.

[Danno 1,228]

The one ball Romney didn't hit was "sound bites". Many people will only see the sound bite clips of the debate and Romney failed to create these in his favor.

[MyLittlePony 340]

Romney hiding behind his wife skirt.