3rd Presidential debate: focuses on foreign policy, Monday Oct 22th 9:00 pm EST

Turned this off a while ago. Obama was sonning him. I'd much rather flip between MNF and the NLCS tbh.

Obama shouldn't talk about TV commercials seeing how he's spent a hell of a lot more on them than Romney has

[QUOTE=Godzuki]i liked the example he made if China got pissed at us of how much they rely on us for their economy, and us not so much them. i would've liked to hear Obama's reply to that.[/QUOTE]

That's unfortunately just not true.

I agree with this

[QUOTE]Jeffrey Goldberg
‏@JeffreyGoldberg
The greatest threat to the world is not a nuclear Iran. It is an imploding, loose-nuke Pakistan.[/QUOTE]

new favorite romney quote of all time

"i love teachers... really, i love teachers and i also want to support the private sector."

[QUOTE=daily]Obama shouldn't talk about TV commercials seeing how he's spent a hell of a lot more on them than Romney has[/QUOTE]

His point had included his side so I'm not sure which direction you're going with that comment. Combining what Romney spent during the primary I wouldn't be surprised if the amounts spent are almost equal between the two campaigns. People are probably reaching fatigue level.

[QUOTE=Nanners]new favorite romney quote of all time

"i love teachers... really, i love teachers and i also want to support the private sector."[/QUOTE]
:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

If Ol Bob is around come 2016 they should let him be the moderator for all three or so Presidential debates.

Romney just called America "the hope of the earth" :oldlol: ..

[QUOTE=IcanzIIravor]If Ol Bob is around come 2016 they should let him be the moderator for all three or so Presidential debates.[/QUOTE]
QFT.

I wish they did more debates. I think they should do 3-4 on each major issue of the time. right now: health care, foreign relations, domestic, education, economy. something like that instead of covering half of those in one night. Then they should do a minor one or two.

[QUOTE=Real Men Wear Green]Possibly because he is currently agreeing with so many Obama positions Romney has been far less aggressive than in debates past. That might be a mistake but he may have decided not to engage in a fight in an area that's not one of his strengths (foreign policy).[/QUOTE]So much of our foreign policy is written in stone from decades of dealings unless the moderator asks some real hot topic question it's hard for either side to stand out

[QUOTE=daily]Obama shouldn't talk about TV commercials seeing how he's spent a hell of a lot more on them than Romney has[/QUOTE]

That's because Romney[URL="http://www.freep.com/article/20121018/NEWS15/121018039/romney-ad-spending-advantage-does-not-tell-whole-story"] has more 3rd party money [/URL]to more than make up the difference.

[QUOTE] Independent groups working to elect Republican Mitt Romney have helped him match or even exceed President Barack Obama's TV ad spending in dozens of media markets in battleground states.....

An Associated Press analysis of presidential campaign advertising data from April through last week found that pro-Romney spending has exceeded pro-Obama ad spending by at least $65 million across the nine states expected to decide the election: Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Wisconsin.
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[QUOTE=Rasheed1]Romney just called America "the hope of the earth" :oldlol: ..[/QUOTE]


Mitt's favorite movie

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"The President came to attack, The Governor came to agree"

[QUOTE=IcanzIIravor]Mitt's favorite movie

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That would raise my opinion of him if it were true.

How did Romney end up talking about food stamps and unemployment in the foreign policy debate?

[QUOTE=KevinNYC]How Romney end up talking about food stamps and unemployment in the foreign policy debate.[/QUOTE]
He said avoiding sex before marriage would prevent he spread of Ak-47's. I'm thinking he can tie any two things together.

One question I would have liked to see asked is about the European financial problems we've been watching for a couple years now. Maybe one of those things they bargained off the moderators list

[QUOTE=niko]He said avoiding sex before marriage would prevent he spread of Ak-47's. I'm thinking he can tie any two things together.[/QUOTE]

Yeah. I guess you're right.

I'm a few minutes behind on my DVR. Romney just say he's optimistic about the future. Does anyone believe that? I'm serious about that. Does anyone think Romney's campaign to this point can be characterized by optimism?

[QUOTE=daily]One question I would have liked to see asked is about the European financial problems we've been watching for a couple years now. Maybe one of those things they bargained off the moderators list[/QUOTE]

I think that would have been a good question to ask too and I think it is tied to our NATO allies ability to stay in Afghanistan as well as their responsibilities with regards to other military actions along side US forces.

[QUOTE=KevinNYC]Yeah. I guess you're right.

I'm a few minutes behind on my DVR. Romney just say he's optimistic about the future. Does anyone believe that? I'm serious about that. Does anyone think Romney's campaign to this point can be characterized by optimism?[/QUOTE]

It's optimism if he is President. Doom and gloom if he isn't. Basically same thing Obama is saying.

[QUOTE=KevinNYC]Yeah. I guess you're right.

I'm a few minutes behind on my DVR. Romney just say he's optimistic about the future. Does anyone believe that? I'm serious about that. Does anyone think Romney's campaign to this point can be characterized by optimism?[/QUOTE]
Of course he's optimistic. Hes about to legislate himself a big tax break.

[QUOTE=daily]One question I would have liked to see asked is about the European financial problems we've been watching for a couple years now. Maybe one of those things they bargained off the moderators list[/QUOTE]

The debates have left a lot of issues uncovered. You would think Libya is the most important country in the world.

Chris Matthews just mentioned the Europe financial crisis and the Mexican drug war as the the two biggest unasked questions.

So I missed the beginning of the debate. Which of his previous positions did Mitt abandon? I heard Afghanistan was one of them

[QUOTE=IcanzIIravor]I think that would have been a good question to ask too and I think it is tied to our NATO allies ability to stay in Afghanistan as well as their responsibilities with regards to other military actions along side US forces.[/QUOTE]
yep oh well. So much of these debates are bargained off the table for whatever reasons. Reading online a questioned missed and one I hadn't thought of is the Mexican violence due to the drug cartels.. that would or could have gotten fiesty and it's very close to home for a lot of Americans

McCain advisor feels Mitt went too cautious

[QUOTE]John Weaver
‏@JWGOP
President wins debate, as MR goes the cautious route. Wonder if now is the time to do so? Or would it be better to keep foot on the pedal?[/QUOTE]

EDIT:
He's got a lot of other good tweets tonight.
John Weaver ‏@JWGOP
I suspect POTUS has a more robust debate with Joe Biden.

Foreign policy, national security used to be GOP strong suit. Ike, Nixon, Reagan, Bush 41. Alas, no more.

When was the last time going into the "prevent defense" worked in a big football game? MR did it without a lead.

Its one thing to reverse on domestic issues,but on national security to be so loose with your positions is quite breathtaking actually.

Romney wanted to look presidential. Agreeing with the President seems like an odd way to do that.

[url]https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/260574120717217792[/url]
CBS News ‏@CBSNews
BREAKING: CBS NEWS INSTANT POLL Who won the Debate? OBAMA: 53%; ROMNEY: 23%, TIE: 24% (Margin of Error: 4%; Sample Size: 521)


Also [B]First winter storm brings 2 feet of snow to Calif![/B] dafuq?

[QUOTE=KevinNYC][url]https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/260574120717217792[/url]
CBS News ?@CBSNews
BREAKING: CBS NEWS INSTANT POLL Who won the Debate? OBAMA: 53%; ROMNEY: 23%, TIE: 24% (Margin of Error: 4%; Sample Size: 521)


Also [B]First winter storm brings 2 feet of snow to Calif![/B] dafuq?[/QUOTE]


Odama Obama

[QUOTE=KevinNYC]

Also [B]First winter storm brings 2 feet of snow to Calif![/B] dafuq?[/QUOTE]

Yeah my parents live up that way, Western Sierra's getting clobbered, even had a couple Tornadoes or Tornado warnings. Talked to my dad and he's grumpy because he didn't get some of his stuff like the boat winterized yet

i agree with the analysts that Romney was more center of right agreeing with Obama on a lot of stuff which made him seem less scary to me. all in all Obama won since Romney was too passive, and Obama got a few more points questioning Romney's ability to do the stuff he's saying he will.

its also unbelievable how CNN goes to a Republican senator to fact check if Romney did or didn't endorse bankruptcy for the auto makers. i still can't figure out if he was spinning or not :facepalm

[QUOTE=Godzuki]i agree with the analysts that Romney was more center of right agreeing with Obama on a lot of stuff which made him seem less scary to me. all in all Obama won since Romney was too passive, and Obama got a few more points questioning Romney's ability to do the stuff he's saying he will.

its also unbelievable how CNN goes to a Republican senator to fact check if Romney did or didn't endorse bankruptcy for the auto makers. i still can't figure out if he was spinning or not :facepalm[/QUOTE]

Romney did endorse a bankruptcy for the automakers. The issue was he didn't want government intervention in the bankruptcy. The problem was given the shape of the credit markets and the banks, they wouldn't have survived.

You may know that already.

[QUOTE=Godzuki]i agree with the analysts that Romney was more center of right agreeing with Obama on a lot of stuff which made him seem less scary to me. all in all Obama won since Romney was too passive, and Obama got a few more points questioning Romney's ability to do the stuff he's saying he will.

its also unbelievable how CNN goes to a Republican senator to fact check if Romney did or didn't endorse bankruptcy for the auto makers. i still can't figure out if he was spinning or not :facepalm[/QUOTE]

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did anyone catch after the debate, romney was holding his grandson, and obama was there and the grandson leaned over to obama because he wanted obama to hold him. :lol

[QUOTE=nathanjizzle]did anyone catch after the debate, romney was holding his grandson, and obama was there and the grandson leaned over to obama because he wanted obama to hold him. :lol[/QUOTE]

I didn't see that. Will have to see a replay of that.

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Headlines are not chosen by the writers of the OP-EDs, but by the editors.

However, Mitt Romney totally embraced the headline in a TV interview the next day.

I think it's time an NfL starting QB ran for president. We need real leaders, not these clowns

You give him a cowboy hat, sunglasses and stick a cigarette holder in his mouth James Carville looks like Hunter S Thompson

[QUOTE=nathanjizzle]did anyone catch after the debate, romney was holding his grandson, and obama was there and the grandson leaned over to obama because he wanted obama to hold him. :lol[/QUOTE]

Yeah that was funny, you see the kid smiling at Obama and leaning forward like,"I wanna go to my grandaddys' daddy".

John Kerry is on MSNBC. He played Romney in the Obama debate prep. He says his head his spinning watching Romney change his positions particularly on Afghanistan which is a reversal of Romney's policy from just a couple of weeks ago. There's no way to play Mitt Romney accurately because he'll just change his position.

[QUOTE=Rose][img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcbodbuGK91qzpwi0o1_500.jpg[/img]
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The Democratic National Committee should make a much better image of that and send it out.

The Washington Post Fact Checker weighs in

[QUOTE]Mitt Romney repeated his contention that Syria is Iran