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johnnyfog Actual Wrestling Legend from the Zocalo Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
Actual Wrestling Legend
#34726: Oct 22nd 2012 at 7:51:44 PM

17 of Romney's national security advisers were from the Bush administration.

Remember, Bush carried over Reagan's administration. These are the same people.

I'm a skeptical squirrel
Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#34727: Oct 22nd 2012 at 7:53:52 PM

Yeah, Wolfowitz was with Reagan and Bush (both of them). He was the guy that pushed for the Iraq invasion, along with Rumsfeld.

They're both gone, sure, but Rove remains.

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Watashiwa Since: Dec, 2009
#34728: Oct 22nd 2012 at 7:56:56 PM

So... what's the take away? We knew Romney flip flops, we knew he's not up on foreign policy, but ABC's calling it a draw? Bull.

Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#34729: Oct 22nd 2012 at 7:59:14 PM

Current TV feels Obama won.

Fox News calling a Romney win or draw?

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#34730: Oct 22nd 2012 at 7:59:26 PM

Romney actually did a lot better than I thought he did.

Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#34731: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:00:56 PM

He showed up as the moderate instead of the conservative, but he kept endorsing Obama on foreign policy.

edited 22nd Oct '12 8:01:06 PM by Serocco

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Watashiwa Since: Dec, 2009
#34732: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:01:41 PM

[up]And denying that he ever felt differently.

LostAnarchist Violence Is Necessary! from Neo Arcadia Itself Since: Sep, 2011
Violence Is Necessary!
#34733: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:03:06 PM

So it's a loss for Romney; nothing to see here, then!

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Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#34734: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:03:11 PM

CBS poll: Obama 53%, Romney 23%.

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AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#34735: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:03:16 PM

Think that's going to make a lot of conservative voters feel betrayed?

Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#34736: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:03:36 PM

They'll vote for Romney anyway.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#34737: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:03:42 PM

[up][up][up]

Damn. surprised

edited 22nd Oct '12 8:03:55 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Enkufka Wandering Student ಠ_ಠ from Bay of White fish Since: Dec, 2009
Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#34739: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:06:26 PM

Maybe Romney knew it was a foolish route?

Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#34740: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:06:31 PM

[up][up] I was right. I wonder if that'll harm him.

edited 22nd Oct '12 8:06:55 PM by Serocco

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LostAnarchist Violence Is Necessary! from Neo Arcadia Itself Since: Sep, 2011
Violence Is Necessary!
#34741: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:08:19 PM

[up]Obama's indecisiveness on the whole Libya issue was a lie told way out of proportion - Yeah, here's hoping it WILL.

edited 22nd Oct '12 8:08:34 PM by LostAnarchist

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Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#34742: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:09:28 PM

Will this debate have any effect come election day, two weeks from now, where Romney could vomit 9,000,000 attack ads on Obama?

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Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#34743: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:09:32 PM

I dont even know why its a big deal.

Are they like...pissed that the Obama Administration didn't have all the details yet and admitted they were wrong?

[up]

Probably not.

edited 22nd Oct '12 8:09:46 PM by Thorn14

nightwyrm_zero Since: Apr, 2010
#34744: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:09:56 PM

So how did the debate go? I missed it tonight. Any big zingers?

Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#34745: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:10:37 PM

Any polls?

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BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#34746: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:10:43 PM

I skipped some pages so I might be repeating stuff that someone else said, but did you guys notice that Romney tried to pull the "Obama Apology Tour" thing again?

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Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Indiana Solo
#34747: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:11:15 PM

[up][up][up] Romney brought up that we had fewer ships than since 1917. Obama countered with "we have fewer horses and bayonetes too!"

then went on about carriers and jets some.

[up] yup. didn't sell it very well though.

edited 22nd Oct '12 8:11:42 PM by Joesolo

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Watashiwa Since: Dec, 2009
#34748: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:12:01 PM

nightwyrm: A couple. "The 80s called, they want their politics back."

Oh, and Romney sidestepped a question about Israel attacking Iran by saying "Let's not talk about hypotheticals".

edited 22nd Oct '12 8:12:31 PM by Watashiwa

Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#34749: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:12:09 PM

[up][up][up]

He'll keep repeating that lie over and over in the hopes people believe it.

edited 22nd Oct '12 8:12:24 PM by Thorn14

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#34750: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:16:02 PM

I'm going to go ahead and say that people who voted for Obama back in '08 that have switched their vote to Romney are bitter. It's like they're trying to make an ex jealous, but their new beau isn't going to treat them even as well as their ex did.

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