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Debate Thoughts by Machtyn

The final debate has just completed and I think Romney has built upon his lead in every one. He was able to control the tempo and tenor of every debate. The first was a fluke for Obama, but it was the game changer. Romney was able to control that debate like no other. In the second debate, Romney attacked and went hard. He caught Obama on his heels and kept up the pressure. Finally, Obama tried to attack Romney and drag him low, but Romney would have none of it. Obama's attacks failed and made him look little, while Romney looked Presidential. As Charles Krauthammer stated after the debate, "Romney went large. Obama went very, very small – shockingly small."

Romney will win the Presidency. In my opinion, Romney came across just as knowledgeable and more capable to handle the foreign policies of the nation than Obama. This debate did not move the needle for the partisans, but in the following days the independents will move. Dick Morris has been a pretty good score keeper of the debates. He has Romney winning on points. A PPP poll post-debate had the following question for Independents:

PPP post-debate INDYs only key stat: "More/less likely to vote after debate" - Obama 32 more/48 less. Romney 47 more/35 less.
— NumbersMuncher (@NumbersMuncher) October 23, 2012

16 point negative swing against Obama and a 12 point positive swing for Romney. In other words, Romney won this thing.

But this final debate was not the clincher I would have liked it to be. Watching Luntz's focus group confirms that to me. They felt that Romney was strong on the economy, but Obama was strong on foreign policy. However, most seem like they will vote for Romney as this election is about the economy. They understand a strong economy is a strong America and that will pay the military bill to create a strong military.

The LIARS CLUB: Candy Crowley and the President share the same values

Last night at the Presidential Debate, Candy Crowley reaffirmed an out right lie by the President that on the day after the Benghazi killings, he called it a terrorist act...HE DID NOT.

Now Crowley can spin this in her head any way she wants as to what she thought the President said in his statement. That doesn't make it the truth.

I'm kind of a simple person. I don't like making simple...cut-n-dry issues anymore complicated than they have to be. So, I WON’T SPIN IT. I WON’T TELL YOU WHAT I THINK THE PRESIDENT SAID. Crowley shouldn’t have either

What I have below, are video segments of the President’s September 12 Rose Garden statements and the entire statement.

Up to the point in his statement represented in this first video segment below, the President uses the following terms to refer to the Benghazi killings (number of times):

Killers (1)
attackers (5)
Senseless violence (1)
Brutal acts (1)

First segment:



Right after his reference to terrorism above as it related to 9/11, the President refers to the Benghazi killings as "Terrible Act" NOT TERRORIST ACTS in the second segment below:

Second segment:



Below he continues to the end of his statement to refer to the killers as "attackers" not terrorists:

Third segment:



Now I wouldn't want to be accused of taking things out of context, so the following is the ENTIRE STATEMENT:



Cathy Crowley and CNN need to set the record straight. That is, that Romney was correct and that The President and Crowley WERE NOT. And they need to correct this several times to make up for the 10's of millions that saw this debate last night.

In closing, I want you and the media to ask yourself this:

Should Americans have to interpret what an American President says in a statement? Should we need to call in code breakers every time this President opens his Mouth?

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LIVE FEEDS: The Presidential Debate from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY (Tuesday 10-16-12)

UPDATE! 

If you missed the debate, I have it for you HERE. Enjoy!.

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The second 2012 Presidential Debate from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, between President Barack Obama (D) and Mitt Romney (R) will take place this evening. It will be a Town Hall Format. Candy Crowley, CNN's chief political correspondent and anchor of “State of the Union" will moderate this second debate.

Most networks will be covering the actual debate that begins at 9:00 PM EST. Pre & Post debate coverage however will differ.

The feeds below should give you a variety of options for debate coverage.

If and when embeddable feeds becomes available, I will post them below around 8:00 PM EST as well.

2012 Vice Presidential Debate from Danville, Kentucky between Paul Ryan & Joe Biden (Full Video 10-11-12)

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LIVE FEEDS tonight: The Vice Presidential Debate from Danville, KY (Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 9PM EST)

UPDATE!

If you missed the debate, I have the full video HERE. Enjoy!

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The Vice Presidential Debate from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, will take place tonight between Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Congressman Paul Ryan (R). Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent at ABC News will moderate this debate.

Most networks will be covering the actual debate that begins at 9:00 PM EST. Pre & Post debate coverage however will differ.

I will post some pop-up feeds below before 8:00 PM EST, that should give you a variety of options for debate coverage.

If and when embeddable feeds becomes available, I will post them below as well so you will be able to watch the debate right here on this post.

Saturday Night Live: MSNBC's reaction to the First Presidential Debate

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Pig Maher and Jay Leno chime in on President Obama's Debate Performance

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Michael Reagan: Mitt Romney's debate performance was the best since Lincoln

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The 'Morning Joe' crew discuss Romney's & Obama's performances at the first Presidential debate (Full Video 10-04-12)

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Photo of the Day: RightSpeak.net's 1st Presidential Debate Analysis

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2012 Presidential Debate from Denver, CO (Full Video 10-03-12)

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Get Yourself Prepared For Tonight's 2012 Presidential Debate

 Many of you have been doing your due diligence of conducting your own research into who you should vote for in November. Tonight's 2012 Presidential debate will focus on the economy. A few months ago, I wrote a series of blog articles analyzing various aspects of Mitt Romney's record which will help you educate yourself in preparation for tonight's debate. You can now read the entire series below: 

1. Getting To Know Mitt Romney's Record 
2. Mitt Romney's Faith & Economic Leadership
3. A Look At Mitt Romney's Business Career
4. Mitt Romney's Rescue of the Salt Lake Olympics 
5. How Mitt Romney Turned A $3 Billion Deficit Into A $2 Billion Surplus 
6. Govenor Mitt Romney's Record On Taxes And Fees 
7. RomneyCare 
8. Govenor Mitt Romney's Impressive Record of Job Creation 
9. Mitt Romney's Leadership Style 
10. Concluding Thoughts About Mitt Romney's Record

In contrast, I have prepared a few articles which highlight's Obama's economic record. 

1. Obama's Economic Record: Hope Is Fading For Americans
2. Obama's Dismal Economic Record
3. Who Has A Better Economic Record: Obama Or Romney? 
4. President Obama Has Never Been Serious About Reducing The Deficit 
5. Obama Still Isn't Serious About the Economy
6. Obama Now Irrelevant On The Economy
7. David Axlerod Not Telling The Truth Mitt Romney's Economic Record
8. A Contrast In How Obama And Mitt Romney Have Handled A Down Grade In Credit Rating
9. Obama's Numerous Broken Promises To Focus on Jobs
10. Who Is Right: About What Is The Biggest Driver Of Our Deficit: Obama or The CBO?

Quite naturally, there will be a debate between Obama and Romney on health care. I have collected a series of articles you can read in preparation's for tonight's debate. 

The Facts About ObamaCare

1. Obama's Failed Promise Under ObamaCare
2. 5 Reasons Why ObamaCare Is Bad Law 
3. ObamaCare Unconstitutional, RomneyCare Constitutional
4. ObamaCare Unconstitutional, RomneyCare Constitutional 
5. See The Big Differences RomneyCare And ObamaCare
6. Another Democrat Admits ObamaCare Is A Trojan Horse For Single Payer Universal Health Care 
7. Obama Was Against RomneyCare Before He Was In Support For It 
8. Obama Did Not Use RomneyCare As A Template
9. ObamaCare Pays Off Big Business and Big Unions, RomneyCare Doesn't. 

  The Facts About RomneyCare

1. A Simple Way To Destroy Obama's New Attack Ad On RomneyCare
2. Ann Coulter On RomneyCare
3. Part VII: RomneyCareRomneyCare Not Socialized Medicine
4. Mitt Romney Would Repeal ObamaCare On The First Day Of His Presidency
5. The Truth Behind The Costs Of RomneyCare
6. In Defense Of RomneyCare (Updated: 4/4/11)
7. Please Call It MassDemCare, Not RomneyCare

I know its a lot of reading but you can use this to help you arm yourself with the facts so that you can be prepared for tonight's debate. You can also bookmark this page and come back to it to do more reading in preparation to decide who to vote for on November 6th. 

This article was cross posted from the blog Conservative Samizdat.

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Paul Ryan's Debating Partner is revealed

Attorney Ted Olson, who was solicitor general for President George W. Bush, is playing the part of Vice President Joe Biden in Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's debate preparation, the Romney campaign announced Saturday.

Olson has extensive experience both in and out of government. He served as the assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel for President Reagan, and acted as private counsel for both Reagan and George W. Bush. He has argued 58 cases before the Supreme Court, three quarters of which have been decided in his favor. His third wife, Barbara, was killed in the 9/11 attacks; she was a passenger on the plane that flew into the Pentagon.

The full story is HERE.

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Rob Portman to play President Obama in Romney's debate preparation (Full Interview o8-29-12)

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