Romney wins presidential debate

[Wezil]

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Big Bird in the soup line was good too.

[giblets]

Romney Dominated Debate, Say Pundits Trying To Figure Out GOP Candidate's Policies

DENVER—Following Wednesday's presidential debate, Mitt Romney’s performance was hailed as “dominant” and “potentially game-changing” by a near unanimous consensus of political commentators who were still trying to figure out where exactly the Republican nominee stood on the issues and what specific policies, if any, he espoused. “Mitt Romney was very strong up there, and there’s no doubt he made an effective, compelling case to the nation’s undecided voters,” said NBC News correspondent Chuck Todd, who was, if anything, more at a loss as to what health care, job creation, tax policy, education, deficit reduction, and financial regulation would look like under a Romney presidency after the debate than he was before it began. “Romney came across as very presidential tonight. If he can ride this momentum for the rest of the campaign, he has a real shot at taking the White House.” Analyzing President Obama’s performance, pundits agreed that the man who articulated a sober plan of measured steps and shared sacrifice to ensure the nation’s future prosperity had a “tough road” ahead of him if he hoped to match Romney in the next debate.

[molly bloom]

With your amazing understanding of human subconscious and socio-biological cues, it is absolutely incredible that you can't get a girlfriend

That whole conversion to J.C. holy rollerdom is is doing wonders for your irony.

And empathy.

[Dinner]

The L.A. Times had a good cartoon summary.

[kentonio]

Why Romney Lost the Debate with Women: It's Not a Prizefight

As the blogosphere proclaims Governor Romney the winner of the first debate, I believe that he actually lost stature and huge points with women -- and the already considerable gender gap will widen even more. Romney's masculine skills were on full display, but his feminine skills were sorely lacking.

The pundits loudly credit Romney for his combative style, his aggressive, in-your-face energy and his hyper-attack mode. They applaud these debate tactics as if this was not a presidential debate, but a bloody prizefight. In fact, the September issue of The Atlantic magazine ran a cover story, "Slugfest: Obama vs. Romney." On the cover, Romney and Obama jab in prizefighter gear: Slugging it out, sweat flying, Romney lands a knockout punch to President Obama's jaw. Is this what our uncivil union has come to -- a prizefight?

This prizefight metaphor was also much in display in the pre-debate coverage. As I switched between MSNBC, CNN and FOX, the debate was framed as two candidates stepping into the Big Ring for a political brawl. And when it was over, the pundits, mostly white males, proclaimed Romney's "big win." But there is always a her-story behind the his-story. And this was evident in the feminine response.

The women I spoke with who watched the debate were dismayed by Romney's rude interruptions, his high-handed dismissal of the venerable PBS moderator, Jim Lehrer, his turning away from the audience -- who should be his primary focus -- to fix his feisty attention all on President Obama. While Obama calmly addressed the audience and moderator and the world audience, Romney was riveted on Obama as if he were the only person in the room. This is the way a predator focuses on prey. It's not the behavior of someone seeking to serve and heal a country divided. This was a sports event, not an exchange of ideas affecting us all deeply.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brenda...usaolp00000003

Interesting view. I wonder how widespread this is.

[Tupac Shakur]

Not very.

[Lorizael]

Yup, not very widespread at all. Tupac doesn't share that view, Naked Gents Rut doesn't share that view, and Drake Tungsten doesn't either!

[Dinner]

We need a rep feature so I can give you a rep for that one.

[MrFun]

I guess Romney doesn't like following the rules.

[The Mad Monk]

Big Bird in the soup line was good too.

Especially after walking through the "Sesame Street" section of any toy store you can think of.

[Hauldren Collider]

[regexcellent]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brenda...usaolp00000003

Interesting view. I wonder how widespread this is.

This is what's known as "spin." Democrats are currently in a mode known as "denial." They are using "spin" to encourage their supporters to be in "denial" so that it doesn't hurt spirits.

[snoopy369]

I love how the sesame street example comes up every time... and they're an example of a successful, non-governmentally-funded television program. Republicans should be point to Sesame Street as an example of what public television should be: privately funded, successful in the market (ie, Toys'R'Us), educational. Instead they keep saying 'we're sorry but we won't fund Big Bird'. Umm, you don't... instead say you won't fund Jim Lehrer

[The Mad Monk]

I guess Romney doesn't like following the rules.

It's a handkercheif.

[MrFun]

yeah