LIVE-STREAM-TRANSCRIPT: Presidential Debate in Denver — Romney vs. Obama — October 3rd, 2012
What: Presidential Debate in Denver, Colorado between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama
When: Wednesday 10/3/2012 at 8pm CST
How to watch: I’ll be using CSPAN’s feed, which is found HERE. If you know of any other good, reliable feeds please chime in below in comments for those who don’t have TVs.
Format: This is a Live-Stream-Transcript of tonight’s debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. I will be covering it LIVE! as it happens and hope you watch along as well. This will be a chronological transcript so update every 15 minutes and scroll down for the newest entries as I save and refresh this page. Please participate in comments with anything you notice after the debate.
Pre-Debate Coverage: Listen to pre-debate coverage as I guest-host Larry Sinclair’s Through the Mirror Radio Show tonight from 6-7pm CST by clicking HERE.
Post-Debate Coverage: After the debate’s over, be sure to tune into The HillBuzz & Mrs. Fox Show at 1030pm CST by clicking HERE.
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I’m watching the first presidential debate for those of you who can’t and/or don’t want to. I am the most unbiased and accurate political writer around, so I intend this to be a detailed historical account of the debate that also happens to be as full of my personal opinion and emotions as everything that’s printed in the corrupt, vintage media. I already know that the Ministry of Truth (Minitrue, for short) will be in high-spin cycle claiming that Obama won this debate…because they started that months before the debate was even held. Minitrue is desperate for Obama to win reelection so if I was you I’d try to watch this on CSPAN like I’m doing because you’ll have as little exposure to talking heads working for Minitrue as possible.
This is my second straight day of calling the media “Minitrue” after first establishing they are corrupt and vintage. I am liking it so far. I know that a lot of people not familiar with either 1984 or Newspeak won’t get it, but it’s so fitting for these pro-Obama propagandists. Never in my lifetime have I seen people who claim to be “reporters” or “journalists” fall over themselves in service to a President. In the past, these people wanted to make names for themselves by exposing the President’s dark secrets and cover-ups…but now they only want to prove which amongst them love him the most. It’s beyond creepy.
The scariest thing is, I might actually really be the most unbiased and accurate political writer around because look at the agents of Minitrue that surround me. I haven’t decided who won the debate tonight, yet, before it’s actually begun and will report honestly on it as it unfolds. If Obama does well, I will say so. If Romney makes any mistakes, I will tell you. I am not in love with either of these men and though I do want Romney to win the election he’s been an acquired taste for me. I started off this presidential race vociferously opposing his nomination mainly because I don’t like a lot of his supporters and operatives and because I felt he’d been running since the day after McCain lost in 2008. It’s taken a while for me to like Mitt Romney…but now I actually do.
You know what really sealed the deal for me? The day that Ann Romney’s plane had engine trouble/cabin smoke and Mitt raced to meet her at the airfield. I saw footage of him impatiently struggling to stand still as the plane taxied up and the doors opened to let Ann out onto the tarmac. Every cell in this man’s being ached to hold his wife and make sure she was safe. And when they hugged, it was epic. The love was real and palpable and I almost had to look away because it was a private moment with him so thrilled she was alive and well and safe. And Ann’s response was the same in that she was so happy she got to see her husband again. I have not witnessed two people more in love who care so much about each other since Nancy lost her Ronnie.
Since I grew up in the 80s with the Reagans in the White House, seeing Mitt and Ann like this rushed waves of nostalgia over me. I felt safe and secure as a kid with President Reagan standing up to America’s enemies and smacking down bullies. I was too young to remember Jimmy Carter, but people on the street still spat whenever they’d hear his name. I want the kids I know to only vaguely remember Barack Obama someday and to grow up with the Romneys in the White House and a country very much back on track and repairing all the damage of the last four years.
I won’t even start on how awesome Paul Ryan is and what a terrific (and adorable) Vice President he’ll be. He’s a future President too, so it’s exciting to think that if Romney/Ryan work hard and keep their promises to us that this country could have recovery and stability for the next 16 years with the two of them. There is nothing I’d like to see more.
Minitrue has been breeding Eeyores in conservative ranks like CRAZY lately…and Tokyo Roses who claim to be conservative writers like Erik Erikson, George Will, Peggy Noonan, David Frum and others have relentlessly pushed Minitrue’s propaganda points to as many Republicans as possible who are still so stupid that they listen to these people. The fact is that Barack Obama is losing this race and that through these debates Mitt Romney has the opportunity to show Americans that, like Reagan before him, he indeed is ready, able, and willing to step up and take on the awesome responsibility of making this country great again.
Tonight’s the first step in this process. I might not have always liked Mitt Romney, but I support him with my whole heart tonight. I am rooting for him and hope you are too. I am doing nothing else from now until Election Day to help, in my own ways, elect Romney to the presidency. I feel tonight’s debate will be part of history and hope this LIVE-STREAM-TRANSCRIPT benefits your understanding of the race.
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Check back at 8pm CST when things get underway!
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513pm CST — Just saw this on Breitbart and found it interesting. Obama had directed his acolytes to take to Facebook and Twitter to sing his praises during the debate tonight. Let’s see if that happens. If this effort is a total bust, that means Obama is out of political juice. Kind of like the Wicked Witch summoning her flying monkeys and only a few bald, featherless, globs show up for duty.
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549pm CST — I’m about to go on LIVE guest hosting Larry Sinclair’s Through the Mirror Radio show...6pm – 7pm CST…and one of the things I’m going to talk about is the speculation here in Chicago that Obama’s been going through drug withdrawal the last month or two in preparation for this debate. People look at him, see the weight loss, factor in the weird things he’s been saying and notice how he generally looks like Hell. It looks like Valerie Jarrett — who manages Obama’s drug use and access to gay sex — was actually exiled for a while because the current President didn’t like having no said to him when he wanted more coke (and not the effervescent, comes in a red and white can kind). Apparently, they’re going to shoot Obama up with a bunch of Beta-blockers or amphetamines for the debate tonight just so he can make it through an hour and a half with no TelePrompTers.
Let’s see if we can pick up any signs of either the withdrawal or the amphetamines/blockers tonight.
Click here to listen to the pre-date show on Through the Mirror.
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725pm CST — Sometimes the Ministry of Truth (Minitrue, for short) is just CRAZY. Here’s an article talking about last night’s Jeremiah Wright tape and the writer actually says at one point that “pundits are predicting an Obama blowout” or something like that. That would mean that Barack Obama has more support today than he did in 2008…which would require there to be millions more Democrat voters pumped up about this election than four years ago. THAT IS NOT REALITY.
I know party identification/affiliation numbers are hard for some people to understand, but it’s essentially that in 2008 there were 7-points more Democrats in the country than Republicans when it came to turnout. That meant that in the year that was this freak perfect storm benefitting the Left, Democrats had 7-points more juice in them than the GOP (which was lackluster for McCain, had never heard of a tea party movement, and saw millions sit out the election to “teach Republicans a lesson or something”).
When Minitrue pretends that Obama will have a “blowout win” it’s just masturbatory wish-casting on their part because it completely ignores the shellacking that Democrats received in 2010. The latest numbers I’ve seen show a Republican advantage of 3-points this time out. That means things have switched place by ten points since Obama won (eliminating the 7-point advantage for Democrats and now giving a 3-point advantage to Republicans).
How on Earth can Obama win when things have changed this much since 2008 when the only way he’d win is if MORE people loved him than back in the days when he was filling stadiums with wide-eyed, crying cultists who declared him “The Lightbringer” and “The One” in a styrofoam Greek temple in Denver?
Makes. No. Sense.
742pm CST — I really am enjoying the articles written by DaTechGuy’s Peter Imgeni. He’s collecting a lot of data showing just how Minitrue manipulates poll samples to get the results they want. Today, a poll came out showing a ridiculous Obama blowout in New Hampshire…as if people woke up today and realized they loved Barack Obama more than their own children and then promptly sacrificed their offspring in his name as service to “The One”. Stephen King would have to move to the Granite State and start writing about the place for something like this to be true.
One thing Imgeni said that I never heard before today was that while Minitrue lies for months and weeks before the election…a few days before voting takes place there is “Media Credibility Day”, which might be Imgeni’s own term as I’ve never heard it before. This is the day that Minitrue actually puts out the correct numbers. It is usually the day before the election. This way, after the voting takes place, they can cite this last poll as proof they are credible because it will match the actual voting. Everything else was lies to benefit Democrats and propaganda designed to help Obama’s campaign…but the final polls will be as accurate as Minitrue will allow so that pollsters can later claim to know what they are doing.
Factor in the reality that not just Republicans but the general public is largely amnesiac (especially if their side ends up winning) and Minitrue counts on the fact that no one will ever call them on this.
So they will lather, rinse, and repeat next time.
I don’t know about you, but I am sick of this. Beginning November 7th I intend to go for the throats of every conservative writer who has been spreading gloom and doom during this election and citing Minitrue reports as the basis for this Tokyo Rose behavior. I want to see Erik Erikson at RedState.com in particular publicly shamed for his Eeyore-breeding behavior and all the damage he did in the lead up to the election by insisting that Minitrue was right and our own eyes and ears on the ground deceived us.
I just refuse to accept this garbage and see it happen again for the next election cycle that begins on November 7th.
I really hope you are with me on this.
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752pm CST — I tuned into CSPAN and Jim Lehrer is telling people to be quiet and behave themselves. I swear, he looked directly at Michelle Antoinette Obama and said “so make any noises you want to make now, but be quiet during the debate”. It was bizarre…but necessary I guess. He sort of regards her as one of those barnyard Speak-n-Says that is liable to burp or fart or something at any moment during the live televised event. How sad.
Jim Lehrer also practiced saying his own name a bunch of times. He’s practicing using the TelePrompTer. For the life of me I don’t know why people need to use these. It’s not that hard to talk extemporaneously if you know your stuff. My goodness…people managed to do this for centuries before these little idiot box crutches were invented.
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800pm CST — Debate Begins in Denver. I’m covering it live in Chicago. Tell us in comments where YOU are and what you expect from tonight.
This is to be about domestic issues. 6 segments of 15 minutes. Then some open discussion. Lehrer decides what questions to ask himself. Economy. Healthcare. Role of Governing.
Lehrer’s eyes are black and beady…like a shark’s.
Obama comes out and grabs for Romney’s arm and caresses it. Weird. This ain’t the bathhouse, Barry…no grabbies allowed!
Q: What are major differences about creating jobs?
Starts off by saying this is his wedding anniversary. Calls her “sweetie” the way Steadman says it to Oprah all the time.
#cspan2012 is flashed across the screen. I guess this is a thing now.
Twitter mystifies me.
Obama’s makeup looks weird tonight…his hands are so frail and even skeletal.
There are dark circles under his eyes.
Romney looks great! He congratulates Obama on his anniversary and says “I’m sure it’s very romantic for you to be here with me”. Ha ha.
Talks about a woman talking to him about being unemployed.
Romney’s in a red tie and Obama is in a blue tie. Both are wearing shiny suits. Their hair is styled. I mention this because idiots always go on for PARAGRAPHS about what female politicians look like, how much they weigh, and what they are wearing. So I do this to the male ones.
R: small businesses are down to 30 year low. I know what it takes to get business running again and hiring people. Don’t need trickle down bigger government. Need to restore vitality to make America work again.
O: Improve education system. We made progress drawing on ideas that are showing gains…Race to the Top. Raise standards in training teachers and hire 100,000 more math and science teachers and new community colleges. Keep tuition low. Tax code, corporate rate too high. Lower to 25% for manufacturing. Close loopholes that ship jobs overseas. On Energy, boost production. Oil and natural gas production higher than they have been in years. Wind, solar, biofuel investments. How to deal with tax code, reduce spending and make investments. Accuses Romney of big tax cuts and military spending of $8 trillion without dumping costs on middle class.
– Note: Obama does not seem to be on drugs right now. But he is being dull and boring. He looks like a frail, older, black woman in drag-king gear up there. No energy from him.
R: I don’t have a tax cut like that. We need middle class tax relief. High income people doing just fine. People having a hard time are middle income Americans. They are being buried and crushed (nod to Biden’s remarks this week). This is a crushing economy tax. Gas prices double, food up, healthcare up by $2,500 per family. Need trade, energy, help small business. Future of economy is important. Too much overhead. Get dollars to states and get workers training. Need to bring tax rates down. Don’t lose revenue by lower deductions and credits and exemptions. Energy is critical…all of increase in gas and oil has happened on private land, not government land. Obama cut permits and allowances in half. I will bring in the Keystone Pipeline. I will burn clean coal. You are crushing the coal industry. Want energy independence. I am not cutting massive taxes and reducing revenues to government. No tax cut that adds to deficit but will reduce the burden of middle income Americans.
Romney has high energy.
During the time Obama’s not speaking, he slumps down and stares at the podium like he’s asleep. When Romney’s not speaking, he stands there smiling and listening to Obama.
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824pm CST — Obama invokes Bill Clinton and says he would do what Clinton did with the economy and create a surplus, or something.
Romney hits back that last four years are evidence that Obama has no idea what he is doing. Do not need more of the same. Do not continue the status quo.
Romney says that he will end Obamacare, stop subsidies to PBS, will not spend money from China on programs we don’t need. Must make cuts. Make government more efficient. Cut through attrition. Get to a balanced budget. Obama doubled the deficit for the last four years. As much debt as all presidents combined.
Obama: Bush left me a trillion in deficit. There were programs and stuff not paid for and then Bush left an economic crisis so this is not my fault. Let’s make sure we cut things out that don’t help us grow. I cut out aircraft for the Air Force and got rid of some education programs and Medicare/Medicaid fraud. I worked with Republicans and Democrats to cut out of our budget. We gotta do more. I have a $4 trillion reduction plan on some website. Go look at it. $2.50 for cuts we need $1 in revenue from people who will contribute it and I have asked them to do it. I call it the Bart Simpson Commission or something.
When this Romney stood on the stage with some other people for the nomination he said that he would not take any cuts for revenue and he is unbalanced and he guts schools and he’s hurting seniors in nursing homes and disabled kids.
Romney: First off, it’s Simpson Bowles. I have my own plans. He’s been president for four years. He said he would cut the deficit in half but he keeps added to the deficit. He claims he found $4 trillion in cuts but we still have a deficit every year. That is not getting the job done. In 2010, Obama was going to extend the tax policies we had. The economy is going much more slowly now. You cannot raise taxes on people now. Small businesses are taxed like individuals. You can’t raise taxes because you kill jobs.
The revenue I get is by more people working, getting higher pay, and paying more tax as a result. You can’t just raise taxes. Look at Spain. 42% of their economy is spent on Govenrment. I don’t want to go on a path to Spain.
Obama: Hey, my wife loves vacationing in Spain. Had a fabulous time. There are areas we can make a change. The oil industry gets billions a year in corporate welfare. Does anyone think ExxonMobile needs extra money. Why not eliminate that? What about corporate jets? Make them pay more. They are rich! Romney does not identify the loopholes or whatever. Well, I won’t give tax breaks to shipping plants overseas. Let’s help young people go to college. I met a teacher at the slots in Las Vegas and she has 42 kids in the class and she makes them sit on the floor and read textbooks that are ten years old. Budgets reflect choices. If we have no revenue then we need to make more people sit on the floor. We have severe hardships for people. If you shift Medicaid to states, then it is like a cut in that over time or something. That might be a deal and a sheet of paper and (mumbles), it is a big problem and you need to be creative and some people don’t get help.
Romney: Wow, that was a lot of topics there to schools and oil and Medicaid and going overseas. Let’s go at them one by one. You provided $90 billion in breaks to green energy world…that is 50 years’ worth of the breaks that oil and gas gets. If we get the tax rate down to 25% then everything is on the table. You put breaks into Solyndra, and Tesla and Solar One. You didn’t pick winners and losers…you picked only losers. I have no idea what you are talking about if you think we get a break for shipping jobs overseas. We have incentives for brining money back here to the US. Medicaid and Medicare, you will get what you got last year plus inflation and you will manage it at the state level. Governors can care for their own poor better than the federal government doing that. States are the laboratories of democracy. Don’t have the federal government tell people things. States get in trouble and the feds can see if they can help them but let’s let the states take care of themselves.
– Economy Segment –
840pm CST — Obama: social security, I’ve heard of that. It’s structurally sound. Tip O’Neil is a name I remember. Medicare is what I was told to talk about. My grandmother was a white woman and she’s dead now. She was fiercely independent and became the VP of a bank with no education because she worked all her life and then they made her that. I bring that perspective. Entitlements mean dependency. My grandmother liked entitlements. She died three days before I was elected president. There are billions I save in medicare by no longer overpaying insurance companies and providers. I lowered the drugs for seniors and made dents in things. The way to deal with Medicare is to lower healthcare costs. You don’t need a major change for the future.
Romney — our seniors depend on these programs. Every time we talk about entitlements we are afraid that changes will hurt them. I propose no changes for seniors now. This is for younger people. Obama is proposing changes for Medicare…for current retirees he’s cutting $716 billion from the program. He’s cutting the rates….some 15% of patients won’t be seen…we have $4 million people who will lose Medicare advantage. How can you cut Medicare $716 billion? He is putting one dollar back in for every 716 he cuts. Medicare and social security will be there for young people under my program.
(Obama is smiling and being bratty during this)
Obama: Romney wants to turn Medicare into a voucher program and I don’t support that. If you are 54 or 55 then this will affect you. This was that guy Ryan’s idea who is your running mate. This is telling people to go to some marketplace and buy their own insurance. That will cost people $6,000 a year. That’s a problem. Insurance companies will recruit healthier seniors and let the other ones die. Then everything collapses like when my grandmother died. Vouchers are not the way to go. A-R-P says that this is bad and benefits would be affected. If you repeal Obamacare — and I am fond of that term because that is my name — then you would be making people pay co-pays and whatever.
847pm CST — Romney says there will be at least two plans. No one is paying any $6000 dollars and that is not happening. People can get either Medicare or a private plan and I would rather have the private plan because I don’t want the government telling me what to do. Have higher income people get lower benefits so that lower income people get more benefits. This is an idea that came from the Clinton years too…get people more choices, better plans, and have competition for getting the best deals.
Obama: private insurers want to make a profit and so there are higher administrative costs to private plans.
Romney: My opinion is the private sector can always get a better product than the government.
– Regulation –
Romney: Regulation is essential in a free market. You can’t have people making their own banks in their garage. At the same time, regulation can be excessive.
851pm CST — Lehrer seems to be trying to grill Romney. Badgering him. He does not do this to Obama. Romney handles it very well.
Romney: Dodd Frank gave a big kiss to New York banks. 122 small banks have closed because of Dodd Frank.
Lehrer: SCHEMAS: YOU WANT TO REPEAL DODD FRANK.
Lehrer cuts Romney off and essentially tells him to shut up and then gives it to Obama. This was so weird.
Obama (who is never rushed or interrupted): Banks are making big profits while the system is vulnerable. I made the toughest reforms on Wall Street since the 1930s. You need a living will so you can’t make bad bets. All the help we provide the banks needs to be paid back with interest. Romney wants to repeal Dodd Frank and we need a marketplace with regulation. The question is, does anyone think there was too much oversight and regulation of Wall Street? If you do then Romney is your candidate.
Romney: That is just not the fact. We need regulation but we should not designate five banks as too big to fail. That is killing regional and small banks. We need to stop giving mortgages to people who are not qualified. Dodd Frank does not take care of this. It’s been too years and people are reluctant to make loans because Dodd Frank does not specify what is clear regulation. I will make sure we don’t hurt the functioning of our marketplace.
Lerher interrupts Romney again. Calls it “Affordable Care Act”.
Romney: Repeal Obamacare. Woman told me she can’t afford insurance for her and her son. Small businesses dropping insurance because they can’t afford it. Cost is prohibitive. When you look at Obamacare, will cost $2,500 more than regular insurance. Expensive Obamacare. Hurts families. It cuts $716 billion from Medicare. Obamacare has an unelected board deciding people’s treatment. Small business less likely to hire people because of Obamacare. Unemployment and no jobs but Obama focused on Obamacare. Craft plans at state level to fit needs of state…then get costs down. Get rid of $2,500 premium that hurts families.
Obama: uses phrase “jerk you around” at 850pm CST. Funny sound clip of him. Must be having flashbacks to Man’s Country. Obama talks about how kids can stay on their parents’ insurance longer. Now praises Romney for Romneycare in Massachusetts…claims that obamacare won’t destroy the country either.
Lehrer is playful and adoring towards Obama…but is antagonistic to Romney. Romney has to debate both Lehrer and Obama.
Romney: You passed through a plan without any Republican votes. You pushed through what you and Pelosi and Reid thought best. In Massachusetts we worked together…only two people voted against the plan. We didn’t put in a board to decide treatments. We didn’t take money from Medicare. We didn’t put people in the position where they would lose their insurance. This is why people don’t’ want Obamacare. A bipartisan plan was swept aside. Something this big needs to be done in a bipartisan way.
Obama: This was a bipartisan idea. This was a Republican idea. Fact of the matter is that we used the same advisors you did and its’ the same plan. This board is a group of doctors and other experts who want to reduce the cost of the system overall. One way would be to let people fend for themselves and that has been the trend line or how do we make the cost of care more affordable. Cleveland Clinic provides great care cheaper. If patient comes in, let’s do one test instead of doing ten tests. Let’s do preventive care. Lets’ pay providers based on performance and instead of how many procedures. Board identifies best practices. Let’s institutionalize all the good things we do. When Obamcare is fully implemented. We will show that costs will go down. Health care premiums are going up but maybe that will change. Romney says that we should replace Obamacare with something but he has not described what to replace it with. We can’t leave this to the states. There’s no indication that will let people with preexisting insurance . This will result in 50 million people losing insurance.
Romney: Preexisting conditions covered. Young people can stay on their parents plans That’s already in private market. Get the costs down. More affordable. No unelected board to decide your treatments. Government is not effective in bringing down the cost of anything. Free people are more effective in bringing down costs than government. Private market. Enterrpises compete with one another. Creativity and innovation exist in American people. We do not need a board. We need plans and providers and doctors on target with performance pay.
Obama: There is a reason that Romney set up his plan in Massachusetts. He says he will replace it with something but not detail it. (He keeps repeating this, like it’s all he was told to say). He’s going to close loopholes but we don’t know the details. He won’t tell us his details. He says he will replace Obamacare but the good things will be in it. Why is he keeping things secret? Are they too good? No, the reason he keeps secrets is because he is bad. These are tough problems and I benefit middle class families.
Lehrer tries not letting Romney talk again.
Romney: I wil work like Ronald Reagan working with Tip O’Neil. I have principles of leadership and will work with Congress. How do we bring down deductions. There are many models to follow. You can’t come in and say this is my way or the highway. I have a plan dealing with people who have preexisting conditions. The federal government pushing aside the tenth amendment is not the course for America.
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912pm CST — How do you view the federal government?
Obama: keep people safe. I am the Commander in Chief. I work in the Oval Office. The federal government has ladders and they give them to people to succeed. Americans are free to be geniuses if they want. Work on ideas. Make own decisions. I am saying the name Abraham Lincoln now to make people associate him with me. Let’s start the intercontinental railroad. Let’s start land grant colleges. Give opportunities. Enhance freedom. Race to the Top. Not top down. There are like 56 states around the country where good things are happening. Hard pressed states can’t succeed. There are layoffs of teachers and Romney says we don’t need no teachers but me do! We need better trained workforces.
Romney: I love great schools. Massachusetts schools are #1 of all 50 states. Every school district needs good teachers. The role of government should be limited to protecting principles of Constitution and Bill of Rights. Maintain strength of military. Maintain commitment to religious tolerance and freedom. Pursue happiness as we choose. Care for people who are less fortunate and who are elderly and have challenges and are disabled. Look for the things that pursue happiness. Right to pursue their dreams. What we are seeing right now is a trickle down government approach that thinks government is better than free people pursuing dreams. We have gone from 32 million on food stamps to 45 million on food stamps. The path we are taking is not working.
Lehrer: Why can’t you be specific?
Romney: Education should be at the state and local level and the federal government should listen to that. I believe the kids getting federal dollars from IEDA or Title I should go to the child and let the parent decide where to send the kid, not the government.
Obama: Federal government should decide education. Budgets matter because they reflect choices. Romney wants to cut all those taxes and initiate cuts to federal support for education. That Congressman Ryan wants to cut things and he does not give details. When it comes to community colleges we see great work done all over the country. We train people for jobs that exist right now. They design the training programs to fill jobs and that needs federal support. Obama then claims that Romney thinks everyone can borrow money from parents to go to college.
(Obama keeps talking over time…and Lehrer allows it but chides Romney if Romney does it).
Romney: You are entitled to your own airplane and your own house but not your own facts. Talks about all the $90 billion that was wasted on solar companies…that would have paid for a lot of teachers. Money wasted and went to campaign contributors. Government should not be picking winners and losers. Let’s grade our schools. Take child to more successful school. Massachusetts schools are number one in nation.
Lehrer: We only have three minutes left. I’ve done a poor job as moderator. We have lost a pod and I can’t find it and there are three minutes left and I don’t know what to do now.
Closing remarks:
Obama: claims that he works every day to fight for the American people. As he says this, I have to stop myself from laughing because what about all those golfing and vacation days? He is not fighting any day for anyone…unless he is fighting with Michelle over hunky secret service guys.
Romney: Has a great closing. Says he will get rid of Obamacare and save the money that Obama would plunder from it. Would prevent military cuts.
Most of Romney’s sons are there. Michelle is wearing a weird purple thing that looks like a pillow in the back. Obamas leave the stage quickly while the Romney family is still up there. Ann and Mitt waive to crowd and there are lots of cheers. Obamas are disappeared off stage.
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POST-DEBATE RESOURCES
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Looking forward to debate, live in Denver and went to a Romney rally on Monday night. Took my partner who is staunchly under the gay spell that Republicans want us in concentration camps. The crowd at the rally was HUGE, was very exciting to get to attend. My partner was shocked that as we left the rally holding hands, no one threw pig blood on us.
I’m in CO also – working with the Douglas Co. Republicans. Glad you were able to attend the rally!
Kudos! Experience can be a wonderful teacher. So, perhaps he’ll think twice when he reads Talk Points Memo about how the right hates gays!
Oh yay, I didn’t know you were going to live blog the debate. Thanks!!
Ditto. Thanks again, Kevin, for all you do. I eagerly await each day’s post at hillbuzz.
Glad to hear you are going to do it live.
Live stream transcript. Not live blog. Because HillBuzz is not a blog. Sorry. I’m seriously trying to use the right words. I even say leftist instead of liberal to my kids. I do believe this is important
You are too cute. That made me smile.
I have been trying really hard and correct myself when I say liberal now as well
What’s with the “I’m holding a giant cheeseburger” hand motions by Obama?
It shows weakness. CEO’s of big companies don’t use huge hand motions.
Romney…designating 5 banks as too big to fail is giving them a blank check brilliant!
Borrowing money from China for things we don’t need (like PBS) brilliant!
His explainations are clear and understandable, not political lingo.
Obamas lips are turning blue, which they do when he’s mad. He does it in every debate, when (that one time) reporters give him a hard question, and especially during the exchange when Paul Ryan obliterated him during the healthcare summitpalooza.
I’ve done a poor job……we have lost a pod…..and I don’t know what to do now. Kevin, I’m laughing to the point of crying. I’m trying to read it out loud to my daughter and she thinks I’m crazy.
Thank you, Mr. DuJan, for your generous service in providing links to, and for monitoring, the debate tonight. I look forward to your comments. Thank you, also, for your courageous and insightful columns. I am a senior citizen and so don’t pretend to fully understand some of your terms or references but I can tell that what you write comes from a deep and abiding respect for the truth. You are a brave and wonderful young man with a good heart, Mr. DuJan, and I am so happy to have found you and your site. You and all of those dear to you are wished every protection and every blessing.
Tick-tock…..I hope I can stay awake to watch this. I’m also hoping that the Obama portions aren’t taken over by the Charlie Brown teacher voice (which is what happens to me EVERY time I hear Obama speak—waaaah, wah wah wah waaaah–I never can focus on more that 2 sentences without this happening)
I’ll also be watching the C-Span feed (I’m one without TV), but below are other links I’ve seen so far. I’m sure all the lame stream has it online as well, but I can’t bear the commentary by the idiots who masquerade as journalists.
Daily Caller: http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/03/live-tweeting-the-denver-presidential-debate-video/
IOwntheWorld: http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=152347
And here’s the #1 debate drinking game (though I don’t recommend it or you’ll become as stupid as the rest of the Obama voters)
http://misfitpolitics.co/2012/10/presidential-debate-1-drinking-game/
Or, you can just follow @VodkaPundit (PJ Media) and let him do the drinking for you
http://pjmedia.com/blog/drunkblogging-the-first-presidential-debate-2/
I will be watching the debate and also checking your commentary, Kevin. You have such a keen eye for the subtleties that occur in these settings, it adds so much to the festivities.
I don’t watch Obama give speeches or press conferences. My blood just boils. I watch the SOTU addresses cause that is a constituional thing, even though he has managed to make it political.
I have a pretty good feeling that Gov. Romney will be more than up to the task tonight!
This is much better than actually watching the debates. Thank you Kevin for the coverage.
Here is an ad that Crossroads has put out for the debate per PJ Media. I think it’s pretty effective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGstgDx1r2U&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Kevin! Duuuude! You sound good!
I’m listening from Vincennes, a suburb of Paris France. It’s after 1 in the morning here. I will stay with you as long as I can, but sleep will eventually consume me. I will read the rest when I wake up.
I will BEE keeping in touch as much as I can until I return state-side on the 10th.
L<3ve you, bruddah!
Newt
Thank you for doing this for us – I’m not going to e watching the debate (and anyway, Hubby has the remotes and he’ll be flipping around as usual).
Thanks for being the commentator for us, Kevin. Not gonna lie, I’m nervous and feeling a bit cowardly. I’m a total “non-confrontational” and debates make me very uncomfortable. I’ll be reading avidly and watching the debates for as long as I can stomach it at a time.
OH BTW, First Lady Worf was at the University of Reno today. My husband, who is a student (so proud of him), said that during her speech there was no one but a small crowd of young students that had nothing better to do between class. A couple local news cameras were there, but no one else from the community. He said it was kinda sad.
Who is Lady Worf? You mean Mooch?
Hey, what do you have against Klingons?
Good point. They are most honorable.
You’ve set my nerd free, I blame you for all my future dorky comments around here. XD
The Klingons put up an honorable act, but that’s what it is, an act. People forget about Duras and the rest of his backstabbing clan.
Remind you of a certain “President?”
Yes, I’m a certified Trek Geek.
Ralph
First Lady Worf. That is awesome!
Kevin,
Vous sont tres gentile. Merci de me mentionner sur l’air. Je suis honoré d’être l’un de vos amis écrivains !
Translation:
You are a wonderful gentleman. Thank you for mentioning me on air. I am honored to be one of your writer friends!
If Romney says anything about obama being a nice guy or that we shouldn’t fear an obama 2nd term I swear I will jump through my computer screen and smack him senseless. I’ll do it, I really will!
AMEN!
i agree! i want him to be strong & passionate and cause obama to unravel before the us.
Yeah, Breitbart lost some fire after Andrew, The Breitbart, died.
Please stay alive as long as you can! HillBuzz will also lose flavor if you dissapear! I pray several times a week for you, that you will live long enough to see your mission completed.
I’ll buy a keg for your friends to drink, so we can piss on the grave of the former Democrat Party that robbed Hillary of her shot at Pres. I was a PUMA, and remain a loyal patriot, supporting my favorite political guy, Kevin Dujan!
Do NOT be surprised if Obama seems to do well – - Jim Lehrer is a Leftist and a phony “journalist”.
There is little doubt in my mind B.O. has been told the questions that will be asked, and has prepared accordingly.
Every aspect of this campaign has been a false set-up manipulated by the soviet media.
When B.O. sounds much smoother and intelligent than he actually is, when he gives the performance of a life-time, keep in mind he has been told what to expect.
Why are people so intimidated by Obama? Seriously. Don’t be surprised if he does well..are you kidding? What are they going to ask him? What his favorite color is? People will see that and think he really has no leg to stand on. If Romney answers questions succinctly and honestly it will be a win period for Mitt. It doesn’t matter how hard they are either. Are there any? He has answers for everything. Logical rational answers. Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled.
Romney is making sure that he gets his time and the last word when he is entitled to it.
This link has the debate:
http://www.youtube.com/politics?feature=etp-tv-ype-9ff2f26526
Here is another article about fighting back against “minitrue”. It reminds me of something you would tell us to do
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/10/03/how-to-fight-a-rearguard-action/?singlepage=true
Watch the debate online at YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/politics
Sorry, O/T but this is a great example of the polls being fixed. This is from commenter Baklava at neoneocon.com:
Baklava Says:
October 3rd, 2012 at 3:36 pm
WOW. Look at this NUGGET
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view/20221003its_lights_camera__and_drool_all_over_obama/srvc=home&position=0
Here’s another example of fake news. On Jan. 10, 2010, the Sunday Globe ran a front-page story about Marsha Coakley’s commanding lead in the Senate race with nine days to go.
“Democrat Martha Coakley … enjoys a solid, 15-percentage-point lead over Republican rival Scott Brown as the race for U.S. Senate enters the homestretch, according to a new Boston Globe poll of likely voters. … Coakley’s lead grows to 17 points — 53 to 36 — when undecideds leaning toward a candidate are included in the tally.”
Nine days later, Scott Brown won, 53-47.
Listening to you talk about getting rid of cable and using streaming. Best decision we ever made! Roku has been a godsend for us.
Tell me more about this Roku.
It’s a little box you hook up to the TV. It basically streams from the Internet directly into your television. We got ours about a year ago. Ours was around $100. Prices for the device start at about $50 — one time charge and then you own it. Then you add channels at your discretion. Some channels are free and some have subscription rates. We mostly watch GBTV, Hulu Plus and Netflix with ours, but have lots of other channels that we access.
Get more info here: http://www.roku.com
http://www.roku.com/
I have one, it’s great
I watch Hulu and Netflix on it 
Can’t watch tonight–I’m nervous and honestly cannot take O’s voice another second. I’ll be relying on Kevin for his take. Thanks so much Kevin!
Sort of off topic, but has anyone seen the picture of Mr. President kissing Mrs. President on Drudge’s site? I gotta say, I am getting close to retirement and my husband is in the less than 5 aisle. We have been married 32 years and I know we give a better peck than that when he leaves for work in the morning!!! It looks like she is kissing his chin.
It is definitely two people that have nothing in common but their ambition for power.
yes, i notice they don’t have any “spark” between them. all the PDA looks stiff.
A question for Kevin.
Do you know the age range of Obama’s “dates”?
It looks like right now the guys are like 25-40 or so. Those are the “golfing buddies”.
Back when he used to cruise Man’s Country he’d have older white guys (like 60s and 70s) giving him fellatio but he would not reciprocate. I know some gay black guys who have said since 2008 that Obama would only let black guys penetrate him, where Obama would be the bottom. Looks like he wants black guys for that but he wants the white guys for oral sex. I have no idea what the younger white guys in the golf groups are doing to/for him. It seemed like it was a fetish to have old white guys who looked like his grandfather give him oral…but young black guys to bareback as tops with him in the Bathhouse.
Oh my I am so sheltered.
Kevin, I love you. Thank you so much for watching the debate and giving a fair analysis of it. I simply cannot watch it. I detest Obama and I’m not that thrilled with Romney (I will vote for him though).
I will follow along as you update. You are a treasure!!
Thanks, Kevin! I love your commentary and your keen wit. I will be watching with my sister. She used to be a staunch democrat, but I have converted her to being a conservative. Now tonight I will be following you during debate, maybe she will start following you after tonight. : )
From Drudge: HIGHLIGHT: WILL OBAMA GIVE MICHELLE O. LOVE DURING DEBATE? TONIGHT IS THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY!
Maybe we should use the hashtags #DownLowClub #Trinitychurch if he acknowledges his anniversary during the debate. A good time to link to Corsi’s article too.
Well, he did it in the first minute. Sweetie has received her “love” for the evening.
Drudge is up to something. “Will he give Michelle O. Love”
Reggie?
Write Love you honey on hand? Like that twitter photo fail.
Barky’s winking again with Chavez to his Left.
Bammy is already setting up his hook for his favorite followers – women. He’s going to flash an anniversary greeting on his hand for Moochel and all the ladies will swoon.
The Romneys relaxing backstage:
pic.twitter.com/tDXeJHmT
Can’t watch. In old school speak I am a “Jonah” bad luck for debates. Am avoiding the thing till its over.
Will watch the sound bites off of Breitbart etc.
me too, I couldn’t watch it, but its over now , and I’m told my man did GREAT! So I’m happy!
Kevin…you are an ANGEL for doing this..I am just too nervous to watch it so rely on you guys
My blood pressure is already going up just watching the #cspan2012 timeline…unbelievable ignorance by obama supporters
Hey Kevin.
Bellingham, Wa here. Nervous as hell.
Kevin, watching from New York.
If Mitt stays on his economic message he will win.
Obama has no ammunition, he is completely defenseless.
Mitt needs to just squash him.
BO’s eyes are huge tonite. Is that nervous looking to you? Oh, that’s not it – it’s because we aren’t used to seeing his eyes-he’s always looking at the teleprompter! It’s weird to see them.
If Kevin’s right, it’s because he’s buzzed.
Is it just me, or is he also blinking an unusual amount?
OMG – Romney must be listening to Newt!!!
Kevin – thanks for providing your always spot-on political analysis. Look forward to reading it throughout the debate.
oooo thanks Kevin…
ah, isn’t he repeating everything mitt romney just said?
Romney seems to be doing well with describing the facts and his approaches. He actually looks more passionate.
Well, BO didn’t answer his first question. I told my husband he wouldn’t. ” here’s what the question should be…blah, blah blah
go mitt for explaining to obama and america that small business pays individual rate. obama knows jack about economy
Love how Romney is looking unwaveringly at O as he asks his first question of him. I think Romney is going to dress this guy down big time!
As O attempts to respond he already seems faltering.
To future President Romney: B-E/A-G-G/R-E-S-S-I-V-E! Be, aggressive! B-E AGGRESSIVE!
OMG, did you hear Obama say Romney was going to raise taxes by $ 5 trillion? Is he deliberately throwing this debate? Nobody believes that.
It’s true, Mitt is raising taxes $5Trillion on the 47% who don’t pay any.
Wow, the president’s eyes are huge tonight and he\s blinking a lot.
It was asked here “did joe biden prepare him for this debate?”…everyone laughed
AND seems to be Obama’s favorite word. His usual staccato speech pattern.
More favorite BHO words: Education, “My Grandmother,” and MOST FAVORITE WORD: …. “I” .
POTUS is challenging Romney on Math, would like to see O’s transcripts, did he even take a math class?
Goodness Gracious, I think Obama looks sick or something. He is so frail! He’s got the bobble-head look that anorexic girls get. I’m sorry but I don’t see how anyone (women) can think that that is attractive.
What’s with O’s new gesture of holding the invisible dodgeball of power?
Obama’s expression when Romney’s talking: ‘You little…’
Romney’s expression when Obama’s talking: ‘Why am I in the room with this clown?’
Obama says he’s been implementing Simpson/Boles now. There’s a reality sitcom in his future.
I love how Barky keeps talking about his budget when there hasn’t been one passed in the 3 1/2 years he’s been in office. What a clown!
Was that point raised in the debate? I’ve been waiting and waiting for that to be bought up in the campaign – like maybe in an ad!
I started to watch the debate, but Obama just makes my stomach turn. Kevin, thank you for watching so we don’t have to.
I do wish Romney wouldn’t smirk. I guess it’s his smile, but it’s annoying. G.W. Bush had a tendency to do that too.
Kevin, how do we read your comments and watch /listen at the same time?
Have two browser windows open – one debate, one Hillbuzz. Put them side-by-side.
That’s what I’m doing.
Listening to debate and radio, though – can’t help there.
Kevin I have a brand new MacBook Pro and it is quickly loading Drudge, Legal Insurrection, Daily Caller, in two seconds. Your site takes forever to load and sometimes it says your server isn’t responding. What’s going on? Is your server not handling your increased traffic?
I have that issue as well.
I think it is the traffic. I’m having similar issues with Hillbuzz.
Me too.
Hillbuzz always does this during livestreams … massive traffic increase …
$$$$$. More money will have to be given to Hillbuzz if they are to get a faster server with all the traffic its been getting. It ain’t cheap.
Obama is rambling……..OMG, he is in way over his head.
Romney is rocking it!!
I think Romney is on fire. I’m very pleased with his performance so far.
Romney: “You don’t pick winners and losers, you just pick losers”. Classic.
I like how Romney took charge of situation where b o brought up so many subjects and Mitt went right to addressing this confusion.
Romney nails Obama with:
you don’t pick the winners and losers you just pick the losers – LOL!
Did anyone else notice that Jim L had to bail Obama’s butt out a couple of times? Or, am I just imagining it?
No, that has absolutely happened, multiple times.
You aren’t imagining it…
I loved it when Romney responded, “You said businesses get a deduction for moving jobs overseas. I’ve been in business over 25 years and I don’t know what you’re talking about.” The look on O’s face was priceless. He knew he took a hit, and he hasn’t had a response to it.
Lehrer is in the bag with Obama. When CBS was showing a two-camera shot and Romney was winning the debate, Obama looked down at Lehrer and scowled. Lehrer immediately started interrupting Romney.
In fact, he’s interrupted him NON STOP the entire debate. He NEVER interrupts Obama. LISTEN to it. It’s so obvious, it’s embarrassing. Obama is allowed to take his time, go over time, do what he wants. Romney has to struggle to get in a word edgewise.
And is constantly interrupted.
This is all planned and done on purpose to make Romney sound “desperate”.
Tamminator – I caught that too. It wasn’t until the debate was 75% over before he actually stopped Obama in mid sentence…probably to avoid the impending train wreck.
Yeah, but despite that Romney is doing great! He’s holding his own in a dignified, incredibly well-thought-out, informed, respectful, even-tempered way. He is not getting phased. He knows his stuff. He’s really impressing me. Much more than I even expected he could.
Obama looks to me like Kevin described him above – like some old Black woman in drag. He looks pitiful. I feel sorry for him. He’s making a complete fool of himself, showing for all the world to see how ignorant he is, how little he knows, even about his own government, his own presidency.
I watch the body language, and the only man engaged was Romney. Lerhe is an Obama pawn, but as that became obvious, he started to shut up.
He looked like Moochelle minus the wig…
But Romney absolutely bested both of them.
Mr. Lehrer, how’s that exploding cigar?
THATS EXACTLY WHY I COULDN’T WATCH!
Watch the scowling of Obama and the weird face movements. Also, who painted Obama orange? He looks bizarre. Some make-up artist is gonna get fired tonight!
Lehrer again interrupts Romney. He interrupts him every “segment”.
So, is it just me, or does it seem that Romney is forced to debate both Lehrer AND Obama?
from @Vodkapundit 9:50PM It’s gotten so bad, that every time Romney speaks, Obama looks like Martin Landau playing Bela Lugosi jonesing for a heroin fix.
To both candidates, if you force someone to cover a pre-exisitng condition it is no longer insurance it is welfare!
One way is to subsidize the premium for a pre-existing condition.
Sheesh…learn something about insurance.
You are not imagining it – Lehrer is trying to be a co-debater with Obama. He will lose his job when Romney is elected.
I honestly don’t know if Obama even understands what Romney is saying…Obama seems like he is so out of his league tonight. He knows his talking points, but nothing else.
Deer in the headlights!!!
My take is Romney is exhibiting generalship and steamrolling Lehrer by ignoring his commands and asuming a vested mantle of authority. Lehrer has lost control to Romney.
O says the role of government is to keep Americans safe and he has been thinking about that every day he is working in the Oval Office.
Too bad he hasn’t been thinking about it all the time he was on the golf course or fundraising or campaigning.
My thoughts exactly! Also — then why was he skipping all of those intel briefings? (Read George Tenet’s book At the Center of the Storm in which he details how GWBush, from DAY ONE even before 9/11, had a briefing EVERY DAY at 6 a.m., unlike Clinton and certainly unlike Obama.)
Or missing intelligence briefings…
Good God, what is Obama talking about???? He is so boring I can’t focus.
Mitt’s killing!
Watched entire debate and then read Mr. DuJan’s transcript. Giggled and giggled out loud all the way through the transcript.
For example –
President Obama:
“I have a $4 trillion reduction plan on some website. Go look at it.”
“I call it the Bart Simpson Commission or something.”
“I met a teacher at the slots in Las Vegas and she has 42 kids in the class and she makes them sit on the floor and read textbooks that are ten years old. Budgets reflect choices. If we have no revenue then we need to make more people sit on the floor. We have severe hardships for people. If you shift Medicaid to states, then it is like a cut in that over time or something. That might be a deal and a sheet of paper and (mumbles), it is a big problem and you need to be creative and some people don’t get help.”
“My grandmother was a white woman and she’s dead now.”
“Let’s start the intercontinental railroad.”
“There are like 56 states around the country where good things are happening”
“ There are layoffs of teachers and Romney says we don’t need no teachers but me do! “
Thank you, thank you, Mr. DuJan. Your transcript certainly enhanced the actual debate. If you are able, please do this again for the debates that are to follow.
Call me Kevin.
I’m glad you liked it.
I will do this for all the coming debates, don’t worry.
Can’t wait Kevin-esp. the VP debate! My husband was out tonight and when he came home I was reading some of your finest wit from this evening to him and cracking up.
BTW-my little honey badger was asked by her teacher to watch the first 10 minutes of the debate and make a venn diagram to compare and contrast the 2 candidates. Before the end of the first segment I told her just write under Romney “my mom is cheering” and under Obama “my mom is ripping her hair out”. I ended up having to mute Obama by the end of the debate and only put the sound on for Mitt. It was like an earlier commenter said when Obama started speaking I started doing the Charlie Brown “adult voice” “Wah wah wah wah wah wah….” I did this in front of my daughter and it freaked her out a bit-lol.
Thought Romney did great! didn’t know he had that in him! go mitt!!!
as for that Obot leherer! ew! what an obot. got his debate tips from obot gwen ifill no doubt. kept interrupting romney, never interrupted the Soetero fool.
We need a clip of all the times Obama has said he gets up each and every morning and thinks of XYZ and XYZ is my number one priority and then goes off to play a round of golf or shoot some hoop with his bodyman.
Romney female dogged slapped Obama all night long!
Grade wise:
Romney A- (dropped the ball on the Constitution at times)
Obama D+ not on point, seemed disoriented, not a single compelling case, weak, no substance
Kevin asks:
“Let’s see if we can pick up any signs of either the withdrawal or the amphetamines/blockers tonight.”
Oh yes, he’s hurting.
I have a new found respect for Romney, he hasn’t taken advantage of the obvious…to much.
Wow. That was incredible. Mitt hit it right out of the park tonight! Whew. I am so impressed. Phenomenal!
I am so happy.
I caught the end of the debate so I can’t speak to the whole thing, but I was reminded of the musical “Chicago” several times by Obama when he would (consciously or unconsciously) go “nuh-uh” while future president Romney was talking.
So rude.
It was a blowout! Even the lefties are admitting it.
You got that right Chrslea, went to MSLSD for a peek, the faces in the crowd were so long, they’re literally in shock. Looks as if reality has set in. Poor things can’t even force a smile for the camera,
I don’t feel sorry for them one bit.
Obama did NOT mention the cuts he is imposing on the military budget at all!! Did anyone else notice this? I won’t tell you the names I called him while watching because Kevin is sorta a prude..but one starts with P and ends with Y!!!
I am listening to David Brooks…he might have to get drunk because he can’t trash Romney over this debate. The PBS group sounds postitively depressed!
Get used to saying these two words PRESIDENT ROMNEY!!
YIPPEEE!!!!
I think it’s hilarious you think I’m a prude. You are so funny.
The thing is, I am criticized for everything that I do. There are tons of very nasty people who wait to screen grab anything I write. So I do watch the bad language. And I do try to keep things PG-13 here.
But if I am mad enough, Justin says I look like I’m about to shoot lightning from my fingers and I can curse up a storm. But it really takes a lot to get me going.
I think what you see as being a prude is just be being able to anticipate anything my cyberstalkers try to do to attack me and I just deprive them of that.
This is your site, you moderate as you see fit. Thanks for having it.
We won. Bank on it.
Glad someone was watching so I didn’t have to. Being a political junkie, I should watch all the debates. But I can’t- I know the media will declare O the winner, regardless. Just like I know that on Nov. 6 they’ll call more states than they should for O before all the results are in.
Sounds like O stuck to the attacks from his ads, and idealism. Romney stuck to facts and realism.
I watched the debates in 2008, and that was enough for me. I remember O acted unprofessional- like rolling his eyes while McCain spoke.
Brian –
I really love doing the live coverage thing…so I will do this for the other debates too. In the morning I’ll also have a Top Ten Things from the debate too.
The next ones are:
October 11th — VP debate from Kentucky
October 16th — Town Hall in Hempstead NY at Hofstra
October 22 — Foreign Policy Debate in Boca Raton, Florida
10/16 – Candy Crowly moderates
10/22 – Bob Schieffer
Suggestion for one of the top ten lines:
“I’ve been in business for 25 years and I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
Hope I can figure out my Mac to watch and listen side by side for these. The C-Span kept cutting out for some reason. Glad you will do the other debates! Thank you.
Set up one window in Firefox or safari wIth your debate video. Open another window (not tab) with Hillbuzz. Squeez the windows down to half monitor width. Position the two side by side and there you go.
Leanie – I use a Mac as well. I found that lately, Safari is having a lot of problems with streaming. There is a thread on it somewhere. I have started to use Chrome (you can download it in the app store-free). Since then, no problems streaming. I would venture to say that any other browser would help.
Go Romney!!!!!
Thanks for all the Mac help you guys! Chrome is google right? Hmm, not too crazy about anything google. But I should give it a try.
My take: Confidence…They can’t stop us. They’re only hop in to contain us. Drive on my friends. Let’s finish this.
I was totally wrong in thinking Obama got the questions in advance.
Romney was masterful and Obama was a stumbling, bumbling light weight.
I have not been this happy since Reagan got elected.
I have not felt so positive since Reagan was elected the second time… and I was in your country to see that happen
You weren’t wrong. Obama knew the questions in advance and Romney STILL won the debate!
I couldn’t watch after the first 1/2 hour, but I checked on Facebook this morning where several of my “friends” were posting during the debate. I laughed out loud when I saw that a few – who up to this point have been die-hard lefties – said Romney made good points, and that Romney won! Woo Hoo! May after a couple more debates they’ll actually see the light and vote for Romney!
Listen up PEOPLE.
We all owe KEVIN a great deal for bringing us together as AMERICANS when the MSM was making us all crazy.
So put a little cha-ching in that tip jar. It will make you feel so GOOOODDD!!!
Yes, and you can subscribe, it’s only $4.95 a month!
hit it once, or better yet, SUBSCRIBE!!!! Go to the button in the box on the right.
Great job, Kevin!
Like all of you I’m overjoyed and KNOW that Romney is the man we need in the White House! He’s given us all that we need to make it happen – LET’S GET IT DONE!
Megyn Kelly said that Bill Mahar tweeted that he never thought he would say this but that he wished that the teleprompter was there….or something like that. ROFLMAO!
Here is the direct link to that tweet -> https://twitter.com/billmaher/status/253680489850892289
I am very happy with Mitt Romney. Just donated $50 online to Mr. Romney’s campaign.
This is grasping at straws – David Gergen just said that Obama’s bad performance was due to his shock at the way Romney spoke to him and at all the lies that Romney was telling!! They are having a cow over there at CNN because they KNOW that Romney won this.
This was awesome, I’m so glad I put on my big girl pants and watched it. I won’t lose faith in Mitt again.
I don’t know though if I can watch the Ryan/Biden debate. It just seems so unfair. Can’t Biden call mercy before the thing starts? Look, this week he was confused about which side he’s on.
Kevin; Just posted on my FB Status
“Hawaii Bound – January 2013″ —
too bad everything thinks it’s me and I meant the Obamas! I will help them pack.
Many, many of us don’t want him here. Gitmo’s where he belongs.
Dat wuz sum tired as s%tt O wuz brigun 2nite!
Wow! Thrilled! I am thankful for this amazing community lead by Kevin and the team…and for the HOPE we now have in a real leader for our country!
It is worth having a look at the Drudge headlines. Sounds like Mitt Romney hit Obama for 6 (cricket terminology) or right out of the ballpark on a home run
Also, looks like Chrissy Matthews is at the beginning of a big melt down. Same with Andrew Sullivan. They are not happy little chappies tonight
Goodness, that was well done. I think Romney just handed Obama his pink slip.
The war on balls was won by Romney tonight! Woop! woop!
I feel like I need a cigarette after that performance…
That’s funny!
I agree, and I don’t even smoke! Bubble pipe maybe?
That made me laugh.
Me too, and I don’t smoke!
My Mac Air is having a hard time with this site. Anyone have advice how to listen to the Megan Fox and Kevin followup? I click on the “click here” and then I am lost…all new to me.
I have the same issues with my apple products
This link is useful
http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/10/best-tweets-of-the-first-presidential-debate/
David Gergen is so angry.
I am so thankful that someone finally said what I’ve been saying to everyone I know….when mitt said that people were without jobs and losing jobs and instead of working on jobs obama worked on healthcare for two years. That will be one of the defining moments.
Carville was saying that the president wanted to be somewhere else. Suddenly he changed his tune.
Stephanie the spokesperson criticized jim and candy shot back at her after she was off air.
His eyes looked really dilated to me…I can not believe be bad the nerve to say his wife enjoys vacationing in Spain when it just came out that we spend ‘$1.5Billion/year on their travels (3x more than the royal family!)
Perhaps my permanently poor health has colored my perception, but I think Obama looks ill. Not just ill at ease, physically ill.
Romney surprised me. Very pleased with him right now.
Cannot believe the chutzpah of this guy. Here’s the Obama for America letter that they *still* sent out after that bloodbath.
“I hope I made you proud out there explaining the vision we share for this country.
Now we need to go win this election — the most important thing that will happen tonight is what you do (or don’t do) to help in the little time we have left:
https://donate.barackobama.com/Tonight
Thank you,
Barack”
My guess is they had that letter already composed and queued to blast out from the servers on autopilot. That mail was probably composed last week.
Uh-oh, just saw some clips from the BSNBC after the show, and they were having a MELT down. They are actually admitting that O didn’t do a very good job. And they’re not happy with their guy. Bless their hearts. . . . Will somebody get me some popcorn????
Wow, erin burnett had the CNN focus group. She basically rattled off a bunch of benign comments from the 39 alleged undecided voter participants.
Then Wolf Blitzer asked her to ask them who is inclined to vote for mitt and who is inclined to vote for Barack. She literally told him she wouldn’t do that as she promised them she would not ask them that on camera so that they couldn’t’ be associated with any vote.
I’ve never heard of such a thing, we are a little shocked, what are they afraid of?
Umm.. Because it is going to be pro Mitt?? They don’t want to do that.
If any of you are boxing fans, this was Tyson vs Lewis.
I thought Obama was going to drop to his knees like Tyson did at the end of the match and offer to service his conqueror.
Obama got punked by a Mormon. Unbelievable!!!
Can you image the panic at the DNC for the upcoming VP debate?
My 29 year old daughter teaches at the university and is surrounded by uber leftists. She said they are posting things on their FB pages like, “Romney just won the election” and “Obama wants to lose”. This is HUGE coming from these far left leftists!
I think one of Romney’s best lines tonight, and no one is saying it, was when he first started he related that he got into this race because the country needs help! It was almost like hearing him say, ok, I’ll take this Olympics over because I’m the only one that can fix it!
He’s confident just like Ann said he would be. Ann said, if Mitt thinks he can fix it, he will fix it!
Watching Karl Rove on Greta now. I swear he got better as he went along but you guys have to watch that interview from the beginning because I swear I don’t know whether he deserves the head eeyore nomination or krauthammer. They both said disappointing things about romney tonight.
Yeah, I heard them too. They were low on the praise for Romney when they should have been doing fist bumps. What do they expect or want from Romney? He hit it out of the ballpark.
Heard David Azelrod with Candy Crowly earlier. He really has a brass set. In fact, as I think on it, he and Karl Rove sounded remarkably similar.
Maybe mitt is not playing ball with the republican elite?
Let’s hope he isn’t, they would lose this election if they had a chance.
Tonight, there is a great American buried in Simi Valley looking down and smiling, for the healing of America has begun.
Tonight must have come as a real shock to President Obama’s system. After four years of not having to take any face to face criticism the scene must have been very uncomfortable. Obama is used to calling every shot and tonight he had a man that actually called him out on several of his mistakes. Tonight he was not sitting on a couch as “Eye Candy” for the magpies of the View. Tonight he was not President Kardashian hanging out with the Hollywood elite.
Tonight he was having for the first time in four years to tell America what has happened as Mitt Romney helped point out all the flaws. Tonight we saw the result of a narcissistic man who is not used to having to account to anyone. Whether this country comes to its senses or not tonight I was extremely proud to be an American, a Republican and a GAY CONSERVATIVE FOR MITT ROMNEY
you summed it up perfectly. I’m proud to be an American today too, and I can’t wait to have a President I can be proud of.
Looks like NRO has been reading Hillbuzz.
(read the last few sentences)
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/329377/romney-made-quantam-leap-being-presidential-lisa-schiffren
Who is the delusional woman on with Greta now? Did she actually call mitt romney an “attacker in chief”. Did she actually say that the president was cool and calm and the American people will wake up tomorrow and realize they don’t want an “attacker in chief”. Where did fox get this woman?
When Obama twice mentioned AARP, I wished that Romney would have exposed AARP as the propaganda arm of the Obama afministration that terrorizes the elderly into thinking that Republicans will toss them off of a cliff. Romney needs to expose the fact that AARP is a major cronie capitolism beneficiary of Obama Care. They will make tones of money on selling newer more expensive Health Care insurance and supplimentary insurance to Medicare which will be defunded to the tune of 780 billion dollars.
AARP- shamless propaganda, scaring seniors with lies.
“Sarah Palin Rips Obama for Not Having TelePrompter at Debate (Video)”
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/10/sarah-palin-rips-obama-for-not-having-teleprompter-at-debate-video/#comments
“At this point Obama has got to be desperately scanning the room for his teleprompter..”
This was tweeted by Herman Cain, he and Sarah are definitely on the same page.
Romney needs to keep mentioning the 15 member death panel of Obama Care. A CNN reporter actually admitted this will be an issue people will want to know more about.
I think Drudge is doing it again…look at the picture of Obama’s raised leg! lol
Kevin, in the beginning of this post, you wrote something about Obama begin taken off drugs; this is new for me. Then, I noticed during the debate that Obama’s left cheek (left as you look at it) was twitching throughout the evening.
I thought it was because he was ticked off at Romney, but now I wonder if the drugs have anything to do with it.
Do you know more about his drug use? And how did you find out?
Thanks!
I watched replays and soundbites. Obama looked sick, physically ill. He wasn’t all there. Makes me wonder, what was the reason we were warned this would happen? Didn’t they tell us last week not to expect much? Somethings going on with Obama. I am not a conspiracy theorist but if you ever read any books about FDR his doctors went out of their way to protect the President when they knew he was dying of a brain tumor caused by a melanoma skin cancer. Somethings up with Obama….and it ain’t good.
I watched the debate again after reading most of your review. I somewhat disagree that O wasn’t on something. After having worked in a private hospital where parents send their kids to “come down” off drugs, it seems to me that he was coming off a downer of some sort. Watch him towards the end of the debate. He seems to almost unable to stand up and he had difficulty composing his thoughts. His eyes were almost drooping and he seemed ready to fall asleep standing up. His “fight” was gone and he seemed to be unable to wait for the debacle to end so that is why he could only repeat his constant talking points during the end that had nothing to do with actually answering the question. Could it be because he couldn’t wait for his next “hit”.
Well, if he hadn’t messed up the country so bad in the last 4 years, I’d feel sorry for him this morning.
I forgot to add that I think his handlers gave him a downer because he literally hates Romney. You could see him gritting his teeth so hard that it made his jawline poke out so badly that you could see the teeth through his skin.
O hates capitalism, free enterprise, freedom & liberty unless it is his way.
Did anyone also notice Michelle had her jaw set when she came on stage and she did not smile until she realized that she might be on camera.
Obummer was totally drugged out tonight. Looks like he had a “goofball” , a combo of uppers and downers. Worked with druggies and I have seen this before. For more verification see theulstermanreport .com about the condition of O just before he stepped out on Denver stage. almost 4 years ago.
Kevin, you are a star .
For people complaining that they want more “specifics” from Romney: the specifics will be decided in negotiations with Congress. Any “specifics” that Romney would mention at this point would be only a starting point in negotiation with Congress and half of them would likely go out the window in the first day. What is more important is the general overall approach. We can work out the various specifics as negotiations proceed but it is the overall philosophy that is most important at this point. We need to take a more abstract view of this.
We are voting on a choice of two different philosophies in approaching the problems we face. Right now, I am aligned with Mitt Romney’s approach.
Now, concerning Obama’s whining about the math not adding up. Obama is only taking into account expenditures and revenues with the current level of employment. What Obama does not take into account is the impact of economic growth. If Romney’s reduction of the base rates results in more people being employed, right away we see more income tax revenue, more medicare and social security payroll tax revenue. We see fewer people on food stamps, fewer people on unemployment. So by increasing employment we see an increase in revenue and a decrease in expenses without an increase in taxes. Now the problem is that the exact amount of increase in employment and exactly how much those jobs would pay can not be pinpointed with accuracy, but it is going in the right direction.
The moment more people are working, the scope of every other problem is reduced. Fewer homeless, fewer in poverty, fewer on foodstamps, more with health insurance.
Obama is operating with “zero sum” math where he just looks at the tax rate cut without taking into account any increase in revenue from more people being put back to work.
Bammie’s already mentally checked out for Hawaii.
Well being in another country and in a different time zone I missed the debate. When I woke up though my facebook page was alight with all my leftie friends in what sounded like screaming rambled (some in all caps) going on about how Obama didn’t lose. He didn’t. And how they hate, HATE Romney.
Sounds like it was a blowout.
Also when I posted that my leftie friends were having a fit they jumped all over me that they were not! Lol. If they’re that sensitive it’s a sign of lost confidence. Even the media admits Romney won.
The blowout was just that bad. Awesome.
Obama’s opening comment “twenty years ago I became the luckiest man on earth when Michelle married me”
Genius. Oh, how they laughed in Boystown…
Here in the UK, the BBC, firmly in the tank for anything leftist, saying “the US media are saying Romney won”.
I must say that I have been an ABO supporter mostly.
However, NOW I have moved in the Romney support category.
There are probably many, conservatives in particular, who feel
like I do after watching this debate.
Romney obviously has done his homework and has a grasp of
what is needed to straighten this mess out.
I must also say that I will trust the man to do what he says he
is going to do. I am very encouraged.
Even Bill Maher tweeted that yhe president looked like he needed a teleprompter!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
The best line has been completely missed by everyone but me.
When Romney said “I have five boys, I am used hearing people say things that aren’t true and hoping if they say it enough someone will believe them.”
Mitt Romney called Obama an immature child to his face and Obama did nothing about it
THAT WAS MY FAVORITE LINE OF THE WHOLE NIGHT! All in caps. Thats how much I loved it. I saw the piece after and could hear my own father saying the same thing..only there were 9 of us. Boys and girls. Seen it all. Not impressed. Grow up.
Kevin, thanks for the live stream – made me giggle!
Mind – I read this well after the event, due to time difference. And I did watch the whole lot before I posted because I’d rather get my own impression than let the MSM do it for me.
I loved this quip from your introduction: “Apparently, they’re going to shoot Obama up with a bunch of Beta-blockers or amphetamines for the debate tonight just so he can make it through an hour and a half with no TelePrompTers.” – I think they didn’t get the balance right, teeheehee!
What you said about the love between Mitt and Ann was fully in evidence after the debate – and the love he has for his children and grandchildren. That was so beautiful.
Obama and Moochelle – well, she and Madame Jarrett may well have given him a spanking as I write! His performance was abysmal. He looked like an unprepared schoolboy, dejected, clueless, and as if he didn’t want to be there.
Frankly, I think it’s over for him, and he knows it. he and his campaign are going through the motions, it’s only his MiniTru supporters who are giving a d*mn right now, while in a state of shock verging on melt-down. This is not going to end well for them, come 11/7!
The best Romney salvo for me was the rebuttal of Obama’s 2 million teachers pipe dream.
“You put $90 billion into green energy, I’m all for green energy but you could have hired two million teachers with that money.”
Cut both ways, reminded everyone of the green energy waste and put the loss in terms that even a union thug could understand.
The Brits know who won the debate in 10 hours Obama has dropped 8 points on Intrade.
Wow, even the liars at Pravda-MSNBC couldn’t get their “impartial” focus group to cover for Obama’s confused bumbling performance.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/10/04/msnbc_focus_group_of_undecideds_react_to_debate.html
CLEANED. HIS. CLOCK.
I knew Romney would do well but he did even better than I expected! It’s going to be the same thing all over again next Thursday night.
Visualize this – President and Mrs. Romney – strolling down Pennsylvania Avenue on a chilly January afternoon, with their five
handsome sons (and beautiful wives) and their fabulous eighteen
grandchildren.
Message to World – WE ARE BACK!!
Love that dream! And what about Ann? Does she even look like she’s had 5 kids or is a grandmother?
Kevin:
Late to the party but want to add my two cents. First of all I love your indomitable spirit. Second, I love the way you express yourself. I too can say Romney is growing on me. The minute he won the nomination I was for him, but he won me over more slowly. I am Southern Baptist not Mormon but appreciate his faith. When I read the he gave away most or all of the money he inherited, that astonished me. The next part that impressed me was reading how as a very young man he took charge of his mission group in France when their leader died. Wow. What an early indicator of the man he would become. And, of course I love Ann Romney. Was so proud of her when she told the Crystols and the Noonans and all the other eyores to : Stop it.
Just like the Mom she is. No bad words, no wasted breath. Just: Stop it. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa. What a team they will be in restoring dignity to the White House.
One last thing: I too will begin reeducating myself to say Leftist rather than Liberal.
Thank you Kevin.
Seems like Obama brought a water pistol to the debate and Romney brought a bazooka.
For the record “Media Credibility Day” is a term I made up to describe the sudden pivot in 2010 after their last ditch play of the John Stewart Rally failed and have used occasionally since.
So I’m watching certain programs this morning to gauge reaction. Just saw Kelly Rippa and Michael Strahan discuss the debate. It was funny as they are funny. Michael Strahan was very funny pretending to be Michelle Obama and asking “you had to do the debate tonight, you couldn’t put it off” saying there are more important things like “our love”. I’m thinking Kelly is a hillbuzzer as she said to him “do you realize you just looked into the camera and told barack “our love”. Michael Strahan was very honest, he said that Barack at times seemed a little out of it but he used another word seeing mitt romney and saying “who is this guy, where did this guy come from”. They initially commented that the debate was civilized and we all benefit from that and the audience applauded.
Also, the blaze has an article as apparently people on twitter last night were asking why Romney had a black dot on his flag lapel pin. It turns out that the Secret Service gifted the pins to both of them. Some on the blaze noted that he used to wear one with an elephant on it and some didn’t like anything on the flag at all.
I’m wondering if the navy seals have a special lapel pin. It would be cool to see Romney and Ryan wearing lapel pin from other agencies. Who knew they had these, it’s very cool.
I watched with a group of guys. So they watch it like it’s a sports event to make it interesting. So at least six times while Barack was saying something they are like “here it comes, here it comes” ok now romney’s got a slam dunk go for it” It was a lot of fun and they were right every time they realized that Barack left himself wide open, Romney stepped in with something devastating.
Loving the left’s spin this morning that “Well, he’s got a country to run…and Syria and Turkey…and-and…Romney’s a doody-head.”
FACT: If your policies are sound and you are secure in your ability to make them work, you should have no problem articulating them. If you’ve built your career on telling groups just what they want to hear despite how those things might conflict, you’re going to be screwed when all eyes are on you waiting to hear what you’ve promised.
I don’t have much but I’m about to donate to Mitt and buy a T-shirt.
Romney/Ryan 2012 Lets get the country back to work and out of debt.
Kevin, I’m doing my usual morning peeks. Over at Ace of Spades he has a picture of Michelle Obama up in a purple dress. I’ve never seen her so tailored and so low key. I mean the way Michelle dresses you would think that she’d be wearing that dress to a somber moment not to a debate where she assumes her husband is going to win???? What are you thinking and everyone else about that dress and the subtle message it is conveying?
Here’s the link to the picture: http://minx.cc/?post=333474
(scroll down it’s the second picture)
As soon as Mitt Romney said he’d cut funding to PBS I watched the twitter verse explode with tweets about him taking away big bird. They grabbed that meme and wouldn’t let it go.
I was telling my friends, he has to get out there in front of this as everyone tweeting was in their 20′s. He has to explain that back in the date PBS was entirely funded by donations, they would have a telethon at least once a year to collect public donations and they would have corporate sponsors. They managed to survive and thrive. So don’t understand when they suddenly became a ward of the state.
One thing few people are talking about is Romney’s idea of attaching IDEA and Title 1 funds to each child. I LOVE this idea. I have a son with special needs. I would LOVE to be able to choose the best school for him. We live in an excellent school district – but I bet I wouldn’t need a lawyer to access services for him, if the school knew I could go anywhere I wanted.
Kevin, I think I will gleefully join you in the post electoral victory throat ripping of the “conservative” Eyores. They tend to be islamocoddling dhimmies as well and truly do have an epic beatdown due to them. They betray us all at every turn. And all the people who’ve said to ‘cool it with the infighting till after the election’ are going to witness a bloodbath in the Dextrosphere of epic proportions because there are a LOT of solid right wing bloggers who have been advised to STFU until after the election and they are gonna have a whole lot of pent up bile to set loose.
The list is of “conservatives” who undermine the right is long and will not be forgotten.
Dishonest Media Avoids Truth about Obama Through Diversions!
http://wethepeopleusa.ning.com/profiles/blogs/dishonest-media-avoids-truth-about-obama-through-diversions?xg_source=activity
“Food For Thought”
Semper Fi!