Remember when Obama was Mr. Smoove? Not anymore:
President Obama’s campaign spokeswoman said she’s concerned Obama will sound too “professorial” to resonate with the low-information voters tuning into the presidential campaign for the first time during this week’s debate.
“[W]hat the American [people] are looking for is not just a professorial list of facts or accomplishments or even goals,” Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said yesterday as part of her ongoing, almost-comical attempt to lower expectations going into the debates. She then lamented that Obama “has a tendency to give longer, substantive answers.” …
Maybe it has to do with their target audience. “He wants to speak directly to the families — the people who are on their couches at home, having snacks, drinking a beer, drinking soda, whatever it is, and tuning in for the first time — and that’s who he’s speaking directly to,” she said.
Obama campaign mouthpiece Stephanie “He’s a FELON!” Cutter says that history favors the challenger in the first presidential debate. ORLY?
Who won the Carter-Ford debate isn’t clear, but Ford made a gaffe about Poland that was criticized. Carter and Reagan held a single debate. Reagan was considered the winner. Mondale won the first debate with Reagan prompting calls to “Let Reagan be Reagan” because Ronnie supposedly over-prepared. Reagan won the second. The Big Dawg kicked Dole’s and Perot’s asses, but he always wins debates. George W. Bush was declared the winner of every debate because he didn’t shit himself.
That’s a total of five “first” debates between incumbents and challengers, and the incumbent won two of them.
I’ll probably be watching the debate and I expect Romney to win, but I also expect that regardless of what actually happens Obamanation will declare that Obama pulled an upset victory.
Even if he shits himself.
The Crawdad Hole 
A wet noodle should be able to beat Hussein in a debate, even a low informational noodle! 👿
I won’t be watching, I hate flop sweat, for either candidate. I’ll be following Stephen Green’s Vodkapundit Drunk Blogging the debate over at PJmedia. Only because, he was hard on Romney during the GOP primary debates, weren’t we all?
My problem is when I drunk blog I tend to forget to blog.
LOL, I think the difference is Vodapundit gets paid more than you do 😉
So TeamObama & the MSM (but I repeat myself) have finally figured out that the months the spent outrageously slandering Romney as a cancer-giving, blood sucking, felonious robot moron is going to blow up in their faces once the general public sees him standing next to the SCoaMF.
Regardless of what actually happens at the debate, the post-debate narrative is written — Obama, despite all that presidentin’ that kept him from practicing, will drone on with his endless word salad (in between his stutters ‘uhs’) and be declared the “winner” or, on the chance that Romney is the second-coming of Clarence Darrow, the narrative will be that the debate was a “draw” wherein Romney didn’t “do enough” to turn around his stumbling campaign.
Of course, none of it matters — as Days rightfully pointed out a few days ago, on 11/6/12 Obama’s going to lose anyway.
http://daysofchange.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/day-1421-five-simple-words/
You were stuck in the spam filter with some pornbot spam. You might want to wash up.
I didn’t link to porn, did I?
It’s none of my business what you do with your spare time. 😛
LMAO.
The closest I get to porn when I’m pressed for time taking the occasional “whore’s shower” (cleaning the personal bits & splashing on a lot of perfume).
Love Days’ blog !
Obama has problems. His campaign has realized that he is poor on policy, thin skinned and an asshole. After three and half years on the job he still doesn’t know squat.
“The president has been working on blunting his barbs nearly as much as he’s been trying to sharpen his policy responses in closed-door sessions led by his senior campaign adviser David Axelrod, former White House communications director Anita Dunn and Democratic debate guru Ron Klain, according to Democrats close to the president.”
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=9A4218D9-87F5-4C44-BE39-3FD3CFBDAC7E
“His campaign has realized that he is poor on policy, thin skinned and an asshole.”
ROFL! Isn’t that the truth?
One would think even fifth graders woulda seen that coming. His staff is the best argument against affirmative action ever seen.
I made lasagne for dinner but I boo-booed. I usually use Italian sausage instead of hamburger but I accidentally used the hot kind instead of mild.
It came out REALLY good.
Hot sausage is the best 😀 My Italian immigrant grandmother (R.I.P) rolls over in her grave whenever I use Prego and Johnson’s Hot Italian sauage in my sauce. 😉
Looks like we use the same recipe.
Classico sundried tomato’s is the best!
My Abruzzi Italian immigrant grandmother Theresa (R.I.P.) , canned many homegrown tomatoes in jars over the years , so I always hope she isn’t too upset when I use Classico and hot sausage , because it sure didn’t bother my mom . She did the same thing in her later years 😉
His campaign is telling the truth for once. Obama is a lousy debater. He gives rambling answers and he has no command of policy details. He doesn’t think on his feet either.
He lost every single debate against Hillary, even with the media helping him and including the ones where she was outnumbered 7-1.
He wasn’t very impressive against McCain either, and McCain is a stiffy.
I would love to watch him try to debate Newt Gingrich. Newt would eat his lunch and drink his milkshake too.
He lost every single debate and all he had to do was answer yes or no to whether or not he needed a pillow with his juice box and his nap.
*snort*
Oh, be fair! He also had to say “what she said” plenty of times…
Team Obam-bam is certainly lowering the bar for his expected Debate performance….oh, he has a day job and no time to prepare like RomRom The Rich Guy !
And don’t forget Obama copied Hillary’s homework every time.
Remember…Hillary actually asked the debate mods when she WASN’T going to get the first question.
Obama had NOTHING to add to the debate…just long on words and short on content.Except for that total novie blunder saying he would YES, sit down with Ahmadinejad and any other rougue.
Hillary called him up on it and she was exactly right.
He is a snot nosed punk.
I wanna see him squirm./ I really think Mitt may sling a good debate.
“Longer, substantive answers” (aka: bullshit).
Rambling talking out of both sides of his mouth stuttering bullshit
Uppity said it best:
“Nobody says nothing like Obama.”
http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2012/10/hundreds_line_up_for_184_gas_a.html
this makes a point
The Seattle Times just gave the most pathetic Obama endorsement ever. It’s downright suicidal. We’d rather jump off a bridge than vote for this miserable clusterfuck of a failure, but what choice do we have?
You have a choice. Jump!
Seriously – jump ans do it before the voting starts! 👿
Off topic sorry hope its not against the rules
http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/it-happened-me-i-was-rejected-food-stamps
More to the topic I think we all know they are playing the lower the expectation game. All he has to do is show up, remember he simply votes “present” and gets a gold star!
There are hardly “rules” here re: posting “off topic” in threads, so you’re cool.
I had to respond to that entitled hipster brat (under Hank DeCat,my “FB” posting account):
She could get rid of her damn IPhone. Her internet connection. Hell the pic of her fridge? I have personally had less in mine on occasion. And you are correct- she needs to apply for a deferment,
Thanks for the info on the rules.
I think these programs should be a safety net. People get so caught up in consumerism that they think they NEED an iphone, or they saw a movie so now they want to “find themselves.” Sadly life, doesn’t work that way. My generation heard so many times how awful the 9-5 life is and how we shouldn’t dare be an office drone. Office drones have nice pay and benefits, you can do a hobby on your vacation or after hours.
http://weaselzippers.us/2012/10/01/scott-brown-slams-elizabeth-warren-during-debate-im-not-a-student-in-your-classroom/
scott brown and elizabeth warren
LOL. That was good.
Romney won’t do a McCain flail & fail, and I expect he will put BHO on the defensive. The trick will be to win the battle to shape the media narrative about the debate. I expect team Romney to face an uphill battle on that front, but they’ll have an opening if they give some pushback to the established pro-BHO narrative.
Romney will be making a mistake if he tries for a big win. He needs to give a solid but not spectacular performance, and avoid gaffes and mistakes.
The third debate is the one people will remember most.
iowa hawk
Stand-in for Romney in Obama debate prep: John Kerry. Stand in for Biden in Ryan debate prep: Honey Boo Boo.
{spit take} Of course that means Ryan will be over prepared.
Hillary is in big trouble. Turn on Hannity. New pictures when Brirish Ambassadoe attacked months earlier. Sickening that people were even put into those people. 👿 newt ripping Obama a new one. 👿
Newt:
“Romney needs to be firm, direct and clear.”
Newt asked the same question I did – why did we even have people on the ground there when it has had 60 attacks – they are just finding out it is 61 attacks vs 16 they reported. Huge coverup. :evilo
Of course, as we saw in the Dem primaries, if any of the moderators actually ask Obama a hard question, he will stomp his feet, be pissed, and cancel any subsequent debates.
Yeah, he’s mister “bring it on, anytime, anyplace…..waaah! I don’t want to, I quit”
Just a caution – for those who haven’t tuned into Homeland on HBO, do but don’t try to watch all 12 episodes in 16 hours like I did. I need counseling and medication. 👿
Sorry. Homeland is on Showtime not HBO.
Speak of the Devil — AP/Yahoo reports Obama says debate prep is “a drag.”
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-debate-prep-drag-230753126–election.html
Shocking! Bet he’s hated homework his whole life long. Poor little lightweight.
The “Leader of the Free World” whining like a teenage boy. And yet, people will vote for the SCoaMF.
My $.02 about the debate. Obama will be on the attack, but Romney will be mellow and detailed. It’s going to be close. The problem for Obama is that if he uses his tongue to spray poison, he might say things he’ll regret.
Speaking of debates, Scot Brown apparently just screwed the pooch by announcing that Scalia is his favorite SCOTUS justice. This is unlikely to help build his “Mr. Moderate” brand. Fuck it, I need a drink.
Concern troll is “concerned”
Apparently Lie-awatha didn’t do so well, so it doesn’t really matter. 🙂
That’s somehow racist (although claiming to be Native American based on nothing but family lore apparently isn’t).
yep, classic concern trolling
Could be worse. He could eat dogs. Or lie about a minority background to get preferential treatment. Or practice law without a license. Or, you know, be a fucking asshole. I think he’s doing just fine.
I’m personally concerned about pooch screwing…..
The Columbus Dispatch poll that came out yesterday that showed Obama ahead by 9 points had a sample of 704 Democrats, 561 Republicans, and 321 Independents. This paper has a phenomenal track record with their polls, and the paper is a Republican paper. It is dumbfounding to imagine that this was their sample. Ohio is 30% registered Republicans, 33% registered Democrats and the rest Independents. I’m no pollster, but I can count and this poll doesn’t make any real sense.
Meanwhile, this poll is being quoted by every MSM outlet……
If you unskew it, that puts Romney ahead. Here’s the thing with these heavily skewed polls, the people reporting and running the campaigns know what’s going on. Which is why on the Obama side they’re sounding panicked about getting out the vote. Right now it looks like about 50% of the people for Obama aren’t going to vote. He’s toast. Yeah, I said it.
so if these polls are so obviously skewed, why are reputable organizations putting them out—-they just look stupid
they look stupid fawning over obama too, but it doesn’t stop them from doing that either. 60% know they’re biased, and they are past the point of caring.
they do seem desperate, don’t they? just today, romney’s garbage man in an ad, a woman with down syndrome in an ad…
well, we are sick of these stupid ads here in Ohio. No one is paying attention anymore. It’s just too annoying. Think of all that money going down the drain….
I am training for my first half marathon since I got my cancer diagnosis two years ago. It will be on Oct. 21—-woo hoo!!! So, I am stretching out my long runs. I did a 10 miler on Saturday, and for the last 3 miles, I ran through an upper middle class black neighborhood. Four years ago, it was plastered with Obama signs—-I mean PLASTERED!!!! And the signs went up early. When I did my 3-mile loop through this neighborhood, I saw two Obama signs and that was it. If he is so far ahead, where are the signs? I’m hardly seeing them anywhere…….
Good luck on your run.
I’m not seeing many signs or bumper stickers here in Obamaland, either.
Great news about being strong and healthy. Most people couldn’t make just the three mile loop. 😉
And nice that your training isn’t interrupted by political kool-aid. I’ve only seen a couple Obama bumper stickers out here in the Central Valley but it was on a Prius so that doesn’t count.
Good luck 🙂
Finally, Ohoians of all political stripes are sick of the campaign ads:
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/10/01/ohio-voters-turned-off-by-tv-ads.html
We need a drinking game for everytime Obama says “well look …” And, everytime Mitt’s is asked to answer first. And, you know damn well Obama is going to have a plant in his ear being fed answers. 👿
If we take a drink every time Obama says “Uh” nobody will be conscious by the end of the debate.
He also likes “folks” and “Let me be clear”
if he says “notion” have a double
“The notion that somehow . . .” you have to chug a boilermaker.
lol at “let me be clear.” “let me be clear, here’s some more vague platitudes…”
I’m checking myself into the emergency room before the debate starts with the diagnosis of pending alcohol poisoning! 🙂
That’s a good idea. They usually play CNN in the waiting room anyway.
And the other fave, with irritated voice: “as I said before”
WORM: If you morons were getting the message I wouldn’t have to repeat myself…
Obama is going to have a plant in his ear being fed answers
i don’t think he’s humble enough to employ this idea, so i think we’ll be treated to teleprompter jesus without the teleprompter on wed. he’ll have to subsist merely on help from the moderator.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/white-house-secret-meetings-examine-al-qaeda-threat-in-north-africa/2012/10/01/f485b9d2-0bdc-11e2-bd1a-b868e65d57eb_story.html?tid=sm_twitter_washingtonpost
white house had secret meetings about al qaeda threat in north africa before benghazi
He doesn’t think on his feet more like with his feet. 😆