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Debate Post-Mortem: Jobs-4-Jeremy, Gang Bangers, And Candi(e)d Fact Checking

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Well, who knew it was gonna actually get close to fisty-cuffs? According to CNN Polls, 65% believe Obama won (with 50% saying by a lot) and 19% that Romney won by a lot. Obama dominated speaking time 44:05 to a mere 40:50 for Romney (almost the same margin as in the last debate); but Romney (somewhat ironically) crushed Obama in the drinking game 44:23. Obama Intrade Odds wavered during the debate ending marginally higher but S&P 500 futures are tracking lower. Twitter interest fell 30% from the first debate. Full Bloomberg Headlines and Top Ten Debate Lines below. Obama uttered a brisk 7651 words for a 173 word/min pace (172 last debate) while Romney's 8006 words  were spoken at a 196 word/min pace (slower than his 217 pace of the last debate) but still the winner. So, time: Obama, drinking-game: Romney, word-count: Romney - the winner of tonight's debate is Mitt Romney.

 

The Ten Best Debate Lines (via Politico)

ROMNEY:

  1. “When do you graduate? 2014. When you come out in 2014, I presume I’m going to be president. I’m going to make sure you get a job.
  2. “When we’re talking about math that doesn’t add up, how about $5 trillion of deficits over the last four years. That’s math that doesn’t add up.”
  3. “We took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet. I went to a number of women’s groups and said, ‘Can you help us find folks.’ And they brought us whole binders full of women.”
  4. “You shouldn’t have to hire a lawyer to figure out how to get into this country legally.”
  5. “The president took Detroit bankrupt. You took General Motors bankrupt. You took Chrysler bankrupt. So when you say that I wanted to take the auto industry bankrupt, you actually did. And I think it’s important to know that was a process that was necessary to get those companies back on their feet so they could start hiring more people.”

OBAMA:

  1. “Gov. Romney doesn’t have a five-point plan; he has a one-point plan.
    And that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different
    set of rules.”
  2. “When he said behind closed doors that 47 percent of the country considers themselves victims who refuse personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about: folks on social security who have worked all their lives; veterans, who sacrificed for this country; students, who are out there trying to hopefully advance their own dreams but also this country’s dreams; soldiers, who are overseas fighting for us right now; people who are working hard every day.”
  3. “We haven’t heard from the governor any specifics beyond Big Bird and eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood in terms of how he pays for that.”
  4. “I don’t look at my pension. It’s not as big as yours, so it doesn’t take as long.”
  5. “Gov. Romney was a very successful investor. If somebody came to you, governor, with a plan that said, ‘Here, I want to spend $7 or $8 trillion and we’re going to pay for it but we can’t tell you until maybe after the election how we’re going to do it.’ You wouldn’t have taken such a sketchy deal and neither would you, the American people.”

 

Twitter Interest fell notably:

 

 

CNN Poll:

Time In The Game:

  • Obama 44:05 Minutes
  • Romney 40:50 Minutes

Winner: Obama

 

Drinking Game Stats (via @DebateDrinking) -

Winner: Romney

 

Bloomberg Headlines:

ROMNEY

*ROMNEY SAYS STUDENTS HAVE MORE DEBT ON THEIR BACKS THAN BEFORE
*ROMNEY SAYS 'JOBS HAVE BEEN TO SCARCE'
*ROMNEY SAYS THE PRESIDENT'S POLICIES DO NOT PUT PEOPLE TO WORK
*ROMNEY SAYS 'WE HAVE NOT MADE PROGRESS WE NEED TO MAKE'
*ROMNEY SAYS 'MY PLAN WAS TO HAVE DETROIT GO THROUGH BANKRUPTCY'
*ROMNEY SAYS BANKRUPTCY IS A PROCESS TO GET PEOPLE BACK ON FEET
*ROMNEY SAYS OBAMA'S 'DETROIT ANSWER IS WAY OFF THE MARK'
*ROMNEY SAYS OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION ARE DOWN ON FEDERAL LANDS
*ROMNEY SAYS 'I BELIEVE IN OUR RENEWABLE CAPABILITIES'
*ROMNEY SAYS 'HOW IN THE WORLD DID PRES. SAY NO TO PIPELINE?'
*ROMNEY SAYS COAL JOBS AND PRODUCTION ARE NOT UP
*ROMNEY SAYS NO ONE BELIEVES OBAMA WILL PUSH FOR ENERGY JOBS
*ROMNEY SAYS 'I WILL FIGHT TO CREATE MORE ENERGY' IN THE U.S.
*ROMNEY SAYS 'I WILL DRILL OFFSHORE IN ALASKA AND VIRGINA'
*ROMNEY SAYS 'I DON'T HAVE A POLICY TO STOP WIND JOBS'
*ROMNEY SAYS 'MIDDLE INCOME TAX PAYERS HAVE BEEN BURIED'
*ROMNEY SAYS 'I WANT TO BRING RATES DOWN ACROSS THE BOARD'
*ROMNEY SAYS THE TOP 5% OF THE TAX PAYERS 'WILL STAY THE SAME'
*ROMNEY SAYS NO LONGER WILL 'YOU PAY TAX ON YOUR SAVINGS'
*ROMNEY SAYS NO TAXES ON INTEREST/CAPITAL GAINS FOR MIDDLE CLASS
*ROMNEY SAYS 'I AM NOT LOOKING TO CUT TAXES FOR WEALTHY PEOPLE'
*ROMNEY SAYS JOBS ARE GOING BECAUSE OF OBAMA'S POLICIES
*ROMNEY SAYS OBAMA TALKS ABOUT MY PLAN IN A WAY THAT IS FOREIGN
*ROMNEY SAYS 'I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO BALANCE BUDGETS'
*ROMNEY SAYS AS GOV. TRIED TO FIND WOMEN TO BE IN MY CABINET
*ROMNEY SAYS I REALIZE IF YOU HIRE WOMEN YOU NEED FLEXIBLE SKED
*ROMNEY SAYS HELPS TO ADAPT TO FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE FOR WOMEN
*ROMNEY: EVERY WOMAN IN U.S. SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVE
*ROMNEY SAYS PRES.BUSH HAD A DIFFERENT PATH FOR A DIFFERENT TIME
*ROMNEY SAYS IF YOU ELECT OBAMA 'YOU GET REPEAT OF LAST 4 YRS'
*ROMNEY SAYS THIS PRESIDENT 'CAN'T DO WHAT HE SAID HE WOULD DO'
*ROMNEY SAYS OBAMA 'DOESN'T UNDERSTAND' HOW TO CREATE JOBS
*ROMNEY SAYS OBAMA IS 'GREAT AS A SPEAKER' AND DESCRIBING VISION
*ROMNEY SAYS WE WELCOME PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY AS IMMIGRANTS
*ROMNEY SAYS WE SHOULD GIVE GREEN CARDS TO PEOPLE WITH SKILLS
*ROMNEY SAYS 'NEED TO STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION'
*ROMNEY SAYS WON'T GRANT AMNESTY TO THOSE WHO COME ILLEGALLY
*ROMNEY SAYS THE E-VERIFIED PART OF ARIZ.LAW IS A NATIONAL MODEL
*ROMNEY SAYS 'I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF ROUNDING UP PEOPLE'
*ROMNEY SAYS MY INVESTMENTS ARE HANDLED BY BLIND TRUST
*ROMNEY SAYS OBAMA IS RIGHT 'THE BUCK DOES STOP AT HIS DESK'
*ROMNEY SAYS MANY DAYS PASSED BEFORE WE KNEW IF THIS WAS PROTEST
*ROMNEY SAYS 'WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW' REASONS BEHIND BENGHAZI ATTACK
*ROMNEY SAYS DAY AFTER BENGHAZI OBAMA FLEW TO FUNDRAISERS
*ROMNEY SAYS 'THIS WAS A TERRORIST ATTACK' NOT DEMONSTRATION
*ROMNEY SAYS LOOK AT THE SPACE BETWEEN 'US AND ISRAEL'
*ROMNEY SAYS OBAMA'S POLICIES IN MIDDLE EAST WERE 'APOLOGY TOUR'
*ROMNEY SAYS IT TOOK OBAMA 14 DAYS TO CALL BENGHAZI TERRORISM
*ROMNEY SAYS I AN NOT IN FAVOR OF MAKING CERTAIN GUNS ILLEGAL
*ROMNEY SAYS I DON'T WANT TO BRING ANY NEW GUN LEGISLATION
*ROMNEY SAYS 'TWO PARENT FAMILIES' MAKE POVERTY RATES GO DOWN
*ROMNEY SAYS GREATEST FAILURE OF ADMINSTRATION WAS FAST&FURIOUS
*ROMNEY SAYS I WANT TO UNDERSTAND FAST AND FURIOUS
*ROMNEY SAYS THE ASSAULT WEAPON BAN IN MASS. WAS BI-PARTISAN
*ROMNEY SAYS TRICKLE DOWN GOV'T WON'T CREATE MORE JOBS IN U.S.
*ROMNEY SAYS TRICKLE DOWN GOV'T HAS NEVER WORKED ANYWHERE
*ROMNEY SAYS 'CHINA HAS NOT PLAYED BY RULES' CURRENCY MANIPULATE
*ROMNEY SAYS OBAMA REFUSES TO LABEL CHINA A CURRENCY MANIPULATOR
*ROMNEY SAYS CHINA TAKES UNFAIR ADVANTAGE OF MANUFACTURING
*ROMNEY SAYS 'I WILL BE STRICT WITH PEOPLE WE TRADE WITH'
*ROMNEY SAYS OBAMACARE HAS BEEN REASON COMPANIES ARN'T HIRING
*ROMNEY SAYS 'CHINA HAS BEEN CHEATING OVER THE YEARS'
*ROMNEY SAYS 'CHINA HAS BEEN STEALING OUR IP'
*ROMNEY SAYS 'CHINA HACKS INTO OUR COMPUTERS'
*ROMNEY SAYS GOVERNMENT DOESN'T CREATE JOBS
*ROMNEY SAYS 'I CARE ABOUT 100% OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE'
*ROMNEY SAYS 'I BELIEVE WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD'

OBAMA:

*OBAMA SAYS 'WE NEED TO BE CREATING JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY'
*OBAMA SAYS 'I WANT TO BUILD MANUFACTURING JOBS' IN THE U.S.
*OBAMA SAYS 'NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE BEST EDUCATION SYSTEM'
*OBAMA SAYS 'HAVE TO REDUCE OUR DEFICIT' TO INVEST IN EDUCATION
*OBAMA SAYS 'ROMNEY HAS A ONE POINT PLAN'
*OBAMA SAYS PLAN HAS THOSE ON TOP 'PLAYING BY DIFFERENT RULES'
*OBAMA SAYS 'MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO CONTROL OUR OWN ENERGY'
*OBAMA SAYS 'OIL IMPORTS ARE AT LOWEST LEVELS IN 16 YEARS'
*OBAMA SAYS WE HAVE ABOUT 600K JOBS THAT CAN COME FROM ENERGY
*OBAMA: ROMNEY'S PLAN 'TO LET OIL COMPANIES WRITE ENERGY POLICY'
*OBAMA SAYS 'VERY LITTLE OF WHAT GOV. ROMNEY SAYS IS TRUE'
*OBAMA SAYS ALL OF A SUDDEN ROMNEY IS A CHAMPION OF ENERGY
*OBAMA SAYS 'WE ARE STARTING TO BUILD MORE EFFICIENT CARS'
*OBAMA SAYS WITH ROMNEY'S POLICY WE COULD BE IN FINANCIAL MESS
*OBAMA SAYS 'MY TAX PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE'
*OBAMA SAYS 'WANT TO CONTINUE TAX CUTS ON MIDDLE CLASS'
*OBAMA SAYS 'THE WEALTHY DO A LITTLE BIT MORE' ON PAYING TAXES
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY'S ALLIES IN CONGRESS ARE HOLDING 98% HOSTAGE
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY AND I 'JUST HAVE A DIFFERENT THEORY' ON TAXES
*OBAMA SAYS 'TOP DOWN ECONOMICS' WON'T WORK FOR EVERYBODY
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY 'CAN'T TELL YOU' WHAT LOOPHOLES HE WILL CLOSE
*OBAMA SAYS THE COST OF WHAT ROMNEY WANTS TO DO IS ABOUT $8T
*OBAMA: ROMNEY IDEAS 'BIG BIRD & DEFUNDING PLANNED PARENTHOOD'
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY'S TAX PLAN DOES NOT ADD UP
*OBAMA SAYS ONE OF THE FIRST BILLS I SIGNED WAS LILY LEDBETTER
*OBAMA SAYS LILY LEDBETTER ACT IS NOT WOMEN'S ISSUE,FAMILY ISSUE
*OBAMA DEFUNDING PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS A POCKETBOOK ISSUE
*OBAMA:ROMNEY FEELS OK HAVING WASHINGTON DECIDE ON WOMEN HEALTH
*OBAMA SAYS WHEN I STARTED 'WE CAME IN DURING HARD TIMES'
*OBAMA SAYS 'YOU ARE LAST PERSON WHO WILL GET TOUGH ON CHINA'
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY IS DIFFERENT THAN BUSH
*OBAMA SAYS BUSH NEVER SAID TO STOP PLANNED PARENTHOOD FUNDING
*OBAMA: BUSH UNLIKE ROMNEY WAS IN FAVOR OF IMMIGRATION REFORM
*OBAMA SAYS OBAMACARE IS SAME HEALTHCARE PLAN AS ROMNEYCARE
*OBAMA SAYS 'TALENT FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD WANT TO COME HERE'
*OBAMA SAYS WE NEED TO FIX A BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
*OBAMA SAYS IF WE 'GO AFTER' ILLEGALS, GO FOR CRIMINALS
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY SAID HE WOULD 'VETO THE DREAM ACT'
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY BELIEVED IN SELF-DEPORTATION AND ARIZ. LAW
*OBAMA SAYS 'MY PENSION IS NOT AS BIG AS YOURS GOV. ROMNEY'
*OBAMA SAYS 'WE HAVEN'T SEEN REPUBLICANS SERIOUS ON IMMIGRATION'
*OBAMA SAYS 'NOBODY IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT DIPLOMATS THAN I'
*OBAMA SAYS 'WHEN FOLKS MESS WITH AMERICANS WE GO AFTER THEM'
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY PUT OUT PRESS RELEASE AFTER BENGHAZI
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY'S RELEASE WAS POLITICAL NOT PRESIDENTIAL
*OBAMA SAYS IN TERMS OF BENGHAZI'WE WILL FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED'
*OBAMA SAYS SEC. CLINTON HAS DONE GREAT JOB,BUT SHE WORKS FOR ME
*OBAMA SAYS DAY AFTER BENGHAZI ATTACK, I SAID THIS WAS TERRORISM
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY SUGGESTION WE PLAY POLITICS IS OFFENSIVE
*OBAMA SAYS NO ONE ON OBAMA TEAM WOULD PLAY POLITICS OR MISLEAD
*OBAMA SAYS THAT HE CALLED ATTACK TERROR THE DAY AFTER BENGHAZI
*OBAMA SAYS AMERICA HAS LONG TRADITION OF HUNTING, PROTECTION
*OBAMA SAYS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE TO NOT GIVE CRIMINALS GUNS
*OBAMA SAYS WEAPONS FOR SOLIDERS SHOUDLN'T BE ON STREETS
*OBAMA SAYS HE WANTS TO LOOK INTO ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN
*OBAMA SAYS AUTOMATIC WEAPONS SHOULD BE OUT OF CRIMINAL HANDS
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY WAS FOR ASSAULT WEAPON BAN BEFORE AGAINST IT
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY SAID HIRING TEACHERS DOESNT GROW ECONOMY
*OBAMA SAYS GOV. ROMNEY AND I BOTH WANT TO LOWER CORP.TAX RATES
*OBAMA SAYS 'WE ARE ON PACE TO DOUBLE OUR EXPORTS'
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY'S COMPANY INVESTED IN PIONEERS OF OUTSOURCING
*OBAMA SAYS THERE ARE SOME JOBS THAT WON'T COME BACK TO AMERICA
*OBAMA SAYS 'I WANT HIGH WAGE, HIGH SKILL JOBS' IN AMERICA
*OBAMA SAYS 'I DON'T BELIEVE GOV'T CREATES JOBS'
*OBAMA SAYS 'I ALSO BELIEVE EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE FAIR SHOT'
*OBAMA SAYS THERE IS DIFFERENT VISION ABOUT MOVING U.S. FORWARD
*OBAMA SAYS ROMNEY'S 47% ARE VETS, STUDENTS, MIDDLE CLASS

 

Word-clouds to come... to break the tie...

Obama - 7,651 words (seemed to like talking about Governor (62x) Romney (43x), Jobs, Got Going, and Country)

 

Romney - 8,006 words (People, Get Going, Four Years, Jobs, Want)

 

So - the results are in:

  • Time - Obama
  • Drinking Game - Romney
  • Word-Count - Romney

The Winner Is: Mitt Romney

 

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Wed, 10/17/2012 - 06:51 | 2897504 Cloud9.5
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Arn't we still in a war?

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 02:00 | 2897423 ItsDanger
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Obama clearly doesnt know what a tax loophole means.  Wants to creat maufacturing jobs by raising the cost for employers?  How does that work?  he wants high wage high skill jobs as well.  Memo to Obama, there is a huge % of the population that arent very bright, kind of lazy, and just dont have a lot of talent.  Thats why you need a lot of these jobs that have been outsourced.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 04:19 | 2897472 bigwavedave
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I think the snap polls are correct. Obama is a safer pair of hands. War with Iran is just not going to help and thats all Mittens has.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 10:10 | 2897878 Chaos_Theory
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RE "Obama is a safer pair of hands...war with Iran is all that Mittens has"

Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy too?  I assure you, before the end of 2013 the U.S. and a "coalition of the willing" will be at war with Iran, and probably Syria too.  Who is the U.S. President is not relevant to that outcome.  If that is you're sole determinant for who to choose in the "election" (hahahahahahahahaha), then you might as well whack off in the voting booth vice selecting A or B.  It'll have as much of an effect.

Now my sole determinant is will I still be able to buy ammo (12-gauge shot, sabot and slugs, 410 gauge, 45 LC, 45 ACP, 40 S&W, 9mm, 22 LR, and 38 SPCL) or will I be on the receiving end of one of those DHS 40 S&W hollow points? 

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 11:43 | 2898125 Geruda
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Your speaking is making sense but many who are coming to this place to write their words are like children who have only the thinking of stupid children to put into words.  Most stupids are using many bad words and having no intelligences to the thoughts they are saying.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 05:30 | 2897480 tongue.stan
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both those fucjks are psychopaths and suck bankers balls

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 06:15 | 2897492 northerngirl
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I didn't watch the second debate because the first said it all...Big Government and Crony Capitalism is alive and well.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 06:26 | 2897496 youngman
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How They came up with the so called "undecideds"....they are telling the world they are stupid...they have not made up their minds yet...WTF...when in fact they were 100% voting Democrat....and the questions that were previewed....how do I get a job?  Why are women paid less?...5-8 trillion....stupid questions and throwing out stupid numbers...To me Obama was in campaign mode and just spoke the memorized talking points...Romney was trying to talk like a business owner would...but it came off lame....Candy baby was in  the Obama camp...

Town hall my ass...and why the Republicans agree to it is stupid...

I propose a debate by written responses.....Each campaign can submit 3 questions....both candidates have to answer...someone has to read it....then move on to the next question.....no debate...takes the theatre out of it

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 07:00 | 2897506 orangegeek
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Big fat government wins again.  I caught a couple of clips online - I almost barfed.

 

When these markets tank, that will send the message to whomever wins - big fat government is over.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 08:01 | 2897550 toomanyfakecons...
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Things will certainly tank when the 100+ nation BRICS alliance suddenly drops the U.S. dollar from international trade and enforces multi-trillion liens against the FED and BIS. The rats are already heading for the lifeboats. Justice for the guilty and the death of the U.S. Corporation is within sight.

 

http://sirratatap.com/2012/08/07/8-7-12-summer-stalemate/

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 07:09 | 2897509 lakecity55
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Romney did great, as he had to debate "Candy" and "Eye Candy" at the same time.

Hopefully, the only hustling O-Phone will be doing next year is older white men for sex at the bus station in Hawaya.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 11:39 | 2898113 Geruda
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You are being like many infantiles here.  The words you are speaking are like the words of children and you are having nothing that is funny to be saying.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 07:26 | 2897521 ChrisDG74
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Watching the debate brought back memories of a South Park episode.

An election where our choices are a giant douche and a shit(turd) sandwich.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkRNqDEJmHI

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 07:26 | 2897524 Titan Uranus
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Heck, the DNC thought Romney won last time.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 07:37 | 2897528 bigwavedave
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I'm gonna watch repeats of Doomsday Preppers. Much funnier.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 07:55 | 2897548 Monedas
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Obama used the T word in the Rose Garden ?    "Once upon a time there was "terror" .... Candy Crowley crawled out of her mother's wound !"

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 08:18 | 2897563 Monedas
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A nice debate on the Monedas format :     100 Tea Party driven SUVs criss crossing an OWS hobo camp at 5 am !

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 08:19 | 2897564 TuesdayBen
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Young and American? You are screwed. You Will be on the hook for student loans, mortgage ($500k gets you a humble red brick box here in DC), $6k/yr propertytaxes, and around $300k in Gubmint debt ($16T/50mm who actually pay income taxes). Plus interest.

You are financially enslaved. Do not doubt that.

Get off ZH and get to work, slave. And on Nov. 6, be sure to choose the slave master who will harden the chains. You know the one. I know you do.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 08:12 | 2897567 Fix It Again Timmy
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Oblahma declares war on "LoopHoles"!  Oh no! I never saw a loophole that I didn't like and I always depended on the kindness of loopholes... I loves ya, loopholes!!

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 08:16 | 2897575 Monedas
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Candy Crowley is on a 30 second fart delay !       www.adhominyattacks.com

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 08:32 | 2897598 Helvetico
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Not that it matters, but Obama raped Romney, if only rhetorically. The ugly truth both glossed over is that life is going continue to get steadily shittier for the bottom 80% because of lopsided "free trade" policies they both support wholeheartedly. Here's some useful fodder to deflate even the most starry-eyed optimist who believes magic, or Jesus, or "creative destruction" will come along and pull us out of this nosedive: http://www.amazon.com/The-Servant-Economy-Americas-Sending/dp/0470182393

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 08:41 | 2897604 j0nx
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Obama won? Am I the only one who even saw the debate lastnight? Obama got his ass handed to him by Romney. And I don't like either.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 11:35 | 2898106 Geruda
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The butt having many kickings to it was the butt that is Romney's butt.   He is telling many lyings to have stupids to be believing.  He is a man who is a bad man.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 08:46 | 2897613 Shizzmoney
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The lame rules for presidential debates: a perfect microcosm of US democracy

"We have a private corporation that was created by the Republican and Democratic parties called the Commission on Presidential Debates. It seized control of the presidential debates precisely because the League was independent, precisely because this women's organization had the guts to stand up to the candidates that the major-party candidates had nominated. And instead of making public these contracts and resisting the major-party candidates' manipulations, the commission allows the candidates to negotiate these 21-page contracts that dictate all the fundamental terms of the debates."

"The town hall debate we're going to see tonight is the most constrained and regulated town hall debate in presidential debate history. The first town hall debate was introduced in 1992, and no one knew what anyone was going to ask, none of the audience members were going to ask. The moderator could ask any follow-up questions. It was exciting, and it was real.

"Well, President George H.W. Bush stumbled in response to an oddly worded question about the federal deficit, and the candidates - the campaigns have panicked and have attempted to avoid that kind of situation from happening again. In 1996, they abolished follow-up questions from the audience.

"In 2004, they began requiring that every single question asked by the audience be submitted in advance on an index card to the moderator, who can then throw out the ones he or she does not like. And that's why the audience has essentially been reduced, in some ways, to props, because the moderator is still ultimately asking the questions.

"And this election cycle is the first time that the moderator herself is prohibited from asking follow-up questions, questions seeking clarification. She's essentially reduced to keeping time and being a lady with a microphone."

"FARAH: 'First, the just nice advertising, of course. They get to - you know, Philip Morris sponsored one of the presidential debates, paid $250,000 and got to hang its banner in the post-debate spin room that was seen throughout the country. But more importantly, they get access, and they get to show support for both major parties.'

"AMY GOODMAN: 'The major parties on their podiums have Bud Light on the podium?'

"FARAH: 'Not yet. We're getting there. We're getting there, Amy. But they get to show support for both major parties. How often can corporations find a way to make a single donation that strengthens both the Republican and Democratic parties and get a tax deduction for that kind of donation? So it's a rare contribution. And it also gives them access. They get to go to the actual debate themselves and rub shoulders at private receptions with the campaigns and their staff.'"

To understand the US political process, one can just look to how these sham debates are organized and how they function. This is the same process that repeats itself endlessly in virtually every other political realm.

In case you missed the debate, you can find the candidates' thoughts on the Federal Reserve here:

www.this-page-intentionally-left-blank.org/

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 08:48 | 2897616 SpaceCake
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I went to bed when Romney mentioned no tax on savings. Anybody remember when you actually got interest on savings?

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 10:33 | 2897946 Escapeclaws
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Yeah, I had to laugh at that. He clearly cares about saving us little guys a few pennies.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 08:52 | 2897623 Perdogg
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CNN Confirms CBS: 58-40% in Romney’s favor on Economy; 49-46 R healthcare; 51-44 R taxes; 59-36 R on Deficit.

Did Romney offer a clear plan for solving country’s problems? 49% yes; 50% no.

Did O offer a clear plan for solving country problems? Yes 38%; No 61%.

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 09:16 | 2897696 Sixdeuce062
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Party politics aside i thought i would live long enough to see soviet style propaganda and the media so in step with the state that on live t.v. they would pull the the most obvious lie on libiya in front of everyone and then pretend like everyone is crazy. there are two options for america future: civil war or complete destruction of america as we know it ( not that we are slowy doing it anyway)

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 09:54 | 2897816 Fix It Again Timmy
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No more town halls were people are undecided and chosen on who knows what basis?  I'm embarassed to be living in the same country as those losers....

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 10:29 | 2897920 Escapeclaws
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Don't neglect to watch the BBC Documentary on Mitt, "Mitt Romney, the Mormon Candidate" It's a little old, but very interesting. The reporter seems sympathetic to the Mormons he met, but asks some pretty embarrassing questions in the hard-hitting tradition of British journalism.

It comes in 6 parts on youtube. The fifth part seems to be missing. There was also a full-documentary version, but it was scrambled. So who knows--all six parts might soon be scrambled.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JsAc_RkBuI

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 12:32 | 2898261 Shankopotomus
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 I quit watching when Romney brought up the $1.80 gas in 2008 drill baby drill nonesense (maybe 5-10 minutes worth) and now I feel like I was a complete idiot for watching that much of it. Not good. 

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