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Showing posts with label Presidential Debates 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Presidential Debates 2012. Show all posts

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Jimmy Kimmel- Asks Passersby Who Won Debate Before It Occurred

Speaking of debates. In case you didn't see this, Jimmy Kimmel Live aired a man-on-the-street impromptu interview of people who were asked what they thought of the town hall presidential debates PRIOR to the actual debate.

Individuals were asked the following questions about "last night's debate", which, of course, had not yet occurred:

Who won the debate.
How much of it they watched.
Their opinion on the town hall format.
Their opinion on the moderator.

And these are the people who are voting in this country.





Source: Breitbart

CNN- Obama Got More Time At Debate Because "He Speaks More Slowly"

TMZ somehow got the inter-office email that CNN's Mark Whitaker (Managing Editor) sent to fellow CNNers praising Candy Crowley's abysmal performance at the presidential Townhall Debate, and justifying her bias.
"Let's start with a big round of applause for Candy Crowley for a superb job under the most difficult circumstances imaginable. She and her team had to select and sequence questions in a matter of hours, and then she had to deal with the tricky format, the nervous questioners, the aggressive debaters, all while shutting out the pre-debate attempts to spin and intimidate her. She pulled it off masterfully.

The reviews on Candy's performance have been overwhelmingly positive but Romney supporters are going after her on two points, no doubt because their man did not have as good a night as he had in Denver. On the legitimacy of Candy fact-checking Romney on Obama's Rose Garden statement, it should be stressed that she was just stating a point of fact: Obama did talk about an act (or acts) of terror, no matter what you think he meant by that at the time. On why Obama got more time to speak, it should be noted that Candy and her commission producers tried to keep it even but that Obama went on longer largely because he speaks more slowly. We're going to do a word count to see whether, as in Denver, Romney actually got more words in even if he talked for a shorter period of time."
He got four more minutes than Mitt Romney because "he speaks more slowly." What?  Whose fault is that? In a debate if you can't get your dang words out in the allotted time then too darn bad!  It just proves how biased the media is, and how unfair debates can be.  Partisan moderators who can't leave their favoritism or bias at home have no place moderating debates. Shameful.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Obama and CNN's Crowley Lie About The Benghazi Terrorist Attack During Debate

Obama did not win, as many liberals would like to believe- he was smug, aggressive, mean spirited, and more importantly he flat out lied about Libya and the Benghazi terrorist attack, with the backing of CNN moderator Candy Crowley. Crowley, who showed very obvious favoritism by allowing Obama to interrupt Romney on numerous occasions, and to have more time- 4 minutes, to be exact- told the audience that Obama did indeed call it a terrorist attack in his Rose Garden speech.  Lies!!

See for yourself.  The "Benghazi" Rose Garden statement is on the White House website, but I wonder how long it will remain.
Statement by the President on the Attack in Benghazi
I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Right now, the American people have the families of those we lost in our thoughts and prayers. They exemplified America's commitment to freedom, justice, and partnership with nations and people around the globe, and stand in stark contrast to those who callously took their lives.
I have directed my Administration to provide all necessary resources to support the security of our personnel in Libya, and to increase security at our diplomatic posts around the globe. While the United States rejects efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, we must all unequivocally oppose the kind of senseless violence that took the lives of these public servants.
On a personal note, Chris was a courageous and exemplary representative of the United States. Throughout the Libyan revolution, he selflessly served our country and the Libyan people at our mission in Benghazi. As Ambassador in Tripoli, he has supported Libya's transition to democracy. His legacy will endure wherever human beings reach for liberty and justice. I am profoundly grateful for his service to my Administration, and deeply saddened by this loss.
The brave Americans we lost represent the extraordinary service and sacrifices that our civilians make every day around the globe. As we stand united with their families, let us now redouble our own efforts to carry their work forward.
Where is there mention of it being a "terrorist" attack? I see the word "attack" but not "terrorist", and in the second paragraph Obama tells us that  the U.S. "rejects efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others", an obvious reference to the anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims."  At that point in time they were trying to make us believe that it was a spontaneous response to the movie.  It took them a very long time before they even acknowledged that it was a terrorist attack.

Lies. Lies. Lies.  Wake up America.

In the video, while talking about 9/11 he does mention "no acts of terror", but it he was definitely not referring to the four killed in Libya.



UPDATE:

And here Crowley confesses she messed up. Conveniently, the damage has already been done.

Sunday, October 07, 2012

Big Bird Would "Live On" If PBS Funds Get Cut

So everyone is up in arms about Mitt Romney killing "Big Bird" after he said, during the debate, that he would cut government funding to PBS. Within a very short time, the "Big Bird" memes went viral. I've seen a ton on Facebook.

But according to Sesame Street Workshop's Sherrie Weston, Big Bird and his Sesame Street buddies would remain unaffected by any cuts since they receive very little funding from PBS. However, they  might survive the loss of the small percentage they receive from PBS, but on what stations would their show air?

Maybe people  who enjoy PBS programmes will step up to the plate and start supporting Public Broadcasting.

Saturday, October 06, 2012

Not Fair Obama Had No Teleprompter At Debate Say Supporters

When supporters were questioned at an Obama rally in Wisconsin whether it "was fair" that Barack was not allowed to us his buddy the teleprompter at the debate, the answer was a resounding no.

So people are blaming his debate fail on the lack of a teleprompter.

More clueless Obama voters.

Thursday, October 04, 2012

Al Gore- The High Altitude Caused Obama's Debate Loss

I admit, I did not watch the presidential debate last night, but it seems Mitt Romney won hands down. Even liberal Time Magazine's Joe Klein said:

Well, I’m with all the other talking heads: Mitt Romney won this debate. Barack Obama lost it. I mean, he got his butt kicked. It was, in fact, one of the most inept performances I’ve ever seen by a sitting President. Romney — giving credit where it’s due — was calm, clear, convincing (even when he was totally full of it) and nearly human. The real mystery was Obama. Where on earth was he? Why was his debate strategy unilateral disarmament? Why did he never speak in plain English? 

In fact most of the mainstream media outlets admitted Romney won the debate, and former Veep Al Gore- the man who claims he invented the Internet- has a theory as to why Obama bombed.  It was the altitude, stupid.  Yes, indeed, Al Gore believes the high altitude somehow affected Obama's brain capacity. I kid you not.

“I’m going to say something controversial here,” Gore said on his Current TV network’s post-debate analysis. “Obama arrived in Denver at 2:00 p.m. today, just a few hours before the debate started.  “Romney did his debate prep in Denver. When you go to 5,000 feet and you only have a few hours to adjust — I don’t know, maybe ….”

Maybe he just didn't prep, since he thinks it's a drag. Or maybe he's just lost without his teleprompter. But no-one's buying into Gore's bizarre theory, not even his own people.

Gore’s own employees weren’t buying their bosses latest improbable theory, however. “I just came from LA the same day,” Current TV host Cenk Uygur told his boss. “You know what I did? I drank two cups of coffee coming out here.”
There were a few other notable problems with Gore’s argument: The altitude did not appear to trouble Obama much in 2008, when the Democratic National Convention was held in mile-high Denver. That was when Obama gave his acceptance speech standing before a temple-like colonnade of columns erected on Denver’s Invesco Field (since redubbed Sports Authority Stadium at Mile High).

I am visiting a traditionally Democratic state in the northeast, and the preponderance of yard signs are Romney/Ryan, with a smattering of Gary Johnson (Libertarian) signs. I have seen maybe four Obama/Biden signs.

There is hope.