Romneys Road to the White House, let the bouncies begin, Pres. debate #3 thread

[wasp69]

Just strolling around the internet, I see that's becoming a very common phrase.  I sense a trend.   

That's cool and all, Karin, just be sure to avoid the arc.   

[BlueStateSaint]

That's cool and all, Karin, just be sure to avoid the arc.   

Also be sure to cross the Rubicon.

[Wineslob]

They (the worthless media) had to declare him the undisputed winner.  They're (media and left) whole meme has been that barry is the king of foreign policy and Romney is a clueless pilgrim that can't possibly understand the 8 dimension chess game barry plays.  He's media made and their reputation (such that it is) hinges on them keeping that illusion.

Reality, however, is much different, as we all witnessed.  Romney jabbed little barky in the nose all night and made the sooper genius obama react to him instead of being baited into some BS playground slap fest.  Romney made him look like the petulant little boy we have known little barry to be for the last 4+ years and himself look presidential.  Let's face it, the man is a self made billionaire for a reason and little barry is a created myth; the successful businessman showed the entire world what a "winner" looks and acts like.

I firmly believe that in the next few days, as reality sinks in, you will see the left unmake this little twerp as fast as they made him.  They've gone all in on his worthless hide and they know they're going to lose big.

I pretty much figured that no matter how The Big Zero did, the MSM would continue to prop him up. I think even the "undecided voters" they interviewed where shills.

[DumbAss Tanker]

There's been a lot of palaver about Romney's strategy all over the airwaves and the internet today.  I think the analytical point that is being largely overlooked is the core of the Democrat strategy after Obama was not able to rebound over lost ground during the second debate.

Think about this debate together with the VP debate.  In both cases, the Democrat tried to be as irritating, condescending, and dismissive as possible.  This was not just asshole behavior coming out, this was the core and purpose of their planned debate strategy...they knew they would get a pass on it for themselves, but their real goal was to provoke an outburst from first Ryan, then Romney, which would become the GOP's 'Howard Dean Scream' as played out in the media.  The GOP candidate would most assuredly NOT get a pass for an emotional outburst in the media coverage, no matter how great the provocation, and it would be all the media talked about for the next week.

Thanks to maturity, self-control, and good intentions, neither Ryan nor Romney stepped into the trap, but gave measured, gentlemanly-to-a-fault responses to all the barbs and provocations.  The substance of the debates was NOT what the Democrats were shooting for (Although of course you would expect an incumbent President to have sufficient grasp of events, facts, and figures from his legions of official advisors and specialists to be able to soundly contest any challenger's attack in a debate).  No, they wanted a 'Dean Scream,' and they failed utterly to obtain that in two tries.  THAT is why Ryan and Romney won their debates in the strategic sense, even if they lacked the red meat the base wanted to see, and even if the badly-misnamed 'Points' (Being, in this case, actually 'Pointless') went more to the Dems than the GOP.

[miskie]

I think Romney purposely went low key to appeal to the Independents.

Agreed - And I expect that Team Obama wanted Romney to saber-rattle - so there could be lots of print this morning about Romney's dangerous, world destabilizing plans.

Instead on what little foreign policy was covered, Romney agreed on most of the presidents objectives, but disagreed on how to get there.

In all, It was a masterfully crafted Lucy/football moment.

[Karin]

DAT, brilliant as usual.