Romney can only HOPE to debate an empty chair in the "debates" ...

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zbdent (32,788 posts)

Romney can only HOPE to debate an empty chair in the "debates" ...


 
1. It's the only way he'll stand a chance ... debating something that can't "fight back". If Obama fights back, Romney will lose.

2. He'd lose to the chair.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125183709

Romney will be debating an empty suit, is that close enough?
This notion that 0bama is going to destroy Romney in the debates makes me laugh. 0bama aint as dumb as Sloe Joe, but Romney is going to destroy him.

livetohike (13,545 posts)
1. President Obama is cool and collected. Romney will be so agitated and nervous that I expect

he will lose his temper on stage. He will wish he had an empty chair to debate once he gets flustered and I think that will be early in the debate.

 

[formerlurker]

I recall all Obama did in debates with McCain was say "I agree... Blah blah blah."

Now that they aren't debating GWB, but Obama's record I will venture to guess that Obama minus TOTUS will make Joe Biden look like the smart one. 

 

[Carl]

Is O going to run on obamacare,his signature achievement?


Didn`t think so.

[BlueStateSaint]

One sentence and one question are all soon-to-be-President Romney needs to say.  First, the statement:

Where is the recovery?

Now for the statement:

It's the economy, stupid!

[Airwolf]

Well having an empty chair there would be an improvement over the empty suit that sits in the white House now. Romney would at least have an opponent that would have something to stand on even if it is only four legs.

[Kyle Ricky]

The debates haven't started yet. But that didn't stop Lawrence O'donnel from declaring obama the winner of them.

[Skul]

zbdent (32,788 posts)

Romney can only HOPE to debate an empty chair in the "debates" ...

Don't worry, zbDUnt.
For all practical purposes, he will be.

[obumazombie]

The debates haven't started yet. But that didn't stop Lawrence O'donnel from declaring obama the winner of them.

Maybe he can share Chris Matthew's leg tingle.

[ChuckJ]

I recall all Obama did in debates with McCain was say "I agree... Blah blah blah."

Now that they aren't debating GWB, but Obama's record I will venture to guess that Obama minus TOTUS will make Joe Biden look like the smart one.  

 

I actually think that you may be right. Biden is not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but at least he does know how to talk without a teleprompter. What he says may be stupid, but it is usually words. You get BamBam away from the teleprompter and you usually get "uh", "ah", and stuttering. The MSM and his disciples at the DUmp have labeled BamBam as a great speaker. In my opinion he's not. He's a fairly good speech reader.

[obumazombie]

I actually think that you may be right. Biden is not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but at least he does know how to talk without a teleprompter. What he says me be stupid, but it is usually words. You get BamBam away from the teleprompter and you usually get "uh", "ah", and stuttering. The MSM and his disciples at the DUmp have labeled BamBam as a great speaker. In my opinion he's not. He's a fairly good speech reader.

Hitlary is another who was lauded for her speaking ability by the libs. She's just as bad as owebuma, if not worse.

[Vagabond]

What do we know about Obama and how he will handle a debate with some one who isn't desperate to not appear harsh like McCain.

#1.  Barrack Obama is extremely thin-skinned.  He doesn't handle criticism or disagreement well.  That is why he surrounded himself with college professors that think like him and political flunkies in his administration.  Romney has been the CEO of a successful company.  He has had to handle criticism of his choices and disagreements with others during that time.  I don't think Obama is going to handle it well when Romney criticizes his performance.

#2.  Obama as stated, isn't exactly a quick thinker on his feet.  Even when he is doing well, the audience gets a chorus of "I agree with" which is roughly analagous to McCain's "My friend"  though perhaps a touch less annoying.  Romney was many things, but I can't say he was ever flat-footed in the last two cycles of Republican debates.

#3.  Obama tends to use body language to try and convey a sense of boredom or disrespect with his opponent, remember he flipped off Hillary Clinton and his base thought that was funny.  I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see eye-rolls, arms corssed, and sighs this time around.  Romney can be exasperated, but everyone who succeeded was a better debater than Obama.

I think Romney has a fairly easy go at the debates as long as he doesn't pander.  I would tell him criticize an administration action and say what you would do differently, and stick to that.  Obama will be wanting to "go back to what my opponent previously said" at which point he has lost the debate.

[Kyle Ricky]

Look for obama to be scratching his face with his middle finger as well.

[obumazombie]

Look for obama to be scratching his face with his middle finger as well.

All the soft touch of a Mack truck.

[Bad Dog]

Romney is working his ass off getting ready for the debates while Obomba is scrambling for money.  Look at Obumble's schedule.  By the time the debates start he will be exhausted.  Mitt has also sent a few barbs his way allready to rattle him a bit.  I'm hoping he makes fun of his ears just before the debates.

[BlueStateSaint]

Look for obama to be scratching his face with his middle finger as well.

If he does, and Romney sees it, he should call attention to Teh Obamessiah's juvenile gesture.

[Mr Mannn]

I think Romney will have a much harder time debating the moderators than debating Obama.

Mannn's prediction: Obama gets all softball questions and Romney gets all gotcha questions. The media will submit all questions in advance to Obama's team, and Romney will have no clue as to the silly stuff he will be questioned about. Further Romney will not be asked a single question about the economy or Jobs.

[BlueStateSaint]

I think Romney will have a much harder time debating the moderators than debating Obama.

Mannn's prediction: Obama gets all softball questions and Romney gets all gotcha questions. The media will submit all questions in advance to Obama's team, and Romney will have no clue as to the silly stuff he will be questioned about. Further Romney will not be asked a single question about the economy or Jobs.

I think that he will get asked a question about jobs, but it will be one of those along the lines of, "How may American jobs did you ship overseas, Governor?"

[Splashdown]

Romney has come out of a very difficult Republican Primary, where he debated powershouses like Newt almost two dozen times. He started as a weak, timid debater; now, he's much more polished, much tougher, and much more on point. I don't think Obama has faced this kind of debate challenge before.

Plus, what successes, factually, does Obama have to argue?

None.

***On edit, there is the Osama Bin Laden decision, but that's about it.***

[diesel driver]

Maybe he can share Chris Matthew's leg tingle.

Larry will have to get his leg tingle from someone else.  I think Chrissy lost his.

[Kyle Ricky]

All the soft touch of a Mack truck.

If he does, and Romney sees it, he should call attention to Teh Obamessiah's juvenile gesture.

If I was Romney, I would make known all of obama's childish gestures.

I think Romney will have a much harder time debating the moderators than debating Obama.

Mannn's prediction: Obama gets all softball questions and Romney gets all gotcha questions. The media will submit all questions in advance to Obama's team, and Romney will have no clue as to the silly stuff he will be questioned about. Further Romney will not be asked a single question about the economy or Jobs.

You know he will. They will asking the holy one questions about how 'ENCHANTED' he is to be President, and asking Romney question about why he bankrupted a steel company and caused the death of one of the workers wives. Look for it to be 4 on 1.

[Skul]

A related thread at the DUmp.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021257331

cliffordu (27,201 posts)

Romney's biggest problem going into the debates is Obama.
 >snip<

1. Will Obama show up?
2. Will Obama act like an adult, without all the exaggerated body language spasms?
3. Will the TOTUS be present?

[diesel driver]

A related thread at the DUmp.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/100212573311. Will Obama show up?
2. Will Obama act like an adult, without all the exaggerated body language spasms?
3. Will the TOTUS be present?

                               
                               
4. Will TOTUS be prebriefed on the questions?   
5. Will TOTUS have ITS own chair? 


ALL HAIL TOTUS, THE BRAIN OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY!  Aw, Hell!

[FiddyBeowulf]

Look for obama to be scratching his face with his middle finger as well.

I was thinking about this today and wondered if anyone saw him do it during last nights debate. Below was an obvious cheap shot from 2008 but I saw nothing like it last night.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XBMdWxcFXQg[/youtube]

[Mary Ann]

Maybe this should be stickied, so that all the lurking DUmmies will be sure to see it. Rubbing their noses in the fact that Mitt wiped the floor with Jughead is so much fuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnn!

[Gina]

 

that first post