Security: knowing my contraceptives will be paid for by someone.

Total security: having my abortions paid for too.

Anyone still think Clint Eastwood's speech was damaging?

How is that empt chair playing out?

Brilliant.

Bill O'Reilly on telling everyone how they're thinking. 

Before him, how would I ever have known that?

24 Reading the transcript from last night: Mitt Romney was in full-on Tenther mode. It was... weird.

He needs to reconcile two things, Romneycare and low-information voters

Posted by: ace at October 04, 2012 10:29 AM (LCRYB)"

One word for you ace, nap.

Without the trolls, how would we ever realize exactly how poorly Romney performed last night.  Their wisdom is...

Wait!  Did I say wisdom?  I meant bullshit!  Obviously.

Posted by: sasha and malia at October 04, 2012 10:45 AM (VndSC)

Axe your mom.

"Hey AARP! $716 billion bitches!"

Obama has actually helped Medicare cut costs by lowering the overpayment to doctors.  Yet you have the exact same benefit.  If we cut payments enough you can have any medical service for no money.    

Republicans see Romney beating Obama like the mob bosses beat Joe Pesci in Casino.

Democrats see Romney beating Obama like a baby fur seal.

What I hope come out about foreign policy is that the Egyptians set up that demonstration by finding an offensive video and playing it on TV shortly before 9/11.  I'm not sure on all the facts, but I suspect that it was the Muslim Brotherhood, who runs that govt, who put the vid on TV, organized the demonstration, and neglected to provide security - all three.  Basically, it was a planned attack, with the vid and the mob used as weapons.

These are the guys about whom Obama said he was "relieved" they won their election, and the country to whom we send boatloads of money.

Let's not forget that attacking an embassy isn't just some slight, it's an act of war, and a crime against civilization (which is to say, it's the work of savages).

There were lots of high-fives and fist pumps here at Casa Backwardio last night. Mitt pushed buttons I didn't know I had. Biggest thing was that Mitt showed strength and a good command of the issues.

IMO, this will kick a lot of the undecideds off the fence, since they're all followers. They'll see the crowd flock into Mitt's camp  and they won't  want to be left out. The Preference Cascade just turned into  a tsunami.

Cowabunga!

>>>Let's not forget that attacking an embassy isn't just some slight, it's an act of war, and a crime against civilization (which is to say, it's the work of savages).

Too bad Carter didn't know that.

"That's it. I've had enough. I'm going fucking Office Space on every piece of electronic equipment that even looks like it's looking at me funny today. "

Funny you should mention that scene considering Romney beat TFG like a  rented TPS report printer  last night.

Posted by: EC at October 04, 2012 10:44 AM (GQ8sn)

Disagree.  Every questioner will be an Obama plant.  This is potentially very bad for R-Money.

Posted by: Roy at October 04, 2012 10:38 AM (VndSC)

Low information voters don't know about RomneyCare.  Saying it was Mass only works well enough.

Obama hammering Romney about having a health plan just as disastrous as his own isn't really a winner in the general.  Republicans could play the card in the primaries, but Barry O can't.

He voted against the Stafford Act exempting Katrina victims from the 10% local spend ten days  before he gave that speech, and was one of only 14 senators to do so.  He did so because it was included in a bill to increase benefits to our soldiers.

It is horrible on so many levels.  He opposed our troops, he lied about the exemption, he voted no, and he used it to drive racial anger in the black community.

[]Disagree. Every questioner will be an Obama plant. This is potentially very bad for R-Money.
 
Posted by: Truman North at October 04, 2012 10:52 AM (I2LwF)

Who says you can't slap a plant?

Posted by: Truman North at October 04, 2012 10:52 AM (I2LwF)

Name a single foreign policy act that the town hallites can mention besides "O killed Bin Laden".  And Romney praising the Seals checkmates that.

Impressions from the fly over country...TFG: French Socialist Pig... Romney: American Exeptionalism!  Yay, Capitalism!  This is the most optimist I have felt about our country in a LONG time.

I believe it's safe to say that I've now been released.

And I finally got opened.

Posted by: Honey Badger at October 04, 2012 10:57 AM (GvYeG)

I think next Thursday.

Posted by: Honey Badger at October 04, 2012 10:57 AM (GvYeG)

In seven days (October 11).

Posted by: The littl shyning man at October 04, 2012 10:40 AM (PH+2B)

SNL is LIVE - not taped...........hence the L = live.

So when is the VP debate?

The baby seal clubbing commences next Thursday evening.

Posted by: EC at October 04, 2012 10:51 AM (GQ8sn)

It was even worse in real time on TV.   Gas  voters  maybe  wondering who might bring down the  price of gasoline, the defining moment of the campaign.  Mitt showed he had command of the facts, a sense of proportion, reasonable guy willing to get rid of oil tax break for fair rate for everyone.   Full of win for Mitt.     Listing the failed solar companies also made it full of fail for Obama, "only pick losers."

BAM   

Posted by: JackStraw at October 04, 2012 10:55 AM (L5yyj)

Right back at ya comrade

Posted by: Beagle at October 04, 2012 11:01 AM (sOtz/)

The only thing I wish Mitt would have done was point out how many taxes are tacked onto a gallon of gas.  Gov't gets a shit ton of money from gasoline without doing one thing to bring it to market.

@116

And now, to try to pick up the 6-10 split...

Tami,

Agree.  Republicans always need to point out how much taxing and regulation is already going on.  Don't let the Democrats get away with their Wild West Victorian Dickensian crap. 

Posted by: Truman North at October 04, 2012 10:52 AM (I2LwF)

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Truman, the world is on f*ckin' fire!!  If every question is prefaced with an excuse for Obama, I have a feeling  that even   Luntz's Dunces will not be impressed.  The "moderates" want things to be safe so that they don't have to think about politics.

So for the next debate, what's O'Barky going to use against Romney?  Hmmmmm ....... he has even less experience than I have and we all know how that turned out?

I.  Cannot.  Wait.  O'Barky will be reduced to a mere grease spot.

BTW, I gotta pat myself on the back for having said something like this might happen.  I had commented that Romney was no Reagan, but that he was a pretty smart capable guy, who might just come up with his own kind of success story.  So yippee for me!!

On a side note, have you noticed a new euphemism for socialism being used by Obama?  It used to just be "social justice".  Now he like to say "working together" (bringing up Lincoln and the Trans-Continental Railroad, et al.)

Apparently he expects us to believe that people who work at "evil" capitalistic enterprises don't work together...

"political dynasty"

Not unlike America's Royal Family, the Kennedys?  

I actually get a little sick in my mouth about stuff like this.    

@126

Oh, yeah - it's huge.  When it's just you, the POTUS, and a moderator in the room, and you're in charge - that's really, really HUGE.

I was especially struck by when Obama pleaded to his ally - the moderator - for help (changing the subject).  It's really an embarrassment for the country to see our President act like that.

Let's also note that all the odd behaviors being observed are ALL classic NPD (narcissistic personality disorder) behaviors.  If the psychology field wasn't so dominated by commies, they would use him as a case study in every textbook - it's really quite remarkable.

The point about our next FLOTUS is well taken, as well.  Imagine another "stay at home mom" who could give the kind of speeches, and make the kind of appearances she has.  She's extraordinarily capable, a generally wonderful woman, and (yeah) remarkable good-looking as well. She would be the most outstanding FLOTUS in a long time (decades? centuries? EVER?).  The contrast vs. Mrs. "First time proud" is outrageous.

"Well yeah hereditary dynasties always lead to inbreeding and stagnation."

That's the fun part really.  Don't forget the fratricide.   I didn't actually disagree with your argument.  I'd vote for a qualified Romney in another case or whatever.  But keeping it in families looks less republican and more banana.     

@113

There were a couple of minor things that Mitt said that bothered me a little.  One was saying he loves green energy.  Hopefully, at least he doesn't "love" it enough to want to borrow from China to fund it.

Another thing I thought was odd was his connecting "pursuit of happiness" with charity.  Well, the relevant philosophical concept of happiness could include charity (by way of improving one's environment) in a secondary way, but it's primarily an endorsement of capitalism.

@144

Yeah, I heard some mention of Romney having had a few bad weeks - even from people sympathetic to the Right, but what the hell are they talking about?

The only rough spot I recall was a tape from MONTHS ago coming out - Romney's "bitter clinger" moment, where he made a careless overgeneralization (criticizing parasite, vs. Obama's criticism of people exercizing their Constitutional rights).  That wasn't something his campaign did within the last few weeks.

If anything, he called out the Obama administration on the situation in Egypt, the media labelled it a gaffe (huh?), and buried anything else he said.  Obama has been extremely busy with cover-ups for the last several weeks, and ROMNEY has had a rough patch?  Huh?  Do these guys actually BUY their leftist colleagues' lies?

Sometimes I hear that he is speaking to huge crowds - no thanks to the media, which is busy trying to aid in the cover-ups.

Seems like there were people on the Right criticizing his campaign all along - while his challengers weren't even competant enough to get on the primary ballot in several important states.  I've actually noted a decided LACK of things to have to apologize for - the only one that comes to mind is RomneyCare, but it doesn't seem like he gets much flak for that, and he seems to have addressed that effectively last night.

On a side note, I haven't heard whether any of Romney's sons (or grandchildren) have even expressed an interest in politics, but they would certainly have a leg-up, if they were so inclined.

Oh, and contrast Ann Romney with even Hillary!  Hillary, like Bill, is an enigma for her enduring popularity despite their widely publicized and embarrasing scandals.  What other First Lady has had her own major scandals!?! - And being First Lady is her claim to fame!