Obama's Demeanor Of Creepy and Snark in Debate

The pundits are ablaze in rating the performances of both Romney and Obama in order to determine "who won the debate" last night.  This is not a comprehensive evaluation or analysis.  It is just a gut feeling that I have as a Christian Conservative female voter.

Obama's "look" and stares at Romney were...well...just creepy.

While listening to the pundits, one quipped that she "had never seen that look on Obama before."  A young, black woman (sorry...forget her name) who said she was an undecided voter was interviewed on Fox News this morning by Jenna Lee.  She stated that she didn't like the snark of Obama and she is now leaning towards voting for Romney! The economy is that voter's biggest concern.

Perhaps this gives us an indication that Romney's more uplifting, positive,solution oriented and future-leaning debating style will appeal to more women voters and take him over the top in the swing states.  We shall see.

When more of the "fact checking" truth comes out and is revealed, I think that such revelations will prove to be another negative against Obama's so-called "win" in this debate.  Hopefully, it will mean that he may have been perceived as "winning," but will lose the election because he turned off so many women voters.

Charles Krauthammer pointed out that He assessed that Romney had to show the American people that he was someone they can trust as commander in chief. During the debate, he said, “Romney went large. Obama went very, very small – shockingly small. The highest point for Romney, Krauthammer identified as the point when he “devastatingly leveled the charge of Obama going around the world on an apology tour.”

Obama's faux "hope and change" turned into "creepy and snark" last night.  Women, in particular, notice such things.  Our intuition is such that seeing a person change his demeanor - like a chameleon changes colors to suit it's surroundings - is a huge turn-off.

Women have ongoing  problems with arrogant men.  We have had to deal with them throughout our entire lives.  Seeing Obama's demeanor so starkly different from the more presidential demeanor of Romney speaks VOLUMES!

Romney had a good answer that covered all of Obama's snarky attacks.  Romney: "Attacking me is not an agenda." 

We have seen Obama's demeanor change in each of the three debates.  In the first debate, he appeared lethargic, weak, and unprepared.  Some democrats (Al Gore) gave the excuse that it must have been the high altitude in Colorado.   I recall wondering if Obama was actually high on drugs!  In the second debate, Obama was rude, arrogant and in attack mode.  As Paul Ryan stated (paraphrased here) 'Obama had nothing to run on so he resorted to attack and blame.' 

Obama probably thought that he scored some political points in that debate (with the help of Candy Crowley cutting off Governor Romney's responses and LYING for Obama about the Benghazi massacre).  But again, I think that women voters (who aren't raging ObamaBorg Bot leftists) were turned off by it all. 

In this third debate, Obama's creepy stares at Romney and snarky comments (bayonets???) showed a third side of his revolving chameleon-like persona. 

Which one is the real Obama??

Those of us who have been paying any attention over the past four plus years, know a lot about Obama's past. The documentary 2016: Obama's America puts it all together quite well, too! Another four years of Obama would be extremely detrimental to the United States of America and to the entire world!

~  Christine

Hat Tip: Fox News Insider.com

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Also see:

The Strata-Sphere

Obama’s Snark Cost Him Virginia, and Probably Colorado

 

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Video: Benghazi Attack Was Botched Kidnapping To Trade Blind Sheik!! [Updates]

There is so much to report...where do I begin?  Let's begin with the revelation that the so-called "town hall" debate was a set-up AGAINST Republican Presidential Candidate, Mitt Romney.  Now, readers may think 'that can't be true!'  Even my own husband didn't believe me at first.  But the proof is in the video!

To give credit where credit is due, I learned this information via the following comment at White House Insider:

AmericaTheBeautiful

October 18, 2012 at 12:58 am

Proof Obama had questions in advance and was schooled to the questions …very disturbing proof of cheating
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2012/10/17/cnn-and-the-obama-administration-weapons-of-misdirection/
2nd video 1:06 :35
Obama knew who Kerry, the questioner was, where his seat was, walks to him before he is supposed to know who the questioner even is…. starts to say Kerry’s name before he is supposed to know…realizes what he has done…proving Obama had questions in advance and Crowley was in on it!
At 1:05:25….directs Candy to move on
Kerry may or may not know..I’d like to see Kerry watch that clip and comment
Obama without a TelePrompTer had to cheat

Go to the The Last Refuge Blog link, scroll down, fast forward the debate video to 1:06:35, (turn up the volume to here Obama say "Hi Kerry" even before the man stands up to identify himself) and then watch Obama's head jerk and awkwardly ask the question, "what is your name?" I watched it several times and it was blatantly obvious that Obama already knew who this "Kerry" was, and therefore was also probably prepped for the question. Recall, also, that this is where Candy Crowley interrupted Governor Romney regarding the "Rose Garden" comment that Obama spoke two days after the Benghazi attack. She INCORRECTLY agreed with Obama that he had said it was a "terror attack." Anyone who is not stupid and has been paying attention to the lies being spewed by the LIARadministration, already knows how hard they all tried to play the "anti-Muslim video" card in order to distract the public from finding out the REAL TRUTH ABOUT THIS ATTACK THAT KILLED AMBASSADOR STEVENS, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone Woods.

Why all the lies?? Why all the cover-up?? Perhaps the following video, which I obtained from Expose Obama.com: Video:Benghazi Attack Was Botched Kidnapping To Trade Blind Sheik !! will tell us the reason:



Here is the text from Expose Obama.com:

America watched in disbelief as Barack Obama tried to tell the American people that the attack on the Libyan consulate on September 11 was the result of an amateurish, anti-Muslim video that had been on YouTube for three months with barely three hundred views.

Then suddenly the administration announced that it was, yes, a terrorist attack, but that it was the intelligence community that had fed him bad information ,even though we knew our intelligence community had known it was an al-Qaeda-linked attack within twenty four hours.

Why the equivocation? Why the lies?

None of it made sense.

Until now.

Now Obama’s throwing long-time ally Egypt’s president Hosni Mubarak under the bus for the Muslim Brotherhood makes sense. All the White House contacts with Muslim Brotherhood front groups like CAIR and ISNA [makes more sense].   All the changes that CAIR and ISNA made to the training manuals that our intelligence community uses  [makes more sense].

Kevin Dujan, a political analyst and radio and TV host wrote an article and appeared on [a] radio [broadcast] on October 8; putting forth a theory that the attack of the Libyan consulate was tied neither to a video or terrorism, but a botched kidnapping of Ambassador Stevens.

[The plan was] that Barack Obama had arranged with the Muslim Brotherhood to kidnap the Ambassador, and through Obama’s supposed affinity with the Muslim world, Obama would save the day and get the ambassador released. But the Muslim Brotherhood wanted something in return.

Their beloved Blind Sheik.

Unbelievable?

Western Journalism broke the news on Monday that a source connected to the White House has stated that the murder of Stevens and the other Americans was a botched kidnapping linked to one Barack Hussein Obama.


Related posts:

1. Did Obama Stage Benghazi Attack? I received a phone call from an old friend that…

Update:  Comment from above link:
 

 temp111 says:

October 16, 2012 at 8:51 am

Staged or not. The whole event raises questions.
 
So, how many of the invaders were killed as they were storming into our consulate? Any? The two Ex-Navy Seals and ex-Air Force Spec-Ops guys that died with our Ambassador ‘we are now told’, were NOT part of the Ambassador’s security team inside that consulate. What about the U.S. Marines assigned to protect the consulate and the Ambassador, where were they? Two of the world’s most elite trained bad asses were there! Those Seals were killed and they didn’t take anyone with them? Two ex-Seals didn’t kill anyone? Wouldn’t they AND every U.S. Military soldier have fought like tigers, to the death; – unless they had been ordered not to?

And yet, NONE of the invaders died? What is WRONG with this picture, folks? Were those Seals and Marines not armed? If so, who gave that disarm order? Who told them NOT to have defensive weapons at the ready? Who ordered them NOT to fire on the invaders?

The United States has always had a second and sometimes – third-line of defense inside any embassy or consulate. The bodies of those invaders should have been stacked up like cord wood unless our Seals and Marines were un-armed! The Marines and Seals would have had preplanned, defendable, defensive positions stocked with ammo and weapons unless they were ordered not to do so.
So, staged or not, some interesting questions to ask of those in charge.

1. Obama To Transfer Blind Sheik To Egypt? This sure doesn’t look good for Obama. First the Muslim…

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But that's not all.

  Nice Deb has a story about an "Obama campaign October surprise" against Governor Romney! These people are absolutely RUTHLESS AND CRIMINAL - YET THEY THINK THAT A ROMNEY TAX RETURN FROM THE PAST WOULD TRUMP THE TREASON WE HAVE JUST FOUND OUT????

Who’s Ready For an October Surprise?

nicedeb at Nice Deb - 10 hours ago

I’m not going to link to the countdown website because as many have already noted – it has a definite hactivist feel to it. William Jacobson reported on this story, earlier today: The tweets for the website (private to protect their sources) say the campaign knows about it and is scared. “It has the potential [...]

 

Talk Wisdom Reports...You Decide 

 

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Update:

Need more proof about Obama's radical Muslim ties and activities?

A Nation Adrift - Why?  Is President Obama the Godfather of The Islamic Revolution?

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Free Republic started a discussion about the Benghazi terrorist attack back on October 14th:

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Two SEALs ruin October Surprise
Author ^ | 10/14/2012 | Kozy
Posted on Sunday, October 14, 2012 8:28:48 AM by Kozy
The murder of Ambassador Stevens at Benghazi is Obama's October surprise gone bad thanks to two former SEALS who were not supposed to be at Benghazi. But then I ran to the end of the story so let's back fill the datapoints.

First, President Morsi first public statement to us was that he wanted the blind iman who first bombed the WTC released. Now Obama forever dedicated to appeasing the muslim world, bowing to them comes natural to him, knew that he had to obey Morsi's request however he couldn't release Omar Abdul-Rahman. There had to be a reason powerful enough to warrant his release. What better than to return to the Carter era of American hostages?

 Obama sees a way to release the iman and secure his reelection in one act. So the wheels are set in motion. So he needed a cover story. Oh, the You Tube video that no one has seen, released in July. America could be shamed into releasing the iman because someone posted an obscure video and we have to follow Obama's lead and bow to muslims.

 Next weaken the security at Benghazi by removing the security teams and employing Libyan bodyguards for the ambassador. In effect the embassy could not defend itself. The back channel had to be from the WH to the iman's legal representatives. It was suggested that Obama needed a reason to release the iman that America could agree to. What better than hostages? They were informed that there were no security forces at Benghazi to defend Stevens so over run the embassy and take him hostage. Really easy.

What was not planned for were former SEALS Donerty and Woods. They were not part of Stevens security detail; they happened to be in Benghazi working for the CIA to located missing surface-to-air missiles.

So the terrorists plan the assault on the embassy thinking there would be no resistance. Well two SEALS never back down from defending America and Americans. These two heros gave their lives fighting to protect our embassy and our ambassador. No telling how many peaceful muslim they transported to the after life however the terrorists who thought this was just a walk in the park protect now sought out the Americans to kill them not hold them captive. The over throw went from hostage taking to killing.

 Now the WH knew the plan had blown up. There were no hostages only dead Americans. How to cover? Roll out the 14 minute video, no one has seen, as the cause. The WH cover up was in play.

 With the killing of Ambassador Stevens, there could be no exchange, no October surprise. Oh what was the October surprise? Well Obama would spend a month negotiating with the terrorists for the release of Ambassador Stevens and finally and after his focused efforts on saving Stevens' life, Stevens would be released just before the election. Obama would have sucked out all the energy from the campaign as everyone would be watching him, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, negotiate for the release of Stevens. The world would applaud him, the muslim would have their murderous iman back, he would be reelected and the destruction of America who go on.

We can only thank every day these SEALS for defending America with their lives.

 A lot of datapoints, Benghazi, President Morsi, SEALS, blind iman, 14 minute You Tube video; withdrawal of security from embassy, October surprise and Obama's October surprise.

Wonder which story makes more sense? Mine or the one the WH spins every day that keeps changing as the lies are exposed.

Read the comments, too: Free Republic: Two SEALs ruin October Surprise

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Second Update on 10/19/12:

The following are comments that add to this theory:

To: Kozy

What was not planned for were former SEALS Doherty and Woods. They were not part of Stevens security detail; they happened to be in Benghazi working for the CIA to located missing surface-to-air missiles. You see the Congressional testimony? When asked how many surface to air (I thought shoulder-mounted) missles, the State Dept guy said something like, "10,000 to 20,000". Eerie. No one picked that one up.

23posted on Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:05:18 AMby Zuben Elgenubi

 

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To: Kozy

Good scenerio. I wonder what our Ambassador and important security documents were doing in Bengahzi with little security at less than standard accomodations in an area that everyone else (UN, Brits) were bugging out.
Another scenerio: An AQ attack on a CIA operation with the Ambassador as collateral damage? (The Libs despise the CIA)

24posted on Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:07:55 AMby griswold3(Big Government does not tolerate rivals.)

 

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To: Kozy

This scenario is very believable for many reasons. Just two that come to mind are:
1) that leftists would manipulate, connive, lie and distort for the purpose of political gain
2) that the only thing these leftists are ultimately capable of, when they try to manipulate circumstances involving elements of military intelligence, is to completely screw up their own plan
It’s as if they had Valerie Jarrett running things.

25posted on Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:09:57 AMby reasonisfaith("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))

 

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To: Terry Mross

As has been commented, I am not a writer. Hope someone else with a better pen than I will expand and explore. The two SEALS who gave their lives and threw the monkey wrench into the story are the heroes. Read about them in the following account. It was got me thinking and as the stories have unfolded, I believe I am right with the true story.http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2012/09/21/boldly-into-the-breach/

28posted on Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:17:45 AMby Kozy(Calling Al Gore)

 

[Note from Christine:  GO READ THAT LINK!!!!]

 

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To: bert

To complex and fragile to be real How so? It fits every verifiable detail as to timing and placement of personnel. Stevens stayed later than everyone else (who left in August, I believe). The video was an excuse. It had been released months earlier, and even the Libyans said there was no protest...that is was a terrorist act. The security personnel were removed and indigenous personnel comprised the security team. There WAS media babble about releasing the 'blind sheik' What exactly DOESN'T fit? ----- IMHO, the principle of Occam's razor applies. That among competing hypotheses, the one which makes the fewest assumptions should be selected. I can find no 'assumptions' in the author's theory, and the one assumption previously posed by another FReeper fits the facts as well. It would explain WHY Obama wasn't concerned about the 3am phone call and why NOTHING was done while our people were being murdered. One has to wonder what those people who ignored those cries for help are thinking now.

30posted on Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:21:27 AMby MamaTexan(I am a Person as Created by the Laws of Nature, not a person as created by the laws of Man)

 

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To: Kozy

Were the two Seals in the room with Stephens and Smith when the “guard” was taking the pictures? The pictures were being sent to someone and they would have been noticed. Or maybe they were being sent for ID reasons but it was something Smith wrote about on Eve online to his friend. He was so perturbed he mentioned they mightn’t get out alive.

33posted on Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:25:15 AMby bronxville(Margaret Sanger - “We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population,Â)

 

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Tonight's Debate

Millions of voters will most likely watch the debate tonight.  I wonder if Obama will change his demeanor from the wimpy, lackluster, dull, un-impressive, and "would not look Governor Romney [or America!] in the eye" disastrous performance into a follow-up of Joe Biden's bully-ish, lying,  attack and blame type of debate?  He certainly can't run on his awful record!!  We soon will know what the "new strategy" will be for Obama.

I just hope that some of the issues that the media of mass deception doesn't want to cover come up so that Governor Romney can continue to inform the American people about what a DISASTER this BADministration has really been!

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ADMINISTRATION TURNED DOWN REQUESTS FOR MORE SECURITY IN LIBYA: Report says Obama skips 62% of his daily intel briefings

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I have to say I am appalled by the terrorist attacks on September 11th in Benghazi, Libya, that killed our Ambassador and three other Americans. And I’m outraged that President Obama and senior administration officials continue to say they don’t really know what happened or why even though very disturbing facts are coming to light day [...]

 

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To Hell with the Law; Re-Election Is More Important

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Benghazi-Gate Lies and Cover-up

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Unfortunately, for America, there are people who are just unwilling to make the connections that display the hard truth regarding the ObaMARXIST BADministration's handling of Benghazi-gate. Of course, we cannot rely on the media of mass deception. Most (except for Fox News at a certain extent) continue to accept and repeat (or hide under their desks) the mantra of lies spewed out by the ObamaBorg Bots that a video that made fun of Muslims and the religion of Islam was the cause of the attack on the consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Stevens, two Navy Seals, and an...

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Forbes, CNN destroy Obama administration’s Benghazi lie

Bryan Jacoutot at Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion - 1 day ago

Forbes contributor, Larry Bell, released an article late last night entitled, “Pants On Fire: Obama Administration Scrambles for Cover as Benghazi Lie Explodes.” The article, drawing on reports from CNN, reveals a picture the Obama administration is desperately trying to sweep under the rug. President Obama’s foreign policy is an absolute disaster. Moreover, the things [...]

 

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Social Justice is a Proven Failure... and So Is Obama

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Al Qaida strikes America; America denies reality

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The Blame Game

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Obama Hammered by Romney at Debate!

When the liberals at MSNBC - the champions of the media of mass deception - are in despair about Obama's performance then you KNOW it was awful!

On Hannity's post debate show, Frank Luntz revealed a focus group of undecided voters (some who had previously voted for Obama in '08) and all but a few have now decided to vote for Romney.

See what others had to say:

MSNBC’s Matthews gives epic smackdown of Obama

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Political Christian

Spanking Barack

 

Western Journalism.com

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The Gateway Pundit

Sarah Palin Rips Obama for Not Having TelePrompter at Debate (Video)

 

 

NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias

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The Strata-Sphere

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Republican Debate Blog Essays

Newt Gingrich's debate answers were some of the best in his career! The Fox News Channel debate was by far, the best of all of the previous debates.

Ironic Surrealism v3.0

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The Legal Insurrection blog asks Who do you want taking on Obama, the Honey Badger or the kitten?
A good video to see on the Honey Badger!

More of Ron Paul's lunacy when it comes to foreign policy was exposed:

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Rick Santorum unleashes a devastating ad against Romney:

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Santorum Releases New Ad, Eviscerating Mitt Romney

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Although I'm leaning against voting for Perry, his answer to this topic in the debate was great:

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And here is some information about Mark Levin's new book release today.  It will be a great textbook to alert the public exactly why Obama MUST BE DEFEATED in 2012!

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Juan Williams GOT COMPLETELY OWNED by Gingrich!

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Michele Malkin thought that Romney "deflects" and "stumbles" in the debate:

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American Thinker asks the appropriate questions:

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Mitt Romney: The Last Republican President? - If ever a candidate mirrored the mindset and approach of George H.W. Bush, it is Mitt Romney. This is the last hurrah of the Republican establishment.

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Because of the failures of the Obama regime, the world has become a much more dangerous place with the Middle East is now fully dominated by the radical element of Islam. As in the Balkans in the early part of the twentieth century, a minor misstep or misunderstanding in this region could ignite another global conflict. China, despite its own internal fault lines, is determined to exert its power and influence not only in the Far East but throughout the globe. A worldwide financial meltdown in the next 12 to 18 months is not out of the realm of possibility.

At no time in the past 150 years has the nation needed a bold and decisive leader that could not only initiate change but be honest with the American people.

Yet the current governing class and in particular the Republican establishment is treating this election cycle as if it were no different from any other during the past sixty years. Their reaction to the Tea Party movement is indicative of this mindset, as they choose to denigrate and dismiss this grassroots uprising as just another passing crusade by conservative ideologues. They fail to understand that the appeal of Ron Paul is that he is willing to stick it to the ruling class. The primary concern of the establishment, either Republican or Democrat, is to retain power through the control of the purse strings, and to put off any difficult decisions while "compromising" with the opposition.

The campaign strategy of Mitt Romney mirrors that of all the past moderate nominees chosen by the Party. The formula: speak the language of the conservative majority in the Party, claim only a moderate can get elected, divide the vote among the conservatives running for the nomination, mobilize the media to destroy any real conservative challenger, and overwhelm these same challengers with money from the deep-pocket establishment contributors.

The only criterion for people running for president should be: what have they actually done and accomplished in their previous jobs or positions? If there is one lesson to take from the Obama 2008 campaign, it is that relying on words and image can result in choosing a man that is a disaster for the country.

Mitt Romney, by his actions in Massachusetts both campaigning for the U.S. Senate and as Governor, has shown himself to be more than willing to compromise with the Left and the Democrats. He has proposed and passed the socialist RomneyCare policy, pro-abortion regulations, and gun control, and raised numerous taxes and fees while increasing spending dramatically. During the current campaign he refuses to call Barack Obama what he is; instead Romney refers to him as just "being over his head."

If ever a candidate mirrored the mindset and approach of George H.W. Bush, it is Mitt Romney.

This is the last hurrah of the Republican establishment. The conservatives and libertarians will vote for Romney in November, but only because he is not Barack Obama. There will be no enthusiasm, which will hurt the down ballot contests for the U.S. Senate, the House and state governorships. Despite the factors weighing against Obama in this upcoming election, it will be a much closer contest that it should be; perhaps a razor thin victory for Romney.

If Romney were to lose the election, there will be a grass-roots revolt against the Republican Party which will spell its demise. If he wins and the nation, through the mis-directed policies of Romney and the Republicans in the Congress, continues on its current path of compromising and nibbling around the edges of the nation's problems, then Romney will be the last Republican president and the specter of the Democrats re-assuming power will be a reality.

This is not only the most important election for the nation in over a century but also one that will determine the fate of a political party founded in 1854 in opposition to slavery and the corruption in the Democratic Party.

Hat tips to all links.

"Joe the Plumber" - Star of the Debate!

Sorry...just couldn't resist writing that title! He was mentioned about six times by each candidate. Sometimes it's nice to have someone as the object lesson of a topic! Joe the plumber was included in many of the topics that came up tonight!

I'll be back tomorrow for more analysis and links. For now, here's a live-blogging review of the debate over at Gateway Pundit.

My son just said:

"I can see it now - Joe the Plumber on Saturday Night Live holding a plunger over his shoulder with a cheeseburger in the other hand!"

Ha ha ha haaa!

I leave you with that bit of levity and say goodnight!

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P.S. For a much more detailed version of liveblogging - go to Michelle Malkin's blog

She also exposes how Obama lied about his ties with ACORN!

Ultimate DIRTY Laundry List Of Obama Radicals

There will be lots of posts about the debate last night. Here's my favorite, so far: Michele Malkin asks - Who was the Obama plant at last night's debate?

Great answer quipped by Michelle over there! heh heh

Also, check out Michele's liveblogging link at her site.

Back to this post.

McCain clearly won because he has the right ideas at the right time for our country. Any amount of charisma demonstrated by Obama cannot possibly be a substitute for McCain's "Country First" mindset and good policies to lift us out the the financial crisis - which was caused mostly by the Democrats in Congress.

How much does McCain have over Obama?

Here's a partial list. Please add your own in the comment section:

1. experience
2. strategic military knowledge
3. economic ideas (btw, McCain's idea to rescue mortgages includes utilizing 300 billion of the 700 billion already agreed upon by Congress)
4. proper understanding of foreign affairs
5. his ability to reach across the aisle (which Obama has never done - remember - he hates conservatives - those gun-toting, Bible believing Christians who stick to their guns, Bibles, and religion)
6. tax cutting helps create more jobs
7. increasing the per child credit from 3,500 to 5,000 will help people fund their own health care
8. tax cutting guarantees that people get to keep more of their own money (it's NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S TO BEGIN WITH!!)
9. will not sit down with radical dictators (which Obama naively stated he would)

[Plan to add to this list as the day progresses.]

In reference to number 9, I want to introduce you to a link where practically every radical who happens to endorse Obama is listed. I think this is shocking - that a United States Presidential candidate would have such strange (and dangerous) bedfellows.

Obama's Endorsements from Radicals

Another problem with the Obama campaign. Apparently, it has been uncovered that there is HUGE voter fraud (via ACORN - NO SURPRISE!) which has now spread to 10 states!! In a report that I just heard on Fox News, these criminal ACORN people are apparently dumb enough to use the same name on multiple fraudulent voter registrations across state lines!!

There are dumb voter fraud cheaters; but then there are some who are even dumber!

Excerpt:

"Some of them used nonexistent names, some of them used false addresses and some of them were duplicates of previously filed applications," Walsh said, describing the complaints, which largely came from the registrar in Clark County, Nev.

Secretary of State Ross Miller said the fraudulent registrations included forms for the starting lineup of the Dallas Cowboys football team.

"Tony Romo is not registered to vote in the state of Nevada, and anybody trying to pose as Terrell Owens won't be able to cast a ballot on Nov. 4," Miller said.

In addition to radical endorsements and voter fraud, Investor's Business Daily exposes the fact that Obama's ideas of "change" are not what America wants or needs. IBD has an exclusive list of Obama articles called The Audacity of Socialism

But don't let all of this Obama campaign illegal activity and associations with radicals and dangerous people get you down. I do have some GOOD news that can give us all a glimmer of hope in this election.

I agree with the blogger at California Conservative. We should be questioning the reliability and accuracy of the polling that is being presented by the MSM news sources. Therefore, don't let the so-called "Obama is leading in the battleground states" hype get you discouraged. Instead, realize this truth:

Trouble for Team Barry?

California Conservative writes:

This information makes me question the validity of the recent polling:
A major supporter of Hillary Clinton and member of the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee, on Monday said the Democratic Party has nominated “the worst candidate” while Republicans have nominated the best.

Lynn Forester de Rothschild helped open the Democrats for McCain headquarters on Main Avenue in West Scranton. About 30 supporters turned out to welcome de Rothschild and speak out for the Republican ticket.

“What it came down to was that I decided I love my country more than my party,” de Rothschild said, explaining her support of Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin. “I’m really worried. I do not want (Obama) in the White House.”

De Rothschild, 54, said she sees Northeast Pennsylvania – specifically Luzerne and Lackawanna counties – as the key to winning Pennsylvania’s 21 electoral votes. And, she said, whoever wins Pennsylvania will likely become the next president.

“Barack Obama has never had the mandate of Democrats,” she said. “And Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi ignored the 18 million people that voted for Hillary Clinton. They can’t be surprised at the 5 million to 7 million Clinton supporters who are now supporting McCain.”

One organization – PUMA, which stands for Party Unity My A** – has more than 5 million members across the country, she said. Jamie Brazil, a longtime friend of the Clintons and the Rodham family, is serving as national director of Citizens for McCain. Brazil accompanied de Rothschild on her Scranton visit.

Brazil and his wife, Dee, will be godparents to Simon Rodham, son of Tony and Megan Rodham at his baptism Oct. 12 in Scranton. Tony Rodham is Hillary Clinton’s brother. The Clintons will attend the post-baptism brunch at the Brazil home in Scranton.

Last election approximately 120 million votes were cast. When you factor in the steadfastness of Hillary’s supporters, it’s fairly certain that these PUMA’s are very likely voters. This must worry Team Barry.

When we put together the desperate measures of the voter fraud ACORN people and realize that former Clinton supporters - 5 million and counting, in fact - are supporting John McCain for president, we can see why the Obamabots are so busy scurrying around trying to make up (literally) voters for Barry-boy.

HT's:

Michelle Malkin

Fox News

Obama's Endorsements

IBD Editorials

California Conservative

GateWay Pundit

Palin Gets Rave Reviews

Watched the much anticipated V.P. debate last night and I thought that Gov. Sarah Palin did a wonderful job! She came across as articulate, intelligent, well informed on the issues, and most of all FRIENDLY - like "one of us" (excluding, of course, the rabid liberals who hate all conservatives).

Joe Biden? Well, he was the typical Washington D.C. liberal whose horrible gaffes (in previous situations) always seem to get a pass from the MSM. He appeared pompous, arrogant, and as the article from Newsmax (below) points out - like a teacher lecturing to students.

Sarah Palin addressed the audience with her answers. Biden looked at the moderator when answering questions. Gov. Palin certainly came across as a personable, country first servant to the public who genuinely identifies with most of us here in America. She has always been so refreshing!

Biden gave me the impression that he thinks he's "above it all." What's more, Biden has clearly been Obamatized. This clearly came out in the debate last night. Sarah Palin did an excellent job of pointing out where Biden originally agreed with John McCain on several issues (i.e. in support of the Iraq war, the fact that Biden once quipped that "he would be proud to run with John McCain); but now has morphed into Obamabot belief. Biden and Obama are both pompous politicians who think that a huge government bureaucracy AND TAXING THE PEOPLE TO DEATH are the answers to our problems in America.

No thanks!

The current economic crisis shows us just how bad an idea THAT is! We don't need any more liberal politicians like Barney Frank getting their hands on more of our money so that they can abuse government programs like Frank did with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. That pathetic person (Frank) won't even own up to his blunders in this mess. He should be FIRED from his job, impeached, or voted out. Whatever is necessary to get him out of Congress!!

I heard that O'Reilly really gave Frank quite a hammering on his show last night. Would have liked to have seen that! It's about time that corrupt politicians get scolded for their inept misuse of taxpayer money!

Back to the debate.

Below is one of my favorite articles about last nights debate:

Palin Gets Rave Reviews for Debate
On Thursday night, Sarah Palin showed that she has the "right stuff" to be one heartbeat away from the presidency.

Under fire for rambling answers in recent television interviews, Palin went into last night's debate the underdog against the sharp-tongued Joe Biden.


But Palin, in style and substance, demonstrated she can hold her own on the national stage.


Pollster Frank Luntz's focus group on Fox News watched the St. Louis debate. The group was evenly divided between Kerry and Bush supporters from the 2004 election. After the debate Luntz asked if she won, and his group almost unanimously said she had.


The New York Post cover Friday shared a similar sentiment , roaring: "PIT BULL SARAH SHOWS HER BITE."


The Post began "Sarah Palin used folksy language, winks, smiles and sharp elbows to try to put seasoned rival Joe Biden on the defensive in last night's vice-presidential debate."


The Post's star columnist, Andrea Peyser, offered effusive praise.


"I walked in last night expecting a train wreck from our gal of the moment. Instead, I saw fireworks," Peyser wrote. "Sarah rules," she continued, adding, "In her first, and last, vice-presidential debate, Sarah Palin was strong. Articulate. Folksy. And warm."


During the verbal fisticuffs, Palin made clear she is not one of the good old boys.


"It's so obvious that I'm a Washington outsider and I'm someone who's just not used to the way you guys operate," Palin said.


Palin employed a similar "outsider" strategy to defeat the incumbent Republican governor in Alaska.


Even the liberal New York Times had to admit, albeit grudgingly, that Palin scored points in the first and last vice presidential debate.


The Times began its coverage this way: "Gov. Sarah Palin made it through the vice-presidential debate on Thursday without doing any obvious damage to the Republican presidential ticket. By surviving her encounter with Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. and quelling some of the talk about her basic qualifications for high office, she may even have done Senator John McCain a bit of good, freeing him to focus on the other troubles shadowing his campaign."


Across the blogosphere, positive reviews for her debate performance were pouring in for the first woman on a national Republican ticket.


Michael Goodwin, writing in the New York Daily News, declared Palin had a "slim" victory over Biden.


"She sometimes sputtered nonsense, seemed like a Thanksgiving turkey stuffed with facts and was no match for his knowledge and experience on foreign affairs," Goodwin wrote. "But Sarah Palin demonstrated a remarkable political skill Thursday night: She looked into the camera and talked to people as one of them, while Joe Biden talked mostly to the moderator as a teacher to a student.


"On her ability to connect with the audience, and because the expectations for her were so pitifully low, Palin was the victor."



And Steve Huntley in the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "Appearing assertive and confident in her national debate premiere, Palin battled Sen. Joseph Biden on a broad range of issues - the Wall Street meltdown, taxes and spending, Iraq, foreign relations, which candidate best represents change - and more than held her own."


Not every one so pleased about Palin's performance, especially among the pro-Obama cheerleaders in the major media.


Chris Matthews of MSNBC said Palin seemed like she was appearing at a spelling bee and CBS was quick to post an instant survey claiming "independents" believed Biden had won the debate.


© 2008 Newsmax. All rights reserved.

HT: Newsmax.com email

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You get to grade Biden's debate performance over at NewsBusters:

Grade Biden's Debate Performance

Noting the sour grapes that emanate from the proverbial Obamabot - Chris Matthews - after Gov. Palin's obvious debate win, perhaps he has something else running DOWN his leg today after reading all the positive reviews on her great debate performance! Ha!

HT: NewsBusters

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Update: Also see Big Dog's Weblog: Palin Shines in V.P. Debate

Loved this quip over there:

Sarah Palin shocked many of the wingnuts and they are really unable to form a rational argument to show she lost. They continue to say she and McCain represent 4 more years of Bush and fail to make any other reasonable argument about why they should not be elected. McCain will not be 4 more years of Bush but Obama will be 4 years of worse than Carter.

Biden tried to say that Obama was the true candidate of change but he must have meant the acronym CHANGE (Come Help A Nobody Get Elected).

How To Spin a Debate!

I plan to discuss the presidential debate in more detail later (hint: McCain knocked it out of the park!). However, since I really enjoyed reading (and laughing!) about the very first blog post reaction to the debate that I chose to click on this morning (over at Newsbusters), I thought that I would encourage everyone here to go over and read it!

Reading New Republic Teas Leaves Determine Debate Winner

The last paragraph made me laugh out loud! I could not believe that any serious journalist would ever write such a stupid title!! Someone needs to point that writer in the direction of the Fox News Channel's text message poll. As of last night, the "who won the debate" question results were:

McCain - 82%
Obama - 16%
Undecided - 1%

Last I heard, over 56 thousand people participated in that text message poll!

Over at CNN, they utilized their typical spin mantra to make one believe that Obama had a slight lead over McCain in the "who won" telephone poll they had conducted. Even one of the persons in their "after the debate" panel admitted that they had polled mostly Democrats and would have to see the national results that will be broadcast the next day. Ha!

The MSM spin is so laughable when it comes to their Obamabot mindset. It is like their brains have all been deprogrammed, then attached and assimilated by pseudo-humanoid drones like the Borg!

HT: Newsbusters.org

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Additional links (will be updated throughout day):

Was a Tie Enough for Follow-the-Leader Obama Tonight?

Kissinger Unhappy About Obama (Hint: Obama lied!)

Debate #1 Wrap-up

What's the name on my bracelet?

[Note: A bit unrelated (at least, directly) to the debate, but when I saw Obama fling the rose onto the 9/11 memorial site, I cringed. Ran across this post and video of it. A Tale of Two Roses]

Excerpt:

It’s a small gesture, but gestures matter at the hallowed grave site of so many murdered innocent Americans.

Barack Obama flings a memorial rose at Ground Zero like he’s a kid tossing pennies into a fountain at the shopping mall — or a spectator tossing flowers at a bullfight.

He doesn’t know what he’s doing.

(Clueless NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg copies him.)

By contrast, John McCain and his wife kneel and gently, somberly, place their roses down at the foot of the 9/11 tribute.

Tons of you e-mailed me about this. Here’s the vid for the rest of you who didn’t see it. It’s a telling cultural and generational distinction between these two men vying to be commander-in-chief of our nation.

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Update: See Christopher Ruddy's:
Why McCain Won the Debate

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