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| Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:12 pm)
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The Democrat said that Obama's inner circle was dismayed at the 'disaster' and that he believed the central problem was that the President was so disdainful of Romney that he didn't believe he needed to engage with him.
'President Obama made it clear he wanted to be doing anything else - anything - but debate prep,' the Democrat said. 'He kept breaking off whenever he got the opportunity and never really focused on the event.
'He went into the debate armed with a number of one-liners to throw at Romney, including at least two about Romney not caring about 47 per cent of the country. But he decided not to use them.'
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:12 pm to Fun Bunch)
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Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:14 pm to Fun Bunch)
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Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:14 pm to Bunta)
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The Democrat, who is aligned with the Obama campaign and has been an unofficial adviser on occasions, said that David Axelrod, Obama's chief strategist, was stunned that the President left the stage feeling that he had won the debate.
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:15 pm to Fun Bunch)
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Romney not caring about 47 per cent of the country. But he decided not to use them.'
That was probably in his best interest, and the smartest thing he did during the debate.
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:18 pm to Fun Bunch)
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he believed the central problem was that the President was so disdainful of Romney that he didn't believe he needed to engage with him.
This was my theory. I thought he was acting just like a pouty teenager who didn't think Romney was deserving of his effort.
I have some current experience with a pouty teenager, so it hit very close to home. 
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:19 pm to Fun Bunch)
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David Axelrod, Obama's chief strategist, was stunned that the President left the stage feeling that he had won the debate.
Axelrod spent years pumping his ego up on false foundations...what did he expect?
reality????
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:20 pm to southernelite)
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Romney not caring about 47 per cent of the country. But he decided not to use them.'
That was probably in his best interest, and the smartest thing he did during the debate.
I suspect Romney has a A-bomb waiting for this one.
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:27 pm to udtiger)
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Romney not caring about 47 per cent of the country. But he decided not to use them.'
That was probably in his best interest, and the smartest thing he did during the debate.
I suspect Romney has a A-bomb waiting for this one.
If he didn't have one yet, Obama in effect gave him 2 extra weeks to prepare one.
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Fun Bunch
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:29 pm to NHTIGER)
I can't wait for Obama to bust that out in a foreign policy debate. It will be misplaced and make him look petty.
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:31 pm to Fun Bunch)
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'President Obama made it clear he wanted to be doing anything else - anything - but debate prep,' the Democrat said.
In other words, Obama was lazy.
:NB4racist:
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:31 pm to Fun Bunch)
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Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage
On one hand I'm shocked. On another, it fits arrogance and disconnectedness many have reported. It's telling that it's believeable - true or not.
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:36 pm to Poet)
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have some current experience with a pouty teenager, so it hit very close to home.
I've got 2 of them and know exactly what you mean.
How could Barry even remotely think he won that debate; the guy is totally delusional.
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:39 pm to double d)
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How could Barry even remotely think he won that debate; the guy is totally delusional.
His handlers pump him full of sunshine everyday, look for the man (or woman) behind the curtain...
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:43 pm to Fun Bunch)
He also thinks he's doing a good job as president
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:47 pm to Bunta)
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Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage
If his performance in the debate was enough to make the American public think this man may in fact be an idiot, then the fact he believed he won should erase all doubt.
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:48 pm to Fun Bunch)
Leaders are ill-served when the people closest to them don't tell them when they're slip is hanging. Because Presidents live in a bubble, someone has to keep it real for them. This reminds of W after Katrina when he was slow to react because he was on vacation, and his staff didn't want to upset him by telling him how bad things were in New Orleans. New Orleans had been under water for two days before W even knew about it.
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:49 pm to Fun Bunch)
He obviously did not see the look on Michelle's face.
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:51 pm to Fun Bunch)
The first thing that comes to mind reading this:
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| re: Obama "believed he had beaten Romney" when he walked off stage (Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:51 pm to trackfan)
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This reminds of W after Katrina when he was slow to react because he was on vacation, and his staff didn't want to upset him by telling him how bad things were in New Orleans. New Orleans had been under water for two days before W even knew about it.
really? Link?
Because he couldnt do anything until Blanco ASKED for help.
So do you have a link for your absurd claim?
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