tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post9031507062428840924..comments2023-05-05T06:35:54.350-04:00Comments on The Best Way to Have a Good Idea is to Have Lots: Live Blogging the Very 1st Mittens VS BarryO Zinger-Showdown 2012Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-60532609964610381322012-10-03T23:02:07.672-04:002012-10-03T23:02:07.672-04:00I think low-info voters (i.e., don't know enou...I think low-info voters (i.e., don't know enough to call Romney on his BS) who are easily wooed by an alpha male personality would be very much swayed by Romney tonight. He pulled a lot of rope-a-dope moves that I couldn't believe Obama didn't call him out on. A solid win for Romney, IMHO.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-54566035388846630532012-10-03T22:54:51.745-04:002012-10-03T22:54:51.745-04:00Van Jones had a good line on CNN just now: the Etc...Van Jones had a good line on CNN just now: the Etch-a-sketch came out tonight - Mitt Romney has erased everything he ever said in the campaign to simply be pro-everything that polls well. I think he did well, but it did seem like he was talking up a whole bunch of ideas magically after having trashed similar things to get where he is, as the GOP nominee.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-56664956214018176442012-10-03T22:30:21.481-04:002012-10-03T22:30:21.481-04:00Both <3 when either candidate compliments the A...Both <3 when either candidate compliments the American people.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-63205573587514442112012-10-03T22:27:31.548-04:002012-10-03T22:27:31.548-04:00I went over to watching CNN and, as always, Men &l...I went over to watching CNN and, as always, Men <3 Romney while the ladies <3 Obama.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204837796513081351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-31917895312795250012012-10-03T22:23:58.195-04:002012-10-03T22:23:58.195-04:00I'm invested in this, but it's pretty darn...I'm invested in this, but it's pretty darn hard to watch this debate.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-63452695559899985882012-10-03T22:14:34.229-04:002012-10-03T22:14:34.229-04:00Goodnight, Señor Venice! Nice to chat with you......Goodnight, Señor Venice! Nice to chat with you... kinda feel like we should just give in and do this in some kind of Facebook forum or something.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-57028254733866913292012-10-03T22:13:35.621-04:002012-10-03T22:13:35.621-04:00I really like where Obama was trying to go, but I ...I really like where Obama was trying to go, but I think he bungled the delivery on his line about Romney's promises stacked together being just unbelievably too-good-to-be-true. Tax cuts! With no growth in deficits! Plus HUGE new military spending! Now with easy trimming of those terrible unnecessary frivolous government programs.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-76587031935831323792012-10-03T22:12:44.150-04:002012-10-03T22:12:44.150-04:00This was fun though. We'll have to do the next...This was fun though. We'll have to do the next one too!Venicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942914639293844444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-91124454888279412332012-10-03T22:11:55.449-04:002012-10-03T22:11:55.449-04:00Well, I should probably head to bed, having manage...Well, I should probably head to bed, having managed to avoid putting my head in the oven thus far. I give this round to Romney but Obama is so far ahead I don't think it matters.He hit a single and he needed a home run.Venicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942914639293844444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-30318919200239063322012-10-03T22:09:21.994-04:002012-10-03T22:09:21.994-04:00So, it's okay for the state to decide what tre...So, it's okay for the state to decide what treatments a patient gets, but it's not okay for the federal government to make those decisions?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204837796513081351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-14933157687554251272012-10-03T22:08:37.184-04:002012-10-03T22:08:37.184-04:00Really curious about who dropped a wooden block ba...Really curious about who dropped a wooden block back stage!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-84183582162185025882012-10-03T22:07:49.915-04:002012-10-03T22:07:49.915-04:00What just happened back stage!?!!What just happened back stage!?!!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204837796513081351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-13543890216054752042012-10-03T22:07:37.837-04:002012-10-03T22:07:37.837-04:00It's funny to hear Obama refer to "Obamac...It's funny to hear Obama refer to "Obamacare." Venicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942914639293844444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-60230535194882522352012-10-03T22:04:59.548-04:002012-10-03T22:04:59.548-04:00My question would be, if 30% of companies are cons...My question would be, if 30% of companies are considering dropping people from coverage, how many companies are considering that option at any given time regardless of Obamacare?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204837796513081351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-26171739811304653782012-10-03T22:04:06.116-04:002012-10-03T22:04:06.116-04:00Wait wait wait... Mitt wants the GOP to be the par...Wait wait wait... Mitt wants the GOP to be the party of reaching across the isle? Is there slapping happening at the end of the reach? Perhaps gut punches? It's hard to watch these conversations and feel like they're so pulled out of context.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-67558719585236900442012-10-03T22:03:52.090-04:002012-10-03T22:03:52.090-04:00I hear a lot about how the ACA makes companies wea...I hear a lot about how the ACA makes companies weary of hiring new people. I wonder if there is anything to that, or if it's just a Republican talking point.Venicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942914639293844444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-6776432903559170792012-10-03T22:01:52.349-04:002012-10-03T22:01:52.349-04:00And Obama goes after the moderator! Does it make h...And Obama goes after the moderator! Does it make him look assertive or nasty? I tend towards the former.Venicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942914639293844444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-91589431835725857102012-10-03T21:59:55.816-04:002012-10-03T21:59:55.816-04:00Ha ha - another great post from Facebook, "Ob...Ha ha - another great post from Facebook, "Obama's smiling cause he knows at the end of the night he's gonna get some cause it's his anniversary"Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-59973845630405777012012-10-03T21:58:24.222-04:002012-10-03T21:58:24.222-04:00I think Mittens has been altered, and I'm not ...I think Mittens has been altered, and I'm not making one of my standard issue robot jokes.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-57279477718903322832012-10-03T21:58:03.951-04:002012-10-03T21:58:03.951-04:00I saw one comment on facebook: "did Obama jus...I saw one comment on facebook: "did Obama just say Socially Security is structurally sound?" I believe they have a point. Not that Romney seems to have much of an alternative.Venicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942914639293844444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-41477400231122414322012-10-03T21:57:06.330-04:002012-10-03T21:57:06.330-04:00Kristi wants to know if Mitt has had plastic surge...Kristi wants to know if Mitt has had plastic surgery. We are thinking that he's definitely had botox in his forehead. Look at all those wrinkles, and yet none of his forehead moves!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204837796513081351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-71587397915503515092012-10-03T21:56:17.601-04:002012-10-03T21:56:17.601-04:00Those small regional banks are getting killed by t...Those small regional banks are getting killed by their involvement in the financial crisis, not over-regulation.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204837796513081351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-48972924398313669382012-10-03T21:55:00.710-04:002012-10-03T21:55:00.710-04:00There're getting testy aren't they? Obama ...There're getting testy aren't they? Obama should be careful. There's no reason for him to risk it. Venicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942914639293844444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-76998235874030794982012-10-03T21:54:58.907-04:002012-10-03T21:54:58.907-04:00The only time that Obama has looked good has been ...The only time that Obama has looked good has been when he addressed the camera.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204837796513081351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-31632375573845544212012-10-03T21:54:45.288-04:002012-10-03T21:54:45.288-04:00Great comment I just saw on Facebook: "What i...Great comment I just saw on Facebook: "What if we replaced Jim Lehrer with a robot that says, every four or five minutes: 'talk about something. Whatever you want. 2 minutes.' "Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.com