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Obama 'believed he had BEATEN Romney' in Denver debate - after ignoring advice of top aides....
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 10/9/2012 | Toby Harnden

Posted on 10/09/2012 11:18:30 AM PDT by TBBT

- Obama believes he'd got the better of Romney as he walked off stage to the dismay of his aides, according to a Democrat close to the campaign - The President failed to prepare properly, opting instead to visit the Hoover Dam the day before the showdown - Democrat claims he was so disdainful of Romney that he didn't think he needed to even engage with him - Had one-liners on 47% prepared but chose not to use them

watching his debate against Mitt Romney already knew it had been a disaster for him.

But what nobody knew, until now, was that Obama believed he had actually won.

In an extraordinary insight into the events leading up to the 90 minute showdown which changed the face of the election, a Democrat close to the Obama campaign today reveals that the President also did not take his debate preparation seriously, ignored the advice of senior aides and ignored one-liners that had been prepared to wound Romney.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012debates; bhonarcissism; debate; elections; ibarack; narcissism; nobama2012; npd; obama; obamatruthfile; romney; theobamainthebubble
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To: wayoverontheright; Aria
RE: 53 and 38: Obama’s body language puts the lie to this theory.

I agree...
Unless he is insane ... and therein lies the rub...

101 posted on 10/09/2012 1:32:49 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: wayoverontheright

Actually, I think Oblahblah thought that smirking and looking down was all he needed to do to “win”. It must of been a hell of a surprise to him when the MSM didn’t report on his ingenious debate strategy.


102 posted on 10/09/2012 1:33:06 PM PDT by stop_fascism (Love your country, but never trust its government - R.A. Heinlein)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

It will be too late for to have an affect. Will only embarass himself further. I hope he tries it.


103 posted on 10/09/2012 1:33:32 PM PDT by CityCenter (It's too late, Obama yeah, it's too late.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

My favorite Christmas movie of all time is “A wish for wings that work” with Opus the penguin, etc. In the end some birds grab him and lift him up and he is “flying”, and Opus is all excited “hey guys - I’m flying - I’m REALLY flying!!”

After the closing credits one of the characters appears and says “Don’t get cocky”.

Opus/Obama, hmm....


104 posted on 10/09/2012 1:34:50 PM PDT by 21twelve (So I [God] gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. Psalm 81:12)
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To: crosshairs

Exactly. There was some hidden intelligent meaning there. No need to make him look stupid. -er.


105 posted on 10/09/2012 1:35:25 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: uncitizen

One liners in a debate, yeah, that will work! Kerry was his sparring partner. One liners because he can’t remember anything else.


106 posted on 10/09/2012 1:36:29 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: CSM

self ping for later read


107 posted on 10/09/2012 1:39:08 PM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: TBBT
It's now certain that he's certifiable. He believes his own lies.

He can't win a debate on his own. Only the enemedia can help him.

108 posted on 10/09/2012 1:39:08 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: ShadowAce

I agree. Even the things he did say wasn’t relevant and some was simply mishmash - it made no sense. I got confirmation of that with the after reports w/Rudy said the same - he couldn’t follow him.


109 posted on 10/09/2012 1:41:16 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: TBBT
Obama obviously never took an economics course, or any other business course for that matter. He has no actual experience in financial management, business management, tax planning, consulting or any other experience besides community organizing on the streets of Chicago. He has never actually engaged with any journalists who would probe his lying statements and challenge their validity.

Because of this lack of education and experience compared to Romney's, Obama will NEVER be capable of beating Romney in a debate...Romney will bury the bastard in the next 2 debates!!!
110 posted on 10/09/2012 1:41:34 PM PDT by Stayfree (Find out how Obama is destroying America at White House Commie.com!!)
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What gets me is that this STILL is the narrative that Obama only lost on STYLE,not substance.

He got thrashed on BOTH style and substance. This is covering up the reality that the “47 %” thing wouldn’t make one bit of difference.

It is like claiming that Custer lost because he wore the wrong hat.


111 posted on 10/09/2012 1:41:37 PM PDT by Crimson Elephant
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To: cynwoody
Biden spewed a lot of false statistics against Palin that she was unable to refute in the heat of the debate. Not surprisingly, the enabling enemedia failed to "fact-check" the stats.

I hope he tries it with Ryan.

112 posted on 10/09/2012 1:45:08 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: Excellence

Who gave it to him?


113 posted on 10/09/2012 1:45:24 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: AFPhys

Bingo. Obama must be doing blow, pot , chooms, smoking like a chimney, drinking booze and a wreck.


114 posted on 10/09/2012 1:47:30 PM PDT by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: ShadowAce
Does he "take revenge on America" and starting issuing Executive Orders meant to destroy us without any pretense of what's good for us?

Yes. Worse, he will give away whatever nuclear secrets that he can. I've been expecting it for four years.

115 posted on 10/09/2012 1:47:35 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: ponz7

What shocked him is the MSM reported he lost. He was expecting them to sing his praises. And if the MSM said he’d won, the idiotic liberal voters would have believed it.


116 posted on 10/09/2012 1:54:04 PM PDT by Terry Mross
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To: wayoverontheright

I am not sure about that. Obama is narcissistic. His mental illness is furthered along by the press touting his grandeur.

There is an interesting post over on HIllbuzz from someone who has had to deal with a narcissist. It is in reference to the theory that Obama concocted the disaster of a scheme over in Libya.

You can’t judge Obama by your standards. You have to use the standards of someone who is mentally ill.

I think it is possible that he believed he won. He can do no wrong. There is no Plan B because , of course, Plan A will work.


117 posted on 10/09/2012 1:54:35 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RavenLooneyToon

Must be primo quality stuff you’ve been smoking!


118 posted on 10/09/2012 1:56:42 PM PDT by mdmathis6 (We have grieved the Holy Spirit, with our Dark hearts and dark minds turned against God!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

How did this guy ever get to be “likeable”? He’s a total douche.


119 posted on 10/09/2012 1:58:06 PM PDT by UltraV ("Well you've got to hand it to Mitt Romney, because President Obama sure did." Seth Myers, SNL)
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To: mdmathis6
LOL
Obama’s smirk and over confidence reminded me of that exact scene from the movie Heavy Metal.
120 posted on 10/09/2012 1:58:18 PM PDT by RavenLooneyToon (Tail gunner Joe was right.)
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