Posted on 10/13/2012 4:14:29 PM PDT by yoe
President Barack Obama settled into a Virginia resort Saturday, plotting to transform his pitch to voters after a lackluster first clash with Mitt Romney dampened his re-election hopes.
The Republican nominee, fresh from slating Obama over the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, opened another foreign policy row, over China, accusing the president of standing by while "cheating" Beijing manipulates its currency.
Shell-shocked Democrats want a more feisty and dynamic Obama to show up at the second debate at Hofstra University in New York on Tuesday, after the president's meek effort 10 days ago sent his poll numbers tumbling.
To prepare, the president planned four days of cramming at the picturesque Kingsmill golf resort outside the historic colonial town of Williamsburg in the heart of Virginia, a state that could help Obama claim a second White House term.
Twenty-five days before the November 6 election, Obama huddled with senior aides and was taking on Senator John Kerry, who is playing Romney, in a series of mock debates.
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I have zero knowledge on debates but can you “cram” the last few days and be effective?
Forensic?
Nah. May he be Barack; just be Barack . . or whoever he is. Oh, and if he spends a lot of time on China practice; maybe Romney will just ignore it for the most part in the debate. Heh. Heh.
In my opinion, no. "Thinking on your feet" requires confidence, experience, and intelligence, as well as a head crammed full of facts. Obama has spend his life coddled and surrounded by 'yes' men. He can't "cram" that away.
Look at it this way. If you have been head mechanic at a transmission repair shop for four years and you have to debate a mechanic who has never rebuilt a transmission and wants your job why would you need prep time?
Unless you are an idiot you wouldn't and no I don't think it will help him. Obama prepping at a golf course is like an alcoholic prepping at a bar.
“I have zero knowledge on debates but can you “cram” the last few days and be effective?”
Barry has been coasting for four years. No way he can make it up a four days. The kenyan’s advisors have locked him in a room for 4 days to do his homework while R&R carpet bomb campaign OH. They must think the election hinges on this debate because that is terrible strategy this close to election day.
Add to that the stress and pressure of the situation. My guess is he’ll try too hard and lose it again. Might have a meltdown but that seems too sweet to ask for.
Laugh and grin and interrupt and basically make a complete ass of himself.
That should do it.
Think of it, the president has to cram for a debate on topics that he should know after four years...
Anybody know the difference in altitude between Hofstra and this resort?
As was posted after the first debate, his brain flu out of his head.
“I have zero knowledge on debates but can you “cram” the last few days and be effective?”
A lot of Big Media lies in the last several days to work into his tirades. He’s going to be hitting as hard as he can now that he sent Laughin’ Joe in to warm up the crowd.
He likes all the trappings and perks of being president, but not the work that comes with the job .... being, not doing.
I think they’re going to “cram” a transmitter into his ear so someone can feed him his lines.
Filthy treasonous POS. The entire WH and Camp David at his disposal, but he needs a golf resort to “prep.” Riiiggghhht.
Exactly. Add to that a lifelong pattern of being bone idle.
You may have hit on his strategy - get/claim to be sick and beg off. It's the only way he won't dig the hole deeper but we can also leverage it as his cowardice and let him and his squeal some more.
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