Romney: Best debate performance in 52 years

wnd.com ^ | Oct. 4, 2012 | Pat Buchanan

[Free ThinkerNY]

Mitt Romney on Wednesday night turned in the finest debate performance of any candidate of either party in the 52 years since Richard Nixon faced John F. Kennedy, with the possible exception of Ronald Reagan’s demolition of Jimmy Carter in 1980.

But where Reagan won with style and quips – “There you go again” – and his closing line, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” Romney crushed Obama on both substance and style.

Mitt was like a contender so keyed up by his title shot that, between rounds, he could not sit on his stool, but stood in his corner to rush out and re-engage the champ the instant the bell sounded for the next round.

Obama was mauled, with facts, figures, anecdotes, arguments, jokes, quips. A smiling Romney was on offense all night. And the president’s performance seems inexplicable.

With the split screen showing his response to Romney’s swarm attacks, he appeared diffident, sullen, pouting, flustered, petulant.

Obama made no serious blunder. Yet, on the split screen, as Romney lectured him with a stern smile, Obama seemed a chastened schoolboy, head down, being instructed by a professor that if he did not get his grades up he would not be back next semester.

The verdict on the Denver encounter – that Romney turned in the performance of his life and one of the most impressive in the history of presidential debates, and that the president underperformed, was outclassed and lost badly – was virtually unanimous.

[Democrat_media]

Whatever, you don’t even know what any of those terms are and all you can do is call names and insult. Go vote for your Obama.You are on ignore. This sites need an ignore button.

[Talisker]

...you don’t say things so rapidly, so naturally in that manner that he did if they are not a deep part of who you are and what you believe.

Your naivete' is criminal.

[Jim from C-Town]

Why would social issues even come up? Last night was to be strictly on the economy and because it was, O’Bumbler was shown to be lacking. The next debate is to be strictly on Foreign policy. This is hardly a great point for O’Bumbler.

Beyond Bin Laden is dead, what does he have? An Egypt lead by the Muslim Brotherhood and threatening to rip up the Peace Treaty with Israel, a refusal to help the Iranian people, while simultaneously stabbing a ally of thirty + years in the back. Fomenting revolution and islamism in the middle east and North Africa. AND one dead ambassador and hundreds of dead Mexicans.

Romney could make O’Bumbler look even worse that he did last night.

[Democrat_media]

Did any of you bashing Romney see the debate? In the debate ,here is just some of what Romney said about healthcare:

Romney: And what we did in Massachusetts is a model for the nation, state by state. And I said that at that time. The federal government taking over health care for the entire nation and whisking aside the 10th Amendment, which gives states the rights for these kinds of things, is not the course for America to have a stronger, more vibrant economy. But the right answer is not to have the federal government take over health care and start mandating to the providers across America, telling a patient and a doctor what kind of treatment they can have. That's the wrong way to go. The private market and individual responsibility always work best. And by the way, if the government can be as efficient as the private sector and offer premiums that are as low as the private sector, people will be happy to get traditional Medicare. Or they'll be able to get a private plan. I know my own view is I'd rather have a private plan. I know I’d just as soon not have the government telling me what kind of health care I get. I’d rather be able to have an insurance company. If I don't like them, I can get rid of them and find a different insurance company. Let people make their own choice.

[Uncle Miltie]

“the federal government doesn’t have the right to control our healthcare and limit our choices, it’s for the states to” force you to spend any and all of your money as they see fit.

Got it. They own your income stream. All of it, to dictate as they want, on penalty of prison.

The Romney plan.

[Bshaw]

“You guys might want to see this. Obama’s final, secret trump card? Perhaps...”

If I’m seeing it on the web, it’s not secret.

The American people know that the only thing more duplicitous than Obama is Iran.

Obama is a mess. He is now exposed to be the mess that he is. Thank you Romney!!!

[Uncle Miltie]

So you agree with RomneyCare that if a Legislature plus Romney require you to spend 100% of your income on broccoli on pain of death, that is a legitimate exercise of governmental power. Correct?

That is the logic of 0bamaRomneyCare. You support it at the state level.

I oppose governments forcing me to buy things on pain of imprisonment at any time, anywhere, at any level of government.

You’re all over FreeRepublic this morning posting everywhere in sight, but are you willing to go on record supporting the most anti-freedom legislation of the modern era, born on Romney’s DESK?

[napscoordinator]

You posted to me first you dimwit.

[Democrat_media]

I'm for federalism as is Romney . You anti-Romney bots don't even understand the concept of federalism as written in the constitution. He said it's for the states to do not for the federal government , what about that don't you understand?

WTF? How does it feel you anti-Romney bots to support by proxy the most despicable, most socialist, most liberal, most tyrannical, most incompetent , most anti-American peice of dung EVER = Obama? You bots must be on meltdown after the smartest man ever Romney, a competent CEO and businessman, a conservative destroyed your cockroach marxist called Obama. And that's funny .

You anti-Romney bots make me sick for supporting this peice of dung Obama ( you support him by proxy and you fool no one). And all you do is call names and insult( very nasty behavior, no debate just ridicule, insult name call, what's the point of that?). you all make me sick. This POS Obama is destroying America and you support it by proxy. I definitely want to ignore all of you bots as you all seem the same and don't want to waste my time being called names by you all(I'm sure many others using this site feel the same). So this is my last reply to any of you anti Romney bots( obama supporters by proxy).

[Democrat_media]

I’m for federalism as is Romney . You anti-Romney bots don’t even understand the concept of federalism as written in the constitution. He said it’s for the states to do not for the federal government , what about that don’t you understand?

WTF? How does it feel you anti-Romney bots to support by proxy the most despicable, most socialist, most liberal, most tyrannical, most incompetent , most anti-American peice of dung EVER = Obama? You bots must be on meltdown after the smartest man ever Romney, a competent CEO and businessman, a conservative destroyed your cockroach marxist called Obama. And that’s funny .

You anti-Romney bots make me sick for supporting this peice of dung Obama ( you support him by proxy and you fool no one). And all you do is call names and insult( very nasty behavior, no debate just ridicule, insult name call, what’s the point of that?). you all make me sick. This POS Muslim Obama is destroying America and you support it by proxy. You support the enemy of freedom , the enemy of America who calls itself Obama.I definitely want to ignore all of you bots as you all seem the same and don’t want to waste my time being called names by you all(I’m sure many others using this site feel the same). So this is my last reply to any of you anti Romney bots( obama supporters by proxy).

[napscoordinator]

I am voting for Romney even if he is horrible. Yes I am. So much for free opinions on Free Republic by YOU. Why I have to bow down to Romney is beyond me. It is not my fault he cannot sell himself as a CONSERVATIVE! It is up to HIM to convince me he deserves my vote, not the other way around. It is ashame that we have a weak candidate but that is why people like you wanted so I will break down and vote for him. You should be happy and stop your nonsense. Sure I went overboard with my last post and I apologize but just because somebody disagrees with a candidate for goodness sake does not make they evil, pro-Obama or liberal for that matter. I understand that this is a very important election and everyone is nervous but I believe Romney will prevail and then on to 2016 to put in a real conservative!

[Uncle Miltie]

So you’re okay with someone holding a gun to your head as long as he’s from the State House, not the White House. Federalist slavery for you! Got it.

[Uncle Miltie]

The lack of intelligence in your post is only exceeded by your lack of research into my posting history and your misunderstanding of the legitimate conservative critiques of Romney.

Should you choose to educate yourself, we can continue this conversation.