THURSDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKING...
October 5, 2012
Mitt's not my guy. I think he's a liar. Not in the same way that everybody's liar, either. But I don't disagree with the general consensus. Mr. Romney beat Mr Obama. And a beating in front of 67 million people, is a helluva beating.
Nonetheless, I support the President in his reelection bid and I still think he will win the election, quite handily. I could be wrong. But either way, I'm enjoying the show. This debate last night was, by far, the best show on television and the campaigns will continue to play dates until election day.
Sometimes the most enjoyable aspect of a debate like this, when you love politics like I do, is the aftermath. And so, rather than bore you with my own critiques of the two performances, I'll bore you with the opinions of people from a higher tax bracket. Below, I've compiled some of my favorite reactions to the debate.
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Progressive Chris Matthews almost lost his wig on
I started with his rant, cause it most mirrors my own feelings on the President's performance. Wanna know how I feel? Click "play." I'm a huge fan of Chris. I know he considered running for office a couple of years ago and I hope he does it.
Former New Hampshire Governor John H. Sununu, a Romney campaign worker, had what I call "strong opinions" on the debate. According to Mr. Sununu, "we have a bumbler in the White House."
While I find it ironic that anyone in the Romney campaign would have the nerve to call anyone a "bumbler," Mr. Sununu went on to call the President "lazy," and "not bright" on Fox News Thursday Oct. 4th.
I think it's pretty clear that Mr. Sununu will say just about anything.
Of course, that cigar-smoking, educated gentleman of the highest order, Rush Limbaugh, had something to say about the debate as well. His enlightening explanation of Mr. Obama's lackluster performance included a suggestion that the President of the United States was high on Xanax. He may have been referring to this article, in the NY Times. But the author wasn't as "suggestive" as Rush was. Not everybody can be a gentleman of the highest order, I guess.
Anybody that knows of Rush's seedy past with prescription drugs would consider his rhetoric to be ironic, to say the least.
President Obama, himself, had some remarks regarding the debate. He made his remarks forcefully, while staring Mitt Romney into the ground with intimidation while on the debate stage in Denver.
No, I'm just kidding that's not what happened. That's what I wish had happened. I'll start over.
President Obama reacted to Mitt Romney's debate inconsistencies bravely, in front of a crowd of people like me, who donated money to his campaign, in Denver after the actual debate where it really mattered.
That's all I have to say, about that.
For now at least...
***UPDATE:
I just discovered the best reaction to the debate. The best of the best, that is. MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell on his show, The Last Word. I do believe he gives the best advice on how to regard those who tell you who "won" the debate. His advice? Wait and see.
