| Decatur, Ala. | Sunday, May 19, 2013 |
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President Barack Obama took a beating Wednesday night.
Mitt Romney was the clear winner of the first presidential debate. He was articulate and aggressive. He was Massachusetts Mitt, the politician who in 2002 managed to win the governor’s seat in a largely Democratic state.
Whether out of political necessity or an 11th-hour determination to reject his role as a spokesman for the far right, he presented himself as the Compassionate Conservative. After more than a year of railing against financial regulations, he embraced many of them. He spoke with pride of his greatest accomplishment in Massachusetts, a health care program that became the model for the Affordable Care Act. He insisted he would not lower taxes for the wealthy and expressed concern for the many Americans who lack opportunity.
The new Romney presents a legitimate alternative to Obama. If he wins the election in November, America should hope that it is this Romney — not the one of the last 18 months — who takes office.
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No, Romney hasn't changed. It's just that what you heard during the debates came directly from him instead the Obama Machine telling you what he was saying.
The above comment is the most truthful thing I have ever seen in this paper. Bravo, Ted!
Perfectly stated Ted!
Agree with Ted.
Romney is incompetent, lacks vision,lacks new ideas for 21st century,is elitist and cares little for the average hard working US citizen, but cares greatly for himself and his wealthy supporters.Very little substance comes from Romney, The Republican party has lost their way. Romney will say whatever he needs to say at any given time, including the debates, regardless of how he truly believes and how he would govern.This is now Tea Party personified.Although he said he should be latino to gain more votes, I suspect that he is especially glad that he is white.A President must have integrity, genuineness, truth and a vision to govern intelligently for the people.President Obama does. Romney,not so much.
It is really quite simple if one is searching for nswers to the winner of the debate. It has been said many times on FNC and by Romney's supporters that "He is a man comfortable in his own skin." What this actually means is that he is accustomed to, and feels "entitled" to getting his own way without any questions being asked. That is exactlt the Romney we saw in the 1st debate. Mitt Romney stood at the podium and provided responses that were vague, unbelievable and in some cases flat out false. President Obama responsed with truthful, accurate and detailed statements that demonstrated a heart felt concern for the citizens of this country with an emphasis on the middle and lower income Americans.
I think Obama was more interested in stating where the US of A was (State of the Nation) when he took office in January of 2009, how far we have come since then and that much more remains to be done. Obama presented a view of what a huge responsibility it is being POTUS, especially in near Depression-like economic times and saving all of us from that expericence and being CIC with two (2) wars to over see. Meanwhile, Romney, while articulate with "Champange dreams and caviar wishes" is clueless.
Gina and Bill must be afraid of losing their "Obama phone"
I don't think I heard the same debate some of you seems to have heard.
TATS RIGHT ED AND WE ALSO KNOW WHICH SIDE OF THE CHECK THEY SIGN. YOU KNOW IF YOU WILL WATCH COMMENTATORS DEBATE THEIR VIWS DEMS ARE EASY TO SPOT THEY ARE CONATIVE,OVERBEARING CALL NAMES INTERUPT AND SOME CONSTANTLY SLOBBER AND GET RED FACED.. I FULLY EXPECT TO SEE THE LOSER WHO IS INTENT ON STEERING AMERICA INTO A HELL ITS NEVER KNOWN TO FULLY LOSE HIS COOL AT SOME POINT BEFOR NOV 6. AND SHOULD GOD LET US WALLOW IN THIS DICTATORS MANURE LIES AND DECEIT BY HIS RE ELECTION 90% OF THOSE VOTEING FOR HIM WILL SORELY REGRET IT BEFOR JAN 2013 IS OVER.
SORRY BOUT BAD KEYBOARD TED AND CONATIVE SHOULD BE COMBATIVE I DIDNT PROOF MY BAD I WANT TO ADD THAT I HOPE THERE IS ONE LIBERAL WHO WILL LIST IN THIS FORUM ALL THE PROMISES OBAMA HAS KEPT,HOW MANY GOOD THINGS HE HAS DONE AND HOW THEIR LIFE HAS BEEN CHANGED IN A POSITIVE MANNER. I CAN TRUTHFULLY SAY THAT 6 YEARS AGO AFTER MOVING HERE AND PAYING OFF SOME DEBTS I WAS ABLE TO SAVE AROUND 250.00 A MONTH. SINCE MID 2009 I COULD NO LONGER SAVE ANY THING AND STARTED HAVEING TO GO INTO SAVEINGS JUST TO PAY BILLS. WITH DRAWALS STARTING AT $50.00 A MONTHAND CLIMBING MONTHLY IN APRIL THIS YEAR IT REACHED 250.00 MONTH AND AT VARIBLES SINCE LESS ONE MONTH MORE THE NEXT HAS AVERAGED 250.00 A MONTH.SINCE. BOTTOM LINE LOSS OF 250 MO SAVINGS PLUS HAVEING TO TAKE 250 MO OUT OF SAVEINGS EQUALS AVERAG OF $500.00 A MONTH THAT MY DEAR LIBERAL FRIENDS EQUALS $6000.00 A YEAR MORE OBAMAS PLANS ARE COSTING ME TO LIVE.. IM SURE GOV ROMNEYS PLAN CAN BEAT THAT . ROMNEY IS A CHRISTIAN OBAMA IS A STATED MUSLIM WHO NOW SAYS HE IS A CHRISTIAN IN ORDER TO PLACATE TRUE CHRISTIANS. OBAMA IS A TROJAN HORSE AND IS PROBABLY GAY --WHY ELSE WOULD ONE WHO IS SO INTO HIMSELF PUSH THE GAYS IN MILITARY,SAME SEX MARRIAGE ISSUES SO MUCH?? TRUE CHRISTIANS---READ YOUR BIBLES AND SEE IF OBAMAS MORAL ISSUE S ON THESE ISSUES MEET THE STANDARS OF YOUR BIBLES. I KNOW THE ANSWER PLS .SHOW ME WHERE IM WRONG.
MY LAST COMMENT IS THAT IF OBAMA IS RE ELECTED I PREDICT THAT WITH IN 6-12 MONTHS YOU WILL NOT FIND ONE VOTER WHO WILL ADMIT THEY VOTED FOR HIM
That's because they want to be like obamam and perfet their skills oftelling lies.