2012 Debate Round 3: Battleship is the New Save Sesame Street
Alright, I'm gonna start at the end, because it just happened and that makes it easy: Both candidates had very strong closing arguments. They both ended well, and I think its important to note that. Good show, gentlemen.
Now then, as for the rest of it.... No question who won the debate tonight, it went to Obama. Romney looked flustered throughout most of it, and it didn't help that he looked sweaty too. Statements like "My strategy is to go after the bad guys" might have worked for George Bush, but Bush had more charisma than Romney. Common people related to him, which is something Romney can't say. Actually, that's the problem with Romney- he's basically just playing the Bush handbook, but he can't connect to people at all.
And the lines kept coming. "We recognize that there are conflicts around the world, and we want to end them." Bush could have made that line work, but not Romney. Maybe it's because I think Romney is smarter than Bush? I mean, he obviously is. So when I hear such ridiculous baby talk- Yes, OBVIOUSLY there are conflicts, what the fuck, Mitt?- I'm perplexed. With Bush, I always thought he was clueless, so I would have just given it to him.
Saying that "Syria is Iran's route to the sea" makes no friggin' sense to anyone who's ever looked at a map of the region. And the constant talking about "Iran's 4 years closer to a nuclear weapon"- which is NOT true- It just didn't work for me. Aggressive Romney from the last two debates didn't work at all this time.
First line I laughed at: "But that was ten years before you took office." Obama, after Romney was talking about teaching advances in Massachusetts.
Obama comparing Romney's military spending ideas to a game a Battleship has already taken the internet by storm, which is hardly surprising. I wonder if he planned for it or if that really was an on the spot comment. And then the even funnier "We have these things called aircraft carriers"- That was how Romney's "You're not entitled to your own facts" 3 weeks ago was supposed to go down.
Once you cut through all the bullshit, most of the time Romney and Obama were honestly in agreement, which is hilarious, but it also means that how they preformed mattered more and more. And Obama looked presidential. Romney looked like a cheap Nixon knock off.
All right. Gonna stop talking about this for now. It's been fun, kids!
Now then, as for the rest of it.... No question who won the debate tonight, it went to Obama. Romney looked flustered throughout most of it, and it didn't help that he looked sweaty too. Statements like "My strategy is to go after the bad guys" might have worked for George Bush, but Bush had more charisma than Romney. Common people related to him, which is something Romney can't say. Actually, that's the problem with Romney- he's basically just playing the Bush handbook, but he can't connect to people at all.
And the lines kept coming. "We recognize that there are conflicts around the world, and we want to end them." Bush could have made that line work, but not Romney. Maybe it's because I think Romney is smarter than Bush? I mean, he obviously is. So when I hear such ridiculous baby talk- Yes, OBVIOUSLY there are conflicts, what the fuck, Mitt?- I'm perplexed. With Bush, I always thought he was clueless, so I would have just given it to him.
Saying that "Syria is Iran's route to the sea" makes no friggin' sense to anyone who's ever looked at a map of the region. And the constant talking about "Iran's 4 years closer to a nuclear weapon"- which is NOT true- It just didn't work for me. Aggressive Romney from the last two debates didn't work at all this time.
First line I laughed at: "But that was ten years before you took office." Obama, after Romney was talking about teaching advances in Massachusetts.
Obama comparing Romney's military spending ideas to a game a Battleship has already taken the internet by storm, which is hardly surprising. I wonder if he planned for it or if that really was an on the spot comment. And then the even funnier "We have these things called aircraft carriers"- That was how Romney's "You're not entitled to your own facts" 3 weeks ago was supposed to go down.
Once you cut through all the bullshit, most of the time Romney and Obama were honestly in agreement, which is hilarious, but it also means that how they preformed mattered more and more. And Obama looked presidential. Romney looked like a cheap Nixon knock off.
All right. Gonna stop talking about this for now. It's been fun, kids!
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