Late Afternoon Open Thread: Town Hall Debate Songified
Posted: October 18, 2012 | Author: bostonboomer | Filed under: 2012 presidential campaign, Barack Obama, just because, Mitt Romney, U.S. Politics | Tags: Candy Crowley, Ed Bassmaster, open thread |92 CommentsObama and Romney join the would-be motown band, Crowley and the Town Hallians, in the 3rd Presidential Debate.
Crowley
Welcome to the town hall debate
where ordinary people talk to the candidatesSkippy
The ladies tell me they like a man with insurance
So how do I get some without paying a billion dollars for it
Tell me, who’s gonna work it out, baby
Who’s gonna work it out?Obama
This is not just a health issue
It’s an economic issue
This is money out of that family’s pocketRomney
If Obamacare is implemented fully
It’ll be another 2500 on top
You’ve seen health insurance premiums, gone up
Incomes go downObama
I said that we would make sure that insurance companies
Can’t jerk you aroundCHORUS:
Skippy
What you gonna do?
Romney
We should make sure that our legal system works
Crowley
Oh, what you gonna do?
Obama
Go after gang bangers
we’re gonna get it done
In a second term
Skippy
Oh, what you gonna do?
Obama
Take the money we’ve been spending on war
Romney
More drilling
Obama
Double our exports
Skippy
Who’s gonna work it out, baby, who’s gonna work it out?Chad
Since I got out of college, I’ve been living in my mom’s basement
How are you gonna get me a job before she goes totally apestuff?
Who’s gonna work it out, baby
Who’s gonna work it out?Romney
I want you to be able to get a job
I know what it takes
To make America the most attractive place
That’s why I wanna bring down the tax ratesObama
Low-skill jobs are not gonna come back
I want jobs with a high wage
If we’re adding to our deficits for tax cuts
We will lose that raceCynthia
Just because I am a lady
My salary’s a little bit less
How can every woman get equal pay?
And please stop looking at my breastsRomney
I had the chance to pull together a cabinet
I brought us binders full of women
My chief of staff said
“I need to be making dinner for my kids”
So we said fineObama
My grandmother worked her way up to become
Vice president of a local bank, but she hit the glass ceiling
Now I’ve got two daughters and I wanna make the same opportunities
That anybody’s sons have[CHORUS]
Obama: From the governor, we haven’t heard any specifics beyond Big Bird
Romney: That’s completely false
Obama: Not true
Romney: Absolutely true
Obama: Just isn’t true
Crowley: Wooo
The morning thread is getting pretty long, so here’s a fresh one to continue the conversation.
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Undecided voter who asked the question about equal pay for women is still undecided.
And she’s not a feminist.
What the hell does that mean?
I feel for that young lady. Though I have no damn clue how she could be undecided at this point. She’s has personally profited from the ACA and still doesn’t get it? She must pay no attention to the larger world around her, or politics at least.
It means she’s a feminist but she doesn’t know it. Undecided voters are very confused people.
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On the other hand, it’s quite sad that any young person would denigrate a movement that has done so much to promote her own social & legal equality.
Ralph, it’s like small business people that can’t see the difference between themselves and someone like mitt. Obama did a lot in the stimulus to help them.
And she is teaching chidren?
Okay, this nested wrong. My bad. It should’ve gone with the comments above about the Katherine Fenton.
Ha ha. Dinesh D’Souza lost his job.
I saw that, BB and it’s the first time I wish i had HBO to see Bill Mahar’s reaction.
Also, thanks for giving me the heads up on the thread change.
That one was getting really long.
How cute can one idiot be – a fiancee when he’s still married. Nice trick, but republicans seem to have the play book on this sort of nonsense. Too bad it didn’t work for D’Sousa (snicker, snicker, snort)
Turns out the fiance is married too.
That is even funnier.
That reminds me. According to Rachel Maddow, Jerome Corsi of WND was flying on Romney’s campaign plane yesterday with the candidate.
I think it was Lawrence O’Donnell who said on his show last night that Corsi had been issued press credentials by the Romney campaign.
Oh well, could have been either 🙂
I wasn’t intending to contradict you. If I had to rely on someone’s memory, especially after the day I’ve had, I would rely on yours over mine.
Pierce on Senator McDreamy’s big mistake that could get Elizabeth Warren elected.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/scott-brown-asbestos-ad-13853238
Romney and Brown do have Fehrnstrom in common. Maybe that’s the reason for the stupid?
If y’all get the chance you need to go to Cannonfire and read the 2 most recent posts he has up.
There is an October Surprise scheduled to be released by a mysterious website called “The October Surprise” to the internet and twitter on Monday evening before the Tuesday debate. Joe’s post of 10/17 talks about a Salon article by Craig Unger published on October 1, where Unger describes an October surprise coming from the GOP concerning the Libya Counsulate attack.
Joe’s post today 10/18 ties together some very strange information (a little of it supplied by yours truly) that indicates that this mysterious new website might be the vehicle used to deliver the October Surprise that Craig Unger describes in his October 1 article.
This all ties back to the birthers and Swift Boat Veterans. It’s a bit convoluted, but it’s all too coincidental for words. I’ve been waiting for the other shoe to drop, this may be it. If you have time read Joe Cannon’s posts, you won’t be sorry.
http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/
Info on a couple of the site’s developers. Looks like a hoax or marketing gimmick, maybe?
http://politicker.com/2012/10/meet-two-of-the-developers-behind-the-internet-october-surprise/
Thanks for linking that Ralph. I think it raises more questions than it answers, but if it’s a marketing hoax maybe all of the attention will scare them enough to shut them down.
I don’t want to go through another 11th hour GOP assassination of a Dem candidate. They took down Al Gore with all of the Love Story, Internet inventor, Pot Pusher and the SCOTUS theft. Then they took down Kerry with Swift Boat Veterans. And as we all know they’ve spent the last 4 years spinning tall tales about Obama, the latest being “Dreams from my real Father”. Not so ironically Corsi has been involved in much of it and if Romney is in bed with Corsi, something is going on.
Man, I just wrote a reply and hit the wrong key.
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Wow, talk about your “Snakes on a Plane…”
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/10/onboard-the-romney-plane-jerome-corsi-138800.html
The Romney/Ryan assholes will do anything, but I worry about the media.
Dak, I just accidentely when to Texas Darlin’ site while looking up this shit. My God, she was a Clinton supporter!! I think I’m going to vomit.
I hadn’t thought of her in a very long time. I’m sorry I just did. Whew.
Ralph, if you look, it’s going to really shock you, she’s crazy!
Why am I experiencing deja vu – Cheney, Rove, rock solid intel, yellowcake, WMDs? Nothing gets the ‘base’ repubthugs base stirred up like security, Muslim wedding rings – they lose all consciousnesses of reality. How many times can they be fooled? The world’s greatest patriots, lovers of America and the troops never questioned the number of American troops who died for that war to find WMD – I will never understand. Dupes – they are the exact opposite of what they say they value. idgits – I bet they could play hide the peanut for hours, days – enjoying all the suspense. idgits Skydancing is so appreciated, I read everyday – don’t have the energy to post much. All here are authentic – you do have Democratic values, you know the score and still stay and fight. Thank you all – posters and commenters. My Sane Zone Surely this October Surprise is just a rumor – worse yet – was the attack promoted by Rove n company?
She’s been crazy for a long time!
Boo Radly,
– I bet they could play hide the peanut for hours, days – enjoying all the suspense. idgits
LOL!
Texas Darlin’. Now there’s another blast from the past. Has she got the whitey tape?
“Muslim wedding rings”
Boo…..Don’t forget, that was a gay muslim wedding ring. 🙂
OMG! Jerome Corsi? Romney is a very sick man.
I don’t think I will come out of this election sane.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/18/80-year-old-woman-arrested-for-stealing-posters-of-obama-with-hitler-mustache/
“I don’t think I will come out of this election sane.”
LOL!!!
Heh, like I was ever sane to begin with! Cue the vid…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksa4VjKE3RY
Beata, You can call me Al 🙂
I’m Betty to you, Al.
That Al song is one of my favorites. Hi Betty 🙂
When my Nana was alive, she always would get my husband and my dad and my uncle’s names mixed up. Which in turn would get my husband calling her Betty…her name was Jennie…
Here’s some polling good news.
Obama Leads In Iowa And Wisconsin, Swing State Polls Show
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/iowa-wisconsin-polls_n_1982343.html
Screw Gallup!
TPM: Obama Up 6 Points In Michigan
All right! I’m not worried about Gallup. We’ll have to wait a few days to see whether Obama got a bump from the debate. And then there’s another debate on Monday night.
Nate Silver comments on the Gallup tracking poll which shows Mitt Romney leading President Obama by seven points today — results which “are deeply inconsistent with the results that other polling firms are showing in the presidential race, and the Gallup poll has a history of performing very poorly when that is the case.”
“In 2000, for example, Gallup had George W. Bush 16 points ahead among likely voters in polling it conducted in early August. By Sept. 20, about six weeks later, they had Al Gore up by 10 points instead: a 26-point swing toward Mr. Gore over the course of a month and a half. No other polling firm showed a swing remotely that large. Then in October 2000, Gallup showed a 14-point swing toward Mr. Bush over the course of a few days, and had him ahead by 13 points on Oct. 27 — just 10 days before an election that ended in a virtual tie.”
I think there should be a poll on the number of Repubs vs the number of Dems that still have a house phone to be contacted by a poll. Then I think we should have a poll on the number of cell phones that can be found in a nationwide phone book and available for polls.
Here are the latest polls from the battleground states, all of today’s:
Colorado: Obama 50%, Romney 47% (Public Policy Polling)
Iowa: Obama 51%, Romney 43% (NBC News/Marist)
Florida: Obama 47%, Romney 44% (Newsmax/Zogby)
Michigan: Obama 52%, Romney 46% (EPIC-MRA)
Michigan: Obama 44%, Romney 41% (Denno Research)
North Carolina: Romney 52%, Obama 46% (Rasmussen)
Ohio: Obama 49%, Romney 48% (Rasmussen)
Virginia: Obama 49%, Romney 48% (Public Policy Polling)
Wisconsin: Obama 51%, Romney 43% (NBC News/Marist)
I know that is Rasmussen, but that Ohio # looks bad. I read somewhere Romney is pulling out of NC, I guess that think they have it is sewn up.
Not bad. Better than a couple of days ago.
Better CO number when Gary Johnson is included and he’s on the ballot.
Holy Crapola! RCP has the Rombot ahead in electoral votes for the first time since I’ve been following it. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html
Shit, that is depressing connie…
Wow, now this is a contentious debate. They obviously hate each other.
Ellison Calls Challenger ‘A Low-Life Scumbag’ At Debate
Yea, that was bad. I’m kinda of worried about this stupid dinner tonight with all “the rich Catholic right people” at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner. Romney has been out of sight practicing.
Don’t forget. Isn’t Obama on Jon Stewart’s show tonight?
Obama taped Jon Stewart today, tonight is that stupid dinner.
Honestly I think it’s about time. We liberals hesitate to call out others when they lie, cheat and steal because we don’t want to be viewed as aggressive. The opposition takes advantage of that fear to spread lies and make attacks – most of which are unfounded, but anything to get the lies into print so that their multiple minions via Drudge etc can run with it.
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me, too! And the best news I heard all day is if Obama wins——
By Callum Borchers, Globe Correspondent
Ann Romney said on Thursday that she did not want her husband, Mitt, the Republican nominee for president, to seek the White House again this year and added that if he loses on Nov. 6, the former Massachusetts governor will retire from politics.
“He will not run again — nor will I do anything like that,” Ann Romney said on ABC’s “The View.”
This contradicts what Mitt said during the Republican primaries. I swear I remember him saying that Ann told him “America needs you as president.” Paraphrasing, but the gist was that according to MIttens it was Ann who convinced him to run even though she had said after his last run for prez that she wouldn’t do it again. Does anyone in that family ever tell the truth?
I think Ann is dreaming in technicolour. Mitt has devoted his life to running for President. I don’t think he will or can stop. Something about a Mormon as president.
HT, well Mitt was 54 before he could find any qualified women. So I guess he’ll just keep running.
PD, of course, now that Tagg is out there flapping his jaws, perhaps Mitt might step aside to let his son go forward with the Mormon prediction. Always a possibility. Mind you, the few times I’ve seen Tagg, I don’t think he will resonate with the average American.
ecocatwoman, NO one in the republican party can tell the truth. But this family, it is my opinion the Romney’s have bred a strain of liars to spread through out this country worse than the Black Plauge. We’re doomed.
Update on the voter registration with picture
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/10/colin_small_virginia_gop_voter_registration_fraud.php?ref=fpb
Just remember the voting machines in Ohio are owned by Romney’s friends. So here we go again, let alone Husted here has been trying to block early voting as well as other chicanery that can only come from an Ohio republican
Between the voting machines & voter suppression efforts in important states, I don’t think we can put much credence in any of the polls. Likely voters may show up & get turned away. And I feel certain most of those sent home, hat in hand, plan to vote Dem.
Anybody watching the Al Smith dinner? I just tuned in and was able to back it up to catch all of Romney’s speech. He’s had a few funny lines but quite a few low blows. He just can’t stop being a bully and it shows.
I remember when McCain did it and it came off very funny and warm.
I agree. He was almost Don Rickles nasty/mean. Some funny stuff – the water/wine, designated driver & white tie & tails is what he wears at home. Guess I’m prejudiced, but I thought Obama was MUCH better.
I thought Obama threw his jokes to himself, Romney’s were mostly at Obama.
I was, janicen, but I really hate these things.
I watched it. Romney didn’t smile much and sounded kind of mean. But he had some funny lines. Obama was better I think.
I liked McCain at the dinner in 2008. He was nice and funny. Still glad he didn;t get elected though 🙂
Me too Ralph.
Wonder if CNN will do a snap poll of Republicans in Georgia to see who won the dinner 🙂
LOL. Why aren’t you doing standup?
RAND American Life tracking poll… Obama 50 Romney 44
https://mmicdata.rand.org/alp/?page=election
Things seem to be turning around. Rachel just said that Romney is now way behind in women in Wisconsin and another state–Iowa?
Got my fingers crossed!
Obama takes big lead with women. Finally, something I can believe.
In case y’all haven’t seen it, Joe Cannon has an update. It was a gag.
Oh, great my glad to hear it but that hooey make me look at TX darling site. I had to bleach my eyeballs!
Yes, but she was a HIllary supporter – really she was, really. /snark It’s amazing the number of sites that were Hillary “supporters” who now spout stuff that Hillary would never be involved with. Great supporters – I wouldn’t want them as friends.
I don’t want them as friends either. A mind is a terrible thing to lose.
And I am swiftly losing mine 🙂
Lawrence O’Donnell and his guests thought Romney’s jokes were aimed at Obama not himself, too. They said Romney made 8 jokes at Obama and Obama made 3 at Romney.
I thought he came across a little mean.
Did you catch Obama’s joking about Chris Mathews? It was hilarious!
Yes, that one was hilarious!
Hey, I put up another thread. It’s so much fun to have all this discussion today!