This is a running conversation of debate while we watch!

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WTF?? He's not answering the question about fair pay for women. He said (1) he looked for women for his cabinet, (2) he thinks employers should have flexible scheduled - but didn't say anything he'll do to support that, & (3) that women's inequality will magically dissipate under a strong economy.

Obama's got a great point recognizing that women's ability to plan their families & have access to child care totally affects women in the workplace.

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I don't think it's fair to fault Obama for the deficit increasing. Doesn't the deficit increase under every President? And I'm pretty sure I read that it's increased less under Obama than it normally does. :?

fear4freedom

cut taxes but all the other things middle and lower class pay for have doubled! GAS< FOOD< INS< HEALTH<
devaluation of the dollar! NO GOOD and life costs more for everyone now! FACT

fear4freedom

cut taxes but all the other things middle and lower class pay for have doubled! GAS< FOOD< INS< HEALTH<
devaluation of the dollar! NO GOOD and life costs more for everyone now! FACT

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Maybe "us" wasn't the best word for Obama to use when referring to people who are struggling.

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fear4freedom wrote:

cut taxes but all the other things middle and lower class pay for have doubled! GAS< FOOD< INS< HEALTH<
devaluation of the dollar! NO GOOD and life costs more for everyone now! FACT

I don't know the stats on the other things, but health care really is becoming more affordable for a lot of people.

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Wait - did she ask about immigrants or undocumented immigrants?

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How do those who come here illegally bump those in line to come here illegally? :?

I think it's really important for undocumented immigrants to have driver's licenses. We give them to them in my state & I feel safer because of it.

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Romney shouldn't've told the moderator "no".

Wait - did he just say he supports the part of the AZ law that says you can ask people for their papers?

fear4freedom

HMMMM OBAMA knew what Romney was going to say and he didnt want that brought up did he? Interesting!
Obama has investments all over seas too! He surely didnt want America to hear that

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Obama has a bad habit of saying "yeah" when he's acknowledging what someone is saying but not agreeing with it.

Also, this is a pretty lame running conversation thread.

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The guy asked about events before the embassy attacks & Obama answered by talking about the events afterward, no?

He's right, though, that Romney shouldn't have used it as an opportunity for his own gain.

catefrances

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Obama has a bad habit of saying "yeah" when he's acknowledging what someone is saying but not agreeing with it.

Also, this is a pretty lame running conversation thread.

i have that habit too.. but i dont consider it a bad habit. i consider it an acknowledgement of what was said... whether people see that as agreeance of what is being said or not, is not my concern. but if i am askeddirectly if it is agreeance, then i will answer.

catefrances

oh come on romney.. were all 4 years closer to a nuclear bomb.. if only thats what we were aiming for. :roll:

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Or did he say he took responsibility for it, like Romney just said he did.

Romney's out of line, though, for criticizing anyone for taking the time to be sure what happened.

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catefrances wrote:

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Obama has a bad habit of saying "yeah" when he's acknowledging what someone is saying but not agreeing with it.

Also, this is a pretty lame running conversation thread.

i have that habit too.. but i dont consider it a bad habit. i consider it an acknowledgement of what was said... whether people see that as agreeance of what is being said or not, is not my concern. but if i am askeddirectly if it is agreeance, then i will answer.

I think it's bad for public debates because I think people do misunderstand.

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catefrances wrote:

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Obama has a bad habit of saying "yeah" when he's acknowledging what someone is saying but not agreeing with it.

Also, this is a pretty lame running conversation thread.

i have that habit too.. but i dont consider it a bad habit. i consider it an acknowledgement of what was said... whether people see that as agreeance of what is being said or not, is not my concern. but if i am askeddirectly if it is agreeance, then i will answer.

I think it's bad for public debates because I think people do misunderstand.

catefrances

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Or did he say he took responsibility for it, like Romney just said he did.

Romney's out of line, though, for criticizing anyone for taking the time to be sure what happened.

i agree. whats the point of blurting out it is an terrorist attack when you dont know for sure???

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Oh fer fuck's sake. Are they really going to waste time on the semantics of the uses of the word terror? :roll:

catefrances

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catefrances wrote:

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Obama has a bad habit of saying "yeah" when he's acknowledging what someone is saying but not agreeing with it.

Also, this is a pretty lame running conversation thread.

i have that habit too.. but i dont consider it a bad habit. i consider it an acknowledgement of what was said... whether people see that as agreeance of what is being said or not, is not my concern. but if i am askeddirectly if it is agreeance, then i will answer.

I think it's bad for public debates because I think people do misunderstand.

i didnt misunderstand. and if thats what people have a problem with then that is the problem, not that obama says yeah in acknowledgement.