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‘What Was Romney Doing? He Was Winning!’: Angry Chris Matthews Unloads on Obama Post-Debate

Oct. 3, 2012 10:56pm Jonathon M. Seidl

If there was any doubt who the liberals thought won Wednesday night’s debate, Chris Matthews removed all of it with his post-debate blow-by-blow. The MSNBC host unloaded on the president for not being bold during the debate and engaging Mitt Romney. In fact, at one point he yelled passionately: “What was Romney doing? He was winning!”

RealClearPolitics has the transcript [emphasis added]:

“Tonight wasn’t an MSNBC debate tonight, was it?” Chris Matthews said after the first Obama-Romney presidential debate concluded on Wednesday night.

“I don’t know what he was doing out there. He had his head down, he was enduring the debate rather than fighting it. Romney, on the other hand, came in with a campaign. He had a plan, he was going to dominate the time, he was going to be aggressive, he was going to push the moderator around, which he did effectively, he was going to relish the evening, enjoying it,” Matthews said.

“Here’s my question for Obama: I know he likes saying he doesn’t watch cable television but maybe he should start. Maybe he should start. I don’t know how he let Romney get away with the crap he throughout tonight about Social Security,” Matthews complained.

Matthews then demanded that President Obama start watching cable news, specifically his program.

“Where was Obama tonight? He should watch — well, not just Hardball, Rachel, he should watch you, he should watch the Reverend Al [Sharpton], he should watch Lawrence. He would learn something about this debate. There’s a hot debate going on in this country. You know where it’s been held? Here on this network is where we’re having the debate,” Matthews said.

“We have our knives out,” Matthews said, admitting his network is trying their best to defend Obama and his policies. “We go after the people and the facts. What was he doing tonight? He went in their disarmed.”

“He was like, ‘Oh an hour and half? I think I can get through this thing. And I don’t even look at this guy.’ Whereas Romney — I love the split-screen — staring at Obama, addressing him like prey. He did it just right. ‘I’m coming at an incumbent. I got to beat him. You’ve got to beat the champ and I’m going to beat him tonight. And I don’t care what this guy, the moderator, whatever he thinks he is because I’m going to ignore him,” Matthews said.

“What was Romney doing?” Matthews asked. “He was winning.”

“If he does five more of these nights, forget it,” Matthews added. “Obama should watch MSNBC, my last point. He will learn something every night on this show and all these shows. This stuff we’re watching, it’s like first grade for most of us. We know all this stuff.”

Fellow hosts Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow shared their thoughts, too. And they were quite dejected. You can see their comments here. How did others in the media react? See our complete roundup here.

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HappyHarriet
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:06pm
KNOCK OUT!

…meet our NEW President, Mitt Romney!

Obama looked like a ghost. Did he have gray make up on? HOLY COW he looked like a Halloween mask.

Michelle Obama has SO much packing to do. There goes your expensive, over the top, out of control, million dollar Summer Vacation!

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- feelintheheat
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:16pm
  Glory Glory Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!
  
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- MonkeyBeagle
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:19pm
  ha ha ah Where is that thrill Chris.. cold night for Chris tonight.. lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U7ylRnzUqk&list=UUIBsFaYvoOEDR2_AJoOfL_w&index=2&feature=plcp
  
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- Freedombeliever
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:37pm
  What I find most amusing of all – if these leftist/progressive so-called- journalists had actually bothered to VET this president or question ONE IOTA of his policies, then maybe he would have been better prepared. Nobody has ever challenged Obama since he took office. Other than Beck and a few on Fox News. Now Mr. Spoiled failed and the Lamestream media is left to deal with the monster they created. I’m loving this moment.
  
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- GETLIFE
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:47pm
  Guess Vegas is not the best place to prepare for a presidential debate….
  
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- rocktruth
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:49pm
  Glenn Beck predicted that Romney would destroy Obama in a debate on his radio show many months ago. I didn’t necessary agree with him but Glenn was right. Funny how I could never get Glenn’s comment out of my mind which is now fact.
  
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- ModerationIsBest
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:03am
  Wait a minute, I thought you people hated the progressive, main stream media….except when they do something you agree with.
  
  You people are hilariously awesome.
  
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- destrecht
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:05am
  She’ll always have her memories
  
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- SandTrout
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:16am
  @MODERATIONISBEST We’re laughing AT them, not WITH them. Kind of when THAT GUY at work finally gets caught doing something stupid in front of the boss and gets fired.
  
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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:27am
  Tingle’s GONE !!! What are these people going to do when
  Bama’ goes back to Chicago ?? Dude has a record now,
  and it STINKS..
  
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- woodrowsux
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 1:10am
  As a TEA Partier and sports fan all I have to say is SCOREBOARD!! Game, Set, Match!! Thanks for coming- See you on Jan.20 2013 @ Mitt’s Inauguration
  
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- MY WASR10 SAYS IM FREE
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 1:38am
  Unfortunately, RINOmney will not beat Obama in the election. The powers that be have engineered a coup within this country by leaving our borders wide open to an army of third world invaders who will forever vote Democrat no matter how bad things are and no matter how evil and incompetent the Democrat politician is.
  
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- Miami
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:41am
  ModerationIsBest
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:03am
  Wait a minute, I thought you people hated the progressive, main stream media….except when they do something you agree with.
  
  You people are hilariously awesome.
  
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  To the confused We People like the truth, Funny how Liberals always seem to fall back to their bigoted ideology? YOU PEOPLE? Very telling….
  
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- Miami
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:45am
  MY WASR10 SAYS IM FREE
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 1:38am
  Unfortunately, RINOmney will not beat Obama in the election. The powers that be have engineered a coup within this country by leaving our borders wide open to an army of third world invaders who will forever vote Democrat no matter how bad things are and no matter how evil and incompetent the Democrat politician is.
  
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  More the reason for Paulbots to fall in line to save the Nation
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 1:17pm
  It doesnt’ get more childish and insipid than you Orwellianly named Moderationisbest.
  
  The reason Obama didn’t fare well at the debate is partly because he’s been so protected by the media that he’s never had to account for himself and his smears directly. His surrogates sully themselves on that score while Obama pretends to be presidential and professorial. Compound this media imposed cocoon around Obama with the apparent fact that Obama is a know-nothing, do-nothing political hack of the first order who all of a sudden is facing a man who knows his stuff very VERY well then you’ve got last nights reaction by the complicit media. They bought their own hype that Obama is the smartest, bestest, most amazing president ever…and he disappointed them by showing who he really is…a construct of his handlers, a fabricated man, a slow thinker, a do-nothing, a know-nothing, poorly infomed, poorly educated, poorly equipped empty chair.
  
  No the media didnt’ all of a sudden abandon him Orwellianly named Moderationisbest…they were disappointed in their annointed one for not living up to the hype they perpetuated about him. You do understand the difference between anger and frustration at Obama and actual credible questioning of him don’t you champ?
  
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Jas0n
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:06pm
Poor Chrissy, no more tingle, just a nagging, burning itch.

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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:17pm
  And that’s his Bu&&hole. See Chrissy, when you sleep with dogs, you get fleas, and when you whore yourself out, you get STD’s, Stupid Totalitarian Democrats.
  
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- DIR
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:19pm
  Chris is definitely feeling a tingling! It’s the load in his diaper spilling out and running down his leg. Plus he’s got gas from the entire debate ordeal. It’s times like this when you want to own a pay toilet in a liberal town when a televised debate doesn’t go well for the dems.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:42pm
  “Obama should watch MSNBC, my last point. He will learn something every night on this show and all these shows. This stuff we’re watching, it’s like first grade for most of us. We know all this stuff.”
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  Yeah, Owebama, watch BSLSD, so Romney can tear you apart next time. It is EXACTLY like first grade, the behavior, the lack of thinking, the potty jokes, the simple-mindedness. First thing Tingles got right in a long time.
  
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- Stoic one
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:54pm
  Clap, Clap! Does crissy have the Clap?
  
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- Fla.Patriot
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 2:56am
  The funniest part about this thourough thrashing that Obama was handed is that it”s people like Cris Mathews that made it so easy. The lame stream media has done nothing but toss softball and pre-approved questions at this amature for 4 years. For 4 years he was not held accountable for ANYTHING. Now, in front of 50 million Americans on national television and countless more Millions throughout the world via the internet, he was called to task by a true leader and was found to be of absolutely no substance. If Obama wins re-election after this, the Americal populace will be the laughing stock of the world, because let’s face it, the WORLD was watching
  
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- pamela kay
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 6:04am
  Maybe instead a trickle down his leg when he peed his pants for having to speak out against his Messiah. I still smell something fishy.
  
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Copper Catfish
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:06pm
No more tingles? Ah, the honeymoon is finally over.

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- db321
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:29pm
  I Ditto EVERYTHING everyone has said – I couldn’t have said it any better. It is fun when America is happy again.
  
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- ambrosia
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:52pm
  Ha !
  
  Boo-Hoo, Poor Chrissy-Poo
  Kiss your lover boy good-bye…..it’s O-V-E-R !
  Go home & cuddle up in a ball
  and suck your bottle of gin, ya’ big slobbering platypus !
  
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DesdemonasCrew
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:06pm
Pulled the video already?

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- CatB
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:14pm
  It is there. Matthews is blaming Romney … dominating the time??? Matthews is lying.
  
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- deano24
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:14pm
  It’s back up now.
  
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- darkknight91
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:20am
  Obama had 4 minutes more than Romney. Doesn’t matter when all your spewing is drivel.
  
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missywill1
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:06pm
What Chris Matthews, no special feelings running up your leg this time??

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- Thelma Lightspeed
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:16am
  There’s something running down his leg this time.
  
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- Tractorboy
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 10:39am
  I’ll bet if you could really find out how Obama feels about Chris Matthews, you would find that Obama hates Chris, nothing in Obamas past would point to any kind of love for Chris’s type, Obama’s found video proves this, that’s why Obama didn’t bring up the 47% because Mitt could throw it right back in Obama’s face about his attitude about the people in the suburbs.
  
  Anyway, Bravo Mitt, well done man, thanks for putting the Marxist in his place in front of 50 million people, God Bless
  
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:05pm
Here’s my assessment: Obama keeps saying Romney did not provide enough details for his “plan”. Romney is laying out his principles and saying he will work with congress to flesh out the details; as he did in Mass. Additionally, Romney wants to push more of what the Feds are doing to the State level; while Obama seems to want to ram policy down our throats without working with Congress (Obamacare); and micromanage everything. Great Chief Executives do not micromanage. If you micromanage; you cannot do anything “well”.

Romney understand what a Republic is (basis of our Constitution); while Obama understands Socialism. Socialism is a step away from a Republic as you march towards communism. And Communism is the arena of dictators.

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- LibertarianYankee
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:25pm
  SOOOO ironic that Obama accuses Romney about not having details, YET – according to Nancy Pelosi, “we have to pass Obamacare so you can see what’s in it,” in other words, “i have no idea.” REALLY?
  
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- LakeHartwellSailor
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:43pm
  If you look at it from a “corporate” viewpoint, Great Chief Executives lay out a vision. Then they convey that “vision” to several Directors of the various functions within the corporation (Finance, Sales, Marketing, IT, etc), who report to the Chief Executive. Directors then help shape that vision with a little more detail to several Managers within that function (let’s say if its a Director of IT, they would work with Managers that are over Infrastructure, Databases, Applications, Testing, etc. etc.)that work out the details that ultimately support the overall “vision” of the Chief Executive.
  
  Obama is not a Chief Executive….he’s not even a Director….I am not even sure he’s a Manager. Usually, you have to work in the trenches before you can start understanding Management. Then once you master Management; you can move up to Director. Good Directors can eventually become Chief Executives…
  
  Bottom line, you usually need to work your way up….before you take the top spot.
  
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- drs1969
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:15am
  Most importantly, Romney invoked the 10th Admendment. I was floored, has this ever happened since 1865?
  
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DesdemonasCrew
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:05pm
Well, not “your”, butt his. Darn thrill going out my fingers onto my keyboard!

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FEMALL
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:05pm
May I be forgiven in my delight watching the meltdown begin!

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- CatB
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:15pm
  Just keep praying … and next week … Ryan vs Biden .. LOL .. that is going to be good.
  
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- Mil Mom
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:56pm
  @FEMALL
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:05pm
  
  May I be forgiven in my delight watching the meltdown begin
  ****
  Sure can there are many of us joining you, and praising God. (Love the avatar!! Is that princess pelosi?)
  
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- Tankertony
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:03am
  Ryan v.s. Biden is like a Boa against a little squeeky mouse.
  
  Romney wiped the floor with the prez tonight. Embarrassing. Won the election in the first 5 minutes.
  
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- RebelAlliance
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 8:41am
  It was delightful wasn’t it? 90 minutes of incompetence on display and then the stunned minions swarming around trying to figure out what to do about it…… a beautiful night!
  
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- ONLY4UANDME
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 9:34am
  Forgiven? I don’t believe God is opposed to righteous delight.
  Also, We need to say a prayer of thanks for giving us Glenn to wake us up.
  
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woodyee
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:05pm
Chrissy Tingles Matthews thrill isn’t the only thing that’s gone this evening – so are all the trolls…

Heehee!

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- wisehiney
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:16pm
  Come out, come out, wherever you are!
  
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- rawmilker
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:37pm
  The trolls are busy right now trying to get some spin material from lib networks or blog sites.
  
  Did you all notice the sad look on not-so-Sharptons face on the splitscreen? He looked like a misplaced lost scoundrel puppy dog, haha….
  
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- Mil Mom
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:06am
  woodyee
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:05pm
  
  Chrissy Tingles Matthews thrill isn‘t the only thing that’s gone this evening – so are all the trolls…
  
  Heehee
  ****
  There all busy prompting biden we hope! Maybe they’ll stay that way for a week!
  
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- Mil Mom
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:10am
  @rawmilker
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:37pm
  
  The trolls are busy right now trying to get some spin material from lib networks or blog sites.
  
  Did you all notice the sad look on not-so-Sharptons face on the splitscreen? He looked like a misplaced lost scoundrel puppy dog, haha…
  ***
  Listened on the radio, less likely to want to throw something at the moderator that way!
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 7:47am
  WOODYEE,
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrFChQUQihE
  
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Riffraffman36
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:05pm
Can u say poll change theres a new pres in town

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piper60
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:05pm
Insert jokes here!

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missywill1
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:05pm
What Chris, no special feelings crawling up your leg this time?

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JL320
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:04pm
Um Chris Matthews was not even in that video?

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- JL320
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:12pm
  Nevermind, you guys fixed it, now I look retarded :D
  
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DesdemonasCrew
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:04pm
“The president was more ‘professorial’” Translation: he was half aware and full of crap. Rachel is a complete idiot.

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Psychosis
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:04pm
lol the whiney msnbc pulled their video lol

hahahahahaahaha

suck on that trolls

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OurFoundingFather
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:04pm
Romney hyper? What a laugh!
MSNBC still desperate.

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noslave
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:03pm
i would applaude chris mathews chokeing to death while ingesting great amounts of protein??

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- RightThinking1
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:24pm
  Reminds me of John Belushi playing Elizabeth Taylor choking on a bite of chicken.
  
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- noslave
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 8:45am
  rightthinking1 thats when snl was great remember that episode,thanks for bringing it up,laughed my ass off during that skit.
  
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- pbrenda51
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 10:30am
  I have to say, that sometimes when I was not actually watching the TV, I thought it was Reagan…..sometimes Romneys voice sounded just like Reagan….is it just me?
  
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CatB
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:03pm
LOL .. they don’t know who won??? MITT WON ..NO CONTEST!

R & R 2012!

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wilson877
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:02pm
When everything that his regime has done has been wrong or failed it is hard to be bold.

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- rawmilker
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:48pm
  yea, he knows he’s screwed all of us the last 4 years & we are on to his & the regimes shennanegans…
  
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trackmaster
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:02pm
Add your comments

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mc77018
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:01pm
So pleased with Romney, it was so refreshing to see Romney SHINE.

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- CatB
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:05pm
  Yes .. now let’s get EVERYONE behind him … and make a donation .. even $5 especially first timers … show the MSM that we KNOW who won!
  
  R & R 2012!
  
  He has PROVEN he is NOT McLame!
  
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- Mil Mom
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:16am
  @CatB
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:05pm
  
  Yes .. now let’s get EVERYONE behind him … and make a donation .. even $5 especially first timers … show the MSM that we KNOW who won!
  
  R & R 2012!
  
  He has PROVEN he is NOT McLame
  ****
  I guess someone forgot to deliver soros’ message, or he was too busy playing with the grand kids to read it!
  
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BigDadio
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:01pm
Boom-Winning! thanks tingles-ya finally got one right

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Crazy Times
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:01pm
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Romney did great!!!!!! And they HATE it!!!

HA HA HA HA HA GO MITT!!!!!

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trackmaster
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:01pm
I guess something is running down Matthews leg this time. LOL.

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- Cosmos102
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:06pm
  lol
  
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- MicahJank
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:37pm
  Lol good one.
  
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- skyguy51
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 6:39am
  lol Matthew’s tingle was replaced with a trickle . . . . ;-)
  
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- Xyskalla
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:16pm
  Cheer up, Chris. Maybe in the next debate they’ll ask questions like “What superpower would you most want to have?” or “What is your favorite color?” Obama’s really going to shine then!
  
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HOOT_OWL
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 10:59pm
Well how about that, the left is freaking out ,that their man was a dud tonight.

LOL…Looks like the ‘thrill’ is gone.

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- Salamander
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:47am
  Dud! Tonight? How about EVERY NIGHT! I am so tired of hearing that empty suit read his mish-mash from the Teleprompter! I hope the Saudi’s realize how much money they wasted on funding his Harvard tuition and propping him up in office! We need a certification, such as: “I certify on my sacred honor that neither I, nor my campaign, has accepted any foreign money or support in my running for a United States public office and that all donations are of domestic origin, freely solicited and freely donated, so help me God!” If it turns out not to be true, the election is void and if the evidence proves the miscreant knew about it–prison time!
  
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