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Obama Admits He Lost Debate and Offers ‘Polite’ Excuse

Oct. 10, 2012 12:44pm Mytheos Holt

Ever since President Obama’s universally panned debate performance last week, numerous different explanations and more free advice than any man should have to listen to have been offered going forward. Indeed, the only man whose voice hasn’t been heard about why he thinks he lost has been the president himself.

Until now. In an interview with the Tom Joyner Morning Show, President Obama placed the blame on an interesting problem with which to diagnose his performance.

“I was just too polite,” Obama told the host.

ABC has more:

“You have a seven-game series, we’re up two zero and we lose one,” he explained. “You know, this is a long haul and I think that it’s very important for folks to make sure that they understand that as long as people stay focused, we will win this thing.”

“The good news is that’s just the first one,” the president said of last week’s debate. “Governor Romney put forward a whole bunch of stuff that either involved him running away from positions that he had taken or doubling down on things like Medicare vouchers that are going to hurt him long-term.

Listen for yourself:

Given this read on the president’s performance, he seems likely to proceed to a more aggressive line of attack at the next two presidential debates – a strategic choice which may shore up his base, but will have an indeterminate effect when it comes to undecided voters. The Washington Post describes Obama’s other thoughts during the interview:

Obama also pushed back against his own supporters’ doomsaying.

“By next week I think a lot of the hand-wringing will be complete because we’re gonna go ahead and win this thing,” he said. Comparing the election to basketball, Obama said, “You have a seven-game series, we’re up two-zero, and we lose one.”

He ended with a promise: “We’ve got four weeks left in the election and we’re going to take it to him.”

How Obama plans to “take it to” Romney is anyone’s guess, but it is likely to involve some of the Obama campaign’s more well-rehearsed attacks. For instance, look for lines about Romney’s background at Bain Capital, his tax returns, and the infamous “47 percent” remark.

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:11pm
There is a difference here – to admit defeat and accept blame for the loss on himself would be one thing; in spinning an ‘excuse’ he is giving himself a window out to deal with his narcissism. He still is trying to justify his annhilation in the debate.

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- cessna152
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:26pm
  I have to admit these Progressive/Anti-Colonialists are clever at lying. Too polite and civilized? At what point does a lie on top of a lie on top of a lie turn into the truth? Kind of like 3 lefts make a right…These people are truly evil.
  
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- aragona
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:29pm
  I hope he does come off as “less polite” in the next debate and really “sticks it” to Romney. That should make an impact on his likeability ratings. Incompetent and an A$sH01e. Should drive another nail in the Obama coffin.
  
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- Popp40
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:35pm
  I hope Romney is listening to this and prepares even harder for the next debate. I hope Romney destroys Obama again so we can see just how the left spins that defeat as well. But we know the MSM won’t let Obama lose 2 in a row. I’m surprised they admitted he lost the first one.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:39pm
  The excuse is another “blame the other guy” excuse from the narcissist-in-chief. It’s not because the indonesian prince couldn’t account for himself and his policies, oh no….he was just being too polite (notice..once again Obama grants himself the higher virtue?) and that prevented him from answering for himself.
  
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- getalong
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:39pm
  I don’t know why no one has brought up the possiblity that Obama was being texted the answers during the debate. That is why he seemed distracted and kept looking down to the podium probably trying to read the text on the screen of his phone.
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:45pm
  Only the skewed polls had him up two-one. Zero was and is down 0-1, and with the can of whoop-ass Romney opened at the debate(Massacre) , Mitt is up 2-0.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:47pm
  Let’s get this straight…Obama thought his “5 trillion in tax cuts” was going to carry the day and when Romney took that away from him he was left with nothing but his smile, his charm and anecdotes about his “typical white woman” grandmother.
  
  The coup de grace was when Romney said he’d never heard of a tax break given to companies for moving jobs overseas and Obama couldn’t give him the tax break in question.
  
  Let’s not mince words..Romney knows economics and business very well..Obama is woefully under-educated on both. Obama can’t even grasp the simple logic that “more people working, means more people earning taxable income, means more people actually paying taxes, means higher revenue”. You don’t have to raise taxes on anyone..you just have to get people working at a level that’s beyond part-time and home employment. The empty chair can’t grasp economics 101 but it appears the American people did after Romney showed them. Nah..had to be that Barry was just too polite.
  
  I was counting on the indonesian prince getting more aggressive next debate…he’s going to show that he was intimidated and is lashing out. It will backfire on the empty chair as his “nice guy” image goes the way of the dodo.
  
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- rawmilker
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:52pm
  Heard a story this morn that Odummy attended the wedding of the next moderator for debate # 2.
  
  Looks like some lib funny biz in the works for these liars…
  
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- ambrosia
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 2:59pm
  Let us reciprocate with politeness & walk you to the EXIT door, ya’ big LIAR !
  
  Get the HELL out of our lives & take what’s her **** with ya’ !
  
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- rose-ellen
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 3:17pm
  He’s not lying-he’s telling the truth exactly. He has refined senssibilities[the product of having lived abroad no doubt] and thought the public would see through Romney’s lies and about faces and recognize Obama’s aparrent silence and detatched bemusement as coming from his innate classiness.
  
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- Restored One
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 3:57pm
  He was not polite, he just could not come up with anymore off the cuff lies. See below.
  
  Princeton Economist Harvey Rosen, who the Obama campaign cited in attacks against Romney’s tax plan, joined Tom Sullivan to discuss his recent claim that he has been ‘misrepresented’ by the President’s campaign. A press release this week used Rosen’s analysis to back up attacks that Romney’s plan would increase taxes
  http://radio.foxnews.com/2012/10/10/audio-cited-princeton-economist-obama-wrong-i-never-said-romney-plan-would-raise-taxes-on-middle-class/
  
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- cloudsofwar
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 4:04pm
  obama, time to open a can of……BIGGER LIES.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 4:08pm
  LOL…very good TOKYROSE..I’ll remove the “it was the altitude” excuse from the list of excuses for the empty chair’s abysmal showing at the debate and now put “it’s because he’s super polite from living abroad” as the latest excuse. Tell me cupcake…do you prostrate yourself like that for just any liberal politician or just your favourites?
  
  Oh and don’t forget to wipe you chin and check your blue dress after that display or hubby will ask you some uncomfortable questions when you get home from your cubicle at Media Matters.
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 5:24pm
  Ah, ROSE ELLEN, my dear: Your phony lord and master has the ‘refined sensibilities’ of a cobra. You show a lot more about your judgment when you post more-than-stupid stuff like that on this site.
  
  Obama is the most dangerous person who has ever been ‘in charge’ in the USA. Millions of words will be written in the next 50 years about how close we came to loosing it all; how the WORLD came so close to loosing it all – all because of your paranoid psychopath who managed to get himself elected to the office of Presidency of this grand and glorious GIFT FROM GOD…this AMERICA.
  
  Even with all the benefit of every doubt, kiddo, you can not begin to justify this demon from hell in the WH. WHY do you try? Surely you can’t be that brainwashed! You can’t name one thing this demon has done that benefits America whereas I can name thousands of things that he’s done to harm us.
  28 days.
  
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- SweetLiberties
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 6:43pm
  @getalong, HA! True, I hadn’t thought of that ;)
  
  To The Vast Majority of Commenters on this site, I really enjoy and am encouraged reading your responses which are informed, intelligently conveyed and often very humorous! Thank You :)
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 6:47pm
  here’s Obama’s REAL list of debate excuses:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFvujknrBuE
  
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- dmerwin
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:24pm
  So now He’s “going to take it to him” and appear as an A$$whole.
  
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- endthemindlessspending
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:57pm
  Maybe next time he will take tips for John Steward to prepare. Yell and swear at your opponent to get your lie across.
  
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- Cascadia
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 6:13am
  Hayek, Friedman… Let us all READ more…
  Lately, Mark Levin:
  3 Absoulutely Great Books in a row….
  Men in Black
  Liberty & Tyranny
  Ameritopia
  
  Another Great American
  Thomas Sowell
  Still writing – columns everyday…
  Look him up. He rocks.
  
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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 9:45am
  ROSE….You say BO doesn’t like being lied to….that’s hilarious !!
  
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Gary_K
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:10pm
Hey barry soetoro, you lost the debate because your communistic principles wont let you see the truth. The truth is you are a communist/maoist/nazi LOSER.

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- Longgonegator
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:46pm
  You forgot Lazy Liar too
  
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- Libermerican
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 11:53pm
  poo poo face
  
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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on October 11, 2012 at 9:56am
  Can’t see anything changing for the next debate..
  These Chicago BOZO’s have run out of HOPE
  and CHANGE..Lies DO come back to bite you !!
  
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coyote1hell
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:09pm
Go back to where little Jan Brewer (Arizona) spanked him hard on the tarmack, and he ran away like a frightened little school girl. The Secret Service guys were laughing at him….Uhhhh…Just be’n polite…yepppp..

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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 5:28pm
  BTW: GOV. JAN BREWER is a ROCK STAR!!!! DId you hear about Arizona’s new incentive for Gov. workers to save $$ and cut the budget??? :) They get a percentage of the savings etc. SHE is a great lady!!! Obama seems to totally fold when he has to stand side by side with REAL PATRIOTS…he melts like the Witch in the Wizard of Oz!
  
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MrSunshine
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:05pm
So “polite” is actually a synonym for incompetent, inept, bungling, useless, ineffectual and hopeless?

Ok, got it! Next!

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- rsvrdg3179
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:25pm
  and don’t forget gutless…
  
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- StarkeRaving
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 7:04pm
  He always has excuses. But this too polite tops the list
  
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- Libermerican
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 11:54pm
  Slow down there, chief… he needs a teleprompter to counter all of those!
  
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Individualism
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:04pm
hmm to make an illusion of choice Obama and Romney would score closer in second debate and Obama will win third as justification to change numbers for election. something like that because who ever count the votes determines the election and the spanish voting company is owned by Obama supporters and associated with George Soros. If you want real elections just research what Iceland did or their so called revolution.

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- Individualism
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:06pm
  but i suppose that is to much to understand for some of the dumb redneck sheeple on here.
  
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- BODYBAG
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:21pm
  Awwww —– poor wittle man who is mad because of his loser kenyan messiah.
  It’ll be ok. Barry can become an analyst on MSLSD
  
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- JeffJ1985
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:28pm
  The problem is the United States is too large for such a thing to occur. A small country with a small population can be a lot more nimble on its feet; not so with a massive, lumbering system like we have.
  
  That’s why the Founding Fathers intended the US to be a relatively weak federation of small republics. In our present state, such a thing could not happen. Not nearly as easily.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:29pm
  Windy
  How is Paul doing numbers wise? 3 more people know who Johnson is now? I used to have empathy for your drug addled bs, but after your post on the dead sniper, no mas. How does it feel to be completely useless and mocked on every post? You volunteered for Barr yet? Bet you have a nice rap sheet and couldn’t volunteer for much else. Pos ring any bells? Anarchist, worthless pos.
  
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- Individualism
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 5:31pm
  actually the 1st and 2nd amendment make it easier to happen. but its the fact that people are not angry enough at Obama or the goverment for it not to happen yet. sure you might hear some racist rednecks stress getting Obama out of the whitehouse but there not that angry enough to take the measures necessary to change things because its not really that bad for them. there just being racist or repeating talking points they hear on tv cause there stupid.
  
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biohazard23
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:00pm
He’s joking, right? There is absolutely NO WAY he could be serious. On the off chance he’s trying to be serious, does he really believe that anyone would actually believe him?? Well, besides encinomom/monicne/verce etc etc etc…..

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- Want our country back
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:07pm
  He was just too stupid …… and now he’s too stupid to STOP…… STOP while you’re behind..because I am tempted to give him the big bird.
  
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Slowman101
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:59pm
WOW! He didn’t blame Bush!!

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- bgotts27
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:13pm
  He was being too polite to blame Bush for once.
  
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- Popp40
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:38pm
  Give him time he will blame Bush and don’t forget he still has the racism card to play.
  
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RightUnite
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:59pm
Oh please!! Spare us all!! I can’t wait until the next debate!! Get the popcorn pan out!!

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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:58pm
“Obama Admits He Lost Debate and Offers This Excuse”
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This is exactly the crux of the problem. With Obama, there’s always an excuse or a complaint or a blame on something other than the content of the character of the Whiner-in-Chief.

America is REJECTING YOU, just like your fathers did….whichever one it was.

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El Jefe
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:57pm
TOTUS the LOSER, what a dbag this guy is…

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tweetybird
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:56pm
To polite???? Hmmmm…..maybe it has to do with the fact that you CANT come up with any good answers (excuses) as to why you SUCKED the last 4 years.

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AvengerK
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:56pm
Yeah…Barry..politeness lost you the debate..not your record…LOL. You’ve been so polite by coordinating ads with Stephanie Cutter that were trying to infer that Romney killed a man’s wife. The eptiome of politeness. And today you’re running ads about Big Bird. Desperate much?

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LakewoodEd
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:56pm
When was being “polite” ever an option for this bunch?

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normalmom
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:56pm
How is he going to not flub up again? Set up all the questions ahead of time so his teleprompter can be prepared?

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The land I love
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:55pm
Politeness has nothing to do with you getting your **** beat in a PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE dude, get off your Presidential high horse Mr. Politeness

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ricckky
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:55pm
The Liar is a chump off the old block–I can’t even hear his voice much less look at him—–without puking my guts out—He has no shame, no character and is filled with hate and lies, and most depressing is he wants America to fail——-He is an evil man!!!!! He must be turned away in Nov.–God help America—-wise up American– it may be to late to save our country!!!!

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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 1:06pm
  That was a debate, not some idiot sitting there protecting the so called president.
  That is the way all debates should be conducted! The reason you lost is because you are lost!
  
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Ronko
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:53pm
Too polite, how about too incompetent. You underestimated Romney and it will backfire badly and it will further backfire when Biden makes an embarassment of himself tommorrow against Ryan. Count the days Mr. President because Romney is coming to take back America. He isn’t perfect but he’s a hell of a lot better then the current diva president that we have in office.

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BlackCrow
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:53pm
You lost the debate because your bankrupt communist ideology will never win against the light of liberty.

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1RealAmerican
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:52pm
I’m suprised it wasn’t Bush’s fault……..

Just sayin…….

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AvengerK
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:51pm
Bring it Mr Indonesian Prince…..The more shrill and aggressive you get the more the independents will dump you. Perhaps you can invoke Big Bird at the next debate…oohhh scary and so not polite.

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honor007
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:51pm
Oh, he will come out angry in the next one. He will show even more of his “true” self.

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strawberry411a
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:51pm
Yep..sure. Just watch. The next debate will be unplugged street brawling Chicago style politics.

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OhSuzieQ
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:50pm
Hahahahaha!!!! Yeah right, Loser!!!

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HKS
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:50pm
“I was just too polite,” Really. That’s the best ya got. Looser.

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- DIR
  Posted on October 10, 2012 at 5:19pm
  Barry subscribes to the ‘dumb and dumber’ playbook of excuses and tries to play them like a stradivarius violin. One of Barry’s most clever excuses is how Mitt used the ‘Spies Like Us’ playbook, where he was cutting the cheese to throw Barry off his game and Mitts hanky is proof. He used it to cover his nose after each glorious explosion. It was Barry who obviously need the Ammonium AD during and after the debate.
  
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ThePostman
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 12:49pm
Yeah, liberals are just too polite. LOL!

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