Comments on: Drinking game for tonight’s Presidential debate https://habitablezone.com/2012/10/16/drinking-game-for-tonights-presidential-debate/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:07:28 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/10/16/drinking-game-for-tonights-presidential-debate/#comment-19480 TB Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:53:25 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=23920#comment-19480 <p>And one more piece of "minutia:"</p> This is the actual question Obama was asked by the audience member on Libya: <blockquote>"Q: This question actually comes from a brain trust of my friends at Global Telecom Supply in Mineola yesterday. We were sitting around talking about Libya, and we were reading and became aware of reports that the State Department refused extra security for our embassy in Benghazi, Libya, prior to the attacks that killed four Americans. Who was it that denied enhanced security and why?"</blockquote> - <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/post/presidential-debate-libya-questioner-says-obama-didnt-answer/2012/10/17/7109898e-1867-11e2-a55c-39408fbe6a4b_blog.html" rel="nofollow">Washington Post</a> (forgot to add link) There's actually a <em>lot</em> of "minutia" out there. And one more piece of “minutia:”

This is the actual question Obama was asked by the audience member on Libya:

“Q: This question actually comes from a brain trust of my friends at Global Telecom Supply in Mineola yesterday. We were sitting around talking about Libya, and we were reading and became aware of reports that the State Department refused extra security for our embassy in Benghazi, Libya, prior to the attacks that killed four Americans. Who was it that denied enhanced security and why?”

- Washington Post (forgot to add link)

There’s actually a lot of “minutia” out there.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/10/16/drinking-game-for-tonights-presidential-debate/#comment-19478 TB Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:33:20 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=23920#comment-19478 It's very important to Democrats that details are kept out of things. That it's about image, not intellect. Yeah, Romney was right, but to people who don't think about things, it <em>looked</em> like he was coming out on the short end. And if you're a politician whose ambition is ruling a nation of sheep, that's what counts. It’s very important to Democrats that details are kept out of things. That it’s about image, not intellect.

Yeah, Romney was right, but to people who don’t think about things, it looked like he was coming out on the short end. And if you’re a politician whose ambition is ruling a nation of sheep, that’s what counts.

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2012/10/16/drinking-game-for-tonights-presidential-debate/#comment-19476 Robert Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:17:09 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=23920#comment-19476 An obscure interview afterwards won't dislodge this image of Romney about to slip in the shiv, disregarding the President's two ironic warnings about the approaching cliff's edge--"please proceed, Governor". Twice. Wiley Coyote couldn't have done a more hilarious job skidding right over the edge. <img src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Romney-slipping-in-the-shiv.jpg" /> An obscure interview afterwards won’t dislodge this image of Romney about to slip in the shiv, disregarding the President’s two ironic warnings about the approaching cliff’s edge–”please proceed, Governor”. Twice. Wiley Coyote couldn’t have done a more hilarious job skidding right over the edge.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/10/16/drinking-game-for-tonights-presidential-debate/#comment-19474 TB Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:54:02 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=23920#comment-19474 <p>Now try this one:</p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=athcyCTnTTs" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a>. More <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2012/10/17/was-candy-crowley-the-loser-of-the-debate/" rel="nofollow">here.</a> Now try this one:

YouTube.

More here.

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2012/10/16/drinking-game-for-tonights-presidential-debate/#comment-19473 Robert Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:46:15 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=23920#comment-19473 ...the top dog. Very primal, the alpha fighting for his life against the inevitable challenger. But that might be just a little <i>too</i> honest a portrayal of what's at the dark heart of politics. …the top dog. Very primal, the alpha fighting for his life against the inevitable challenger. But that might be just a little too honest a portrayal of what’s at the dark heart of politics.

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2012/10/16/drinking-game-for-tonights-presidential-debate/#comment-19471 Robert Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:43:37 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=23920#comment-19471 Ya know, debates ought to have sound tracks. Last night's theme would've been Kirk's fight song from Star Trek classic. You know, bum bum BUM BUM bum bum BUM BUM-BUM-BUM <b>BUM</b>, Kirk and some reptilian rolling around on the ground in a small arena in front of a crowd of extras. Yeah, that's the ticket. And I know I'm overdue saying, nice to see ya again, Lindy! Ya know, debates ought to have sound tracks. Last night’s theme would’ve been Kirk’s fight song from Star Trek classic. You know, bum bum BUM BUM bum bum BUM BUM-BUM-BUM BUM, Kirk and some reptilian rolling around on the ground in a small arena in front of a crowd of extras. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

And I know I’m overdue saying, nice to see ya again, Lindy!

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2012/10/16/drinking-game-for-tonights-presidential-debate/#comment-19470 Robert Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:39:36 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=23920#comment-19470 Crowley threw Romney a lifeline when he was trying to dig himself into a bottomless pit of false assertion. Obama wanted Romney to continue; Obama said "please proceed" twice. Nobody was more chagrined by Crowley's intervention than Obama. [youtube id="gfmKpA30Xeo" /] Crowley threw Romney a lifeline when he was trying to dig himself into a bottomless pit of false assertion. Obama wanted Romney to continue; Obama said “please proceed” twice. Nobody was more chagrined by Crowley’s intervention than Obama.
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]]> By: Jody https://habitablezone.com/2012/10/16/drinking-game-for-tonights-presidential-debate/#comment-19450 Jody Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:54:39 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=23920#comment-19450 Yappy dog on top of a car? Yappy dog on top of a car?

]]> By: Jody https://habitablezone.com/2012/10/16/drinking-game-for-tonights-presidential-debate/#comment-19449 Jody Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:54:10 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=23920#comment-19449 Would there be a tax on that gas? Would there be a tax on that gas?

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2012/10/16/drinking-game-for-tonights-presidential-debate/#comment-19446 RobVG Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:42:33 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=23920#comment-19446 Romney was like a little yappy dog at times. He could have saved some points for the last debate. Romney was like a little yappy dog at times. He could have saved some points for the last debate.

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