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When is Tonight's Presidential Debate?

The second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is scheduled for 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16.

 

After Joe Biden and Paul Ryan sparred throughout last week's Vice Presidential Debate, the nation's voters are looking forward to President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney's second debate: a town hall event focusing on foreign and domestic policy.

The second presidential debate between Obama and Romney is set for 8 p.m Tuesday. Check below for more information on that debate and the remaining debates leading up to Election Day.

AOL will provide a live stream of the debate.

TV Channels Broadcasting Live: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more, including CNN Espanol.

Live Streaming Online: YouTube's Election HubAOL.

Full info on Tuesday night's debate, as well as the schedule for the final debate, both of which are presented by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD):

 

October 16, 2012

Presidential

Topic: Town hall format including foreign and domestic policy
Air Time: 8-9:30 p.m. Central Time
Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent)

According to the CPD, "The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization."

October 22, 2012

Presidential

Topic: Foreign policy
Air Time: 8-9:30 p.m. Central Time
Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Bob Schieffer (Host of Face the Nation on CBS)

According to the CPD, "The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy."

Related Topics: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Presidential Debate

The Care Bear Here

9:13 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

How is it possible that Romney is legally allowed to deliberately Lie like he does.

He is lieing about what his plans are for immigrants who are here working, he has NO plans to to keep them here. he wants them out of the US, although his grandfather fled to mexico so that he can have his 3 wives.

Romney doesNOT believe in eqaulity for women in the work place
Romney don't like black folks or mexicans or any illegal person who is here.
Romney has a temper tantrum like a little child dimeanor.

Romney doesNOT believe in women having choices in the general, rather it is the topic of abortion or equal pay for women.
His tax cut plan isnot gonna help middle class, it will only help millionaires. which he cannot even give details on his suppose plans.

Romney is a FlIPFLOPPER and that is a sign of the inability to be consistent and a big liar. and he is a looser, people willnot vote for this guy he isnot President Material at all.

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Susan

12:20 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

You can eliminate the typos if you just cut and paste the talking points. Saves time too.

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BUTCH

6:51 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Care Bear the grammarians and bean counters are on u like the rats because u are suppose to DRINK and EAT the PABLUM and KOOL AID and believe the LYIN SACK of TWIT's policies on Women's rights the economy health care and on and on, what they mean is u hate MURKA BECAUSE U like the Black guy is not even worth as much as DONALD TRUMP another flag waving draft dodger.
UP theirs Care politics is everything, to the TPARTY scum it is purging and rigging elections for a MORMON with MAGIC DRAWERS great post.

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The Care Bear Here

8:00 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012

@ susan and DanF,

i dont cut and paste, neither do i get violent and demean people or Bully people
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so what a few typo's, you people will say anything to try an be mean,your lives must really suck...

You both are very childish, get it? did i lleps that right ?

The Care Bear Here

9:18 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

If you wanna live for the next 4 years and beyond and have a future for your children, grandchildren etc

One more thing, if Romney wins he will repeal any Gays right and civil unions bills that Obama has passed, Romney hates gay folks too

VOTE FOR President Obama Please!!!!

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DG Guy

3:41 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

What are the gay and civil union bills that Obama passed? He said that his PERSONAL view supports gay marriage but he went out of his way to highlight it was a personal view. His policies on gay marriage are still exactly the same as George Bush's.

John Paul

9:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

I don't think Mitt Romney cares one bit about social issues. He'll be a good president on the economy because he actually understands the economy.

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Leigh

2:36 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

True, Mitt will run the US like a big corporation. Remember big business pays it's shareholders (campaign contributors) first.
Can anyone say Haliburton -more money for defense.
Koch Brothers - less business restricting legislature.
Wall Street - social security

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John Paul

2:50 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Let's sat that you're right about Mitt Romney being in the hands of big business. What about Obama? Who are the big winners in Obamacare? The insurance companies. Who were the winners in the "stimulus"? Big banks and green energy companies who donated heavily to Obama. What abou the GM bailout to save his union boss supporters? It costs about a billion dollars to run a presidential campaign and BOTH of these guys are going to get it from somewhere.

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BUTCH

6:35 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

JPII have u seen the 47% video where MITT tells the NEW WORLD ORDER investors about the wonderful opportunity they have using the Bain model of The power of Repeatability(sounds very business or VAMPIRE CAPITALISM ) Mitt tells them of the millions of women in the BAIN BINDERS but specifically those who live three or more bunks high who eat only a daily bowl of RICE and a fishead every few days making 99cents a hour being protected from the masses of coolies wanting to get in to work for BAIN but cannot penetrate the barbed-razor wire walls it is the NEW WORLD ORDER awaiting the MURKAN STUPIDS who eat the pablum of TPARTY BS. For all the know nada and low info or independents that are floating back and forth u had not drink the KOOL AID on 6 NOV and vote for the reinvented huckster just go to BAINPORT.COM see what he did and will do to all of us.
TWIT and MITTS business model he calls simplicity and repeatabilty is slave and child labor with a lot of BINDERS his FOX anchors use them when calling their male and or female hookers to suck their toes.
HELP the FREEDOM FIGHTERS fighting the RED ARMY and their stooge WILLARD TWIT ROBME visit BAINPORT.COM in FREEPORT ILLINOIS

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The Care Bear Here

8:05 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012

Of course he is concerned with any social issues that he and his religion doesnot believe in

and @ DG GUY you may want to read about the laws for same sex marriage, and the repeal of don't ask don't tell

and President Obama didnot say he support gay marriage, he said he supports equal rights for EVERYONE.

dumb dumb care bear

10:13 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

care bear. go back to school and get an education that will allow you to make Intelligent decisions and remarks.

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BUTCH

7:08 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Edison and Franklin were not great students what would she learn THE DEFINITION OF" the power OF RESPONSIBILITY in the NEW WORLD ORDER MEETINGS IN DAVOS" or the real story of the PORNO FOX and FRIENDS and OXYCOTIN HILLBILLY HEROIN KING RUSH their only expertise is METH and sucking the toes of hookers that are in MITT and the CHENEY FAMILY log cabin BINDERS who are the point and leaders of the slave child labor movement in the media.
REMEMBER THE HEROES OF THE FIGHT for the MIDDLE CLASS at BAINPORT.COM right here in the land of Lincoln where the FLAG OT THE red army flies over BAIN'S Senata!

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The Care Bear Here

7:43 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012

Has any one noticed how vilent and rude the republicans people are on this forum?

well it seem ti be a trend of violence and rudeness.

today one of Romney' son's said " he wanted to punch President Obama" . how violent. and so are the repub's on here.
My decision and remark is not only intelligent, but they are closer to fact to fiction.

now read your remark you and adult repub, calling me a dumb dumb care bear, who needs to go back to school and pursue a education?

I am praying for who ever you are, you have a violent hatred Nature plagued with ignorance in your soul and this is not healthy or safe. Good luck to you

dumb dumb care bear

10:16 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

care bear. Illegal people have broken the law. that's why they are illegal and should not be here. get it?

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BUTCH

7:29 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

illegal people WERE HIRED as electricians and electrocuted MARINES THEY WERE 50 CENTS A HR electricians hired by HELLIBURTON whose CEO broke US LAW by working for the IRANIAN GOVERNMENT ALL THE WAY TO 2006 and along with his boss stole the 2000 and 2004 election his boss also was a deserter not a law but no CIC nor draft dodger like the NEITHER of these humanoids should be sending a NATIONS TREASURE to WAR based on another ILLEGAL act and LIE and on and on we can go about the GOP TPARTY ILLEGALS and law breakers other than their lies and crimes against humanity and we have not gotten into the looting yet.
Your best known smug illegals aka the boat people of FLA came out of jails and mental institutions and upon arriving were taken to the ORANGE BOWL where they swore allegiance to GROVER NORQUIST'S ancestors one of them another MORMON turned CATHOLIC for politics is the TPARTY model of MURKA and is the biggest sack of TWIT in FLORIDA.

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The Care Bear Here

7:51 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012

your such a coward, say who you are

no they all have not broken the law, and remember who allowed all the illegal mexicans to come here for decades, it wasn't President Obama.
Now President Obama is looking for a fair way to accomodate some of these people who have been allowed to work here and pay taxes into the system. establish families and many are documented obviously. We look for peaceful way tosettle things you should too, your life would be happier...
Do you get it now?

I willnot respond to anymore of your childish remarks, i see them but willnot respond.
Because it is a waste of good energy and time to exchange verbage with a very childish adult.. get it ?

anthony

1:23 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

If any of you people think IL will become a Romney state your nuts! If any people think IL residents will put their pensions and city state jobs at a Walker risk you are nuts...
Go campaign somewhere else, this is an Obama state plain and simple like him or not.

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TP Karen

7:18 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Yep, I agree...Illinois will always be a Democratic state...we have Chicago and its machine, well you know Chicago politics. As for you're pension...hello? You'd better be fearful for your pension now! The State is working on grabbing them right and left and use them to try to pay their bills. Run...run away now!!!

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DG Guy

3:44 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Anthony the state pensions are likely toast and it doesn't matter which party controls the state. The state is broke and cannot pay the pensions. People (myself included) would like the state workers to receive what was promised to them, but when you explain to everyone that keeping the promise means almost doubling property taxes forever, that support will melt away.

Melissa

7:46 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Illinois leans to the left because of Chicago machine...the rest of the state is primarily republican and will vote for Romney. We need more social conservatism and less dependency on social programs funded with tax payer dollars.

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BUTCH

7:59 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

What is left of FREEPORT is NEITHER LEFT or FASCIST COMMIE right and soon we will see what we all are besides broke and eating the pablum we need a real non corporate POLITICAL PARTY and a revocation of CITIZENS UNITED they have made the Dem leadership too timid and corrupt, the GOP is now a party of a the RED ARMY aliens and a OLIGARCHY ideology called VAMPIRE CAPITALISM if ROBME gets to appoint the SUPREME COURT, kiss democracy good by.
Think about BAINPORT the WORLD ECONOMY FORUM at DAVOS, an end to the middle class MEDICARE SSA and the other trust funds with a 2 TRILLION MIL increase for what the the Chinese Blue Fleet navy?
Murkans or TPARTY nitwits are just cock roach eating morons that could have been a a real force for American if it were NOT taken over by the CHIEF LOBBYIST of the RED ARMY a former GOP HSE MAJORITY LEADER every single vote for MITT or TWIT is a vote for corporate welfare and slavery a vote for the President is a vote for the energy polluters as well but we have a chance with a PELOSI house.

Leigh

2:32 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Anyone who will consider voting for Mitt Romney needs to take a good look at what is happening right now in Freeport Illinois.
Why IS Mitt Romney running for president?
If our country is in such bad shape why are his backers spending billions to put him in office?
Who will REALLY benefit from a Romney presidency?
Binders full of Women?

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Emily

3:06 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Everyone for wants Romney in claims social issues are not to be considered. It's all about the economy and that's what Romney cares about.

If that's the case, then why is he attacking every social issue out there? He seems to care a lot about stopping marriage equality, freedom of religion and freedom of no religion, (By freedom of religion, I mean all religions not just those that are Christian based). He's attacking 47% of the population (and if you think you're not the 47%, you most likely are) he has no plan at all except to say "you'll find out after I am elected". That is insane. Would you hire a repairman to do work if he told you that you'll find out the total after he's done the work? No you wouldn't.

Social issues do matter.

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John Paul

3:17 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

In all fairness, both candidates say things that pander to the base. I'm not sure what social issues he attacked except to say that he is pro-life and supports traditional marriage. Remember that Obama also opposed gay marriage until he saw his donations from Hollywood drop off. The 47% remark pertained to campaign strategy not governance. Obama is also "ignoring" about 47% of the population such as the South, pro-lifers and supporters of the 2nd ammendment. That's how campaigns work. You solidify your base and try to reach the undecideds and concede the rest. As for your question about the repairman? We already did that in 2008.

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Emily

3:27 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

How is Obama threatening the gun nuts? He hasn't. He isn't going to take away anyone's guns. To anyone who has one, I ask why? Why the hell (unless you're law enforcement) do you need a gun?

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DG Guy

3:46 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

John Paul - Obama's policies are still opposed to gay marriage. it's only his personal view that has changed. Somehow people have lost sight of the difference between saying and doing.

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Mary Beth

4:43 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

That's what the Dems said about Obama Care, remember? Pelosi even said that it needed to be passed first and then Gov Officials could read it. No Vote. Just Pass it.
Did you forget that Emily?

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Emily

5:00 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Mary Beth - ObamaCare is good. Why are people against sick care in this country? The people I see complaining most are the ones that need sick care the most.

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Emily

5:02 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

John Paul - So according to you, we already voted the repairman in 2008 and according to you it was a mistake but you want to do it again with Romney?

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John Paul

5:04 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Right now the choice is between the repairman that might know how to fix things and the one that has shown that he can't fix things.

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Tired of the B.S.

5:23 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Emily,
If Obamacare is so good, then why are all the politicians exempt from participating in Obamacare?
When the President and all members of Congress give up their healthcare plan and start using Obamacare, that's when it will be good.

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Emily

8:57 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Tired - ObamaCare is just RomneyCare on a bigger scale. We live in a mandatory car insurance state and no one complains. If you try to argue a person doesn't need a car, then clearly you don't live in Orland Park. Since I cannot get to my job without one, I need it. Since the majority of the people in Orland drive a block instead of walking or riding a bike, I'd say they "need" it too. As of now, my premiums are through the roof and I am extremely healthy yet I have to pay for those who choose to not take care of themselves. ObamaCare will provide crucial care for people who cannot afford it. I would personally sign up for it. What is the issue? I want to know why people are against this? Instead of saying "it's bad" explain why. Explain how the world will stop spinning if people are allowed to get medical attention?

Tired of the B.S.

3:44 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Emily,
Watch this to see why you need a gun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3vWsa4ags
Now watch this and see the difference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ExC7fE1LaY&feature=relmfu
Remember, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.

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Emily

4:59 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

I don't need to watch. I don't need a gun. I am not law enforcement and I am not out hunting for my food. End of story.

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Tired of the B.S.

5:19 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Well Emily,
That is your choice. I just hope that I am not listening to your 911 call someday. I am not law enforcement or hunting either, but if you break into my house, I will become law enforcement and a hunter. I will also become judge, jury, and executioner.
I should have known that I was wasting my time with you from the way you classify people that have guns as "gun nuts".
Remember to tell the guy that breaks into your house that you are not a "gun nut" so he should be nice and leave you alone. Let me know how that works out for you.

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Emily

5:20 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Ok this first video is so funny! Pregnant and a broken leg! What are the odds of that?!?!?! They sold fear. This is about as lame as those ADT home alarm system commercials. Tired of B.S. - how many times has your house been broken into that you are so happy to have your weapon readily available?

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Emily

5:25 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Tired - The odds of my home being broken into are slim to none and certainly not by the 'scary white guy' that's portrayed in these fear monger bits. Good luck to you if the robber comes in prior to your arrival and getting your gun and I hope they don't use it against you.

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Tired of the B.S.

5:35 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Emily,
It is so nice that you think a pregnant woman with a broken leg being attacked and sexually assaulted in her own home is funny. The odds are pretty good seeing as it actually happened. This was one of many 911 calls that the police received where the victim is pleading for help and hoping that it gets there in time.
I have never had my home broken into or needed my guns to protect me and my family, but I sure feel better knowing that I have the ability to protect my family if need be. Just so you know, I have a spare tire in my truck that I have never used, but I won't be getting rid of that either. I also have life insurance that I have never used, but will be keeping as well. Some things are for those just in case moments, a gun is one of those things.

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BUTCH

9:01 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

BS we answered that ask McSlime who in 08 campaigned on the issue that Americans and stupid MURKANS alike should have the same health care as CONGRESS! Then the scummy GOP-TPARTY grease ball of Louisiana Tauzin the CORP blue dog BAUCUS and JOE THE Zionist scum SENATOR of TEL-AVIV whose wife a INSUR LOBBYIST all wrote the FINAL VERSION,
Billy Tauzin is the top lobbyist of the PHARMACEUTICALS now, u know that I told u once before and according to that left wing rag CRAINS the Illinois businesses will save more than 7% annual on health care u are right on one thing the entire congress should invest their retirement in SSA or stop legislating or pretending to save it

Emily

5:46 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Tired - You're also assuming when the break in happens you will happen to be right by the location of your house you keep your gun (unless you walk around your house with it attached to you every day) This video was a fear tactic. That's all. Unless I see actual proof this was a real scenario (and not because You Tube posted it). For someone to use this 'real case scenario' to ploy the reason for a gun they should be ashamed.

I have plenty of insurance myself and I am always prepared and more cautious than most but I do not need a gun. I live in a very safe town and the moment I feel a weapon is needed, I will relocate.

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Switters

6:50 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Democrats won't be happy until their entire "entitlement" (aka other peoples money) system comes crashing down a la Weimer Republic. Then they'll find a way to blame Bush.
Obama supporters are already tweeting that if Romney wins, they'll start rioting.
Me thinks a lot of supporters of "diversity" and multiculturalism are in for some tough lessons in the next few years.

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Chronicles of Bob

7:37 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

So a person that identifies themselves as a republican has never taken or used anything that is "paid for by others people money"? Is this what you are saying?

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Emily

8:28 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Oh please Switters provide links to said Obama supporters who will riot? if you've seen them then you can link it. If you can't guess you lie like Romney and Ryan.

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Emily

9:25 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Switters - Really? I mean Really? this isn't a real site. This is some guy's blog. When this hits main stream news then you can argue.

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Emily

9:27 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Also, every 'source' link is bunk. Twitter claims the pages do not exist. So one guy makes a blog claiming riots in the streets and you believe this? Guess you believe the video Tired of BS posted too about the one lady killed in her home therefore the entire country must run out and buy guns.

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Emily

10:00 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Switters - I just sat and read this through and man, thank you for this laugh. Race Riots?!?! Ha! Man, I guess you'll believe anything. Hey Switters, did you ever hear that the moon is made of green cheese?

Chronicles of Bob

7:47 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Whats the murder rate with gun violence in london? 15 people ?
Guns do not stop violence. A person should not be able to buy 1000's of rounds of ammo on line.
Obama has done nothing to the 2ndweight amendemnt but protect it. As he should. However, he was 100% correct that weapons designed for soilders should be banned.

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Chronicles of Bob

7:55 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Ronmey dosent answer a direct question and i dont understand why...
if the reps had a giid candidate id consider it.
all the complaints i hear now are about bidens smiling and yesterdays moderator.

That moron hannity actually said Romney's best moment was during the libya
exchange. His guests nearly fell iff their seats... fair and balanced.... right...

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Emily

8:30 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

I think there's more cases of innocent people getting killed because an idiot owns a gun. I think I read more than one story recently where fathers killed their own kids thinking they were intruders.

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BUTCH

8:44 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

IS SWITTER a code for for swifter?
Tom COBURN a TPARTY favorite is blowing the WHISTLE on CORPORATE WELFARE he says is far worse than the MUKAN version of welfare Queens.
CORP WELFARE began as far back as the civil war when the RR were given land guaranteed bonds for the equipment infrastructure the American entrepreneurs who did NOT think they did it on their own jumped ON BOARD for the free ride and got their goods to the market, IKE built the interstate system to move the military conveniently and swiftly for the same reason as Lincoln and Grant ,
The OIL polluters have been subsidized for driiing and the infamous depletion allowances to the tune of 400 Billion or 5 Billion a year, This was before CHENEY had his behind closed doors with DUBYA'S partners of TEXAS and the Okie oil men and 7 sisters for yer info the EXXONS and CONOCO oil, who named a oil tanker after their former CEO CONDI RICE these ancestors of the TPARTY were needy welfare QUEENS imagine her title and power on what to do in retaliation?
BLUE DIAMOND growers get 28 million a year, Sunkist 35 million Calif raisins 31 million, the Nuke industry 3.5 Billion even McDonalds are grifters, in the future we will do a KOCH BROS ROBBERY OF THE INDIANS and their welfare,
The MIND CONTROL FEAR u are spreading has BEGAN in BAINPORT the middle class American are not going to continue train the BINDER coolies to take their jobs for 99 cents a hr and then march into the showers of a BAINPORT CONCENTRATION CAMP.

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Leigh

8:38 pm on Friday, October 19, 2012

I think that everyone needs to step back, try to seperate facts from spin. Most people running for office right now have voting records. whether in the house, senate, etc.
Go to the real government sites. Look up the legislature that is important to you and what you think will benefit our country and vote on facts. Not political attack ads or the spin on issue used in attack ads an sound bites.

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