Cable News Ratings for Tuesday, October 2, 2012

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1. lbsles

   Posted October 3, 2012 at 6:31 PM

   obumbles, a one trick lying pony.

   Same catch phrases and misquotes.

2. Bsotgnw

   Posted October 3, 2012 at 6:36 PM

   This is Romney kicking a 3 legged puppy wow how sad

3. Matthew

   Posted October 3, 2012 at 6:49 PM

   Two minute answers my arse. Why even bother with a moderator?

4. TwilightZone

   Posted October 3, 2012 at 6:53 PM

   Watchin’ the debate. Wow, Obama while being vague accuses Romney of being vague in what tax deductions will be cut.

   Reading through past posts, Dave says:
   “Ben Franklin was immoral…”
   Yup. In his private life he belonged to an erotic club. In Paris while trying to win money from the French crown to support the Revolutionary War, he played late-night French politcs well. So what. What any person does in their personal life is between them and God. In public life, Franklin promoted thirteen virtues.

   In regards to Women not being able to vote in the early days, it was wrong, and we’ve learned, but this issue is completely irrelevant to what is happening in modern society.

   Slavery is wrong, and again we learned from it. But interestingly ignored by some people now is that many of the founding fathers did not support slavery in principle but it was a way of life, and as a consequence their slaves were treated very well.

   Only property owners could vote? A topic heavily debated in the first Constitutional Congress. Hmm, maybe in modern times if every voter had a stake in the game (id est, every person paid some form of tax), we wouldn’t be evolving into a welfare nation.

   You’re right. Conservatives like me don’t consider your silly claims to diminish the brilliance of our founding fathers to have much credibility.

5. Ratboy

   Posted October 3, 2012 at 6:56 PM

   I think Obama might have soiled himself!

6. TwilightZone

   Posted October 3, 2012 at 6:59 PM

   @Ratboy
   “I think Obama might have soiled himself!”

   LOL

   I think I see his hair rapidly growing grayer.

7. TwilightZone

   Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:03 PM

   @TwilightZone
   “…every person paid some form of tax…”

   ^correction: every person paid some form of income tax. Incidental taxes associated with things like gasoline, etc does not qualify as the psychology behind paying those taxes are different. One needs gas, they put gas in the tank, they pay the bill. They don’t think about the tax, and that tax is applied to everyone equally.

8. Ratboy

   Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:07 PM

   Humana Humana Humana uh uh er er

9. Suikostinger

   Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:16 PM

   blah blah blah blah blah. These 2 guys are just insane. So boring, nothing is even really being said….like usual….

10. TwilightZone

    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    Obama says “this is where budgets matter….”

    3-1/2 years without a budget. Hmmm.

11. Faith3

    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:32 PM

    Good grief, did anyone else catch Romney say he will raise revenue by lowing taxes while getting rid of certain deductions. Hmmm.. wonder what those deductions may be and wonder even MORE why he wouldn’t mention them!?

    Double speak

12. moncon

    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Good Job by the Governor. He had the President looking very uncomfortable.

13. Sam

    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    I say Mitt Romney won this one. The president wasn’t prepared as well, he didn’t defend himself with factual numbers he could have used and he didn’t use factual numbers against Romney.

    At the end though, Mitt Romney want to convince us that he emerged to do everything right thinking that we forgot all about his words in the Republican debates .

    I’ll leave it to FDR :

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUZGkNAUSvY

14. Matthew

    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    “Good grief, did anyone else catch Romney say he will raise revenue by lowing taxes while getting rid of certain deductions.”
    __________________________

    I caught him saying absolutely nothing of substance for 90 minutes straight; no facts, just fast-talking. He seemed coked up, super aggressive, and constantly interrupted the president and the moderator. He looked petulant, smug, and disrespectful. His target audience will say he was dominant and commanding.

    Obama looked bumbling, slow, and spent too much of Romney’s speaking time looking down at his notes (which created the image of him being a scolded student). He had the numbers, but not the conviction. His target audience will say he was thoughtful and calm.

    Jim Lehrer was terrible, useless, a doormat. I saw someone sum the debate up as “The Salesman versus The Accountant,” and they weren’t far off. This just reinforces my choice to go third party.

15. moncon

    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:41 PM

    Obama couldn’t even look Romney in the eye. Romney went eye to eye with him the whole way through. That tells you alot about someone if they can’t look you in the eye.

16. Ratboy

    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:42 PM

    No Contest! Even Joe Trippi admitted that Romney hit a home run and Obama didnt!

17. Coffee Steve

    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    First, I like this format, they should keep it. Only bad thing is, 2 minutes is supposed to mean 2 minutes

    Second, Romney did very well, better than I expected and President Obama didn’t do himself any harm. But overall I think Romney did what he had to do.

    I like the fact that both men didn’t seem to be going for a zinger, they discussed their differences in views. This was a good debate, the question is, what impact it will have on the independents?

    IMO

    Romney 1-0

    2 to go.

18. moncon

    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    Good comedy going on at MSNBC. They are hilarious. They can’t even give Romney any credit for doing a good job which clearly he did. Shows their true fairness and balance. Should be on Comedy Special

19. TwilightZone

    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:45 PM

    @Faith3
    “did anyone else catch Romney say he will raise revenue by lowing taxes while getting rid of certain deductions”

    I caught it. However, I fail to recognize how this is double speak.

    I have a friend who owns a business performing elective surgeries. Four months ago, he started negotiations to sell his business. Is he selling his business because he is losing money? No. He is still in the black. He is selling his business because at state and federal level, there are too many uncertainties in taxes and regulations and he decided for his own sanity to work for someone else. He offered his 60 day pending layoff notices to six employees.

    Raising taxes has shown time and again to only result in short term gains and long term losses. Lowering taxes and simplifying the tax code is what businesses want and need. Businesses want to grow because growth means profits. Growth means more employees. If the tax rates are not reduced and the tax code is not simplified, then we will stay stagnant for years and years to come.

20. Gabriel

    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:45 PM

    Obama didn’t say a peep about capital gains taxes. He knows on which side his bread is buttered.