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By jmdickens
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jbock13 wrote:But that's been Romney's position from day one. Besides, put the rhetoric aside, no high ranking politician will ever touch Roe v. Wade with a ten foot pole.

But, I can feel much better about a president who wants to restrict abortion, rather than one who willingly encourages it.

Second, lets be honest. Abortion is important, but it's not the main issue of this election.

True, Romney was pro-choice as governor and only changed (2005) once he decided to run for president.

Also true, the economy should be about %50 percent, Reducing the Deficit 25%, Foreign Policy 15% and 10% for everything else.
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By Purple Haize
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This was funny. Romney at last nights roast spared no one:
'Its nice to have something on Ann and I wear around the house'
'The critics of St Peter saying you didn't build that church, someone built it for you'
'Big Bird never saw it coming'
'President Obamas speech is brought to you by the letter O and the number 16 trillion'

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By Purple Haize
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To be fair and balanced here is the Presidents speech. There seems a cloud of resignation about him. But he did have a few good lines
'I went shopping to look for things to buy at stores in mid town. Governor Romney went looking for some stores to buy in midtown'

Lots of golf claps.

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By El Scorcho
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jbock13 wrote:...but it's not the main issue of this election.
There is no main issue in this election. This country is too big, with too many different kinds of people and too many different interests for that to be the case. Different issues are more important to different people and that's the way it should be.
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By jbock13
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I would have to disagree, and I would agree with what jmdickens said. Yes, everyone is focused on different subjects. But, not all issues carry the same weight. For example, some people are obsessed with global warming. However, has there even been one question in the debate asked about global warming? And how many economic questions?
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By Purple Haize
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Monday Night Football or the Debate :dontgetit

Actually due to a death in the Family I will be DVRing the debate. I know there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth as you miss the witty and clever banter I throw out there. Play Hockey
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By jbock13
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Purple Haize wrote:Monday Night Football or the Debate :dontgetit

Actually due to a death in the Family I will be DVRing the debate. I know there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth as you miss the witty and clever banter I throw out there. Play Hockey
I'll try to pick up the slack... after all I've forgotten to post throughout the first half of each debate. But then again my humor is not as nearly as good as yours.
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By Cider Jim
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Okay, the Obama quote about how the modern navy doesn't use bayonets and horses anymore and how we have these things called aircraft carriers that have planes land on them was pretty funny, as was the reference to the Battleship board game. :lol:
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By Purple Haize
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The president doesn't know the difference between a geopolitical threat and a threat to national security
Obama is more concerned with attacking Romney instead of laying out a plan. Glad Romney called him on it
Did we go into Libya? Wish we would have on Sept 11
This is the difference of following from behind and actually leadership
Drinking Game - whenever Obama says Your policy is all over the map
It's been a year since Obama said Assad has to go. He is still there
The theory of NOT moving heaven and Earth to find Bin Lasen was proven correct on 9/11. He was/is a figure head.
Yeah. Radical Islamists are all about Women's Rights even 'Moderate' Islam isn't keen on Women's Rights. Look at Saudi Arabia
'No where in the world is Americas influence greater today then 4 years ago'. Ding Ding Ding
Pulling missle defense out of Poland was stupid
Sitting on the sidelines during the Green Revolution was stupider. We can think W for that opportunity on blame Obama for squandering it
'What I've seen over the last 4 years is not something I want to see the next 4 years'
You can't confuse ships with buggies
When Obama jokes about aircraft carriers etc he seems small and petty
'Ill stand with Israel' is different then 'An attack on Israel is an attack on America'
Kudos to Romney with 'The Apology Tour'
The first stop of EVERY world leader I'd Yad Vashim. It's Israeli policy
Romney brought up CyberWar. Where's Obama..

And to sum up. Obama doesn't know the difference between Bankruptcy and Liquidation. RomneyOWNS him on Detroit.
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By Purple Haize
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Cider Jim wrote:Okay, the Obama quote about how the modern navy doesn't use bayonets and horses anymore and how we have these things called aircraft carriers that have planes land on them was pretty funny, as was the reference to the Battleship board game. :I am laughing out loud. I typed "LOL" but that is for teenage girls who text. So please know that I am laughing. Out loud.:
I thought it made him look small and petty. Great rebuttal by Romney quoting the SecDef

Won't the Marines in Basic Training be surprised they don't use bayonets anymore. Heard on PT ground tomorrow 'What are we supposed to call these sharp pointy things at the end of our rifles. The CNC told us they AREN'T bayonets'
By Hold My Own
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adam42381 wrote:So what I take away from this is that both of them have the same foreign policy ideas.

Which I think was actually a brilliant strategy on Romney's part. Everyone has already declared him more capable with the economy which is everyones #1 issue....dont be an extremist with foreign policy which is everyone's #2 which I believe will poll as a tie between the two...because he didnt separate himself. Brilliant.
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