No one told Mitt Romney that he would be the lone Republican taking part in a three-way debate on Tuesday night; but, not altogether unpredictably, that’s the way it turned out.
According to debate moderator and part-time participant Candy Crowley, it was “instinct” that forced her to intercede on Obama’s behalf during the somewhat rancorous discussion of the Benghazi murder of Ambassador Stevens and 3 other Americans. When Romney stated quite correctly that it took the Obama Administration 14 days to call the Benghazi killings a terror attack, Obama protested, and Crowley immediately came to his rescue, saying to Romney “he did, in fact, Sir (call it an act of terror,)” referring to a statement given by the president the day after the killings.
What Obama really said was “No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for.” Although this was indeed part of a statement given the day after the Benghazi attacks, Obama had NOT referenced the Benghazi killings as the “acts of terror” he spoke of. Rather, it was a general statement that could have just as easily referred to the 9/11 attacks the president had brought up at the same time. And it is a fact that no one in the Obama Administration–including Obama himself—spoke of terror in relation to Benghazi for the next 2 weeks, opting instead to call the 4 deaths the result of an “anti-Muhammed movie” discovered on the internet. Certainly, that would have been an odd tack for the Administration to take had the president actually referred to the Benghazi murders as “acts of terror” on the day after they had occurred.
Yet Crowley felt it her duty, or rather a matter of “instinct”, to come to Obama’s defense at this key moment in the debate.
Funny the instinctive moderator didn’t believe it necessary to correct Obama when he claimed that “…oil production has been up and that the oil companies have been granted permits to drill but refuse to do so.” “We have increased oil production to the highest levels in 16 years,” said the president, apparently oblivious to the fact that oil companies have vacated the Gulf of Mexico, costing Americans thousands of jobs.
But Romney quickly corrected Obama, telling the audience that “oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land, and gas production was down 9 percent. Why? Because the president cut in half the number of licenses and permits for drilling on federal lands, and in federal waters.” Yet, for some reason, Ms. Crowley did NOT admonish the president for his less-than-factual claims! Apparently, she did not have these facts at her fingertips as she obviously did Obama’s Benghazi statement.
Mitt Romney won this debate, defeating Barack Obama and his obliging assistant with both facts and superior delivery. Of course, most of the media immediately declared Obama the victor, but that was to be expected.
So polls are not likely to change a great deal as a result of the town hall, unless a few undecided voters who paid close attention now decide to support Romney, thanks to the smarmy antics of Candy Crowley.
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Go MITT! Hit him hard on Foreign Policy! BO is a disgrace to this nation!
I hope Mitt is more agressive and specific in the next debate. Take the "mittens" off and punch hard Mitt!
Amen! It's time to take over the debate, Mitt. Lies roll off Obama's tongue – he wouldn't know the truth if it hit him in the face. One of the reasons is he has been an absent president – absent from intelligent briefings because the only job Obama has is campaigning. He and Moocher don't want to leave the WH because of all the free (17) vacations which have amounted to almost a billion dollars and the rest of the money's they manage to acquire from taxpayers. The Democrats ranted and raved when Bush went to Crawford, TX (his home) for a vacation? But more important is Obama has set out to destroy America because, as a Muslim, he wants us to be equal to all the middle east countries; a one world government (which all of his and anti-American Communist mentors want). Obama supporters are either very stupid; or believe that free government will continue with Obama not realizing Obama doesn't give a damn about you. If he is elected for another four years you will sadly find that out.
Crowley is an unmitigated boor. Pushing her and omuslims agenda. She is one of "the preventers of truth" that surround the communist in chief. Romney still kicked their butts. Fair play does not work for the DNC, socialists all, they will undermine this great country and destroy it. That is their will, not ours.
Why must a clean and clear post consistantly be approved? Censorship? What site is this?
O had a friend in Crowley, but Romney was alone. He stood his ground with courage and spoke the truth with conviction in spite of the two of them.
Romey is an American who is makeing application for a big job and he has proven he can handle it.
I wish more people would really do the research on Obama – he has no intention of restoring this country – if you were hiring someone for a job you would look at his past record – and Obama's record is destruction of this country. He won't even release records of his past yet demands Mitt's tax records? http://www.ourcommunistcommanderinchief.com/ by Joel Gilbert. It may have been taken off the internet – I saw it on You Tube – its lengthy but concise and frightening.
Candy is a lib I new she was going to stand up for Ovmit I hope cnn and all the lib news go broke and they all lose there jobs they make me sick all the lies they tell and all the things they hide from the people they all need to go I will never watch them
Who hit that moderator with an ugly stick like all socialist democratic women.This was a 2 on 1 debate Crowly & Obugme against Mitt.She did everything but hold his penis.Next time get a robot to ask a question and hold the candidates to their alloted time.Have the robot just shut off the sound to who keeps talking.
It is indeed unfortunate that any conservative has to battle the liberal opponent, but also the entire press corps to boot!
Crowly also did not have the “instinct”, or find it necessary, to interrupt Obama (like she often did Romney) when he dodged answering the question of why a request for additional security for our Consulate in Benghazi was refused a couple months before the Sept 11th attack.
Someone please tell me WHY we always have a liberal moderator. Where the H— is the Republican party on this? Who is the brainchild that determines moderators and how do they do it. I am sick and tired of this as I am certain others are – talk about fair play? There is none. Obama is the worst thing that has happened to this country. Obama supporters, including the MSM are either traitors to this country and the welfare of its citizens or blantantly stupid. I know many supporters want continued free government support and believe Obama will give it to them. When will they realize that Obama is a Muslim – he has catered and bowed to Muslims, has entertained the Muslim Brotherhood in thr WH; has cancelled the Christian's World Day of Prayer and INSTEAD celebrates Ramadan.
Can anyone tell me, WHAT question DID this excuse for a man even BOTHER to answer, as in answer a question which is asked, instead of blaming, whining, rambling, and not even bothering to stick to the subject at hand? I don’t think he ANSWERED any questions, he blathered, and rambled, and pranced about the stage as if he were an Oscar Winning Actor! He did not have any charm, any real personality to speak of, he was not clear on anything he said, except to be “clear” that he is “responsible for the Benghazi” disaster, and of course, he is “responisable” how long AFTER this murder, these MURDERS took place? What took him so long to finally accept this blame, and WHY did he decide this? I do not trust his motives on this, or on anything else. And, if one looked close enough, the eyes on this creature were angry, and angry that he was being shown as he really is, by Romney, and Romney’s answers, which were ANSWERS as they should be………and this self involved, self centered, not so intelligent as the “media” make him out to be, this really incompetent person who has no clue as to how to manage dog pound, much less as the managing of a nation of our size, this lying, fool was truly angry that he was, is being shown in a less than complimentary light, and that he is just as foolish, and lacking any kind of know how as to being “president” which is how it IS, and NOT how he wants to be SHOWN TO BE! Being shown up as WRONG and UNABLE TO CARRY ON AN INTELLIGENT DEBATE DOES NOT PLEASE THIS “EMPEROR WHO HAS NO CLOTHES ON”! NO, To be shown as “nakedly unintelligent, and a liar” does not sit well with him. And that is why TEN TON CINDY felt it was her “duty” to assist him when he was shown to be just as stupid as he really is. The only ones stupider than this freak are the ones who VOTED FOR HIM, and WILL DO SO AGAIN! Now, THAT IS TRULY STUPID!!!!!!!!
I called her “Cindy”, my mistake, the name of this TEN TON PEICE OF FLAB is “candy”. If she were truly “candy”, she’d be so large that no one could afford her, and right now, I don’t know anyone who CAN AFFORD HER STUPIDTY AND BUTT LICKING LARD ASS! She as a “woman” is more revolting than the other tub of lard, Rosie O’Donnel. Together they make a disgusting pair, throw in the black tub of stupidty and lard, Oprah, and we have a mix, a real mix of chocolate, white, and lard. useless when all is said and done, they all support and kiss ass. I admit, my attitude is deplorable. So what, so are theirs, as their attitudes are the attitudes which are destroying our country! Candy, lard butt, was rude, biased, and arrogant, not to mention ignorant of facts, as are all dimocrats. If they weren’t, this DISEASE in office would not be where IT is, and IT would not be INFECTING OUR NATION WITH IT”S SICKNESS, ISLAM, WHICH CAB AND IS CALLED BY MYSELF, IS SLIME, TOXIC SLIME!! So, my attitude is deplorable, but as I hate being sick, and the reason for BEING SICK, I figure I have every right to have such a deplorable attitude. Someone needs to destroy the VIRUS IN OFFICE so that I and others can recover from this most dreadful ILLNESS! And someone PLEASE, sanitize our White House, this DISEASE needs to be tended to immediately by the EXPERTS IN DISEASE CONTROL!