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                                                               Eye Contact, Dude!  

I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed in tonights debate. I was looking for a real battle of wits  rhetoricians and PR teams. I was looking for a true fist to cuffs, To no avail. 

After obama's cordial welcome to Romney and his initial comments he turned it over to Romney who at first seemed to reciprocate...and then WHAM! he told a story of a woman who's husband was out of work and could not find a job. I think she was in Vegas, which has the highest unemployment rates in the country....She told him she needed him to help her husband find work...Replied, [and I paraphrase] NOT WITH THIS CLOWN IN OFFICE! 

If the audience would have been able to make a noise you would have heard them yell a collective OUCH!

From that point forward Obama seemed pissed. He refused to look up or pay attention while Romney was talking even though Romney seemed to be talking right at Obama's face. Obama managed to look at he same time disinterested, disrespectful, angry and intimidated. Not a good look if you are going for presidential.

In a 1-2 punch of metaphor-enthemene seething with logos and pathos Romney clobbers Obama by interrupting him mid sentence.

I do not recall what exactly Obama was referring to at the time but Romney shook his head almost laughing and interrupted him in a frustrated parent voice saying ..."I have 5 boys and I have had to tell them that no matter how much you repeat something, doesn't make it the truth!"

A. What you're saying is incorrect. B. You are like a child. ....Logos-A rose by any other name...Pathos...Every parent has experienced this frustration with a child. 

The only thing worse would have been fro Romney to send him to his room. 

The other thing I was thinking of was the article about Romney having boys...making him more attractive to women...and men. I wonder if that had anything to do with that comment

I must say that Romney has mastered the CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS GUY? look. and the YEEEAH, RIIIIGHT, look.

The one thing I can say about Obama is that he was extremely cordial and smiled at the constant interruptions by Romney. 

Oh, and did you all notice Obama's disappearing act at the end of it all? While Romney had his whole family up there, waving to the crowd, slipped out unnoticed. 

I have got to say I felt a little bad for the guy.     but....

I would like to have seen Ron Paul up there giving both of those guys spankings and sending them to their rooms.