Romney's performance is starting to make me uncomfortable

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tweeted by, Jonathan Capehart ?@CapehartJ

RT @KrystalBall1: Romney's performance is starting to make me uncomfortable. #alsmith//thought it was just me


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[yellerpup]

1. I had to leave the room.

Odious.

[OhZone]

2. Obama is quite lulzy tho! OHYEAH! nt

[malaise]

3. Rmoney was atrocious n/t

[loyalsister]

4. He humiliated himself

He acted like he was at one of his own rallies. The tradition has become to be self deprecating. I don't think mitt can do it.

[aquart]

5. Romney didn't actually make fun of himself.

He made fun of people making fun of him.

And his Catholic jokes skeeved me and I'm not Catholic. But I'm not sure why. I was listening in the other room, not watching.

[bigtree]

9. Romney was biting. Obama was self-depricating

Jonathan Capehart ?@CapehartJ

#Obama was the focus of both Al Smith speeches. Romney was biting. Obama was self-depricating.

[Liberalynn]

13. What did he say about Catholics?

Maybe it will wake my former church up into turning against the Mittens. I might be able to use it with some of my still Catholic relatives.

[aquart]

25. A water into wine joke and something about St. Peter.

I don't remember them well and I don't know why they bothered me but they did.

[BVictor1]

30. It was something about St. Peter and a church

and Obama having not built that or something...

[speedoo]

6. Speaking of Krystal Ball....

I have to admit that I am developing a big time crush on her.

[bluestate10]

14. Steve Kanicki (sp?) seemed to have a big crush on Crystal also. or at least her chest.

Crystal seems to be wearing closed bosom dresses of late. All joking aside, she is an intelligent, beautiful woman.

[speedoo]

16. Definitely intelligent and beautiful.

And I have also noticed her very interesting wardrobe. And her brilliant smile.

[Ruby the Liberal]

20. Steve Kornacki is gay.

Great read: http://www.salon.com/2011/11/16/the_coming_out_story_i_never_thought_id_write/

[BVictor1]

33. Thank you for posting that.

[BlueToTheBone]

7. I ended up muting the sound

and then turned it back up for the President.

[southernyankeebelle]

8. I didn't laugh at Romney's jokes. I laughed at Obama's jokes.

[oswaldactedalone]

11. Same here

Rmoney is such a disgusting shitstain.

[southernyankeebelle]

22. You are right. I can't stand him.

[bigtree]

12. Romney is clueless

he was bit bitter there.

BO was humble and interesting, as usual.

[southernyankeebelle]

21. yes I agree. Obama made jokes about himself mostly and Romney made jokes about Obama.

Again he comes off nasty.

[gkhouston]

24. Romney's "jokes" were meanness clumsily cloaked in attempts at humor. n/t

[southernyankeebelle]

38. Agree. More like a roast of Obama that wasn't funny. Also like he was still mad for losing

the debate and trying to get even. He was down right nasty.

[mzmolly]

29. I thought the very same thing.

Hmmm.

[southernyankeebelle]

39. I was watching Stephanie Miller show and everyone kind of thought the same thing.

[abelenkpe]

10. Everytime rOmney talks

Its uncomfortable.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

15. The underlying resentful bitterness of a fellow who knows he's going down.

[loyalsister]

37. For sure

I think he will not be remembered fondly. Four years from now they will talk about the contrast between McCain and romney with romney as loser. He disregarded the spirit of the whole thing and ultimately just used it as a platform to affirm his commitment to the war on women.

He had some thoroughly mean spirited jokes. The worst was the Bill Clinton reference that denigrated both Michelle Obama and the LGBT community.

He's absolutely disgusting and I think he will go down once again worse than W.

[amborin]

17. hatred emanating from Romney's eyes, as usual

[Blue Idaho]

18. First rule of comedy

It is always better to make fun of yourself than make fun of other people.

Obama looked gracious Rmoney looked angry.

[tomm2thumbs]

35. BINGO!

He all but called Michelle Obama unattractive in one joke. His sitting up and begging for votes at the end was anything but heartfelt. Purely patronizing. And it showed.

Starting off with the 'house clothes' was the way to go... it went downhill from there.

[donna123]

19. Mitt simply does NOT get it

This is just another thing he does not get and this is why people cannot relate to him.

[Skittles]

26. he is so used to making people DO things

he has forgotten he cannot make people like or respect him

[pa28]

23. I'd say it went beyond "uncomfortable".

Calling his big joke about Michelle "uncomfortable" is the understatement of the day. I think he's trying to draw Obama into a public show of anger and so far it hasn't worked.

Obama's comments were funny and light while Mitt got personal. What an asshole.

[mzmolly]

27. He was once again, an obnoxious, over the top, bully.

I too found his performance, distasteful.

[exboyfil]

28. I love the comments on Free Republic

they obviously don't get it. The comment Obama made about their middle names was priceless. That is what humor should be aboutt.

[grasswire]

31. where was Michelle?

I wanted to see a gorgeous FLOTUS tonight.

[Tx4obama]

34. The Obama girls' school had a bomb threat, the school had to be evacuated ...

maybe she decided to stay home with the girls tonight.

Here's an article: http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-daughters-school-evacuated-clear-171142443.html

[grasswire]

40. oh right.....thanks! nt

[Summer Hathaway]

32. Mitt had some well-written material

and some really poorly-written material as well.

His first joke about wearing what he and Ann "wear around the house" was perfect. Had his material stayed in that vein, he would have done himself a lot of good.

Unfortunately (and predictably), he had to keep referring to notes - and sounded not unlike a 10th grader addressing a HS assembly. "And I'd like to welcome," look at notes, "Principal Smith and my fellow students," check notes, "of PS 162 here in," check notes again, "Canarsie, New York."

He told the "jokes" - even though he doesn't "get" them. But he was told that some people would.

Sad. Really.

[tomm2thumbs]

36. yup, it was only appealing to those already planning on voting for him

which makes sense, because a lot of them are going to start peeling away from the sheer trouble of it all, to go vote for this lame candidate. He's hoping for at least the ones to MAY vote for him to actually bother to check the calendar the day of.