Roger Ebert: Who do you believe--Mitt, or your lyin' memory?

[mucifer]

A depression has descended upon me. I look at the blank screen, and those are the words that come into my mind. I do not believe for a second that Mitt Romney will win the election. I do believe that at this moment he is tied, 50-50, in various national polls. Many of my fellow Americans have at least temporarily disappointed me.
It is clear to anyone in either party that in last week's debate Romney cast aside all of his principles and reversed himself on everything he has said he believes. As Hendrik Hertzberg worded it in the New Yorker:

"By the end of ninety minutes, Romney had retrofitted himself as the defender of Medicare, the advocate of Wall Street regulation, the scourge of the big banks, the enemy of tax cuts for the rich, and the champion of tax relief for the middle class. All these claims are spectacularly false."...

Obama continues in the Presidential campaign in possession of his own lifelong principles. Romney now seeks the luxury of running on both his principles--and Obama's. What depresses me is that the polls suggest the electorate isn't alert enough to realize that. What allows me hope is that, given a little time, I trust the American people will figure this one out.




More at http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2012/10/who_do_you_believe--mitt_or_yo.html

[Cha]

1. Thank you Roger Ebert and mucifer!

Obama continues in the Presidential campaign in possession of his own lifelong principles. Romney now seeks the luxury of running on both his principles--and Obama's. What depresses me is that the polls suggest the electorate isn't alert enough to realize that. What allows me hope is that, given a little time, I trust the American people will figure this one out.

But, oh yeah, the fucking psycho "won the debate".

[elleng]

2. 'Romney had retrofitted himself

as the defender of Medicare, the advocate of Wall Street regulation, the scourge of the big banks, the enemy of tax cuts for the rich, and the champion of tax relief for the middle class. All these claims are spectacularly false."...

Obama continues in the Presidential campaign in possession of his own lifelong principles. Romney now seeks the luxury of running on both his principles--and Obama's. What depresses me is that the polls suggest the electorate isn't alert enough to realize that. What allows me hope is that, given a little time, I trust the American people will figure this one out.'

[TroyD]

3. This is the sort of line Obama needs to use against Romney next time

As a major Obama supporter, I'm sure Roger won't mind if Obama borrows it.

[Rooftop_Observer]

4. Like my conservative dad said yesterday...

"How the hell can people vote for Romney after ONE debate? He's worse than Bush! Sometimes I'm embarrassed to live in this country."

I remember going with my friends to see Obama in Bangor, Maine back in February '08. We were all just getting into politics back then and had no idea who the guy was. But after seeing him that day, we all knew we were voting for him that year. We've all been supporters since then. Until now, however. Over the past two weeks, they have ALL announced on FB that they are voting for Romney. Mostly because they believed Mitt's "$716 Medicare" bullshit attack line from the debate. All my attempts to show them the facts have been dismissed as "Obama spin". I'm still trying to figure out what kind of aliens abducted these guys.

Ebert's right on this. I hope that these people, and my friends, are just riding a false high after a dishonest but admittedly impressive performance by Romney. But substance matters, and hopefully Biden and Obama will prove that in the coming debates.

[babylonsister]

5. Recommend so many times even though I have just one! nt

[mucifer]

6. Post debate kick. nt