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Originally posted by LightsideAssassin
Originally posted by queenofswords
Originally posted by LightsideAssassin
since we're engaging in speculation here, is it possible a directed energy wep was aimed at POTUS? Romney's people are straight-up gangster. He is very tight with netanyahu and the likudists as well..just sayin
Can you give a name or two of a Romney gangster?
...And, since we're engaging in speculation here, maybe O was simply just too mellow last night.
This is a good place to start:
www.veteranstoday.com...
Originally posted by queenofswords
Originally posted by LightsideAssassin
Originally posted by queenofswords
Originally posted by LightsideAssassin
since we're engaging in speculation here, is it possible a directed energy wep was aimed at POTUS? Romney's people are straight-up gangster. He is very tight with netanyahu and the likudists as well..just sayin
Can you give a name or two of a Romney gangster?
...And, since we're engaging in speculation here, maybe O was simply just too mellow last night.
This is a good place to start:
www.veteranstoday.com...
Oh...okay. Netanyahu and Romney are friends. Romney sees Israel as a strong ally. Romney visited Israel recently and reiterated our strong ties to this only democracy in the M.E. Romney is critical of radical Islam and the jihadists who wish to wipe Israel off the map.
Okay??? Is that all you've got? I also read up on the pundit, Batr. hmmmm.
Originally posted by swan001
reply to post by beezzer
He wants to control the World. Litterally. I am going to try and dig his statement he made last year. CTV reported it. He's nut.
Originally posted by queenofswords
reply to post by LightsideAssassin
I'll read a little more, but so far, in that article you presented, it's all conjecture and opinion of one Sartre Batr who sounds like your typical Jew-hater.
Originally posted by swan001
reply to post by LightsideAssassin
Nice link, thanks and a star for you to add to your Pleiades avatar.
Originally posted by LightsideAssassin
Originally posted by queenofswords
reply to post by LightsideAssassin
I'll read a little more, but so far, in that article you presented, it's all conjecture and opinion of one Sartre Batr who sounds like your typical Jew-hater.
You can lead a horse to water..
2nd line.
Originally posted by Hefficide
(I've put this in Skunkworks because it is speculation and a conversation about that speculation.)
Hi ATS! During the course of the night, I've been here, watching the threads, and watching the debate. My perspective of it is probably uncommon. I witnessed this debate through the eyes of a person who was a staunch Republican for most of his life, got disillusioned with it all during the second term of Bush 43, and ended up, by default, voting Democratic this past go around. So I will concede that my views are a weird mix of right, left, and centrist.
Claims that I am seeking to make excuses for Obama might arise. I can assure you, that is not my intention here. I don't plan on voting for him. I fell for "Hope" once already. I hoped and it didn't work. Neither do I plan to vote for Romney. Just to make things clear up front.
As I watched the debate ( paying more attention to the computer than the debate itself, thus experiencing it more on a auditory than a visual level ) I began to wonder how a man who is known for his charismatic speaking skills could sound so mediocre. Whether you like the guy or hate him... you have to give credit where credit is due. And, when it comes to public speaking, Barack Obama is a rock star.
So how did this guy....
End up this guy?
This is what I've spent my entire night trying to figure out.
Was Obama under the weather? Was he preoccupied? Bad day? Does nearly four years in the White House just wipe a person out? Valid question, George W got a bit iffy after the first term....I mean, as POTUS he may well have gotten some classified information about something or other, pre-debate, that could have really troubled him. A lot of "if"s.
Then I began to wonder if maybe Romney lulled Obama in by having a spell of negative press before the debate, thus lulling Obama into a false sense of confidence. I found myself being pretty impressed with Romney ( in regard to this debate and on a psychological level if he did pull a little Machiavelli maneuver. ) Anyone who can play social chess that well is formidable.
That's when my imagination kicked in and concepts began to form....
What if President Obama has learned something in the past several days that has made him not want to be in office come next January? Something profound. Like updated numbers on the economy? Insider info on some soon to burst bubble that could sink us back, or even further than the previous ones? A coming major war? China calling in it's "chips" with us soon....
As POTUS the man does have access to things we do not, nor could not. Military, fiscal, social, scientific... the whole ball of wax. What if he learned something recently that has caused him to make the political decision that it's better to lose this time around? And what might that something be?
If you let it sink in for a few minutes.... it actually gets pretty chilling. Speculation. Sure. Of course. But not undo speculation. The guy lost at the one game he's good at. This is his wheelhouse. And he didn't just los at it. He lost by TKO. This is like Tyson/Douglas, politically speaking. Romney's always had a bit of an Achilles heel where public speaking goes....
Very strange indeed. Maybe a quirk. Maybe Romney was simply the better speaking today. But food for thought at least....
WSY ATS? Does something seem awry here?
~Heff
edit on 10/4/12 by Hefficide because: one for clarity and one for a typo - edit two times, I'm going away ( My Doors tribute for the night )
Originally posted by la2
reply to post by jimmiec
i totally agree, Obama can't cope without his prompter, although i'm in UK I always gravitated toward Democratic policies, but i really think this time Romney is the better bet, Obama is weak, the US and The world needs a stronger US President