Barack Obama on Romney just now :”After a year of running as severely conservative now he’s trying to convince you he was severely kidding.”
This speech President Obama just gave down in Florida is the first time since the debate I’ve really seen him with a groove, like he’s ready to do this. Here’s some key passages. We’ll have video in a moment.
Here’s the video of Obama a short time ago at that speech in Florida. If you’re still morose about the debate, you’ll want to watch.
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The Romney/Ryan camp has apparently insisted that Ryan be referred to as “Mr” during the debate rather than “Congressman.” So Biden — presumably he’s going by “Vice President” rather than like “Doc Biden” or something — has to refer to Ryan as “Mr. Ryan.” Presumably this is because Congress is generally unpopular and they want to seem like outsiders. But isn’t this exactly the kind of thing that makes you seem juvenile when someone leaks this on you? Good idea? Hard to figure.
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Okay, that’s it. This is a pre-live blog.
9:00 PM: Okay, here’s a link for watching the debate live on your Internets.