Thursday, October 4, 2012

KRAUTHAMMER ON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: ‘ROMNEY WON AND ROMNEY WON BIG’

Photo: Dennis Miller (@DennisMillerDMZ):   Obama is being owned, refinanced and owned again!

Karl Rove (@KarlRove): Keen observer says Obama tonight: charmless. Smart insight.

Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato): Well, that should take care of any D overconfidence about the election.

Dick Morris (@DickMorrisTweet): Obama trips all over himself. Good explanation by Romney of his general principles. Obama never looks at Romney.

S.E. Cupp (@secupp): Obama’s performance was so bad, I’m starting to think it must be some kind of strategy.

Glenn Beck (@glennbeck): How appropriate Stephanie Cutter is wearing black for the campaign’s funeral.

Glenn Beck (@glennbeck): Romney has stopped boxing and has now moved to MMA

Michael Moore (@MMFlint): This is what happens when u pick John Kerry as your debate coach.

Erick Erickson (@EWErickson): Who knew Romney’s October surprise would be mopping the floor in Denver with the President?

Bill Maher (@billmaher): Obama made a lot of great points tonight. Unfortunately, most of them were for Romney.

Bill Maher (@billmaher): i must say, of all the Romneys i’ve seen, this Debate Romney is my favorite.

Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin): My quick debate wrap-up: Romney took control.

Jason Hart (@jasonahart): Obama did *so badly* MSNBC is actually saying some things that make sense. It’s like the earth has been knocked off its axis.

Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow): Romney won the debate, hands down.

Dennis Miller (@DennisMillerDMZ):  Obama better hope a Kicked Ass is covered under Obamacare.

Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt): Memo to young GOPers: Savor the moment. You will likely never experience so comprehensive a debate win again.

Mediaite (@mediaite): Chris Matthews’ Epic Meltdown Over Obama Performance: ‘What Was He Doing Tonight?’

Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC): Chris Christie was right again. Tonight’s debate has changed the trajectory of this race.

Bill Kristol (NRO): Best debate performance by a Republican presidential candidate in more than two decades.

Chick Todd (@chucktodd): One way u can tell Team Obama knows they lost the night: their spin is, Romney’s positions won’t win “long term” and they will come thru.

Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain): No “thrill up the leg” tonight for Chris Matthews.

Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle): BREAKING: @BarackObama just seen limping up the jet way to Air Force One, covered in Nicotine patches.

David Gergen (@David_Gergen): Whoa! CNN flash poll of registered voters found that by 67-25, they thought Romney won. Small sample but important.

Sean Hannity (@seanhannity): Rocky Mountain Massacre!

Dennis Miller (@DennisMillerDMZ):  If Romney keeps this up Obama’s gonna vote for him.

Dana Perino (@DanaPerino): Maybe debate commission should add that little league rule – when the other team is that far ahead, you just call it a day.

Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO): When does Obama just say “Oh screw this” and walk off the stage?

Dana Perino (@DanaPerino): Surprised Axelrod hasn’t had the power cut to U of Denver campus…lights out!

NBC News (@NBCNews): Tonight’s debate was the most tweeted about event in US political history, topping the numbers from the RNC and DNC.

Mark Blumenthal (@MysteryPollster): CBS KN instant reaction poll: Big win for Romney. By 46-22 say think won, 56% have better opinion of Romney, Romney cares up from 30 to 63.

Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter): In addition to his intelligence briefings, Obama apparently missed his debate briefings.

Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter): I hope this is the part where Obama launches into his fake black Southern accent!

Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC): Tonight was a big win for Mitt Romney. He dominated the debate in every way. This wasn’t even close.

Dennis Miller (@DennisMillerDMZ):  Remember when Obama said keep your tires inflated? NOTE TO OBAMA CAMP, KEEP OBAMA INFLATED!

Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO): Obama’s closing statement sounds almost sad. Wistful. The poetry of a rough night when he was beat by a prose man.

Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO): Romney’s closing statement: Numbers, fact, number, fact, policy pt, fact. Nod. Fact. More numbers. End.

Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:04am by Jason Howerton  - THE BLAZE


It seemed unanimous among both Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals, that GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney outperformed President Barack Obama in Wednesday night’s debate. While the left scrambled to figure out what went wrong, the right rallied around Romney.
Fox News political analyst Charles Krauthammer said Romney won “big” in the debate, by “two touchdowns,” in fact.
“I think Romney won and Romney won big,” he said. “It doesn’t change the game, but it changes the momentum.”
Krauthammer continued: “The Romney campaign has had a terrible month — to the extent that people are saying ‘You know, who is this guy, he seems like a sap’. All of a sudden, this Romney shows up, and he’s knowledgeable, he’s confident, and he’s got nerve. He never backed down on any of the Obama attacks.”
“In fact, every time Obama hurled a particular at him, he came back with a three point answer,” he added.
Instead of merely showing up and surviving the debate, Romney proved himself to be President Obama’s “equal,” the analyst explained, adding that if that was a boxing match, Romney won the majority of rounds.
Krauthammer said Obama was lazy in the debate and didn’t go after Romney over his controversial “47 percent” remarks, saying he wanted to “play out the 90 minutes, hold the ball and win.”
“But he didn’t. He lost,” he said of Obama.
Watch the segment via Fox News below: