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Tonight I know you've heard -- the no spin zone but right now the Obama campaign is CNN all spin zone it is excuse after excuse after excuse.
The present supporters are remnant I'm jumping on the excuse bandwagon and if you thought vice president Al -- altitude excuse was wild and way out there -- the latest.
Somehow insisting that the president didn't get a fair shake because he didn't have a -- teleprompter.
Yes you heard read a teleprompter for presidential debate.
Once there was this rather -- make commission to not allow the presidency is teleprompter.
Didn't write a note -- that have been exonerated doesn't sound that.
Think the debate commission should allow the president -- -- teleprompter.
I'm yes I do feel that he should been allowed to use that to think it was fair for the debate commission and not let amuses teleprompter.
That's totally unfair and actually I I mean.
Why and why would you not let him use -- teleprompter.
-- fair for the debate commission not allow the president to use his teleprompter last night.
I don't here's the -- I'm here.
Sometimes it's you get nervous.
And might be nice to have something spectacular other.
What do you think it was unfair for the debate commission to not allow the president to use the teleprompter.
That I was kind of sketchy fair for both parties involved you know there's a lot.
-- confusion with the talented guy or whatever -- You know.
I disposal of professional -- since you think it would have helped President Obama to debate commission allowed -- teleprompter.
I don't know I didn't it was and it will be still front there I was not aware of that having to probably would've thought a little bit smoother for me you know that's of their line and a lot of speechwriters you think he should have been -- -- -- it.
-- -- -- They Dell should be I was -- -- hour nap today.
Why do you think the debate commission didn't allow President Obama uses tell -- -- all know why they didn't let users felt.
It was a fair.
I don't think it was -- and I don't think you know he got enough opportunity to speak at times you know they would keep trying to cut short.
Com I think he was holding back a -- of it.
Pulling back -- why do you think he used a strategy.
To hold back and let Mitt Romney looks a bit.
I'm not because this is only the first debate -- and his carefully sounds.
Do you think it was fair for the debate commission and not let President Obama -- teleprompter.
You.
Know I mean you could tell you struggling back.
-- -- he was fair for the debate commission and not allow the presidency is teleprompter.
I didn't know that these.
Real -- is -- next time.
-- they'd both be able to.
And that video is taken yesterday at -- president biology rally at the University of Wisconsin Madison thanks to Jeremy -- right cart dot com.
So what about all these debate excuses former senior advisor to President Reagan Pat Buchanan joins us you into medicine you've got some explaining to do do.
Look look look look -- popped -- a lap.
-- -- -- Yeah.
May look up look up popped up -- the big -- there are happy you didn't have -- -- -- drew because you're good.
Yeah -- thoughts about that.
Well I mean good happens -- this -- these -- college kids and I think can someone ought to have a basically should be able to sit there and chief of the teleprompter or read it all there for debate.
Do they not know what -- debate -- those.
-- unscripted open debate in American politics we've had mentioned Jack Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1952.
And don't think it -- thought it through eleven what they thought -- been asked the president questions we take a twenty minute break.
What come up with -- -- -- -- the teleprompter and then come back time and an answer.
And that's that's unbelievably assured that -- whatever -- just kidding that's an outstanding school these are bright kids there now.
Not good -- We'll try and let's go to twelve paces in America let's go to the former vice president -- states.
He suggested that the reason might be is because said Denver's mile high city and Yeltsin was high and so that may have somehow.
Made a difficult because president -- just arrived in Denver that afternoon.
It's here where that the president gave his acceptance speech in 2008.
In an open stadium -- Denver.
They didn't seem to bother and they really did a great job on that -- not.
And -- I don't know what the vice president's thinking but you know that really it has a mission discredit.
I've never -- -- -- Brit you know almost expected the next morning it was all I would -- a pack of lies Romney had told lies just change his position.
He misrepresented things he got his facts wrong.
And -- -- under a simple question if you do that.
The president had four minutes more then governor Romney understand.
What he did the president call governor Romney.
On that.
If you should wait a minute you said this year and understand that now I can understand you're changing your position right up here don't here you certainly can but you ought to say self.
-- -- Think it would mean and they better say look at a lousy night last night and good thing that -- ordered two more debates and come out on the path out of town but lousy night last night I mean I think that would have been better but hit his supporters going now would these excuses that are.
They're -- -- in -- -- by the way I should note that though we've -- research and the altitude for the -- the next two debates so we're -- at sixteen feet.
And for a Hempstead New York is 58 feet sixteen did you almost under warned Hamas and -- -- -- little rain it will be underwater sounds but it is it's it's stunning in.
Some of these excuses.
Well -- really -- what to look you know I won't say that's you are getting a certain measure of honesty out of -- usually people say will be in the Reagan Mondale thanks American troops and we won the first victory.
You get in total admission on the part of almost every journalist I've seen liberal moderate conservatives.
Barack Obama did a lousy job and Mitt Romney worded that -- come from full of spirit and drive and energy I think your getting metal on all sides.
And what your chart getting now however is explanations and excuses for why Barack Obama did -- -- as he did.
And I think -- -- lot of them just say that no depression didn't sharpen the question is what did you do that bit you know.
And you know he's got in a ninety minute debate.
No I don't understand that some people say you know he hasn't had -- press conferences he's not up to that.
-- -- I'm sure you saw film of governor Romney in his own debates come -- -- people in that same way and to be utterly unprepared.
Well I'm Brit -- treated tonight and Brit Hume is in here with us but -- -- his -- He says has occurred to anyone that one reason present had a rocky debate is nothing he performed well -- poorly.
But -- is week.
Case he does have very -- pace he's on defensive unlike 2008 when he was on offense but he knows that he's going there.
Answer when governor Romney gives him all these figures that we all know the governor shoes before and come back on the governor.
And come back strong and he didn't do that he seemed unprepared he changed some people say he seemed like he's bored.
He's -- with the job.
He's tired.
He was -- he didn't feel like you wanted to be there he doesn't like to debate.
All of these things I think played into -- -- I mean I think the president's got to realize -- this is the worst debate performance just about I've ever seen.
We he's a very fortunate in that today should -- change the narrative in the media to a large extent of the the jobs numbers that affect the Windows 7 point 8% so people are talking about that and then as -- is somehow move that the discussion a little bit off his debate performance -- -- -- this whole discussion about the job.
Wolf thank you move on malicious seven point 8%.
Is the exact -- -- -- Barack Obama inherited right.
-- -- says I inherited the worst situation since the Great Depression.
Every single month since she's been an office unemployment has been higher.
In the worst situation since the Great Depression in other words we are now -- back.
Where he started from and every month has been worse how do you say hey you had a successful.
Economy.
When you're when the whole time of your administration.
Has been worse than George Bush has remained at 57 point eight is that the best month this investment yeah.
-- what have -- done.
You've triple the money supply you have you have he's had a stimulus package.
You've had all of these things done you've had four straight trillion dollar deficits and we're right back at the starting line.
On the economy.
This is a failed president there's no doubt about it.
Drive well via polls are today at least some polls and right now -- we're starting to see.
In that post debate polls that the impact the governor Romney's win right now looks like governor Romney is closing the gap in several swing states.
According to new Rasmussen poll in Ohio.
-- Obama's -- governor Romney by just one percentage point 50% to 49%.
-- Virginia governor Romney leads President Obama 49 to 40% in in Florida.
Governor Romney also -- President Obama this time by two percentage points.
49% to 47% of course all three are in the -- -- but they -- show gains.
By governor Romney so he -- and it appears he got somewhat of a bounce coming out of this debate he's.
He's got -- -- about producers like a great wave Greta what he had Wednesday night and I think it's a vitally important event.
And I think we're not gonna see -- for the wave rolls up the beach -- -- -- Tuesday when all the polls to partake in post.
Today and but if these numbers hold for the others especially Ohio where the governor has really been down about 87 points.
If he's tied again or ahead in Ohio after that and Virginia and Florida it is a brand new ball game entirely.
But keep your eye on Ohio because I think that's a critical state in it's the toughest one for the governor right now.
We I think Switzerland -- Sinbad this year compared to at least and maybe eight years ago Friday that -- -- early voting already started.
So that you know so that if you get this WTI if you did well now he's got a chance of getting some good numbers up top that off tonight and then of course -- -- gets clobbered by President Obama the next debate you know -- may not quite feel the pain free people if people change their mind so.
That's what is really crucial is that early voting was taken place when.
Barack Obama was ahead in most polls by high single digits.
He's -- -- governor Romney stepped in here when -- exactly right.
Since Thursday Friday Saturday.
I have to think did -- -- early voting going on then.
Is tremendous leader governor Romney's benefit in Iraq.
But it will find out next Tuesday or something like that in next week British just suggest one thing governor -- -- got to do.
They got to keep go on they're -- keep their foot on the accelerator he had a terrific victory.
But I wouldn't rest -- all I think and mean looking forward to this thing next that next week next Thursday night that's going to be important.
And -- second debate's going to be important and I heard earlier someone said.
Governor Romney really mean Obama should be favored he's good at that format moving around.
But how did you come out and attacked Romney -- gonna tell and to do that pushed our talk about being capital that reduces strain.
She thought he was Smart not to do that did not because you must footprint presidential he has quality doesn't want -- -- -- -- sort of -- going next seven and I think the same is true governor -- vis a -- President Obama.
And and they can they did also there and supply and then read flood the markets and to the super pacs and our military.
Exactly it's different from president goes -- you -- the 47%.
In Bain Capital in the tax returns.
It diminishes the precedent it reduces him from the presidential level and it makes him look petty and it makes you look not.
Like she's greatest asset is -- people say seriously genuinely nice guy who's been doing his best he gets into that mode.
And I think he risks his most priceless yeah but what is -- going to go back to bring huge point.
Mean he's got a tough almost impossible record to -- and mean in terms of wasn't a good economy the last four years they don't know it's been the worst economy we've had in the wind -- most Americans and the numbers are there.
And so how does he defended if Romney keeps coming back smiling and going after it.
I think this -- he can do is get out communicate to the voters and get out -- and talk to them because I think that's a strength work and communicate you think.
How well if you still get to crunching it's dozens or thousands of people he's got to be able to say hey you're late -- ground game could.
What made it's gonna be far better in the next four years the last -- and far better than what this fellow Romney's gonna give him.
That's that's pretty good singer convinced country.
They can't approached that.
