The Presidential Debate season has come to a close with Monday ushering in the third and final meeting between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. The final debate was held at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. The topic was set to be foreign policy but quite lengthy discussion of the economy and domestic issues did push their way in. The moderator was Bob Schieffer, host of Face The Nation on CBS.
Watch the complete 90 minute video:
Transcript: Flash Transcript from ABC News (Will be updated with official transcript within 24 hrs)
Original Air Date: Monday, October 22, 2012
Report from the LA Times:
An assertive President Obama accused Mitt Romney on Monday night of taking an unclear and vacillating approach to foreign policy, saying such confusing signals would embolden the nation’s enemies in a time of continued threats.
Romney responded by brushing aside the attacks, saying they failed to address the serious challenges — and opportunities — the country faces as the Middle East convulses in widespread upheaval.
The two men wasted no time tangling in the opening moments of their third and final presidential debate, a session devoted to national security and foreign policy.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Romney, consistent with the earlier debates, took a more moderate stance than he has in much of the campaign.
He praised Obama for the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden but said the country “can’t kill our way” to a solution in the Middle East. He said the answer is greater economic opportunities and the spread of freedom
Obama immediately went on the attack, citing Romney’s earlier Cold War-style rhetoric and suggesting Romney wanted to institute a 1980s foreign policy to go along with a social policy from the 1950s and economic policies from the 1920s.
“Every time you’ve offered an opinion,” the president said bluntly, “you’ve been wrong.”
Looking at the entire 2012 debate series in whole, who came out on top?
Just Say NO to Rmoney — VOTE for ANYONE but Mormon Mitt!
The Mormons stripped the richest man in the world, Howard Hughes, not only of his life, but his entire fortune (that is how the Mormons got financial power to jump start their cult)!
Now another Mormon wants to do the same to our entire Nation!
And his 5 Mormon Sons are waiting in line to finish US off!
*Vote FOR Gary Johnson* — Do NOT vote for Mormon Mitt (or Barack Hussein) the lesser of two evils!
Some one took dumbass pills for breakfast. Read some history and get your facts correct.
Amazing that the people have been bamboozled into thinking that either Barack Hussein or Mormon Mitt are a solution — when both are AGAINST these principles upon which our Nation was built!
PRINCIPLES we must stand by!
“A government big enough to give you everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have….” Thomas Jefferson
“They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security” BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
“When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered.” DOROTHY THOMPSON
“Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States. A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears to them unjust and oppressive.” —Noah Webster, An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution (Philadelphia 1787).
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing” EDMUND BURKE
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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Voting for either anti-American — Barack the Kenyan or Mitt the Mexican Mormon — would only be legitimizing the further government corruption that seems to have no end!
VOTE for Garry Johnson — who stands for these principles, and is on nearly all 50 States ballots (unlike my 1st choice, Ron Paul, who is NOT on ANY States ballots) or face the dire consequences of failing to do so — TIME TO WAKE UP AMERICA!
VOTE GARY JOHNSON — the only REAL AMERICAN LEFT on the BALLOT!
Did Brian get up on the wrong side of the bed today? It will be bedtime soon. . .
Still out there Surfisher? Now that Ron Paul is out of the running, you're behind Gary Johnson? Hmm, is that what you'd call flip-flopping?
You have unfortunately, for you, just discredited yourself by spreading false information about Mitt Romney, his church, and his family. If people want to know about members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they should visit, mormon.org to decide for themselves whether Mormons follow and believe in Jesus Christ.
Unless you VOTE for Gary Johnson — we won't have an Election, but puppet Selection!
You want a prediction — here is an APODICTIC one:
The American People LOOSE, regardless which one of these two puppets (Barack Hussein or Mormon Mitt) gets "elected"!
(PLEASE, SPREAD THIS — THERE IS TIME LEFT TO INFLUENCE THE UNDECIDED!)
Glad I already voted. Go Romney/Ryan 2012!!
Hope you have safe travels to the polls on Nov. 6.
4:
I think it was H.L. Menken who said, "nobody ever lost a nickel underestimating the intelligence of the American public."
But I really hope that Americans see through Willard.
You are asking way too much on that note. I myself think the food stamps and free cell phones are going to win it.
A vote that can't lose, either way you are going to get more of the same.
Just Say NO to Rmoney — VOTE for ANYONE but Mormon Mitt!
Keep Mitt's mittens off of the White House — or face An American Tragedy!
The Mormons stripped the richest man in the world, Howard Hughes, not only of his life, but his entire fortune (that is how the Mormons got financial power to jump start their cult)!
Now another Mormon wants to do the same to our entire Nation!
And his 5 Mormon Sons are waiting in line to finish US off!
*Vote FOR Gary Johnson* — Do NOT vote for Mormon Mitt (or Barack Hussein) the lesser of two evils!
4:
It is not a flip-flop to go from Ron Paul to Gary Johnson. Ron Paul was the previous candidate of the Libertarian Party for president. This year, he stupidly joined the GOP debates, as if he GOP establishment would listen to a Libertarian. But he did get a forum, no matter how minimized.
One thing he showed is that the GOP is so frightened of the grass roots that it is willing to make fools of themselves–in public.
Personally, I think the Tea Party folks ought to just give up on the GOP elite and join the Libertarian Party. Let the GOP fall, the way the Whigs did.
And, finally, while Ron Paul said Romney made a fool of himself in the last debate, he said he thought Gary Johnson was the best candidate running–just short of an endorsement.
Okay, so Ron Paul gave just short of an endorsement to someone who thinks as he does. Not particularly news IMO.
Now, I'm pretty sure this is of little consequence to you, but should we end up with four more years of Obama, and Obamacare becomes another one of these entitlement programs created to garner party loyalty, I may be very wrong, but as I see it your third party candidates will certainly be toast in the future.
4:
The point was that you called Surfisher a flip-flopper for changing his allegiance from Ron Paul to Gary Johnson. The answer is that Ron Paul refused to support a write-in, so there was nowhere else for a Ron Paul supporter to go.
For sure. We don't vote for the man we vote for his platform and what he has to back it up. Willard's platform is a triad sign
Mitt Romney and Bain Capital —Greed and Debt: The True Story.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/greed-and-debt-the-true-story-of-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-20120829#ixzz2BJeMMV2I
4theRepublic — so you do not believe in the principles stated?
How sad…to see the demise of our Free Nation by shills.
Not so fast as there comes a time like in Greece when no one will loan you the money. Then the 3rd party comes on strong.
What am I not buying? Any of it.
But frankly, the facts are as I see it: you haven't convinced me in the past 4-5 months, I've already voted, and there truly is nothing you can say that will change those facts.
I respect your right to vote your conscience, I don't agree with your POV, but it is your right as an American citizen to vote for the candidate you believe will do the most good. It is also mine, and I have exercised it freely.
May you have a safe trip to the polls on Nov. 6th.
Here it is,
"Later, we discussed the extreme underhanded tricks the Romney and GOP establishment did to hand the nomination over to Willard, and even at the convention, "passing' rules to shut up the grass routes.
I happen to think that Romney is an example of the worst things you could say about our country, but even if I didn't think he has no character and no unchanging ideals, the crap he pulled on the way to the nomination would be enough to disqualify him.
And now that he is talking about increasing the safety net for poor people, working for world peace, and singing Kumbaya, My Lord, he is still being championed by people who are oblivious to his bragging about his liberal agenda in Massachusetts–and how he "reached across the aisle" to sign anything they wanted to come up with. Sheep to the slaughter.
And that's aside from Willard's record as a big spender and even BIGGER borrower–getting the largest ever bailout of the Olympics, and then getting a big federal bailout of Massachusetts."
New meaning to the word "Shyster" for sure and some people will actually vote for this turkey.
NY Daily News Endores Mitt Romney!
http://www.therightperspective.org/2012/11/04/ny-daily-news-backs-romney/
Iowa Newspapers Endorse Mitt Romney!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_REZmA3dGhA&feature=context-gfa
Go Romney/Ryan 2012!!
Only because there is something in it for them. Question you should ask yourself is . what's in it for me. Johnson started his Big J with an army of one. He didn't hire 999 more just to give them a job, he did it for himself. As for the 999, what was in it for them was a pay check.
VOTE GARY JOHNSON — or see our Nation END 2012!
Just Say NO to Rmoney — VOTE for ANYONE but Mormon Mitt!
Keep Mitt’s mittens off of the White House — or face An American Tragedy!
The Mormons stripped the richest man in the world, Howard Hughes, not only of his life, but his entire fortune (that is how the Mormons got financial power to jump start their cult)!
Now another Mormon wants to do the same to our entire Nation!
And his 5 Mormon Sons are waiting in line of a Rmoney Dynasty to finish US off!
*Vote FOR Gary Johnson* — Do NOT vote for Mormon Mitt (or Barack Hussein) the lesser of two evils!
@Surfisher, you said again, "The Mormons stripped the richest man in the world, Howard Hughes, not only of his life, but his entire fortune (that is how the Mormons got financial power to jump start their cult)!
Now another Mormon wants to do the same to our entire Nation!
And his 5 Mormon Sons are waiting in line of a Rmoney Dynasty to finish US off!"
Still passing on that fairy tale? This is why I question everything you libertarians put out there. Sorry, Surfisher, but heaven help us if this is an example of libertarian critical thinking and research.
You need to quit posting this. The more you post it the more people will be annoyed by you and ignore whatever you just said.
every one can just shut up. and stand by to wait who becomes president, are only 18 & up supposse to vote, act like it. its anyones personal decision. i am pro- obama. but anyone can choose who ever. good luck to both canidates. and lets hope for a better future for the country. ok so little miss/mr surfisher. Be quiet. dont force. grow up. & nice to know you googled all these little facts. waste of your life if you ask me.