TORRANCE TRIBUNE October 11, 2012 Page 5 Political Penguin One Man’s Opinion By Duane Plank might cancel out the folks who are actually Doing my due diligence as a poli scribe, paying attention to this important election. Romney 1, Obama 0 watching the first debate between the About an hour into the first debate and favorite in the clubhouse, the POTUS, and President Obama is defending the far- By Gerry Chong after issue, Obama espoused the power of the embattled challenger, Mitt “The Glove” reaching tentacles of what has been termed What a difference an hour and a half makes! the federal government to improve the status Romney. Romney is facing a third-and-20 “Obamacare.” The righties used to use Before the Denver debate, the mainstream of the individual. By contrast, Romney situation, to use some sporting parlance. the pejorative labeling of “Obamacare” as media had all but declared the presidential promoted the values inherent in the Bill of Needs to pull a rabbit out of…somewhere. a negative. And, savvy as he is, the ex- race over. Obama was out being measured Rights, placing reliance on the freedom of the Pretty soon gonna be time for a “Hail-Mary” community organizer from the great state of for his inauguration suit and the band was individual and the rights of the states to act arc for the Elephant party standard-bearer. Illinois said he embraced the term. rehearsing “Hail to the Chief.” Then a funny as the crucibles of experimental democracy. Now I was fired up about viewing the first Both candidates spun and spun about thing happened on the way to the coronation. Romney pointed to the background set behind verbal tussle between the two candidates healthcare. Question to the faithful. Are you No one had told the emperor that he had no the speakers and referenced his reliance on for the most powerful office in the world. happy with your current healthcare plan? clothes, and in fact was in the process of the Constitutional limits on the excesses of Cuz I do believe that the Roseanne Barr for Speaking about me, and I am still in need of being mugged on national television before federal government power and its ability to President insurgency has never progressed too an MRI to deal with the left knee, I am not as many as 60 million viewers. coerce. On issue after issue, Romney deferred much further than putting a campaign sign sure. Gets pretty confusing out there. And, When the smoke had cleared from the first to the local wisdom of the states as opposed on a darkened and shuttered office. like a lot of you, don’t have a lot of time in debate, Romney had won by a TKO. Lefty to an all-powerful federal authority. Knocked on the door, looking for a few the day to figure some of these things out. Bill Maher suggested that Obama needed a When the President chastised Romney for comments from Ms. Barr, but didn’t get any There are two presidential debates left, teleprompter. The New York Times said the not being specific enough in his proposals, of her busy campaign workers to pull away the final one scheduled to take place on President looked “constipated.” The post- Romney explained that his goal is to act as from their phone banks to open the door and October 22. And will take up foreign policy. debate CNN poll had Romney the winner he did when he faced a state legislature that talk to an eager scribe. Or maybe there was That should be an interesting verbal barrage, by a 67-25 margin. Democratic consultant was 87 percent Democratic and as President no one there and her campaign is a sham? what with “The Glove’s” vast experience James Carville said Romney looked like he Reagan did in working with Democrats in Spoke to a couple of folks prior to the in dealing with the tempest that happens wanted to be there, but Obama did not: “The Congress. Romney’s approach is to lay out debate, the first of three for the Presidential overseas. Which is: Nada. President didn’t bring his ‘A’ game.” broad principles and then work to solve candidates. And deduced a not-so-interested There will be a debate tonight pitting Vice On the political right, Breitbart said the problems across the political aisles on a attitude. One gentleman told me that he was President Joe Biden, whose teeth have sure President looked shaken. He was staggering give-and-take basis rather than a rigid take-it- going to go home and instead of watching the gotten a lot whiter over the past few years, and bewildered. If this were a fight, it or-leave-it basis. This flexible approach lays debate, was going to watch the lost Partridge and the pit bull Elephant Veep candidate Paul would have been stopped halfway through out the foundation for inter-party cooperation Family episode--the one, apparently, in which Ryan. Now with nothing to lose except the because this was the most one-sided debate and left Obama flummoxed. mom Shirley Jones and her son on the iconic presidency, assume that Ryan will come out in American history. In an hour and a half, Romney had recast the TV show, David Cassidy, became embroiled slinging and try to make some type of headway Romney was poised and armed with reams fight for the presidency and now Obama is in in a major dust-up. in the dead-man-walking shuffle in which it of sharply focused facts while Obama simply the fight for his life. Next up, on October 11, And a second guy, presumably intelligent, appears the Romney/Ryan campaign is engaged. repeated themes he has been spouting for the bright, young Paul Ryan will debate the uttered, “Who wants to watch those idiots Last add: If you want to read a little more months. This time, they fell flat. gaffe-prone Joe Biden. If all goes according talk?” Same guy probably went home to about the idiot Governor that we elected in While the 10th Amendment to the to expectations, the Romney/Ryan team will watch American Idol or Jersey Shore. this great state, just Google the latest from Constitution was never mentioned, it was be up 2-0 going into the next presidential Boy, I hope that neither of those erudite the actor Schwarzenegger. Really sad that the central theme of the debate. On issue debate. Hold onto your hat, this is fun! • gents take the time to vote. Because they some of YOU voted for this clown. • “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.” ~ Reba McEntire It’s competitive out there — get the StagecoachPriorityregistered.lin advantage It’s competitive out there —From helping you build business, to approving your buyers, registered.lin get the StagecoachPriorityregistered.linlike you. 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