The Commander-in-Chief Debate: #5

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6:26 PM PT:

Romney has shifted from hawk to dove to hawk in front of our eyes. Magical.
— @tomperriello via Twitter for Android

6:26 PM PT: It's real-time Romnesia.

6:27 PM PT: This isn't a really a substantive thing, but it seems to me that Romney is fidgeting a lot more than the president.

6:28 PM PT: Romney cites Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinjead to make the case that our economy sucks because we have so much debt and therefore we can't afford to project strength, so we need to spend more money on defense.

6:30 PM PT: Romney has reached the "Fuck it, I can't hack this foreign policy shit, so I'm going to rag on Obama's economy" portion of the debate.

6:31 PM PT:

#debates  Romney goes back to economy.  Good move.  Good strategy.  Romney draws good contrast on military spending.  "unfortunate" w israel
— @DickMorrisTweet via web

6:31 PM PT: Obama says the magical words: "America is a stronger nation now than when I took office." It's true. And it's so important to hear the president say it. He needs to say it more often.

6:33 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): New thread here.