The debate’s agenda, from moderator Bob Schieffer, lists topics including “America’s role in the world,” Israel and Iran, terrorism and China. There will be six segments of 15 minutes each, with both candidates seated at a table with Schieffer. Source: Washington Post
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:36:07 PM CDT
The winner of tonight’s debate? The military industrial complex–especially drone manufacturers.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:34:03 PM CDT
The last and final debate is over!
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:33:33 PM CDT
Romney: This nation is the hope of the earth.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:32:58 PM CDT
Romney: [I want to] promote principles of peace to make the world a safer place.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:31:41 PM CDT
Obama: As commander-in-chief, I will maintain the strongest military in the world.
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Post by Cheri @ 9:29:35 PM CDT
Romney: I love teachers, but I want to get our private sector going.
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Post by Cheri @ 9:27:09 PM CDT
Obama: In order for us to be competitive, we are going to have to make some smart choices.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:24:51 PM CDT
Romney is a pro at saying different stuff.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:21:58 PM CDT
Obama to Romney: You are familiar with jobs being shipped overseas because you invested in companies that shipped jobs overseas.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:16:15 PM CDT
Obama said that the greatest threat to national security is terrorist networks.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:15:43 PM CDT
Obama: China is both an adversary and a potential partner if it plays by the rules.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:14:24 PM CDT
Obama ain’t said a thing about drones though… talking about everything BUT drones.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:13:07 PM CDT
Both Romney and Obama agree on drone use.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:12:27 PM CDT
Romney on drone use: I support that entirely and feel the president was right to up the use of that technology.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:11:31 PM CDT
Romney: We can’t just walk away from Pakistan.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:09:59 PM CDT
Is it time for us to divorce Pakistan? Romney says no because of their nukes and terrorist groups there.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:08:38 PM CDT
Obama: We have forgotten why we had gone [to Afghanistan]. [...] There is no reason why Americans should die when Afghans are perfectly capable of defending their own country.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:06:00 PM CDT
Romney does another flip-flop on what to do about pulling out of Afghanistan.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:04:47 PM CDT
Questioning turns to deadline for pulling out of Afghanistan.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:04:10 PM CDT
Obama: I look at what we need to keep the American people save and to move forward our interests.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:02:54 PM CDT
Obama: It was worth moving heaven and earth to get him [Bin Laden].
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:00:55 PM CDT
Romney: I see our influence [around the world] receding.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:59:51 PM CDT
Romney runs from a question about what he’s do if Israel says, “Bombers are on the way to Iran.”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:57:40 PM CDT
Romney: America has not dictated [to] other nations, America has freed other nations from dictators.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:56:09 PM CDT
Now both candidates are arguing about who is/would be the toughest on “crippling sanctions” on Iran.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:55:14 PM CDT
Obama: Nothing Gov. Romney said is true.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:53:52 PM CDT
Romney on Iran: They [Iran] saw weakness where they expected to find American strength. [...] The president saw an apology tour.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:52:37 PM CDT
Obama: The work involved in setting up these crippling sanctions [against Iran] is painstaking.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:51:06 PM CDT
Obama: They [Iran] have the opportunity to re-enter the “community of nations.”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:50:23 PM CDT
Obama denied reports that the U.S. is in talks with Iran.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:48:51 PM CDT
Both candidates agree on “crippling sanctions” against Iran.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:48:15 PM CDT
Both candidates say, “We will stand with Israel.” #debates
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:47:42 PM CDT
Obama: If Israel attacked, I will stand with Israel. [...] We’re not going to take any options off the table.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:47:02 PM CDT
Obama: A nuclear Iran is a threat to our nation security, and it is a threat to Israel’s national security.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:46:17 PM CDT
Question: Is an attack on Israel an attack on the United States as a promise?
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Post by Cheri @ 8:36:34 PM CDT
Romney says he is going to get everyone back to work, but the question is where. We know how he likes to do business…
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:34:00 PM CDT
Is this a foreign policy debate? Sounds like a domestic debate to us… #debates
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:32:44 PM CDT
These candidates repeat the same exact phrases over and over… #debates
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:32:06 PM CDT
Obama: American remains the one indispensable nation. #debates
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:31:19 PM CDT
Romney calls the tension between the U.S> and Israel “unfortunate.”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:30:33 PM CDT
Romney: I will not cut our military budget.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:29:48 PM CDT
Current question: What is America’s role in the world?
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:29:13 PM CDT
Romney: In nowhere in the world is America’s influence greater in the world than it was four years ago.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:27:56 PM CDT
Romney: The mantle of peace “has fallen to America.”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:24:28 PM CDT
Both candidates emphasize that they don’t want “troops on the ground” in Syria, but what about drones and bombs in the air. They have not discounted a military “solution” to the conflict.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:21:12 PM CDT
Both Obama and Romney agree that “we should be playing a leadership role” in Syria. #debates
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:19:20 PM CDT
Romney: Syria is an opportunity for us.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:19:04 PM CDT
Obama: I am confident that Assad’s days are numbered.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:17:38 PM CDT
Obama: Ultimately, Syrians are going to have to determine their own future.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:16:50 PM CDT
Obama: We cannot continue to do nation-building [in the Middle East].
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:16:06 PM CDT
Obama: We must “protect religious minorities and women.”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:14:07 PM CDT
Each candidate says that the other is inaccurate in their claims. #debates
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:13:22 PM CDT
Obama say that what we need is “strong and steady” leadership, not “wrong and reckless leadership,” like what Romney has given.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:12:03 PM CDT
Obama to Romney: Every time you’ve offered an opinion, you’ve been wrong.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:10:51 PM CDT
Obama defended the invasion of Libya and the regime change that took place there. #debates
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:10:02 PM CDT
Romney says that his strategy in the Middle East is to go after the “bad guys” and “kill them.” #debates
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:07:20 PM CDT
Romney: We’ve see in nation after nation a number of disturbing events. [...] The biggest threat of all is Iran–four years closer to a nuclear bomb. [...] We can’t kill our way out of this mess. #debates
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:05:04 PM CDT
#debates First question is on Libya => Give your thoughts on Libya and what happened there.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:03:30 PM CDT
Each candidates will have 2 mins to respond to each question. #debates
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:02:39 PM CDT
#debates are beginning now. Candidates coming to the stage now.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 7:58:23 PM CDT
The live blog of the third presidential debate begins now!
