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Facilitated discussion. look, thats code for follow-up but a word that spooks the campaign so the debate commission left the actual word follow-up out. no closing statement. up to hall debate format always guaranteed surprise. this morning, one of the candidates who par faced in the first-ever town hall debate for a general election for the presidency back in 1992, he provided one today. ross perot endorsed romney and the des moines register, writing, our country faces a momentous choice. the fa...

Debate. but was diminished, i thought, personally, was diminished by the smirking. i think, look, he surprised me on how aggressive he was and undefensive on the economy, bringing up the 47%. i was very surprised though about how strong ryan was on foreign policy. its going to be interesting how this plays out because i think, i think women were up for grabbed here. i think biden really scored points. but the last thing we need is another ground war in the middle-east. there were different issue...

Giving them an even break, treating main street and wall street the same, holding them to the same responsibility. look at my record. its all about the middle class. they are the people who grow this country. we think you grow this country, the middle out, not from the top down. >> we turn to the candidates for their closing statements. thank you, gentlemen. that coin toss, again has vice-president biden starting with the closing statement. >> well, let me say at the outset, i want to thank you,...

>> i think he had a very strong debate. but was diminished, i thought was diminished by the smirking and he overdid t. i think, look, he surprised me on how aggressive and defensive on the economy, bringing up the 47%. i was very surprised, though, about how strong ryan was on foreign policy. its going to be interesting how this plays out because i think... i think women were up for grabs here. i think that biden really scored points that the last thing we need is another ground war in the middl...

The almost falling asleep toward the end of the debate. he got a little sleepy. tell me what you think -- how you think this reads. is that sort of all over the map performance a very effective way of emoting with an audience or does an audience see that as a little schizophrenic and disjointed? >> i think he was trying to infuse energy back into the democrats in the debate forum. i think ryan was very tightly scripted in his performance. i thought he was very clean in his delivery, but the dang...

>> i did trip over his arm. then he opened his eyes and moved his hand, and i could feel the hand move. >> they check on his vital signs and confirm wilkins is faking it. so the judge calls court back into session. >> were on the record. the record will reflect that the jury is not present. the defendant is present and is feigning some medical condition. >> with the cameras rolling again, wilkins is seen slumped over his chair. extra security is now present because of wilkins unpredictable behav...

Their president fight for them. and the barack obama every day that they see on the campaign trail, the barack obama we saw in wisconsin the day after the debate, is a president who is fighting for them. and this president has to do that in those moments when there are millions of people watching on tv. >> here is an example of the closing statement by the president that people felt was so lackluster. watch a clip of this. >> you know, four years ago, i said that im not a perfect man, and i woul...

And the barack obama every day that they see on the campaign trail, the barack obama we saw in wisconsin the day after the debate, is a president who is fighting for them. and this president has to do that in those moments when there are millions of people watching on tv. >> here is an example of the closing statement by the president that people felt was so lackluster. watch a clip of this. >> you know, four years ago, i said that im not a perfect man, and i wouldnt be a perfect president. and ...

Like a concession speech. you know, im not a perfect man, ive made mistakes, im sure mitt romney would say ive made mistakes how is that the opening line of your two-minute closer? >> yeah. >> that he carried into the closing statement. i dont think that -- i think that was lacking in the rest of the performance for the president. >> the other thing i noted about romney, not just his affect, because as tough as he was, he was polite and smiling, if youre looking at it with the sound turned off, ...

This person already existed. you are right, i think. this is the president of bain capital. this is how they operate. and this is what he did. and what happened was, i think you used the word bystander. an observer. the president became on observer. sat there. stood there. listening. >> even if the instruction manual, even in the directors signals what youre supposed to do, they were told prepare a closing statement. >> oh. >> president obamas closing statement, the last opportunity to set the v...