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Us, which is the audience out there. and thats what theyre supposed to do. he certainly didnt do that. there are only two places he could go, either into the camera, i think, or to his partner, to the person with whom hes debating. he should have been looking at his partner or he should have before looking into the camera. the rest of it was a waste of time and of energy and made him look, i think, insufficiently interested in the moment. we say in acting we say that we have to be -- we have to ...

The prizefight. they did a hell of a job. and mitt romney -- "the wall street journal" said it, bill kristol said it, this was the best performance since 1980. that doesnt happen. >> and he had done dozens of sessions. he relished his sessions and his moment on the stage. as i said, president obama doesnt like doing debate president and because he is president didnt do as much of it. and the combination of not liking it and not doing as much of it, he got out there on stage and i think -- the di...

What is a win for mitt romney tonight? >> mitt has to come out of this debate very substantive and lay out his vision for where he wants to take this country. people need to talk about how great he was and how he looked presidential. i believe its all about mitt romney. we know the presidents skills at debating and talking. hes better off with a teleprompter but hes still a glib guy with a lot of substance. but what we dont know is how good mitt is. he was good against primary opponents. but thi...

Wins the debate. exceptions. gerald ford in 76 against jimmy carter, who felt very nervous debating with an incumbent president. he was little bit modest. then clinton and bob dole. >> howard dean said that president obama should not make the same mistake al gore did in 2000 against george w. bush. >> thats not the way americas meant to be. >> and there, theres nixon with the flop sweat. george h.w. bush looking at his watch. appearances count, dont they? >> they really do. and a professional kn...

The, you know, president bush or the tsunami or anything. jenna: i have some questions about style versus substance, big questions about likability. were going to take a quick commercial break and be right back with you for some more tips on debating, right after this. h. but things are starting to turn around because of business people like you. and regions is here to help. with the experience and service to keep things rolling. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner...

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Do to keep the country growing and restore security for hard-working americans. >> im just okay the president says in terms of debating, although i remember back in tpwaeut 2008 he did a pretty good job against hillary clinton. a pretty good job with john mccain. by the way, no sign of lindsay lohan here yet. jenna: where are the celebrities going to come in next. ed youre better than okay. back toed as news warrants in las vegas. i gregg: if she was there you would know it. jenna:ed would be al...

Akin compared the federal student loans program to stage three cancer. >> america has got the equivalent of stage three cancer of socialism. >> senator mccaskill joins us now. senator, i follow politics i guess my whole life, and these kinds of crackpots used to be the people that ran every four or six years and were regularly defeated in primaries. they were the side show in politics. how did he win a nomination in missouri to run for the united states senate, this guy, todd akin, with his view...

Behind todd akin in the primary and in a three-way primary, that was enough. >> earlier this week akin is back in shape here i guess in terms of the establishment. he had this to say about your debating style. take a look. >> the first two minutes it was like somebody let a wildcat loose and so we went at it for about an hour. >> he said he was surprised about how you attacked from every different direction. you know, as if it was a debate or something. he said you werent very ladylike. lets che...

Terms of the establishment. he had this to say about your debating style. take a look. >> the first two minutes it was like somebody let a wildcat loose and so we went at it for about an hour. >> he said he was surprised about how you attacked from every different direction. you know, as if it was a debate or something. he said you werent very ladylike. lets check that thought from him. >> she was very aggressive in the debate, which was quite different than the way she was when she ran against ...