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The president had a very intent look on his face. i wouldnt describe it as a mean look. i would describe it as a man looking for opportunities to strike. the, governor romney, it seemed to me has this benign default expression in which he appears to be interested most of the time. he has a slight smile on his face but not a smug one. i wonder if his was not the more attractive default expression because this kind of thing matters. martha: the importance of the visual medium in all of this. you m...

And last night you say saw him in the debate when it came to foreign policy and the sweat as mr. lipton was talking about. whats great about these debates is they have shown us very candid glimpses of the candidates. foreign policy is probably the one topic that mitt romney is least comfortable discussion and lo and behold he appears on camera and looks the least comfortable discussing it. i love the way this debate like others has gotten at the very central truths about the candidates. >> we ta...

In mind come september 6th -- november 6th. the president hoping to get momentum back. for people watching at home the split screen may have told the whole story the president no longer looking down as we saw through out a good portion of the first debate. instead he was looking directly at mitt romney at moments even looked like a glare. the president arguing our image in the world has improved. >> the world needs a strong america and it is stronger now than when i came into office. was wended ...

See how i seized it. >> timing. >> but go ahead. >> to that point, i mean, it is an unforgiving media. not only are you on camera the entire time youre on the split screen, no cans for a reprieve, and when you are dealing with something like foreign policy which mitt romney was clearly not comfortable with, there are little rooms you can go into for privacy and recollecting ones spirit. the president was on the aggressive last night and i wonder what you make of some of the complaints folks have...

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Question to him that asks for what he is going to do about x, y, or z. and the president will, in my estimation, do a pretty good job of seeming to understand what the questioner is concerned about or worried about or troubled about much to share that worry or concern. >> bill: so he will show empathy? there will be a lot of empathy in the air tomorrow. >> yes, i suspect there will be a lot of empathy. thats something that governor romney is not thought to be as good as as president obama is the...

To worry about that split screen. >> well, no podiums tonight society so thatso thats probably a good thing. >> the other concern you have to have as his supporters nart roing of the polls. we see a narrowing in pennsylvania, troubling in florida, narrowing in ohio of his lead, new hampshire tied. and women are not as strongly supportive of barack obama in some of these polls. >> look, lets be clear, the gallup poll yesterday is the first and only poll i know of that ive seen in any national or ...

Knows it was kapin crunch. >> how did you know about my sugar cereal habit? this is unfair. my daughter may be listening. >> i want to talk about the actual town hall format of this debate and who it may or may not favor. back in 2008 there were the only debates where there was high expectations for john mccain. it was supposed to be his comfort zone, and it tended up being an awkward moment, "snl" parodied it. lets take a look. >> so let me tell you another story that we shared before. when i l...

>> with flashes of the lawyerly wileyness that marked his 10 tee as chairman of the house judiciary committee, he resorted to sarcasm and by some estimates more than 80 interruptions. >> their own actuary came to congress and said one out of six hospitals and in youring homes will go out of business because of this. >> reporter: i suspect inspects were put off by dems will have loved all his passion and fire in the belly. sur enough, bill maher tweeted 911, theres an old man beating a child on m...

Of people were misled yet again by this administration last night on national television in the vice-presidential debate. we bring in mr. vice-president, dick cheney. thank you for joining us. >> great to be on the show. >> sean: listen, i guess we have to start we know that joe biden los angeles a tendency to be very gaffe prone. i found this -- i dont know how to say it -- very, very disturbing, his behavior. it seemed uncontrollable. you know, i would describe it not only as rude but probably...