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Care, i would submit youre not listening to them. >> this is fascinating to me. so you have joe biden 69, paul ryan 72, a baby boomer versus a generation xer. we saw some feistiness there from paul ryan. tell me what youre looking for tonight. >> i think the psychology of this debate is very interesting actually. because it tells me that its really not about the two people debating really. its about how they project themselves and their personality to the top of the ticket and how do they propje...

Didnt think his performance was a complete disaster. but he began seriously mourning by watching excerpts of his own tentative grim demeanor especial which when he and a more relaxed mitt romney were shown in split screen. it was worse than he thought." this according to one person. >> alex, this is the fifth administration ive covered. essentially there are two-ways to convince the president that hes done something that hes really messed up something. one is to have his wife tell him. thats why...

President, on your anniversary. im sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine here with me. congratulations. >> that was, i hate to say it, charming. >> yeah. >> james. >> yeah. >> where did that come from? >> it came from mitt romney. hes rather notorious for telling jokes that go over like lead balloons. this did not. he finally found his groove as far as a comedian is concerned. at least for that moment. >> lets talk about the president. he was the one i think that was the base o...

Zingers. >> barack obama is an extremely gifted speaker. you might even say hes a master debater. thats what she said? zing. youve got zing. >> captured the reaction to president obamas debate performance, we now turn the program to over to our good friend chris matthews. >> where was obama tonight? romney, i love the split screen, staring at obama, addressing him like the prey. he did it just right. im coming at an indumb bent. ive got to beat him. youve got to beat the champ, and im going to b...

But i do think two lasting things were accomplished by romney. one of them is just to buck up his own conservative and republican support. they saw someone they can be enthusiastic about and they had werent seen that for -- hadnt seen that for quite a while. undermined the stereotype from the negative advertising, supposed to be a monster and 60 some million tuned in and didnt see a monster. thats good for romney in the long term. just the start. >> as someone whos been involved twice in two cam...

Governor just said about his own plan? >> well, for 18 months hes been running on this tax plan. and now five weeks before the election he is saying that his big, bold idea is never mind. when i got on the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy and yet the fellow on the stage last night who looked like mitt romney said he didnt know an...

>> he should have been aware he was on camera. he seemed not disinterested, which would mean objective, but uninterested, and he looked as if he really would rather be somewhere else. thats very uncharacteristic of him and very dangerous and thats what the split screen can do to you and it shouldnt have happened. >> it was as if he was saying to himself, this, too, shall pass. >> and that it cant pass quickly enough. >> yeah. anyway, in clear contrast governor romney seemingly took obama -- kept...

Congratulations. >> that was, i hate to say it, charming. >> yeah. >> james. >> yeah. >> where did that come from? >> it came from mitt romney. hes rather notorious for telling jokes that go over like lead balloons. this did not. he finally found his groove as far as a comedian is concerned. at least for that moment. >> lets talk about the president. he was the one i think that was the base of most consternation. you know, he was looking down a lot. did he know and what did you think about the f...

Me, and so i just want to wish, sweetie, you happy anniversary and let you know that a year from now we will not be celebrating it in front of 40 million people. >> congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. im sure this was the most ro n romantic place you could imagine here with me. congratulations. >> that was, i hate to say it, charming. >> yeah. >> james. >> yeah. >> where did that come from? >> it came from mitt romney. hes rather notorious for telling nox that go over lie...

Ally bank. your money needs an ally. there is no hiding from the split screen. throughout last nights debate, president obama seemed to for get he was on camera, standing down at his lectern, taking notes instead of looking directly at governor romney. t his performance blew up the performance. less looking down, making nodes you look like your hanging your head in shame, and more eye contact. look at mitt like hes a nut. here with a critique and debate for the next one, master thespian, james...