The 2012 Presidential Election: Obama Wins!!!!!!

[CeeKay]

http://rewards.xbox.com/get-yours/landing/election-2012

There's no debate! Xbox LIVE is the place for all your election coverage. Because when Xbox LIVE Rewards members watch three of four presidential or vice-presidential debates on Election 2012 on Xbox LIVE, they'll get a free Halo 4 Warrior Avatar Armor. No matter your party, it's always a party with Xbox LIVE Rewards. Tune in today and make your country proud!

Debate coverage on the following dates in real-time from 9-10:30pm ET (6-7:30pm PT) on Xbox LIVE:

    10/3
    10/11
    10/16
    10/22

[metallicorphan]

is this open to other countries?

the small print says

Open to residents of the 50 United States (including District of Columbia), United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Italy, and Spain, 13 years and older. See Terms and Conditions for details. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This site is hosted for Microsoft by ePrize, Inc.

But then directly underneath it says

*Open to legal residents of the 50 United States (including D.C.) who are 13 years and older and who are Xbox LIVE Rewards members. To qualify for the offer, Xbox LIVE Rewards members must watch 3 out of 4 presidential and vice presidential debates for 30 minutes or more during the offer period. Offer starts 10/1/12 and ends 10/22/12. Debates air on 10/3, 10/11, 10/16, and 10/22 from 9-10:30pm ET (6-7:30pm PT). Xbox LIVE Gold membership required for some events and features. Real-time feedback functionality only available in select live events. See xbox.com/election2012.

so which is it? it would be good to watch these,because then i will be in the know how ready for The Daily Show(which started about two months ago here,we are a day behind)

[CeeKay]

the full debate schedule :

October 3, 2012
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney   
Topic: Domestic policy
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: University of Denver in Denver, Colorado (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Jim Lehrer (Host of NewsHour on PBS)
The debate will focus on domestic policy and be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on topics to be selected by the moderator and announced several weeks before the debate.
The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic.

October 11, 2012
Vice Presidential
Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan    
Topic: Foreign and domestic policy
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan
Moderator: Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent)
The debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have
two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the question.

October 16, 2012
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Topic: Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent)
The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization.

October 22, 2012
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney   
Topic: Foreign policy
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Bob Schieffer (Host of Face the Nation on CBS)
The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy.

[MonkeyFinger]

The Denver debate comes with a five hour closure of the major north-south artery through town starting right at 5pm. Should be awesome. I understand the need for it but wow is that going to make getting home quite the circus Wednesday. 

[TK-421]

It's Monday Night Debate, y'all!

[Ironrod]

No, Monday night is the second debate between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren. With four presidential matches and three between the senatorial candidates, debates are going to dominate my October TV watching.

[Eco-Logic]

Thanks for this post!  Looking forward to all of them, but I admit I'm slightly salivating for the VP one.

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[Teggy]

I have to say this is one of the oddest promotions I've seen, but if it gets kids more educated about politics...

[Eco-Logic]

Seems the general consensus is that Romney took the first debate tonight.

I agree, but I'm biased of course, msnbc is in meltdown mode, which is encouraging.

[gellar]

Content wise I thought it was pretty neutral, but Romney was better at delivering his points, I thought.  Obama was surprisingly not on his game.

[Eco-Logic]

Obama seemed sick or something.  He looked down so much it was eerie.

[Roguetad]

Obama seemed sick or something.  He looked down so much it was eerie.

He looked tired and drained.  His mind was elsewhere.  It was strange to watch.  Romney was in full steamroll mode, which made the contrast even more noticeable.

[msduncan]

Obama seemed sick or something.  He looked down so much it was eerie.

He looked tired and drained.  His mind was elsewhere.  It was strange to watch.  Romney was in full steamroll mode, which made the contrast even more noticeable.

He was probably tired from his Jay-Z, Beyonce, and other Hollywood parties.   I sure as hell know he wasn't tired from the Libya incident, through which he slept like a baby.

[Autistic Angel]

I'm surprised the reaction here has been so muted.  That was a commanding performance by Mitt Romney - he lead every topic, nailed every point, and appeared energetic, confident, and optimistic for the duration.  He waved away every policy position he's espoused over the past few years with such breezy authority, you'd think he'd never proposed them at all.

I thought it was a slam dunk win for Team Romney.

-Autistic Angel

[Canuck]

Seems the general consensus is that Romney took the first debate tonight.

I agree, but I'm biased of course, msnbc is in meltdown mode, which is encouraging.

Hopefully Romney can tighten the race up. It will make the inevitable tears all the more delicious.

[SkyLander]

Obama seemed sick or something.  He looked down so much it was eerie.

He looked tired and drained.  His mind was elsewhere.  It was strange to watch.  Romney was in full steamroll mode, which made the contrast even more noticeable.

He was probably tired from his Jay-Z, Beyonce, and other Hollywood parties.   I sure as hell know he wasn't tired from the Libya incident, through which he slept like a baby.

Just wow to that one.

[Eco-Logic]

I don't think the response has been all that muted.  I think it was a huge night for Romney, and while I realize the impact of debates is negligible, I feel pretty confident last nights performance will give Romney a boost amongst independents.

[ATB]

I didn't watch. Did either of them solve all of America's problems...or at least promise to?

[Autistic Angel]

I didn't watch. Did either of them solve all of America's problems...or at least promise to?

Oh, over the course of ninety minutes, Mitt Romney promised the American people his presidency would deliver 20% lower taxes, higher wages, superior benefits, fewer regulations, more military spending, better healthcare, smarter schools, cheaper gas, green energy, zero deficits, and permanent fixes to Social Security and Medicare, and none of it would ever cost anybody anything.

Nothing he ever said or did prior to 9:00pm last night ever happened, and anyone suggesting otherwise was simply confused.

It was *amazing.*

-Autistic Angel

[gellar]

I didn't watch. Did either of them solve all of America's problems...or at least promise to?

Oh, over the course of ninety minutes, Mitt Romney promised the American people his presidency would deliver 20% lower taxes, higher wages, superior benefits, fewer regulations, more military spending, better healthcare, smarter schools, cheaper gas, green energy, zero deficits, and permanent fixes to Social Security and Medicare, and none of it would ever cost anybody anything.

Nothing he ever said or did prior to 9:00pm last night ever happened, and anyone suggesting otherwise was simply confused.

It was *amazing.*

-Autistic Angel

Well the bolded part is untrue.  It'll cost some people something.  Just not you.  He promises.

[CeeKay]

I didn't watch.

ditto.  The Raid arrived from Netflix, so I had more important things to do.

[hepcat]

I thought Romney hurling the half full bottle of Mad Dog 20/20 at Obama right before they cut to the commercial in the middle of the debate was a bit over the top.  But Obama was able to recover nicely and his posse threw a beat down on Romney's crew during the break, I heard.  I didn't watch any of it myself as I was busy smoking crack and making shit up.

[Ironrod]

Obama seemed sick or something.  He looked down so much it was eerie.

He looked tired and drained.  His mind was elsewhere.  It was strange to watch.  Romney was in full steamroll mode, which made the contrast even more noticeable.

It was his anniversary, so I suspect conjugal relations. Or maybe a big fight.

Romney clearly won on the performance level, which is the most important thing in a debate. People don't remember the substance so much as the delivery.

Substantively, it was a surprisingly boring debate.

It wasn't a TKO, but I'll bet it's enough to stop Romney's slide in the polls. If Obama doesn't come out swinging in the next two debates, Romney could still turn this around.

[Eco-Logic]

Nice bounce for Romney it appears

Despite the manipulated jobs numbers...

[Eco-Logic]

[Captain Caveman]

Nice bounce for Romney it appears

Despite the manipulated jobs numbers...

Wait, I thought the polls were the ones that were manipulated? They must have stopped skewing them now to counteract the manipulated jobs numbers. They wouldn't want to be too obvious about it. Glad you're on to them, Eco.

[Autistic Angel]

The president must have taken the team responsible for manipulating every political poll in America and reassigned them to manipulating nationwide job statistics.

Typical Obama.  If only he'd borrowed some of the guys who falsify global climate data, fabricate fossil records, or coordinate the War on Christmas, we could have had it all!

-Autistic Angel

[Eco-Logic]

The jobs numbers suddenly drop more than they have in 20+ years, sorry, but that is suspect.

You guys appear nervous and that is encouraging too:)

[th'FOOL]

The jobs numbers suddenly drop more than they have in 20+ years, sorry, but that is suspect.

You guys appear nervous and that is encouraging too:)

Really?

Really?

You know why conspiracy theories are so fun? Because most people who come up with them don't have to burden themselves with figuring out how the conspiracy was actually enacted. Or, you know, REALITY.

[Eco-Logic]

Lol point proven...


Really?


Really?

You can believe the magical jobs numbers all day long if you'd like, more Chicago politics if you ask me.

[gellar]

The best part of not giving a fuck is no matter who wins, I get to laugh at the butthurt on either side.  CAN'T WAIT.

[Gratch]

The jobs numbers suddenly drop more than they have in 20+ years, sorry, but that is suspect.

You guys appear nervous and that is encouraging too:)

 

[Isgrimnur]

Drop of 8.1 to 7.8 August to September?  Why, that's a huge 0.3% drop.  We haven't seen that since ... December 2010 to January 2011 when it dropped 0.3%.  Or, y'know, November to December 2010 when it dropped 0.4%, both of which would have been to late to impact the midterm elections.  

Your assertion that the jobs numbers have been falsified is ridiculous.  

[th'FOOL]

Lol point proven...


Really?


Really?

You can believe the magical jobs numbers all day long if you'd like, more Chicago politics if you ask me.

I could give a shit about the political implications, I'd still like someone to explain to me HOW exactly the numbers falsification would happen. If Obama could magically do such a thing don't you think he would have done it by now?

Maybe instead of acting like a bunch of tools we can all be happy that the numbers are going down, something that's , you know, GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY regardless of political ideology.

[gellar]

Maybe instead of acting like a bunch of tools we can all be happy that the numbers are going down, something that's , you know, GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY regardless of political ideology.

Don't be silly.

[Eco-Logic]

In September, the household survey showed a whopping 873,000 increase in the number of people who said they found work. That’s the biggest one-month gain in 29 years.  Fact, and reason to be skeptical...

[Eco-Logic]

That was a quote by the way.

[th'FOOL]

In September, the household survey showed a whopping 873,000 increase in the number of people who said they found work. That’s the biggest one-month gain in 29 years.  Fact, and reason to be skeptical...

Again, I ask for some kind of reasoning other than "impossible because Obama can do nothing right". Making a claim like that demands something to back it up, otherwise it comes off as petty and childish

[Canuck]

Eco-logic, petty and childish? That doesn't seem right.

[Eco-Logic]

Ooh snap Canuck 😥