Silver Platter for Silver-Tongued, Silver Spoon gets Silver Medal: Barack Obama's Atrocious First Debate Performance

President Obama's first debate performance was the equivalent of lighting his donors' campaign contributions on fire right in front of them.

President Obama didn't lose the first debate because Mitt Romney lied. President Obama didn't lose the first debate because he was too polite. And President Obama didn't lose the first debate because of Jim Lehrer or because he's a sitting president and all sitting presidents lose the first debate.

President Obama lost the first debate because he's running to be in charge of the country yet wasn't even in charge of the stage. President Obama lost the first debate because he's been defending his record while campaigning and talking tough about Mitt Romney while on the stump, but didn't defend his record when challenged by his opponent or talk tough when the guy was right there in front of him.
President Obama lost the first debate because out of the 70 million people who watched the debate, 25 million think they could have done a better job than him.

President Obama lost the debate because he didn't enthusiastically remind Americans of how much better off the country is than it was 4 years ago, and how significant the choice is between him and Mitt Romney. Remember 4 years ago when we weren't even sure if there were going to be Presidential debates because the economy was so bad that John McCain "suspended" his campaign?

Remember how Bill Clinton's economic policies left this country with a budget surplus and how George W. Bush's Republican economic policies left this country with a record deficit and on the verge of another Great Depression? Remember how Republicans opposed President Clinton's economic policies just like they're opposing President Obama's? Remember how Republicans in congress said their top priority was to make Obama a one-term president, opposed the payroll tax deduction, and even walked away from legislation that they had previously supported? Remember where Republicans stand on women's issues and the veterans' jobs bill?

Remember what "severely conservative" Mitt Romney said about the "47%"? Remember how "Cayman Islands" Mitt Romney won't even release his tax returns? Remember how "Bain Capital" Mitt Romney said "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt", was pro-choice and anti-gun before he was anti-choice and pro-gun, and always seems to say one thing in public and another thing behind closed doors?

It's very simple: Even with an intransigent congress, Obama's economic policies have resulted in 31 consecutive months of job growth, over 5 million new private sector jobs, and a thriving auto industry. Home foreclosures are down, bankruptcies are down, mortgage rates are down, and credit card debt is down while manufacturing is up, the stock market is up, and housing values are up.

The country isn't there yet, but it's going in the right direction; and America cannot afford to elect "George W. Bush 2.0" and return to the type of Republican policies that got us into this mess in the first place.

Yes, last week, President Obama might have been shook by Mitt Romney's "Etch-A-Sketch" performance, but that's no excuse for entering the debate with such a terrible game plan. Barack Obama was a pussy who got ran over by a spoiled brat; and Mitt Romney came off as likeable while Obama's failure to adapt left many questioning his intellectual capacity.

If the President, with his constant onslaught of emails, is going to continue to expect hard-earned money, precious time, and boundless energy from his supporters, the least he can do is act like he wants to be President... because it's awfully hard to defend a man who won't defend himself.