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Moderator Bob Schieffer Accidentally Calls Dead Al Qaeda Leader “Obama’s Bin Laden”

Posted in News by Donna, tagged "Obama’s bin Laden", Accidentally, Barack Obama, Bob Schieffer, Boca Raton, Dead Al Qaeda Leader, debate, election 2012, Florida, gaffe, Gaffes, Lynn University, Mitt Romney, Presidental, Presidential, Presidential Debate, slips, verbal miscue on October 23, 2012| 2 Comments »

Moderator Bob Schieffer accidentally calls dead Al Qaeda leader “Obama’s bin Laden.”

RT @ShortFormErnie: Raise your hand if you've made an #ObamaBinLaden gaffe like Bob Schieffer just made. #LynnDebate

— ShortFormBlog (@shortformblog) October 23, 2012

You can’t make this up people.

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Foreign Policy, Presidential Debate 2012, Commission on Presidential Debates, Moderator Bob Schieffer

Posted in News by Donna, tagged 2012, 2012 Presidential Debate, Afghanistan, America's role in the world, Barack Obama, Bob Schieffer, Boca Raton, Boca Raton Florida, Commission on Presidential Debates, debate, Florida, foreign policy, Iran, Israel, Lynn University, Middle East, Mitt Romney, New Face of Terrorism, October 22 2012, Pakistan, Presidential Debate, Terrorism, Tomorrow's World, World on October 22, 2012| 3 Comments »

Foreign Policy, Presidential Debate 2012, the Commission on Presidential Debates chose moderator Bob Schieffer and confirms topics for third debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida on October 22.

Here are the topics for the October 22 debate, not necessarily to be brought up in this order:

America’s role in the world
Our longest war – Afghanistan and Pakistan
Red Lines – Israel and Iran
The Changing Middle East and the New Face of Terrorism – I
The Changing Middle East and the New Face of Terrorism – II
The Rise of China and Tomorrow’s World

The final debate will have a heavy emphasis on the Arab World (the Middle East and Northern Africa) as five of the six topics affect the region. The situation in Libya, leading to the death of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens will likely be brought up and how the Obama administration handled the series of events, which has been criticized by the Romney campaign and Republicans.

According to the CPD, the format for the debate will be “divided into six-time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on topics to be selected by the moderator. 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.”

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Debate Moderator Candy Crowley Interjects Herself, Defends Obama on Benghazi

Posted in News by Donna, tagged acts of terror, Barack Obama, Benghazi, Benghazi Libya, Candy Crowley, debate, foreign policy, Hofstra Presidential Debate, Libya, Mitt Romney, Obama, Romney, Rose Garden, United States, US on October 17, 2012| 11 Comments »

Debate moderator Candy Crowley interjects herself, defends Obama on Benghazi.

Remember, Romney will have another try at this topic next week on foreign policy at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.

President Obama in the Rose Garden following Benghazi attack stated,

No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for. Today we mourn four more Americans who represent the very best of the United States of America.’

No, Obama Didn’t Call Benghazi “Act of Terror” in Speech Click Here

Full Transcript of Obama’s Rose Garden Speech After Sept. 11 Benghazi Attack Click Here

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New RNC ad, Holding President Obama Accountable, Presidential Debate, Hofstra University

Posted in News by Donna, tagged Barack Obama, Candy Crowley, debate, Hempstead, Hofstra, Hofstra University, Holding President Obama Accountable, Mitt Romney, new, New RNC ad, New York, Presidential, Presidential Debate, Republican National Committee, RNC ad, town hall, University, Web Ad on October 17, 2012| 5 Comments »

The Republican National Committee (RNC) released this rapid response web ad, Holding President Obama Accountable, Mitt Romney’s powerful critique of Obama, following the second presidential debate, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.