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The "Mother" of all Excuses

TexasBred

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Speaking on Current TV, former Vice President Al Gore floated a theory regarding Obama's performance at Wednesday's debate - Denver's high altitude.

"Obama arrived in Denver at 2 p.m. today, just a few hours before the debate started," he said.

"Romney did his debate prep in Denver. When you go to 5,000 feet and you only have a few hours to adjust -- I don't know," he added.

Cenk Uygur responded by saying that he drank two cups of coffee after arriving from Los Angeles.

Romney spokesman Ryan Williams called it the "Worst. Spin. Ever." in a tweet issued Thursday morning.







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Video: Al Gore blames Denver's high altitude for Obama's debate performance.

"He knows a lot about losing debates," tweeted "Drew M."

An article at The Blaze observed that Glenn Beck called Gore's statement the “greatest excuse of all time.”

"It's tough to adjust to that altitude, baby," noted a post at Cain TV.

"Maybe there's a way Obama can file a protest and get the whole debate thrown out on the grounds he wasn't sufficiently warned about the atmosphere. Maybe Mitt went to his rich friends and got a specially designed high-altitude neutralizer device, which explains why he was rested and ready but Obama kept sputtering and, let's face it, codgy old Jim Lehrer could scarcely get a word in edgewise," Dan Calabrese added

After being thoroughly trounced in the debate, Chris Matthews suggested Obama watch MSNBC for his debate preparation, while Bill Maher said Obama looked as though he needed a teleprompter.

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Steve

Well-known member
CottageFarm said:
:???: They're so desperate, almost makes you feel sorry for them :roll:

Welcome to the board,..


if you want to see real desperation stop back after OT gets in tonight... :lol:
 

CottageFarm

Well-known member
Thank you!
I've been a member at CT for a while now.
I decided I needed a dose of politics this morning.
I've been a lurker long enough here to get a handle on OT's views :lol2:
 

Tam

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Traveler said:
I think Obama needs a drug test. He sort of looked like a junky. Blame it on the altitude.

Gee Who Know, You would think that for somebody that is as high on himself as Obama is Altitude would not bother him. :?
 

Martin Jr.

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That high altitude is good for you.
In 1965 I spent the summer at Fort Carson and we ran 2 miles in the mornings three times a week.
In September went to pull targets in Ohio and two other guys and me hitchhiked 20 miles east to Sandusky, had an ice cream cone, and headed back. We walked a good share of the way and it was about 100 degrees and the humidity was high and we never suffered any ill effects from it.
I don't think I want to try that today.
 

Ouachita

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Long time viewer, first time poster here......

We all know it had nothing to do with altitude. Heck, I used that excuse 25 years ago when I went to CO on a hunting trip. I had 2 beers and was 3 sheets to the wind. That's when I thought about "Rocky Mountain High". How do you guys do it?????????
During this debate "O" looked like he was concentrating on peeling a banana. He spent the majority of the debate as if he really wished that podium was a golf cart that he could drive away NOW. There were a couple occasions I thought he was getting ready to throw poop. I really think he was finally working out the nations budget on a Etch-A-Sketch. Pizz poor excuse for a leaderhip position. In the real world, he could only hope to be in a position to ask "Do you wan't fry's with that"
 

Tam

Well-known member
Ouachita said:
Long time viewer, first time poster here......

We all know it had nothing to do with altitude. Heck, I used that excuse 25 years ago when I went to CO on a hunting trip. I had 2 beers and was 3 sheets to the wind. That's when I thought about "Rocky Mountain High". How do you guys do it?????????
During this debate "O" looked like he was concentrating on peeling a banana. He spent the majority of the debate as if he really wished that podium was a golf cart that he could drive away NOW. There were a couple occasions I thought he was getting ready to throw poop. I really think he was finally working out the nations budget on a Etch-A-Sketch. Pizz poor excuse for a leaderhip position. In the real world, he could only hope to be in a position to ask "Do you wan't fry's with that"

Welcome

Obama's body language was very interesting to say the least. I would love to see the body language expert that is on O'Rielly do a reading of Obama during the debate. At one point he had his mouth clamped shut so tight he looked like he could have ripped Romney's head off. His smiles when he did smile looked like they were hiding a very upset person. His eye looked as if he knew he was not doing horrible and just wanted the night to end.

Romney on the other hand looked like he was enjoying taking it to Obama and watching him sweat. When Obama was talking you could tell Romney was going to come back with something that was going to shred what Obama was saying, just by the smile on his face.

I enjoyed watching every Obama squirming minute. I just hope Romney comes as prepared to the next two debates as he did last night and takes it to Obama and makes him answer to why he has been lying about the LIBYAN TERRORIST ATTACK. And why he can not admit a terrorist attack is a terrorist attack when everyone on the face of the earth can see just what is happening. Does Obama think everyone is stupid enough to believe his cock and bull stories that are meant to protect his political legacy. :roll:
 
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