By Sabrina Siddiqui
Sidney Barthwell, perhaps the only former classmate of both Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, thinks the former Massachusetts governor doesn't stand a chance when facing the incumbent president in debates prior to their November electoral contest.
When they debate, Barack will smoke Romney, Barthwell, a district court magistrate in Michigan, said in an interview published by The Daily on Tuesday.
"Mitt Romney is smart, he continued. Having said all that, I still think hes going to get smoked. The best he can do is hopefully come out not looking like a fool. Mitt will find out the hard way as soon as they have their first debate: You dont debate Obama.
Barthwell, 64, was the only black member of Romney's 1965 class at Cranbrook Schools and later attended Harvard Law School with Obama. He identifies himself as being politically independent, has donated money to both campaigns and has "tremendous respect" for both men, he said.
But whereas Obama struck Barthwell as "brilliant" at Harvard -- where the two became friendly while working together for the Black Law Student Association -- he recalled Romney's years at Cranbrook as nothing to write home about. "Mitt was not particularly popular. He was very, very ordinary."
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Without a teleprompter???????
Lakhota, if you and your ilk were soooooooo sure that was the truth, you wouldn't be protesting too much in articles and threads.
You would keep it quiet and use it as an "October Surprise" when the debates come.
But libs told us the same thinga bout Al Gore vs. Bush in debates and Jimmy Carter vs. Reagan.
The reality was WILDLY different. The fact is both libs were SMOKED in those debtes, ESPECIALLY CARTER who is the closest I would compare to Obama.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8YxFc_1b_0"]1980 Presidential Candidate Debate: Governor Ronald Reagan and President Jimmy Carter - 10/28/80 - YouTube[/ame]
Carter did SO BADLY in that debate that libs stung by their humiliation in predicting so wrongly on this debate, even went the extra mile of claiming a "CONSPIRACY." (which is what libs do every time they LOSE) Reagan must of stole Carter's notes or saw Carter practice debate. That, OF COURSE, did not stick because it was obvious that Carter lost simply because he was outgunned by the obviously intellectually superior Reagan.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2PajQltLrg"]2000 Presidential Debate Part 1 - YouTube[/ame]
Then there was the Bush V. Gore debate, where Gore ended up looking like a complete FOOL with his extra heavy make up to try and LOOK like Ronald Reagan and his constant sighs and rolling eyes. He looked childish and amateur against Bush (who's no great debater himself) So much so, that the Democrats accused Bush of wearing an aparatus that night to get answers from someone feeding to them in his ear
(Here's the full debate on CSPAN with full video)
Presidential Candidates Debate - C-SPAN Video Library
Like I said, libs ALWAYS claim a conspiracy when THEY LOSE!
ESPECIALLY WITH THE 2000 DEBATE, libs told us that Al Gore was sooooooooo brilliant, he would smoke Bush.
Does anyone still maintain Gore is brilliant? Anyone?
So, keep protesting too much libs. You always do when you are worried. It's an attempt to intimidte and worry your target.
IT NEVER WORKS, but you keep trying it.
Can't wait until those debates! How about you?
Without his teleprompter Obama is left with his "ums and ahs" and fecthing around for whatever comes to is head, and that usually isn't muich.
