edge tonight. i don t think he had an edge. i agree you can t really win a debate unless you are aggressive. but you can lose one. i don t think the president necessarily came out of this as a loser. i really wonder how some of these lines that he deployed against mitt romney played at home tonight. it seemed to me that early in the debate, the first ten minutes the president seemed to cross the line between being aggressive and critical, seeking to provide contrast. and being down right disrespectful. there were several times when he said there is one time where he said to mitt romney i m glad you recognize al qaeda as a threat. really? i mean is there anyone who doesn t recognize al qaeda and the threat? there is another time where he talked about mitt romney seeming to think that foreign policy is playing battle ship. i think that he seemed to cross lines. risk being viewed as being unpresidential in those kind of attacks. the other striking thing i think is what joe pointed out.
edge tonight. i don t think he had an edge. i agree you can t really win a debate unless you are aggressive. but you can lose one. i don t think the president necessarily came out of this as a loser. i really wonder how some of these lines that he deployed against mitt romney played at home tonight. it seemed to me that early in the debate, the first ten minutes the president seemed to cross the line between being aggressive and critical, seeking to provide contrast. and being down right disrespectful. there were several times when he said there is one time where he said to mitt romney i m glad you recognize al qaeda as a threat. really? i mean is there anyone who doesn t recognize al qaeda and the threat? there is another time where he talked about mitt romney seeming to think that foreign policy is playing battle ship. i think that he seemed to cross lines. risk being viewed as being unpresidential in those kind of attacks. the other striking thing i think is what joe pointed out.
billion. on paper he was worth in excess of $30 billion and now with the stock at $19.56, way down, from a stock that climbed to $45 but he is still a billionaire many times over. governor romney maybe has not spent enough time looking how our military works. you mention the navy. we have fewer ships than in 1916. we have fewer horses and bayonets. the nature of our mellary has changed. we have aircraft carriers and planes land on them. we have ships that go under water, nuclear submarines, so the question is not a game of battle ship where we are counting ships but what are our capabilities? neil: and that sounded condescending.
we had these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. we had the ships that go under water. nuclear submarines and so the question is not a game of battle ship where we are counting ships. it s what are our capabilities. when i sit down with the secretary of the navy and joint chiefs of staff, we determine how are we going to be best able to meet all of our defense needs in a way that also keeps faith with our troops that also makes sure that our veterans have the kind of support that they need when they come home, and that is not reflected in the kind of budget that you are putting forward because it just doesn t work. and, we visited the web site quite a bit. and it still doesn t work. a lot to cover. [ laughter ] i would like to move to the next segment. red lines, israel and iran. would either of you and you will have two minutes and president obama you have the first go at this one. would either of you be willing
jews. i mean, come on. he said he want to wipe them off of the face of the planet and other day eliminate them . now speak blasphemy on yom kippur. brian: he will call for a new world order. he was shooting missiles and had his people shooting missile . according to them they did a good job at sinking their battle ship in minute. there is good news with ahmadinejad. this will be his last time in the podium in the united nations general assembly. he is leaving the presidency of iran. steve: she gave us the peace sign and we give half back. not only will he be speaking today . but yesterday president obama