losing. so romney is saying, no, it is not about winning, not about losing, it is about america. but you have a lot of republicans, newt gingrich, for example, saying, hey, mitt romney, get out there, pick a fight, and win it. jim acosta with me now from the romney campaign. the debate, of course, tomorrow night in denver, you, sir, are in littleton, colorado. should we take mitt romney at face value when he says this debate is not about me winning? reporter: well, brooke, i think this is all part of the debate expectations game that has been going on for several days now. i think you also sort of heard mitt romney downplay some of the talk that has been going on since the new york times reported over the weekend that, you know, mitt romney is preparing all the zingers for the debate and you heard people saying maybe he s not preparing zingers. a lot of this is the head fake to the head fake to the head fake. of course, mitt romney and the president are both probably work
0 and the stuff he knows to talk about, he s likely to see the $10,000 thing. i m happy with gaffe-prone. i don t think he s slow on his feet at all. i would say questional improvization skills. he has the ability to communicate with a soft touch. he doesn t come across as brazen or jerky. i don t know if i agree with that. romney s strength, zingers? maybe. what was romney i think romney is i think he s a sharp, on-message attacker. lots of practice. he s had six years of practice. so after all that it was like a mensa meeting here s what we came up with. obama s strength is that he s the president. also, surprising. yes, he is the president. romney s you know, with the being an incumbent there s strengths along with that, and as toure says he knows some would argue that obama has been given something of a pass on his record over the past year, and this might be the first real opportunity face-to-face to be pressed on his broken promises and record hi
republicans, newt gingrich, for example, saying, hey, mitt romney, get out there, pick a fight, and win it. jim acosta with me now from the romney campaign. the debate, of course, tomorrow night in denver, you, sir, are in littleton, colorado. should we take mitt romney at face value when he says this debate is not about me winning? reporter: well, brooke, i think this is all part of the debate expectations game that has been going on for several days now. i think you also sort of heard mitt romney downplay some of the talk that has been going on since the new york times reported over the weekend that, you know, mitt romney is preparing all the zingers for the debate and you heard people saying maybe he s not preparing zingers. a lot of this is the head fake to the head fake to the head fake. of course, mitt romney and the president are both probably working on lines of attack that they ll deliver at this debate. that is sort of standard operating procedure. you saw that sc
bench? do we search body punches over job plans? will romney be over the ropes for taxes, bill obama be bum rushed for specifics. will jim lair send them to certain corners. after some debate of our own, we compiled our own list of what to watch. wasn t easy. here s a glimpse into the editorial brainstorm. the president has a double-edged sword being the president, because he s got a lot of command of detail, he understands policies, but the expectations are also high and he can come across as a little too arrogant. i vote for hates romney as a weakness for obama. to the strength of the president, he knows everything and he s been there and done that for three and a half years, so you can t stump them. toure says the president knows everything. romney s clear weakness is awkward and gaffe-prone. when he strays off the script and the stuff he knows to talk about, he s likely to see the $10,000 thing. i m happy with gaffe-prone. i don t think he s slow on his feet at
waving the white flag. romney hitting the road saying if someone else can do a better job, they should try running for office themselves. stop it. this is hard. you want to try it, get in the ring. this, as fellow republicans keep slamming team romney. p peggy noonan calling the campaign a, quote, rolling calamity. dr. sanjay gupta from one of the top cancer hospitals, have we finally turned the corner on fighting some of the deadliest forms of the disease? plus this oh, it s here. iphone frenzy. the lines and lines and lines, from australia to the big apple. people camped out for more than a week. belly up to the genius bar. newsroom starts right now. good morning. happy friday to you. i m carol costello. we begin this hour with new anti-american violence erupting across much of the muslim world. in bangladesh, thousands of protesters take to the streets, and some burn a mock coffin with obama s name scrolled on the side. across the region the united states shut