HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A combative President Obama, seeking to redeem
himself from an earlier poor debate performance, went toe-to-toe with
Mitt Romney Tuesday night at their second debate and accused the
Republican nominee of fabricating attacks and distorting both of their
records on everything from energy policy to terrorism.
For his part, Mr. Romney
said the president is offering promises that sound good for the
future, “but that’s not what you’ve done in the last four years —
that’s the problem.” He said the Obama legacy was deep deficits and
continued unemployment that have “crushed” the middle class, and he
vowed that his own five-point plan to boost energy and build small
businesses will succeed.
Mr. Obama, clearly feeling the pressure
to step up after his lethargic Oct. 3 debate performance in Denver,
replied with a fierce and relentless attack on the fundamentals of Mr. Romney’s economic credentials.
“Governor Romney
doesn’t have a five-point plan — he has a one-point plan. And that
plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of
rules,” he said. “That’s been his philosophy in the private sector,
that’s been his philosophy as governor, that’s been his philosophy as a
presidential candidate.”
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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