Cenk and Michael Shure break down last night’s debate and Obama’s epic #fail, political reporters Joe Williams and Michael Hirsh weigh in on Obama’s “never mind” tax hit on Romney, and “West Wing” actor Richard Schiff gives Obama his notes as a former (fictional) presidential speechwriter. Plus, the Aggressive Progressive hits Romney back for threatening Big Bird, Obama’s “Angry Black Man” dilemma and a viewer-suggested Elbow of the Day.
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Mitt Romney lied almost as many times as President Obama said ‘uhhh’ during first of #debates
Cenk lays out key moments where President Obama failed to combat Mitt Romney’s lies. watch video
‘West Wing’ actor Richard Schiff on #debates: ‘I think the president was taken off guard by the audacity of the lies’
Cenk asks actor/director Richard Schiff, best known for playing communications adviser Toby Ziegler on “The West Wing,” how he would have coached President Obama for a stronger performance in the first debate with Mitt Romney. watch video
Was President Obama less forceful in the #debates to avoid being seen as an ‘angry black man’?
Professor Tricia Rose joins Cenk, Michael Shure, Jayar Jackson and Ana Kasparian to discuss how much avoiding the “angry black man” label factored into the way President Obama engaged Mitt Romney during the Denver debate. watch video
From the show: Debate recap, Richard Schiff and the #AggressiveProgressive defends Big Bird
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