In the first presidential debate, Romney delivered a storm of lies. If Obama has respond to each one in two-minute segments, there would have been no time to present his position. In such cases, where lies have already been fact-checked by authoritative sources, the moderator should be sufficiently informed to call out the lying candidate.

Romney appears to have won the debate.

Yes. first the narrator had no control of one of the opponets name Mitt Romney he over rehersed his self until he broke all the rules, he disrespected the president of the United State, Mitt Romney ws running al over the debate with his quick lies, and another thing why? did the debate had to happen on the presidents anniversary why? can anyone answer this. Well iam glade that the Republicans think there over rehersed pupil won with all his quick and fasts lies i donot blame the best president this country ever have and there will never be another one like Barack Obama, I will speak for our president. It is the best and only thing is to let your opponet think he has won, i always say save the best for Last.

The moderator of the debate appeared to be biased based on the fact that Romney was allowed to have the last word on most, if not all of the topics discussed. This was an obvious advantage to Romney. Also, the moderator appeared to be biased though his demeanor and the phraseology that he utilized during the debate.

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Jim Lehrer was a great moderator in his day. But his day has passed! It is time to get another moderator that can ask questions that will make both candidates think and answer the questions that Americans want answers to in order to make a informed decision

I was disillusioned and disheartened by President Obama's debate performance, and the basic problem needs to be addressed in order to proceed to a fair election.

Mr. Romney appeared to be debating under influence. He appeared, acted, and sounded too buzzed. Is there a guideline and testing set up for detecting possible abuse?

I watched with amazement at how many positions that we Democrats believe and watched Romney quickly "adopt" them just enough to make himself appear moderate and THEN I kept waiting for Obama to nail Romney on having done so. ONLY ONCE did Obama call his hand! One time when Obama used the "never mind" comment. The White House adviser needs to also be FIRED!

With all due respect, last night's moderator was an utter embarrassment and did an awful job. He lost control from the beginning and showed a biase toward one of the candidates. We need a nuetral moderator who can take charge, keep the candidates on track and who can graciously, yet firmly, stop the candidates when it's time to move on. Equal time for both candidates is necessary and deserved. My kudos to the President for having class and not stooping to the level that Romney did by his constant interruptions and rambling. It is with great hope that the next rounds will be equal and controlled. Tom Brokaw, Brian Williams or even Chuck Todd are my suggestions.

During the debates, factcheck.org should be consulted and lies should be exposed for what they are to the viewing public!

President Obama represents tens of millions of moderate Americans against the selfish uber-rich and tea party obsessives. Debating their candidate effectively and aggressively is part of his job. If he fails again as he did in the first debate, we will get a new generation of Scalias and neocon wars. Act like a President, sir, not Mr. Nice Guy law professor!