# The final presidential debate: 10/22/12 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 22, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497 "2012-10-22T06:57:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/341 "2012-10-23T02:11:39Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > What is the pink bracelet Obama is wearing? Breast cancer awareness month? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/342 "2012-10-23T02:11:45Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Did Bob just say “Obama bin laden”? Yes. Mitt is spewing his geography lessons again. Nobody is walking away from Pakistan. Ooh, let’s bring up Israel and Palestinians–let’s KICK THAT CAN DOWN THE ROAD, Mittens! ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/343 "2012-10-23T02:12:08Z")
I’m listening and not watching, but Romney is stammering something fierce, and with no visual he sounds like a late 80’s Reagan ( the old version ). And Romney stop whining to the moderator like a picked-on first grader, …You can’t really believe you are entitled to the last word EVERY time. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/344 "2012-10-23T02:12:21Z")
Drones are being used in drone strikes now?! Will wonders never cease. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/345 "2012-10-23T02:12:43Z")
So we now have to bring democracy to Pakistan? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/346 "2012-10-23T02:12:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Breast cancer awareness month? Oh, thank goodness. So its not anything gay or about _Twilight_? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/347 "2012-10-23T02:13:02Z")
Romney: we will ignore national borders and kill people with drones wherever we want. To be fair, I’m not sure that’s any different from current policy. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/348 "2012-10-23T02:13:14Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > What is the pink bracelet Obama is wearing? October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. He’s expressing his solidarity with the womenfolk. ---
**Author:** ![YWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@YWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YWalker)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/349 "2012-10-23T02:13:42Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > And Romney stop whining to the moderator like a picked-on first grader, …You can’t really believe you are entitled to the last word EVERY time. I think you’ve sorely underestimated his capacity to feel entitled.😃 ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/350 "2012-10-23T02:13:50Z")
I thought there was democracy in Pakistan. Not a great democracy, but a democracy nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/351 "2012-10-23T02:14:29Z")
Does Romney knows that Libyans at least protested **in favor** of the USA and the European allies and got the sympathizers of Al-queida packing from Benghazi after the recent consulate attack? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/352 "2012-10-23T02:14:43Z")
> [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](#): > > 2.) Obama’s weak stance on Iran Governor Romney has been harping lately on how important it is to impose “crippling sanctions” on Iran to bend them to our will wrt nuclear weapons. Listening to Morning Edition on the way home from work today, I heard an item about a rumor that Iran and the US had laid the groundwork for some one-on-one negotiations on the nuclear issue. While the item was quite clear on the White House denying that there was any factual basis for the rumor, it was also quite clear that Iran is indeed feeling “crippled” by the current regime of sanctions. And yes, I do acknowledge that the latest bit of bad news (from Iran’s perspective) is in fact from **Europe** tightening certain restrictions on Iran’s ability to sell its product. Still, this is an example of President Obama knowing when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/353 "2012-10-23T02:14:57Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > I thought there was democracy in Pakistan. Not a great democracy, but a democracy nonetheless. Romney: Pakistan is technically our ally. Technically. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/354 "2012-10-23T02:14:58Z")
Newsflash: the world is in turmoil. Also, Pope is Catholic. China in da house! Plus, so far all I’ve heard is Mitt criticizes the President, but won’t do anything different. So, there you go. Ah, Obama saved jobs from moving to China, Mitt sends them to China. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/355 "2012-10-23T02:14:58Z")
China. Took goddam long enough. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/356 "2012-10-23T02:15:10Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I’m listening and not watching, but Romney is stammering something fierce… And blinking like a motherfuck. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/357 "2012-10-23T02:15:52Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > What is the pink bracelet Obama is wearing? It fluoresces anytime someone starts spinning uranium. Although, I can’t think of a country that would want to spin uranium. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/358 "2012-10-23T02:16:02Z")
> [@BlackKnight](#): > > Drones are being used in drone strikes now?! Will wonders never cease. It beats the hell out of the old strategy of mounting bayonets on drones. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/359 "2012-10-23T02:16:09Z")
Ohio! drink! ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497/360 "2012-10-23T02:16:18Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > China. Took goddam long enough. But a great opening from the Moderator: “The rise of CHINA…” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497.md?page=19)