# The second presidential debate: 10/16/2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 16, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847 "2012-10-16T04:35:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/221 "2012-10-17T01:48:06Z")
hahaha… Bush and Romeny are different people… (the staff is another thing)… commence Bush bashing… yup, Romney is now beating around the Bush. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/222 "2012-10-17T01:48:23Z")
Did Mitt just say that “I came through small business”? If he thinks Bain is a small business, that explains a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/223 "2012-10-17T01:48:47Z")
Obama: “Well…” ---
**Author:** ![aag3981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@aag3981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aag3981)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/224 "2012-10-17T01:48:47Z")
Bush’s deficits grew until they were over a trillion a year by the end. At least Obama has maintained in a recession. Bain was a small business?? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/225 "2012-10-17T01:49:05Z")
“I know what it is to start a small business.” Yeah, like the small business your dad worked for: American Motors? ---
**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 17, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/226 "2012-10-17T01:49:05Z")
Mitt, thank you very much for finally admitting that your party started us down the road of massive deficits. Now, you understand, that might make it a bit difficult to justify voting for your party… ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/227 "2012-10-17T01:49:34Z")
I’ll say one thing: if the blogs are any indication, if NOTHING else, Obama is doing wonders for base enthusiasm. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/228 "2012-10-17T01:49:59Z")
“Getting tough on China… Romney invested in companies that were pioneers in outsourcing jobs to China.” ---
**Author:** ![aag3981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@aag3981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aag3981)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/229 "2012-10-17T01:50:09Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Apparently, the “Five Point Plan” is to answer each question by repeating the same five talking points. I love how the 5 point plan are goals every politician would like to achieve:/ ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/230 "2012-10-17T01:50:34Z")
Romney comes across as so insecure and whiny. All of his sentences start out with “I don’t”. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/231 "2012-10-17T01:50:43Z")
Obama called Romney on his foreign investments! YES… finally… ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/232 "2012-10-17T01:51:04Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Romney keeps showing his teeth. I think he wants to bite someone! It’s one millimeter away from being a maniacal, death’s head grin. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/233 "2012-10-17T01:51:27Z")
Did Romney say something about “champning” small businesses? Is he so nervous he can’t say “championing” property or is that how it’s actually supposed to be pronounced? ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/234 "2012-10-17T01:51:36Z")
> [@aag3981](#): > > How would Romney differ from Bush?? Good question! Well, his five point plan replaces “no child left behind” with “school choice” as the way to fix education. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/235 "2012-10-17T01:51:45Z")
Opps. I think Romney powered down there on that chair. He has the ‘screen saver’ face on. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/236 "2012-10-17T01:52:00Z")
Wow, there actually is a second black guy in that auditorium. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/237 "2012-10-17T01:52:07Z")
Well I guess we know who Kenan will be playing this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/238 "2012-10-17T01:52:22Z")
Obama: “I killed Osama bin Laden, bitches.” ---
**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 17, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/239 "2012-10-17T01:52:22Z")
“Mr. President, what have you done for me lately?” ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/240 "2012-10-17T01:52:24Z")
Is that the best question you could come up with, bruh? That wasn’t even a question. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847.md?page=13)