# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/341 "2012-10-17T02:15:50Z")
Iran & Israel. – NO daylight. Duh! Bibi rlules!! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/342 "2012-10-17T02:15:59Z")
Obama just pulled rank on Romney. ---
**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, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/343 "2012-10-17T02:16:01Z")
“The suggestion that anyone on my team would play politics is _offensive._” ---
**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, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/344 "2012-10-17T02:16:17Z")
“Now you’ve made me mad!” ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/345 "2012-10-17T02:16:33Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Romney is now accusing Obama of campaigning for reelection. Right? I mean… really. This is such a lousy attack it’s almost parody. Aaaaaand Mittens just got smacked down again re: Libya. Golden! ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/346 "2012-10-17T02:16:46Z")
Who the fuck is Candy Crowley injection herself into the substance of the debate? Shut the fuck up! ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/347 "2012-10-17T02:16:46Z")
Obama looks like he’s about to send drones into Romney’s ass. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/348 "2012-10-17T02:16:49Z")
He did it! He did it! He said “Cite”? I heard him, he said it! ---
**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, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/349 "2012-10-17T02:17:01Z")
Holy shit, the _moderator_ is calling out Romney’s bullshit now. To audience applause. ---
**Author:** ![Nazarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nazarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nazarene)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/350 "2012-10-17T02:17:05Z")
“Read the transcript.” Pwn3d. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/351 "2012-10-17T02:17:09Z")
Romney is in the weeds. ---
**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, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/352 "2012-10-17T02:17:11Z")
Applause for Mitt getting smacked down by the moderator? ---
**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, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/353 "2012-10-17T02:17:16Z")
Romney gets spanked by moderator… the crowd applauds! Romney keeps trying to stick that flag in on that hill and EVERYONE is telling hims he’s full of it… Boy that was a sad _FAIL_ ---
**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, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/354 "2012-10-17T02:17:17Z")
Audience breaking silence! Still undecided…hmmmm? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/355 "2012-10-17T02:17:18Z")
Yeah, Romney looked bad on a fact check there. Well played by Obama. “Please proceed, Governor,” and then he walked into being contradicted by the facts. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/356 "2012-10-17T02:17:20Z")
Ouch… this is the breakdown… Romney is floundering. ---
**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, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/357 "2012-10-17T02:17:34Z")
“Get the transcript”. HOLY CRAAAAPPPP Mitt is gonna burn for that one… ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/358 "2012-10-17T02:17:50Z")
> [@jtgain](#): > > Who the fuck is Candy Crowley injection herself into the substance of the debate? Shut the fuck up! This will be the right-wing narrative. Bias. ---
**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, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/359 "2012-10-17T02:18:16Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > I think he’s doing that right now… Also Romney is questioning [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_the_U.S._diplomatic_mission_in_Benghazi) event. Should be interesting post-debate. ---
**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, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/360 "2012-10-17T02:18:31Z")
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