# 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:** 24
**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, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/461 "2012-10-17T02:39:14Z")
Mentions the 47% when Romney can no longer respond. Jedi Master! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/462 "2012-10-17T02:39:32Z")
What a finish for The President! ---
**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, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/463 "2012-10-17T02:39:33Z")
Well that was fun. Let’s do it again next time! ---
**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, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/464 "2012-10-17T02:39:35Z")
Ready for the final debate. ---
**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, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/465 "2012-10-17T02:39:39Z")
And that’s all she wrote. I think i’m comfortable calling this a big win for Obama. PS: The third debate is being held in Boca Raton, where Romney MADE those 47% comments. ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/466 "2012-10-17T02:40:13Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Wait…we’re outsourcing MEDICAL CARE? That’s a LONG commute to get to a checkup… No, that’s true too. X-rays and CAT scans are often interpreted by radiologists overseas. I can’t wait til we outsource CEOs. How many top Indian MBAs do you think you could get for $10? ---
**Author:** ![opmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9d8465/32.png) [@opmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/opmike)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/467 "2012-10-17T02:40:16Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Counterfeit Apple store in China? Need a cite for that. Spend some time in China, and you wouldn’t be surprised to see a counterfeit White House in certain areas. ---
**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, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/468 "2012-10-17T02:40:23Z")
Ooooh, yeah Michele, Barry’s gettin’ lucky tonight! ---
**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, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/469 "2012-10-17T02:40:27Z")
Well, drop kick me, Jesus, through the goal posts of life! Yee-haw, ride 'em and spank 'em, Barry! ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/470 "2012-10-17T02:40:38Z")
Man, that moderator was totally biased toward the somewhat less weasely guy who lied somewhat less. Agree / disagree? ---
**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, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/471 "2012-10-17T02:40:39Z")
Saving the 47% remark for the end = win ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/472 "2012-10-17T02:41:02Z")
So, are there any post-debate shows/feeds worth watching? ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/473 "2012-10-17T02:41:18Z")
> [@fumster](#): > > I can’t wait til we outsource CEOs. How many top Indian MBAs do you think you could get for $10? Hah, observation I made in another discussion: Romney makes me think of a freshly graduated MBA who’s trying to convince a company to fire their 15-year CEO and put him in charge. ---
**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, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/474 "2012-10-17T02:41:52Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > So, are there any post-debate shows/feeds worth watching? CNN. Remember - Candy Crowley was the Moderator. I watched ABC last time because Martha Raddatz was the Moderator. This time I’m going to watch CNN. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/475 "2012-10-17T02:42:57Z")
Watching the stream now, thanks. ---
**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 17, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/476 "2012-10-17T02:42:57Z")
> [@opmike](#): > > Spend some time in China, and you wouldn’t be surprised to see a counterfeit White House in certain areas. Indeed. > **[Fake for Real: White House | Next Nature](https://nextnature.org/en/magazine/story/2008/fake-for-real-white-house)** ---
**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, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/477 "2012-10-17T02:43:18Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I think i’m comfortable calling this a big win for Obama. I would too, but then **Aldiboronti** would just say I was contributing to the narrative, so I’ll just say instead that regarding that Romney fellow, I find I like him rather less than I did before the debate started. ---
**Author:** ![ryanl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b487fb/32.png) [@ryanl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryanl)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/478 "2012-10-17T02:43:33Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > So, are there any post-debate shows/feeds worth watching? [PBS newshour](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Surb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/479 "2012-10-17T02:43:38Z")
Are more people crowding around Obama? ---
**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, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/480 "2012-10-17T02:44:11Z")
Question from PBS: Did this sumbitch admit to enacting an Affirmative Action plan? Yes. Yes, he did. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847.md?page=25)