# The second presidential debate: 10/16/2012

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-presidential-debate-10-16-2012/637847/908 "2012-10-17T18:10:12Z")

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> [@Debaser](#):
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> That’s just the thing. There wasn’t a riot.
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> It didn’t happen. It was either a mistake or a lie to claim there was a riot depending on how much you trust the administration.
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> There was an organized terror attack in Libya on 9/11/2012, not a mob rioting. No one disputes this anymore.

In fact there is plenty of dispute.

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