The Final Electoral Debate Liveblog
0“Truthfulness has never been counted among the political virtues, and lies have always been regarded as justifiable tools in political dealings.”
I will be live-blogging the final electoral debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tonight starting at 8 PM CST.
Check back to us then and help us decipher all the empty promises.
Liveblog:
It’s all over. In the words of someones mother, GO VOTE!
I always wonder what the candidates say to each other at the end of the debate ..
Last chance for a Canada shoutout….
Obama: You’ve now heard 3 debates and way too many TV commercials. Vote for me. PEACE!
Closing statements, here we go!
The auto industry debate was easily the most intense one of the evening.
Romney: Foot stamps. Foot stamps. Foot stamps.
Schieffer has been eerilly quiet during this debate. Is he even awake? Could someone in the audience confirm?
Schieffer has been eerilly quiet during this debate. Is he even awake? Could someone in the audience confirm?
Didn’t Obama’s mother tell him not to interrupt?
When you don’t have actual stats, use hand gestures – Mitt Romney
.. and back to the auto industry. It always ends up back at the auto industry.
Speaking time with less than 15 mnutes left:
Obama 35:17, Romney 32:20.
Romney: We have an enormous trade imbalance with China.
I have yet to see either of the candidates take a sip of the numerous glasses of water on the table. Feelin’ thirsty?
In case you were wondering, here is a fact check on what has been said tonight: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/07/politics/fact-check-bin-laden/index.html
Romney doesn’t know what a drone is. “It’s widely reported that drones are used in drone strikes.” Uh.. ok?
It’s definitely past Bob Schieffer’s bedtime.
Hey Romney, you can’t ALWAYS have the last word.
Now the time allotted is starting to get lopsided. Obama has talked for over 4 minutes more than Romney.
Romney: It’s what I’m saying now, not what I said in the past.
Obama is making it very evident that Romney should keep his mouth shut.
Romney: I see our influence receding.
Obama keeps winking at someone in the audience. Does anyone know where his wife is at?
Romney pressured Obama on skipping Israel on his Presidential tour, only to have Obama spin it back on him.
Obama: Nothing Romney said is true.
Obama is basically calling Romney a fibber.
It seems like Romney doesn’t have a plan for foreign policy. Unless you consider retaliation a plan.
Finally we are back on topic.
Their first tweet? “how do i monetize this”
And yes, @horses_bayonets is a Twitter account now.
Obama: As long as I’m president of the United States, Iran will not get a nuclear weapon.
Who else wants to see a game of Battleship?
Cutler is sacked on 3rd and 5. Robbie Gould’s 47-yard FG attempt is blocked by Lawrence Jackson. Lions take over on the DET 37 … OOPS!
Obama: Fewer ships than 1916? We also have fewer horses and bayonets.
Obama with another zinger! “We aren’t playing Battleship.”
Obama: “We spend more on our military than the next 10 countries combined…”
Obama: “We spend more on our military than the next 10 countries combined…”
Nearly halfway into the debate, I feel like we’ve barely touched on foreign policy. It’s completely off-topic now. It’s like watching a repeat of the previous debates.
Obama: “Let’s think about space.”
Schieffer “Let’s get back to foreign policy.” Romney “No.”
Schieffer is losing control. Mitt is walking ALL over him.
Romney should’ve played the Yankees tonight.
Mitt is desperately trying to keep the debate away from foreign policy.
Romney definitely seems lost tonight.
When will Schieffer ask if A-Rod should be traded?
.. and just like predicted, this debate has swayed far away from foreign policy.
Romney: What the president has done in the last four years I don’t want to repeat in next four years.
Men’s Humor: It’s pretty cool they got the old guy from the movie UP to moderate the debate.
Obama with a few Bush and Cheney punches.
Obama: America remains the one indispensable nation. America is stronger now than when I came into office.
Kudos to Bob Schieffer doing a good job with questions and equal time.
Romney: We’ve weakened our economy…no where in world is US influence greater than it was 4 years ago.
I should’ve started Obama over Ryan Fitzpatrick this week.
It’s pretty clear right now that Obama is very well-prepared.
Obama with the Kennedy name-drop. I wonder where T-Swift is at?
Pretty even debate so far (time-wise, Obama’s kicking ass otherwise):
Is this the repeating part of the debate?
This line of undecided voters on CNN is ridiculous. It’s probably just a bunch of 12-year-olds skewing the numbers.
Assad has to go. Tell us something we don’t know, Obama.
Nilay Patel (on Twitter):
“Guys what if we just send Mitt to be the president of the Middle East he can deregulate it from Al Queda”
Things are getting scrappy:
Obama has said “Commander-in-Chief” 3 times now. Just FYI.
Mitt Romney has said tumult 4 times now. Whose counting?
Obama is hurting Mitt’s feelings hard right now.
Russia is the world’s biggest threat? Go back to 1980′s Mitt.
You kill them Mitt! Kill those.. people.
Mitt Romney: “My strategy is pretty straight forward.. ” — and what is your strategy exactly, Mitt?
I hate how they have coined the term: “Commander-in-Chief” this Presidential election.
Proof:
MItt Romney’s hair looks freshly died. He’s clearly pushing for younger voters.
Here we go! Libya starts us off!
For example, both Presidential candidates could have major lisps.
This is the man who will be shit on by two other men tonight. Always remember: it could be worse.
This girl wants someone to “blow her mind”. Any takers? 
Anderson Cooper may be the perfect definition of a ‘silver fox’.
Only 30 minutes until the debate starts. There’s still time to grab a cold one!
Thanks for everyone who tuned in for our live coverage of the final electoral debate. Good night (and good luck)!