Debate duets: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump serenade each other
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Version 0 of 1. The second US presidential debate was characterised by levels of vitriol never before seen on the US political stage. But while millions of viewers across the world watched in horror as the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton bloodied themselves over the Trump tapes, Clinton emails, tax, Syria and Obamacare, others saw the opportunity for humour. Enter the memes. The combination of microphones and roaming candidates, aided by the town hall-style of the debate in St Louis, proved fertile ground for imagining an alternate reality – one where Clinton and Trump were serenading each other. As the debate ground on the #debatesongs hashtag spawned memes of the pair singing along to duets from Frozen, Grease and – probably most memorably – Dirty Dancing. In others, images of Trump and Clinton clutching their microphones were juxtaposed with lyrics sung by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers or Bing Crosby and Doris Day. Suddenly, partisan politics evaporated and was replaced by a large dollop of romance. I mean it's crazy. We finish each other's...Sandwiches.That's what I was gonna say! pic.twitter.com/2HMiRcKTZ5 Islands in the streamThat is what we are#Debates2016 pic.twitter.com/9BdKDBHnc2 "I got chills, they're multiplying""And I'm losing control""'Cause the power, you're supplying""It's electrifying!" pic.twitter.com/XzF5v2JR7p Hillary: I really can't stayTrump: baby it's cold outside pic.twitter.com/Qoalfiz207 But where some saw love and understanding, others only found animosity. "Anything you can do I can do better!""I can do anything better than you!""No you can't" "Yes I can" #debatesongs pic.twitter.com/KudMlMlkGm YOOOU'RE SOO VAIN!YOU PROBABLY THINK THIS ELECTION'S ABOUT YOU!DON'T YOU DON'T YOU DON'T YOU!!! #debates #debatesongs pic.twitter.com/iC6VDmkDS2 |