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| Final presidential debate: Obama and Romney in gifs | Final presidential debate: Obama and Romney in gifs |
| (30 days later) | |
| In their third and final debate Romney and Obama sat down to argue over the nation's foreign policy. Sabers were rattled, chests were beaten and both candidates fell over themselves to pander to the citizens of the Greatest Nation On Earth As Pre-ordained By God. | In their third and final debate Romney and Obama sat down to argue over the nation's foreign policy. Sabers were rattled, chests were beaten and both candidates fell over themselves to pander to the citizens of the Greatest Nation On Earth As Pre-ordained By God. |
| And once that was over, Mitt Romney mostly said he would have done the same as Barack Obama on Egypt, Libya, Iran. Oh, except he would have done it harder, faster, stronger. | And once that was over, Mitt Romney mostly said he would have done the same as Barack Obama on Egypt, Libya, Iran. Oh, except he would have done it harder, faster, stronger. |
| Here's our gif-cap of the night: | Here's our gif-cap of the night: |
| Jive talkin' | Jive talkin' |
| Bob Schieffer kicked things off, but then retreated into the shadows, rarely to be seen again. He was more Jim Lehrer than Candy Crowley, but his anonymity might protect him from some of the criticism other moderators have faced. | Bob Schieffer kicked things off, but then retreated into the shadows, rarely to be seen again. He was more Jim Lehrer than Candy Crowley, but his anonymity might protect him from some of the criticism other moderators have faced. |
| Israel | Israel |
| "I love Israel more! No, I do!!! No, I love Israel most! I visited them! I toured them! I love them!!!" – as tweeted by the Guardian's Glenn Greenwald. | "I love Israel more! No, I do!!! No, I love Israel most! I visited them! I toured them! I love them!!!" – as tweeted by the Guardian's Glenn Greenwald. |
| Russia | Russia |
| In the past two debates Romney's Big Bird and binder comments were the most memorable soundbites. This time Obama's sarcasm stole the show. Citing Romney's comments earlier this year, when the challenger said Russia was America's biggest geopolitical foe, the president quipped: "The 1980s called, and they want their foreign policy back." | In the past two debates Romney's Big Bird and binder comments were the most memorable soundbites. This time Obama's sarcasm stole the show. Citing Romney's comments earlier this year, when the challenger said Russia was America's biggest geopolitical foe, the president quipped: "The 1980s called, and they want their foreign policy back." |
| Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya | Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya |
| "Let's just agree that these places are tumultuous!" | "Let's just agree that these places are tumultuous!" |
| China | China |
| "They took our jobs! … and our intellectual property!" | "They took our jobs! … and our intellectual property!" |
| Syria | Syria |
| Mitt called Syria "Iran's route to the sea," which might be true if you could see Siberia from Wasilla. | Mitt called Syria "Iran's route to the sea," which might be true if you could see Siberia from Wasilla. |
| Iran | Iran |
| "I'm better than you at imposing crippling sanctions." | "I'm better than you at imposing crippling sanctions." |
| "No, I'm better than you at imposing crippling sanctions." | "No, I'm better than you at imposing crippling sanctions." |
| The military | The military |
| Horses | Horses |
| and bayonets. But not enough! | and bayonets. But not enough! |
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