TWEEKED! The Best Presidential Debate Tweets

I never watch the Presidential Debates for the same reasons I don’t watch beauty pageants, those singing and dancing competitions, and most award shows — they’re too predictable.

Now, don’t get me wrong … I definitely care about the elections and who the President is, but watching the process can often be excruciating, and boring, and terrible. To draw similar comparisons, it’s the equivalent of pretending to care about how some 19-year old girl wants world peace when all I want to see is the swimsuit competition, or hearing Mary Murphy do her “hot tamale train” scream, or YEAAAAAAH One Direction!!! YES OF COURSE THOSE GIRLS SHOULD WIN AGAIN!!!!!

The best part about having to never watch the debates is that Al Gore invented the Internet. I don’t have to sit there for 2 hours listening to both candidates jabber about the economy and how they can take the 3.5558% jobless rate, and divide it by the $80 trillion dollars we owe to China, and then multiply the cost of inflation by the square root of Pi – carry the 2 – then we can lower the budget by $5 million dollarzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz – errr, falling asleep. Please, if I wanted to WATCH a math lesson I would register for the University of Phoenix.

Thankfully, I can skip all of that and just catch the highlights of what happened. And when I say “catch the highlights” I mean I looked on Facebook and Twitter. Most people hate reading social media during election time (and if we’re being honest…political Facebook rants in general) to the point where they block some of their “friends” until the elections are over. Nope…not me, haters. I say bring it on. Give me a solid ten paragraphs as your status update. It saves me from having to read a newspaper (I know, what are those?), or watch the news, or read TIME magazine, or spend even a nanosecond watching FOX news or CNN, or…well, you get the point.

Plus, isn’t it just payback for when sports fans post about every play during the Superbowl any football game? Yes, I know it’s shocking that no one cares about how Cal-State Polytech University beat Westminster Tech on a last second field, or how your fantasy football team sucks because TEBOW WHY CAN’T YOU JUST RUN FOR 7 MORE YARDS!!!! (yes, I shamelessly used Tebow on purpose).

For example, I spent 10 minutes on Twitter and gathered this much about the debates:

1. Obama was “celebrating” his 20th anniversary.

And by “celebrating”, I mean arguing with another man. Uh, side note on this: If most men ever spent their anniversary with anyone other than their wife they would be murdered.

2. I guess Mitt Romney “won” the debate argument.

And by “won” I mean he sounded less like an idiot than Obama did on this particular night. Yeah, according to Twitter Obama sounded like the 2007 South Carolina Miss Teen USA contestant.

Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question

3. Mitt Romney “lied” a lot. Apparently…A WHOLE LOT.

And by “lied” I mean that Democrats said he lied…a lot.

4. The moderator guy, Jim Lehrer, “sucked” and had no control over the candidates.

And by “sucked” I mean he actually lost the debate and not Obama.

5. MITT ROMNEY WANTS TO “KILL” BIG BIRD!!!!!

And by “kill” I mean he just doesn’t want the government to pay for Big Bird’s show anymore. (Plus, if you’re going to kill one of the puppets from Sesame Street, we all know it should be Elmo).

Get it? Because Obama LOVES Big Bird and would NEVER kill him.

But you know who IS killing it? The Gregory Brothers auto-tune of the debate:

Debate Highlights Songified!

So classic. Ok, now here’s the best tweets about the first Presidential Debate of Mitt and Obama:

Obama got that spanking he was looking for on his anniversary. #debate
@ali
Ali A. Akbar

 

Romney seriously threatened to cancel Sesame Street, because that money would be better spent on educating kids.
@ACNewman
Carl Newman

 

After reading all the variations of the debate drinking games, I have decided to simply remove my liver and set it on fire.
@BadAstronomer
Phil Plait

 

That'll do, Big Bird parody accounts.

 

Debate tips: You want to carry a state real quick on the way out...yell Hook Em' or Roll Tide.
@PaulPabst
Paul Pabst

 

 

Mom: "I like Romney now!"Me: "mom, he's a mormon"Mom: "oh! nevermind"
@nachosarah
Sarah Beattie

 

If Obama keeps this up, next year he and Michelle will celebrate their anniversary at Olive Garden. #debate2012
@simonsam
Sam Simon

 

Both presidential candidates just shoved Jim Lehrer into a locker. #debate
@StevenAmiri
Steven Amiri

 

If Obama shows up at the next debate with Big Bird in his corner, WIN!
@ShaneHelmsCom
Gregory Shane Helms

 

apparently my 'Mom' had a strong showing, according to my followers.
@danieltosh
daniel tosh

 

Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award Barack Obama no points, and may God have mercy on his soul.
@_Happy_Gilmore
Happy Gilmore

 

As insufferable as Twitter was tonight just imagine when Tebow is a candidate in 2032
@DanWolken
Dan Wolken

 

The only loser tonight was Big Bird.
@zachbraff
Zach Braff

 

At this point I'm just voting for Obama because I know how bad moving sucks.

 

Debates were super FUN. Can't wait 4 next one. Wish they never ended. Hope they have debates on every night. No more sports. More debates!!
@NickSwardson
Nick Swardson

 

Notice, neither one of those guys offered you free Papa Johns pizza. #PresDebate
@PeytonsHead
Peyton's Head

 

My son's eight year old football team, won their first game 53-3. Romney just won by more than that. #Debate2012
@glennbeck
Glenn Beck

 

The NFL replacement refs just awarded the debate and the presidency to Obama.
@finebaum
Paul Finebaum

 

Obama says "and, and, and" just like Dustin Hoffman coming down the stairs at the end of "Tootsie". He's making it up and it's not working.
@DennisDMZ
Dennis Miller Show

 

 

Mitt Romney reminds me of the guy in high school who only has friends because his parents have a swimming pool. #debate2012 #denverdebate
@chrisrockoz
Chris Rock

 

Obama made a lot of great points tonight. Unfortunately, most of them were for Romney
@billmaher
Bill Maher

 

Obama has gotta be rethinking the decision to go to this rather than Applebees on his anniversary. #debates
@nickgillespie
nickgillespie

 

They should get Kanye to moderate next time:Imma let you finish Romney but Ken Jennings was the best Mormon OF ALL TIME.
@SortaBadass
Brian Essbe

 

Hey 1950 America, in 2012 we are about to vote for a black dude or a Mormon for president. Bet you didn't see that coming #debate
@OwenBenjamin
Owen Benjamin

 

Don't worry, Jim Lehrer, it gets better. #stopbullying
@HuffPostHill
HuffPost Hill

 

Jim Lehrer at dinner: "You messed up my order. I asked for a steak." Waitress: "You'll shut up and eat that soup." Lehrer: "Yep."
@thatdjgallo
DJ Gallo

 

where is the orchestra from the Emmys when you need them! #debates
@NishaChittal
Nisha Chittal

 

While this debate is happening, someone is robbing the white house. #debate
@birbigs
Mike Birbiglia

 

Do they build the actual debate sets so generic to make it easy for SNL to replicate?
@darrenrovell
darren rovell

 

Obama better hope a Kicked Ass is covered under Obamacare.
@DennisDMZ
Dennis Miller Show

 

Was George Clooney Obama's reaction coach? #debate
@StevenAmiri
Steven Amiri

 

This debate moderation is so rough I think Golden Tate was just awarded a touchdown
@NateRavitz
Nate Ravitz

 

If I were the moderator, this debate would be a double DQ! Obama didn't obey the 5 count!
@jimmykorderas
Jimmy Korderas

 

Obama is waiting for the right moment to pull out Bin Laden's skull from behind the podium. Wait for it. Wait for it... #debate #PresDebate
@chrisrockoz
Chris Rock

 

Obama talks to the camera like this is an episode of Modern Family. #MockTheVote
@LaurenGreenberg
Lauren Greenberg

 

Imagine how mad Obama and Romney are both going to be when they find out that Golden Tate is being named the winner of this debate.
@johnpboyle
John Boyle

 

I have to admit they're both pretty handsome. I'm waiting for the swimsuit competition to decide. #debates
@hereinid
Kristi Harrison

 

I liked Romney better when he was Winthorpe's friend in Trading Places. #MocktheVote

 

If I were a politician I'd use the line "Lets not talk about the economy... I want to focus on the econom-us." Then we'd make-out.
@laurenreeves
Lauren Reeves

2 thoughts on “TWEEKED! The Best Presidential Debate Tweets”

  1. Great points made. Why watch the debate when I can just read this instead of paying attention in my Con Law class?!

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