Tweeting the final presidential debate
Politics
As you watch tonight's final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., follow the running commentary from WORLD Washington Bureau reporter J.C. Derrick on Twitter (@WORLD_mag) and posted below (refresh this page to see the latest tweets):
Homeland security? Guantanamo? Fast and Furious? Religious minorities in the #ME? Human rights anywhere? No debate in so-called #debate.
— Mindy Belz (@mcbelz) October 23, 2012
An end to the debate that was not. No serious talk jihadism, EU, Russia, no Benghazi, no connect between nat'l security & US economy.
— Mindy Belz (@mcbelz) October 23, 2012
Less spirited debate than the first two. Probably not a game-changer for either side.
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Debate ends with a lot more talk on the economy than Benghazi. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama: Last 4 years have been spent digging out of policies that have been "wrong and reckless." Romney wants to go back to them. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
How Obama can act morally superior on the national debt is truly astonishing. #lynndebate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Class debate technic: When your opponent is making a good point, interrupt him. Obama just did. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: Again, attacking me is not talking about an agenda. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: I want to be strong partner with China, but I won't let them walk all over us. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: Greatest threat is nuclear Iran. Now let's talk about China. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
We're 75 minutes into this #debate. Romney should force the conversation back to Libya. Important issue whether Schieffer thinks so or not.
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: We need to do more than killing bad guys. We have to move the world away from Islamic extremism. We haven't done that yet. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: It's widely reported about our use of drones and I complete the president's decision on that entirely. #debate 2012
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
For those watching #debate2012, you made the right decision. Giants beating Cards 7-0 in NLCS Game 7 - 5th inning.
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama has 3:10 more speaking time than Romney so far. Schieffer says "you'll catch up" to Romney. #debate2012
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: POTUS received a letter from 38 Democratic senators asking him to repair tension with Israel. Obama doesn't respond. #debate2012
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: I look around the world and I don't see our influence rising, I see it receding. #debate2012
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
When Obama mentions standing behind religious minorities, I think of the Catholic Church and must dissent.Am I alone in that?
— Eric Metaxas (@ericmetaxas) October 23, 2012
Romney: My relationship with Israel is not such that I would get a call saying they are bombing Iran. #debate2012
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: You went to ME countries (not Israel) and said America had been dismissive and derisive. That's why it was an apology tour. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: We're four years closer to a nuclear Iran. We should not have wasted this time. #debate2012
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama: Story of his apology tour is the "biggest whopper" of the campaign. #debate2012
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney recalls Obama's apology tour when he took office. "It is imperative for a president to show strength from the start." #debate2012
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama has spent a lot of time talking about Romney foreign policy - while reminding him that his policies haven't been tested. #debate2012
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Pres opposed Iran sanctions when in the senate and opposed tough sanctions congress tried to pass.
— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) October 23, 2012
Obama says he will stand with Israel if they are attacked. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
What does "stand with Israel" mean?Is an attack on Israel an attack on the U.S.?That was the question. #Debate
— Bernard Goldberg (@BernardGoldberg) October 23, 2012
Obama says we have less ships, but we also have less horses and bayonets. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney points out that he's balanced budgets, Obama has never done it. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama says his budget proposal is not driven by politics. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney wants to cut discretionary spending by 5% with the exclusion of military spending. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Schieffer kept pretty good control the first few minutes, but he's now allowing them to go on extended stump speeches. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: We're on the road to Greece if we don't stop this spending binge. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Candidates have made a sharp turn into full economic policy with foreign references thrown in.
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: Obama said unemployment would be 5.4 percent. We're 9 million behind that.
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama says the country is stronger now than when he came into office. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: Tension between us and Israel is very unfortunate. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: In order for us to lead, America must be strong. You can't have 23 million unemployed, an economy growing less than the last year.
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: The world thinks less of us when our debt is so high and the economy languishing. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney says he agreed with taking out Mubarak. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama: It's very hard to project leadership around the world when we're not taking care of things at home. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama: Ultimately what makes Egyptian revolution successful is economic success of young people who sparked it. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama continues to try to redefine Romney's positions - continuing trend he started in previous debates. Romney keeps correcting. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: I believe Assad will go, but I want to make sure we are on friendly terms with those who replace him. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama: I am confident Assad's days are number...then goes into attack on Romney's position. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
What Am vets want to hear is a prez who will defend gains & sacrifice in Iraq, not defend failed fp policy there. #debate
— Mindy Belz (@mcbelz) October 23, 2012
Romney says he won't give Russia's Putin a pass "and certainly won't say I'll have more flexibility after the election." #debate #zinger
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: Attacking me is not an agenda. It's not helping us solve our problems in the region. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama: "I know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy." #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney: We've seen a rising tide of chaos in the ME. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney went out of his way not to attack Obama on first question. Obama says Romney's position is "all over the map." #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Obama: I took leadership in organizing an international coalition to liberate Libya. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Romney congratulates Obama on getting bin Laden, "but we can't kill our way out of this." #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
Schieffer soft tosses Romney a chance at redemption on Libya. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
First segment tonight is on the challenge of a changing Middle East. Moderator Bob Schieffer says two topics in first segment. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
After the candidates split the first two debates, tonight is the rubber match between Obama and Romney. #debate
— WORLD Magazine (@WORLD_mag) October 23, 2012
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