The second Presidential debate is now behind us. Thank the gods. I don’t think I could take another minute of Donald Trump’s incessant sniffing. Or his pathological lying. Following along on Twitter was both fun and groan-inducing. Here’s some of what went down.
I followed along the timeline of the debate, under the hashtag #debate. These are some of the Twitterverse’s reactions:
Trump apparently studied for this debate by picking off random word tiles from his refrigerator. #debate
— Bill Harnsberger (@BillinPortland) October 10, 2016
"We're gonna make America safe again." That means women can expect Trump to live abroad? #debate #mepolitics
— Bruce Bourgoine (@BruceBourgoine) October 10, 2016
Trump at the #debate: “I have tremendous respect for women and women have respect for me.”
Women: pic.twitter.com/aQxi4dHWXw
— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) October 10, 2016
Trump has that same bad mic that makes him sound like a whiny coke fiend again. #Debate
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) October 10, 2016
Trump just made the fact checkers hang themselves. #debate
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) October 10, 2016
Special prosecutor for the emails? Um…Jesus, he really is pandering to the Breitbart crew. This is unhinged. #debate
— Jennifer (@leftyjennyc) October 10, 2016
I will vote for her strictly because of how calm and patient she is able to be in the face of this petulant child. #debate
— Grace Parra (@GraceParra360) October 10, 2016
Threatening to jail your opponent if you win is the single most important step towards fascism and authoritarianism. #debate
— Svante Myrick (@SvanteMyrick) October 10, 2016
As a Canadian, I promise you our system is not "catastrophic."
Leaving the hospital with a bill you can't pay, that's a catastrophe #debate
— Andrew Tumilty (@AndrewTumilty) October 10, 2016
Horrific to watch him imply all Muslims are terrorists directly to a Muslim woman. A new low, even for him. #debate
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) October 10, 2016
I think this dude just flipped to "decided voter" pic.twitter.com/h6WRytOhEs
— Clay Skipper (@SkipperClay) October 10, 2016
I LOVE THE INTERNET 😂😂 #debate pic.twitter.com/D9RLJh6V4Y
— Common White Girl (@girlposts) October 10, 2016
Martha Raddatz is about to tell @realDonaldTrump to go her a switch off the tree & bring it to her. #debate
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) October 10, 2016
It sounds like Trump just took the side of Assad, Russia and Iran… This is absolutely bizarre. #debate
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) October 10, 2016
HE AND I HAVEN'T SPOKEN AND I DISAGREE?? He's your running mate, dude! What the hell?? #debate
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) October 10, 2016
Hil's face is basically an english teacher listening to a student explain that a woman named Scarlett wrote a letter to someone. #debate
— Kate Vatter (@KateVatter) October 10, 2016
"How stupud is our country?"
Well, you're up there, so…#Debate— PeriodsforPols (@periodsforpols) October 10, 2016
This is the worst SNL sketch ever. #debate
— Andrea Barber (@andreabarber) October 10, 2016
I feel like I'm watching Hermione Granger being forced to debate Yosemite Sam like he's an equal. #debate
— Lindsay Ellis (@thelindsayellis) October 10, 2016
Even though they've basically given up on rhyming at this point, this is one of the best rap battles I've ever seen #debate
— Ali Spagnola (@alispagnola) October 10, 2016
And that was just the Top Tweets! I felt my brian might ooze out my ears if I looked at the Live Tweets. As of this writing, there are literally many thousands of Tweets under the Live tab, still coming at a rate of 50 per minute. But I wanted to get to bed before next Wednesday. I invite you to go have a look. This was just under the #debate hashtag, though. Be advised that there are also #debate2016, #debatelive and #debatelivestream. Have fun!
One thing Trump did get correct on Sunday night and that is that Twitter is all about communication. Unfortunately for him, however, it’s also about screen caps and saving things to hard drives. Nothing he Tweets will ever disappear. He ought to remember that if he decides to start Tweeting at 3:00am again. Twitter is always on, always populated and is always ready to make history.
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