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2012 Elections

Zingers and Facts: Top 10 Storified quotes from the presidential debate

Last night was the first presidential debate for the upcoming election and Storify users quoted many voices to tell the story. Here are the most used.

  1. These are the most quoted media elements by Storify users telling the story of the first presidential debate last night. From comedians to fact-checkers, see the top ten Storified quotes, as in the media elements used the most in multiple stories:
  2. 1. Comedian Conan O'Brien sarcastically speculates on Governor Mitt Romney's debate prep:
  3. ConanOBrien
    Conan O'Brien@ConanOBrien
    Romney prepped for tonight’s debate by debating with a man whose views differ radically from his own: himself from 8 years ago.
    Wed, Oct 03 2012 13:17:56
  4. 2. Fact check: Think Progress has details on Romney's tax plan:
  5. thinkprogress
    ThinkProgress@thinkprogress
    Romney says he is not going to cut taxes for the rich. NOT TRUE: thkpr.gs/PRisED
    Wed, Oct 03 2012 18:10:22
  6. 3. Big Bird and PBS were trending, according to Twitter's official count:
  7. gov
    Twitter Government@gov
    17,000 Tweets per minute for "Big Bird" and 10,000 Tweets per minute for "PBS". #debates
    Wed, Oct 03 2012 18:40:07
  8. 4. President Barack Obama took aim at Romney's pledge:
  9. MoveOn
    MoveOn.org@MoveOn
    Obama: "Independent studies looking at this said the only way to meet Gov. Romney's pledge ... is by burdening middle class families."
    Wed, Oct 03 2012 18:17:07
  10. 5. Social commentator Bill Maher recapped the winner, the loser and Jim Lehrer's performances:
  11. billmaher
    Bill Maher@billmaher
    my rating: Romney won the debate, Obama had the facts on his side, and Lehrer sucked. Next debate, get @SethMacFarlane to host!
    Wed, Oct 03 2012 19:34:48
  12. 6. MoveOn.org says no to Romney's Medicare plans:
  13. MoveOn
    MoveOn.org@MoveOn
    Romney just admitted he wants to turn Medicare into a "voucher program" "for future people" -- talk about a bad idea. #DebateWatch
    Wed, Oct 03 2012 18:46:12
  14. 7. NFL running back Reggie Bush thinks that Romney won the debate, but Obama will win re-election:
  15. reggie_bush
    Reggie Bush@reggie_bush
    I think Romney was over aggressive at times but definitely won the debate. However I think Obama will be re elected as president
    Wed, Oct 03 2012 19:49:54
  16. 8. PolitiFact rejects the statement that Obamacare is a government takeover of health care:
  17. politifact
    PolitiFact@politifact
    Obamacare is a government takeover of health care? That was the 2010 Lie of the Year. ow.ly/ecO9V #debate
    Wed, Oct 03 2012 19:09:55
  18. 9. Romney calls Obama "bro" during the debate in this YouTube video sampled from the debate:
  19. Mitt Romney Calls Obama Bro in national debate
    supertoxicsquid
    ·
    Wed, Oct 03 2012 18:36:38
  20. 10. Vice President Joe Biden summarizes the debate from his point of view:
  21. JoeBiden
    Joe Biden@JoeBiden
    Folks, I hope you saw what I saw tonight: President Obama's the choice to move us forward, not back. –Joe
    Wed, Oct 03 2012 20:05:10

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