How Conservative Twitter Saw the Democrat Debate
Tonight, the 5 candidates vying for the Democratic Party nomination went head to head in their first debate. Here’s what conservative Twitter had to say.
First, Sheryl Crow sang the national anthem, and it was…not great.
it's like she trained for 20 years in the ancient martial art of dodging anything identifiable as a note https://t.co/Dyd7gULozt
— The Scandalous DJT (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 14, 2015
Opening statements kicked off the debate:
BOOM. Chafee goes after Hillary "I have no scandals, good judgment, high ethical standards."
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) October 14, 2015
Webb says you need a record "accomplishing different things." Well, that's specific. @93wibc #DemDebate
— Tony Katz (@tonykatz) October 14, 2015
"I'm Martin O'Malley, I taxed the rain and made Baltimore a success" #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/W27HBjVnUi
— IDK LOL ¯(°_o)/¯ (@DefendWallSt) October 14, 2015
Close your eyes. Bernie Sanders is George Steinbrenner from Seinfeld. https://t.co/9EV6ca6QM3
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) October 14, 2015
THE OLDEST WHITE GUY NOW TALKING!!! #DemDebate #partyofdiversity
— Michi I. (@michi83) October 14, 2015
I keep expecting Sanders to shout "Get off my lawn!"
— Brit Hume (@brithume) October 14, 2015
"Hi. I'm Hillary Clinton. For those who have never heard of me.." #Derp
— LMX (@laurenmarie10) October 14, 2015
Y’all, these opening speeches are straight out of Eastern Europe circa mid-20th century. It’s frightening that this is happening in America.
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) October 14, 2015
Once Bernie Sanders went off-the-(high speed?)-rails socialist, Clinton was forced awkwardly to defend capitalism.
Cracking up that Hillary has to defend capitalism (kind of) against Bernie's socialism. #DementiaDebate #DependsDebate #DemDebate
— Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch) October 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/JedediahBila/status/654100869428944896
Chafee might want to re-think that tag line:
Lincoln Chaffee is a block of granite. Okey dokey. #DemDebate
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) October 14, 2015
I'm not really sure saying you're a "block of granite" is a really good argument. "Hi, I'm a rock." Great. #demdebate
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) October 14, 2015
Bernie Sanders was awfully proud of getting a D- from the NRA (and referred to himself in the third person).
"Bernie Sanders has a D- from the NRA." Hey, that's the same grade he got in economics! #DemDebate
— Michael Deppisch (@deppisch) October 14, 2015
"I got an F from the NRA!" — O'Malley.
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) October 14, 2015
"Nu uh my NRA rating is lower!" "No it's not! Mine is!" Shorter #demdebate
— Alyssa (@YR_AlyssaDC) October 14, 2015
The candidates were really into the word “quagmire.”
.@BernieSanders calls #Syria "a quagmire in a quagmire." #DemDebate
— The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) October 14, 2015
If I hear 'quagmire" one more time, CNN better fade to Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones upon the conclusion of this debate. #CNNDebate
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) October 14, 2015
Three quagmires!
— JWF (@JammieWF) October 14, 2015
Jim Webb had a lot of fans on the right.
Except for Webb, You cannot trust these novices to our safety.
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) October 14, 2015
Rubio/Webb 2016
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) October 14, 2015
I'm asking myself if I'd vote for Webb over Trump. I don't know yet.
— Lee Doren (@LDoren) October 14, 2015
Jim Webb really, really is running in the wrong primary. He really is. #demdebate
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) October 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton was prepped with one key phrase on Libya intervention.
"Smart Power At It's Best" is going to be in an ad.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 14, 2015
What about Benghazi?
Cooper: American citizens did lose their lives in Benghazi. Clinton: I'll get to that! #WhatDifferenceAtThisPoint #DemDebate
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) October 14, 2015
"We did not put 1 single American soldier on the ground in Libya." EVEN WHEN OUR PEOPLE WERE UNDER SIEGE & BEGGING FOR HELP. #DemDebate
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) October 14, 2015
National security roundup:
GR8EST nat security threat? Chafee-Middle East, O'Malley-climate, HRC-nuclear threats, Sanders-climate, Webb-China, cyberwarfare, Mid East
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) October 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton went straight for blaming Republicans for her e-mail scandal.
Hillary now claiming to be "as transparent as I knew to be" on emails, then turns to partisanship claim. "I'm still standing," she says.
— Brit Hume (@brithume) October 14, 2015
When she gets indicted I want to play that clip on a loop a thousand times.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 14, 2015
.@HillaryClinton truly believes the law does not apply to her. #DemDebate
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) October 14, 2015
hillary broke laws and jeopardized national security crowd: YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY
— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) October 14, 2015
So, this was a weird question:
“Do all lives matter or do black lives matter?” is actually a question in a debate for a major political party in 2015. Pathetic.
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) October 14, 2015
DEMS AGREE: ALL LIVES DO NOT MATTER
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 14, 2015
When it came to the economy:
So just to catch u up, the Dems r currently debating what decisions they're best qualified to make for other business owners #DemDebate
— Kira Ayn Davis (@RealKiraDavis) October 14, 2015
Important question:
If whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, did this debate technically even happen come tomorrow?
— BFF (@YrBFF) October 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton, well…
Hillary just admitted the only reason we should elect her is b/c she's a woman, even though she's the ultimate political insider. #DemDebate
— C. Whalen Stephens (@CorieWStephens) October 14, 2015
"I would not ask anyone to vote for me based on my last name, I would ask everyone to vote for me based on two X chromosomes." #demdebate
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) October 14, 2015
Hillary – I can't see myself as an insider Millenials – I literally have not known a life where you were not in DC politics
— Political Math (@politicalmath) October 14, 2015
Jim Webb was still the favorite of the conservatives:
If you were an alien visiting this planet right now you would wonder why the Dems can't find any serious competition for Jim Webb.
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) October 14, 2015
Seriously, this debate is Jim Webb and an embarrassingly unserious cast of cartoon characters.
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) October 14, 2015
Closing statements!
Lincoln Chafee looks like an animatronic who escaped from Disney World.
— Christine Rousselle (@crousselle) October 14, 2015
Webb's answer says a lot about his character, and the audience's lack of reaction says a lot about their character. #DemDebate
— KevinC (@ExurbanKevin) October 14, 2015
O’Malley: Republicans are sexist, racist, bigoted religious zealots. Lovely. Just lovely.
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) October 14, 2015
VOTE SANDERS: Because America is the world's worst, most unjust, most backward country.
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) October 14, 2015
HRC Wrapup: "Bow to the inevitable, mammals. My reign will last until the sun cools and the Earth is an icy rock in the dark of space."
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 14, 2015
And then, it was over:
That concludes our night of having a democratic socialist call for revolution against the greedy capitalists.
— Sweet Meteor O'Death (@smod2016) October 14, 2015