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What Was Your Favorite Moment of Election 2012?

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by Mary Noble

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Admit it. If you're a politics junkie, you get a visceral pleasure from certain kinds of campaign moment – whether it's seeing your own team score points, or the other side score an own goal.

We've rounded up some of our favorites below. But we'd like to know - which was your favorite campaign moment during election 2012?

For Republicans:

1. Clint Eastwood's empty chair riff. A classic in political theater.

2. "If you had a business, you didn't build that." It really doesn't get much better than Obama confirming his alleged socialism in a public speech. He later explained, "I didn't say that" - his faulty grammar merely made it sound that way.

3. "College graduates should not have to live out their 20s in their childhood bedrooms, staring up at fading Obama posters." The biggest laugh line from Paul Ryan's one-liner-packed RNC speech.

For the Democrats:

1. "#Romneyshambles." Romney's gaffes in Britain inspired a raging Twitter trend – and brought delight to the heart of many a Democrat.

2. "Romney didn't pay taxes for 10 years." Many Dems publicly deplored Harry Reid's "irresponsible" remarks, while privately relishing them.

4. "By the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon." Promising the moon = vintage Gingrich.

For Libertarians:

1. Ron Paul's farewell. His speech on the House floor was a sad moment but classic Paul.

2. Marijuana. It became entirely legal in two states.

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  • Rocker
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    You really want my honest to goodness opinion? I really didn't pay much attention to any of it preferring not to waste my time on millionaire or better politicians (whom we all know will say or play up anything and everything to get elected/re-elected). And knowing full well when it comes down to it, being middle class, working, taxpayers, we will get the green weenie again at first opportunity bearing the brunt of cannonfodder, lay-offs, congressional inactivity, and sundry other burdens, plus getting the blame for everything else.
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    Coolvoter
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    By takers you mean war vets?
    War vets get their check.
    Why do you hate war vets so much man?
    Also what was romneys economic reform plan?(You he apparently had his meds together)
    Please and Thankyou
  • CATTLEPROD
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    @Coolvoter Why is it you keep coming back to war vets, who I never mentioned, other than to reply to you and say I agree they earned thier money. Do you think war vets are the only people collecting a government check? Are you a democrat/communist plant trying to place false information about something I never said?
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    Coolvoter
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    @CATTLEPROD
    No but you say all welfare people, and that's not the case at all.
    Some people on welfare abuse the system. That is bad.
    But not everybody does..
    Romneys father did not?
  • Zazziness
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    The repeated amusement from reading a rightwing shock jock put forth a ridiculous and false talking point (like the people who voted for Mr. Obama were all takers) and then watching unthinking fans make fools of themselves by endlessly repeating them
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    Coolvoter
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    I turned the news to fox near the end, and they almost had me believe be had even kind of a chance...
    Scary stuff!
    Saving republicans from themselves is a tough job!!
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    Coolvoter
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    There was never hope for that Mormon fool.
    Aren't mormons a mainstream religion now. Do they get tax exempt status?
    Seems like a smart idea in a fiscal cliff
  • Neo_NtheMatrix
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    Not just Hurricane Sandy, but Hurricane Christie too. It was sickening to see him campaigning on obama's behalf the last week of the election.
  • RedFloppyShoes
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    @Neo_NtheMatrix I agree. It was all encompassing. Then again, where the hell was Romney during that time. He just fell off the face of the earth.

    And yes, Christie makes me sick
  • Neo_NtheMatrix
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    @RedFloppyShoes - The leftist media wasn't given Romney any coverage at that time. It's how the leftists typically work. It was sickening to see so many leftists fawning and falling over obama in praise for him simply doing the job he was supposed to be doing.
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    Yvonne
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    @Neo_NtheMatrix I guess people were "fawning and falling over Obama" because with Hurricane Katrina we didn't see the President do the job he was supposed to do!
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    Cheenoguy
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    Of the entire election it was watching the local news declare Joe Donnely the victory over Richard "rape is a gift from god" Murdock.
    Of just presidential politics? The sound of Karl Rove's donors' money going down the toilet.
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    woodtick57
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    Yes, that (and Atkin's defeat) had to be one of the highlights of the political cycle...maybe there is yet hope for the republican party....
  • mimi57
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    Was when the debates were over and I didn't have to hear the lies and bull coming from Obama's mouth. Also, so glad not to have to see him patronizing
    the public and smirking ...so juvenile and un -presidential and quite sickening..
    not to mention that laughing hyena, clueless , nutty Biden. Yep, glad it's over!
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    mimi57
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    What was Obama's?He had four years and still didn't put one together! Too busy
    you know, partying w/ Hollywoood , vacationing, golf, etc. All those 'important'
    things, instead of silly little details like trying to get a budget together and run the
    country...who has time for that?!
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    Thegrif
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    Thats right Romney didn't bitch slap Obama in the first debate, Lib media did not even agree that Obama got slapped around, it never happened.
    Hey as long as you are all happy with Obama, its fine with me.
    And you white Libs are in good shape, well as long as you keep siding with the so called minorities you are anyway. Cause thats who won Obama the Presidency, but when you din't agree, on that special day, what do you do then.
  • DARSB
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    @Thegrif "Lib media did not even agree that Obama got slapped around,"

    Apparently you missed the Chris Matthews meltdown.
  • Thegrif
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    @DARSB post the first debale immediately after debate ended almost every chan I turned to was talking down Obama. All the big Network for example. Of course by the next morning it was the typical lib spin.
    Look I get it Obama won and you all are Obama Lovers. All I know is I dont see a better America, I dont see a healing America, I dont see work for people, I dont see a unified America. I see a leader who wants us divided and dependant.
    Obama has been in charge for 4 years so this is on him.
    U dont agree, I get that, but that is my opinion. All I can say, like a close friend told me, prepare for anarchy, so I am.
  • DARSB
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    @Thegrif unemployment down, housing starts up, economy growing at around 3%, one war done the other on schedule to end - despite the best obstructive efforts of the GOP.
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    Coolvoter
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    The part here Romney never told us his Economic reform plan.
    It's funny how many votes for him even though he REFUSED to share that important little tid bit.

    I feel like everyone with a Romney sticker was drunk.. Noone could seriously think he was a half decent choice
  • Roco
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    I wasn't even watching the election results until a friend called and told me to turn to Fox. What a major meltdown! It had so much of a negative effect on Fox that they kicked him to the curb. Wow! All that money for nothing.
  • PNWest
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    @Roco What is incredible about it is that Rove seemed to think that if he could only stop Fox from making the call that Romney might still win. He actually thought that Fox News could create reality. I thought that only regular Fox News viewers believed that.
  • Denizen_Kate
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    My favorite moments were post-election. It's a toss-up between Karl Rove red-faced and apoplectic trying to blame the loss on almost everything but the GOP's disconnect from the public, and Rush Limbaugh virtually in tears and talking about appeasing women voters with free birth control, clueless as usual regarding what is important to women voters.

    If I must pick a pre-election moment, it would be the bayonets comment during the foreign policy debate.
  • Vance1
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    @paperdragons81
    Indeed so do I.
    47% of the American population is on welfare and they want more from us working folks
  • paperdragons81
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    Vance1 I agree with most of your post, I am a christan first, and a conservative 2nd you both have valid points on the bible, this last one statement was a little much though... Jesus never turned no sinner away, and gives you your life to repent for your sins..
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  • blondegirl214
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    Michele Obama's speech was great, Clint Eastwoods craziness was good, and seeing Obama finally grow a pair and kick Romneys lying azz up one side and down the other in that last debate was pretty sweet too.
  • Waynestew
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    Michelle Obama's DNC speach was great. Romney slapping Obama around in the first debate was shocking. Eastwood's RNC speech was dumb. BUT THE BEST PART OF THE ELECTION WAS THE ELECTION WAS THE END. Carl Rove's meltdown was priceless.
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