{"id":297,"date":"2012-10-28T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-10-28T05:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astudentguidetoelection2012.wordpress.com\/?p=31"},"modified":"2012-10-28T00:00:48","modified_gmt":"2012-10-28T05:00:48","slug":"third-presidential-debate-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/artofblogging\/2012\/10\/third-presidential-debate-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"Third presidential debate tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the political world, Twitter has found its niche as a function of the 24-hour news cycle, a bastion of every sort of opinion or form of expression, and a facilitator of news headlines and updates.\u00a0 More importantly, it allows for unfiltered and accessible political discourse and discussion, updates instantly, and is a much more efficient system for becoming politically aware. With an instantly updating home page and easy access to the most prestigious (or not) of political personalities, discovering the day\u2019s news was never more pain-free. In honor of Twitter\u2019s role in politics, this week I have decided to approach my blog in a different way.<\/p>\n

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Here is a series of would-be tweets (like most college students, I have a busy schedule and had to watch on Youtube a few days after) as a sort of live blogging of this Monday\u2019s Presidential Debate.<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelection2012: Romney \u2013 \u201cGreatest threat of all: Iran 4 years closer to a Nuclear weapon\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelection2012: Romney congratulates Obama on taking out Osama Bin Laden, but \u201cwe can\u2019t kill our way out of this mess\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelection2012: Romney \u2013 we need a comprehensive strategy to reject radical, violent extremism<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelection2012: President Obama \u2013 \u201cmy first job as commander in chief is to keep the American people safe, and that\u2019s what we\u2019ve done in the past 4 years\u201d #commanderinchief<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelection2012: President Obama \u2013 Mr. Romney, your strategy is not designed to keep us safe<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelection2012: Romney \u2013 my strategy is to go after the bad guys<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelection2012: Romney – We have to help these nations create civil societies #dowe?<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: spouting statistics doesn\u2019t show experience in foreign policy #incumbentchallengerproblems<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Pres. Obama \u2013 \u201cthe 1980s are calling for their Foreign Policy back\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Pres. Obama \u2013 \u201cI know you haven\u2019t been in a position to actually execute FP, but every time you\u2019ve offered one you\u2019ve been wrong\u201d\u00a0 #debateburns<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelection2012: Pres. Obama \u2013 \u201cIsrael is a true friend\u201d #Israel #foreignallies<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Romney \u2013 need to make sure Syrian arms don\u2019t get into the wrong hands #middleeastarmsbattle<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Romney \u2013 \u201cI don\u2019t want our military involved in Syria\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Pres. Obama \u2013 \u201cWhat you just heard is Governor Romney doesn\u2019t have different ideas, and that\u2019s because we\u2019re doing exactly what we should be doing\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Pres. Obama \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s very hard to project leadership around the world if we aren\u2019t doing what we need to\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Romney \u2013 \u201cOur purpose is to make sure the world is peaceful\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Romney \u2013 \u201cWe don\u2019t know what the world is going to throw at us down the road\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Pres. Obama \u2013 \u201cAmerica is stronger now than when I came into office\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Romney \u2013 \u201cWe are going to have North American energy independence\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Pres. Obama \u2013 \u201cWe know we\u2019ve fallen behind in math and science\u201d #education<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: The number one thing Romney will get rid of? Nothing but #obamacare<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: #thatawkwardmoment when all three people are talking at the same time<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Obama \u2013 \u201cWe also have less horses and bayonets\u201d #USmilitary<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Best moderator yet #Bobschieffer<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Obama \u2013 \u201cEverything Mr. Romney just said is untrue\u201d #factcheck<\/p>\n

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Retweet @factcheckdotorg: Romney says Obama did an \u201capology tour\u201d of foreign nations after becoming president. Not so. Ow.ly\/eGy8y<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Schieffer \u2013 \u201cWith respect sir, you laid out quite a program there\u201d<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: \u201cafter a decade at war it\u2019s time to do some nation building at home\u201d #Barackobama<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: How much does FP affect voting? the candidates seem to agree on more FP issues than they disagree on<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelections2012: Terrorism and Nat. Sec. 5th<\/sup> in deciding votes http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/158336\/foreign-policy-data-roundup-americans-candidates-issues.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

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Retweet @factcheckdotorg: Obama says Romney wouldn\u2019t have provide any gov\u2019t assistance for automakers. But Romney did propose loan guarantees. Ow.ly\/eGA20<\/p>\n

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Astudentguidetoelection2012: Pretty good speech by Mr. Romney at the end of the debate #blamegame<\/p>\n

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