Round three of the presidential debates was last night. And people who went in expecting to have their asses blown off with the two candidates going at each other for a final climactic showdown were mildly disappointed.

No asses were blown off here, unfortunately.

The main take-aways from the debate: Mitt Romney doesn't know where Syria is, neither candidate talked about Cuba in a FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE, and the Internet LOVES a good meme.

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Everyone mount up on their horses and grab a bayonet!

Let's recap this sucker!

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Libertarian Gary Johnson: not in attendance last night.

As the lights came down in the debate hall at Lynn University, the co-chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, Frank Fahrenkopf, took the stage.

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- Photos: Final 2012 Presidential Debate at Lynn University

He thanked us all for being there, and noted that the commission faces some challenges. In particular, he said, "I'm going to tell you a secret:" just that morning, a restraining order, filed by a third-party candidate who wasn't invited to the debates, had been lifted.

That candidate was the Libertarian Gary Johnson, who filed for a court order to prevent the debate from going forward unless he was invited.

He was eventually defeated by the two-party machine, but his supporters were outside at Lynn anyway, spitting into the wind of democracy.

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Mitt Romney is keeping his distance from Rick Scott, but Rick Scott isn't keeping his distance from Mitt Romney today, making the rounds outside the debate hall and stumping for Romney and the Republican ticket.
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... and it's only 4:00. We're finally on the internet here in the media center, where hundreds of journalists from around the world are already milling about, teetering on flimsy folding chairs, wrestling each other for spaces at the tiny work tables, and going absolutely berserk at the sight of John McCain talking on his cell phone. More »

The one and only debate between Bill Nelson and Connie Mack went down Wednesday night at Nova Southeastern University, and it had all the decorum and civility of the last three minutes of Reservoir Dogs.

The two candidates took to their respective podiums and immediately began attacking each others' records and character and doing all that stuff that makes modern-day politics such a hoot.

The hourlong televised debate tackled taxing and spending issues, voting records, accusations of extreme partisanship, and cows.

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A few weeks ago, the first presidential debate took place, in which Barack Obama was replaced by a sock puppet and Mitt Romney was declared President for Life. The Mittbot was spirited and on the offense, while pointing his finger and blaming the president for all the ills of society while Obummer just stood there and took it. Everything Romney said was one big pile of horseshit. But still. He won!

But in last night's debate in Long Island, the sock puppet was gone and we finally got back Velvet Thunder Obama. 

While he answered with a clear and concise voice filed with conviction, Romnom seemed petulant, irritable, and downright annoyed. This time, there was no Jim Lehrer to be all, Talk about your differences and I'll just sit here and say nothing for five minutes... and GO.

This time we had a moderator who acted like she wanted to be there, fact-checked on the spot, and probably, according to every GOPer you can find today, was totally in the tank for Obama.

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- Mitt Romney Wins Debate by Way of Lies, Lies, and More Lies

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Old man ain't care.

Whether you think Obama was replaced by a sock puppet or Mitt was a mound of horse poo or have declared the election a landslide for Romney based on one debate, one thing we can all agree on from last night: Jim Lehrer sucked.

Between getting bullied by Mitt and letting Obama ramble and mumbling his questions and shuffling his papers... it was as if Lehrer was all, "The debate is this Wednesday? You mean tonight? Shit." 

And then went off and got himself a bottle of Hennessy. 

And then took a nap.

During the debate.

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