"Please proceed, Governor." Translation: "Here's some more rope!"

[KansDem]

0'18"

[gateley]

1. Exactly. And the look on Obama's face!

"Boy, I'm gonna LOVE this!"

[KansDem]

14. Obama was the epitome of "class"

Always a "class act!"

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[font size="1"]class act - someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence

[gateley]

16. Yep. Always. He oozes it.

[Enrique]

2. please proceed to the nearest exit

[tulsakatz]

3. haha....that was my favorite part!

he knew where Romney was going & gave him just enough rope to hang himself!

[yellerpup]

4. Amazing that he couldn't see this coming.

Keep talking, asshat, just keep on talking.

[Walk away]

5. That was a great moment but I'm not fond of lynching analogies. nt

[nichomachus]

8. It's not a lynching analogy

It's playing off the saying that "If you give someone enough rope, they will hang themselves." And that's exactly what Romney did.

[KansDem]

13. It reminds of this quote by Napoleon

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”

Not only do you not interrupt him, but encourage him to continue!

[TlalocW]

6. I think Romney got the sense he was in deep

He sort of expected or actually wanted Obama to continue, hoping that he could call him on something that he would say and then realized he was in some sort of trouble, didn't know what it was, and started stumbling and stuttering.

TlalocW

[JoePhilly]

10. I think Mitt was sure he HAD Obama dead to rights.

He wanted Obama to say he had said something that he did not say. Romney was imagining that clip being played over and over.

Hey had no idea that he'd just made what should be a campaign ending mistake in a debate.

[Justkd1]

7. Probably my favorite moment!

I was on the edge of my seat...then Mitt started stuttering!

[rustydog]

9. "Ass, meet my boot" may be apropos

[KurtNYC]

11. Yes...Binders of women?...

[edhopper]

12. The "Oh, shit!"

fumbling by Robney afterward is priceless.

[central scrutinizer]

15. alternate translation: "Go ahead, make my day"

[NightOwwl]

17. This was my favorite moment of the night.

You could almost see Romney fall as the rug was pulled out from under him.