I didn’t watch last night’s presidential debate, or the previous presidential debate, but I did make the minimal effort to stay informed by reviewing pictures from the debates. The pictures allow me to imagine my own version of how I wish the debates had gone, and you’d be surprised how much more positive you feel about the direction of America when you can’t hear what the politicians are saying.
“♫ Just the two of us. We can make it we trrryyyyy. Just the two of us. Just you and I.”
“A priest, a rabbi, a Democrat, and a gay duck walk into a French bar…”
“Could I trouble you for a blurry, out of focus picture with me, so I have a souvenir to show people my lack of shame?”
“Romney is the absolute worst. That guy gives me the creeps. The worst thing about Romney is…he’s right behind me, isn’t he?”
Moderator: “If you had to pinpoint the biggest threat facing America, what would it be?”
- “And the Emperor was like ‘Join us or die!’ and Luke Skywalker was all like ‘I’ll never join you!’ and the Emperor was like totally pissed and started shooting lightning from his fingers. I can’t believe you’ve never heard of it!”
“Mitt, Ann told me not to say anything, and she’ll probably deny it if you ask her about it, but she thinks you should drop out.”
“I still don’t see what the Macarena has to do with being President.”
The Good Greatsby 
Life With The Top Down
October 17, 2012
This is sooooooooo much better than the reality. Laughing out loud on this one!
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
And because I didn’t see the debates I have the option of believing this really is the reality.
Life With The Top Down
October 17, 2012
Which is the icing on the cake! I did watch, but I also kept up with Bill Maher’s sarcastic twitter posts to keep things balanced.
Carl D'Agostino
October 17, 2012
Great job and funny.
dianasschwenk
October 17, 2012
hahaha that amazing, that’s actually how it went down!
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
You’re my witness if anyone challenges the legitimacy of my version.
dianasschwenk
October 17, 2012
What? I don’t know what you’re talking about… (grinning)
Bill Hayes
October 17, 2012
That made I laugh, that did!
The Waiting
October 17, 2012
I like the Macarena one the best! This is hilarious! My husband and I didn’t watch the debate either but he was on Tumblr watching all the new debate image macros go by and he said that they were a lot better.
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
Following the ironic commentary on social media seems to be much more popular than actually watching the debates.
She's a Maineiac
October 17, 2012
Oh, so good to start out my day with a laugh. I think you should be the next debate moderator. They could have a dance-off!
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
I’d vote for whichever candidates does the Gangnam Style dance first.
Hippie Cahier
October 17, 2012
From your lips to David Axelrod’s and Karl Rove’s ears. Let’s make this happen.
Shannygirl
October 17, 2012
Love it!
Shannygirl
October 17, 2012
Reblogged this on Shanpagne all around and commented:
Awesome.. just awesome
vb holmes
October 17, 2012
Wish we actually could find a little humor in this election (I know, I know…”the whole thing IS a joke”).
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
Let’s keep laughing because if we stopped to think about it all we’d feel pretty sad.
Lenore Diane
October 17, 2012
A lighthearted take on the debate. More of these are needed. This is almost as good as an after dinner mint.
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
Have you tried reading it with an after dinner mint? Maybe they’d work well together.
Vanessa Chapman
October 17, 2012
This is brill! Very funny. I shall expect these from you on all major political debates now – perhaps you could tackle some UK politicians too!
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
When is Cameron up for re-election?
Nicole Smeltzer
October 17, 2012
Ha! My husband and I did watch it last night with the mute button on. It was much better that way.
writerdood
October 17, 2012
Awesome! Your captions are right on. I had the volume up, and this is exactly what they said! Or maybe it was the kids talking over the debate. Either way, your accuracy is uncanny.
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
Maybe I should seek work as a lip reader.
mistyslaws
October 17, 2012
The macarena is actually KEY to deciding the best presidential candidate. It’s all about the hip movements!!
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
I agree. The hip movements have to be crisp but not too sexual because that’s not very presidential.
meredithallen
October 18, 2012
This is the greatest comment on the greatest debate commentary I’ve seen all day. Thanks for that!
Spectra
October 18, 2012
– then how do they make new, baby presidents?
spilledinkguy
October 18, 2012
I thought baby presidents were dropped off by a presidential seal.
Or was it a stork? But… yeah… stork or seal. One of those.
RFL
October 17, 2012
So funny!
Jess Witkins
October 17, 2012
Why presidential dance offs aren’t more popular is beyond me.
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
I honestly believe a YouTube clip of Romney doing the Gangnam Style dance would put him over the top.
Jess Witkins
October 19, 2012
Don’t give him any ideas! It could out number the YouTube hits he got for using the term “mad bling” to a black man. Then the entire interweb would come crashing down!
philosophermouseofthehedge
October 17, 2012
Fresh Press worthy!
(You know that odd operation they do with some dogs to fix them where they can’t bark? Do you suppose…..)
Don't Quote Lily
October 17, 2012
Thanks for the laugh. 🙂 This was much better than watching it, not that I ever planned to watch anyway.
sparksmcgee
October 17, 2012
That’s what the Canadian federal election debate is like, except there are 5 candidates and at the end of the evening they kill the one with the lowest rating.
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
I’d feel so guilty about watching that debate, but I would watch it.
DiatribesAndOvations.com
October 17, 2012
Awesome. I didn’t watch but now I feel caught up.
The Good Greatsby
October 18, 2012
I’ve watched other debates and they never actually talk about anything. I’m 99% sure you didn’t miss anything important.
Audrey
October 17, 2012
Your version is WAY better!
Michelle Gillies
October 17, 2012
You see, that is a debate I would have watched. I also think how a man looks doing the Macarena has a lot to do with being President. Note the position of each man’s hand. The claw hand is not for me.
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
His dance movements just aren’t as crisp as you would expect in a president.
susielindau
October 17, 2012
Your blog keeps getting funnier! Leno or Letterman should be calling you soon. Their writers suck!
We are on vacation. The debate was on in a bar we walked into last night. In a couple of seconds they changed the channel to the baseball game. A lot more entertaining I expect!
The Good Greatsby
October 17, 2012
The people in charge of the debate should have had better sense than to schedule the debates or the election in the middle of the baseball playoffs.
SocietyRed
October 17, 2012
More than usual I’m laughing like an idiot at work. Classic! Especially the Luke Skywalker frame.
The Good Greatsby
October 18, 2012
I still can’t believe Obama has never heard of Star Wars. Or maybe he was just pretending as a joke so Romney would spend ten minutes explaining it.
Erin McNaughton
October 18, 2012
Brilliant! I watched the debate and rolled my eyes the entire time. This was infinitely better. The Good Greatsby for President!! Let’s get some Macarena going up in this country!
The Good Greatsby
October 18, 2012
My eyes couldn’t take all that eye-rolling. My doctor advised tuning out politics for the foreseeable future or I’d have to have my eyes replaced.
pegoleg
October 18, 2012
I wasn’t able to watch the debate because I was busy, so thank you for this succinct summary. Now I feel I have all the information I need to make an informed choice when I go to the polls. Unless I don’t go because I’m, you know, busy again.
The Good Greatsby
October 18, 2012
I’m too busy to be informed, watch the debates, register to vote, or find out when the election is.
Elyse
October 18, 2012
I actually heard a real political pundit saying that that’s how you should watch the debate. Because that’s how most viewers decide who won — body language.
Which also explains George W Bush’s presidency.
The Good Greatsby
October 18, 2012
And explains how my wife still wins arguments even when she’s covering her ears.
The Bumble Files
October 18, 2012
That was great! I like your version a whole lot better!
avamaura
October 18, 2012
Thank you. Truly. Thank you.
Hansi
October 18, 2012
You captured what they really meant.
billmcmorrow
October 18, 2012
Hahaha, this is hysterical.
becomingcliche
October 18, 2012
Well said!
Tony Bird
October 18, 2012
Haha! This was awesome!
Lorna's Voice
October 18, 2012
A picture is worth a thousand words and they went WAY over 1000 words every time and managed not to answer the question they were asked. It was masterful!
katecourysfarmhouse.com
October 18, 2012
….now I wish I’d have just waited for your version! ha ha ha ha! Great as usual Greatsby!
Thomas Stazyk
October 18, 2012
Well done!
Spectra
October 18, 2012
I laughed. I cried. I threw up a little bit.
The BEST take ever on a debate.
The Good Greatsby
October 18, 2012
I had hoped for laughing and crying but I never imagined I could reach that next level of throw-up.
Brown Road Chronicles
October 18, 2012
Seriously one of your best posts. Hilarious! The one where they’re pointing at each, laughed until my eyes were watering!
The Good Greatsby
October 18, 2012
When they point at each other, I can’t imagine what else they could be talking about except blaming each other for something.
Jorie
October 18, 2012
The one where they’re pointing at another might as well be a direct transcript. Well done! This was brilliant. I also loved the Macarena (PS have you ever listened to the lyrics of the macarena? She was a huge slut!)
The Good Greatsby
October 18, 2012
She was? Now I regret singing that song to my kids as a lullaby. I should have listened to the words more closely.
Adam S
October 18, 2012
I like the one with the two pointing at each other — that was good! It kinda looks like a “whoever smelt it dealt it” dilemma —
zannyro
October 18, 2012
Yay! Macarena!!
Grass Oil by Molly Field
October 18, 2012
O M A I G AAA W D! that was freaking brilliantly amazingly hilarious! sharing. so sharing. brilliant!
aFrankAngle
October 18, 2012
I didn’t and haven’t watched either … so Well done … and Hey Macarena!
clemarchives
October 18, 2012
I like to imagine the candidates holding kitties or puppies in their hands every time they’re arms are up. Makes the whole exercise so much more adorable and friendly!!!
JM Randolph
October 18, 2012
I love you for this. It’s the best thing to come out of the campaign so far.
Mark Petruska
October 18, 2012
Brilliant. I’d love to do my own version…but there’s no way I could top yours.
lazylauramaisey
October 19, 2012
The presidential debates were AMAZING going by these pics.
dearrosie
October 19, 2012
Congratulations GG! I think this is the best debate I’ve ever seen. Period.
I love the finger pointing!
But as it happens I listened to the debate driving home from work and I can’t understand how mitt romney can “flip-flop” and lie, and get away with it.
Curly Carly
October 19, 2012
I wish all Presidential debates went like this. At the very least, they should air the original version and then an entertaining version. We might as well get a good laugh since they won’t follow through on anything they say in the debates, anyway.
tenderlovencare
October 20, 2012
Reblogged this on tenderlovencare and commented:
Love this blog… follow ppl
jeremylukens
October 21, 2012
This was hilarious. Seriously good enough for the Daily Show or a late night show. Well done.
dimples101
October 22, 2012
hhaahh i giggled this is ggggreat!
CindyZheng
October 22, 2012
This would’ve a lot more amusing than what actually occurred.
GlowWorm
October 24, 2012
And the emperor was like…brilliant!
sarah9188
October 26, 2012
Reblogged this on Sarah's Brand New Chapter and commented:
I love this! The last picture – Macarena – gets me every time. Whether we agree or disagree on politics, laughter can bring us together. 🙂
Dana
November 13, 2012
Seriously one of your best posts, GG. I don’t even care that the election is already over– this was too good to miss! 🙂
The Good Greatsby
November 13, 2012
Are you definite the election is over? I still haven’t had time to check on the results. Don’t tell me what happened.
Dana
November 14, 2012
Gotcha. Let me know when it’s safe to tell you how WWI and WWII ended as well.