From Reagan to Obama: Best Moments in Presidential Debate History | WSJ

Ahead of the presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, here's a look at top moments from previous general-election encounters. Photo: AP
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[@user-kt8mt3yh5v]

Why am I watching this, I have tons of homework and I'm not even American.

[@risingstars3478]

no same

[@AndresSanchez-io1oi]

Rising Stars lol

[@Antonio18677]

It’s all rigged

[@fex354]

same

[@MarioGreco]

Can relate

[@tsfallout8178]

bush: I love my grandchildren Lady: How

[@cue_khb]

Bush : I feed them.

[@dxmyr]

Kitdor Blah how

[@Alistana]

@@dxmyr with his hands

[@lukewalls9406]

alisuhail-amanu2 how

[@swervo4067]

Luke Walls with his fingers

[@akshatjain4283]

At this point , Even the KZbin Algorithm is making fun of the Trump Biden presidential debate.

[@jasperherridge3168]

@Reerei Dia did anyone ask

[@wilsonzhu697]

Perhaps Google's management group did some manipulations behind the scene.

[@Surtistuff]

Well it does learn from us

[@istoleurfaceha3527]

Reerei Dia how does a person become as oblivious as a trump supporter

[@eliashernandez9511]

@Reerei Dia are you an idiot

[@lolkevandewitte1713]

“Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy”..... most destroying answer ever.

[@jeffersonbarnes3663]

that was rude though

[@HZ-qj3yc]

Imagine if vine or tik tok existed in 1988?? 😂😂 the memes would be wild

[@lolkevandewitte1713]

@@jeffersonbarnes3663 Nope, that was spot on.

[@jocelyn9744]

@@jeffersonbarnes3663 He literally said I have the political experience Jack Kennedy had, he wanted to be associated to Jack Kennedy So that close friend, close colleague of Kennedy basically told him to wake up

[@goodguyty941]

"Because you'd be in jail"

[@ethgan5068]

The most important thing between them is how they didn't interrupt each other

[@chennylouayala4723]

Shut up man

[@evapo7]

hm.

[@ryanforbes871]

I like your profile picture my guy

[@sassosaputra1137]

Would you shut up man 🙄. LoL 🤣

[@SubscriberswithDankPlaylists]

Donald Trump did the debate like a UFC conference trash talk.

[@EliasPoint]

Meanwhile: Trump: _did you just use the word smart?_ Biden: _will you shut up, man_

[@AMZG]

Trump: Don't ever use that word with me

[@adrianfelipe9509]

AMZG studio's Biden: your a clown✨

[@ramonembrador2314]

“The 80s are asking for their foreign policy back!” That aged like milk, Barack

[@JakovLSSJ4]

@@ramonembrador2314 how so? (i'm not american and genuinely wanna know)

[@mayuri506]

@@adrianfelipe9509 you are *

[@chroniquesJDR]

Before : *Normal debate* Biden vs Trump : *Duel of the fate start playing*

[@dumbass3533]

Lmafooo yep. i cant wait until politics gets back to being bipartisan and something adults partake in

[@TheGreatCarl]

What do you think will be won on this election?

[@dumbass3533]

@eating sugar no papa yes. i want politics to be "boring" again if it means that the american people dont have to worry about what the president tweeted about, and how it might cause a war. i want politics to be boring if that means the the politicians are trying to make life better for ALL of their constituents. i want politics to be boring again because i want to stop worrying about the executive office every single day. id rather watch an action movie to be entertained, not the 2 people running for the highest and most influential role in american democracy

[@thepl8gued0ct0r8]

Rae D yeah politics has gotten so toxic and childish for both sides I don’t want anything to do with it anymore

[@The_Bahamian_Intellectual]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@futureattorney2661]

2000: everyone was civil 2020: *THE WHEEL OF FATE IS TURNING*

[@MilkDudz77]

REBEL ONE

[@Patogeno1000]

ACTION

[@futureattorney2661]

I'm surprised anyone would actually notice this comment

[@cmn6772]

Past Presidential debates: Two educated men appropriately discussing their policies and views. Presidential debates now: "DON'T EVER USE THE WORD SMART WITH ME!"....... "Will you shutup, man."

[@SamPrel]

Mr president STOP

[@osirissolano6962]

gosh biden did such a bad job monitoring the wallace vs trump debate

[@Sablinity]

Shut up just stop already

[@Saiegg]

Get_ _Skimpd lol

[@osirissolano6962]

I’m not tho :|

[@grantbowtiefanaccount2437]

Why am I watching this I'm not even American

[@adamfrisk956]

You're right on that account Josh. I cried from laughter during the final results reveal.

[@chownful]

Because you recognize American superiority

[@punkhazard1531]

root nah bruh ,i'm not american but i'm still interested in you "culture" because the Usa is jut a big meme really

[@MichaelJordan-xp3yb]

Grant Bowtie forever!

[@voli293]

trafalgar gunner Dank meme. This country is just full of them... and I don't mean it in a bad way.

[@gecko8537]

Every presidential debate: *civil* Trump: *haha your son did drugs brrrrrr*

[@tassodemo2316]

Kaylee Gorostiza - Horak 😂

[@LT.Bakes221]

I mean he wasn’t making fun of it, he was asking sleepy joe how much money he funded to his addict son

[@JJsiN84]

Biden: "My son, my son, MY SON!!!"

[@awaeelnaw]

JakezCreations it was low of him to bring up his son

[@ci6796]

JakezCreations idk probably not as much as the taxes trump avoided paying

[@fawwaznawaz1698]

Back then presidents didn’t interrupt each other Trump and Biden: allow us to introduce ourselves

[@ahinhahn1183]

Before : Normal debate Biden vs Trump : Duel of the fate start playing

[@CrusaderGamer]

*Interrupt ourselves

[@Godzilla370]

Biden was VP under obama

[@cianlinehan8921]

@@Godzilla370 ...

[@MiguelAngel-zr4pe]

Who just came from the debate between trump and Biden 🙋‍♂️

[@sydneyfiore8362]

imagine having a civil debate 😔😔

[@sportzzone7631]

Me

[@omario4823]

Aye aye

[@SeahawksFan54]

My dad: oh that's a good comeback and a good point Me: visible confusion😳

[@allielee]

that was the worst debate in history

[@flamingstallion]

That first Reagan one is just perfect. That’s how presidential debates should be

[@brennangeorge968]

I agree not snapping at one another every 2 seconds

[@samus2499]

reagan was the best president

[@user-pd2zy3jy5f]

@@samus2499 At selling crack?

[@TJ-fe7rr]

@@user-pd2zy3jy5f Being POTUS is the worst job in the world. You can literally be blamed for anything.

[@user-pd2zy3jy5f]

@@TJ-fe7rr Yeah I mean why would a leader be responsible about the wrongdoing happening under his leadership?

[@royfablooo2810]

"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" Didn't knew Murder was legal in USA back in the day.

[@seansweeney8911]

Ye but they really gotta add ‘because you’d be in jail’

[@Nicov36]

Obama, wether you like him or not, was really good at this.

[@docsavage8640]

If you think Russia wasn't a threat in 2012 you're as dumb as Obama

[@sanhitgutta32]

@@docsavage8640 I don’t think that’s the point the other guy was making. It’s Obama’s oratorical skills, I mean he’s really good at debating.

[@juancgalindo6981]

@@docsavage8640 Russia is a bigger threat now than in 2012 and there’s nothing being done to stop them

[@svthe3rd]

@@sanhitgutta32 hahahahha. I think he/she do have some problem analyzing and comprehending what he reads..

[@sanhitgutta32]

@@svthe3rd I think you’re probably right about that one my friend

[@JudeFurr]

Obama says Russia isn't the biggest threat to the US, those were the days.

[@putikeswarasudarsono]

Because the president was not Putin during his election

[@kyrylokulygin8294]

Puti Sudarsono Medvedev and Putin is literally the same thing. Medvedev is being fully controlled by Putin.

[@putikeswarasudarsono]

@@kyrylokulygin8294 at least Medvedev only reserved the throne, he was not as ambitious as Putin

[@starguy321]

Jude Furr Russia is not the biggest threat to the US, it’s a waning power, China is the largest threat to the US now and will be for a while, especially as China fills the void America has left as champion of globalisation

[@moscowgonzo4721]

@@putikeswarasudarsono yes he was. Since March, 2012, debates were a bit later.

[@madeline8259]

who's here after that mess between biden and trump last night

[@Seth-jd5xn]

Freddie Higgins literally everyone because it’s impossible to be here before this comment was posted at this point in time

[@milesfann33]

@@Seth-jd5xn Not entirely, if you have a DeLorean with a flux capacitor, you could go back in time before the debate happened.

[@madeline8259]

@@Seth-jd5xn you clearly don't understand KZbin then

[@vankai6817]

I’m glad Biden won

[@Seth-jd5xn]

Miles Fann not true, because if you go back in time this comment wouldn’t be posted yet, unless you bring your phone back in time with you but then the debate had already happened on your phone. So it’s impossible to see this comment before the debate

[@liaupikhan]

Everything changed when the orange attacked.

[@cheemsoftheocean7569]

The annoying orange

[@WhyWouldYouLikeToKnow]

The sus imposter

[@ingenuity23]

*will you shut up man*

[@releventhurt]

@Patrick Callahan we need the Panchen lama back from China

[@darrencommanda7736]

“Because you’d be in jail.”

[@r18bbit93]

NOW YOU’LL NEVER KNOW WHY I GOT THIS MANY LIKES

[@bramsteenhoek2674]

I dont understand why its a roast

[@zackfiat607]

@@bramsteenhoek2674 he posing himself as the next JFK then get slammed by the man who close to JFK by simply "no, you're not"

[@bramsteenhoek2674]

@@zackfiat607 ah gotcha

[@Rahul-nw6dn]

@@bramsteenhoek2674 Only americans understand

[@bramsteenhoek2674]

@@Rahul-nw6dn murica

[@GoldenTV3]

"Because you'd be in jail."

[@savagetuner2404]

OOF

[@RojaJaneman]

Cringe!!!! That’s dumb as a doornail. It’s a president’ seat not a throne!

[@savagetuner2404]

Roshni Patel “if Donald trump controlled the law in this country” She conceptualized him as a king/despot. Not trump. And it’s official, leftists have no sense of humor. That was hilarious.

[@Lemme-sniff-ya]

Patel which is why it was hypothetical.

[@Marlanner.]

Not on a liberal news publication's video :P

[@RealAadilFarooqui]

The Biden Trump debate was even nowhere near a school one's

[@bukujuku1541]

you mean wallace + biden vs trump?

[@markhenley3097]

@@bukujuku1541 You mean the Wallace versus Trump debate which was moderated by Biden?

[@terror1974]

Does it need to be?

[@alexn1168]

@@bukujuku1541 Idk bro im pretty sure that they were supposed to take turns speaking but trump kept interrupting

[@Terszel]

@@alexn1168 debates can never be that way. On paper it sounds good but when you have two people passionately against each other you're gonna get what you saw. If anything it shows how lukewarm past debates have been

[@jamesduffy7549]

"don't ever use the word smart with me" Trust me, we aren't.

[@unfriendlyreminder5980]

I don't necessarily agree with Obama's politics, but he's one of few recent presidents who acted like an adult in public.

[@HotWins247]

And at the same time he did basically nothing during his 8 years in office. He wasn’t voted in for maturity school, he was voted in to be the president, and might I say, the most overrated president in American history

[@M8gazine]

@@HotWins247 He might've done nothing, but at least he didn't actively make USA look like a clown show

[@stepanmikulica]

Funny clip. Obama mocking Romney over Russia and that the cold war is over. Trumps get elected and Democrats blame Russia. :D :D

[@A-ARMY]

@@HotWins247 Regardless of who I voted for it’s pretty hard to condemn Obama for not accomplishing some of the things he set out to do when Congress blocked the majority of bills he sent to them simply cause he was from another party.

[@DavidMartinez-tn6wg]

@@HotWins247 part of the Presidents job is representing the United States. I would rather a mature president to represent us than one who makes us look ridiculous

[@joshsamuels92]

Meanwhile in 2020: "Will you shut up, man?"

[@npwarr2651]

“You’re son is addicted to coke”

[@88heiling]

“Bruce Jenner is not a woman”

[@farihalubaba0810]

"It's hard to get any word with this clOwn- excuse me this person"

[@farihalubaba0810]

"You are the worst President America has ever had"

[@farihalubaba0810]

To be fair, it's hard debating a stubborn kindergartener who keeps speaking out of turn

[@joenickson2370]

We all know why we're watching this now.

[@02markcal]

When candidates actually took positions and talked policy they wanted to implement for the next 4 years.

[@jaesmith3340]

@@02markcal and spoke in complete sentences 🙄

[@mo8239]

@@jaesmith3340 and didn't act like 3 year olds

[@jerryben9727]

“You are no Jack Kennedy.” That is the most savage roast in U.S political debate history.

[@epicjamillah]

Stolen

[@nic5250]

@@epicjamillah I’ll be taking my like back then

[@nic5250]

Aaand disliked.

[@ThisBirdHasFlown]

@@nic5250 lol

[@tialemar933]

Past presidential debates: two smart men disagreeing civilly with a bit of passive aggression Now: "I know more about the wind than you do."

[@Crosby4hyg]

It's funny how Romney was actually right about Russia, even if he didn't really have a clue what he was talking about or why they would be a threat today.

[@thebigbronkowski]

Crosby4hyg so how can you say he didn't have a clue when he was right?

[@pimentejm]

How are they a threat today

[@nuclearwinter1984]

Tropics 317 they just poisoned a spy in Britain, technically an act of war.

[@ciaobella1232]

louiebt lol no evidence bro...

[@nuclearwinter1984]

apart from the fact hes a russian double agent and a chemical weapon produced only in Russia was used to kill him so who do you think it was?maybe the indonesians...

[@minimonkey252]

"1980 called, it wants its geopolitics back" Offstage: "President Obama" "yes?" "It's 2018 on the line. They have some news about Russia"

[@SuperBabyMario0C]

Its 2020 and i have some news about ruissa saying they need help

[@Halo-lg7rq]

B olton guessing you didn’t actually read the reports

[@minimonkey252]

B olton you literally can’t read can you. If you can, why didn’t you read the report before thinking you knew what was in it?

[@minimonkey252]

@B olton Literally page one of volume one of the report states Russia made efforts to interfere in our election. Sections II and III of volume one lay out a pile of evidence showing how they went about it.

[@fluffshepnetwork7067]

@B olton Russia's interference has been proven time and time again, you inbred Republican rube.

[@brasswiredart]

"Your statement please--" "Who am I? Why am I here??" IF THAT AINT A *MOOD* IDK WHAT IS

[@getpriyanka]

No one can ever beat "Will you shut up man" -Biden 2020

[@azlankhan4172]

@Courtney Lisandri you mean McDonald Trump

[@zomb7138]

Never watched a presidential debate before, just wanted to see what an actual debate looks like.

[@arianebolt1575]

You still haven’t watched one, perhaps

[@Ben-wu3or]

@CoronaV - Agenda for the Zion what did i just read

[@mathewsabater1126]

CoronaV - Agenda for the Zion yo can you send me that link on insta mayday.999

[@owen4738]

This last one was a great debate.

[@mitenpat]

The best part is at the end "The 1980s called they want their foreign policy back."

[@sprindraconis631]

but Hillary has a problem aginst russia and obama endorsed her

[@InFideScientiam]

Yeah...too bad it turned out that Romney was actually right. Russia is a major threat, the seeds were being sown just a few years ago. So, no. Obama's one liner was a historical flunker.

[@InFideScientiam]

Israeli Patriot Yes, I agree they are a major threat at the moment - especially if they continue to grow. Although, one absolutely cannot ignore possible Russian aggression in the future based on current escalating tensions. I'm a US citizen, but I do believe that a good amount of the foreign policy decisions we've made in Syria, etc. have been horrendous. We do NOT have the upper hand, morally. It's a precarious position.

[@FirstLast-ny6tg]

Why was that the best?

[@donaldlewis1728]

miten patel Unfortunately for dumbass Obama, Romney was 100% correct about Russia! Obama's ignorant comments, showed what a dishonest and narcissistic asshole he really is!!!! 😦👎😛😮💩👿😡

[@alexanderm6697]

Donald trump: makes jokes of biden wearing a mask Also trump: gets covid 19 literally like 3 days later

[@Chris-kt9yq]

And beats it

[@bepysem4261]

@@Chris-kt9yq under the very best treatment

[@skillerboy984]

@@Chris-kt9yq only needed a $800.000 treatment to beat it :) no other Americans get that treatment.

[@Daishaunracks]

@@Chris-kt9yq not without the help of the best doctors in the world 🤦🏾‍♂️ can YOU beat it?

[@Chris-kt9yq]

@@Daishaunracks Tested positive, no symptoms and beat it thank god. Regardless of treatment, it's all about beating it

[@KillJoy_Since2017]

The 2020 debate felt like trump vs Wallace with Biden as the moderator

[@sofiar9086]

So true

[@johnjogsan4818]

Eh when you decide that your main goal is to argue with the moderator I suppose it does feel like your debating them. Especially when you go out of your way to argue with them.

[@satybaldykypchakbaev8424]

М

[@GG-oq8pp]

If your definition of debating is arguing with someone without factual info, then yes it was between Prs.Trumo and Chris Wallace..

[@user-dc6bq2yn1s]

Yeah

[@cjscanlon0205]

I'm a Democrat and I gotta say that last clip of Obama doesn't look great for us right now lol

[@savagetuner2404]

I agree with obama, the russians aren't a threat. And let me be clear, I'm not a fan of obama.

[@benjaminknotts745]

Man, it’s interesting to see neo-liberals getting Trump re-elected.

[@MumblerapSucksTrump]

Cj Scanlon than again democrats don’t look great for the us

[@HezekiahCrocker]

Someone should play that clip anytime Hilary opens her mouth: "The 1980s are calling and want their foreign policy back!" Haha

[@cue_khb]

Obama would love to see socialist countries succeed.

[@Merino33]

Their are 4 reactions to the biden trump debate 1 Trump won 2 Biden won 3 It's was embarrassing both sucked 4 It was hilarious

[@RadiantStorm666]

You forgot: America lost

[@thebrawnysquirrel6344]

Trump won, it was embarassing and they both sucked, and it was HILARIOUS. All three.

[@Hihi18456]

5 cringe fest

[@blubaylon]

@@thebrawnysquirrel6344 So they both sucked, it was embarrassing, but trump still won? I smell a bit of a bias here...

[@user-zt1ev9ji4s]

@@blubaylon I guess they preferred the orange man child over the other one even though he sucked and was hilariously stupid

[@thelittlegiant273]

“I love my grandchildren” “How” I understand the how was basically just asking for a more straight forward answer to her question but the placement is great

[@twixbyforce]

Old debates: Educational and light insults Now: did someone say the word smart, your kid is an addict, and plays despacito

[@linusbrier1614]

anyone else here after that awful 2020 debate?

[@mondaysaretheworst1121]

but it was hilarious doe

[@funisfan90]

lol what debate?

[@heyy2332]

Tianyi Li it didn’t even feel like a debate felt like an snl skit

[@ozake26]

@@funisfan90 Good morrow to you. Normally they meant the debate between the Amerıcan presıdent Donald Trump and Joe Bıden. The debate took place a couple of daya ago. Thank you kındly for readıng and have a great fortnıght.

[@user-zt1ev9ji4s]

What debate? You mean the stand up comedy conducted by both trump and biden? Yeah it was hilarious

[@AS-xj9cy]

I just searched up best presidential debates in history because yesterday's was not very good.

[@nachox28x28]

I find the lack of “because you’d be in jail” disturbing

[@jonahraines]

I believe this was made before that clip

[@jennakelee8558]

oh my god . it's almost like afairy tale American had a president who can actually 'DEBATE" regarding certain issue. Logically.

[@GestaltCipher]

Frankly very little of this was logic or reason. It was roasting and showmanship. That's why it's memorable enough to make this compilation.

[@nihilisticbarbie]

You should watch Kennedy vs Nixon 1960. The first one. Now there's a civil debate.

[@notoriousmaddox4105]

2:43 When you realize Romney had a hot take.

[@matthewhovda5989]

No

[@timmoneilson5687]

We all like hot cake, calm down and go to bed.

[@imranhq13]

not as hot as my last mixtape 😄

[@dougg2012]

2016 election summed up in 1 sentence: “Because you’d be in jail.”

[@GurpreetSingh-zn4nl]

Who said that?

[@dougg2012]

@@GurpreetSingh-zn4nl Trump. Who else?

[@lukethompson2714]

Time

[@dougg2012]

Luke Thompson Time

[@abhishekdas8313]

Only Rosie o Donald 😉

[@Kikua1612]

Honestly that woman asking them how the recession had affected them. Fantastic.

[@doloresberry3144]

By today's standards, this is a completely genius debate.

[@estebancollazo7641]

Meanwhile: Trump: did you just use the word smart? Biden: will you shut up, man

[@bensonleonard8414]

Hello Dolores How are you doing?

[@MikeSmith-ej4zv]

Whos here after the first Biden vs Trump debate. How did we come to this?

[@thie9781]

Who would have thought 2012 was the last debate, in which 2 candidates could talk to each other in a civil way

[@AS-xj9cy]

I just searched up best presidential debates in history because yesterday's was not very good.

[@SuperMovieLvr933]

I wanna go back to the days when the candidates would talk about policy instead of personal attacks.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

It's 100% Trump's fault. You don't see anything like it debates that don't involve him.

[@hughg.rection868]

Bush was so funny, like besides the war crimes and Great Recession he was a funny dude

[@John-tr6of]

Really a poor joke.

[@ooffordays566]

I dunno about you, but the war crimes kinda add to the dark humor for me lol

[@roxisultimate8152]

And he btfoed by Trump. The most funniest American president ever

[@user-vx1up7ty7z]

I feel the same way about Obama. At least Trump doesn't commit war crimes, he's got that going for him. Still funny, though not intentionally (which makes it more hilarious)

[@arnav7493]

@@user-vx1up7ty7z Trump didnt stop the drone strikes. Theyve increased under his presidency.

[@bighammahcharlie3517]

Expecting to see “will you just shut up man” and then looking at the date...

[@hotdamndan9892]

That Obama's look with that "Please proceed, Governor,.." is like,.. "Boy, Imma bout to end your whole career,."

[@YZ-ng5wn]

Obama: “the 1980s called they want their foreign policy back” 😂😂

[@cocklobster79]

Y Z yet Romney was 100% correct

[@chavs2]

@@cocklobster79 How so? Russia was not the biggest geopolitical threat 5 years ago and it still isn't.

[@cocklobster79]

Marshal Young we had a Cold War with them over Syria. Had Hilary planted her no fly zone over Syria, it may very well had caused ww3.

[@samuelquom5480]

Y Z ..... American People: ‘Bozo Obama, we want our 8 wasted years back... you should have joined the circus as a clown..’

[@YZ-ng5wn]

@@samuelquom5480 sounds like something a racist and a fascist would say. Your setting a bad example for the American people.

[@TheRealMjb2k]

What kind of question is “how has the national debt affected you?” That’s not how the national debt works. It doesn’t affect anyone directly but if it grows to a unsustainable amount then creditors will stop lending to the US government which would cause an immediate recession and likely very many problems afterwards. That’s why it’s important.

[@Adre1987]

Still it will affect you, directly or not. it doesn't affect everyone in the same way, she wanted to know how it would affect him, not what a national debt is. I don't know why she wants to know it, but he didn't answer nevertheless

[@JS-gj2sn]

Yes! That made me cringe, she had a proud look on her face like she was really smart or something. She didn't even know what she was talking about.

[@John-tr6of]

President Clinton's answer should have been included. I think that would have cleared things up for you.

[@Phyrre56]

@G Galilei She didn't let him answer. He was starting to explain how it affects everyone broadly and she cut him off like "No I mean you personally!" She insisted on an answer to her question which made no sense and refused to allow him to explain why it didn't make sense.

[@yincognito]

It's an excellent question, actually. The point being made was that the "ordinary" people (the voters) are affected way more than the rich ones (the candidates).

[@leftbenchplayaa]

“because you’d be in jail” best moment in a presidential debate ever...

[@Nyxiro]

Lowkey true but it never happened

[@hussam9044]

Trump: "Don't ever use the word smart with me" Fair enough, I'll never associate you with the word smart ever again.

[@spencervines5238]

"Cold War's been over for 20 years" lmao oh the irony mr. obama

[@savagetuner2404]

@Harak Mapping He still is. The russians just discovered fire last week.

[@johnvincen5491]

It was pretty much over until about 2015.

[@kollo3457]

SAVAGE TUNER hopefully you are sarcastic?

[@PandemicGameplay]

Obama had zero experience in foreign policy and it really showed. He was much more focused on domestic issues hence why the drone program actually expanded and the illegal monitoring of US citizens expanded per Snowden leaks. Obama had one of the worst foreign policies of any president. However he was not the worst president in history that title goes to George W Bush

[@lilbear104]

@@PandemicGameplay that title goes to Donald trump.

[@sonicadventure3130]

“Because you’d be in jail” Even Hillary too a second as if she was saying, “touché”

[@shilloe13]

After Trump's and Biden's debate, no debate is funny anymore.

[@shawnrobinson9423]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqPZpId5j5ita7c

[@hikarichoichiro5557]

1980 debate: American humor, polite conversation, facts and logic. 2020 debate: insults against deceased son who’s a vet, rumors about mental health, drug addicts who were unfortunate, and a lack of facts.

[@misterb317]

It may be rumors, but if you think the rumors are wrong, your either on the radical left or your just dumb

[@docsavage8640]

Too bad that isn't what happened. Nice spin attempt.

[@nicholasbury5994]

Romney was right about Russia tho

[@johndebono1870]

Within the context of that period, Obama was right about the Middle East. However, Romney deserves full credit for being correct about the threat Russia could become.

[@jamessaemenes563]

You have it all wrong Russia isn't a threat obama accidentally told the truth there

[@kweechy]

Russia literally funds and operates internet troll farms whose objectives are strictly to sow distrust and division into the general public of their "rival" nations.

[@nyrangersfan6325]

Nicholas Bury Democrats in 2012 "Russia isn't a threat! The Cold War has been over more than 20 years ago!" Democrats in 2016 "Russia hacked our election! They made Hillary lose and made Trump our president!" Seriously, Democrats are mentally retarded.

[@stevenmorales7744]

NYRangersfan63 Is it illegal to have secret investments in Russia? Does the Congress have the ability to find that answer? Why are they not protecting the U.S. against this corruption? What does the C.I.A. say about this?

[@jfkhiddentruth6150]

jack Kennedy was the man

[@Dynamo001]

Cullinane ... you're no Jack Kennedy!

[@rogerwhitee]

Please Proceed Dynamo001

[@jacobryan365]

I just wanna make that clear for the record because it took Nick Diaz fourteen days to call the attack in Benghazi and act of terror!

[@savagetuner2404]

no REAGAN was the man lol

[@fluffshepnetwork7067]

@@savagetuner2404 No. Lyndon Johnson was the man. Lol.

[@its_zaheer7244]

"Senator your no Jack Kennedy..." Absolute Legendary line

[@MacBobby1408]

“Can ya say that a little louder Candy?” Boy Obama made Romney look so dumb 😂

[@andrewbingham7883]

You might be too young to remember, but Romney made Obama look like a fool in the first debate of that election cycle. Every news source and commentator from the left and right admitted as much as the time. And Romney ended up being correct about Russia. www.cnn.com/2016/09/25/politics/obama-debate-election-2012/index.html

[@docsavage8640]

To be fair, that's not hard to do. He helps all he can

[@bnmbg731]

Only Rosie O'Donnel

[@Michael_McMaster]

Hahahaha that one still gets me

[@CrozanOffiziell]

Good old days when America wasn't a joke

[@l34fz]

Jack Docherty i can assure you people from all different parts of the world are laughing at america. it is a joke

[@NoName-ci4mh]

@@redact2186 To the rest of the world it's a joke.

[@jsa6512]

Jack Docherty the entire world laughed at Trump at an UN meeting Take note, they laughed AT him, not WITH him

[@theinfamousdingus2228]

Blooper Yeah the whole world laughs at America because of Trump and his stupidity

[@02markcal]

I'm embarrassed to be an American with Trump as president.

[@jtdavis2393]

“The 80s are asking for their foreign policy back!” That aged like milk, Barack

[@Sea-qv4sd]

Still funny because people still act like the Cold War is on

[@Kubickz]

It didn't. There's no risk today of getting nuclear bombed like it was during the Cold War.

[@docsavage8640]

@@Sea-qv4sd you think it's not? I refer you to China

[@docsavage8640]

@@Kubickz thanks to Trump facing down North Korea and Iran...

[@Sea-qv4sd]

@@docsavage8640 exactly what I thought you proved my point fantastically

[@cobradragon-wt4tp]

These snippets would be a lot better if the video gave context for each one. I'm sure not everyone who's watching this has lived through the 1980s lol

[@graythaprince]

"Will you shut up man?" -Joe Biden

[@crazydinosaur8945]

as a response to trumps constant interruptions. why can't we go back to when the two sides at least acted like they respected each other

[@Map_of_Your_Head]

oof, and poll responses show people agree with biden telling him to shut up yikes

[@crazydinosaur8945]

@Agency Fuel and the most damaging to democracy

[@crazydinosaur8945]

@Agency Fuel i did not

[@johnames6430]

@@crazydinosaur8945 You can't because Trump is a buffoon but sadly I must still vote for him.

[@benv7933]

2012: you said Russia 2020: You were right Romney

[@ibejibenson1783]

Now not back then and now they actually aren't.

[@technokokos]

@@ibejibenson1783 Geopolitical threats do not emerge out of nowhere. There was a clear trend, some saw it like Romney (or more precisely his advisors), some did not. Obama´s comeback aged really badly, and it is funny that it is still being included in these videos. It was a funny and witty comeback in 2012 and only for people who had no issue about security or geopolitics.

[@deepfriedegg3232]

well no but actually no

[@evilsakura4315]

Never knew the debates could be so respectful

[@wraith9337]

"who am i? Why am i in here?" Is the most relatable stuff that every student in online class ask theirselves

[@CaLypSO4456]

True

[@LachlanFountain]

well at least romney wasn't wrong about russia!! lol

[@TheEyeball37]

Maybe he was wrong about Russia. Maybe Russia has only become a real threat more recently than when he said that.

[@YManCyberDude]

He wasn't wrong in this clip either.

[@anthonyeadicicco7473]

Crazy Horse biggest threat is Islam🤷🏻‍♂️ they are taking over Europe and trying to get into the US to spread their shithole religion.

[@Mcommander23]

I didn't particularly care for Romney, but I felt that President Obama's comments were inaccurate and short-sighted. Russia has posed a serious geopolitical threat since the early 2000's, following Putin's rise to and consolidation of power beginning with his leadership in the Federal Security Service (and even before, depending on who you ask). Even with the Soviet Union dead, the Russian Federation served as a political center of gravity in opposition to the European Union and NATO powers. They controlled (and in some respects, still do control) the politics of many neighboring governments. The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world, with a highly educated population, a tremendous bounty of natural resources; and a formidable, well-trained Army, Navy, and Air Force. They also have a substantial nuclear arsenal that is at least a decade more advanced than our own. Their military strength and capabilities are comparable to our own. They are most certainly a threat. Anyone who thinks differently has not been paying attention for the last 25 years.

[@BAHARBINSON000]

Lachlan F yes he was. Democrats are wrong now.

[@shinenjob465]

Who else came back here just to remember what real debates looked like?

[@ilovetotri23]

Very interesting!

[@argo1879]

They got some goood ones to add after last week

[@beryyll6884]

Who’s watching this after the trump and biden debate

[@Vezarri]

i think we know why we’re here

[@alexstefanmma]

Ye

[@TomKristiParkerBrady]

The debates were so chill back then.

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

No moments from the most recent debate will ever end up in a video like this.

[@wi11owZ]

I know u came here after that mess of a debate last night

[@tyleralbrecht2623]

0:43 Biden’s opening line at the 2020 debates😂

[@morgzmomma9715]

Make part 2

[@Ivan_1791]

Oh, so this is how debates usually look like.

[@kevinjackson1275]

Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, he was a friend of mine. Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy!

[@joeyjamison5772]

Quayle should have thanked him.

[@davidderifield3820]

"The cold wars been over for 20 years" 2016: those dang russians!

[@sameehazaman1663]

I think the world really needed this

[@kzphotographer]

KZbin recommendation March 2020 - “In case if you don’t know what to watch during COVID-19”

[@kylano525]

Wait, there was a time when two candidates with opposing views could debate and communicate understandable thoughts in a peaceful, orderly, and civil manner?

[@GamesForNoobs]

Debates then: Debates now: REEEEE!!!

[@mrk2K10]

Wow, you can’t help feeling a bit nostalgic of these times, when candidates talked and did not interrupt each other rudely, and showed some wit and spirit. I hope these times will come back.

[@lukelu3698]

We all know why we are here today.

[@SOULRELIEF22]

☺

[@queensinthesky]

That music in the background kind of takes the punch out of some of these moments.

[@YouTube-SouljaQ]

This was a fun watch

[@WaffleCake]

Looking back at Romney vs Obama, both were better candidates than Hillary, Trump, or Biden.

[@treterrr]

yup

[@docsavage8640]

Not a big hurdle

[@cardinals22]

0:43 Biden in a few months

[@osmanosman401]

That was hilarious 😂😂😂

[@pinheadlarry8006]

That's him right now.

[@thedeal4556]

Y’all are foul 😂😂😂

[@carlosgreen7343]

Ok now I’m a democrat but I laughed a little at that😂

[@octpod3923]

Hhahhahahaaha

[@parker8642]

Nowadays you could just take the whole 2020 debate and make a whole compilation just out of that

[@kennytvn]

How far we've come in debates, I'm truly blessed to see the absolute *masters* of debate in 2020

[@thepineapple7141]

Before: two normal people discussing normal topics and having a good conversation and a good debate Now: Boss music starts...

[@ikichullo]

You guys forgot "Because you'd be in jail"