The third and final presidential debate between nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump began at 9pm EST on October 19th, 2016, and shortly thereafter, Americans everywhere began drinking.
Earlier in the day, I attended the "Pussy Grabs Back" rally at Trump Tower on 5th Avenue in NYC with Popdust Special Correspondent Alex Chang. So did my current celebrity crush, Emily Althaus (super talented actress from OITNB and Togetherness).
About to stop at a protest pre Premiere. #pussygrabsback https://t.co/MJEHydGLX2— emily althaus (@emily althaus) 1476916749.0
Unfortunately, Ms. Althaus and I didn't cross paths at the rally, I merely saw her tweet about it after I got home (but before I was subjected to a thousand pre-debate commercials for the sequel to the Ouija movie from 2014 – how did that steaming pile of garbage get a sequel??).
The rally was packed with people protesting the Republican nominee, cops quelling the crowds, and members of the press who refused to talk to me because I didn't have a "press badge," whatever that is. You could count the Trump supporters on one hand (one of them expectorated all over me as he gave me a quote for my coverage of the rally).
While pumpkin-spiced candidate Trump (get it, because of orange, guys?) and power-pantsuit Hillary went back and forth on topics including border control, gun control, and abortion, Americans everywhere drowned their Soros sorrows in debate drinking games and #DebateHeadache hashtags (I'd like my money for plugging your hashtag now, Excedrin).
Here are some of the best tweets from the third presidential debate.
The #debate hasn't started but did you guys see that trailer for @OuijaTheMovie?! I already have a headache. At least kid from ET is in it.— POPDUST (@POPDUST) 1476924447.0
On "Issues of National Security":
Nuclear codes? We clearly can't even trust this man with self tanner #debatenight— Sarah Silverman (@Sarah Silverman) 1476927373.0
Is Wiki Leakes Nene's cousin? #debatenight 😒— Frankie James Grande (@Frankie James Grande) 1476931968.0
Even Jill Stein had her say! (Kidding, she actually said a lot)
Donald Trump is dangerous. Hillary Clinton is dangerous. Watching them try to one-up each other with aggression is horrifying. #debatenight— Dr. Jill Stein🌻 (@Dr. Jill Stein🌻) 1476932160.0
We have gone from America calling @Snowden a traitor and spy... to quoting @wikileaks on a national debate. Unreal.— Joel Thompson (@Joel Thompson) 1476961957.0
Edward Snowden is a hero, FYI.
#BadHombres and #NastyWomen:
(Update: I guess people think this sounds like a band name)
I think the bad hombres were the clear winners. #debatenight— Larry Wilmore (@Larry Wilmore) 1476931127.0
i can not WAIT to be invited to a "Bad Hombres and Nasty Women" party on Nov. 9— Rave Sashayed (@Rave Sashayed) 1476932901.0
Make Bad Hombres Nasty Women Again— Eric Allen Hatch (@Eric Allen Hatch) 1476932838.0
BREAKING: Bad Hombres has just surpassed Stranger Things as this year's hottest group costume. #debatenight— Funny Or Die (@Funny Or Die) 1476931410.0
Album name: Bad Hombres Track list: Bigly I Don't Know Putin You're the Puppet Radical Islamic Terrorism You'd Be in Jail Build a Wall— Andrew Katz (@Andrew Katz) 1476927770.0
Hang on, I have a meme for this.
Random tweets that I enjoyed but can't find a category for:
I have to admit Hillary looks pretty hot. Has she been hitting the Boflex?— Sean Ono Lennon (@Sean Ono Lennon) 1476931009.0
Trump is going to blame Hillary for SUPERMAN v BATMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE. #debates— Patton Oswalt (@Patton Oswalt) 1476930391.0
To be fair, whomever was in charge of Batman V Superman deserves to be in prison (looking at you, Zack Snyder).
Make America radiate more zen #debate— Ali Spagnola (@Ali Spagnola) 1476930705.0
Retweet if you think 4 more years of Obama sounds amazing! #debatenight #ImWithHer https://t.co/x8r24LVI2a— Abdi Nazemian (@Abdi Nazemian) 1476932185.0
I feel like I'm watching the prequel of "The Hunger Games." #PresidentialDebate #DebateHeadache #debatenight #sohappyiliveincanada #debate— An Artificial Oddity (@An Artificial Oddity) 1476931885.0
Thankfully, the debate finally ended.
Harambe didn't die for this. #DebateHeadache— Rednecks News (@Rednecks News) 1476930525.0
If you need a little pick me up after the debate, here's a koala with a butterfly #debatenight https://t.co/JUtoTxsmGC— EKL (@EKL) 1476931162.0
i guess i’ll just vote for both of them. i don’t know. they obviously both want to be president— Jon Bois (@Jon Bois) 1476930784.0
@jon_bois is one of the most fair twitter users I have ever followed.
Chris Christie is now sitting over a toilet simultaneously vomiting & counting cash from under his mattress screaming get the kids! #debate— Josh Gad (@Josh Gad) 1476930864.0
Thanks, @joshgad, for making beer come out my nose with this mental image.
FACT CHECK THIS, 'MERICA.
FACT CHECK: IRON SHEIK THE LEGEND OF THE EARTH #DebateNight— The Iron Sheik (@The Iron Sheik) 1476932966.0
What did you think of the debate? Let us know @Popdust on twitter and please, join our campaign to save former child star Henry Thomas, who has been relegated to acting in the Ouija board movies.
#HelpUsFindHenryThomas https://t.co/VERQpCWkJD— POPDUST (@POPDUST) 1476925227.0
Who do you think won the debate? IMHO, it's the American public, because we don't have to watch another awful presidential debate for roughly four years.
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