At the very beginning of the Hofstra University presidential debate, “moderator” Candy Crowley announced the rules of the road and noted that the “audience has agreed to be polite and attentive — no cheering, no booing, or outbursts of any sort.”
But many debate watchers on Twitter noticed that First Lady Michelle Obama — in bright pink in the bottom right-hand corner of the cutaway shown on Fox News (we’ve screen-capped it above) — clapped loudly, vigorously, and ostentatiously during the shameful Obama/Crowley tag-team against Romney over what the president said in the Rose Garden about Benghazi.
https://twitter.com/InfidelJustice/status/258399083193061376
https://twitter.com/SZSTCB/status/258391913638555648
Has anybody caught that Michelle #Obama broke the rules of the #townhalldebate and clapped during it? @seanhannity #debates #checkthetape
— KK (@Karen_Katcavage) October 17, 2012
https://twitter.com/danPSCU/status/258420221403078656
When the crowd erupted in applause, Michelle Obama clapped loudly, breaking the rules. Just saying !
— Lisa (@llwolf13) October 17, 2012
@cliffkresge Did you notice Michelle actually clapped when Candy cut off Romney so Obama didn't have to answer foreign policy?
— Zack Byrd (@zbyrdgolf) October 17, 2012
https://twitter.com/LeoQuinteroPi/status/258391155404853250
Michelle Obama clapped during the middle of the debate! Shame on you!
— Maureen Paradise Mal (@mmallon11) October 17, 2012
Watch it for yourselves:
As usual, there are no consequences when an Obama breaks the rules.
19 days until Election Day…
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