The fifth Republican debate “undercard” Tuesday featured Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee and George Pataki, but you’d never know it by social media.
From the first few moments of the debate, S.C. Sen. Lindsey Graham seemed to take control of the evening and, early on, was trending on Facebook and Twitter.
Known for his one-liners and sense of humor, Graham turned more serious at times, emphatically warning of impending attacks from ISIS, saying his fellow debaters are not ready to lead, and, at one point, wishing for the return of President George W. Bush.
Here are a few of Graham’s more interesting debate comments:
- If Trump's ban on Muslims passes: "ISIL would be dancing in the streets — they just don't believe in dancing."
- On Trump's extreme issues and what some consider extreme statements: "I am sorry, he does not represent us ... "
- If Trump wins the nominee: "I'll support Trump if he's the nominee."
- On Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and "The Princess Bride": Ted, getting in bed with Iran and Russia to save Assad is inconceivable. Princess Buttercup would not like this."
- Speaking to Rick Santorum: "Dead men don't preach anything. If you don't understand we need a ground force to go into Syria, then you're not ready to destroy ISIL."
- On the decline of America's military: "Sequestration is Latin for doing really dumb things!
- Perhaps one of the more surprising comments from Graham came when he said: "I'm tired of beating on Bush. I miss George W Bush! I wish he were president right now!"
- On Russian President Vladimir Putin: "I'm not afraid of a guy running around on a horse without a shirt."
- On women in the military: "As to women, if you want to kill terrorists, I'm your guy."
And one more:
The fastest forming drinking game ever happened 5 minutes into the debate, “Taking a shot every time Graham mentions he's been to Iraq and Afghanistan 36 times. Feeling woozy” – Gerald Mulligan on Twitter
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