Obama's 'horses and bayonets' quip trends after debate

by Andrea Bellemare Posted: October 22, 2012 11:05 PM Last Updated: October 22, 2012 11:23 PM

View the story "Obama's 'horses and bayonets' quip trends after debate" on StorifyObama's 'horses and bayonets' quip trends after debateStorified by CBC News Community · Mon, Oct 22 2012 20:16:06#debate2012 HORSES AND BAYONETS http://pic.twitter.com/9UyZjuOYMegan KingDuring the third and final debate of the presidential campaign, U.S. President Barack Obama criticized Republican candidate Mitt Romney's grasp of military policy.

Romney asserted that the U.S. Navy was smaller than at any time since 1917, saying that the navy required more ships, and that the air force is older and smaller now than it had been since it was created.

Obama responded by telling Rommey: "We also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed."

The internet quickly seized on Obama's comment, tweeting and making memes.
That quiet we are currently experiencing for this brief interlude is the Internet firing up its collective Photoshop #HorsesAndBayonetsGuiltyHumanCentipede"A Dressage-Based Foreign Policy: Equistrian Fetishism in the Romney White House" #HorsesAndBayonetsFirst Author"Obama rainbow unicorn" | quickmeme "QuickmemeLet's talk about #horsesandbayonets shall we? http://twitpic.com/b6lo5fRyan BroderickAnother decommissioned American military vehicle. #horsesandbayonets http://www.flickr.com/photos/87971452@N00/512482887DavidMy Little Trojan Ponykipperfrog#horsesandbayonets is the new snakes and laddersAdam BraunMy great-grandfather was a US Cavalryman in World War 1. We have his bayonet, if the government needs it back. #HorsesandBayonetsRich Gallup"Horse and Bayonet Romney" | quickmeme "QuickmemeSeveral people made official-looking campaign ads featuring bayonets and horses.
Vote Romney 2012 for more #HorsesAndBayonetsalthinkaboutitI thought this was funny. #horsesandbayonetsmssmartysocksOthers had a different take.
#horsesandbayonets http://twitpic.com/b6lqjvMark ConnellyMy contribution on the bayonets comment: #horsesandbayonets http://twitpic.com/b6llqqJeremy DunckDude is talking out of both sides of his mouth.. #horsesandbayonetsOMAR EPPSStephen Harper has asked his military chiefs how many horses and bayonets Canada has in case of a match up against Romney's America.Arthur Simeon#horsesandbayonets: trending topic, and probable Halloween costume craze.Cindi LeiveGoing out for Halloween on a horse, with a bayonet in one hand, a binder full of women in the other, dressed as Bane, yelling "Kony 2012"Ghosty Hawken#horsesandbayonetsbmorelikemeHahaha I love that #horsesandbayonets is trending. Can't wait to see SNL this weekend after this debate.❤AllisonThe Marines still use bayonets. Cowboys still ride horses. 'Merica. #horsesandbayonetsCasey KelleyDear #Obama, We are quite happy with our horses & bayonets, thank you. Signed, #RobbStark http://bit.ly/electionparody #debates http://pic.twitter.com/aARemdJORachael ThomasOne does not simply have fewer horses and bayonets. #debate http://pic.twitter.com/1xB0cu5qWillie Myersyou should actually do it. RT @mrLBF: get your HORSES & BAYONETS t shirt!!! http://pic.twitter.com/Zs7tZhE0Blossom.We know how this guy is getting to #UFC154. #horsesandbayonets http://pic.twitter.com/439HTX28UFCThis picture nicely sums up the three themes of each of the presidential debates. Stick with CBC.ca for complete coverage of the U.S. Election on November 6.
Big bird. Binders. Bayonets.jsindal

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