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Jokesters had plenty of fodder with Thursday night's GOP debate, as 10 candidates vied to be the most conservative. With Trump's ugly insult of Rosie O'Donnell and Mike Huckabee's brazen verbal assault on reproductive rights, many viewers wanted to cry, but thankfully these Twitter comedians found the humor in the hot air.
\u201cHard to say who won the #GOPDebate - Bernie or Hillary?\u201d— Frank Conniff (@Frank Conniff) 1438930562
\u201cIf I had to score tonight's #GOPDebate, I'd rank it Tywin Lannister, Skeletor, and Emperor Palpatine.\u201d— Hal Rudnick (@Hal Rudnick) 1438929908
\u201c79 Thoughts Australians Had Watching The #GOPDebate https://t.co/va999Lcueh @Rob_Stott @braddybb @alex_c_lee\u201d— BuzzFeed Oz News (@BuzzFeed Oz News) 1438929368
\u201cEarlier this evening, I witnessed lobotomies performed live on stage #GOPDebate\u201d— Naz Kutub \ud83c\udf08\u262a\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec THE LOOPHOLE out now! (@Naz Kutub \ud83c\udf08\u262a\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec THE LOOPHOLE out now!) 1438926248
\u201c4 divorces, 4 bankruptcies. Sorry @realDonaldTrump we are just getting out of a bad marriage w/ an idiot. Need time. #Bush #GOPDebate @CNN\u201d— TruthBeTold (@TruthBeTold) 1438929039
\u201cDonald Trump is the guy who flips the Risk board over once he realizes he can't overtake Asia. #GOPDebate\u201d— Your Friendly Neighborhood Numbersmuncher (@Your Friendly Neighborhood Numbersmuncher) 1438929040
\u201cMy new favorite gif is perfect. #GOPDebate\u201d— Tamara (@Tamara) 1438925687
\u201cCandidates, what would you say to your child if she came to you and said that she loved the prequels? #GOPDebate\u201d— Hal Rudnick (@Hal Rudnick) 1438925226
\u201cWhen #GOPDebate started talking about women's health and social issues relatable to that\u201d— chilly (@chilly) 1438924821
\u201cI'm glad to have these elderly, white men deciding what I can do w/ my body. Sometimes I get the vapors & can't think straight! #GOPdebate\u201d— Selena Coppock (@Selena Coppock) 1438923680
\u201cFor those of you who missed the #GOPDebate #FoxDebate - here's the highlight reel.\u201d— Mudflats (@Mudflats) 1438922775
\u201cSo after watching the #GOPDebate, as a man I've never been so proud to support Hillary Clinton for President! #Hillary2016 @HillaryClinton\u201d— Jerome Trammel, MBA (@Jerome Trammel, MBA) 1438922746
\u201cNo *I* hate Planned Parenthood and women more! NO I HATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND WOMEN MORE!!!!! #GOPDebate\u201d— erin mallory long (@erin mallory long) 1438922182
\u201cDonald Trump reacted to accusations of misogyny at the #GOPDebate by being a misogynist https://t.co/y3BIqFAEex\u201d— Rolling Stone (@Rolling Stone) 1438922025
\u201cAnd @HillaryClinton @BarackObama and @JoeBiden are all... #GOPDebate\u201d— Joseph Kapsch (@Joseph Kapsch) 1438924124
\u201c#GOPDebate (Vine by @dabulldawg88) https://t.co/XKxVDrADce\u201d— Kevin Ryder (@Kevin Ryder) 1438918183
\u201cThis is the worse episode of Celebrity Apprentice ever! #GOPDebate\u201d— Liesel (@Liesel) 1438918115
\u201cThe Republicans act like they have God's cell phone number?\n#GOPDebate\u201d— @lnnie (@@lnnie) 1438917806
\u201cWatch the #GOPdebate? Bet you feel like donating to a Democrat right about now. https://t.co/pGlQCqQgOP\u201d— Hillary Clinton (@Hillary Clinton) 1438916738
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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
































































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