Presidential Debate: "You're a Liar". . . "No, You're a Liar" . . . "No, You're Lying"

By Douglas V. Gibbs

The winner of tonight's debate is the person you believe was less a liar.  The two presidential candidates faced off in this style of debate, a townhall where the questions came from voters.  Both did some interrupting, but Obama interrupted more, and at the worst possible moments.

Interestingly, Obama also contradicted himself often.

One example:

When Romney pointed out gas prices were lower than two dollars a gallon when Obama took office, and now they are over $4.00 per gallon, President Barry said that gas prices were low at that time "because the economy was on the verge of collapse."

The contradiction was glaring, because if you will remember, the democrats were not saying in 2009 that we were on the verge of collapse, but that we were in the middle of the worse recession since the great depression. According to the democrats, the recovery began in June of 2009. So, was that collapse only a couple months long, Mr. Obama?

Based on that, I think it is easy to pinpoint who the liar in the debate was.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

Obama: Gas Prices Low 'Because the Economy Was on the Verge of Collapse' - Weekly Standard

Chart Book: The Legacy of the Great Recession - Center on Budget and Policy Priorities