The top 10 funniest and most entertaining debate tweets include quips about Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s gaffe, CNBC’s moderators and much more:
10. jimantle: Good thing Cain didn’t call him “Princess Frank.”
9. McCormackJohn: Newt: “It turned out, unfortunately, I was right.” He hates it when that happens.
8. Jay_Severin: Cain answer on Italy’s Euro debt “I LOVE ITALIAN WOMEN” perhaps not wisest choice.
7. RyanLizza: Cool that CNBC get the guy from Monopoly to help moderate this economic debate.
6. JRubinBlogger: no matter what career goof you make it’ll never compare to leaving newt to work for perry
5. amyewalter: Dear SNL, you are welcome. Sincerely, Rick Perry #CNBCdebate
4. BorowitzReport: BREAKING: Jim Cramer Escapes from Straitjacket #GOPDebate #CNBCDebate
3. daveweigel: Wait, did anyone catch what Cain’s tax plan is called? #cnbcdebate
2. AnnCoulter: DOES HE HAVE TO START DROOLING ON STAGE? RT @DavidLimbaugh Perry could just have ADD … . Not disqualifying for me
1. thegoldfarb: you and the kremlin RT @TheAlyonaShow: can’t wait to see defense spending go completely unmentioned again in the next half of the debate.
[Editors note: TheAlyonaShow is the twitter handle of a host of a show on RT, a cable news station funded by the Russian government.]