The National Republican debate was on Fox new last night, and the seven remaining Republican candidates occupied Sioux City, Iowa to prove to the republican party why they can beat Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election. Arguably this could have been the most effective debate for the presidential candidates, candidates got the opportunity to show a rare camaraderie and joined effort to achieve one goal-Beat President Obama.
Every candidate was able to land their talking points pertaining to the issues they felt was important in the country.
While all that is great, the highlight of the debate goes to none other than Governor Rick Perry. Last night Perry compared himself to Denver Broncos star quarterback Tim Tebow. There are a lot of people out there that said Tim Tebow isn’t good enough to play in the NFL.
The fact is that Tebow has not only proven himself worthy to play in the NFL, he can excel at this high level and lead his team to a 7 -1 record.
Well Perry jumped on that wagon, comparing himself to Tebow saying “Am I ready for the next level? Let me tell you, I am ready to be the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses.”
Well that sparked a litany of jokes from various media people via twitter.
CNN host Piers Morgan, who tweeted, “I think Rick ‘Tebow’ Perry just debated himself back into contention #iowa.”
CNN contributor Roland Martin joked on Twitter, “Uh, oh! Rick Perry is likening himself to Tim Tebow. ‘I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses.’ Start praying, bruh!”
While The New York Times writer Don Van Natta Jr. tweeted, “Tim Tebow is now praying that he never becomes the Rick Perry of the NFL.”
Howard Fineman of the Huffington Post tweeted, “Rick Perry gets the prize for being first to mention Tim Tebow. The only thing he didn’t do was do a Tebow.”
Roll Call’s Ryan Beckwith used a football reference to make fun of the Texas governor. “Rick Perry namechecks Tim Tebow. If he wins a debate against Obama, will he drop on one knee?”
The New York Times Five-Thirty-Eight blogger Nate Silver joked in a tweet that the comparison represented a whole new direction for the Perry campaign: “New Rick Perry campaign slogan: Faith, Jobs and Tebow.”
The Washington Post‘s Chris Cillizza tweeted: “And my head just exploded. #iowadebate” after Perry made the Tebow comparison.
Comedian Andy Borowitz focused on Gingrich instead of Perry, tweeting: “Gingrich: “I believe that wife begins at insemination.” #iowadebate.”
Even George Lopez tweeted, “Watching the Republican Presidential Debate is like eves dropping at STARBUCKS ! #FTP’s.”
Finally actress Ellen Barkin fired the golden bullet of the evening, tweeting: “Love it when Fox News moderates a debate. They must be sorry L’il Adolf isn’t running.”
