An Illustrated Guide to All The Finger Pointing at Last Night’s Debate

At last night's second presidential debate, pointing and sometimes wagging fingers sparred.

By Jorge Rivas Oct 17, 2012

My mother always said you should never point at people.

But at last night’s second presidential debate, pointing and sometimes wagging fingers sparred. GOP candidate Mitt Romney’s fingers thrived throughout the debate but so did President Obama’s fingers. At one point even host Candy Crowley got in to it.

The fingers pointed everywhere. Just take a look below.

Romney and Obama pointed at each other.

(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Both candidates pointed to get Crowley’s attention.


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Sometimes Crowley would point back.

(Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

Sometimes Romney pointed to the sky. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)