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12 cringe-worthy moments in debate history

Published On: Oct 02 2012 08:59:57 AM CDT Updated On: Oct 02 2012 09:28:00 AM CDT

As the first presidential debate nears, look back at 12 cringe-worthy moments in debate history.

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Nixon's Sweat -- Vice President Richard Nixon appeared to be dripping with sweat during the first-ever televised presidential debate against Sen. John F. Kennedy in 1960. Nixon had just spent 12 days in the hospital for a knee operation and staph infection.

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Cringeworthy - Rick Perry

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Political Debates Ford Carter 1976 JC

Cringeworthy - James Stockdale

Bush looks at watch

Cringeworthy - Bush Gore

Jan Brewer 2010

Michael Dukakis

Cringeworthy - Obama Clinton

Political Debates Quayle Bentsen 1988 LB

Cringeworthy - Cheney Edwards

Cringeworthy - Patricia Madrid

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