Buzz·Posted on Aug 6, 2015Here's Why The Happy Hour Debate Was So Freaking WeirdNo one was there.by Sarah BurtonBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail The debate was sponsored by Fox News and Facebook, which is ironic since those are both things that we are all addicted to in a bad way. Fox News @FoxNews The Fox News-Facebook debate event night starts right now - tune in! #GOPDebate 09:01 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite This is a horrifyingly familiar sight for any person who's done improv, stand up, or attended a Phillies game: Ines de La Cuetara @InesdLC Empty arena at 5pm debate #GOPDebate 10:18 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Mom? Dad? Are you here? Ashley Spry @Ashley_spry09 The #GOPDebate looks almost as empty as an ACC football championship game. 09:34 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite The moderators came out strong, reminding all of the candidates that they have zero chance of actually winning. Ben Chapman @ChapmanGOP Talk about an empty stadium. lol #GOPDebate 09:35 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite "Why would you ever think you could win?""Trump is trouncing all of you, you know that?" Then they quickly reverted to softball questions and ignoring the AP-style guide: Peter Montgomery @petemont So I guess Fox style guide is to use "illegals" when talking about unauthorized immigrants #GOPDebate #DregsDebate 09:30 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite They let some random guy walk off the street and into the debate: Virgil Texas @virgiltexas Hands down, Jim Gilmore won this debate with his impressive resume. #GOPDebate 10:34 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Wait, is Jim Gilmore Rory's long lost dad? No? Okay then I don't know who that is. We learned that Carly Fiorina is #1 at memorization: Sergio Gor @SergioGor Someone left their closing statement for tonight's @FoxNews debate in the hotel printer.Can you guess who?@LaCivitaC 08:01 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite You best believe she KNOWS how to name drop: Dorsey Shaw @dorseyshaw Carly Fiorina won the #GOPDebate name dropper award too 11:55 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Rick Perry professed his fandom for That's So Ronald Raven: View this vine on Vine vine.co Hey guys, numbers are hard: BuzzFeed News @BuzzFeedNews What Happens When You Ask Candidates In The #GOPDebate For A Two-Word Answer? https://t.co/JQRCS6T2iI 12:40 AM - 07 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Toward the end, the candidates kept getting cut off by cute bells: mbona30 @mbona30 The bells and dings on the #kiddietable #gopdebate sound like a game show. C'MON DOWN! @16campaignbites 09:43 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Those adorable rings did nothing to stop some candidates. Patrick Kernan Quinn @PatKernanQuinn Carly isn't fucking around, listening to stupid bells. She is power. Peasants stop for bells. #Carly2016 #HappyHourDebate #GOPDebate 10:08 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Jonas Wisser @jwisser Pataki is not interested in your puny time’s-up bells. #GOPDebate 09:43 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite So who won the first debate? Éclaire Huxtable @WoeLilly Who won the first #GOPDebate ? White out did. #GOP #teaparty 10:42 PM - 06 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Rick Perry's gonna white out all of Obama's executive orders! Time to grab dinner before the big debate at 9pm! See you later! Jessica Hopper @jesshop23 Post #GOPDebate @RickSantorum has dinner plans & guess who is coming to dinner: some of his fellow candidates 12:20 AM - 07 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite