Buzz·Posted on Oct 4, 2012The Internet Responds To The Presidential DebateThe first debate was declared not a victory for either Obama or Romney, but for silly memes. The internet had a field day with Big Bird, but their efforts were aimed at multiple targets.by Gavon LaessigBuzzFeed News ReporterLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Chipotle Guy Was Shocked That Romney Wanted To Fire Big Bird 2. Obama Brought A Lightsaber Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. People Weren't Sure If Romney Was Running For President Of The United States Or Mayor Of Whoville 4. Lana Del Rey Showed Up Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. Hair Was An Issue 6. 7. But Not The Only Topic Of Debate 8. The Most Contentious Issue, However, Was Jim Lehrer's Job As Moderator 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. The Day Of The Debate Happened To Coincide With "Mean Girls" Day, And On Wednesdays They Wear Pink 15. But The Movie Other People Were Reminded Of Was "Bridesmaids" 16. Tiny Face Mitt Romney Made An Appearance 17. As Did Many Tiny Obamas 18. McKayla Maroney Was Unimpressed 19. Hillary Was Diplomatic 20. But There Were No Hard Feelings 21. Right, Guys? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 22. Besides, This Was Merely The Opening Act For Next Week's Main Event