Maybe "real" is not the right word. (You decide.)
This transcript of the second presidential debate comes from Keith Koffler at White House Dossier. Though it's best read in its entirety, this excerpt picks up the dialogue somewhere between the first and second questions.
[....]
Romney: We didn’t draw any straws!
Crowley: Of course we drew straws.
Obama: Listen, I’m willing to allow Mayor Romney to speak in English during the debate. I want to be fair, and besides, I don’t want him launching any sneak attacks in Romanian that I don’t understand.
Crowley: Okay, President Obama has agreed to be big about this. Please switch Comrade Romney’s microphone to English.
Romney: Well thank you Candy.
Crowley: You’re welcome. Now, the next question is for President Obama. Sylvia, please go ahead.
Sylvia: President Obama, why is Corporal Romney such a pathological liar?
Obama: Sylvia, thank you for your question. Corporal Romney is good to his family, and he’s a nice man. But he lies all the time. If you ask him about my record for the last four years, he’ll give you George Bush’s record and pretend it’s mine. If he had pancakes for breakfast, he’ll tell you he had waffles. Again, there’s nothing wrong with him, except that he lies all the time. And steals.
Romney: Now wait a second this is -
Crowley: Please don’t interrupt the president of the United States. I’m docking a minute off your next answer.
Romney: But he’s calling me a liar and a thief, and it’s just not -
Crowley: You are a liar. It’s in the transcript.
[....]
Thank you to Keith.
According to the New York Daily News, "when moderator Candy Crowley ‘fact-checked’ Mitt Romney’s charge that Barack Obama never called the Sept. 11 Benghazi attack an ‘act of terror’ the First Lady was driven to applaud in violation of the rules. (The inset photo was taken before the debate began.)
Real Clear Politics has video, if you want to make sure.
Add this to the list of "departures from previous administrations" and/or the list of indications that this administration considers itself above [rules or] the law. You want to prosecute? You'll have to talk to Eric Holder.
Next up: The president has another Big Day ahead of him today. No time for a daily presidential briefing.
9:35 am || Departs White House
11:10 am || Arrives Manchester, new Hampshire
11:55 am || Delivers remarks at a campaign rally; Veterans Memorial Park, Manchester
1:05 pm || Departs Manchester
2:10 pm || Arrives New York City
3:30 pm || Tapes an appearance on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”
4:20 pm || Attends a campaign event; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
7:55 pm || Delivers remarks at the 67th Annual Alfred. E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner; Waldorf Towers
10:35 pm || Departs New York City
11:45 pm || Arrives White House
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