After would-be president Al Gore proclaimed that the Mile High City's altitude may have tampered with President Barack Obama's debating skills, Twitter erupted with other #ObamaDebateExcuses just as plausible. Here's just a small sampling:

#ObamaDebateExcuses I didn't fail that. Someone else made that happen. #tcot

— Amy Lutz (@amylutz4) October 4, 2012

#ObamaDebateExcuses They told me it was going to be multiple choice. This just shows that Romney is anti-choice!

— Herman Cain (@THEHermanCain) October 4, 2012

He couldn't sleep the night before, worrying if there was still too much security at consulate in Benghazi #ObamaDebateExcuses

— Michael Graham (@MGraham969) October 4, 2012

#ObamaDebateExcuses I was told to just stand there and be Eye Candy.

— Candice (@CandiLissa) October 4, 2012

Nobody told me Jim Lehrer was racist and part of the vast right wing conspiracy. #ObamaDebateExcuses

— Dr. Schadenfreude (@PoliticsOfFear) October 4, 2012

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