Social nets grab 'horses and bayonets' debate line

President Barack Obama countered Mitt Romney's Big Bird and binders on Monday night with horses, bayonets and Battleship. Who won? The Internet, of course.

Obama's broadside reply to Romney's shot at the size of the Navy took off instantly on social networks and dominated online discussion of the candidates' final debate.

A look at some key online trends from the night:

HORSES AND BAYONETS: The exchange started with Romney challenging his Democratic opponent by saying the Navy is too small and has fewer ships than it did in 1916.

Obama's response: "Well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets. ... We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines. And so the question is not a game of Battleship, where we're counting ships."

The online reaction was swift.

On Twitter, the hashtag "horsesandbayonets" immediately began trending in the United States and became the top trend in the country and third worldwide, even an hour after the debate ended. On Facebook, users created more than 50 pages named "Horses and Bayonets." The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee also pounced, posting a meme declaring "Obama just sank Romney's battleship" that generated more than 84,000 likes and was shared more than 16,000 times in an hour.

REGIONS: Iran, Libya, Israel, Syria, Detroit and even Mali all made appearances among Twitter's trending topics in the United States and worldwide as Obama and Romney sparred on U.S. foreign policy. Bill Maher weighed in with a jab at voters after Romney mentioned al-Qaida's presence in Mali. Said the comedian on Twitter: "Mitt, you do know that most of America thinks Mali is one of Obama's daughters, right?"

BOB SCHIEFFER: The veteran CBS newsman was largely spared the same criticism unleashed by the Internet on previous moderators Jim Lehrer and Candy Crowley. He took some ribbing after a gaffe in which he referred to "Obama's bin Laden," but received even more praise for saying everyone loves teachers and closing the debate by saying his mom's advice is "go vote."

HOPE OF THE EARTH: Romney's reference to America being the hope of the Earth in his closing statement earned him praise from supporters and sarcasm from detractors. It fit with a phrase that went viral on Twitter earlier in the debate, in which he said his goal is a "peaceful planet."

THE MAIN EVENT: On a night with "Monday Night Football" and the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants contending for baseball's National League championship, the debate won heads up on social networks as the events were played simultaneously. Two-thirds of the way through Obama-Romney 3, eight of nine top trending topics on Twitter in the United States were related to the debate. Even in the moments after San Francisco clinched a berth to its second World Series in three years, the "horsesandbayonets" hashtag was more popular.

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Oskar Garcia can be reached on Twitter at http://twitter.com/oskargarcia

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Syria: Explosion in Damascus kills at least 10

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? An explosion hit the Old City of Damascus on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens of other civilians, Syrian activists said. It came as President Bashar Assad discussed the civil war in his country with visiting U.N. peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi.

The blast targeted a police station in the Bab Touma neighborhood, a Syrian official said, insisting on anonymity because he is not allowed to make press statements.

Bab Touma, a popular attraction for shoppers, is inhabited mostly by members of Syria's Christian minority.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the death toll. It said it was not immediately clear if the victims were civilians or policemen. But it described the blast as "strong" and said ambulances and police cars were rushing to the area.

No other details were immediately available.

Brahimi, who represents the U.N. and the Arab League, met with Assad in another part of the capital. Brahimi has appealed for a truce between Assad's forces and rebels for the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which begins Oct. 26.

Brahimi arrived in Damascus Friday after a tour of Middle East capitals to drum up support for the cease-fire, which he hopes will pave the way for a longer-term truce.

A range of countries including Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Germany have thrown their support behind the idea, but neither the Syrian government nor the rebels have signed on.

Brahimi met Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem on Saturday. A Foreign Ministry statement released after the meeting did not mention the proposed truce, but said the two men discussed "objective and rational circumstances to stop the violence from any side in order to prepare for a comprehensive dialogue among the Syrians."

Syrian government forces and rebels have both agreed to and then promptly violated internationally brokered cease-fires in the past, and there is little indication that either is willing to stop fighting now.

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Associated Press writer Albert Aji in Damascus, Syria, contributed to this report.

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Big Ben always likes it in Cincy

Steelers have no road wins so far, and Roethlisberger is 7-1 in the Bengals' house

Opinion

By Greg Bedard

NBCSports.com contributor

updated 10:54 a.m. ET Oct. 21, 2012

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The Steelers travel to Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday night to take on the Bengals, but it might as well be a home game for Pittsburgh.

The Steelers are 11-2 in Cincinnati since the stadium opened in 2000. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, a native of Findlay, Ohio, is 14-1 in games in his home state, including 7-1 in Cincinnati.

This time, however, the Steelers (2-3) are desperate for a victory. They have yet to win on the road this season, are coming off an embarrassing 26-23 loss to the Titans, and this is their first game in the AFC North, where they already trail the 5-1 Ravens by 2 ? games.

The Steelers aren?t afraid to put pressure on themselves entering this game.

?I?ve been there in December, praying for four teams to lose, and we don?t want to be in that,? linebacker Larry Foote said. ?We still control our destiny. ... It?s a divisional opponent, and we?ve got to get this win, whatever it takes.?

The Bengals (3-3) aren?t exactly coming in on a roll. They lost to the previously winless Browns 34-24, thanks to two pick sixes from quarterback Andy Dalton.

That sets the scene for the showdown. Let?s look at the three keys for each team.

Steelers
1. Protect Roethlisberger: Well, at least reasonably well. Roethlisberger has taken a beating for years behind the Steelers line, but he?s so big and moves around so well in the pocket that he minimizes the impact, and actually makes huge plays down the field when the protection breaks down. The Steelers have injury issues on the line. Right tackle Marcus Gilbert (ankle) is out, and rookie Mike Adams will make his first start and have to square off against Carlos Dunlap. Standout center Maurkice Pouncey is questionable with a knee injury ? he played one snap against the Titans ? and would be replaced by Doug Legursky. Left tackle Max Starks is off to a bad start and will have his hands full against end Michael Johnson, who has six sacks on the season. The entire Bengals line is solid. Tackle Geno Atkins is tied for the team lead with six sacks and is stout against the run. If the Steelers can give Roethlisberger enough time, he?ll be able to make plays against a poor Bengals secondary.

2. Stop A.J. Green: Green may be the best overall receiver in the game. He leads the league with 628 receiving yards and has caught a touchdown in five straight games. He will again face Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor, who has not rebounded after giving up the game-winning touchdown against the Broncos in the playoffs. But Taylor and the Steelers did a respectable job last year against Green, though he caught a touchdown in each matchup. He caught just one ball in the first game and six for 86 yards in the second. The Steelers got physical with Green at the line and tried to reroute him constantly. Because of their zone blitz scheme, Green will likely have opportunities against the safeties. Ryan Clark has played very well, but Ryan Mundy (in for the injured Troy Polamalu) can be had if the Bengals can get Green matched up against him.

3. Force Dalton into mistakes: Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton is tied for second in the league with nine interceptions and has had four returned for touchdowns the past two seasons. Because Dalton doesn?t have a big arm, he has to rely on his accuracy and his anticipation. Both have been issues at times this year, so expect Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau to try to scheme up a number of disguises and pressures. Dalton is also taking a lot of sacks.

Bengals
1. Get Roethlisberger down: Like a lot of teams, the Bengals and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer have had success getting to Roethlisberger. The problem is getting him to the turf. The Bengals haven?t done that well enough, and they?ve paid the price. The Steelers have dangerous weapons in receivers Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown, and tight end Heath Miller has played very well of late. That could be trouble against a Bengals secondary that has had issues outside of safety Reggie Nelson. They?ve produced only two interceptions, which is the same number that Roethlisberger has thrown all season.

2. Run the ball: The BenJarvus Green-Ellis era got off to a good start when he averaged 5.1 yards per game against the Ravens in the opening game, but the former Patriot hasn?t been over 4.0 since. The Bengals have yet to produce a 100-yard runner so far this season ? as a team they?ve gained 100 just twice ? and that?s putting too much pressure on Dalton to be perfect. Last year the Bengals averaged 111.1 yards per game on the way to the playoffs. The Bengals need a complementary running game to give Dalton the space off play action to make some throws. The Steelers are tied for 17th allowing 4.1 yards per rush, so the Bengals will have opportunities on the ground.

3. Play even, at least, on special teams: The Bengals gave up a 60-yard punt return to Josh Cribbs of the Browns last week, and Bengals kickoff returner Brandon Tate couldn?t get the ball out to the 20-yard line. That?s not a good sign as the Bengals face a team they?ve struggled against on special teams. In 2010 at Cincinnati, the Bengals had a punt blocked, fumbled a kickoff and missed two field goals. In last year?s matchup in Pittsburgh, Antonio Brown returned a punt for a touchdown, a field goal was blocked and Tate fumbled a kickoff. The Bengals have to be better than that to emerge with a victory.

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Kacsmar: Don't believe hype with Steelers' D

Kacsmar: Known as the father of the zone blitz, which creates illusions of pressure, Dick LeBeau has also created an illusion that his long career is full of defensive coaching success. That's not the case.

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