Ridiculous. Saturday Night Live figured out why Obama seemed “off his game” at the debate—he just realized he had forgotten about it being his anniversary and was wondering if he could get the Secret Service to distract Michelle long enough for him to go to the hotel gift shop to look for a present for her. That, and trying to remember Malia’s name.
Obama was not "off his game".
Without his teleprompter, we saw the real Obama, the empty suit, the empty chair.