I've had people say it's a hardening, actually ~ US presidential election 2016 part 9/11 never forget

this is for sure intentional right?

http://imgur.com/25Almak.jpg

cyber stamina

Can't believe I watched it all, truly a testament to my stamina

I have the stamina but not the looks

why didn't Roxette write "The Stamina"?

Let's make lots of money.

during the first half, trump seemed troublingly lucid, even though the points he was making were ultimately idiotic and he was acting like an asshole. he melted down in the last third.

Around the 2/3 mark he got into some weird word salad territory

https://twitter.com/pumpkinjack34/status/780566842280644608

Nice Rick & Morty sign there

if she does that twice more she runs the score up to a ... not particularly big victory but a victory

Flabergasted Patti Solis Doyle denying Trump's accusations on CNN

I thought he looked pretty terrible from the get go (and only got worse). To be fair I haven't followed him as much as I should have.

xxpost I'll take it at this point.

omigod Donald Trump is yelling at reporters

I think he realized he lsot

a lot of people being mean about la guardia but NPR is a bigger embarrassment to a once great nation

xpost maybe he'll return to Valhalla tonight

did he jump into spin alley to start screaming at journos?

kind of feel the next time the whole economic recovery being top-heavy and trump insisting tax breaks for rich people is going to fix things needs more emphasis. They're not creating jobs when receiving the majority of wealth right now, why the fuck would giving them even more change that

Did not expect this person to be making this point:

https://mobile.twitter.com/BillKristol/status/780598609872035841

Bill Kristol‏ @BillKristol

Also: Hillary didn't cough, and Trump sniffled.

Sep 26, 2016, 9:43 PM

slash taxes & pour billions into airport cosmetic repair

if there was any justice there'd be three hundred articles speculating on Trump's health or recreational activities tomorrow but it'll just be a handful of people from our own echo chamber and nothing more.

he is probably going to fart during the next debate. on purpose.

Anderson Cooper has Patti Solis Doyle on right now ridiculing Trump's birther answer. Cooper: "I feel like Woody Allen pulling out Marshall McLuhan in Annie Hall."

Thought he was okay for a while, but I don't really know how to evaluate him anymore. Sometimes he was laughable. He really is preoccupied with Rosie O'Donnell...maybe Morey Amsterdam's name will turn up in the next one.

I didn't think she was especially good, though, so I'm glad everyone else on this thread seems to think she was--hoping I'm way off.

Trump: "I said everything I wanted to say during the debate except about the transgressions of Bill Clinton"

Did not expect this person to be making this point:

https://mobile.twitter.com/BillKristol/status/780598609872035841

Bill Kristol‏ @BillKristol

Also: Hillary didn't cough, and Trump sniffled.

Sep 26, 2016, 9:43 PM

― (rocketcat) 🚀🐱 👑🐟 (kingfish)

remember all the zings he wrote for Quayle

Man, this Trumpnista on CNN...

HRC's apparent strategy of "create as few news items as possible" is debatable and would look terrible were she to lose but it's understandable and probably low-risk

the cnn.com headline summary right now

"Trump repeats falsehoods on 'birtherism' and Iraq War support"

Man, this Trumpnista on CNN...

― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, September 26, 2016 11:02 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I know right? Gorgeous

(xposts) First exposure to the wonderment of Kayleigh McEnany

...?

XPS Is she? I'm listening to coverage on my phone.

the pundits are probably the least reliable people to listen to right now about what this debate will produce in the minds of voters. they seem to think this is some kind of semi-normal election, but it ain't. my take is neither of them helped or hurt themselves much, but if there is any noticeable trend in the polls, it will be slightly trump-negative.

'falsehoods' is beautifully calibrated

P4k has the scoop

http://pitchfork.com/news/68561-rick-rubin-attends-first-presidential-debate/

can we spin the spin or is it still being spun

just screened a call from the local hillary phone bank.. not a bad idea.

They just replayed a moment that mystified me: Trump berating Clinton about the AFL-CIO and some blue screen. "You were totally out of control"...What is he referring to?

All the CNN post-debate reaction is good-to-great for Clinton. Their focus group in Florida (supposedly independent) was 18-2 for Clinton. Their post-debate poll (41% Democrats, 26% Republicans, 33% Moby Grape fans) gave it to Clinton 62-27%. Glad there's much more enthusiasm out there for her than I thought there would be.

CNN focus group went 18 - 2 in favor of Hillary.

CNN viewer poll went 62% - 27% Hillary.

PPP poll 51 - 40 Hillary.

Drudge poll 93 - 7 Trump (lol)

xpost dammit

When Trump said the line about his temperament, I gasped like Homer did when he discovered the tv character whose name was like his name. That might've genuinely been the most insane thing I've ever heard him say.

Clinton 'won' this handily. He was even worse than I could've hoped (although he didn't melt down as completely as I'd dreamed).

They should've started chucking audience members into the street, though. Shmucks.

They just replayed a moment that mystified me: Trump berating Clinton about the AFL-CIO and some blue screen. "You were totally out of control"...What is he referring to?

― clemenza, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 1:29 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

a mildly displeased woman is my guess.

second debate will probably be similar to the end of Hellraiser

I'm guessing he meant the Laborers' International Union clip that people were laughing at.

https://youtu.be/-5RqjN1cBtY

xxxp

yeah, the audience was terrible

Clinton wasn't great, but she was at her best when she was hammering Trump, just absolutely killed him. Trump just did nothing for himself. he said so many obviously ridiculous and unappealing things. I just can't see this debate helping him at all, and probably it will hurt him. He needed to broaden his appeal and he failed miserably.

trump has a second and third chance. if he thinks this approach failed, he'll try another one, but I doubt it will feel natural to him or anyone watching.

I'm sure he thinks he did great

Amazing (except, y'know, not at all surprising) that Trump would go after Clinton for the unfairness of her ads, 100% of the ones I've seen being nothing more than a recap of the wit and wisdom of Donald Trump.

someone who either is andrea mitchell or looked like andrea mitchell to me when i wasn't wearing my glasses just explained to wolf blitzer that, after the debate, trump told her he "regretted" not mentioning bill clinton's affairs. what the fuck