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

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Hil made an awkward Ernie Banks reference today re more debates ("Let's play two!"), def laying groundwork for 'I'm a Cubs fan' championship run.

The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 21:08 (seven years ago) link

The good news for Clinton is no matter what Trump does next, she can likely use the exact same strategy to make his cool the next time around. Taxes, lawsuits, bankruptcies, lack of wealth. And if he brings up the Clinton Foundation nonsense, which has no real legs, she can bring up the Trump Foundation fouls, whose reporting has just begun and is already pretty damning.

Absolutely - he simply can't control himself on these issues and he never will. But more than that I think she will continue to exploit his fatal flaw: his need to be right on every single issue, even if it's against all facts, logic, and video-recorded evidnence, and his willingness to dig his way through the other end of the Earth to defend himself. Take, for example, his stance on the Iraq war - the truth is, he's actually DOES have a decent line here: he was a private citizen, nobody cares what he thought back then, he didn't really put a lot of thought into it, Howard Stern just asked him and he said "yeah, I guess so". Hillary is the one who actually VOTED for it, so she's the one who should've known better. That's all you have to say! Instead he goes into this really weird rabbit hole where he shouts "Shaun Hannity!!" over and over, sounding like an 8-year old with cookie dust all over his face; he could've so easily turned that on Clinton, instead he winds up looking like a lunatic.

frogbs, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 21:11 (seven years ago) link

more than anything, I hope she stops listening to advice from men

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 21:12 (seven years ago) link

That Scott Adams blog is epic

Anacostia Aerodrome (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 21:13 (seven years ago) link

The problem is that the public values the juiciness of the Clinton Foundation shadiness over the juiciness of the Trump Steaks Foundation shadiness, so it would be in her best interest to emphasize all of the things that were found out about it, yet at the same time she probably doesn't want to bring it up at all because there is no real way she can comment on the Clinton Foundation and have it look good. There are too many implications that come out of the various ways she would defend herself given how sensitive the cynical/skeptical public is, like if she said "Well nobody has found any wrongdoings in our foundation" people might read into it as if she means "...yet", and other wordings might motivate the public to ask her to be more transparent about the foundation. I don't know, it seems like a tricky subject even if she can deflect by turning it around on Trump in that instance. However, recaps might highlight unfavorable rumors/conspiracies/theories.

Evan, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 21:34 (seven years ago) link

that is quality nightmare material nomar

imago, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 21:54 (seven years ago) link

lol

Not everyone thought Mr. Trump appeared unprepared for the White House.

Barb Haag, a retired teacher of the emotionally disturbed, said Mr. Trump’s interruptions did not bother her. “Kids interrupt you all the time if they have a point to make,” she said.

Trump supporter compares Trump to emotionally disturbed child... and still plans to vote for him

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 22:03 (seven years ago) link

Never knew it was infectious.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 22:16 (seven years ago) link

Trump attempted to put the sniffles debate to rest during his Fox News interview.

“No sniffles, no,” he told the hosts, arguing that his microphone was simultaneously “very bad” and possibly “good enough to hear breathing.”

nomar, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 22:19 (seven years ago) link

Although I would fully believe it, I kinda stopped caring about the cocaine thing around 7 a.m. this morning, when I started to post a Dr. Rockzo gif to facebook but changed my mind.

how's life, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 22:22 (seven years ago) link

a retired teacher of the emotionally disturbed,

I wish you could see my home. It's... it's so... exciting (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 22:34 (seven years ago) link

has anyone actually photoshopped trump's face on Rockzo yet?!

Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 22:53 (seven years ago) link

let's see it lol

Nhex, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 23:17 (seven years ago) link

i guess the microphone issue was debunked but (not knowing anything about tv crew technical stuff) i wondered if he was having mic problems because he started out so benzo-d out quiet before he reverted to standard trump volume.

that mean squint he makes when he's angry is kinda scary, imo, really looks like he's going to lose it and punch somebody or something.

brimstead, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 23:31 (seven years ago) link

like something in my old primate brain seizes up like it's anticipating a physical threat

brimstead, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 23:32 (seven years ago) link

Re: teacher of messed up kids- Her whole job is to empathize with and support kids who have issues just like he does, and her confirmation bias does the rest.

Where is she from, btw? I missed that part, if it was published.

Anacostia Aerodrome (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 23:37 (seven years ago) link

Brimstead kind of OTM, the way he expresses himself has always put me on edge. I think the instinct you just described is another facet of how he makes me (and a lot of other guys who've been bullied before, maybe?) feel, which is I either have to walk away (i.e. change the channel) or hit him. As hard as I possibly can.
Ape life.

Anacostia Aerodrome (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 23:44 (seven years ago) link

I find him too preposterous to be intimidating.

Treeship, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 23:49 (seven years ago) link

gotta just stand back and admire the shameless fucking chutzpah of Guiliani and Gingrich (are you seriously fucking kidding me right now) and Trump for wanting to go after Bill's infidelities as a way to attack Hillary.

dems just can't and won't ever be able to pull of that kind of shameless horseshit. mostly bc it wouldn't land i suppose. but god DAMN. it is formidable.

serge thoroughgoods (will), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 23:57 (seven years ago) link

It's so dumb

Treeship, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 23:58 (seven years ago) link

Makes me want to die

Treeship, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 23:58 (seven years ago) link

Tombot - some philly suburb

Xp

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 23:59 (seven years ago) link

"The "town hall" debate will feature questions from the Internet -- ABC and CNN moderators agreed to consider the Top 30 questions voted up on this site!"

i suspect the Trump trolls to be descending on this site like flying monkeys.

https://presidentialopenquestions.com/

serge thoroughgoods (will), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:15 (seven years ago) link

too late

2674 votes:
"Globalism, why do you support it or oppose it and why?

Globalism is for elimination of borders and sovereignty supposedly for cooperation for trade and eliminating wars, but Islam supports solely sharia law, seeking to make it the global standard."

serge thoroughgoods (will), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:21 (seven years ago) link

The questions there currently make me want to live on the moon.

Cumstaun (Phil D.), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:22 (seven years ago) link

I don't even need like a habitat or whatever, it's OK if I die instantly. At least I won't die surrounded by morons.

Cumstaun (Phil D.), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:23 (seven years ago) link

yeah if this town hall is going to focus on this sites "most votes" it is well and truly going to suck

serge thoroughgoods (will), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:25 (seven years ago) link

site's

serge thoroughgoods (will), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:25 (seven years ago) link

fortunately they only agreed to "consider" these questions

nomar, Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:41 (seven years ago) link

I find him too preposterous to be intimidating.

That's just it, he's too much of a coward to do anything himself, he'd have to hire somebody to beat you up, and then he wouldn't pay them.

I hear from this arsehole again, he's going in the river (James Morrison), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:42 (seven years ago) link

votey mcvoteface

j., Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:49 (seven years ago) link

Arizona Republic endorses Clinton. The first Democrat they've endorsed since 1890. That is not a typo.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/editorial/2016/09/27/hillary-clinton-endorsement/91198668/

Cumstaun (Phil D.), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:14 (seven years ago) link

friend on FB, this seems accurate to me:

As if anyone needed another take on the debates: as clearly as HRC mopped the floor with Trump, and as much as Trump exposed himself as a lying grifter in for the long con, it just doesn't matter. Just look at the spin, where internet polls and twitter hash tags both propped up by millions of zombie accounts from Russia are held up as proof that trump won the debate. Just look at the behavior of those attending his rally in Florida tonight: it's all just a massive screw-you to decorum and intelligence. Trump standing up on that stage contradicting himself and lying at every turn actually appeals to them.

Nope, in this post-truth world the election will only be won for HRC on turn-out. If our country is to be saved from going over the cliff, it will be the African American community, the Latino community, and the Asian American community that will save us from white America's prion disease.

sleeve, Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:20 (seven years ago) link

Surprisingly moving. xp

slathered in cream and covered with stickers (silby), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:21 (seven years ago) link

xp proud to be part of an ethnic group likely to go for hillary in overwhelming numbers. especially since other aspects of my 'cultural identity' are such shit demographics.

Mordy, Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:33 (seven years ago) link

Endorsements for HRC are for the status quo or a simulacrum of it, versus George Amberson Minafer throwing tantrums and/or delegating power to whoever for doing whatever.

The status quo will not save us.

The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:45 (seven years ago) link

actually this time it might

serge thoroughgoods (will), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:49 (seven years ago) link

who's baking Minafer's strawberry shortcake

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:49 (seven years ago) link

What do you mean "us"

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:51 (seven years ago) link

Spoken like a true white man

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:51 (seven years ago) link

Thanks for the zillionth iteration of the same stupid talking point.

Cumstaun (Phil D.), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:54 (seven years ago) link

1004 VOTES!
Do you support making English the official language of the United States?
Why or why not?
Submitted by: Maria T. from CA

thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:56 (seven years ago) link

644 VOTES!
Why are you held to a different legal standard than 'ordinary' Americans?
Other individuals who mishandle sensitive and classified materials are punished, including jailed. Justify why a double standard has been applied to your mishandling of classified emails.

thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:57 (seven years ago) link

736 VOTES!
How can we prevent the BLM from inciting riots and harm to police?
The BLM is agitating citizens therefore causing attacks on police. People like George Soros are funding the BLM that is causing violence in America.
Submitted by: Steve M. from FL

thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:58 (seven years ago) link

Remind me again why we are doing this

thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:58 (seven years ago) link

long train of abuses and usurpations iirc

florence foster wallace (difficult listening hour), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 01:59 (seven years ago) link

i thought it was something to do with tea

thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 02:00 (seven years ago) link

The question with the most votes. People really like the verb 'protect'.

4556
VOTE!
How will you ensure the 2nd amendment is protected?
Too much crime is blamed on the tool, not the person. How will you protect law abiding citizens to protect themselves.

jmm, Wednesday, 28 September 2016 02:05 (seven years ago) link


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