2016 Presidential debate debate

[Alpo]

Trump got the first 4 rounds, but ended up punching himself out. By the end, he sounded like a fighter who'd taken too many shots to the head.

I give the edge to Clinton for this debate. She is not a great communicator, however.

 

[cbhausen]

Replacing the phrase "gun control" with the phrase "gun safety" has been in the Democrat playbook for quite a while now. Yet another example of the deception politicians use to sway public opinion. Most of the sheeple don't pay enough attention to catch on to such subtleties.

 

[Reagan40]

Meh, whose opinion and vote has been changed because of this? No new information here.

Libs are still libs. NeverTrumpers are still NeverTrumpers. I don't see their numbers rising.

I think ink this is probably true. Hillary supporters will say she won, Trump supporters will say he won. There was no "Kennedy vs. Nixon" effect that will change the hearts and minds of voters. I'm sure the Trump campaign wished that Hillary would have had a 4 minute coffing fit and passed out. I'm sure the Hillary camp wishes Trump would have made a sexist remark to her. Neither happened, so we move on. Is anyone else ready for Nov. 9th?

 

[Sylvain]

The part that stuck out most to me was when Hillary spoke of "gun safety measures". The context tells me that is the new lingo for gun control or another "assault weapons ban".

She mentioned a few times in her speeches that she wanted "to make guns safers" ... oh course I have no idea what that means.
Are they going to shoot foam darts??? Safer for whom? The use or the person being shot at?

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

I don't think he's part of the rigging for her, but he isn't strong on using the facts to his advantage.

She said something about his taxes and not being charitable, he should have dragged her down on the % in/out of Clinton foundation. Nope, he's on his heels and defending.

Her ability to dodge and deflect and redirect is too good for him. She wiped the floor with him at the critical ending.

The good news..... I finished an AR build by the time it finished!

 

[DRob]

The debate should be in private. Then the news media can tell us who won. That's what is going to happen, anyway. What a waste of time!

 

[Ericpwp]

I want that 90 minutes of my life back.

I saw a few times when Trump was setting up his zinger, Lester would interrupt it. Trump needs more than 2 minutes to complete a thought, he missed some softballs. Though it was unfulfilling, I don't think it was a loss.

 

["Username"]

I'm sorry some of you think he was in this to win it.

Truth.

It is amazing how easily the sheep are led astray.

Bread and circuses anyone?

 

[billybob44]

anyone else ready for Nov. 9th

I'm ready for the next two debates...The Donald will take the gloves off...

 

[Ericpwp]

There is no way Trump is a plant. He may have been elected by D's crossing the aisle because they though he was beatable, but he is not a plant. No one could keep up the facade without a gaff 24/7 for months at a time.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

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We told you he'd go easy on Hillary.
We told you the media would turn on him.
We told you he'd "always" have both feet stuck in his mouth.
We told you that he was incompetent.
We told you that he repels decent people.
We told you that Dems were salivating to go against him.
We told you that he was petty and impetuous.
We told you that he'd drag everyone around him down.
We warned you.
We begged you.
And now that everything we said would happen, has... Who do you blame? Us.
You blame us.

 

[jbombelli]

Trump lost, Hillary lost, America lost.

Johnson lost so badly he wasn't even there.

 

[Reagan40]

They could also both have lost.
After seeing that debate it's possible some people now think a third party option is a good idea.

Maybe a good idea, but too late for a third party to become realistic. None of the other parties candidates were able to garner enough support to earn the attention of enough Americans to make it to the home stretch. Anyone who thinks a third party candidate can win at this point is not thinking realistically. Another candidate would have needed to get more momentum with a larger movement before tonight. Many Americans are truly uninformed. At this point, many will only accept the two on the debate stage as legitimate candidates.

 

[caverjamie]

I'm ready for the next two debates...The Donald will take the gloves off...

As long as he doesn't ramble on and on about...I don't know what. He is an idiot that happens to be rich, and she is another 8 years of what we already had.

 

[MCgrease08]

I need a cigarette. I quit 21 months ago.

Good idea. I quit 15 years ago, but have one I bummed from a friend while drinking a few weeks ago but never smoked.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Trump camp deleting tweets in real-time.

Want to correct this, the screenshot was fake. The tweet still does exist. Although he did deny saying what the tweet said.

I'm ready for the next two debates...The Donald will take the gloves off...

Wishful thinking. It's all that's left, and I understand that. You have to hope, as a supporter, that he will do this. But he won't. Everything the supporters have wished for hasn't happened... and isn't going to.

 

["Username"]

Trump lost, Hillary lost, America lost.

America lost long ago.


Any doubt the republic is dead was removed on June 28, 2012.

 

[miguel]

Lester the Molester's performance criticized: 5 Times Lester Holt Shilled for Hillary Clinton at First Debate

Ultimately, these are not proper debates. They should go Lincoln-Douglas style. Imagine 90 minutes of:

"America should build a wall to keep out illegals immigrants and drugs" Trump affirms this position, HRC takes the negative.

Then, a week later, "Tariffs will harm American consumers" where HRC takes the affirmative and Trump the negative.

A few more like this. But instead we get discussion of a city's policy to reduce crime -- NOT A FEDERAL ISSUE -- or you didn't release your tax returns -- WHO GIVES A ****.

Stack silver and lead, friends.

 

[MCgrease08]

She paused right before she said safety.... The word she almost blurted out was "control".

Replacing the phrase "gun control" with the phrase "gun safety" has been in the Democrat playbook for quite a while now. Yet another example of the deception politicians use to sway public opinion. Most of the sheeple don't pay enough attention to catch on to such subtleties.

At one point she mentioned guns and said, "we need to keep guns out of the hands of those that would do us harm." Not, 'keep guns out of the hands of criminals.'

There is a distinct difference, especially when she and .gov are the ones unilaterally deciding who intends to "do harm."

 

[bwframe]

...Wishful thinking. It's all that's left, and I understand that. You have to hope, as a supporter, that he will do this. But he won't. Everything the supporters have wished for hasn't happened... and isn't going to.

Yep, Trump is circling the drain. Just like always...

Interesting choice of words; "Wishfull thinking."