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LIVE THREAD:Trump-Clinton Presidential Debate 9/26/2016 at HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, HEMPSTEAD, NY 9pm ET
https://www.google.com/#tbm=vid&q=first+presidential+debate+2016 ^

Posted on 09/25/2016 5:03:16 AM PDT by nikos1121

You are cordially invited to be present

ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST DEBATE BETWEEN

Hillary Rodham Clinton

DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR THE OFFICE OF

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

and

Donald John Trump

REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR THE OFFICE OF

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

at

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, HEMPSTEAD, NY

9 PM MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Moderator for the debate is Lester Holt, the anchor of the NBC Nightly News

The 90 minute debate will be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on major topics to be selected by the moderator and announced at least one week before the debate. The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. Candidates will then have an opportunity to respond to each other. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper discussion of the topic.


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To: Dr.Deth
She misquoted Trump and attacked him for what he never said.

Wasn't that something? I don't know how you can debate-prep for that. A sneaky liar is one thing. But someone who will lie about you to your face with cameras rolling, confident that "fact-checker" Holt will back her up .... I don't know how anyone prepares for that. Lesson learned now.

4,361 posted on 09/26/2016 8:20:57 PM PDT by silent_jonny ("When you get to the top of the hill, gonna be there yes I will")
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To: heights
DanRiehl ‏@DanRiehl 31s32 seconds ago DanRiehl Retweeted ChronicleMike

Yes but Hillary's greatest claim to stamina = being investigated by Congress.


4,362 posted on 09/26/2016 8:20:58 PM PDT by jennychase
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To: sport
I've been here longer than you have and Doug is a friend of mine. He's a GREAT guy.

You're right about Hillary and ALL of the damned Clintons.

4,363 posted on 09/26/2016 8:21:00 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: SE Mom

Wow! That Time poll in less than 10 minutes has added 70k votes and has gone 51 - 49 Cankles to 55 - 45 Trump. Kelleyanne you magnificent bastard!


4,364 posted on 09/26/2016 8:21:09 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: CodeToad

He did half heartedly mention that she really thinks global warming is the biggest threat to mankind, not nuclear proliferation. He could have mopped the floor with her on that one.
He had many opportunities to hammer her, but was distracted by the help she was getting from Holt.
All that being said, he did drive home one point very well. She’s been in DC for almost 30 years and has not done shit.


4,365 posted on 09/26/2016 8:21:17 PM PDT by roostercogburn
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To: NIKK

Yes he is...I did not comment at all during the debate but I read many comments. Yeah, we have a few trolls here tonight but for much of the commentary I’d just have to say that people need to have more intestinal fortitude and exercise more reason.

Trump did very well tonight. Did he knock her out, did she collapse in a seizure? Of course not, that was never going to happen. People need to get real. We are placing so much focus on this that we aren’t seeing clearly what these “debates” are like in real terms. Hillary gained no voters and Trump held his momentum. He was aggressive yet within control. Did he let opportunities pass - every candidate does in these - but he stood toe to toe with the inevitable one and delivered every bit as good as he took. And everyone saw, even the commentators on TV that Holt was afraid of what happened to fair Matt Lauer. That is lost on no one.

And tomorrow, all the talk is going to be about Trump. He will continue to outwork her.


4,366 posted on 09/26/2016 8:21:20 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast (I'm deplorable)
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To: RoseofTexas

concern roll rose, we’ve seen your BS before.


4,367 posted on 09/26/2016 8:21:22 PM PDT by heights
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To: RoseofTexas

No I do agree, why not refuse to debate at all if it can not be fair. Hillary was the better debater but Trump won the debate. WHY? only two things will be remembered in a week...

Hillary 30 failed years a politician with a smooth lying tongue.

Trump a businessman with common sense, gets results, says it like it is.


4,368 posted on 09/26/2016 8:21:26 PM PDT by IVAXMAN
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To: dp0622

no worries, just hang here for the next debates, and punch trolls instead ;)


4,369 posted on 09/26/2016 8:21:30 PM PDT by visualops (It's the majority of the American people and Trump against the enemies of the republic - Windflier)
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To: LS
After 45 minutes to think about it, here's my first take:

Trump could have been better prepared. He would have been less susceptible to being goaded.

For the next two debates, Trump must think of this as a trilateral negotiation for the Presidency: Trump with the voters vs. Hillary with the voters.

As a negotiation, would Trump spend more time preparing if it were for a desired real estate property for his business and he was negotiating with a foreign government for land use?

Trump needs to bring that kind of discipline to the next debate, and to do that he really needs to prepare in a more traditional manner than to expect to just walk in and "wing it."

It will also go a long way towards subliminally proving that he is the master of the art of negotiation, instead of a slugger flailing for an early knockout.

-PJ

4,370 posted on 09/26/2016 8:21:39 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Hey! Crazy cat ladies vote conservative!


4,371 posted on 09/26/2016 8:21:45 PM PDT by NewCenturions
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To: grey_whiskers

“Hi, troll. Never heard of you before.”

-—Then you have been around here yourself


4,372 posted on 09/26/2016 8:21:46 PM PDT by MichelleWSC3
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To: KC_Lion

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off at their first presidential debate Monday. Who do you think won?

Hillary Clinton
45 %

Donald Trump
55 %

212,957 Votes

TIME POLL:

http://time.com/4506217/presidential-debate-clinton-trump-survey/


4,373 posted on 09/26/2016 8:21:49 PM PDT by onyx (YOU'RE POSTI NG HERE, SO DONATE MONTHLY! NOT NICE TO FREEPLOAD!)
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To: grey_whiskers

Bookmarked.


4,374 posted on 09/26/2016 8:22:01 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: ncdrumr
When Hillary brought Trump’s attacks on women Trump could have brought up how Hillary treats her staff. No, he should have said, "Did you forget who you're married to?" Then it would've been over for her.

Right. Instead of defending his comments made about women why didn't Trump say "well at least I didn't rape any women and politically destroy the rape victims". In case about case Trump chose to squander time defending himself against relatively petty attacks instead of attacking Hillary on her SERIOUS crimes. I said months ago this would be a problem for him in a debate format.

I am convinced this was deliberately planned by the Clinton camp as a strategy and it worked well for them. Trump fell for the bait. Hillary should have been destroyed tonight. Well maybe that will happen in the next two debates.

4,375 posted on 09/26/2016 8:22:03 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Karoo

Her episodes are “here and there.” What you saw was real enough. She looked tired tonight, not an alert listener.


4,376 posted on 09/26/2016 8:22:16 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: nopardons
Did YOU watch Reagan's first presidential debate

Yes. Were you even old enough to see it and remember it?

Yes.

You have less than NO idea how the LIVs and undecideds saw this; you're just guessing.

No, I'm not guessing, I'm going by the undecideds that I've seen commenting on TV, as well as one LIV in my own household who watched and noted that Hillary was smooth, slick— and phony. He also said that Trump seemed authentic a like a real person. He now says he's leaning Trump.

Name-calling? Oh, you mean "hand-wringer"? You were (and are) being a hand-wringer, IMHO...

Vote Trump!

4,377 posted on 09/26/2016 8:22:17 PM PDT by sargon (Anyone AWOL in the battle against Hillary is not a patriot. It's that simple.)
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To: papertyger

What you forget is that most people have not watched his rallies— this is an audience of 100 million... He destroyed her, it is funny how the insiders see this, and I include us here and myself... I know all Trump’s lines— but most don’t..


4,378 posted on 09/26/2016 8:22:34 PM PDT by freespirit2012
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To: Peter ODonnell
Summary of the debate:

CLINTON — My father was a carpet dealer and that’s why I dress like I do. I will create a strong economy, look for a solar panel in the mail. I know you’ll be home because you’re unemployed, all our actual work is now done in Mexico. Don’t worry about ISIS, the master plan that Barry and I worked up has a phase two that is even better than phase one which some unfamiliar with nuance have called doing nothing. Also, I am fit. Fit, fit, fit. Is the ninety minutes up, I have to lie down for a month.

TRUMP: You see? you see. Oh vey. The things I could say, people, the things I could say.

So funny, I had to repeat it! :-D

4,379 posted on 09/26/2016 8:22:34 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: 4Liberty

Jeez louise, over 4000 posts.

“Trump needs to find a way to get his message out — these debates won’t permit it, with these “moderators “........”

As I proposed a few days ago, anticipating the scenario we just witnessed, when a “fake but accurate” journalist tries a `gotcha’ birther/stamina/tax/”But you said” `question on Trump’ in order to further `the greater good’ and Clinton ... Trump should just ignore it and use his time to speak on a topic that Americans want to hear about. If the moderator asks him about it, just say, “My time is up.”

Yeah, it’s unusual. But so is Donald Trump. And as usual he’s fighting everybody BUT working, middle class Americans he is fighting for.

He did fine under the circumstances, but I don’t know why anyone thought that—at long last—there might be a level debate playing field: that Lucy might finally hold the football still.

And I was shocked by the negative, unhelpful comments directed at Trump from posters claiming to be FR conservatives. Jim Rob is a lot more patient than I would be if I ran the zoo.
If disappointed supporters of unsuccessful GOP-e candidates—and you know who you are—really believe that they can `try again’ in 2020, if only Trump loses: that’s reprehensible.
In any event by 2020 we will be fighting for our lives and liberty with an evil person like Hillary Clinton in the WH and the moribund Grand Old Party will expire, if its members abandon its candidate.


4,380 posted on 09/26/2016 8:22:35 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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