Hillary Clinton to use larger podium than Donald Trump at first debate

NY Daily News ^ | 9/25/2016 | ADAM EDELMAN

[NTHockey]

Is it OSHA approved? Has there been an environmental impact statement filed? Doesn’t that motor add to global warming?

[Rebelbase]

“Wouldn’t a larger podium make her appear smaller?
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That is exactly what I was thinking. A midget standing beside a Clydesdale would look much shorter than one standing beside a pony.”

Maybe this will turn out to be her “Richard Nixon” debate strategy. The irony is delicious!

[Notasoccermom]

“To keep her steady.”

Did they use her walker for a measurement guide?

[freespirit2012]

it all is meaningless anyway— coz when they shake hands they will see she is shorter-—

[KarlInOhio]

I just got around to watching last week's Saturday Night Live. The cold open was a Democrat debate. Bernie said "You know what I don't understand, America? These podiums. What are you supposed to do with your elbows? Rest them on top? They're too short!"

[mouse1]

POAP... Pig on a pedestal

PIAPSOAP...Pig in a pantsuit on a pedestal

[OrangeHoof]

Rush: Do you Hillary’s will come with handrails?

[P-Marlowe]

“Wouldn’t a larger podium make her appear smaller?

[TChad]

Hook her up, and cinch it tight!

[ransomnote]

That elevated platform has been used on her campaign trail to give her an excuse to have help moving as soon as she stops talking. She seems to “freeze” in place and can’t turn and walk away without help. By making a point of getting on and off a platform with gallant help from nearby men, she conceals her problems with mobility. Instead of being frozen in place and having someone walk up and tow her away from her mic, she has someone walk up and “help the lady down” from that big bad platform.
Notice she wasn’t 5’ 4” inches until now? No height issues during previous elections.

[HandyDandy]

I am just a little concerned that there is way too much focus on Hillary Clinton. She is a red herring. It is the powers behind her (the same ones behind Obama) that we must defeat.

[jonrick46]

The higher they are, the greater the fall. And, der Hildebeast has the greatest risk of falling. The seismographs will be detecting an event.

[eeriegeno]

So she wants to deceive the viewers to believe that she is something that she is not - taller? Well! I would never believe that she would deceive anyone?? sarc/off.

In any case regarding the debate, may the best man win......

[Heart of Georgia]

"It is believed that the larger one was built at Clinton’s request to make her appear taller than she is."

Making themselves appear larger is what animals do when they fear the stronger animal.

[TexasCruzin]

Trump is 6’3”and she is 5’3” so they’re lying again.

[FlingWingFlyer]

That’s the same thing I was thinking. This is stupid. Trump is going to dwarf his smaller podium and the large podium will dwarf the “media” princess. This doesn’t make sense. She’ll look like Lily Tomlin sitting on that large rocking chair.

[Rastus]

He wrote 18”.

[lizma2]

Mrs. Pickles! Love that!

[ROCKLOBSTER]

She will have farther to fall from her elevated platform. Hope she does not hit her head again. And not really, really hard.

Yes, I would like to echo your sentiments, and also hope she does not take a flying leap from her lofty perch, smash her face into the deck, breaking an eye socket, knocking out a couple of teeth, and smashing her nose, as well as fracturing a couple of cervical vertebrae.

That would be just terrible.

[lizma2]

And the black guy!