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I watched last night's debate on mute. Here's who won
Washington Examiner ^ | 9/27/16 | Beverly Hallberg

Posted on 09/27/2016 9:15:08 AM PDT by sally234

"You shut your mouth when you're talking to me." So goes the line from the classic American film "Wedding Crashers." A line that I took to heart as I watched a good chunk of Monday night's presidential debate on mute.

Why? Not because I couldn't bear to hear what the candidates said. Instead, I wanted to analyze the nonverbals (which go a long way to determining likability) without distraction. Yes, optics matter.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clinton; debate; trump
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To: RedStateRocker

You must be out of touch with today’s “journalists”. It’s unusual to find a story without a spelling or grammatical error alone, without getting down to the actual content. Stupid, yes. But they hold the levers of influence and few are smart enough to recognize them for what they are.

Trump calls them the “worst people”, which is close enough for me.


21 posted on 09/27/2016 9:32:08 AM PDT by bigbob (The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
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To: RedStateRocker

“...The PODIUM is the platform you stand on. Same root as podiatrist....”
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Podiatrists specialize in platforms? :-)


22 posted on 09/27/2016 9:32:14 AM PDT by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
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To: dragonblustar

A caller on the last hour of the Herman Cain show said he’d rather have a trickle down economy than no economy at all.


23 posted on 09/27/2016 9:32:49 AM PDT by Heart of Georgia (#neverhellary ... but then, I'm just an uneducated hayseed)
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To: Boogieman

Robotic repetition doomed little Marco in one of the Republican debates too.


24 posted on 09/27/2016 9:32:59 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: MNDude

I only listened to the debate. So I saw no visuals and I too thought it was a draw.


25 posted on 09/27/2016 9:34:32 AM PDT by bjorn14 (Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
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To: goldstategop
"Her red pantsuit..."

Hey - that's the first thing I noticed - it was hurting my eyes.
I had sound down a bit (her screech hurts my ears, too) and was browsing NRO Tweets - so, I had fun....

26 posted on 09/27/2016 9:35:01 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: RedStateRocker

Big deal most here know the difference but though repeated use by millions upon millions of people they became one thing I wish she was leaning on the podium that would mean she passed out again


27 posted on 09/27/2016 9:35:02 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: sally234

I fast forwarded every time it was Hillary[s turn because I can’t stand to hear the Screech. I think I still got the gist of the debate while keeping my sanity. Hillary lies through her teeth and has no idea what she’s talking about anyway,


28 posted on 09/27/2016 9:37:53 AM PDT by Jim W N
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To: sally234

Trump showed up in good form for the debate last night.

And while those of us who know a lot about how things have been going in our country wish that he had ripped Hillary more...his efforts last night to come across Presidential and still draw critical contrasts is proving to have worked.

For Heaven’s sake, a Time Poll on who won the debate, which normally swings hard to the DNC is showing, after over 1.6 million votes Trump winning THIS debate 55% to 45%.

http://time.com/4…/presidential-debate-clinton-trump-survey/

The CNBC poll, and you know who that one normally goes to, with almost 1 million votes, is showing Trump winning that debate 67% to 33% for Pete’s sake.

http://www.cnbc.com/…/vote-who-won-the-first-presidential-d…;

So most Americans not only see that he showed up...but liked what he had to say.

That is amazing and has to be driving Hillary and the DNC crazy.

Good. They deserve every bit of it.

The fact is, the American people have seen enough of and heard enough of Hillary over the last 30 years.

...and more and more of them believe Trump means what he says and is capable of delivering on it.

BTW, of course the Drudge poll is showing a huge victory for Trump. With 750,000 votes it has Trump winning 82% to Hillary’s 18%.

http://drudgereport.com/flashnyd.htm


29 posted on 09/27/2016 9:38:14 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: RedStateRocker

Dang. I wish I were like you, and never used a word incorrectly or confused terms. If the requirement were to be always perfect in this regard, most of the folks on FR would be too “ignorant” to opine at all.


30 posted on 09/27/2016 9:38:34 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: ArtDodger

You are correct. Trump may have just wanted until Hillary had moved on before approaching Holt.


31 posted on 09/27/2016 9:38:44 AM PDT by CatOwner
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To: ArtDodger; wastoute

“I am pretty sure I saw Trump shake the moderator’s hand.”

You are correct. Hillary made it to Holt first; while they were exchanging pleasantries, Trump gave attention to someone in the audience (fwiw, I too thought Trump was going to ignore Holt). Once Trump’s exchange with that person was finished, he went over to shake Holt’s hand.


32 posted on 09/27/2016 9:38:52 AM PDT by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: MNDude
3. Clinton came across VERY polished and prepared-—too prepared and robotic and typical politician like.
4. Trump came across as natural, but not well prepared.


Totally agree. It was the regular people's successful business man against the elite establishment's woman who has been in "public service" for 30 yrs.. He WON that one hands down. However he did leave way too much on the table and I hope he lands a knockout blow in the next debate.

But really it makes no difference what the next debate yields - the answer will be for forthcoming on Nov 9. IMHO no one's mind was changed by last night's debate - unless you are brain dead and think the RAT party has left you and your country in great shape than it was in 2007.
33 posted on 09/27/2016 9:39:45 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: sally234

Trump looked presidential, Hillary looked like an angry red pepper.


34 posted on 09/27/2016 9:41:20 AM PDT by apocalypto
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To: al baby
I'm sure you know the difference, I call attention to the fact that an idiot journalist actually expects anyone to take their purported analysis seriously and gets something so basic wrong? A post on a board, one thing, we all know what's meant, a piece of ostensibly professional analysis? Darn tootin’ a grammatical error or wrong usage of a common English word discredits everything else written.

The accuracy of the writing is a direct indication of both effort and intellect put in to something and thus a nearly perfect indicator of if I should give any credence to the content. YMMV

35 posted on 09/27/2016 9:41:47 AM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegal aliens, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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To: Boogieman

Nothing like reinforcing the mental image of her pervert husband by saying, “trickle down” and “stiffed people”.


36 posted on 09/27/2016 9:42:29 AM PDT by dragonblustar (Deplorable Me)
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To: Jamestown1630

A post on FR is one thing, and we are all part of the fray here.

A piece published under a byline should be held to a different standard. In particular, a piece wherein someone touts, or at least calls attention to, their ostensibly professional analysis.


37 posted on 09/27/2016 9:44:13 AM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegal aliens, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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To: Boogieman

When hillary says ‘trickle down’ i can’t help but think of adult diapers.


38 posted on 09/27/2016 9:44:18 AM PDT by Leep (Just say no to half dead hillary and wrong lane kaine!)
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To: goldstategop
Comrade Hillary at your service...
39 posted on 09/27/2016 9:44:49 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: goldstategop

She should have worn the orange jumpsuit. It would have come across as more honest.


40 posted on 09/27/2016 9:45:54 AM PDT by DannyTN
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