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No one outshines Donald Trump at GOP debate
CNN.com ^ | 8/7/2015 | Maeve Reston

Posted on 08/06/2015 11:06:12 PM PDT by GoneSalt

It was the most dramatic opening to a presidential debate in recent memory—and Donald Trump stole the show before he'd even said a word.

Perched comfortably at the top of the polls and lapping his closest rivals by double digits, Trump was expected to do well at the first GOP presidential debate of the 2016 season on Thursday night. The onus was on his competitors to seize the spotlight, but none of them managed to change the dynamics in a race that Trump has dominated for more than a month.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016debates; trump
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1 posted on 08/06/2015 11:06:12 PM PDT by GoneSalt
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To: GoneSalt

Trump didn’t hit any home-run’s, but I think he didn’t screw up at all. As for Fox News and their moderators....I give them a “D-plus”.


2 posted on 08/06/2015 11:09:16 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: GoneSalt

Trump didn’t hit any home-run’s, but I think he didn’t screw up at all. As for Fox News and their moderators....I give them a “D-plus”.


3 posted on 08/06/2015 11:09:19 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: GoneSalt

Did not watch debate, but reading reports afterward. Surprising that Trump did not commit a major gaffe. No headline grapping campaign ending quotes ? Even with Megan Killy going after him ?


4 posted on 08/06/2015 11:13:57 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The use of the name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: GoneSalt

CNN is pimping Trump after THIS debate? Sum Ting Wong. I’m still trying to figure out if he’s legit or a Ross Perot for Hillary.


5 posted on 08/06/2015 11:18:47 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: pepsionice

That woman question/statement from Megyn was just $hitty - what does that crap have to do with debacles we’re facing!!

Apparently she was assigned as the Fox TrumpTaker-Downer (and I’m sure she didn’t mind) I laughed my butt off when he said Rosie O’Donnell.


6 posted on 08/06/2015 11:21:11 PM PDT by Aria
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To: justa-hairyape
She went after him hard too. I thought his best line was

"with 18 trillion in debt, you need someone like me to clean up the mess."

the mods where going after him on 4 bad business deals that went broke. 4 deals out of hundreds of deals. Trump also said that the investors that lost money knew the risks.

7 posted on 08/06/2015 11:22:01 PM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: Aria

Murdock put out a contract on Trump and Kelly is the hit girl.


8 posted on 08/06/2015 11:23:36 PM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: jpsb

Murdock put out a contract on Trump and Kelly is the hit girl.


Perfectly stated. Rupert sent out a nice tweet to Trump a couple of days ago, in a likely attempt to get Trump to lower his guard.

#BimboBackfire for Fox.


9 posted on 08/06/2015 11:26:48 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: jpsb
Murdock put out a contract on Trump and Kelly is the hit girl.

I said that earlier. She did just what her boss told her to do. He may have even written her questions for her. That's not to say she wasn't happy to ask them. But she didn't do what she did w/o Murdoch's consent.

10 posted on 08/06/2015 11:28:32 PM PDT by South40 (Rafael Edward Cruz 2016)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

For the last few days, CNN has done a better job of talking about the GOP debate than Fox News.

Megyn Killer secretly likes Juan Ellis Bush & and Marco Rubio. And Greta was called a liberal by BOR. And those 2 dominate the prime time.


11 posted on 08/06/2015 11:28:32 PM PDT by entropy12 (We need a president who says "you are fired", not the professional politician puppets of rich donors)
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To: Aria
People are saying someone ordered her to do it

No it's on her megyn kelly

You people don't understand what we are up against

All of these media reporters are fanatical democrat marxist political hacks

We are fighting a cult , a marxist cult

Megyn kelly outed herself tonight by trying to destroy Trump

It's a religion to these media creeps. and they will destroy anyone that stands in the way of their cause their religion called socialism/marxism

12 posted on 08/06/2015 11:30:02 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama will use Obamatrade to import hundreds of millions of 3rd world people into the U.S.)
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To: GoneSalt; stephenjohnbanker; Gilbo_3; Impy; NFHale; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; Perdogg; Liz
From the few parts I caught I liked that he said stuff that we may not agree with, honesty.

That he opposed the war in Iraq and he thought that single payer worked.

The GOP on FNC showed the long knives for him.

No, I am not rooting for him.

The Dream of a President ‘kick butts’ Trump (or ‘If only Trump ran.. ’) sickoflibs rants | 5/19/2011 |

But, I can understand that many are refreshed by his what looks like honesty, that many of the others miss.

13 posted on 08/06/2015 11:30:26 PM PDT by sickoflibs (King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
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Man, the look she gave him after asking that question..wow. Her forked tongue was flicking with hate. Wish I could find a screen grab to post.


14 posted on 08/06/2015 11:30:51 PM PDT by catbertz
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To: Jane Long; jpsb

#BimboBackfire indeed!

Just look at the thousands of negative comments on Kelly’s FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/MegynKelly

The fact that thousands of women on that page are lambasting Kelly and defending Trump points to a landslide for Trump and a nasty payback in the future for Kelly. She should look at early retirement when Trump wins.


15 posted on 08/06/2015 11:30:58 PM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: GoneSalt

I thought Cruz looked a lot better than Trump. Of course, I thought that before the debate as well...


16 posted on 08/06/2015 11:32:17 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (Can you remember what America was like in 2004?)
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To: Hostage

Comments were removed. Cowards.


17 posted on 08/06/2015 11:33:28 PM PDT by tioga
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I just checked. The first two of more than 5,000 are still there.

Here’s the first two:

https://www.facebook.com/MegynKelly

Gina Thompson Smith
Megyn, your disdain for Trump has always been obvious, but to be in the position tonight that you’re in at the debate, and to start your questioning with Donald J. Trump the way you did...that’s what a liberal would do. I’ve lost all respect for you. I expected better from a Fox News employee. Especially you.
Likes 1,721

Kim Daskam
WTF was that!? How unprofessional! You attacked Trump on personal issues....FOX and the GOP are treating Trump unfairly. If he decides to go 3rd Party? it will be YOUR fault for not giving him a fair shake! It’s pretty clear, FOX and the GOP are railroading Trump......
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18 posted on 08/06/2015 11:36:29 PM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: Hostage

Saw that, earlier. Someone just posted that she has removed all of the negative comments received.

I think most have been archived here, though.


19 posted on 08/06/2015 11:37:27 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: justa-hairyape

“Surprising that Trump did not commit a major gaffe. No headline grapping campaign ending quotes ? Even with Megan Killy going after him ?”

On the contrary, Megyn tried to make him look like the bad guy in the war on women, but before she could finish her attack, he said something that made the audience laugh with him and against her. She was stunned and looked like she was ready to cry.

Slavery no longer exists as an institution in America, but Trump absolutely owned Megyn.

And from the unanimous comments on her facebook page, it’s safe to day that her career may be done.


20 posted on 08/06/2015 11:37:43 PM PDT by Vision Thing ("Community Organizer" is a shorter way of saying "Commie Unity Organizer".)
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