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Boom! Trump Owns the 2nd Republican Debate – Here Are His Best Zingers [Video]
Right Wing News ^ | Sept 17 2015 | Terresa Monroe-Hamilton

Posted on 09/17/2015 7:32:17 AM PDT by Whenifhow

If you just listened to the talking heads in the lamestream media this morning, you would think Trump was devastated last night in the second Republican debate. Not so fast. According to multiple polls this morning, Trump was the runaway winner once again last night and he had zinger after zinger for his esteemed opponents. Frankly, I expected last night to be a bloodbath with pit bulls trying to savage Trump at every turn. But it didn’t look that way to me. As much as the moderators would have liked for everyone to rip each other’s throats out, it was fairly civil and professional. I especially enjoyed Ted Cruz who is extremely presidential. Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina and Mike Huckabee were also good. But Trump held the spotlight once again – it was the Trump show all the way.

From YouTube:

Donald Trump came out swinging at the CNN GOP debate on Wednesday. Here are his top zingers of the night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2&v=xQv54IQoN2M

At least one poll this morning said that Trump won the debate with 60% of pollers. Another said he won with 23%. CNN was quick to headline that Trump’s chances of getting the nomination went down after last night. That’s not true and they know it. If anything, they went up. It’s obvious that the Joyful Tortoise, Jeb Bush, is not going to make it. Neither is Rand Paul or Scott Walker. Christie or Kasich? Please. In the end this isn’t about debates, it’s about what the American voters want and right now they overwhelmingly want Trump. They are just that fed up with illegal immigration and the border issue. His viable opponents at this stage are Cruz, Carson and Fiorina. If Trump’s numbers keep going the way they are, the GOP will not be able to stop him from being the nominee. Not ethically, that is. I actually thought the debate last night was much better than the first one.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: debate; gope; republican; trump
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

HahaHA! You claim Trump lacks substance on the issues, but you refuse to read the substantive book he has written on the issues. That is funny. It’s also hypocritical and idiotic, not to mention sad.

It would be like saying, ‘Mark Steyn is a bad writer.’ Somebody says, ‘How many of his books and columns have you read?’ You say, ‘None, but I’ve watched him long enough to know he’s a lousy writer.’

Pathetic.


41 posted on 09/17/2015 8:59:30 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Tired of Taxes; All

Here’s the full debate

GOP Debate 2015 2nd round CNN Republican debate 9/16/15 presidential debate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8sEy7DJIZQ


42 posted on 09/17/2015 9:04:10 AM PDT by Whenifhow
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To: teletech

If you noticed, every time a candidate got too deep into substance, Tapper or Bash would interrupt and cut them off.

Dana Bash even got into the debate when the topic was funding Planned Parenthood. My comment in the live thread:


43 posted on 09/17/2015 9:07:02 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Fantasywriter

If he’s such a master of policy, why doesn’t that come through in his speeches/interviews/debates/etc? Why must I rely on a heavily edited (likely ghostwritten) book?

There are 17 candidates - must I read each of their campaign books?


44 posted on 09/17/2015 9:08:25 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: JohnT416
Trump's political party affiliations:


Source: Wikipedia: Donald Trump
45 posted on 09/17/2015 9:10:44 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

Careful with all that bile;you’ll choke on it one day. [Unless of course you have one shred of evidence that Trump doesn’t write his own books.]

I can’t believe we’re even having this discussion. It is theater of the absurd. You vacuously claim Trump has no substance on the issues. However, you are boycotting the entire, substantive book he wrote on the issues.

No one can be this dense. Otoh, if it’s an act, it’s a good one. You do a cunning impersonation of a person sans intellect.


46 posted on 09/17/2015 9:24:33 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Fantasywriter

What I keep saying is that he has not spoken substantively on any policy issue. Why is it too much to expect a Presidential candidate to have at least some mastery of the issues of the day?

And do you really believe he wrote it by himself? First, every previous Trump book had a co-writer, so why would this one be different? Second, every campaign book is heavily ghostwritten, even as far back as my FReeper namesake.


47 posted on 09/17/2015 9:40:27 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: HarleyLady27

I was driving this morning, listening to Glenn Beck. He is absolutely horrible and hates Trump with a purple passion. All he did was slam him and I had to change the channel it was so awful.


48 posted on 09/17/2015 9:48:14 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

It’s like talking to a child. A spoiled child.

Trump has written a policy manifesto. It’s clear, easy to read, systematic and highly informative.

You don’t have to read it.

But it is just snotty to claim his issues have no substance when they have been lucidly laid out for the world to see.

You have three options.

One, read the book and educate yourself.

Two, skip the book but have the decency to stop bellyaching that Trump hasn’t laid out his policies in detail.

Three, skip the book and continue to jerkishly carp to the effect that Trump lacks substance on the issues.

For a Trump hater, the choice is a no-brainer...literally.

And oh btw, Trump is not oobligated to alter the formula of his WINNING campaign if you refuse to read the book. So long as the info is out there, it’s not his problem if you refuse to avail yourself of it.


49 posted on 09/17/2015 10:10:25 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Whenifhow

I actually thought it was all chest thumping without substance. But I loved the intense back and forth with him and Carly. That was some good TV. And it was probably what CNN wanted. They wanted to see the GOP tear at one another.


50 posted on 09/17/2015 10:28:43 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - Patton)
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To: UCANSEE2

I thought he had a lame answer for his Atlantic City bankruptcy. Blaming the business climate? A good businessmen doesn’t make bad bets in the first place.


51 posted on 09/17/2015 10:30:00 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - Patton)
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To: Fantasywriter

To quote Ronald Reagan, there you go again. Insult, insult, insult. It’s the Trumpette way.

And if you’d read what I wrote, you’d see that my complaint is that Trump has so far been unable to speak substantively on the issues of the day. Not in his speeches. Not in the debates. Not in interviews. It’s all empty platitudes and slogans.

It’s one thing for a candidate to write a book (or have one written for him). It’s another thing to have enough of a command of the issues of the day to be able to speak authoritatively and substantively on them. Trump has shown himself unwilling or unable to do the latter. Which is one YUGE reason why the summer of Trump will most certainly fade once voters start paying attention.


52 posted on 09/17/2015 10:42:41 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: BenLurkin
Is there ever going to be a debate where the “moderators” ask the candidates about policy issues alone — and not focus on personalities?

If they did that, Trump would have to drop out.

53 posted on 09/17/2015 10:44:56 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Donald Trump: Quality Conservatism Since 2015.")
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To: petercooper

you are a very typical ill-informed, but opinionated Trump Basher... Have you read “Time to Get Tough” (released on Amazon this month) or even the Art of the Deal...??? If you did you would know this man actually has a tremendous heart and a head to go with it. There’s actually a lot of there there. With you, maybe not so much.


54 posted on 09/17/2015 10:45:14 AM PDT by theoldmarine (Saved by grace through Faith)
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To: Fantasywriter

How much did you pay for this vaunted book?


55 posted on 09/17/2015 11:22:46 AM PDT by Techjock
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To: theoldmarine

Again, I ask, how much did you pay for said books? Not only do you purchase his published nonsense, but you hawk it to the rest of the 27% of the republican party that is willing to listen to you. Trump is the consummate salesman. He’s got you and a third of the republican party eating out of his hands.


56 posted on 09/17/2015 11:22:46 AM PDT by Techjock
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

‘And if you’d read what I wrote’

If you had read what I wrote, you’d know I addressed your issue head-on.


57 posted on 09/17/2015 12:44:54 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

‘And oh btw, Trump is not obligated to alter the formula of his WINNING campaign if you refuse to read the book.’

Here is the answer I already gave to your facile complaint. It does seem we have a problem. You want the right to whine about insults, all the while being unable or unwilling to read what is written to you. Kind of, ‘I have no reading comprehension skills—but if you point that out, you’re a meanie.’


58 posted on 09/17/2015 12:55:57 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Techjock

Do you know how to use Amazon?


59 posted on 09/17/2015 1:08:09 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: VanDeKoik

Yes Trump supporters don’t care about debates. What is some career politician going to say to change our minds? Of course they are all slick talkers that’s their job. I just remind myself that they are career politicians and will never accomplish any of the stuff they say they will do. Will not happen.


60 posted on 09/17/2015 1:45:42 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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