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 ^

[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.

[hold_muh_bier]

First post here :) (Longtime lurker; finally registered and became a monthly donor during the last FReepathon. Retired, live in NC far away from the crazycrats, and am a registered Deplorable.)

Thank you nikos1121 and all others who contribute to these lively, informative “rally” threads! Have enjoyed them immensely and thought I’d better pipe up now so that I can join you all for the blowout election night thread, when we’ll be ‘dancing in the streets’ as President-elect Donald Trump becomes #45!

God Bless The USA! God Bless Donald J. Trump! And God Bless Jim Robinson and all FReepers, everywhere!

(P.S.: I’ll be opening a bottle of “The Laddie” —Bruichladdich single malt whisky— for debate-viewing tonight. Supper will be some variety of pasta.)

(P.P.S.: My username was chosen as a hat-tip to all those hapless folks who say, “Hold muh beer and watch this” mere seconds before disaster strikes. “hold_muh_bier” was intended as a play on -and prayer in- words, meaning, “Please, God, let me hang around long enough to see our great Republic brought back from the brink.”)

[JudyinCanada]

Welcome! You sure started off right, posting on the Trump Family Thread!

P.S. Debate is tomorrow night. We just get started early because we’re so brilliant and excited and can’t wait to get together. I’m the Canadian cousin.

[spokeshave]

I heard him say that he thinks one can overdue preparing for such things. It can cause you to overthink and your answers might be stilted and without feeling or passion.

Consider this...take a look at the Trump web site....

See those magnificent properties, golf clubs and residencies world wide....

I am sure Trump didn't have a "practice negotiation" when acquiring those properties.

[nikos1121]

Can I add you to our trumpfamilyping list, My Friend?

[hold_muh_bier]

Thank you and OMG! All week I’ve thought the debate was tonight (Sunday). Drat, now I have to put the whisky on hold ;)

[STARLIT]

Or has a Rubio moment!!!!!!!!

HILLARY

[JudyinCanada]

Don’t be silly! You can go ahead with the whiskey - just save some for tomorrow.

[ryderann]

Good! You won’t be disappointed.

[lysie]

Welcome! Great to have you on board.

[datricker]

Looks like Trump is quite confident. News states Hillary will also meet him today, wonder if this is fact??

Trump is going to be the focal point of the biggest event in television history. He has got to be jazzed about that - he is having so much fun fight for America - he is like Evel Knievel with that big #1 on his very pro American outfit; however, Trump even has the bikers.

Be careful she don't give you pneumonia Mr. Trump.

Trump thrives in the spotlight - Hillary looks awful - the media going to have to go to the mattresses but little to much crying wolf/racist at this point.

[mrsmith]

'The audience will be a mix of guests of the universities, guests of the campaigns and “others who have made the debates possible, including sponsors, members of the media, security, etc.,” he said.'

Surprised the media seems unhappy with the live audience. It's a pro-Hillary crowd.

[Seattle Conservative]

Amen!

[Seattle Conservative]

Me, too!!! :-)

[RoseofTexas]

Oh boy!!This debate is for all the marbles..I hope this is part of the team’s strategy .. a ruse.. I hope he realizes this is not the primaries! This is the big boy ..the grand prize.. the big enchilada!!

[Art in Idaho]

They met at Trumps home. How impressive!

Yes, very classy. . Presidential.

[datricker]

Welcome to the writing side of the community and thank you for donating.

[nikos1121]

Actually I've served it both ways. I like the skin side up too. But note this is the way I cut the filet. I two inch strips.

[OKSooner]

Cool! Let that pitcha get out and Trump will have 99 percent of the blingy demographic.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

Right. You don't have to prepare to say what's in your heart. You only have to prepare to say lines that others have written for you. Trump should just say what he believes. The other part of the debate- the process and environment are things he's very familiar with.

Outside of saying something bizarre, the main goal of the debates are to come across as likable, and someone you would feel comfortable seeing and hearing for the next four years. There's not enough time left in the future of humanity for Hillary to achieve that goal.

[hold_muh_bier]

Yes, please do, and thank you for the invite! Just not familiar enough with this site’s mechanics yet to figure out *where* such pings will arrive? (Assuming I’ll get some sort of notification anytime I’m logged in?)