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Dismissing risks, Trump goes all-in on Bill Clinton's past
yahoo ^ | September 29, 2016 | ap

Posted on 09/29/2016 3:28:28 PM PDT by mdittmar

NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump says he took the moral high ground at the first presidential debate by not mentioning the infidelities of former President Bill Clinton. But he hinted at them, talked about them immediately afterward and then sent his campaign's top backers out to do the same.

"An impeachment for lying," Trump said Thursday at a campaign rally in New Hampshire, referring to the effort to remove Bill Clinton from office for lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. "Remember that? Impeach."

The Republican nominee's decision to dredge up the former president's sexual history is a risky move in his campaign against Democrat Hillary Clinton, whose own team isn't fazed by the attack line. Trump critics say it could backfire, elevating her in the eyes of female voters and motivating her base.

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To: mdittmar

Caged Death Match between these two, LOL! :)


21 posted on 09/29/2016 3:45:17 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: longfellow

LOL-—I am right there with you. I think the fact that they don’t have a normal marriage, cheat on each other and ride off of each others coattails...that is fair game, too.


22 posted on 09/29/2016 3:46:15 PM PDT by hsmomx3 (Love my Steelers!!)
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To: mdittmar

If her Heinous has her Mini-me, Cankles Jr., go there and open that door, Trump will walk right in.
Trump’s not your father’s deferential, `I’m sorry’ milquetoast Republican. Get ready to rrrrumble!


23 posted on 09/29/2016 3:46:23 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: mdittmar

it’s important to bring up Bill’s history, but Trump has to make clear the rationale is because HIllary has promised Bill will have a very prominent role in her presidency plans.

And when bringing up Hillary’s involvement, he needs to put emphasis on the slut-shaming team she engineered to go after the women - taking the ‘grief’ she suffered over Bill’s infidelities way to far over the edge by publically attacking the women instead of keeping her problems private.


24 posted on 09/29/2016 3:46:56 PM PDT by blueplum ((March 11, 2016 - the day the First Amendment died?))
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To: mdittmar

Trump needs to concentrate on HILLARY, not Bill Clinton.

It isn’t as if she hasn’t given him lots of fodder to work with.


25 posted on 09/29/2016 3:47:35 PM PDT by Wisconsinlady (What we tolerate today, our children will embrace tomorrow)
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To: Red Steel

It is easy for Hillary to justify this. To attack Bill is to attack her path to power.

Putting Hillary in power “does more” for “the movement” than any harm done to a few dozen women by Bill.

A no brainer. That is how all “progressives” think. The power of the state is their god. It can do no wrong.


26 posted on 09/29/2016 3:48:15 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: mdittmar

This country is on fire, complements of the evil liberals and mediapukes!!! If we don’t have a revolution this country is so dead! The media needs to pay for their sins because of them Our country is already on fire they lit the first match and Obama , hitlery, polosi, Reid the black jacksons and Sharptons of this country have continued to pour highly explosive gasoline into the bonfire!


27 posted on 09/29/2016 3:50:41 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: mdittmar

Yep. So infuriating. All coordinated by Clinton and Soros.

Bill and Hillary Clinton should both be sitting in jail.

Total BS!


28 posted on 09/29/2016 3:51:40 PM PDT by nhwingut (Trump-Pence 2016 - Blow Up The GOPe)
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To: mdittmar
Trump needs to hammer Hillary on email-gate at the next debate.

Other people can go after Bill and his bimbos.
29 posted on 09/29/2016 3:52:55 PM PDT by indthkr
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To: R_Kangel

You don’t get it

Hillary is just another bimbo and thus fair game


30 posted on 09/29/2016 3:54:27 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Hilary is an Ameriphobe)
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To: indthkr

Shouldn’t have brought Ms. Venezuela into the equation. Hillary opened the door.


31 posted on 09/29/2016 3:54:28 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Lester Holt — Clinton House Boy.)
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To: mdittmar

Crazy eyes:

http://binaryapi.ap.org/e274d72d45f042ffbe468c2afaccdd3c/preview/AP435416814242.jpg?wm=api&ver=0


32 posted on 09/29/2016 3:56:15 PM PDT by maggief
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To: mdittmar

It’s time for Trump to put on the show people have been waiting for.


33 posted on 09/29/2016 4:04:59 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: R_Kangel
He should only stick to Hillary’s as an enabler and involvement in being in charge Smearing the Bimbos.

That's exactly right.

Trump campaign, please take note. BILL CLINTON IS NOT ON THE BALLOT. He's just a broken-down old pervert, and there are a lot of voters who don't even remember when he was in office anyway. The only relevance this story has to the 2016 presidential campaign is the part of the story that illustrates Hillary Clinton's pathological, diabolical character.

34 posted on 09/29/2016 4:07:22 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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To: Berlin_Freeper
You never "put on the show" that people already in your corner have been waiting for. You leave that behind once the primaries are done.

He now has to "put on the show" for people who have never even heard of FreeRepublic, and really don't give a sh!t about most of the things that dominate our threads here. If he doesn't do this, he'll be a loser in November.

35 posted on 09/29/2016 4:10:20 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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To: Alberta's Child

You are giving people too much credit.


36 posted on 09/29/2016 4:13:12 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: mdittmar

Trump would do well to bring up all the ‘gates’ connected to the Clinton’s vs. Bill’s affairs.

Travelgate, emailgate, IRSgate, Chinagate,White-watergate,
Pardongate: Pardoned convicted tax evader Marc Rich.

When Hillary brings up donald not paying taxes, he should throw this in her face: Well, you and Bill don’t have a problem with someone not paying taxes afterall your husband pardoned Marc Rich, convicted tax evader. So what is that all about Hillary? That is what Trump should use.


37 posted on 09/29/2016 4:13:14 PM PDT by Engedi
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To: shotgun

and a picture of Marc Rich, who Bill pardoned. Bill pardoned a convicted tax evader!! But Hillary was all pissery with Trump about not paying taxes!


38 posted on 09/29/2016 4:15:15 PM PDT by Engedi
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To: bert
..... Naw ..... Her involvement in The Corrupt Clinton Foundation, Failures in Benghazi and crappy policies as Secretary of State that have destabilized the entire world and aided in the rise of Terrorism are much better targets and easier to paint on her than getting stuck in the weeds talking about her husband.

..... Bill is an indirect target that would be a waste of time at this point trying to educate people about any of those matters .... However ... Targeting HER involvement in being in charge of destroying the lives of his Bimbos would have much more traction and needs to be done .... But I have to admit that kind of stuff should be reserved for his more articulate surrogates to get the word out. A wrongly place word by Trump at this point in time could drag him into the weeds when there is so little time left before the election.

39 posted on 09/29/2016 4:18:33 PM PDT by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: longfellow

This is a really difficult needle to thread. Tip toeing through minefield. At some point Trump needs to promote a positive optometrist outlook.


40 posted on 09/29/2016 4:20:07 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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