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‘Donald Trump’s Special’ (Clinton too weak to debate Trump by herself)
WSJ ^ | 9/26/2016 | James Toranto

Posted on 09/26/2016 11:11:54 AM PDT by GilGil

It’s normal to play down one’s own candidate’s strengths and play up the opponent’s, but this is ridiculous. Mook is saying Mrs. Clinton—who we’ve been told endlessly is the most qualified man, woman or child ever to seek office anywhere in the universe—can’t handle a debate unless the moderator takes her side. What’s going on here?...

...she can’t do it on her own, because her dishonesty is already established in most voters’ minds. Thus she needs the help of an outside authority, the moderator.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; clinton; election; trump
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To: Voluntaryist

I predict you are wrong. Very very wrong.

Why would we want three on one? During the GOP debates, he was complaining that there were too many people on stage.

Trump can win on issues. He wouldn’t want more people on stage.


21 posted on 09/26/2016 11:24:41 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Steely Tom

Nick Memphis: Well, maybe I should wait for the report to come out, read it, and THEN remember.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0822854/quotes


22 posted on 09/26/2016 11:25:15 AM PDT by combat_boots (MSM: We lie to you sheep at the slaughterhouse to keep you calm during slaughter)
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To: knarf
Re>This time tomorrow will be the dawn of a new day in America.

I hope you are right. I have no faith in the corrupt media. I am still wondering if this debate is going to happen.

23 posted on 09/26/2016 11:25:27 AM PDT by IC Ken
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To: IC Ken
I am still wondering if this debate is going to happen.

Hillary would have to come up with some outlandish excuse to cancel this debate in order for her supporters to not to give up on her. I don't see it happening.

24 posted on 09/26/2016 11:27:29 AM PDT by CatOwner
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To: GilGil

Hillary wants Lester to debate for her.

2 on 1(Lester & Hillary on Trump) still won’t be enough.
Trump will crush them both.


25 posted on 09/26/2016 11:27:44 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: WMarshal
The debate prep is probably inducing seizures when Hillary gets too stressed. In am thinking that at more than one point crazy, screeching Hillary will make an appearance. The setup was that Hillary was supposed to be facing Jebby, not Trump, and she will not do well because Trump is going to fight back and he is a great counter-puncher.

I was wondering about that. It won't take much to send Hillary into one of her patented screeching rants, followed by a spaz-out and keel-over.

Perhaps they should provide a hypo-allergenic carpet for her to chew.

26 posted on 09/26/2016 11:27:44 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: DannyTN

Because by that point it would be over and the other two clearly take votes away from Clinton, not Trump. I never said it was likely, but rather calling it now in case it happens.


27 posted on 09/26/2016 11:28:24 AM PDT by Voluntaryist
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To: GilGil

There is still time for Clinton to become ill and have to use Skype to get her responses broadcast.


28 posted on 09/26/2016 11:28:36 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: advertising guy

They are now to be referred to as “exceptional”.


29 posted on 09/26/2016 11:28:57 AM PDT by tiki
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To: Lurkinanloomin
(H)illary is “special”.

Does that mean that you have to read reeeeal slow to her?

30 posted on 09/26/2016 11:29:36 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
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To: GilGil

Lester Holt and the other debate moderators find themselves in an especially difficult position. They are under pressure to side with Mrs. Clinton, not just from her campaign but from their peers. If they resist the pressure and conduct the debates in an ordinary manner, they’ll get the Matt Lauer treatment.

What if they don’t? There’s no guarantee they would succeed in discrediting Trump, who is no doubt prepared to respond by arguing that the debate is rigged (unlike Mitt Romney, who was taken by surprise when Candy Crowley made a brief and probably naive foray into “fact checking” in 2012).

If Trump is seen as winning the debate, the moderator will get no credit for trying to make him lose. The least bad approach, then, is probably to stick with old-fashioned professionalism
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I rest my case....Let Trump be Trump!!!


31 posted on 09/26/2016 11:32:06 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence 100%)
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To: Voluntaryist

The media will go on and on and on about how wonderful Illary is.


32 posted on 09/26/2016 11:32:17 AM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.)
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To: GilGil

I used to occasionally buy Wall Street Journals. Now I don’t bother because they have tons of useless verbiage and useless articles not to mention some of their politics.


33 posted on 09/26/2016 11:32:44 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: tiki

Exceptional needs


34 posted on 09/26/2016 11:32:46 AM PDT by advertising guy ( TRUMP , BUT VERIFY)
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To: CatOwner

“More psyops with this “Hillary is too weak” nonsense. She’s already won the debate, and now they’re lowering the bar to make it appear she clobbered Trump.”

What are you trying to say? The debate hasn’t even happened yet and you’re already saying she won?


35 posted on 09/26/2016 11:32:53 AM PDT by WMarshal (Trump 2016)
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To: GilGil

And if she starts falling out, she’s going down. No assistant or SS agent anywhere near her to catch her or keep her from falling on her face.


36 posted on 09/26/2016 11:33:09 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: WMarshal

I really didn’t think I needed a sarcasm tag for my post. Looks like I was wrong.


37 posted on 09/26/2016 11:33:46 AM PDT by CatOwner
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To: qaz123
And if she starts falling out, she’s going down. No assistant or SS agent anywhere near her to catch her or keep her from falling on her face.

I wonder what would happen if she started getting wobbly legged. Started listing side to side. Would they wait for her to collapse, or would they halt the debate?

38 posted on 09/26/2016 11:35:26 AM PDT by CatOwner
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To: GilGil
I think Trump knows fully what's going on and that he's going to be a "target" when he walks on stage.....I'm going to trust the natural instincts he has to defend himself his position,....knowing he won't score 100%.....and pray much God will help him restrain himself where he needs to when he might want to say or do otherwise......

Expectations need to be tempered in this as I see it.....and just enjoy Trump doing what he's done so far in establishing himself as (Drum role)...

........"The next President of the United States of America"......


39 posted on 09/26/2016 11:35:34 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww
BTW..Trumps hairstyle has not changed since his youth...as it is today so too in his youth...


40 posted on 09/26/2016 11:37:54 AM PDT by caww
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