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On October 10 2016 09:12 On_Slaught wrote: Apparently one of the women Trump is using is the person who was supposedly raped by the person who Clinton got a not guilty ruling for? Dredging pretty deep in the sewer if he has to resort to something as asinine as that.
Yeah, going for something with an existing legal ruling highlights how desperate he is right now. I think he'll have an explosive first 30 minutes and then fizzle again.
On October 10 2016 09:14 biology]major wrote: I like his move, forcing media coverage even when they don't want to.
Media coverage has all but ended his presidential run over the last 3 weeks. I feel like drawing attention isn't the play. Better to lay low since everything he's done has blown up in his face lately.
Trump is doubling down on the Clinton is a rapist thing pretty hard given hes being sued for raping a 13 year old and theres a ton of new stories about him grabbing women by the pussy coming out.
On October 10 2016 08:53 biology]major wrote: anyone else seeing trump w/ bill's accusers?
Trump just legitimized any and all attacks against him based on his past history of sexual assault. All the lawsuits. All the settled cases. The current lawsuit. Any leaked tape of him describing his love of assault. The media was correct to make this the top story and Trump wants it to be the top story all the way to the election.
Nobody that we would describe as hashtag never Trump thought the attacks were beyond the pale to begin with. What he's doing is hitting back. It's also a distraction from email/speech leaks. With the specter of Kaine at the VP debate people have figured out this is the Clinton campaign's entire strategy. They and the media together have steered the entire election focus into this narrative about boogey-Trump, themselves moving away from discussions of policy - such discussions are important for the American people (if not for their ratings). The reason is simple, Trump has no political record, so these are the substitute lines of attack. That he was a rich famous playboy and celebrity. It's an asymmetrical election and his challenge has always been how to wrestle back some control of the conversation. Tonight would be a good night.
Okay. Well. Trump has consciously chosen to make this election a re-litigation of the Bill charges of the 90s by having this press event. No more email/speech leaks discussions anymore. This is all Bill v. Trump all the way to November.
On October 10 2016 09:14 biology]major wrote: I like his move, forcing media coverage even when they don't want to.
Media coverage has all but ended his presidential run over the last 3 weeks. I feel like drawing attention isn't the play. Better to lay low since everything he's done has blown up in his face lately.
Well now he doesn't even have to bring it up(he will though). Bill clintons reputation goes down the gutter before the debate even starts. This is really a offense against the media, not so much against HRC.
On October 10 2016 09:14 biology]major wrote: I like his move, forcing media coverage even when they don't want to.
Media coverage has all but ended his presidential run over the last 3 weeks. I feel like drawing attention isn't the play. Better to lay low since everything he's done has blown up in his face lately.
Well now he doesn't even have to bring it up(he will though). Bill clintons reputation goes down the gutter before the debate even starts. This is really a offense against the media, not so much against HRC.
And it's going to fail. The press did their job and the public knows it, no matter how Trump whines about it.
On October 10 2016 09:14 biology]major wrote: I like his move, forcing media coverage even when they don't want to.
Media coverage has all but ended his presidential run over the last 3 weeks. I feel like drawing attention isn't the play. Better to lay low since everything he's done has blown up in his face lately.
Well now he doesn't even have to bring it up(he will though). Bill clintons reputation goes down the gutter before the debate even starts. This is really a offense against the media, not so much against HRC.
And it's going to fail. The press did their job and the public knows it, no matter how Trump whines about it.
I never saw the 90s so this will be interesting. I have no idea half of this information so it will be a learning experience for me.
On October 10 2016 09:14 biology]major wrote: I like his move, forcing media coverage even when they don't want to.
Media coverage has all but ended his presidential run over the last 3 weeks. I feel like drawing attention isn't the play. Better to lay low since everything he's done has blown up in his face lately.
Well now he doesn't even have to bring it up(he will though). Bill clintons reputation goes down the gutter before the debate even starts. This is really a offense against the media, not so much against HRC.
And it's going to fail. The press did their job and the public knows it, no matter how Trump whines about it.
This is correct. Pointing out Bill only makes Hillary look sympathetic and Trump look worse. Trump is an idiot for thinking that helps him out.
The strim I use to watch the debates is using the infowars strim for memes and I'm getting brain cancer.
Apparently Hillary is against vetting any of the refugees at all. Hmm that's weird. I'm pretty sure we vet them already but she wants to just not vet any of them at all anymore period. The more you know I guess!
On October 10 2016 09:14 biology]major wrote: I like his move, forcing media coverage even when they don't want to.
Media coverage has all but ended his presidential run over the last 3 weeks. I feel like drawing attention isn't the play. Better to lay low since everything he's done has blown up in his face lately.
Well now he doesn't even have to bring it up(he will though). Bill clintons reputation goes down the gutter before the debate even starts. This is really a offense against the media, not so much against HRC.
And it's going to fail. The press did their job and the public knows it, no matter how Trump whines about it.
I never saw the 90s so this will be interesting. I have no idea half of this information so it will be a learning experience for me.
Bills issues with women are relevant to Bill and it is hard to tell exactly how much of it is true. But bringing all that up will only make it seem like Trump can't handle Clinton and wants to focus on her husband. Which is oddly fitting considering how sexist he is.
For the love of god, ask about why she lied about her emails, and the Clinton foundation. I'm all for asking trump tough questions, but there's another candidate too.
On October 10 2016 09:46 biology]major wrote: For the love of god, ask about why she lied about her emails, and the Clinton foundation. I'm all for asking trump tough questions, but there's another candidate too.
She's been asked about her e-mails a thousand times and has apologized (and did nothing illegal, just careless), and the Clinton Foundation has an overall great reputation (especially compared to the Trump Foundation).
On October 10 2016 09:46 biology]major wrote: For the love of god, ask about why she lied about her emails, and the Clinton foundation. I'm all for asking trump tough questions, but there's another candidate too.
She's been asked about her e-mails a thousand times and has apologized (and did nothing illegal, just careless), and the Clinton Foundation has an overall great reputation (especially compared to the Trump Foundation).
No about her lying to the public vs FBI. I've heard her explanation for her email use. What will happen to cf once she becomes president?
On October 10 2016 09:46 biology]major wrote: For the love of god, ask about why she lied about her emails, and the Clinton foundation. I'm all for asking trump tough questions, but there's another candidate too.
She's been asked about her e-mails a thousand times and has apologized (and did nothing illegal, just careless), and the Clinton Foundation has an overall great reputation (especially compared to the Trump Foundation).
Those questions have been asked. I don't know why people expect them to be asked again.
Hillary won't be able to make an ad about this though, she wants the rape accusations to go away. Making an attack ad on Trump's hypocrisy will only hurt her.
On October 10 2016 09:46 biology]major wrote: For the love of god, ask about why she lied about her emails, and the Clinton foundation. I'm all for asking trump tough questions, but there's another candidate too.
She's been asked about her e-mails a thousand times and has apologized (and did nothing illegal, just careless), and the Clinton Foundation has an overall great reputation (especially compared to the Trump Foundation).
No about her lying to the public vs FBI. I've heard her explanation for her email use. What will happen to cf once she becomes president?
Unless the answer is "Directly fund Putin and porn", I don't think the answer is going to really matter.
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