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[Jeb Stuart Thurmond]

I just love how The Donald admitted that he's never paid taxes. "It would just be squandered"..."That makes me smart"

Donald, lay off the coke before you speak. Too much sniffing.

[Jeb Stuart Thurmond]

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Clinton: "We have to restore trust"

Trump: *Snort*

[Didymus Much]

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...Trump: *Snort*

Mmmmm.... that's good coke.

Live fact checker here: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/literallytrump/

[Jeb Stuart Thurmond]

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Sinking ships isn't an act of war?

I just spent all summer putting up with noisy motorboaters at the cottage, and NOW you tell me?

[Jeb Stuart Thurmond]

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So is "Stamina" a new code-word for being a man?

[Roland]

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I had to stay up for this, just to see this clusterpiffle. Not only Clinton and Trump weren´t able to make a good argument, the guy leading the debate seemed to be more at home at a game show. They should have flown in a decent investigating journalist for some proper questions. Why is this happening? That may be a rhetorical question.

[Didymus Much]

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As we're here in Oppositeland, I think Trump's plans to resurrect the economic plans of past Republican administrations that ended up tanking the US economy multiple times (the S&L debacle and the 2008 meltdown, for example), in combination with his ham-handed evasion of Hillary's racism, elitism, and incredible dumbassism charges, definitely gave Squeaky Donald the win tonight.

[Sally Paulson]

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As we're here in Oppositeland,

Australia? They can't vote. So who cares?

[Roland]

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Hi Didymus,

At what time Ron will enter the elections? Time is running out. There better be a plan.

[Jeb Stuart Thurmond]

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fivethirtyeight said:

During a discussion of nuclear defense, Trump says the U.S. is “losing” to Japan. It’s not clear what that means. On the economic front, Japan has been struggling for 20 years — the U.S. would almost certainly benefit if Japan’s economy picked up. And on trade, the U.S. has only a modest trade deficit with Japan.

Duh, obviously The Donald was remembering our briefing on Anime, also known as the Second Pearl Harbor.

[Didymus Much]

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...At what time Ron will enter the elections? Time is running out. There better be a plan.

Ron Paul? Any plan with him must involve contesting 2020 as a sprightly 86 year old. Or time travel.

Oh, you mean Ron Jeremy, from my sig. That's actually a multi-layered joke (that I half-stole) and I'm too lazy to update it right now but yeah I should look after that soon I guess.

[Roland]

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[...]That's actually a multi-layered joke [...]

That should make him the preferred candidate now more than ever. He doesn´t feel ashamed (just as Trump) for his work(s), and he actually shouldn´t be. Furthermore: He is your multi-layered joke whereas Trump is his own single-layered joke. Those are almost a complete opposite. Ron doesn´t have to lie about his past like Hillary either. He´s way more relaxed and honest.

I am sure there are thousands of Americans better suited to be president than the two clowns I saw tonight, why not Ron? Alternatively we could dress you up as an American and have you run.

[Didymus Much]

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...I am sure there are thousands of Americans better suited to be president than the two clowns I saw tonight...

Certainly, but the problem is to be elected President, you have to run for President, and few that are worthy are willing to undergo (or submit their families to) that dehumanizing, humiliating process. That's probably why no one's heard of James Stavridis.

...Alternatively we could dress you up as an American and have you run.

Ha, I can just imagine the birth certificate kerfuffle that'd be. I don't even have one (it's a Quebec thing and yes, it causes problems).

[Johny Joe Hold]

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I liked the way Donald took off on Janet Yellen of the Federal Reserve. He said it is terrible she is so political in keeping interest rates low. Then he said it would be terrible if she raised interest rates.

He is so intelligent he can say contradictory things that make sense only to himself.

[Jeb Stuart Thurmond]

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He is so intelligent he can say contradictory things that make sense only to himself.

That's no contradiction - by failing to do things that hurt Americans, she's taking sides. The fair and balanced thing is to be like the taliban, which is what the GOP has been doing.

That's my main complaint about this debate - nobody mentioned who has controlled congress for 22 of the last 20 years. Ask any Trump supporter if America was still great in 1994 and they'll probably say that it was, but that was the turning point. When republicans started their near-uninterrupted control of congress.

In 1994 the American voter was like a cuddly puppy, but after 22 years of being kicked by congress, the American voter is now the vicious attack dog that Trump has needed to get elected. And not a single mention. YOU'RE WELCOME.