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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#140226: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:22:58 PM

"I know you live in your own reality."

Buuuuuuuurn

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#140227: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:23:02 PM

Haha good one. Almost beats the 30 years one. Trump was getting to aggressive their, he was coming off as unlikable.

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#140228: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:23:59 PM

She's gotten the audience to laugh at Trump twice, and he's getting pissed. I love it.

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#140229: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:24:14 PM

China.

They have the capacity and resources to make enough solar panels to drive unit costs down, and the R&D money is there too.

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#140230: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:24:30 PM

He's never come off as likeable. I've understood how anybody could think he did. He's always had the mannerisms of a mob legbreaker.

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#140231: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:24:49 PM

[up][up] So are you supporting Trump on this?

edited 26th Sep '16 6:25:03 PM by JackOLantern1337

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#140232: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:25:32 PM

I beg your pardon? I'm saying I'm not sure how he's coming off as any more unlikable now than he has all along.

EDIT: I see now that wasn't aimed at me.

edited 26th Sep '16 6:25:51 PM by AmbarSonofDeshar

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#140233: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:25:56 PM

@ Ambar: IKR?

edited 26th Sep '16 6:26:24 PM by BearyScary

Do not obey in advance.
AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#140234: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:26:19 PM

He's trying to talk over Lester now so he can finish his thought. And Clinton's just looking so amused right now.

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#140235: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:26:48 PM

Trump is being such a dick right now. Hopefully people find this unlikable.

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#140236: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:26:52 PM

She's goading him into a meltdown.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#140237: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:27:01 PM

Did he really say "You've been supporting ISIS your entire life." or something like that?

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#140238: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:27:08 PM

Wasn't it something that you'd need an insanely massive amount of solar panels to even replace a fraction of our dependency on oil and coal?

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#140239: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:27:28 PM

"At least I have a plan to fight ISIS". XD

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#140240: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:27:32 PM

[up][up] "Fighting ISIS and the like your entire adult life" I think.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#140241: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:27:46 PM

I thought it was "fighting Isis your whole adult life" which doesn't that much more sense, really.

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#140242: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:29:07 PM

He's drinking water. That shit killed Rubio.

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#140243: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:29:21 PM

BTW, NAFTA was signed by Bush Sr. Which means it was negotiated by Republicans.

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#140244: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:29:56 PM

Love the link between Trumped up and trickle down.

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#140245: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:29:57 PM

What does "repatriation" mean?

I am so sick of people judging Hillary by her clothes. It's so goddamned sexist.

Do not obey in advance.
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#140246: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:30:04 PM

"Join the debate by saying more crazy things", she's not pulling any punches is she?

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#140247: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:31:20 PM

Hearing Trump my eyes are doing a 720.

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
IFwanderer use political terms to describe, not insult from Earth Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
use political terms to describe, not insult
#140248: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:32:01 PM

.#Trumped Up Trickle Down will be a great one-liner if she doesn't overuse it.

edited 26th Sep '16 6:32:44 PM by IFwanderer

1 2 We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -KV
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#140249: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:32:10 PM

Watching the debate...Clinton's opponent must have been stuck in traffic so they subbed in a fascist orangutan. Sad.


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