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AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#140351: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:13:02 PM

From earlier in the debate—Trump invokes the fact that General Macarthur wouldn't like Clinton's plans for ISIS. Macarthur was a narcissistic madman who wanted to use 20+ nuclear weapons against the PRC. Of course Trump likes him.

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#140352: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:13:08 PM

And how Trump lost the votes of all Tech Savvy people and I.T. professionals.

Also the current state of ISIL is in shambles.

Inter arma enim silent leges
LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#140353: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:13:13 PM

Trump keeps sniffing like a strung out coke fiend.

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
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
#140354: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:14:51 PM

Did Clinton just openly talk about allying with the Kurds? That could have interesting effects.

Also Clinton claimed some credit for Bin Laden.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#140355: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:15:05 PM

If you want to get technical about it, Bush 43 shouldn't have been in there to begin with.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed Trump's sniffling. What is up with that?

edited 26th Sep '16 7:16:11 PM by BearyScary

Do not obey in advance.
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#140357: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:15:56 PM

Lol Trump, Obama inherited Iraq from Bush.

And now he is about taking the Oil and claiming the Oil was ISIL main source of income.

and she calls him on supporting Iraq's invasion.

Inter arma enim silent leges
Shippudentimes Since: Dec, 2012
#140358: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:15:59 PM

Anyone else hear cats growling at each other when Hillary brought up how Trump was against Iraq and Trump kept insisting against it?

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
#140359: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:16:00 PM

"We should have taken the oil", dear god...

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#140360: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:17:03 PM

[up]x4 RONG... RONG... RONG...

It's like ringing a gong. It's so beautiful...grin

edited 26th Sep '16 7:17:48 PM by kkhohoho

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#140361: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:17:08 PM

The big issue is, trust in the media is abysmal. Worse than either of the candidates in fact.

edited 26th Sep '16 7:17:17 PM by CaptainCapsase

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#140362: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:18:14 PM

[up]I can see why. The media is pretty scummy.

"I have common sense "

edited 26th Sep '16 7:18:51 PM by BearyScary

Do not obey in advance.
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
#140363: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:19:21 PM

Where is the debate at the moment?

The Youtube feed on my end just had him diss the Iran deal and NATO.

EDIT: NATO not focused on terror. Why the fuck would they do that when most of their existence was focused on the North German Plain?

edited 26th Sep '16 7:20:11 PM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#140364: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:19:45 PM

[up][up]RONG

edited 26th Sep '16 7:19:54 PM by kkhohoho

Shippudentimes Since: Dec, 2012
#140365: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:20:33 PM

Terrah in tha cah in tha yahd...

Also, who uses the Wall Street Journal for anything else besides stock and trade news?

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#140366: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:20:39 PM

Trump is acting like a broken record over ISIL.

Inter arma enim silent leges
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#140367: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:20:57 PM

It's too bad he didn't get like this earlier.

golgothasArisen Since: Jan, 2015
#140368: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:20:59 PM

"I did not support the war in Iraq."

-insert dozens upon dozens of interviews where he supports the war-

"If you spend all your heart / On something that has died / You are not alive and that can't be a life"
LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#140369: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:21:00 PM

TIL that Iran was ready to fall apart before the nuclear deal.

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
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
#140370: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:21:38 PM

Holt isn't letting Trump get away with the Iraq lie.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#140371: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:22:00 PM

Re: the Kurds - I thought we were already allied with them. (They got some of the best results out of our deposing Saddam and generally well deposed toward us.)

edited 26th Sep '16 7:22:57 PM by Elle

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#140372: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:22:09 PM

It's so pathetic how intimidated some men are by a woman in power.

Do not obey in advance.
rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#140373: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:22:28 PM

"I have way more sense than her"

Really now?

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#140374: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:22:36 PM

Was that applause or laughter when Trump said he had a good temperament?

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#140375: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:22:48 PM

I have also have a much better temperament than she does."[lol][lol][lol]

[up]Laughter.

edited 26th Sep '16 7:23:13 PM by LSBK


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