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BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#142626: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:10:54 PM

Trump sounds very downbeat and stock in his comments.

He also seems to be out of breath.

edited 9th Oct '16 6:12:36 PM by BearyScary

Do not obey in advance.
NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#142627: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:11:05 PM

He's sniffing.

If you're taking a drink... Congrats, you're dead!

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#142628: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:11:52 PM

How the fuck does he get from his supposed rape comments to whining about ISIS?

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#142629: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:11:52 PM

He can bring anything back to ISIS can't he?

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
#142630: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:12:02 PM

"You bragged you sexually assaulted women"

"I didn't say that." followed by ISIL deflection.

Inter arma enim silent leges
SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#142631: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:12:06 PM

He's just diverting his answers.

NoName999 Since: May, 2011
Jetyl The Dev Cat from my apartment Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The Dev Cat
#142633: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:12:27 PM

so, he sounds more downbeat, but what he's still saying is still crazy & off topic

I'm afraid I can't explain myself, sir. Because I am not myself, you see?
SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#142634: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:12:44 PM

Trump isn't actually answering the question.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#142635: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:12:44 PM

It sounds like he's having a stroke.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#142636: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:12:49 PM

He is doing an awful lot of sniffing for some reason. It's like he's taking a breathe, and does so through his nose. Almost like he's unaccustomed to having to talk for this long at a stretch. He's being asked about the comments like we thought he would be, and is giving stock apologies, and trying to move on to talking about building borders and taking care of ISIS.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#142637: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:13:28 PM

God, Trump cannot stay on topic.

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#142638: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:13:34 PM

Clinton was trying so hard not to roll her eyes

i'm tired, my friend
FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#142639: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:14:48 PM

He needed a lot of coke tonight.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#142640: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:15:02 PM

MODERATOR: So, what about that 'locker room talk' about grabbing a woman's pu—

TRUMP: THE WORLD'S SHIT, VOTE FOR ME, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

Seriously, every single time someone brings up anything at all, he just keeps on hijacking the topic and parroting 'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.' And all the while, Clinton just keeps looking down at her pad and taking notes like she owns the place when she isn't talking, and she is, she practically does own the place. Which is awesome.grin

edited 9th Oct '16 6:15:17 PM by kkhohoho

SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#142641: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:15:45 PM

Just words, folks. Just words.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#142642: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:15:59 PM

So far so good. Trump's a lot more subdued than I imagined he'd be though.

edit: Why the fuck is he doing a duckface?

edited 9th Oct '16 6:16:19 PM by Kostya

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#142643: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:16:36 PM

He's a lot quieter this time but damn he's hard to follow. And he's still doing the damn sniffling.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#142644: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:17:58 PM

I'm not sure how I feel about this debate. Hillary is doing good but I feel like Trump isn't crashing as bad as I would like.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#142645: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:18:07 PM

Duckface may just be how his face is at rest. It's clearly not something he does consciously, so uh... he just has a weird face I guess. Oh, and he just complained that he's somehow not allowed to respond to Clinton when the moderator tried to keep him on track and ask a new question.

NoName999 Since: May, 2011
SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#142647: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:18:45 PM

It's only the beginning. He will mess up later.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#142648: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:18:47 PM

And here we go with the Bill Clinton attack.

edit: So what's the story on this rape trial? First I'm hearing about it.

edited 9th Oct '16 6:19:17 PM by Kostya

Jetyl The Dev Cat from my apartment Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The Dev Cat
#142649: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:19:04 PM

he brought up the Bill Clinton scandal's

I'm afraid I can't explain myself, sir. Because I am not myself, you see?
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#142650: Oct 9th 2016 at 6:19:09 PM

Clinton just has to avoid imploding or giving Trump a chance to recover. And Trump is coming across as evasive and weak so far.

The last debate would have been a Trump win in a case of a draw, but now Trump needs to win desperately.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

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