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Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#145051: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:08:01 PM

[up] Salty, much?

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SpaceWolf from The Other Rainforest Since: Apr, 2012
#145052: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:09:04 PM

Trump is still refusing to adapt his speech pattern for debates.

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#145053: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:09:35 PM

And Trump makes it all about himself within seconds.

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#145054: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:09:46 PM

Geez, Trump sounds like he has a cold. Where's the fire? Then again, he was like this at the start of the last debate, so maybe he just has a thing for rocky starts?

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#145055: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:09:47 PM

[up][up]I don't recall them coming up in the last election's debates either. Gotta say I don't need to ask Trump, as his opinion on women and minorities gives me a reasonable idea of what he feels about LGBT people too. I'm pretty sure Clinton's been asked about the issue in interviews before but I can't recall a specific instance.

[up]He's trying to sound presidential, I guess. So presidential we'll fall asleep listening to him. I'd say he'll probably get more animated as he goes on, but he has lost nearly all the momentum he had a the start of this thing.

edited 19th Oct '16 6:10:57 PM by AceofSpades

Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#145056: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:09:56 PM

What a damn hypocrite.

Hah, he still thinks Hillary won't win.

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NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#145057: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:10:00 PM

Once again, Trump starts off dead and low energy.

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#145058: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:10:52 PM

I think Trump must have shouted himself hoarse in one of his rallies.

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
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#145059: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:10:53 PM

Yeah Trump sounds like he has a cold.

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#145060: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:11:15 PM

Great, Gun Control.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#145061: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:12:09 PM

At least he's not doing those damn sniffing noises, or at least not noticeably.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#145062: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:12:35 PM

Just want to point out that "interpreting the Constitution as the Founding Fathers intended." is a bunk question. The Founders themselves didn't agree on what the Constitution meant and they wrote the thing!

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#145063: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:12:42 PM

He looks like he's about to pass out.

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SpaceWolf from The Other Rainforest Since: Apr, 2012
#145064: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:13:02 PM

Carrie Fisher, who's pretty experienced in the subject, has speculated that Trump might enjoy the slopes.

edited 19th Oct '16 6:13:14 PM by SpaceWolf

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#145065: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:14:08 PM

I mean, considering that slavery isn't a thing anymore, I think we can say that the founders' intentions don't really matter anymore.

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#145066: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:14:21 PM

Trump playing with his mic awkwardly.

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NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#145067: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:15:44 PM

No sniffing from Trump.

Guess he figured that there was going to be a drug test. [lol]

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#145068: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:15:57 PM

Now it's time to talk about abortion, here we go.

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Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#145069: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:16:10 PM

We're 15 minutes in without a Trump meltdown...how long did it take in the first debate again?

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#145070: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:16:34 PM

TRUMP: Wa, wawawa, wawa, WA, wawawawawa I support the second amendment.

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#145071: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:16:51 PM

He's sniffing.

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Yinyang107 from the True North (Decatroper) Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
#145072: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:17:04 PM

Trump wants to interrupt her so bad

Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#145073: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:17:06 PM

Oh, boy, Trump is already digging himself a hole.

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#145074: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:17:10 PM

Well he just said he'd overturn Roe v Wade, so this is gonna be interesting.

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#145075: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:17:51 PM

[up][up] I mean, he's basically sticking to the GOP platform.


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