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#145102: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:27:06 PM

And there's the interrupt, followed by Wallace taking the reins again. Nice.

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#145103: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:27:22 PM

Trump suggests that HRC is okay with "babies being ripped from the womb a day before birth"

So I'm watching the debate and... did I hear something wrong here? Isn't what he's describing basically a C-section? Does that even count as abortion? The baby is to term at that point... if it can't survive there's nothing you can do.

I'm just really confused on this. And y'know it's from Trump so it's probably nonsense anyway but...

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#145104: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:27:27 PM

Clinton's not going to shoot down the ridiculous claim that she was for a wall?

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#145105: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:27:41 PM

Here comes the "Bigly"'s.

edited 19th Oct '16 6:27:50 PM by rmctagg09

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#145106: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:27:49 PM

Oh here we go, Trump's 15 minutes of acting pseudo-presidential is up.

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#145107: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:28:00 PM

Trump points out that Obama deported millions. Coming from him isn't that a compliment.

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#145109: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:28:16 PM

Oh, god what does Obama have to do with any of this, Trump?

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#145110: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:28:18 PM

TRUMP: We're gonna speed up the process, bigly...

'Bigly'?

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#145111: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:28:54 PM

Clinton just accused Trump of building Trump Tower with illegal workers, he'd dodging the point and accusing Obama of deporting millions of people secretly.

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#145112: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:29:10 PM

[up][up] Strangely enough, it's actually word, though he may be saying "Big League".

edited 19th Oct '16 6:29:15 PM by CaptainCapsase

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#145113: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:29:28 PM

So Trump is upset that Obama deported people?

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#145114: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:29:34 PM

Hoo boy, here comes the Wikileaks mention.

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#145115: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:29:38 PM

Wikileaks is being brought up, and Trump said "thank you?"

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#145116: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:29:39 PM

HTC addressing wikileaks and the Russian backing thereof

Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#145117: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:30:05 PM

[up][up][up][up]He wanted to be the one to do it.

edited 19th Oct '16 6:30:21 PM by Ramidel

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#145118: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:30:20 PM

Surprised she's focusing on Russia as opposed to pointing out that they blatantly quotemine.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#145119: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:31:12 PM

She got on Putin from addressing Wikileaks, which was brought up, after she answered the question, Trump. She doesn't just change the subject willynilly like you do.

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#145120: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:31:21 PM

Oh god, He keeps bringing up the open borders.

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#145121: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:31:22 PM

TRUMP: She wants 5,000,000 more people than Obama...

CLINTON: grin

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#145122: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:31:46 PM

Random mention of "radical Islamic terrorism" for no real reason.

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#145123: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:31:49 PM

In fairness it was a great pivot and deserved recognition.

"They have no idea where they come from", you just said they are coming from Syria you dumbass!

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#145124: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:31:52 PM

I thought Trump didn't want us to fight ISIS.

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#145125: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:32:06 PM

Now he's trying to say he's not friendly with Putin....

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