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#145176: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:43:48 PM

"Let me translate that if you can"

"you can't"

So, he is saying he's incomprehensible [lol][lol][lol][lol]

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#145177: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:43:52 PM

He's like a student who's BSing on their academic paper.

edited 19th Oct '16 6:44:09 PM by rmctagg09

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#145178: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:44:12 PM

Hillary is doing good, not letting Trump get her down.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#145179: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:44:33 PM

Trump's facial expressions are so off-putting and I've never really noticed until now.

Yinyang107 from the True North (Decatroper) Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
#145180: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:44:42 PM

trump facts-checks the modereator

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#145181: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:45:03 PM

I like that Wallace is actually asking questions about the nitty gritty of policy.

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#145182: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:45:21 PM

god Damn it trump, he wasn't Talking to you about Obama's stimulus package.

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SpaceWolf from The Other Rainforest Since: Apr, 2012
#145184: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:46:57 PM

We haven't talked about LGBT stuff since Hillary's opening. Could that be the next topic, please?

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#145185: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:47:23 PM

So, he's just not even attempting the answer why the numbers don't add up.

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AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#145188: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:48:08 PM

I like how Trump is appealing for Pride, personal experiences and imagined woes.

Not much for facts besides sensationalism.

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Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#145189: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:48:10 PM

Is Trump really comparing the GDP growth of the USA and India?

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#145190: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:48:13 PM

LGBT stuff isn't on the agenda tonight so I don't think it will come up.

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#145191: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:48:52 PM

Clinton: TRUMP'S A HYPOCRITE!

(Except he actually is, so kudos.)

Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#145192: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:49:37 PM

One Hillary fact check here - she's saying she won't raise the deficit but the more realistic estimates from non-partisan sources are that her plans will raise it by about 200 billion (this is a fraction of the trillions Trump's would, however).

Yinyang107 from the True North (Decatroper) Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
#145193: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:49:53 PM

Calling her out for interupting [lol]

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#145194: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:49:54 PM

For a country with a GPD as big as the US and a very low inflation 1% GPD growth isn't really bad.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#145195: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:50:14 PM

Government working fail, senators can't just steamroll policy like that.

SpaceWolf from The Other Rainforest Since: Apr, 2012
#145196: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:50:16 PM

Silas: It's just not fun that it isn't being treated as a hot-button issue.

edited 19th Oct '16 6:51:07 PM by SpaceWolf

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AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#145197: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:52:37 PM

Damn those were good 30 years.

Lol, Trump, if you ran the country like your company the US would be full of Trump billboards and broke as hell.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#145199: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:53:38 PM

Here comes the harassment allegations.

SpaceWolf from The Other Rainforest Since: Apr, 2012
#145200: Oct 19th 2016 at 6:53:41 PM

Woo. Sexual assault... I knew that this would come up.

edited 19th Oct '16 6:54:11 PM by SpaceWolf

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