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NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#145251: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:06:39 PM

ONE SENATOR CAN'T JUST CHANGE THE LAW!

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#145252: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:06:43 PM

TRUMP: You take in so much money—

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#145253: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:06:56 PM

Clinton handled the pay to play bit badly. She should've just denied it and relied on the truth....

But goddamn if Trump didn't let her bait him away from that.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#145254: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:07:18 PM

Ooh, rigged election question.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#145255: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:07:29 PM

Bringing up the talk about rigged elections. Dis gonna b gud.

Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#145256: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:07:29 PM

Oh my god, Hillary got the one-liner. Insane.

Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#145257: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:07:55 PM

The pivot from sexual assault to the emails was painful. I expected him to bring up the allegations against Bill Clinton, which would have been bad but at least it would've made sense.

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#145258: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:08:15 PM

Did he just tell the moderator to shut up?

Geostomp In the name of the POWER, I will punish you! from Arkansas, USA Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
In the name of the POWER, I will punish you!
#145259: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:08:23 PM

So now he's gone full on tantrum.

"When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all" Futurama, Godfellas
Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Face me now, bitch!
#145260: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:08:31 PM

Oh my god, He's trying to say people are seeing through Hillary's so called "Shit".

Hah!

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Yinyang107 from the True North (Decatroper) Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
#145261: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:08:48 PM

"she's guilty of a serious crime" what is he referring to?

LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
A real bad hombre
#145262: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:08:52 PM

Guilty of which crime, Donald?

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#145263: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:09:02 PM

Trump's performing at least as badly as he did in the 1st debate. Clinton's got this one if she just holds out and doesn't slip up.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#145264: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:09:02 PM

To me, it matters little if Trump is LGBTQ+ positive because his VP is deeply discriminatory towards LGBTQ+ people. Especially since Trump would let Pence do a lot of the work.

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
#145265: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:09:04 PM

Trump: It is rigged! Because I say so!

Inter arma enim silent leges
Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Face me now, bitch!
#145266: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:09:53 PM

Hillary calling him out on saying how everything is Rigged against him. XD!

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#145267: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:10:03 PM

Trump won't confirm that he'll follow basic democratic principles and accept the result.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#145268: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:10:04 PM

Trump won't say he'll concede.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#145269: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:10:05 PM

"I will tell you at the time." So he can't even promise something that's assumed of the American public at this time?

Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Face me now, bitch!
#145270: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:10:57 PM

Hillary going in on this.

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NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#145271: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:11:12 PM

Did Trump has to chime in about not winning an Emmy?

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#145272: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:11:33 PM

Wallace actually calling Trump out for going off-topic.

Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#145273: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:11:59 PM

I love how Trump couldn't shut his face about not winning a freaking Emmy.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#145274: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:12:20 PM

I think Wallace might be the best moderator of the bunch, hats off to him.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Geostomp In the name of the POWER, I will punish you! from Arkansas, USA Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
In the name of the POWER, I will punish you!
#145275: Oct 19th 2016 at 7:12:29 PM

Trump just cannot resist the urge to whine.

"When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all" Futurama, Godfellas

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