Deranged Rhino Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 The presidential debate commission settled an early flashpoint when Clinton demanded a step-stool at the podium to add height to her 5'4" frame. Campaign Chairman John Podesta expressed concern that Hillary would be dwarfed by 6'2" Trump. The request was quickly rejected. The commission is allowing for a custom-made podium, which will accommodate the difference in stature. Debate moderator Lester Holt does not have the authority to cut away from the stage during the epic 90-minute showdown. And microphone audio for either of the candidates is not to be manipulated. "There are no commercial breaks," a commission source explains. "Period." Clinton has experienced severe coughing episodes throughout the election year. During a Labor Day campaign stop she suffered a 4-minute choking marathon. Monday's throwdown could top out at 100 million viewers, making it the biggest political event in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 The commission is allowing for a custom-made podium... Liberals: The media is failing, they argue, because it can’t convince the public that Trump is Lucifer. Curious, isn’t it, that liberals believe that it’s the job of the “objective” press to get Hillary Clinton elected President? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Liberals: The media is failing, they argue, because it can’t convince the public that Trump is Lucifer. The funny thing is that you wouldn't think it would be that difficult a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 The funny thing is that you wouldn't think it would be that difficult a job. True..............shows how poor most of the media is. Obama’s debate advice to Clinton: ‘Be yourself’ Yes, please do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) Election Update: Reports Of A Clinton Rebound Have Been Greatly Exaggerated Hillary Clinton’s chances of winning the White House are still near an all-time low in the FiveThirtyEight forecasts, although they’re up a smidge from earlier in the week. Our polls-only forecast gives her a 59 percent chance of beating Donald Trump, while our polls-plus model shows her with a 58 percent chance. Some interested parties are pointing to individual polls as evidence of a Clinton rebound, but a closer look at all the data released over the past three days suggests that those people are stretching. Yes, Clinton has gotten some good polls. A new Monmouth University survey showing her ahead by 9 percentage points in New Hampshire is a strong result. A SurveyMonkey poll finding her leading Trump by 5 points nationally is good. The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll putting her up 6 points among likely voters will also warm the hearts of Clinton fans. But the trend lines are more mixed. Here are the polls released over the past three days and finished within the last week compared to the most recent poll in the same contest from the same pollster. (At the Link) In only three of the 16 polls has the race shifted in Clinton’s direction. It’s moved toward Trump in 10. Indeed, the average poll has moved 2.8 percentage points toward Trump. more...........http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-reports-of-a-clinton-rebound-have-been-greatly-exaggerated/ Edited September 23, 2016 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B-Man Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Robby Mook pushes the theory that it would be "unfair" to Hillary Clinton for the debate moderator not to intervene on her behalf and correct Trump. On "This Week" this morning: STEPHANOPOULOS: You guys have been pushing that pretty hard, this idea of a double standard, and saying it’s up to the moderator to point out falsehoods. But the debate commission has been pretty clear that they think it’s the job of the moderator basically to get out of the way and just ask the questions. MOOK: Well, all that -- again, all that we’re asking is that, if Donald Trump lies, that it’s pointed out. It’s unfair to ask for Hillary both to play traffic cop while with Trump, make sure that his lies are corrected, and also to present her vision for what she wants to do for the American people. Stephanopoulos pushes back. Debate moderators are supposed to let the candidates debate each other. Mook's response is that Donald Trump is "special," and "this is a special circumstance, a special debate," and Hillary won't be getting her fair share of the time if she has to use it to correct Donald Trump Ironically, the argument that Trump is "special" is really an argument that Hillary is special: The rules don't apply to her. That fits a template her people should want to take care not to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Robby Mook pushes the theory that it would be "unfair" to Hillary Clinton for the debate moderator not to intervene on her behalf and correct Trump. On "This Week" this morning: STEPHANOPOULOS: You guys have been pushing that pretty hard, this idea of a double standard, and saying it’s up to the moderator to point out falsehoods. But the debate commission has been pretty clear that they think it’s the job of the moderator basically to get out of the way and just ask the questions. MOOK: Well, all that -- again, all that we’re asking is that, if Donald Trump lies, that it’s pointed out. It’s unfair to ask for Hillary both to play traffic cop while with Trump, make sure that his lies are corrected, and also to present her vision for what she wants to do for the American people. Stephanopoulos pushes back. Debate moderators are supposed to let the candidates debate each other. Mook's response is that Donald Trump is "special," and "this is a special circumstance, a special debate," and Hillary won't be getting her fair share of the time if she has to use it to correct Donald Trump Ironically, the argument that Trump is "special" is really an argument that Hillary is special: The rules don't apply to her. That fits a template her people should want to take care not to confirm. Ha ha. Did Mook take his pacifier out of his mouth before he said all that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Dorkington, You should post another poll after the debate, it would be interesting to see how many of the Republican and Democratic leaning voters have come back "home". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Ha ha. Did Mook take his pacifier out of his mouth before he said all that? Well, she's a woman after all. She needs to be protected from the big bad bully Alpha Male she's going up against. She'll need moderators to keep Putin in line too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Donald Trump Leads in National Poll on Eve of First Debate. Trump Really Would Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital. “Several American presidential candidates – when running for office – have made pledges similar to Trump’s, then, upon election, basically reneged, usually by ignoring the situation or telling the Israelis to wait until the Palestinian question is resolved.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Dorkington, You should post another poll after the debate, it would be interesting to see how many of the Republican and Democratic leaning voters have come back "home". As far as the PPP polling is concerned, I suspect tonight's debate would boost Clinton's numbers regardless of the outcome. A strong Clinton performance will nudge left leaning fence sitters back "home" A strong Trump performance on the other hand will scare left leaning fence sitters back "home" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 The collective sound of network media flushing this story away is breathtaking Washington Mall Terrorist Cetin Wasn’t U.S. Citizen, Still Voted Three Times. We are not a serious nation........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 The collective sound of network media flushing this story away is breathtaking Washington Mall Terrorist Cetin Wasn’t U.S. Citizen, Still Voted Three Times. We are not a serious nation........... Let me guess. He voted a straight Republican ticket every time. Amirite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) Not the Onion MediaiteVerified account @Mediaite 11h11 hours ago Andrea Mitchell Says Clinton Will Soon Unveil Secret Weapon to Attract Millennials… Al Gore ........http://bit.ly/2e0keZW .............. Edited October 5, 2016 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 WE SURE ARE HEARING A LOT ABOUT THIS ALL OF A SUDDEN: How Hackers Could Send Your Polling Station into Chaos. If only we had some sort of voting system that was immune to foreign hackers. CONGRESSMAN WHO BELIEVED GUAM WAS IN DANGER OF TIPPING OVER DUE TO OVERPOPULATION CALLS FOR DHS OVERSIGHT OF ELECTION SECURITY: “Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) said Congress should give the Department of Homeland Security authority over the security of the nation’s voting systems to prevent the ‘destabilization’ of democracy.” There’s a far simpler and much less invasive method, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 WE SURE ARE HEARING A LOT ABOUT THIS ALL OF A SUDDEN: How Hackers Could Send Your Polling Station into Chaos. If only we had some sort of voting system that was immune to foreign hackers. CONGRESSMAN WHO BELIEVED GUAM WAS IN DANGER OF TIPPING OVER DUE TO OVERPOPULATION CALLS FOR DHS OVERSIGHT OF ELECTION SECURITY: Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) said Congress should give the Department of Homeland Security authority over the security of the nations voting systems to prevent the destabilization of democracy. Theres a far simpler and much less invasive method, of course. Fire in the Reichstag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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