Predict what will happen at the debate

[wheniwasincongress]

I predict Hillary will ask Donald specific policy questions and he will not be able to answer in detail, and will show his lack of knowledge. For example, she could simply ask him what the name of a capital in the Middle East

I don't know how some of you don't want to watch this!

[RandySF]

1. Trump will be declared the winner because he did not set the room on fire.

[Bleacher Creature]

6. That's my fear as well.

I have no doubt that the media will focus on her clothes, the number of times she coughs, the tone of her responses, and any facial expressions, eye rolls, etc.

Basically 2000 again with a fresh dash of sexism.

[Cosmocat]

15. Yep

Standard D v R framing for any potus debate.

[backscatter712]

21. Yep.

If Trump refrains from using racial slurs and pronounces the name of a foreign nation correctly, the media whores will nod approvingly and declare that he's won because he's Very Presidential.

[Gabi Hayes]

2. nothing good....Lester will make Lauer look like Joy Reid.

media will swoon all over Trump, as they did for Dumbo #43, as long as he doesn't vomit over himself, or call Hillary the C word, declaring the OPTICS make him look as presidential as a combination of Mt. Rushmore effigies

yes......I'm very concerned

so sue me.

hoping that the self dealing foundation scandal has enough legs to make a difference in the next 6 days

the dems MUST talk about this to the EXCLUSION of everything else

meanwhile, CNN is TOTALLY fixated for the last half hour on terra terra terra/violence in the streets

not one WORD about the infinitely worse/real scandal he's propagated for what, thirty years, at least?

[Greywing]

3. I can't accurately predict but I HOPE

that Hillary gets under Trump's skin, has the most memorable one liner of all time and Trump goes off on a bigoted, misogynistic rant and people will see him for what he is. BTW by people I don't mean his adoring fans but the honest hard-working people that are on the fence and will be tuning in to make a decision.

[csziggy]

33. She just needs to treat him like she did Trey Gowdy!

[GusBob]

4. I'm going large

I predict that the liar will get called out in a lie more than once. He will get flustered and lose his cool and blow his top.

Kinda like that guy Col. Jessup in that movie with Tom Hanks

I predict that we will hear curse words and spitting invectives on live TV that will make the audience gasp.

I further predict the FCC will require a 12 second delay so such behavior is not aired in the next debate

[Brother Buzz]

32. I like your thinking

I understand Jack Nicholson, who played Colonel Nathan Jessep, has been promised the Trump role in a blockbuster movie if he can just gain twenty more pounds.

[csziggy]

34. What animal is going to play Trump's hair?

Here area some possibilities:

Donald Trump Is Running For President. Here Are 11 Animals Who Share His Hair
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/17/donald-trump-hair-animals_n_7600270.html

I vote for the flannel moth caterpillar or the guinea pig.

[Brother Buzz]

36. Oh, he's already got a helmet. He's got a beauty!

[GusBob]

37. lol you cant handle the sandwich

[GP6971]

5. Trump would just say that's a

got you guestion and move on. And the MSM will just shrug and move on.

[Saphire]

42. Right? He never answered a question during the

entire repuke primary, and he'll dance and dazzel this debate, too.

[GP6971]

44. I agree he'll dance.

Dazzle I'm not so sure about if the MSM continues their "more objective" coverage. There is a degree of sarcasm here.....I'm not betting the farm on that.

[Binkie The Clown]

7. Trump will make a fool of himself. Media ass-kissers will say "he looked presidential".

They will talk non-stop about Trump for days, and meanwhile, ordinary people will think Trump screwed up big time. His poll numbers will fall like a rock.

I think the American people are finally waking up to the fact that the media are a bunch of idiots who care only about ratings and promoting a "horse race".

[pangaia]

8. Hillary to Donald when he keeps interrupting her.....

"Shut up. I'm talking. This isn't make believe TV. This isn't The Apprentice where children submit to being insulted and abused by some narcissistic, sexually repressed, emotionally disturbed and intellectually undeveloped blowhard. This job is for adults only. Grow up or get out."

[fierywoman]

10. thank you.

[Gabi Hayes]

11. don't forget "accused rapist pedophile!"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7980814

"I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy,'' Trump booms from a speakerphone. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life."

http://www.snopes.com/2016/06/23/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit/

this ''terrific guy'' is Jeffrey Epstein, named in the current lawsuit, and one of the truly LOATHSOME creeps to come along in recent memory:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2015/07/judge-unseals-more-details-in-jeffrey-epstein-underage-sex-lawsuit-210065



I heard Lisa Bloom on Stephanie Miller this morning, discussing the rape case, and why it's not being reported ANYwhere in the M$M. why is that, I wonder?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-bloom/why-the-new-child-rape-ca_b_10619944.html

look who's covering it? no major outlets. the NY Daily News comes closest here:

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=trump+rape&tbm=nws

why do you think they refuse to even mention it? they came up with a pretty good answer on the radio this morning.

EDIT: I changed the title because I think the replacement is more specific to the case.especially since there's a witness; it seems to me that the media should at least announce the filing of the case. I has appeared NOWHERE in major markets, except the NY Daily News, and nobody pays attention to them. Please spread this around. I know Clinton has at least a tangential link to this

[pangaia]

16. I don't think she should get to wordy.

Takes away from the impact and waters down the soundbite...

Plus, if she goes on any longer he won't be able to follow.

[Gabi Hayes]

17. agreed...dunno how to go about the economy of soundbites

the big get will be the killer soundbite, ala Reagan/Carter or Reagan/Mondale

that's all the media really care about, and marketing ''geniuses'' behind trump, unfortunately, excel at this sort of Goebbellian krystallization of emotional thought process short-circuiting via emotional/authority-driven appeals

that's how marketing works, and they've been honing their weapons for decades

dems are sickeningly far behind, mainly because they have compunctions about lying ALL THE TIME, about EVERYTHING.

that's a pretty big disadvantage, especially when they do, they get reamed by the media, who are unable, or unwilling to cope with the nonstop fusillade of constant mendacity flowing from the republican propaganda mills

[ChoppinBroccoli]

26. Drumpf Will Probably Use This Line At Least Once

[Skittles]

13. I APPROVE OF THIS MESSAGE

YES INDEED

[Orrex]

50. If she did that, she would be identified as "shrill"

And every story about her between the debate and the election will begin with "After her shrill performance at the first presidential debate, Hillary Clinton..."

Of course, if she made a statement like you suggest, she would be absolutely correct, but correctness has nothing to do with sensationalist, narrative-preserving media coverage.

[Egnever]

9. .

[Gabi Hayes]

18. jesus.....buying into the republican 'illness mythology' much?

she's fine....the pneumonia (water on the lungs is all that is) is over.

the rest is PURE garbage

garbage

remember that

remember, instead, how she held up against the inquisition before the creeps on the Benghazi committee. that was far more germane

[backscatter712]

22. I was about to say.

This was a super-mild case of walking pneumonia. She's already had about a week of rest, and the antibiotics have already gotten rid of 99% of the bug (though she has to take the full course to make sure it kills 100%).

She's fine. She'll be good as new for the debate.

[world wide wally]

14. Trump will throw up on himself, start the room on fire, physicaly assault the moderator,

And then blame it all on Hillary and claim he won.
When his poll numbers go down after that, he will say hey are rigged.
Any bets?

[lovemydog]

19. I believe Clinton will show herself highly capable

of being a strong liberal president. I believe Trump will further expose himself as a narcissistic right wing jackass. I predict it will be entertaining. I'm watching because I care about my brothers & sisters & because I enjoy bringing knowledge to discussions with others.

[JustAnotherGen]

29. I'm watching it too lmd

You know why?

If I just catch the news the next day - it will a 24 hour non stop Fawn over Trump Fest.

If I watch it - I don't have to watch them for 48 hours. I'm giving them an extra day to get it out of their system before they say Bengaaaazeeee.

Oh - and I believe they won't be asking Clinton about policy - it will be emails and benghazi. That's it.

In my dream world - she tells Lester to fuck off and 'ask me a real question'.

That's why she's running for President and I'm not - because I would blow it up with that response.

[lovemydog]

39. Yup, tv 'news' ain't news.

It's just stupid gossip. I suppose there's some substance out there somewhere on the tv 'news' like on bbc or pbs. I'd rather use my tv for watching movies & sports. And learn about substance from reading.

Hopefully Hillary will mention her plan for helping America's poor.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/21/opinion/hillary-clinton-my-plan-for-helping-americas-poor.html

This is substance. This is what should be reported on and discussed. This is why I'd rather watch her speak & ignore all the idiotic 'commentary' designed to agitate people so much that they consider buying the products advertised to help 'calm them down.' Haha!

I've given up on tv for substance in covering elections. But it's easy to find by reading & talking with other intelligent people who actually care about things beyond yelling & screaming.

[Javaman]

20. by the end of the debate it will have devolved into a...

food fight quip insult sound byte fest.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

23. Didn't We See The Genius v. Moron Debates In 2004?

They didn't matter.

I'll still watch them, because I always do, but the fact of the matter is that Hillary will clean Dumb Donald's clock in all 3 and it will have ZERO impact on people's votes.

Dumb Donald will be declared the winner if he remains upright and refrains from dropping his pants and defecating on the stage. And then all the news outlets will go to their talking heads with pre-packaged comments, "I thought Donald did exceptionally well for a guy with no experience. Hillary was just too polished. It was really condescending the way she recited FACTS as her answers for every question. Donald SPOKE to us. He's dreamy."

[Rocknrule]

24. Donnie will scream "Your mother sucks cocks in hell!" at Hillary

and the media will say "He tells it like it is!"

[Glassunion]

25. Capital in the Middle East

Trump's answer: Raleigh

[chelsea0011]

27. Trump will answer nothing, insult everyone and everything, walk away, and win the day says the media

[DetlefK]

28. Basic negotiations-tactic: Establish the "new normal" by lying before the conversation even starts.

He will start by lying. Lying a lot and lying big. Then, if Clinton doesn't push back right-away, he has successfully defined his version of "reality" as the new normal and all the other claims and arguments that follow will be measured against this distorted reality.


It's a basic negotiation-tactic: The first person to set a price already has an inbuilt advantage because everything that now happens considers this price as the baseline.

[Satch59]

30. I'm going big too...

Hillary is a master debater and I feel she's found a new confidence since her illness... Her speeches are more personal, the delivery more conversational...and this is her time to shine.

I think she'll say often... "No, that is a proven lie..." And then proceed to talk about her policies...leave him in the dust and move on. It will be so hard for her not to roll her eyes and I'm sure her team is working on reactions that work. Would love her to say "Lester, I think I'd like to borrow an Al Gore sigh about now..."

She needs to build it with little cuts and jabs and then go for a knockout punch about that leaves him sweating, turning red and coming unglued...

I can dream...

[cleveramerican]

31. the game show host will adopt and repeat some flimsy excuse

no matter what happens

[Marengo]

35. In short, Hillary will make a monkey out of him.

[haele]

38. Someone will jump up on a chair and throw poo.

Or it might be the angry macaque on someone's head posing as a hairpiece.

Haele

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

40. Trump will talk over Clinton's speaking.

It'll be like trying to converse with Tweety.

[wheniwasincongress]

41. I hope he talks over her

she will cut him up

[geek tragedy]

43. Trump will be an entertainer and that will be good enough to normalize him on that stage

Clinton will do well at the things that relate to being able to be a competent president, so it'll largely be considered a draw

[BlueStateLib]

45. Trump will make goofy faces

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

47. I have no idea what you're talking about. He looks presidential.

[Old Vet]

46. Theres nothing funny about this debate, Trumps gonna go scorched earth on Clinton........

Every question most would think he wouldn't go there, Hes gonna gladly walk thru those flowers of decorum. NOTHING will be off the table, E-mails, Bengazi, White Water, Bill fucking a intern, And that's not touching the problems with the Clinton Global innitive.

[Orrex]

48. The networks will consult groups of "undecided" voters...

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And these so-called "independents" will, by a large majority, declare that they were impressed with Trump and that they're now going to vote for him. They will assert that Clinton failed to convince them that she's trustworthy, and they'll say that they have deep concerns about her honesty.

The networks, in turn, will focus exclusively on Clinton's perceived troubles and will wholly ignore Trump's zero-value debate performance, and they certainly won't call him out for any of his absolute bullshit.

He will thereafter be declared the winner of the debate regardless of his utter lack of substance or credibility, and the networks will identify the debate as the turning point when Trump proved himself a legitimate contender for the Whitehouse.

[spanone]

49. mr holt is a registered republican....scary shit