Pierce: Hillary Clinton Won Because Donald Trump Is a Sham

[mcar]

And he couldn't be bothered to prepare for the biggest test of his life.

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a48950/trump-hillary-presidential-debate/

I learned quite early in this campaign year that I live in a completely different ecosystem from most people, and from practically all of the people who boosted Donald Trump to a most improbable Republican presidential nomination. But how anyone could have watched the proceedings at Hofstra on Monday night and not seen a complete bloodbath is beyond me. There were two presidents on that stage. One was Hillary Rodham Clinton and the other one was Lester Holt. There also was a curiosity—a walking YouTube comment thread who knew nothing, cared less, and didn't even notice when he was setting his own feet on fire....

This was true 21st century Know-Nothingism. He plainly had not done even the most rudimentary preparation for the most important political night of his life. He spent the whole night drunk on the applause he's had from his frothing, adoring public over the past 18 months. His entire appearance was an insult to his supporters, to the audience, to everyone watching at home, and to the entire concept of democratic governance going back to Pericles. He is running for president as a guy who doesn't care enough to do the real work....

But Donald Trump is so damned proud of how he doesn't really know dick about anything, and so damned convinced that not knowing dick about anything actually makes him smarter than the rest of us mortals, that he was utterly incapable of raising any of these points in a coherent fashion. There were two presidents on that stage on Monday night and he wasn't one of them.

Hell, I wouldn't let him park my car.

[BootinUp]

1. VERY nicely and accurately put. nt

[3catwoman3]

2. "Hell, I wouldn't let him park my car."

Indeed not. If I had a dog, I would let him poop scoop.

I do have cats and I would not let him anywhere near them except to scoop their boxes and clean up barfed out hairballs.

[3catwoman3]

3. Charlie is on Stephanie Miller's...

...show right now.

[mcar]

5. I'm glad he's getting more media attention

He's on MSNBC sometimes too.

[cyberswede]

4. Nice, but that's not the only reason she won. She would've won against anyone with her performance.

She was outstanding.

[mcar]

6. She was

brilliant.

[JRLeft]

14. I disagree, a more informed debater would've got her. He's too ignorant.

He bragged about not preparing too.

[cyberswede]

15. I think she would have kept her cool, even with a better opponent. Thing about the Benghazi hearing.

It would have been harder for her to get under a more seasoned debater's skin, though. He's a child.

[BSdetect]

7. He has imprinted various talking points

I could tell he went to those points like a preprogrammed moron.

There were a few of them he raised a few times.

Almost all failed as he blustered and interrupted Hilary.

Holt failed to address that rudeness and his talking over time all too often.

He revealed himself a selfish, lazy liar as a candidate. Frightening.

[mcar]

8. "He revealed himself a selfish, lazy liar as a candidate."

This, exactly!

[Wounded Bear]

9. Trump was utterly predictable...

Oh, he started out trying to be "calm, rational, informed Trump" but that kind of act won't stand that kind of scrutiny. Even reality TV shows can do multiple takes. No such thing in a 90 minute live performance.

[Laurian]

12. I saw Roger Ailes influence with the rude

interruptions and babbling diversions.

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. Brilliant!

[Wounded Bear]

11. Well worth a read...

[Fast Walker 52]

13. yeah, great piece!

[Native]

16. what is a glass fee-fee?

[anamandujano]

17. "He is running for president as a guy who doesn't care enough to do the real work...."

Also love this,

"His entire appearance was an insult to his supporters, to the audience, to everyone watching at home, and to the entire concept of democratic governance going back to Pericles."