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Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
113. I agree, Runningdawg.
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 06:47 PM
Jun 2019

Frump will refuse to debate no matter who the Dem is. He'll claim he's standing on his excellent and unsurpassed record as president; not to mention, he'll by "way too busy...". There's no advantage to him taking the debate stage, and plenty of downside.

If so, let's hope the Dem nominee uses the time effectively to showcase and highlight her/his winning stance.

I was pissed malaise Jun 2019 #1
Frankly, the moderators should have shut Bettie Jun 2019 #2
Yes indeed. They let it happen. dameatball Jun 2019 #7
Yes, they should have. They let him octoberlib Jun 2019 #8
This. n/t demmiblue Jun 2019 #12
+1 they could have told him to go back to his space treestar Jun 2019 #24
+1 dalton99a Jun 2019 #34
He wasn't nearly as close as the camera view suggested. Hortensis Jun 2019 #50
No, it isn;t -- it is just another time when ryles are too good for him obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #116
You know, Obama's still around, writing, talking. Hortensis Jun 2019 #122
Hillary should have turned, glared at him & said loudly, stop stalking me U pervert, trueblue2007 Jun 2019 #64
That kind of reaction would only draw accusations of paranoia and man-hating. GoCubsGo Jun 2019 #72
Or... wryter2000 Jun 2019 #108
The moderators should have stopped Trump from seating Kathleen Willey, Juanita Broaddrick sop Jun 2019 #69
This. I couldn't believe everyone pretended nothing was going on here. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2019 #74
OMG - look how teeny his hands are! Talitha Jun 2019 #117
👏🏾👍🏾😆 BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2019 #121
And they should have cut his mic when it wasn't his turn to speak. Talitha Jun 2019 #118
Armchair quarterbacks. Demit Jun 2019 #3
EXACTLY! EffieBlack Jun 2019 #16
I thought they were letting the world see what creepy fool he is. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2019 #40
Agree. Agree. Agree. Hortensis Jun 2019 #49
I don't think she made a mistake Bettie Jun 2019 #80
This. nt Tipperary Jun 2019 #84
It was disturbing to see loyalsister Jun 2019 #111
She handled it with aplomb. She would have been a good president. Demit Jun 2019 #123
She should have turned around and clocked him in the face. gordianot Jun 2019 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #5
I'm not a violent person but I wanted to slap octoberlib Jun 2019 #6
It didn't bother me at the time, but it seems it did hurt Clinton. marylandblue Jun 2019 #9
"feminist rant"? irisblue Jun 2019 #43
Sometimes rants are good ✊ marylandblue Jun 2019 #46
Note what happened to Kamala Harris recently fallrey Jun 2019 #62
Interesting question as to whether a woman can respond effectively. marylandblue Jun 2019 #68
Women have to find mercuryblues Jun 2019 #78
IMO, the line is not imaginary, it's just very, very narrow and hard to see. marylandblue Jun 2019 #83
What? Tipperary Jun 2019 #86
Not sure what you think it sounds like. marylandblue Jun 2019 #96
That doesn't comport with reality. Caliman73 Jun 2019 #70
This is nothing but the truth. StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #73
Yes, you are correct, that almost certainly would have happened. marylandblue Jun 2019 #98
The future of our country lies in the hands of competent women. Caliman73 Jun 2019 #124
In an interview later Hillary said she was very aware of what he was doing lunatica Jun 2019 #10
Not from a position of weakness but from strength. I think my friend was saying that she should CTyankee Jun 2019 #21
Yes, but she didn't at the time. lunatica Jun 2019 #35
Trump knrw what he was doing. His supporters got the message. irisblue Jun 2019 #45
John McCain did the same Scarsdale Jun 2019 #63
Do you really think he would have complied? EleanorR Jun 2019 #81
Maybe she could have just said she would stop til he got seated. I think the moderator would CTyankee Jun 2019 #82
The she would have been criticized for being overly sensitive EleanorR Jun 2019 #85
Ah, but here's a retort to that: CTyankee Jun 2019 #88
Then people would have said he rattled her EleanorR Jun 2019 #90
Some people, yes. I, myself, wasn't disturbed by her ignoring him. I was furious with him, tho. CTyankee Jun 2019 #92
Your friend has no standing to tell Hillary Clinton what she "should" or should not do. cwydro Jun 2019 #120
And she had to make a choice treestar Jun 2019 #22
Yep, I agree Metatron Jun 2019 #66
If you mean me, I most certainly am not judging her. marylandblue Jun 2019 #104
I was agreeing with you treestar Jun 2019 #106
Ok, thank you. I know it's a sensitive topic, so I'm trying to mindful of that. marylandblue Jun 2019 #107
I'm still bothered by the fact that HE stalked HER. demmiblue Jun 2019 #11
Great point EffieBlack Jun 2019 #17
This! mcar Jun 2019 #31
I don't think he was. He was angrier at Trump and wanted him put down hard. CTyankee Jun 2019 #55
Or just giving him a quick glance Zambero Jun 2019 #13
It must be nice to be so certain what someone else should do in a specific moment EffieBlack Jun 2019 #18
No one can ever claim to be certain Zambero Jun 2019 #29
You think she would have carried Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin if she had turned and told him EffieBlack Jun 2019 #42
And if she'd done that, she'd have been criticized for letting him rattle her, throw her off EffieBlack Jun 2019 #14
"Clinton attacks Trump for walking behind her. Too sensitive to be Prez?" mcar Jun 2019 #33
She would have been called "bossy" Takket Jun 2019 #39
trump should have turned a lot of voters off, but white wingers loved it. Still hard to accept. Hoyt Jun 2019 #15
She lost with her own demographic Zambero Jun 2019 #30
That is very victim-blaming treestar Jun 2019 #19
I don't think he was saying that at all. If anything, he was saying that Trump should have been CTyankee Jun 2019 #25
She should have kneed him in the nads pecosbob Jun 2019 #20
Or, "Donald, are you having trouble finding your chair? It's over there....there you go." tanyev Jun 2019 #23
I agree; it was the moderator's fault. LuvNewcastle Jun 2019 #26
The moderator should have simply asked him, "Why are you stalking Mrs. Clinton, sir?" sop Jun 2019 #67
I thought it made him look like a complete psycho. smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #58
I remember that, and it still pisses me off. She made the decision at the time to ignore... TreasonousBastard Jun 2019 #27
He's a bully and the traditional way to handle a bully mnhtnbb Jun 2019 #54
And What Should She Have Done? Me. Jun 2019 #28
Yeah, I hear ya... prolly wuda won Hillary the election if she had read tRump the riot act for that! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #32
Or not. EffieBlack Jun 2019 #44
she would have been described as a shrill angry out of control woman treestar Jun 2019 #53
But at least she'd be described today as the President of the United States cuz that's what she'd be InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #112
You really think if she had said something, she'd have won Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan? StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #119
Russia would TOTALLY have backed off, and the GOP got rid of the data ehrnst Jun 2019 #125
I was totally pissed. redstatebluegirl Jun 2019 #36
I still think, if we're gonna play the "shoulda" game... JHB Jun 2019 #37
The fact is she stayed cool and persisted in her goal. delisen Jun 2019 #38
I expect this thread to go as well a the recent Anita Hill/Joe Biden thread. SMC22307 Jun 2019 #41
No shit. Tipperary Jun 2019 #87
As others have already pointed out Hav Jun 2019 #47
Agreed fallrey Jun 2019 #61
*ALLOW*? WTeverlovin'F???? Baltimike Jun 2019 #48
I'm still pissed about it, myself. Paladin Jun 2019 #51
"If only she hadn't been wearing that short skirt, been on that dark street, gone to his room ..." StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #52
Oh, cmon! That's not the same thing and you know it! CTyankee Jun 2019 #56
Yep, sounds like your "friend " is blaming Hillary. Tipperary Jun 2019 #89
Well, since he voted for her I am assuming he feels she is qualified to be president. CTyankee Jun 2019 #91
Voting's important but not everything StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #94
well, we were just indulging in a conversational bash of Trump, something I often do with several CTyankee Jun 2019 #95
It's great they're supporters of our women candidates StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #97
If any of them falter, I will be there to remind them of what you say. CTyankee Jun 2019 #99
Awesome! StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #100
Watching some clips of Republican debates, Trump uses male dominance as a tool cally Jun 2019 #57
I remember that 2016 Town Hall Debate Niagara Jun 2019 #59
How about this? greymattermom Jun 2019 #60
Tell your friend she did fine MustLoveBeagles Jun 2019 #65
Why would anyone stillcool Jun 2019 #71
I can guarantee you he has issues with women and I'll bet there's a lot about his mother... llmart Jun 2019 #75
I've always suspected he hates his mother for not protecting him from his father StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #76
I agree. cwydro Jun 2019 #101
+1 MrsCoffee Jun 2019 #109
In the 2000 debate, Gore invaded Bush's personal space. Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #77
Damned if she did and damned if she didn't, but I blame the moderators for not telling him... Hekate Jun 2019 #79
Same here - I was up screaming at the mods to do something!! Runningdawg Jun 2019 #102
I agree, Runningdawg. Totally Tunsie Jun 2019 #113
I know, the moderators. Do they have ear devices during something like this? sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 #115
I don't blame Hillary marlakay Jun 2019 #93
I think you friend might need to spend some time thinking about what women face everyday. cwydro Jun 2019 #103
The first time is hard but once you smack a perv, it becomes a reflex. Runningdawg Jun 2019 #105
She should've had an MP3 of The Police singing Don't Stand So Close To Me, & played it into the mic NBachers Jun 2019 #110
We were sponsors for babies baptized in the Orthodox Church. sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 #114
If she had done that, the media would have KILLED her over it NewJeffCT Jun 2019 #126
I'd have loved that - but honestly - she was damned if she did and DAMNED if she didn't. Maru Kitteh Jun 2019 #127
FFS Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2019 #128
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