What a weak, stupid, flatulent, old fat pig.

Two Republicans have tried to shoot him so far. He has no friends.

Trump�s debate meltdown was spectacular

There�s a long-standing theory in politics that whoever controls the
first 15 minutes of a debate will go on to control the entire evening.
That was certainly the case back on June 28, when former President Donald
Trump dominated the first presidential debate so completely that
President Joe Biden faced immediate calls to drop out of the race.

What a difference a few months can make. In his first outing against new
Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, Trump spent almost the entire evening
on the defensive against both Harris and moderators David Muir and Linsey
Davis. Faced with a real-time fact-checking of some of his outlandish
statements, Trump inadvertently conceded what millions of Americans have
known for years: His policy positions are mostly based on whatever he�s
seen on far-right television networks.

After less than an hour it was clear that Trump had discarded any attempt
to challenge Harris on policy, reverting instead to a nonstop stream of
name-calling, self-pity and directionless fury. Even by Trumpian
standards, the former president�s performance stood out as shockingly
incoherent. It was certainly not the night an already nervous Trump
campaign was hoping for.

What Americans saw on Tuesday was a Trump who appeared convinced that his
second presidential debate would go much like his first � with Trump
controlling the floor while his Democratic opponent struggled to mount
any defense. Instead, Trump went toe-to-toe with a career prosecutor who
clearly understood how to derail her opponent while repeatedly urging
Americans to �turn the page� on his political circus.

Trump�s breakdown started early in the evening, when he repeated the
debunked claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, had been
stealing and eating local pets. That conspiracy theory caught fire online
this week after right-wing social media accounts ran with the unsourced
story � even though there is no actual evidence that it happened.

Muir was quick to correct Trump by noting that Springfield officials,
including the city manager, have reported no such incidents of cat-eating
in their town. A further ABC News investigation also failed to turn up
any examples of missing or injured pets. That inconvenient correction led
Trump�s strangest meltdown yet.

�Well, I�ve seen people on television!� Trump shouted in a failed effort
to interrupt Muir�s fact-check. �The people on television saying, �My dog
has been taken and used for food!� But maybe [the city manager] said
that, and maybe that�s a good thing for a city manager to say.�

What?

Despite multiple efforts to name-call Harris into a direct conflict,
Trump never managed to regain his momentum after his cat-eating meltdown.
At one point Trump seemed to even confuse himself, first accusing Harris
of stealing his economic plan and then calling her a �Marxist� for
advocating those economic policies. His economic confusion seemed even
stranger given the former president�s refusal to outline his second-term
economic policy despite multiple direct questions from the moderators.

At one point, Davis asked Trump if, after years of empty promises, he had
finally produced an actual policy to reform health care. �I have the
concepts of a plan,� Trump admitted. When asked for even bare-bones
details about his alleged plan, Trump argued that he shouldn�t have to
come up with any ideas because he�s �not the president right now.�

In a change of pace that will most likely have Democrats breathing a sigh
of relief, Tuesday�s debate proved to be Harris� to control. In a series
of back-and-forths, Harris succeeded in cornering Trump on Republicans�
proposed national abortion ban, with the former president twice refusing
to say whether he would veto the bill. When asked why vice presidential
nominee JD Vance recently reassured voters that Trump would veto any
effort to federally ban abortion, Trump claimed to have no idea what
Vance was talking about. It was hardly a picture of party unity.

Harris� needling about Trump�s inaction on Jan. 6 also yielded an
explosive and contradictory response, with Trump claiming he had �nothing
to do with� the attack on the Capitol and, for good measure, once again
defending his controversial 2017 remark that white supremacist marchers
in Charlottesville, Virginia, included some �very fine people.�

Despite repeated claims by Trump�s handlers that the former president
would exercise discipline in his matchup with Harris, what viewers saw
was an angry and scattered former president repeatedly scolded for
pushing falsehoods. Worse for Trump�s fragile ego, his flurry of attacks
against Harris seemed to fall flat. Not only did Harris appear unrattled;
Trump�s attacks seemed to tee up her most effective comebacks.

If Trump wanted to telegraph to Americans that his campaign is thriving,
Tuesday�s debate wasn�t the way to do it. The former president looked
frazzled, frustrated and ready to be done with a grueling 90 minutes.
Don�t expect a rematch after that sorry display.

This article was originally published on MSNBC.com

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-debate-meltdown-was-
spectacular/ar-AA1qnGY0

In article <vccvsj$3nh8u$3@dont-email.me>, X@Y.com wrote:

>Two Republicans have tried to shoot him so far.

TROLL-O-METER
5* 6* *7
4* *8
3* *9
2* *10
1* | *stuporous
0* -*- *catatonic
* |\ *comatose
* \ *clinical death
* \ *biological death
* _\/ *demonic apparition
* * *damned for all eternity

Fact check: They were deranged Democrats.

HTH!

On 2024-09-20 4:30 a.m., Ubiquitous wrote:
> What a weak, stupid, flatulent, old fat pig.
>
> Two Republicans have tried to shoot him so far. He has no friends.
>
> Trump’s debate meltdown was spectacular
>
> There’s a long-standing theory in politics that whoever controls the
> first 15 minutes of a debate will go on to control the entire evening.
> That was certainly the case back on June 28, when former President Donald
> Trump dominated the first presidential debate so completely that
> President Joe Biden faced immediate calls to drop out of the race.
>
> What a difference a few months can make. In his first outing against new
> Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, Trump spent almost the entire evening
> on the defensive against both Harris and moderators David Muir and Linsey
> Davis. Faced with a real-time fact-checking of some of his outlandish
> statements, Trump inadvertently conceded what millions of Americans have
> known for years: His policy positions are mostly based on whatever he’s
> seen on far-right television networks.
>
> After less than an hour it was clear that Trump had discarded any attempt
> to challenge Harris on policy, reverting instead to a nonstop stream of
> name-calling, self-pity and directionless fury. Even by Trumpian
> standards, the former president’s performance stood out as shockingly
> incoherent. It was certainly not the night an already nervous Trump
> campaign was hoping for.
>
> What Americans saw on Tuesday was a Trump who appeared convinced that his
> second presidential debate would go much like his first — with Trump
> controlling the floor while his Democratic opponent struggled to mount
> any defense. Instead, Trump went toe-to-toe with a career prosecutor who
> clearly understood how to derail her opponent while repeatedly urging
> Americans to “turn the page” on his political circus.
>
> Trump’s breakdown started early in the evening, when he repeated the
> debunked claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, had been
> stealing and eating local pets. That conspiracy theory caught fire online
> this week after right-wing social media accounts ran with the unsourced
> story — even though there is no actual evidence that it happened.
>
> Muir was quick to correct Trump by noting that Springfield officials,
> including the city manager, have reported no such incidents of cat-eating
> in their town. A further ABC News investigation also failed to turn up
> any examples of missing or injured pets. That inconvenient correction led
> Trump’s strangest meltdown yet.
>
> “Well, I’ve seen people on television!” Trump shouted in a failed effort
> to interrupt Muir’s fact-check. “The people on television saying, ‘My dog
> has been taken and used for food!’ But maybe [the city manager] said
> that, and maybe that’s a good thing for a city manager to say.”
>
> What?
>
> Despite multiple efforts to name-call Harris into a direct conflict,
> Trump never managed to regain his momentum after his cat-eating meltdown.
> At one point Trump seemed to even confuse himself, first accusing Harris
> of stealing his economic plan and then calling her a “Marxist” for
> advocating those economic policies. His economic confusion seemed even
> stranger given the former president’s refusal to outline his second-term
> economic policy despite multiple direct questions from the moderators.
>
> At one point, Davis asked Trump if, after years of empty promises, he had
> finally produced an actual policy to reform health care. “I have the
> concepts of a plan,” Trump admitted. When asked for even bare-bones
> details about his alleged plan, Trump argued that he shouldn’t have to
> come up with any ideas because he’s “not the president right now.”
>
> In a change of pace that will most likely have Democrats breathing a sigh
> of relief, Tuesday’s debate proved to be Harris’ to control. In a series
> of back-and-forths, Harris succeeded in cornering Trump on Republicans’
> proposed national abortion ban, with the former president twice refusing
> to say whether he would veto the bill. When asked why vice presidential
> nominee JD Vance recently reassured voters that Trump would veto any
> effort to federally ban abortion, Trump claimed to have no idea what
> Vance was talking about. It was hardly a picture of party unity.
>
> Harris’ needling about Trump’s inaction on Jan. 6 also yielded an
> explosive and contradictory response, with Trump claiming he had “nothing
> to do with” the attack on the Capitol and, for good measure, once again
> defending his controversial 2017 remark that white supremacist marchers
> in Charlottesville, Virginia, included some “very fine people.”
>
> Despite repeated claims by Trump’s handlers that the former president
> would exercise discipline in his matchup with Harris, what viewers saw
> was an angry and scattered former president repeatedly scolded for
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> In article <vccvsj$3nh8u$3@dont-email.me>, X@Y.com wrote:
>
>> Two Republicans have tried to shoot him so far.
>
>
>
> TROLL-O-METER
>
> 5* 6* *7
> 4* *8
> 3* *9
> 2* *10
> 1* | *stuporous
> 0* -*- *catatonic
> * |\ *comatose
> * \ *clinical death
> * \ *biological death
> * _\/ *demonic apparition
> * * *damned for all eternity
>
>
> Fact check: They were deranged Democrats.
>
> HTH!
>
Nope, just run of the mill rightards.

On 9/20/2024 12:40 PM, Tim wrote:
>> Fact check: They were deranged Democrats.
>>
>> HTH!
>>
>  Nope,

Yep.