***Unofficial Trump-Free Debate Thread***

[nolabear]

Why not.

So far everyone is enjoying getting in a shot or two, at Trump and at Hillary.

I'll bet Megan Kelly is a happy camper right now.

Anybody want to kick in?

[hatrack]

1. I'm not watching, but I'll guess: cut taxes, ISIS, Ronald Reagan, Benghazi, war, freedumb

That should cover it.

[nolabear]

4. Maybe. So far they're jumping one another like racehorses going for the rail.

[LittleBlue]

2. Did you make a mistake in not embracing your father more?

What a dumb question. It's like they're running out of things to ask.

[nolabear]

6. *sort!* Well, it's interesting to see them try to stab one another very decorously.

[Whiskeytide]

3. I'm getting a vibe that this is ...

... Something of a staged anti trump debate. It's early, but I'm seeing softballs thrown so they can excoriate the donald.

[bullwinkle428]

5. Satan impregnated Eddie Haskell, and the baby was Ted Cruz.

[hatrack]

7. I thought it was Beezelbub and Joe McCarthy, but what do I know?

[nolabear]

8. MSNBC in its Trump obsession is covering whatever it is he's doing.

Hasn't begun yet.

[SummerSnow]

9. How many times will Marco Rubio say Barack Obama tonight?

I've already counted 6 times.lol

[SummerSnow]

32. 8 times now.lol

Is Obama running again?

[narnian60]

35. Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!

What an idiot.

[TeeYiYi]

10. Which channel...

...is covering the 'trump only' debate?

TYY

[nolabear]

12. Fox whatever that is.

[TeeYiYi]

62. I'm not sure...

...but I think Faux is covering the actual debate. Maybe a separate Faux channel is covering the 'trump only' debate.

I have to confess, I opted to watch American Idol tonight, instead of the debates. I suspect that trump's boycotting of the official debate may have influenced viewership more than they may have anticipated.

No worries. I'll catch up through youtube and the 'after debate' endless talking heads analysis...

Thanks, nolabear.

TYY

[nolabear]

11. My brother in law is a surgeon who has had a little contact with Carson.

He comments that Carson never even ran a department.

[SummerSnow]

13. Let the warmongering begin.Look they're drooling.

[nolabear]

14. FYI Trump is flogging himself on MSNBC at that "alternate" event.

You're on your own.

[nolabear]

15. OOOOoohhh...Trump getting heckled at his "event."

[bullwinkle428]

16. Someone in the crowd needs to yell out "BOOOOOORRRRRRRING!"

[SummerSnow]

19. Have a snorefest...zzzzzzzzz

[nolabear]

17. Might get button thumb from going back and forth. So far Trump is just listing donors.

I get it! It's Celebrity Apprentice and this is his project!

[SummerSnow]

18. The exploitation of the vets rally...Trump.

[B Calm]

24. Exploitation of veterans by a draft dodger, sickening!

[SummerSnow]

29. That is sick.

[Stagecoach]

30. Who's following the money?

To see that this money is going where he claims?

[SummerSnow]

34. The question will be asked and he'll cry people aren't nice to him.

[nolabear]

20. Cruz and Wallace are arguing now about who gets to ask questions.

Fox seems to be wanting to assert dominance.

[elleng]

21. and Wallace WON!

[SummerSnow]

22. Fair and balanced...lol

[elleng]

23. Cruz complaining about being attacked,

'I may have to leave the stage!'

[SummerSnow]

27. Good, then he could join Trump on his stage.

[Renew Deal]

43. He said that?

[elleng]

48. Yes he did!

[2pooped2pop]

95. Five little Monkees standing on the stage

One stormed off and then there were four.

Four little Monkees standing on the stage....

[nolabear]

25. GOP has debate while Trump just makes the same speech one more time.

[bullwinkle428]

26. Domestic terrorism question? Bet they don't ask about white guys!

[nolabear]

31. Boy would I love to hear someone ask about the Malheur crowd.

[bullwinkle428]

28. AAAAAAAAAAAAND I was right!

[nolabear]

33. LOL The mods have doubled down on backing this bunch down.

[orpupilofnature57]

36. Demagogues unfortunately Woo us in to paying attention to them, making us forget us .

[nolabear]

37. Uh-oh. Carson's up.

GOP messaging on Muslims stoking the fires of intolerance.

[SummerSnow]

38. So they're all for attacks on Muslims.Freedom is dead.

[nolabear]

41. GOTV, Baby. GOTV.

[nolabear]

39. MSNBC dropped the Trump event. He's apparently not all that interesting.

[monmouth4]

46. Maybe MSNBC checked their viewership and saw there were only a few hundred watching...n/t

[kimbutgar]

40. Turned off MSNBC when he came on

I refuse to give them ratings. Watching something I DVRed instead.

I'm at the point I am so disgusted and pissed at my fellow Americans for supporting this a-hole meglomaniac. To us we are the peasants he's throwing crumbs at. I hope people wake up and realize they are pawns for his ego. He could give a $hit about the American people struggling out there.

[world wide wally]

42. War! War! War! War! War! War! War! War! War! War! War! War! War! War! War! War! and hum..

War!

[SummerSnow]

44. Who is this veteran group Trump claims is in the 100's of thousands?

Lies lies.

[nolabear]

47. Oh it's fake, apparently. Rachel has the bit in her teeth over that one.

I would NOT want to be in her crosshairs.

[Stagecoach]

60. That's why I asked who's following the money?

Who's going to see that all of this money actually ends up where it's supposed to? This is going to be one of those things that after tonight, and especially after Monday's caucus everyone is going to totally forget about, and forget an organization was supposed to receive a whopping donation.

I wonder if any of those donors he mentioned actually exist...and also why so many wanted to stay anonymous.

[nolabear]

45. Whoops. Both Rachel AND FOX are pounding on the veterans. She's exposing Trump's charity.

[SummerSnow]

49. He makes it up as he goes.

[elleng]

50. 'This is not what we need.'

We cannot let one of these Republicans standing on the debate stage right now win the election in November. We will roll back the progress we've made under President Obama’s leadership, and risk putting this nation on a bad detour.

The Republican candidates continue to make a mockery of what it means to debate. They don't discuss the issues anymore. They simply see who can yell the loudest, who can insult the greatest amount of people, or who can give away the biggest tax breaks to wealthy individuals and big corporations. Some don’t even show up because they're too scared to take questions from Megyn Kelly.

This is not what our country needs. This country needs someone with a proven record of fighting for the middle class. This country needs someone who believes in the dignity of every individual. This country needs someone who can bring new leadership to Washington to build on President Obama's progress and put an end to the gridlock in our nation's capital.

Help make sure Governor O’Malley is in the White House, not one of these guys on stage.

Donate now: https://martinomalley.com/donate

Thanks,
Dave

David Hamrick
Campaign Manager
O'Malley for President

[bullwinkle428]

51. Once again, Rand Paul actually says some things that make sense. Still wouldn't

vote him for dogcatcher, but he has moments of sanity and clarity compared to the other assclown talking point machines.

[nolabear]

52. True. I don't mind "liberal." It's the "tarian" part that I can't handle.

[one_voice]

53. Agree. I thought it was my wine...

then I hit rewind. Nope, it was a good answer.

[elleng]

56. HAHAHA!

[nolabear]

59. That reminds me...I've got a martini glass in the fridge!

[elleng]

63. RUN!

[elleng]

54. Yes he does, often.

[SummerSnow]

65. You're right.

[Warren DeMontague]

66. I like it when he calls Christie on his shit.

Seems like the first thing Christie wants to do as POTUS is send troops into all the legal pot states and start rounding up pot smokers.

[nolabear]

55. Oh good grief. Planned Parenthood attack non sequitur.

[nolabear]

57. Checking in on The Donald. So far still just the same old same old speechifying.

[bullwinkle428]

58. Hey ASSHOLE - that's what single payer is! De-linking health insurance from employment!

[nolabear]

64. They don't know. The pretzel logic is astounding.

[SummerSnow]

61. I have never read anything where people complained about their Obamacare...

Have anyone read anything about people on it who hate it?

[nolabear]

68. Early on people did but it almost always turned out they hadn't used it correctly.

Now and then someone seems to pay more, or says they do.

[nolabear]

67. Well, this is boring on many levels. I think the whole GOP has jumped the shark.

Funny how it's all a show, not presidential politics.

[bullwinkle428]

69. "This party is so lame with the class clown missing!"

[nolabear]

72. He's the Party Girl of the GOP!

[bullwinkle428]

70. Oh-oh! Dueling flip-flops between Jeb and Marco! Cue the guitar & banjo!

[nolabear]

71. Megyn Kelly: "Let's go to the footage!"

[redwitch]

82. I love the footage!

P.S. Megyn is attractive but man is she wearing a bucket of make up!

[elleng]

73. Kelly kicking cruz butt on immigration.

Good to see. (I've never seen her before.)

and Paul following up and continuing kicking.

[nolabear]

74. She may well be taking this whole thing seriously. Trump might be doing her a HUUUGE favor.

[elleng]

76. Looks like it.

[nolabear]

75. Ruio, Cruz and Bush are slugging it out. The audience is enjoying it.

Actually, I rather am too.

[elleng]

78. So am I.

crispy creme: 'Stop the Washington bull.'

[nolabear]

77. Remember the old Zappa album "Weasels Ripped My Flesh"?

[nolabear]

79. LOL! Somebody woke up Carson. He was truly shocked to be called on!

Wait...he went from a Mexican immigrant to The Islamic State?

[SummerSnow]

88. He probably was asleep. Lol

[Botany]

80. I made 15 seconds

Rubio; "Obama's unconstitutional executive orders."

Me = gone

[narnian60]

116. Oh, I know.

What a supreme idiot.

[nolabear]

81. Wallace: Cruz, why does nobody like you? Cruz: I'm a rebel.

[Renew Deal]

83. Bush made a pro-immigration statement and one person clapped.

[Matariki]

84. Not watching but Michal Moore's tweet makes me wish I were

Jeb's exclamation point has just deserted him and sulked off the stage.

[bullwinkle428]

85. Marco : Jesus is the ultimate lord and savior, and Hillary caused Benghazi!

[SummerSnow]

92. He should trademark that phrase.rofl.

[spiderpig]

93. I was doing a heroic job of keeping my dinner down during this farce

but Rubio's correction over the term "savior" sent me running for the porcelain throne.

[nolabear]

87. LOL! Yeah, it's a tragedy. He always looks like he "just thought of a good one!"

And they never work. Bless his heart.

[SummerSnow]

86. Oooh Bridgegate...Wallace took it there.lol

[nolabear]

90. And of course he swiveled to a tag line about Hillary. Ick.

[elleng]

89. crispy creme gonna prosecute hrc!

[nolabear]

91. SOON as he gets out of jail.

[SummerSnow]

94. Why does he think he would prosecute her? Tough guy act. Shut up dude

[spanone]

97. bullies got to bully

[spiderpig]

102. And HRC is The Debbil!

I've never seen such vitriol toward an opposing candidate.

[nolabear]

96. Welp, here we go on same sex marriage.

[elleng]

98. Kim Davis question,

religious liberty, crispy creme the law must be followed.

[nolabear]

99. Might he make sense for a second? Might he? Nope. He said two opposite things.

[SummerSnow]

100. Now they're all Christians

[nolabear]

101. Judeo-Christians! Damn, Rubio's going full tilt Jesus.

[elleng]

103. Really

[elias49]

104. Hate to admit, but the moderators are asking tough questions!

Touching nerves everywhere. Damn shame Trump isn't getting some of these.

[elleng]

106. Yes, they're doing well,

and conducting it pretty fairly, imo.

[nolabear]

107. Wonder how Trump will take credit for that.

[bullwinkle428]

105. Classic Rand "5-minute rule" Paul! How does he square the religious angle

with his Libertarianism?

[LittleBlue]

108. People on twitter wondering if Trump was tipped off

About the videos being run. Apparently they're running videos showing prior positions of candidates and how they've changed.

[nolabear]

110. Anything that unmasks him for the coward he is.

[mainstreetonce]

113. That's what I think

Trump didn't want to be shown videos of his past positions.

[nolabear]

109. The Mad Cougher is back!

[brettdale]

111. F Rand Paul

Brings up Bill Clinton and Monica.

Gets biggest cheer of the night.

[nolabear]

112. The video questions are pointedly immigrant oriented.

[mama]

114. Bush : "more broader and unifying"

and he's supposed to be the smart one. Speak English or Spanish,but speak it well.

[spiderpig]

115. Cruz's voice hurts my ears

Can you imagine a Cruz/Palin ticket?

[narnian60]

119. Uhhhhh,

a big fat no on that one.

[nolabear]

117. Honestly the average IQ has gone up on that stage. Double digits!

It's almost over!

[SummerSnow]

118. I'm confused..Carson says to keep the government out of our lives..

But he wants the job in the government....duh.

What is wrong with him?

[spiderpig]

120. He always acts like he just woke up on another planet.n/t

[nolabear]

121. A question historians will debate for years to come.

[nolabear]

122. Well, that's over.

Want to bet on whether Trump shows up in the Spin Room?

[spiderpig]

123. Oh, I hope so!

[SummerSnow]

124. MSNBC...vet groups: Don't hide from Megyn Kelly behind us.

Rofl.