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4. Clinton: 'habitual liar' Trump must be curbed in presidential debate

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 10:17 PM

Nov 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/24/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-habitual-liar-presidential-debate
Clinton: ‘habitual liar’ Trump must be curbed in presidential debate
Dan Roberts and David Smith in Washington
Sat 24 Sep 2016 08.26 EDT

It is 90 minutes that could change the world, but Hillary Clinton is already warning that Donald Trump may overwhelm their first presidential debate on Monday if his “habitual lying” is left unchallenged by the moderator.

The “prebuttal” from Democratic campaign headquarters came as both candidates hunker down in preparation this weekend, nervously awaiting an estimated television audience of up to 100 million Americans at what opinion polls suggest is the turning point in their race for the White House.

Clinton’s concern stems from Trump’s fast-and-loose rhetorical style, which has been attacked by newspaper fact-checkers but proved devastatingly effective on TV, first against his Republican challengers in the primary and, more recently, in a candidate forum on national security in which he was allegedly allowed to airbrush his past support for the Iraq war.

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Democrats are way way way too nice to all Republican assholes. It's been like that for way too long [View all] mtnsnake Nov 2020 OP

surely there must be more than sternly worded letters nt msongs Nov 2020 #1

You would think, right. I mean, Dems are all that more smart than the right, yet nothing. Always. LizBeth Nov 2020 #3

Really? sheshe2 Nov 2020 #15

Take the higher road, move along, get on with taking care of the people and fixing all the things LizBeth Nov 2020 #21

Ikr.. Nancy & the Dems Impeached Cha Nov 2020 #49

Really! triron Nov 2020 #5

HRC did and that is just one more disappointment. I think she would have been very tough. LizBeth Nov 2020 #23

I agree. Huge mistake. LizBeth Nov 2020 #2

Clinton: 'habitual liar' Trump must be curbed in presidential debate dalton99a Nov 2020 #4

The article said it was Palmieri who said it. Hillary took the high road just like the rest of them mtnsnake Nov 2020 #8

She called him out in the debates to his face. JI7 Nov 2020 #10

Did she ever call him a LIAR to his face during those debates? NO, at least not that I remember mtnsnake Nov 2020 #16

It does?I ask cause I wasn't even able to read .it. triron Nov 2020 #31

Bernie... JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #6

Joe Biden Speaks the TRUTH & Dems, Cha Nov 2020 #17

Biden was one of the very few Democrats who pasted Trump good. Where was everyone else tho? mtnsnake Nov 2020 #22

Trump's white racist supporters don't care if he lies. JI7 Nov 2020 #28

trump's fucking cult doesn't care if he Murders, Cha Nov 2020 #34

The only way to change lots of minds is to make things like lying a big issue. JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #25

nobody is changing minds. The ones that went after Clinton are the ones supporting Trump JI7 Nov 2020 #32

Changing minds is best achieved when we focus on an issue and pile on the repubs... JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #37

Nobody is changing minds. Those who hated Clinton support Trump JI7 Nov 2020 #44

Please... JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #48

Sanders thought it was just fine if people voted Trump JI7 Nov 2020 #30

Sanders and Hillary aside, we are way too nice when it comes to dealing with Repub assholes. mtnsnake Nov 2020 #38

There is no "we" here. The problem is the white community which wants to ignore racism JI7 Nov 2020 #40

I've got not problem with what you're saying. But, do you think our Party is tough enough when mtnsnake Nov 2020 #45

Pelosi is tough . The issue isn't really about being tough. JI7 Nov 2020 #46

No, it has nothing to do with that. And Hillary did call out his shit in 2016 JI7 Nov 2020 #7

If that was call calling out his shit, then it's no wonder he got away with his lies. mtnsnake Nov 2020 #9

He got away with it becsuse those that support him don't care about his lies. His white racist supp JI7 Nov 2020 #12

Exactly! Those racist Macho Shitheads Cha Nov 2020 #29

Maybe if we tried harder to stop his lies than we did, maybe he wouldn't have had mtnsnake Nov 2020 #35

Why do you keep ignoring white racism ? JI7 Nov 2020 #39

I've never ignored white racism. That's just not what I intended my post to be about. mtnsnake Nov 2020 #42

It's blaming a party made up of minorities for white racism JI7 Nov 2020 #43

And what's anyone doing now about him, JI7, other than taking his shit with a glass of water? mtnsnake Nov 2020 #13

Biden beat him. He lost and will be gone even though majority of white people JI7 Nov 2020 #14

Yes, Biden beat him soundly, but it doesn't change the fact that our talking heads are too soft mtnsnake Nov 2020 #18

The issue is white racism and the white community JI7 Nov 2020 #20

+1 LizBeth Nov 2020 #24

and many repugs have now become traitors. samsingh Nov 2020 #11

The patterns are being established. It IS an abusive relationship. Baitball Blogger Nov 2020 #19

"Republicans on the national level get to bully everyone else without consequences." mtnsnake Nov 2020 #27

Truth is... DEM1955 Nov 2020 #26

While Democrats should call out lies on their opponents, LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #33

The press doesn't usually do that job Bettie Nov 2020 #36

It's just ridiculous to me. LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #51

Your are right. The press was way too easy on him, too, especially early on. mtnsnake Nov 2020 #41

It's not what they say Deuxcents Nov 2020 #47

Very well said. nt mtnsnake Nov 2020 #50

Your post reminds me of one of the many reasons I so LOVE the Lincoln Project. OneBro Nov 2020 #52

That's the key. Nip lies in the bud. Media have been the major culprit on this, however. ancianita Nov 2020 #53

I would consider an exploratory committee to look into this... RANDYWILDMAN Nov 2020 #54