121 thoughts on “LIVE! Commander-in-Chief Battle Royale!

    1. I watched this on a screen that was on the elliptical that I was working out on in the gym, so this was not an option. Had I been watching at home I strongly suspect I would not have a TV now…

      /FFS

  1. Donnie, tell us again how chasing tail at Studio 54 was equivalent to a tour in Nam.

    TIL that a five-letter word that often refers to cats earns you a trip to the moderation slushpile. Who knew?

  2. Twitter: Cthulhu for America ‏@cthulhu4america
    I have no need to bs my way though the presidency, I've known what I'd do on Day One for aeons. #NBCNewsForum

    1. Dennis Mersereau ‏@wxdam 28m28 minutes ago

      Things Trump has said make him prepared to be Commander in Chief:

      -Winning nomination
      -Running companies
      -Visited Mexico
      -Noun verb Hillary

    1. She acquitted herself well, I think, and they all went after her hard. Pretty much what I expected, but it was good to see nonetheless.

      Trump's act was all bluster, catch phrases and vacuous nonsense delivered nonstop. I grew up in New Jersey and I can recognize this kind of bullshit artist a mile away, but by now it should be obvious to everyone that there's no Great and Terrible Wizard.

    1. Yeah, no trolling here. Not sure if it's because of scrupulous moderation or that it's a small group and we are polite to each other almost always.

      1. Not officially. The Wednesday-dance party theme one got taken over for the occasion.
        I didn't catch most of it b/c my 'puter can't keep up w/ Disqus, and I'd been out earlier, then making dinner barely able to hear the teevee.

        I remember when I looked *forward* to watching these things! The contempt that the Donald's familiarity is breeding, now, exceeds any intrigue.

        1. As much fun as that is, disqus can't handle all the video links that it automatically imbeds. One of the first features I stopped "reading" over there.

  3. This is all very nice but nearly as important as the fact that oh-emm-gee the NEW iPHONE℠©™® WILL NOT HAVE A HEADPHONE JACK!¡!!1!i!

    Why are the press all such uncritical Apple fanboys and -girls?

  4. Vet saying that she is disappointed that Trump doesn't discuss making the military a level playing field for LGBT service men and women.

  5. Aaaaand – – – as if on cue, the wrap-up of the forum ushers in (for us): the monsoon!

    *window-rattling rain ensues*

    "Dear NoVA/ Hermine or whichever source:

    These storm systems you keep dropping** on us like hot-potato-sized turds are not helping our mood.

    No love,

    Central Virginia."

    ** This is what they look like on the Doppler radar, anyways

    1. He spewed at his customary rate. His assertion that he has a secret plan to destroy ISIS but won't tell anybody what it is fills me with rage. Nixon did the same thing in 1968, and look how that turned out!

  6. Maggie HabermanReporter
    9:00 PM ET

    Clinton basically got a two-by-four equivalent in the questions, well beyond emails. Trump got tapped on the cheek.

    1. Dennis Mersereau ‏@wxdam 1h1 hour ago

      Lauer presses Hillary for ten minutes on emails but Trump praises Putin and they move on to the VA without follow-up. Lord have mercy.

      They set the bar so low for Trump he practically fell over it.

  7. Well, looks like the depressed Republican lady vet that was leaning toward Drumpf might be leaning the other way after his bullshit answer!

  8. OT . It's like what I imagine Bar Harbor, ME., is like outdoors in Tucson right now
    Misty fog.
    70°F
    R.H. 100%
    Barometer 30.03 in
    Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)

      1. The worst humidity I've ever suffered through has been here in the desert. When it's as hot as it gets out here, and the monsoons roll in, it's gawdawful.

  9. via BJuice
    Chuck Todd
    I'm not sure either candidate can feel like they made progress tonight. Clinton was on the defensive and Trump lacked a lot of substance

    Wil Wheaton
    Are you high, Chuck Todd? You're high, right? You must be high. Good for you, buddy. BLAZE IT CHUCK!

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