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Debate etiquette: Should Trump call his opponent 'Crooked Hillary' on stage?
The Washington Times ^ | September 19, 2016 | Jennifer Harper

Posted on 09/20/2016 5:39:23 AM PDT by kevcol

The survey itself was created by campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, a veteran pollster herself. It asks for practical input on 14 policy items, from illegal immigration to the $19 trillion federal debt. But it also seeks advice on a broader scope. Should Mr. Trump defend his agenda, attack Mrs. Clinton’s ideas or present an equal balance between the two? Here’s a few more questions from the poll, verbatim:

"Do you think Trump should refer to Hillary as 'Crooked Hillary' on stage?

"Should Trump call out Hillary's reluctance to say 'radical Islamic terrorism' and her underlying fear of being politically incorrect?

"Should Trump criticize the Clinton Foundation's corruption, and urge the Clintons to shut it down and return all foreign donations?

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2016debates; 2016elections; clinton; crookedhillary; debate; trump
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1 posted on 09/20/2016 5:39:23 AM PDT by kevcol
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To: kevcol

If just FR was voting for the president, yes. Otherwise, no.

Call her that on the campaign trail.

Prove that she is crooked during the debates. No need to use the word.


2 posted on 09/20/2016 5:41:34 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: kevcol

Yes. And whenever he does, she should bark like a little dog.


3 posted on 09/20/2016 5:42:28 AM PDT by oblomov (We have passed the point where "law," properly speaking, has any further application. - C. Thomas)
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To: kevcol

Be polite. Be presidential. Be honest.

I want someone who calls a spade a spade. The “be honest” advice, IMO, would enable Trump to say that he’d investigate a lot of deaths of people around Hillary — mention Vince Foster and a number of other specifics. I think that would shake her to her core.

She’s sick.
She’s corrupt.
She’s tied to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Say it.


4 posted on 09/20/2016 5:43:15 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: kevcol

No - if he does it stick a fork in him. He’s done.


5 posted on 09/20/2016 5:43:46 AM PDT by Frapster
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To: kevcol

I doubt he would go there on the debate stage. He has top notch advisors that are telling him what he should do and not do.


6 posted on 09/20/2016 5:43:55 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: kevcol

Methinks Trump knows better what to do than a bunch of random pollees.

“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” - Steve Jobs


7 posted on 09/20/2016 5:44:08 AM PDT by ctdonath2 ("If anyone will not listen to your words, shake the dust from your feet and leave them." - Jesus)
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To: dp0622

Well said .


8 posted on 09/20/2016 5:44:15 AM PDT by katykelly
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To: kevcol

I would say yes.


9 posted on 09/20/2016 5:44:53 AM PDT by sport
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To: kevcol

He should bring all available weapons and use only what is required .


10 posted on 09/20/2016 5:45:02 AM PDT by Lionheartusa1 ()-: ISIS is Islam without the lipstick :-()
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To: kevcol

I notice that he has reduced his use of Crooked Hillary substantially, using “my opponent” instead, even at his rallies. I believe he should stick with “my opponent” during the debate, but really savage her on immigration, terrorism, emails, dishonesty and corruption at every opportunity.


11 posted on 09/20/2016 5:45:19 AM PDT by euram
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Trump should bring up Bill’s affair’s. Multiple witnesses say that it throws Hillary off balance and may lead to a meltdown.


12 posted on 09/20/2016 5:46:02 AM PDT by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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To: kevcol

No to Crooked onstage, but yes to the other two items above.


13 posted on 09/20/2016 5:46:06 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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“Do you think Trump should refer to Hillary as ‘Crooked Hillary’ on stage?”

No. Shillary will be ready for it, and the debate moderator will be ready to dive in and paint Trump as a bully, possibly driving off some women who think Shillary is weak on domestic security but not wanting to see her called names.

“Should Trump call out Hillary’s reluctance to say ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ and her underlying fear of being politically incorrect?”

Yes.

“Should Trump criticize the Clinton Foundation’s corruption, and urge the Clintons to shut it down and return all foreign donations?”

Yes.


14 posted on 09/20/2016 5:47:10 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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Never give up and never back down. If he goes PC now, he will lose. He is where he is because he calls a spade a spade.


15 posted on 09/20/2016 5:47:19 AM PDT by wrench
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To: dp0622

Agreed. The debates are the time to be very presidential - charm the heck out of everyone, while telling the truth.

Besides, everyone knows she’s Crooked Hillary already. Just ask Lyin’ Ted.


16 posted on 09/20/2016 5:47:30 AM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: kevcol

I just hope he watches what he says and let’s the old battleaxe sink her own ship.

And if she goes into one of her epileptic fits or passes out, then ask if there’s an Obamacare doctor in the house.


17 posted on 09/20/2016 5:48:15 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: kevcol

No to, “ Crooked”, onstage, but yes to the other two items above; “Radical Islamic Terror”, and returning foreign donations.


18 posted on 09/20/2016 5:48:19 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: kevcol

My recommendation would be not to call he Crooked Hillary on stage. He needs to be firm and presidential and not play into a caricature narrative the press will be salivating to discuss until the next debate.

He needs to be on the offensive. If he just plays defense, Hillary and the moderators will be attacking, then the narrative will be about the attacks on him and he and every surrogate will be defending rather than taking the fight to Hillary.

I repeat, he has to be firm but presidential and not go off on reacting to the baiting we know that will the done by Hillary and the moderator.


19 posted on 09/20/2016 5:48:31 AM PDT by georgiarat (Obama, providing incompetence since Day One!)
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To: Frapster

“if he does it stick a fork in him”

LOL. Jeb, Cruz and Rubio would probably disagree.


20 posted on 09/20/2016 5:49:17 AM PDT by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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