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4 Things To Watch In The First Debate For Hillary Clinton
NPR ^ | September 23, 2016 | Mara Liasson

Posted on 09/23/2016 6:00:37 AM PDT by Zakeet

Here are four things Clinton will have to think about.

  1. What is her goal?

    Debate coaches say one of the biggest mistakes a presidential candidate can make is misunderstanding what a presidential debate is and is not. It's not a forum to score policy points (a Clinton strength). Instead, it's a contest of character and demeanor. Everyone knows that Clinton is knowledgeable and competent. Now, she needs to use the debate to show she's also authentic and relatable.

    [Snip]

  2. How does she deal with the burden of high expectations?

    ... The bar for Donald Trump is relatively low — he just has to show he's a plausible president, and not the outrageous, offensive character some voters see on the campaign trail. But she has to prove that she's more honest, trustworthy and likable than most voters think.

    [Snip]

  3. What about gender?

    This will be the first time in history that a male and female candidate have faced off on a presidential debate stage. And like it or not, they will be judged differently.

    [Snip]

  4. Do debates even matter?

    Even though debates rarely determine the outcome of presidential elections they do make a difference. You can't win an election, in a debate but you can lose one (See: Gore, Albert or Bush, George H.W.).


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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: debate; hillary; questions
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I can think another thing that Hillary will have to think about that was left off the NPR list.

1 posted on 09/23/2016 6:00:37 AM PDT by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

> Now, she needs to use the debate to show she’s also authentic and relatable.

She’s doomed.


2 posted on 09/23/2016 6:01:49 AM PDT by thoughtomator (This message has been encrypted in ROT13 twice for maximum security)
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To: Zakeet
1. Wandering unfocused eyes.

2. Parkinson's related uncontrolled Head Bobbing.

3. Hidden ear piece.

4. Mysterious "Diazepan Man" hiding right off camera with syringe at the ready.

3 posted on 09/23/2016 6:04:30 AM PDT by apillar
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1. The wandering eye and/or coughing and water & lozenges,
2. Farting while yelling,
3. Crutches, wheel chair, or podium seats, and
4. Will she be wearing blue tinted glasses and hiding an earpiece with her hairstyle.


4 posted on 09/23/2016 6:04:37 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Zakeet

She is going to try to (along with the mod)to ask very minute specifics regarding policy. Trump should expect that he won’t know some of these and it will allow him to work a strategy. First answer the first of these by saying he will rely on experts to handle the minutia, that he is there to enact his global big picture vision and that will allow programs to work well, unlike when a pol like Hillary thinks she can do it all and we all see the catastrophic outcomes - BENGHAZI - that these cost lives.

That should shut down her attempts to play gotcha, but it won’t and she’ll fall into his TRAP - he will then be able to use a similar statement to THERE YOU GO AGAIN.

Trump should be able to handle what is expected from Hillary, things like the above as she is not creative and is predicable.


5 posted on 09/23/2016 6:05:32 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Zakeet
Trump just needs to be more entertaining. He won every GOP primary debate even though he wasn't more informed than anyone else, and wasn't more politically astute than anyone else.

He showed that he has a tremendous gift for making his opponents look like morons -- without coming across as an A-hole himself.

6 posted on 09/23/2016 6:05:52 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Sometimes I feel like I've been tied to the whipping post.")
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To: Zakeet

As expected, a completely dishonest narrative by mara. I hope that someday these people are seen for the frauds they are.


7 posted on 09/23/2016 6:05:59 AM PDT by BRL
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To: Zakeet

[[Everyone knows that Clinton is knowledgeable and competent.]]

Everyone in their right mind knows that Clinton is a liar and incompetent. Benghazi?


8 posted on 09/23/2016 6:06:44 AM PDT by Lera ( 1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
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9 posted on 09/23/2016 6:07:21 AM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (Globalism = Terrorism)
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To: Zakeet

“Dr. Wunderbar’s Wonder Glasses”
1.5 minute YouTube parody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIv_bSkZWVk&feature=youtu.be


10 posted on 09/23/2016 6:07:23 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Alberta's Child
Trump just needs to be more entertaining. He won every GOP primary debate even though he wasn't more informed than anyone else, and wasn't more politically astute than anyone else. He showed that he has a tremendous gift for making his opponents look like morons -- without coming across as an A-hole himself.

Well put

11 posted on 09/23/2016 6:07:25 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Zakeet

Everyone knows that Clinton is knowledgeable and competent.

No, they don’t. We do know that she is dishonest, lies all the time, was a do-nothing senator, and a poor Sec of State, to put it mildly.


12 posted on 09/23/2016 6:08:13 AM PDT by euram
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To: apillar

A lot of people here and elsewhere have been fretting over an earpiece. Listen folks! -it’s a small piece of electronics that depends on the electromagnetic spectrum! Just jam the damned thing. ANY frequency (especially near the radio end of the spectrum) can be blocked. Block it.


13 posted on 09/23/2016 6:08:18 AM PDT by lafroste
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To: Zakeet

- Loss of muscle control
- Seizures
- Total disassociation
- Loss of bowel control
- Pathological lying
- Handlers to keep her propped up
- Drooling
- Shrill yelling
- A subpoena


14 posted on 09/23/2016 6:08:29 AM PDT by Mjreagan
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To: apillar
1. Wandering unfocused eyes.

You should have posted this in BOLD.

15 posted on 09/23/2016 6:09:04 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you should have endorsed. Big mistake.)
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HILLARY CAN NOT OVERCOME THE CLINTON STENCH.......
and in fact her being ont the stage is a big negative in and of itself in view of the corruption, lies and incompetency...
It shows the Libtards operate on emotion... THE VAGINA VOTE.... first “woman” or is it first “lesbian”
LOOK AT HER TRACK RECORD IN OFFICE.... virtually non-existant... except for her GLARING FAILURES.... RUSSIA, BENGHAZI, ISIS, $6 BILLION STATE FUNDS UNACCOUNTED FOR..... E-MAIL DEBACLE

LOOK AT HER “ISSUES” ... women’s rights..... she put more women under sharia law than the TALIBAN...
She caused the deaths of millions across the Middle East and N./ Africa
She particiated in the ISIS rampage aganst humanity...
SHE TALKS A LOT ABOUT WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND NEGOTIATING PEACE WHILE DELIVERING WOMEN’S SLAVERY AND ISIS GENOCIDE...

SHE HAS SCREWED UP EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW HER LEADERSHIP TALENT AND PRODUCED NOTHING BUT FAILURE AND SCANDAL AND CORRUPTION....SHE HAS FAILED EVEN AT BEING A WOMAN WITH A FAILED MARRIAGE AND A CORRUPT DAUGHTER ....

HILLARY IS A WALKING TALKING RAVING LUNATIC WHO NEEDS MEDICAL ATTENTION AND A LONG REST........


16 posted on 09/23/2016 6:10:14 AM PDT by zzwhale (no way)
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To: Mjreagan

People are getting their hope up that she will freak out on stage. She did the last democrat debate with Sanders for 2 hours standing up. I am hoping it will happen but not likely. Better for Trump to go out and have a great debate and not even worry what Hillary will do.


17 posted on 09/23/2016 6:12:01 AM PDT by IVAXMAN
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To: Zakeet

Most Important ... Check her fingerprints! Her body double is more informed than she!


18 posted on 09/23/2016 6:12:09 AM PDT by Dracomeister (The older I get the less I care about what other people think.)
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To: Zakeet
NPR: "Everyone knows" that Clinton is knowledgeable and competent. (quotes mine)

No, many know the exact opposite and NPR knows that.

Therefore, it is obvious that NPR is deliberately lying.
19 posted on 09/23/2016 6:12:17 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: Zakeet
What a lame superficial analysis! Sounds like they are trying to set the bar very low for HRC performance, while suggesting that debates aren't really all that important.

These debates will likely be pivotal in charting the path for humanity on this planet. The flickering candle of liberty will either be extinguished or renewed, depending upon the winner.

NPR believes Hillary just needs to be likable and make us feel like we could leave our grand-baby with her. We already know she is the smartest and most competent.

And of course she will be judged more harshly/differently because of the vagina thingy.

20 posted on 09/23/2016 6:12:46 AM PDT by Awgie (Truth is always stranger than fiction.)
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