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Hillary Clinton to use larger podium than Donald Trump at first debate
NY Daily News ^ | 9/25/2016 | ADAM EDELMAN

Posted on 09/25/2016 6:39:20 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Entire Title: "Hillary Clinton to use larger podium than Donald Trump at first debate to make up for height disadvantage: report"

Hillary Clinton says that we’re “stronger together,” but even she can’t deny Donald Trump is taller.

The Democratic nominee, who is 5-foot-4, has apparently enlisted the help of a raised podium for the first presidential debate against Donald Trump, who is 6-foot-3, Monday night, photos of the two podiums show.

According to WABC’s Rita Cosby, one of the two podiums inside the debate hall at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, N.Y., is larger than the other.

It is believed that the larger one was built at Clinton’s request to make her appear taller than she is.

“Clinton is 5'4" and Trump 6'2" and her team wanted the podium modified or a box added so she won't look short next to Trump,” Cosby said in an email.

“One is clearly larger … than the other,” Cosby said.

Photos taken by Cosby appear to show two podiums of two different sizes.

The Clinton campaign did not immediately respond to questions about whether the Democratic nominee would be using a raised podium at Monday night’s debate. The Commission on Presidential Debates, which organizes the debates, did not respond to questions either.

However, multiple outlets had reported last week that the Clinton campaign had asked the CPD if the Democratic nominee could use a raised podium to avoid appearing 10 inches shorter than Trump.

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016debates; aflac; bfac; clinton; cpd; debate; donaldtrump; hillary; hillaryclinton; hillarypodium; podium; podiums; trump
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To: lizma2

Pickles; Pickles Clinton; PIAPS; Cankles; Housecoat Hillary; Kim Jong-Illary...

There are endless nicknames for that woman. Let’s just pray that POTUS is never one of them!!


101 posted on 09/25/2016 8:09:06 PM PDT by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi.)
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To: Brown Deer
Napoleon Bonaparte Having Been Short is a Myth

He may not be short, but he looks like he could suck the chrome off a bumper.

102 posted on 09/25/2016 8:14:47 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, RINOs......same thing.)
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To: TXBlair

AMEN!


103 posted on 09/25/2016 8:14:58 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
"It is believed that the larger one was built at Clinton’s request to make her appear taller than she is. "

Reinforced with steel!
104 posted on 09/25/2016 8:15:41 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: OpusatFR

exactly - the large podium will make her look either chubby or tiny


105 posted on 09/25/2016 8:23:43 PM PDT by vooch
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
The Democratic nominee, who is 5-foot-4

X, Y or Z-axis?

106 posted on 09/25/2016 8:25:11 PM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Maybe she could get “some training” from “Little Jebbie” on how to stand on your tippy toes. It worked “so well” for him in the first debate.


107 posted on 09/25/2016 8:25:34 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: DaxtonBrown

Winston Churchill was short and stout. Somehow he managed to stand with others. YOu have to have the chutzpah to carry it off. I guess Hillary doesn’t have it.


108 posted on 09/25/2016 8:26:09 PM PDT by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: lizma2

“Personally, I think they should raise so high that we don’t even have to see her!! That would be a hoot!”

How about a coin toss to see who gets which podium?


109 posted on 09/25/2016 8:27:53 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: TXBlair

The Womanchurian candidate.


110 posted on 09/25/2016 8:30:08 PM PDT by Fixit
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To: Theoria

I keep looking, but can not see any difference in width...only maybe slightly taller on the right? That yellow package might be a podium but then why shorten the lectern...All too much for my tired mind tonight!


111 posted on 09/25/2016 8:31:01 PM PDT by 3D-JOY (I am ADORABLE, "what"? DEPLORABLE "YOU SAY"? NEVERMIND!)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

https://postimg.org/image/a6enod6w3/

caption: do we really need a hole large enough to flush a loaded depends?


112 posted on 09/25/2016 8:31:03 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (all your base are belong to us)
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To: TXBlair

She’s heightening! It’s the most shameful thing a little person can do.


113 posted on 09/25/2016 8:34:18 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: RightGeek

That is off the hook!!


114 posted on 09/25/2016 8:34:30 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Rebelbase

All this talk brought up this video clip for me.

https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01&ts=sy&st=ds&type=RVMC_80801206&publisherid=&p=Smokey+and+the+Bandit+cllp+with+Big+and+Little+Enos&param1=ij7zzSxCeE_ZFQBIT4CX0FBhP67Omnk5qdyNs9cSRSe5RkPPXGg7Ie9HhvevodGaQIOKJlQ_vs334GmE7f-QDEEp7goAf5tbMfdtYxL8PQ_g


115 posted on 09/25/2016 8:39:48 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Fixit

That’s a great one!! I hadn’t heard it before.


116 posted on 09/25/2016 8:42:30 PM PDT by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi.)
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To: Doogle

I guess I’m not the only one hoping that she locks her knees.


117 posted on 09/25/2016 8:47:01 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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To: tumblindice

Heightening, lol! Sounds like a scene out of Seinfeld, eh?

Ah well, what goes up must come down. In her case, probably on her face.


118 posted on 09/25/2016 8:47:01 PM PDT by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi.)
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She is clearly Shortophobic


119 posted on 09/25/2016 8:48:30 PM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: TXBlair

“The kid would’t stop growing. I offered him cigarettes.”
Nickey the dwarf


120 posted on 09/25/2016 8:48:54 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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