# OFFICIAL Third Debate 10/19/16 Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 19, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995 "2016-10-19T01:00:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/621 "2016-10-20T02:40:26Z")
First thing Shepard Smith says in the post debate is to hit Trump on not explicitly saying he’d accept the election results. I’m glad that’s getting more notice. MSNBC news crawl on the bottom “Trump: Such a nasty woman” Maddow also puts notice on Trump’s refusal to say he’ll accept the results. I think we know what the headline will be for the next few days. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/622 "2016-10-20T02:41:08Z")
Well, once again Trump will have made his supporters happy but he won’t have convinced many independents to vote for him. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/623 "2016-10-20T02:41:26Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > How in the fuck do you have an element of surprise with armored divisions and several thousand of soldiers raising a cloud of dust visible for a hundred miles? Maybe cut down some tree branches and pretend to be a creeping forest? “Desert warfare is a bitch.” – T.E. Lawrence ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/624 "2016-10-20T02:42:12Z")
The Trump family fleeing early again like it’s a crime scene. I think Melania and Donald did not kiss. There seems to be tension there. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/625 "2016-10-20T02:42:17Z")
I think this was a huge win for Mrs. Clinton. I hated hearing the exact same bits from other debates (especially seemed to be something that Mrs. Clinton was good at doing), but Mr. Trump buried himself over and over again, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/626 "2016-10-20T02:42:34Z")
> [@YogSothoth](#): > > First thing Shepard Smith says in the post debate is to hit Trump on not explicitly saying he’d accept the election results. I’m glad that’s getting more notice. CBS News talked about this for the first several minutes too. This will be a big take-away from this debate I suspect. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/627 "2016-10-20T02:43:22Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > How in the fuck do you have an element of surprise with armored divisions and several thousand of soldiers raising a cloud of dust visible for a hundred miles? Maybe cut down some tree branches and pretend to be a creeping forest? Worked for MacDuff. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/628 "2016-10-20T02:43:35Z")
Great point by Chris MATTHEWS on post-debate. HC never lost sight of her target, women in the suburbs. Issue after issue, she said things that will resonate with them. She had a plan, and she stuck to it. Trump is not capable of that. ---
**Author:** ![Celidin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Celidin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celidin)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/629 "2016-10-20T02:43:48Z")
The weirdest visual for me was afree the end… Clinton went to shake Wallace’s hand while Trimp stood at his podium shuffling papers and looking smug. Felt very wrong to me. ---
**Author:** ![Scholar\_Beardpig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/630 "2016-10-20T02:44:07Z")
Four more years of Barack Obama? Sounds good to me! ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/631 "2016-10-20T02:44:30Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > How in the fuck do you have an element of surprise with armored divisions and several thousand of soldiers raising a cloud of dust visible for a hundred miles? Maybe cut down some tree branches and pretend to be a creeping forest? Sounds like a Monty Python sketch. A huge armored column miles long and the Humvee in front has a few tree branches affixed to it’s grille. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/632 "2016-10-20T02:44:35Z")
CNN is interviewing Kellyanne Conway. What debate was she watching? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/633 "2016-10-20T02:44:37Z")
I didn’t think he held his own at all (except maybe behind the podium). He reverted continually to his usual tiresome slogans and talking points from the campaign trail. He acts like a 5 year old who has to go wee wee. His pre-debate “tactics” counted for little more than his usual tawdry “showmanship.” His tantrum about how he will react when he is the loser was chilling. Hillary’s restraint, not responding to his goading, made her look much more suited to the job. As pointed out, she also stuck close to speaking to her core supporters: Women. Of course his supporters will spin that he “won,” but they’re the only ones who believe that. She gave him some good kicks and was coherent with actual policies. It will win the day for her. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/634 "2016-10-20T02:44:47Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > Great point by Chris MATTHEWS on post-debate. HC never lost sight of her target, women in the suburbs. Issue after issue, she said things that will resonate with them. She had a plan, and she stuck to it. > > Trump is not capable of that. He’s focused when he’s lunging for a woman’s privates. But when it comes to politics, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/635 "2016-10-20T02:44:51Z")
> [@Scholar\_Beardpig](#): > > Four more years of Barack Obama? Sounds good to me! That was my reaction as well. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/636 "2016-10-20T02:44:53Z")
Conway on CNN spinning that he will accept the results because he won’t lose. ---
**Author:** ![ganthet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de0a6/32.png) [@ganthet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ganthet)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/637 "2016-10-20T02:45:38Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > How in the fuck do you have an element of surprise with armored divisions and several thousand of soldiers raising a cloud of dust visible for a hundred miles? Maybe cut down some tree branches and pretend to be a creeping forest? They could just pretend to be out for a morning stroll. A good, ol’ fashioned constitutional. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/638 "2016-10-20T02:45:43Z")
Oops, she just wandered off. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/639 "2016-10-20T02:45:48Z")
Hill still in the audience shaking hands and taking selfies. Trump and clan already in the motorcade on the way out of the arena parking garage. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/640 "2016-10-20T02:45:53Z")
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