# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/161 "2016-10-20T01:14:54Z")
And he goes back to SCOTUS. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/162 "2016-10-20T01:15:04Z")
Sorry. ---
**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, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/163 "2016-10-20T01:15:12Z")
**sniff** ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/164 "2016-10-20T01:15:32Z")
And the sniffing begins. See you in the emergency room, drinking game players. ---
**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, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/165 "2016-10-20T01:15:58Z")
A serious policy discussion!? Am I watching the wrong debate? ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/166 "2016-10-20T01:16:00Z")
> [@oft\_wears\_hats](#): > > Really? I thought it was petty. Just another instance of Trump swinging back at someone who wronged him when he should be providing substance. Ginsburg was petty. She even got called out by Democrats for it. Trump bringing up the whole thing is, in my mind, a win for him. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/167 "2016-10-20T01:16:06Z")
Oh goody. Roe v Wade.’ He seems to be having a hard time answering the question. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/168 "2016-10-20T01:16:06Z")
He cannot answer a softball question. He whiffed a softball. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/169 "2016-10-20T01:16:50Z")
Clinton response on Supreme Court’s Heller ruling - very tough question. Basically agreeing with people owning guns and kinda dodged the question as to what she meant by the SCOTUS being wrong on Heller, nice deflection back to her own agenda. Trying hard to prove she’s not a gun-grabber. Now she’s back to Heller. Not a bad answer, a very prevent defense answer. Back to Trump: how will he ensure the 2nd Amendment is protected? Easier question, basically asking him if Clinton is lying. He’s attacking her as being “very angry.” Back to Clinton, and now they’re in the weeds about Heller. Back to Trump and he’s babbling about Chicago again. On to abortion, Trump is claiming to be pro life. Clinton pro choice. We know this. ---
**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, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/170 "2016-10-20T01:17:04Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > Ginsburg was petty. She even got called out by Democrats for it. Trump bringing up the whole thing is, in my mind, a win for him. No one disagrees, And to bring it up in a Presidential debate is even a more amazing level of petty. ---
**Author:** ![aag3981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@aag3981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aag3981)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/171 "2016-10-20T01:17:08Z")
Wow, Trump hasn’t started interrupt yet… Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/172 "2016-10-20T01:17:33Z")
And back to Donald’s “punish the sluts” thing. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/173 "2016-10-20T01:18:05Z")
Matthews is much harder on Clinton so far. ---
**Author:** ![skdo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/174 "2016-10-20T01:18:18Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > MUCH appreciated 🙂 > > Don’t forget Thirsty snfaulkner, too. Ok, fine, I’ll take another one for the team. Next round is also a double, but I do have preschool carpool duty tomorrow, so nobody else, ok?!! ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/175 "2016-10-20T01:18:44Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Matthews is much harder on Clinton so far. He’s blatantly conservative. This is Trump’s home ground, at least in theory. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/176 "2016-10-20T01:18:47Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > Ginsburg was petty. She even got called out by Democrats for it. Trump bringing up the whole thing is, in my mind, a win for him. I agree that Ginsburg shouldn’t have commented in the first place, but two wrongs don’t make a right. Not that I ever expected Trump to uphold that ideal. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/177 "2016-10-20T01:19:05Z")
Clinton is right about the states and abortion, several have rules in their books that are really draconian and indeed just waiting for a court to “send it back to the states”. ---
**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, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/178 "2016-10-20T01:19:08Z")
He’s calling her Hillary like she’s been doing to him, looks like the gloves are off ---
**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, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/179 "2016-10-20T01:19:13Z")
> [@skdo23](#): > > Ok, fine, I’ll take another one for the team. Next round is also a double, but I do have preschool carpool duty tomorrow, so nobody else, ok?!! Thanks! Have a few for the preschoolers too! ---
**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, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995/180 "2016-10-20T01:19:26Z")
Donald’s first time holding a water glass? Excellent statement by Hillary…and Donald clearly wasn’t listening. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-third-debate-10-19-16-thread/768995.md?page=10)