# Second POTUS Debate thread Sing-along and discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 10, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115 "2016-10-10T00:20:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/241 "2016-10-10T02:21:02Z")
I’ve heard numerous stories of students being terrified that they’re going to get kicked out. Any teachers here notice that? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/242 "2016-10-10T02:21:45Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Mr. Trump is coming across very forcefully. He’s throwing impolite words at Mrs. Clinton like he’s got a quota. Mrs. Clinton blew it earlier when Mr. Trump said “I’m a gentleman”; she should have said “no you’re not”. > > He’s setting a mean tone. No, she’d be lowering herself if she had done that. I think people know whether Trump is a gentleman. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/243 "2016-10-10T02:23:00Z")
“Mr. Trump, are you disciplined?” “I didn’t say sex tapes! Sidney Blumethal! Benghazi! She tweets too! I’m popular on Twitter!” ---
**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 10, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/244 "2016-10-10T02:23:09Z")
Just a personal note: when people say “believe me” and “trust me” a lot, I know not to believe them or trust them. > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > No, she’d be lowering herself if she had done that. I think people know whether Trump is a gentleman. You’re right, of course, but I can have dreams, can’t i? ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/245 "2016-10-10T02:24:40Z")
Martha does seem to be firmer when he’s over his time and needs to stop than when she is… ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/246 "2016-10-10T02:25:06Z")
Trump is coming off as having a big – a YUGE – chip on his shoulder. Clinton seems to know what she’s talking about. ---
**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 10, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/247 "2016-10-10T02:25:08Z")
all right. SCOTUS. could hurt her, but still - love to hear it. ---
**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 10, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/248 "2016-10-10T02:25:38Z")
AC: “Does Mr. Trump have the discipline to be president?” HC:“No.” DT:“What a surprise.” \ HC:“See? He doesn’t even have the discipline to not interrupt me.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/249 "2016-10-10T02:26:31Z")
> [@tenacious\_j](#): > > Martha does seem to be firmer when he’s over his time and needs to stop than when she is… Someone should have put a watch on the two of 'em, see what the total is. ---
**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 10, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/250 "2016-10-10T02:27:33Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Someone should have put a watch on the two of 'em, see what the total is. Oh I guarantee someone will review the video and come up with those numbers. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/251 "2016-10-10T02:28:40Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Someone should have put a watch on the two of 'em, see what the total is. I think that’s because, typically, she only finishes with the sentence that she’s on. He just bloviates until someone makes him stop. If she went on and on like he does, I bet it would look more even. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/252 "2016-10-10T02:29:20Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > He’s clinging desperately to his talking points. As is she. One follow up question I would Like to ask her. If we arm the Kurds, wouldn’t we lose Turkey as a(n) (very important) ally? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/253 "2016-10-10T02:29:45Z")
Was that a fly on HRC? Holy _Westworld_ moment!! 🙂 ---
**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 10, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/254 "2016-10-10T02:30:03Z")
such a great question. The EPA sucks. Such a great question. Environment, yeah. Fuck the epa. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/255 "2016-10-10T02:31:04Z")
Our tremendous deficits are tremendous! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/256 "2016-10-10T02:31:21Z")
> [@joyfool](#): > > I think that’s because, typically, she only finishes with the sentence that she’s on. He just bloviates until someone makes him stop. If she went on and on like he does, I bet it would look more even. To be fair, she did stretch a few sentences to the breaking point. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/257 "2016-10-10T02:31:49Z")
I bet he’s just dying for a glass of water. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/258 "2016-10-10T02:31:51Z")
True. But I did say typically. 😛 ---
**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 10, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/259 "2016-10-10T02:32:34Z")
The thing that kills me about Mr. Trump is that, according to him, there’s nothing that anyone has done right in this country for decades. Everything is wrong and decaying and bad and failing. EVERYTHING. And this is clearly not true. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115/260 "2016-10-10T02:32:48Z")
The question isn’t about Trump’s skeezy stel buying practices. Keep on the question. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-potus-debate-thread-sing-along-and-discussion/768115.md?page=14)