Aww! You noticed me!
- President Merkin Muffley: But this is absolute madness, Ambassador! Why should you build such a thing?
- Ambassador de Sadesky: There were those of us who fought against it, but in the end we could not keep up with the expense involved in the arms race, the space race, and the peace race. At the same time our people grumbled for more nylons and washing machines. Our doomsday scheme cost us just a small fraction of what we had been spending on defense in a single year. The deciding factor was when we learned that your country was working along similar lines, and we were afraid of a doomsday gap.
- President Merkin Muffley: This is preposterous. I’ve never approved of anything like that.
- Ambassador de Sadesky: Our source was the New York Times.
What is needed here is a spoofed email to the Trump campaign seemingly from ABC News stating that, after careful review, David Muir and Linsey Davis have both been fired for “terribly unfair moderation”. Let these idiots entangle themselves in that for awhile, and then send another one confirming that Haitians are really eating their neighours’ cats and dogs.
These idiots are so incredibly stupid that I bet that would fly!
Thought I’d share this. I’m in a text thread with friends who voted for Trump, no idea how they will vote in this election, we don’t talk politics much, that’s not what the text thread is for; friendship over party type of thing.
After the debate, they made fun of Trump.
One posted a meme with a picture of Trump saying “They’re going to eat your dogs in Springfield” and a picture below it of the dog from The Simpsons looking freaked out. A bit funny, but the context was important - Making fun of Trump. This got some “ha ha”.
Then another posted a meme: “when he said they’re giving migrants sex changes I nearly spit out my dog”. This got some more “ha ha”.
That’s it - just shots at Trump for being ridiculous. So, the debate certainly reached the other side (and importantly the algorithms that led them to the memes) and not in a good way for Trump.
Just thought I’d share what a handful of actual Trump voters in Texas were thinking after the debate.
I’m absolutely not discounting the importance of this since the election will be decided by a slim amount. But at the same time, following the Biden debate debacle there were plenty of people (here and elsewhere) saying “it was one bad debate - Biden should stay in” or “I’d vote for a diseased walnut over Trump, even though Biden should probably step aside.” I’m guessing the Trump voters won’t be too different there in their final votes.
That’s funny!
(aside from the more important content of your post)
To some degree it is similar. Biden’s numbers didn’t drop much after that debate many figured that he was not going to dig out of being moderately behind.
Trump’s not going to drop much but this decreases the chance of him making progress, and he is marginally behind. Maybe a few a bit less eager to bother for him an Election Day. All it might take.
“THE DEBATE WAS RIGGED! EVERYBODY AGREES I WON! SHE CHEATED! BIDEN BAD! SHE WANTS MORE DEBATES! SHE WON’T AGREE TO MORE DEBATES! I WON A DEBATE THAT NEVER HAPPENED! I’M TAKING MY BALL AND GOING HOME!”
It doesn’t display his rant. Here it is in all it’s glory:
When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are, “I WANT A REMATCH.” Polls clearly show that I won the Debate against Comrade Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ Radical Left Candidate, on Tuesday night, and she immediately called for a Second Debate. She and Crooked Joe have destroyed our Country, with millions of criminals and mentally deranged people pouring into the USA, totally unchecked and unvetted, and with Inflation bankrupting our Middle Class. Everyone knows this, and all of the other problems caused by Kamala and Joe - It was discussed in great detail during the First Debate with Joe, and the Second Debate with Comrade Harris. She was a no-show at the Fox Debate, and refused to do NBC & CBS. KAMALA SHOULD FOCUS ON WHAT SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE DURING THE LAST ALMOST FOUR YEAR PERIOD. THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!
What Fox debate? Even Fox didn’t know there was supposed to be a debate!
All I see is: I WANT A REMATCH. It’s a good thing he has news outlets to explain what that box of words mean.
This is win-win for Harris. She does not need, nor probably want, another debate#. Why mess with perfection. But now she can keep asking for one - ready when you are, and just keep calling him a chicken for not doing it.
#I think it would be very hard to agree to the ground rules at this point. There’s no way Trump would agree to the same rules and Harris doesn’t need to agree to “lesser” rules or impartial moderators at this point.
Late: And just to bring this full circle…compare what Trump is saying happened in the debate to what my “Trump” friends took away from it.
Yes, but when Donald Trump says “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!”, that doesn’t mean there will be no third debate.
I agree. I imagine this is negotiation to change up some rules. I just don’t think he has as much leverage anymore since I don’t think Harris really needs to debate him another time. The leverage has flipped I think.
Late: I don’t think the agreed NBC debate with its exact rules will happen. Maybe no debate, or maybe a modified debate will happen (or if they are still negotiating, this is part of negotiating better rules).
Yep, I joking said he was on Adderall or something, for maybe the first 1/4 of the debate? But then- he lost it. Harris pushed his buttons.
You are as bad as ABC with all your unfair fact checking of him!
I love Hank. I really love him.
I’ll be damned. He’s not as stupid as he looks.
Lot’s of people have been saying Laura Loomer helped prepare Trump for the debate. I’m going to have a nice curry in her honor.