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**** unOfficial Debate Thread #2 ***** (Original Post) Renew Deal Oct 2020 OP
Pillows and sheets? That made no sense MissB Oct 2020 #1
He thinks he's debating pillow guy. underpants Oct 2020 #2
dude is off the rails right now, talking about random emails and news conferences and fishwax Oct 2020 #10
indeed fishwax Oct 2020 #3
He is channeling the My Pillow Guy liberal N proud Oct 2020 #6
Maybe a plug for Mr. My Pillow kskiska Oct 2020 #9
He is friends with the My Pillow Guy Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #11
Thanks. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #4
Here comes the dirt. phylny Oct 2020 #5
OMG!! donny referring to himself in third person. Doreen Oct 2020 #7
I want Trump to hurry up and explode. Marius25 Oct 2020 #8
WTF emails? BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #12
yeah, wrong opponent/election, I guess? fishwax Oct 2020 #15
Joe's facial expressions are totally awesome aren't they? yellowdogintexas Oct 2020 #13
It's the accountants fault again. Yeah right MissB Oct 2020 #16
They are! He and Kamala are so wonderfully expressive. n/t femmedem Oct 2020 #86
When are they gonna cut his mike off????? Lock him up. Oct 2020 #14
Only in the 2 minutes segments. Rest is freeforall. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #21
There is something else that should be cut off DBoon Oct 2020 #23
can I even understand wtf trump is even SAYING???? FirstLight Oct 2020 #17
Trump gets international money laundered through his businesses TexasBushwhacker Oct 2020 #18
"Sir" - there it is. Sir, you prepaid tens of millions of dollars! phylny Oct 2020 #19
he's called his accountants to release his returns as soon as he can, lol ... probably right after fishwax Oct 2020 #20
Yeah! n/t EndlessWire Oct 2020 #28
He can now. A court has ordered them released on two occasions. onecaliberal Oct 2020 #29
As soon as infrastructure week is completed central scrutinizer Oct 2020 #91
He "prepaid" taxes Renew Deal Oct 2020 #22
LOL! He's such a great businessman! n/t EndlessWire Oct 2020 #40
what ... the ... fuck ... is ... he ... talking about? fishwax Oct 2020 #24
awww da IRS doesn't like donny IcyPeas Oct 2020 #32
+1, the steroids are either kicking in or wearing off ... this looks horrible for Red Don. uponit7771 Oct 2020 #39
They treat me badly at the IRS lol Lars39 Oct 2020 #25
Trumps goal is to claim same same in regards to taking money from Russia uponit7771 Oct 2020 #26
He's so full of shit russiamommy Oct 2020 #27
Show us the taxes. MissB Oct 2020 #30
The "I know you are but what am I..." defense tinrobot Oct 2020 #31
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2020 #46
poor trump ... he gets treated very unfairly by the irs fishwax Oct 2020 #33
Thanks for #2. elleng Oct 2020 #34
I wish I had a dollar for each time he used the word "I" littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #35
why is she letting him run his yap... sprinkleeninow Oct 2020 #36
She sure lets trump talk a lot. This is ridiculous. Vivienne235729 Oct 2020 #37
she is letting him hang himself, to a certain degree yellowdogintexas Oct 2020 #122
I agree. To a degree. He just hung himself w obamacare. Vivienne235729 Oct 2020 #138
That was their final plan for the debate..let trump be trump and Joe keep his cool Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #142
Loved the subtle rolling of eyes MissB Oct 2020 #38
Woe is Trump! They spied, I was put through a witchhunt phylny Oct 2020 #41
AUDITS is NOT an EXCUSE! Lock him up. Oct 2020 #42
Boo hoo I am a Victim boo hoo. KentuckyWoman Oct 2020 #43
Question to Biden about his son Renew Deal Oct 2020 #44
Trump still whining Mossfern Oct 2020 #45
I'm not liking the moderator ... jimlup Oct 2020 #47
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! GoCubsGo Oct 2020 #48
Cut his mic. Jirel Oct 2020 #49
The moderator needs to mute Trump LeftInTX Oct 2020 #50
What happened to the mute button ? Has it been used at all? Just tuning in lunasun Oct 2020 #51
Its only used at start of every 15 min marlakay Oct 2020 #57
Thanks -he won't let some stuff go I thought he could be muted for her to move on 😕 lunasun Oct 2020 #78
The muting only happens at the beginning of each section when each candidate gets 2 mins to answer Claustrum Oct 2020 #63
Thanks. I could not be the moderator. I would be using the mute on trump all the time as he blabs on lunasun Oct 2020 #101
While I hate hearing Trump and his lies, at least he is more controlled this time. Claustrum Oct 2020 #115
Trumps just making crap up as he talks uponit7771 Oct 2020 #52
Right, that's his game, MUD MUD MUD. elleng Oct 2020 #67
accordion hands then point, accordion hands then point IcyPeas Oct 2020 #53
When the invisible accordion comes out you know he's thrashing and sinking. Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #65
Question to Trump about his businesses Renew Deal Oct 2020 #54
Woe is me I'm so picked on Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #55
cut his mic!! sprinkleeninow Oct 2020 #56
Yes! phylny Oct 2020 #66
Who's getting the most talk time? She needs to quit letting spanky littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #58
HA! This guy is the one who tried to bribe Ukraine for dirt on me... FirstLight Oct 2020 #59
Trump - I have bank accounts all over the world. phylny Oct 2020 #60
Trump says he closed China account Mossfern Oct 2020 #61
Question to Biden about "China". Would you make China pay? Renew Deal Oct 2020 #62
So Trump can answer everything he feels like but Sunsky Oct 2020 #64
I'm so so soooooooooo tired of China, Hunter, blah blah balh crimycarny Oct 2020 #68
Biden would make China pay by the rules. MissB Oct 2020 #69
the moderator has no control over dump peacebuzzard Oct 2020 #70
She does not get to mute frazzled Oct 2020 #104
Trump doesn't understand trade deficits uponit7771 Oct 2020 #71
+++ still_one Oct 2020 #73
All this is doing for me EndlessWire Oct 2020 #72
Question to Trump: What are you going to do to make China pay? Renew Deal Oct 2020 #74
The orange dick gets twice the time Joe gets... Lock him up. Oct 2020 #75
Trump interrupting again Mossfern Oct 2020 #76
Always elleng Oct 2020 #83
trump bdamomma Oct 2020 #172
Y'all see Biden's face when Trump admitted the secret China bank account and Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #77
Biden just used "malarkey" Renew Deal Oct 2020 #79
Omg!!! She needs to shut trump up!!! ARRRGH!!! Vivienne235729 Oct 2020 #80
No dumbshit the American consumer pays the tariffs not China Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #81
Joe bringing it back home to AMERICAN familiies! Mossfern Oct 2020 #82
Joe needs to drive home that this is all fake stuff russiamommy Oct 2020 #84
Biden pulls out the "MALARKEY" BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #85
Malarkey finally!!! yellowdogintexas Oct 2020 #87
Question to Trump about NK, nuclear arsenal, and testing. Renew Deal Oct 2020 #88
I wish Biden had not done this debate. Ilsa Oct 2020 #89
The "undecides" don't like bullshit artists BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #98
There are no undecideds still_one Oct 2020 #102
I felt the same way but now I realize Joe was damned if he did damned if he didn't Jspur Oct 2020 #107
Yeah, there would have to be a good reason to not dot it. nt Ilsa Oct 2020 #121
He's still in love with Kim Jong Un. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #90
Trump claims he has a "very good relationship" with Lil' Kim. Renew Deal Oct 2020 #92
When does the microphone cut rule happen? littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #93
Only in the 2 minute periods at the start of each section Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #105
Again, Trump isn't answering the question and talks about stupid shit. uponit7771 Oct 2020 #94
Is Trump really claiming that China paid us 28 billion dollars? StevieM Oct 2020 #95
because it didn't Mossfern Oct 2020 #99
He doesn't understand tarriffs Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #110
My dogs are upset because I'm yelling at the tv. yankeepants Oct 2020 #96
LOLOLOLOL! elleng Oct 2020 #106
They should be used to it by now. Poor babies. yankeepants Oct 2020 #125
That's why bdamomma Oct 2020 #182
Question to Trump about 4 nuclear tests during Obama Renew Deal Oct 2020 #97
"32 million people in Seoul!" LOL!!!! Repeating that fucked up fact that Jared gave him! bullwinkle428 Oct 2020 #100
Very good relationship with n. Korea MissB Oct 2020 #103
Why does he talk about these brutal dictators like he's dating them? BlueStater Oct 2020 #111
trump overtalking Mossfern Oct 2020 #108
Biden said something about having a good relationship with Hitler before the war Renew Deal Oct 2020 #109
Is there a mute button? Mossfern Oct 2020 #112
we have a good relationship with north korea fishwax Oct 2020 #113
CUT HIS MIC phylny Oct 2020 #114
North Korea is still a mess dotard Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #116
Good response from Joe on NK. Trump losing it russiamommy Oct 2020 #117
Just damn, this is horrible if you're not going to cut their mics uponit7771 Oct 2020 #118
MUTE! FUCKING MUTE ALREADY. Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #119
My BP is up but he's doing it again. He's slowly getting more combative w the moderator Vivienne235729 Oct 2020 #120
She's losing control. Not a good look for her. littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #123
Not possible to control him, as you say he doesn't play by the rules. elleng Oct 2020 #133
She needs to do her job and control the discourse. He should be a victim of that assertiveness littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #143
Yes, do need active use of MUTE, elleng Oct 2020 #157
She LETS him have the last word on every damn topic. WTF???? tarheelsunc Oct 2020 #124
Question to Trump about Obamacare Renew Deal Oct 2020 #126
Now on to health care MissB Oct 2020 #127
The individual mandate is what makes it economically viable Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #128
She finally said it you have two minutes uninterrupted malaise Oct 2020 #140
Health care Mossfern Oct 2020 #129
I am SO enjoying Joe's facial expressions tonight! Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #130
trump predicts republicans will take the house fishwax Oct 2020 #131
That was pretty funny. avebury Oct 2020 #147
he's delusional bdamomma Oct 2020 #189
jeeze Louize I do not believe how little he knows about health insurance nt yellowdogintexas Oct 2020 #132
It's beautiful. MissB Oct 2020 #139
They muted trump! Lars39 Oct 2020 #134
Finally! tonekat Oct 2020 #136
Question to Biden: What would you do if Obamacare is terminated? Renew Deal Oct 2020 #135
Biden laying out an actual plan. Doesn't say that it's Beautiful though. MissB Oct 2020 #137
We will get the health plan when we get the infrastructure plan MissB Oct 2020 #141
Question to Biden: Does his plan take the country one step forward to socialized medicine? Renew Deal Oct 2020 #144
Socialism isn't a bad word Marthe48 Oct 2020 #156
Joe: Maybe we'll see the Trump insurance plan when we see the phylny Oct 2020 #145
Biden just NAILED IT w preexisting conditions and covid!! KABOOOM!!! Vivienne235729 Oct 2020 #146
Time to start thread number three. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #148
Trump going off on "Communist" Harris Mossfern Oct 2020 #149
Dotard's unwinding now Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #150
Biden just called his plan Bidencare Renew Deal Oct 2020 #151
the difference is between someone who has a job they don't understand FirstLight Oct 2020 #152
Trump interrupting Mossfern Oct 2020 #153
What is wrong with him?? EndlessWire Oct 2020 #154
he just complimented the moderator IcyPeas Oct 2020 #155
definitely fishwax Oct 2020 #163
Go Joe! russiamommy Oct 2020 #158
Joe: "He's a very confused guy" fishwax Oct 2020 #159
MUTE THE FUCKER!!! Mossfern Oct 2020 #160
Time to start thread number three. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #161
Boom! You go Joe.. Mr. Sparkle Oct 2020 #162
NUTE HIM DAMMIT Mossfern Oct 2020 #164
Yes. elleng Oct 2020 #167
Question to Trump about a relief bill Renew Deal Oct 2020 #165
Joe, you got approx. 1/2 more hour. Get angry! sprinkleeninow Oct 2020 #166
Not everyone has a 401k Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #168
Joe should have mentioned the majority of millennials don't Jspur Oct 2020 #176
This is a disaster for Trump Johnny2X2X Oct 2020 #169
He's like a kid in the principal's office BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #170
FUCK THE STOCK MARKET! TexasBushwhacker Oct 2020 #171
Question to Biden about why he doesn't advocate to pass relief. Renew Deal Oct 2020 #173
Thought that was a great response from Joe fishwax Oct 2020 #178
Trump talking about blue state bailout. Renew Deal Oct 2020 #174
Biden talking to the camera about not seeing red states and blue states. Renew Deal Oct 2020 #175
Time to start thread number three. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #177
Yes Please! BlueIdaho Oct 2020 #183
Question to Biden about minimum wage Renew Deal Oct 2020 #179
There were a lot of red states that received money under the recovery act in 2009 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #180
Joe gives a civics lesson Mossfern Oct 2020 #181
Biden won this section on the minimum wage. Much clearer. Renew Deal Oct 2020 #184
Debate thread #3 Renew Deal Oct 2020 #185
New Debate Thread #3 phylny Oct 2020 #186
Joe: Karma13612 Oct 2020 #187
Thread #3 here littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #188

yellowdogintexas

(22,270 posts)
13. Joe's facial expressions are totally awesome aren't they?
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:31 PM
Oct 2020

When 45 said $3 million from RUssia I thought Joe was going to crack up

FirstLight

(13,364 posts)
17. can I even understand wtf trump is even SAYING????
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:32 PM
Oct 2020

the bit about Biden having tons of money from Russia?

oh! He challenged him to address it now....

yeah! Go Joe...CHINA! HA!

fishwax

(29,149 posts)
20. he's called his accountants to release his returns as soon as he can, lol ... probably right after
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:33 PM
Oct 2020

he comes out with the health care plan he's been promising for years.

yellowdogintexas

(22,270 posts)
122. she is letting him hang himself, to a certain degree
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:47 PM
Oct 2020

He is making himself look worse and worse...and Joe just stands there and smiles through it

phylny

(8,389 posts)
41. Woe is Trump! They spied, I was put through a witchhunt
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:35 PM
Oct 2020

*We are supposed to be talking about taxes and foreign money*

GoCubsGo

(32,094 posts)
48. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:36 PM
Oct 2020

Poor, poor pitiful me!

What a goddamn whiner.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
51. What happened to the mute button ? Has it been used at all? Just tuning in
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:37 PM
Oct 2020

Thanks for this thread I can go back and see what I missed in the beginning

Claustrum

(4,846 posts)
63. The muting only happens at the beginning of each section when each candidate gets 2 mins to answer
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:39 PM
Oct 2020

the top line question. Then it's free for all.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
101. Thanks. I could not be the moderator. I would be using the mute on trump all the time as he blabs on
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:44 PM
Oct 2020

Claustrum

(4,846 posts)
115. While I hate hearing Trump and his lies, at least he is more controlled this time.
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:46 PM
Oct 2020

Yes, he is still talking way too much and probably takes up 2/3 of the time. But Biden can get his points out without Trump going nuts like the first debate. So I would say there isn't a need for mute so far.

phylny

(8,389 posts)
60. Trump - I have bank accounts all over the world.
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:39 PM
Oct 2020

(and "excuse me" to Kristen Welker who wants to move him along.)

crimycarny

(1,351 posts)
68. I'm so so soooooooooo tired of China, Hunter, blah blah balh
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:39 PM
Oct 2020

The debate is 40 minutes in and that’s all we’re talking about! And the lies just keep flowing.

Can we just shut up about China????????????????????????????!!!!!!

MissB

(15,812 posts)
69. Biden would make China pay by the rules.
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:40 PM
Oct 2020

Biden says that trump embraces the thugs and puts his finger in the eyes of our allies.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
104. She does not get to mute
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:45 PM
Oct 2020

A director behind the scenes mutes, and according to the rules, only during the 2 minute response to an initial question asked by the moderator. No muting during back and forth response time.

She needs to ask more 2-minute questions and limit the responses.

Maru Kitteh

(28,342 posts)
77. Y'all see Biden's face when Trump admitted the secret China bank account and
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:41 PM
Oct 2020

reveal he has others all over the world?





Ilsa

(61,698 posts)
89. I wish Biden had not done this debate.
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:43 PM
Oct 2020

Trump gets to lie lie lie across national television. The undecideds might get won over.

Jspur

(578 posts)
107. I felt the same way but now I realize Joe was damned if he did damned if he didn't
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:45 PM
Oct 2020

because if Biden decided not to do it then Trump would scream Biden is scared and not strong enough to take him on.

StevieM

(10,500 posts)
95. Is Trump really claiming that China paid us 28 billion dollars?
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:44 PM
Oct 2020

And that they had to devalue their currency to pay it?

I don't remember anything like that happening.

MissB

(15,812 posts)
103. Very good relationship with n. Korea
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:45 PM
Oct 2020

No war.

Rambles on.

Now Biden answers about N Korea, saying that China had to be part of the solution.

Pointing out that Trump has legitimized N. Korea.

littlemissmartypants

(22,808 posts)
123. She's losing control. Not a good look for her.
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:48 PM
Oct 2020

Spanky doesn't play by the rules. She should have been prepared for that. Epic Fail!

littlemissmartypants

(22,808 posts)
143. She needs to do her job and control the discourse. He should be a victim of that assertiveness
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:51 PM
Oct 2020

on her part.

MissB

(15,812 posts)
127. Now on to health care
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:48 PM
Oct 2020

Individual mandate...

Obamacare is no good.

No matter how well you run it, it’s no good.

We need to terminate it.

We want to do much better health care. We want to come up with a beautiful health care.

Wtf. He’s stooopid

Maru Kitteh

(28,342 posts)
130. I am SO enjoying Joe's facial expressions tonight!
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:49 PM
Oct 2020

He's genuinely enjoying watching Trump blow himself up!


phylny

(8,389 posts)
145. Joe: Maybe we'll see the Trump insurance plan when we see the
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:52 PM
Oct 2020

infrastructure plan that we've been hearing about since '17, '18, '19

FirstLight

(13,364 posts)
152. the difference is between someone who has a job they don't understand
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:53 PM
Oct 2020

and someone who was there and understands the fucking nuts and bolts of the whole Company!



seriously, if you cant see the difference, i weep for you



"socialized medicine" lol.... if people can choose that makes us socalist? get real
I love Jo's moments tonight where he's like "come on, man...?" really

BumRushDaShow

(129,491 posts)
170. He's like a kid in the principal's office
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:57 PM
Oct 2020

trying to blame someone else for throwing a rock at a school window.

Renew Deal

(81,873 posts)
173. Question to Biden about why he doesn't advocate to pass relief.
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:58 PM
Oct 2020

Biden: They already did. The "heroes" act

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