As bad as it was to mock Alicia Machado's weight, the really awful thing was . . . . .

[Stinky The Clown]

. . . . . calling her "housekeeper". What an insult that was to not only Ms. Machado, but to every had working woman in America - in the world, really - and most pointedly, to every Latina, no matter their station in life.

What a disgusting little pissant is Trump.

[uppityperson]

1. What I noticed in the debate was his repeated questioning who told her about this

Not about the incident, but how did she find out.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Yeah, that struck me as well.

As if it was some secret he unearthed. I still can't imagine why, of all things, he said that.

[uppityperson]

4. It was puzzling indeed. Um, we did research? I wonder what he'll do when he sees the ad with

her. Hopefully implode a bit. He said several things that were really wtfish.

[marybourg]

7. He already complained about her ads,

which "said terrible things" about him. All the ads I've seen actually showed him saying the terrible things.

[SummerSnow]

29. He is so narcissistic, does he think her ads are supposed to praise him?

[annabanana]

13. He said and did all that right out in the open..

WE HAVE THE TAPE

schmuck

[brush]

51. Just shows that he's thick. With all the deplorable incidents in his past . . .

guess he thought no one would discover them and he could just run for president.

It's called oppo research, Don the con. Never heard of it?

There's more coming. Rachel has a pre-October surprise brewing to come out tommorrow.

I'm sure even more is coming after we get into October. Repugs are not the only ones able to spring October surprises.

Hillary's campaign is being run very well, very professionally. They know what their doing.

[uppityperson]

52. He was more concerned that someone found out than about the incident itself

[sheshe2]

3. She obviously did her homework.

He should try it sometime.

[uppityperson]

5. Exactly.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. He did win a medal for Neatness at his high school NY Military Academy. . . nt

[11 Bravo]

34. That and getting laid at Studio 54 comprised his personal VietNam.

Miserable chickenhawk shitweasel.

[jmowreader]

14. To paraphrase Adlai Stevenson...

If Trump will stop telling lies about Hillary, we will stop telling the truth about him.

[Stuart G]

25. Thank You for quoting a great man...."Adlai Stevenson"

[duncang]

15. Main thing what was telling

He didn't contest it then. Just wanted to know where it came from

[uppityperson]

18. Yup

[CincyDem]

26. Possibly confidentiality agreements she signed.

Remember the thing where dialers for Donald were being asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement that essentially said they couldn't say anything about their work.

Usually, to have any force of law, they have to exclude information that becomes public knowledge through some other provable public pathway.

So I think he was trying to get HRC to say "...because she told us..." which would, in DJT's mind make this woman the primary source.

I had a boss like Trump once and that was always his EXACT reaction when chit showed up in the press. He always wanted to talk to the reporter...not to clear the air or deny something but to find out who was their source so the company could go after them. Somehow they got one guy and while they couldn't clawback his severance, they did make sure he paid just about all of it out in legal fees. Good to be gone from that rat nest.

[BSdetect]

37. Tell him it was Google

See if he attacks them too.

[ColemanMaskell]

53. good answer, Google. But she needn't answer at all.

[alphafemale]

48. "Who told you about this?"

SHE Did.

She came to us.

I'm almost sure this is the case.

I'm pretty sure there are more surprises as well.

At least I hope so.

[Martin Eden]

8. To lift himself up Trump needs to put others down.

He is a cruel sociopath, and by far the most unfit person for the presidency ever to win a major party nomination.

[Stuart G]

24. "cruel sociopath" words that describe him exactly....!!!!

[MH1]

9. Hey, stop insulting pissants like that!

They're kind of cute little creatures next to the pile of s**t that is Trump.

[spiderpig]

22. What exactly is a pissant?

(Excusing self to check Google...)

[madokie]

28. "pissant"

pissant
little no-life weasely loser who amounts to nothing.
shut the fuck up and step aside you little pissant

[MH1]

33. What madokie said.

I still say they are cute, when compared to Trump.

[ColemanMaskell]

54. Apparently it's an actual type of ant.

Pissant
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A pissant, also seen as piss ant or piss-ant, refers to a specific type of ant. The word is also used as a pejorative noun or adjective, indicating insignificance.[1]

It has its origin in the word pismire, a 14th-century term for ant.[2][3]

The original pissant is any of a certain group of large ant species, commonly called wood ants

[4lbs]

10. If you also notice, in all the interviews and clips today regarding Alicia Machado, he NEVER says

her name.

It's like by saying her name, he is acknowledging her existence and that she is a person worthy of his respect.

Also, when Trump brazenly asked Hillary Clinton if he could call her 'Secretary Clinton', she said "yes." and then he replied "Because I want you to be happy." in a flippant, condescending tone.

[Stinky The Clown]

11. About the "Secretary" thing . . . . . .

. . . . . I took him to be insulting with it. Not cabinet secretary, but office secretary. He was being diminishing to her.

He's a disgusting pissant.

[4lbs]

12. Ah, yes. I could how that could be a motive.

"Secretary" as in a woman is a secretary.

Only towards the end did he start saying "Hillary".

[mahina]

35. I heard it that way too. Not Madame Secretary

So smugly certain the viewers will understand the insult. But the joke's on him. There's no insult I being a working person.

He could never have accomplished what she has if he lived ten lifetimes.

[whistler162]

30. or if he says it thrice she will appear!

[mnhtnbb]

41. Too bad Hillary didn't say, "I'll be happy when you are calling me Madame President, you a$$hole".

Good for her for not saying whatever it was she was thinking!

[Jopin Klobe]

16. I believe you misspelled "peasant" ...

[Ellen Forradalom]

17. And to any one who keeps a house

no matter their sex, race or class.

[Qutzupalotl]

19. That, and the Donald is overweight himself.

Glass houses and all that.

[alphafemale]

20. Yeah. Let's see where you would be without "Housekeepers" within two days.

And not even at your hotels.

Just at your own home.

I think your kid might starve.

Yeah. We saw her.

[Bucky]

21. Until that debate, I had no idea who Alicia Machado was.

So, I googled, and now I'm like, Goddamn, what the hell is that lunatic making fun of? She's a fit and astoundingly attractive woman. That big tubby tub of lard is utterly delusional if he thinks he has any standing to call anyone else Miss Piggy.

[malaise]

23. You know what's worse

His Scottish mother was a housekeeper. A lot of his mental issues relate to his own self hatred because for all his daddy's money - they were never accepted by the New York elite. He's a really sick human being.

[meow2u3]

46. He STILL isn't accepted by the New York elite

Bloomberg summed it up during the Dem convention when he said, "I'm a New Yorker and I know a con when I see it."

Most of the New York elite see the Nectarine Narcissist as the pretender--and coward--he really is.

[malaise]

50. Yep

and that's beautiful although I am no fan of the elites either. I am a fan of polite society among all races and classes.

[AngryAmish]

27. Machado has lead a weird life.

Now that this idea is out there, she should never be used again.

[MH1]

31. She's not the only one who apparently has led a weird life.

But then most of us have.

[AngryAmish]

32. She has lead an extraordinarily weird life.

Look up what happened during Jose Area and her relationship.

[matt819]

36. So wrong

She was only a kid at the time. 18 years old. And he abuses her? Despicable.

[Nitram]

38. It was not aimed at working women in general. It was intended to belittle her Hispanic heritage.

It is a loathsome stereotype of Latina women.

[Iggo]

47. We heard it.

Those of us whose Nanas and Ninas have cleaned up after people like him heard it loud and clear.

We ALWAYS hear it when they say things like that.

[SunSeeker]

39. Yup. I think the lead was kinda buried on this. nt

[Buckeye_Democrat]

40. That too! Plus he didn't pay her for ads as promised! He reneged again! n/t

[C_U_L8R]

42. Trump is no different than the buffoon who said "go cook my burrito, bitch"

Trump is a racist. A good portion of his followers are racists too.
And the rest of them are damn enablers. May they all rot.

[StrictlyRockers]

43. He's already polling dismally with Latinos.

This can't help.

It has to hurt him with Latino undecideds and also with women in general, I think.

[geek tragedy]

44. I dunno, the abject cruelty of parading her in front of the press

while forcing her to exercise like a trained circus animal was one of the most degrading things I've ever seen.

People wonder why girls get eating disorders.

[yuiyoshida]

45. He clearly is a Racist...

and he is pushing all the White Supremacist buttons...sounding all the dog whistles and human whistles as well. (The Kind we can plainly hear.)

[RT_Fanatic]

49. Naked racism

There are not enough negative adjectives in all of the world's languages combined to describe him. Same goes for his deplorable supporters.