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Related: About this forumPointing? Seriously? HILLARY points. Bernie raises his finger in a "Point of Order" type gesture.
Who's pointing? Angrily.
Bernie makes a "Point of order".
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Pointing? Seriously? HILLARY points. Bernie raises his finger in a "Point of Order" type gesture. (Original Post)
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2016
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riversedge
(70,282 posts)1. Sanders camp making up new excuses. Nothing new.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)3. Your refutation is irrefutable.
phleshdef
(11,936 posts)12. No excuses need be made
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)2. Nice work...
onehandle
(51,122 posts)4. Fingergate! nt
EmperorHasNoClothes
(4,797 posts)5. He should know better
The proper way to behave at a debate , as Hillary demonstrated repeatedly, is to constantly interrupt your opponent, talk over the moderator, and ignore the questions asked in favor of what you want to talk about.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)6. I love the outrage over a little finger wag. I notice Hillary STILL interrupts.
The one thing she is consistent on. Interrupting
randome
(34,845 posts)7. I think by pointing up, he gives the impression of someone saying, "Over here! Listen to me now!"
It's an optics thing. You're right, pointing in itself doesn't mean a thing.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
Leonard Cohen, Anthem (1992)[/center][/font][hr]
Gwhittey
(1,377 posts)10. One can not
be held responsible for the ignorance of others.
5. Hand/finger system [optional]: To raise a new question at any point, raise your hand until the chair acknowledges you and adds you to the list. To follow up on an existing question by someone else, raise your finger.
Guidelines for respectful, constructive, and inclusive philosophical discussion Compiled by David Chalmers
http://consc.net/norms.html
noamnety
(20,234 posts)8. two handed pointing
RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)9. Yeah, but different rules apply to Hillary. It's her turn! n/t
frazzled
(18,402 posts)11. Flagging down a waitress
Certainly we all saw that hilarious Samantha Bee video compilation.