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lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:04 PM Jun 2016

First impression of Clinton's speech versus Trump's speech.

Clinton's speech was inclusive: stronger together. Her audience in Brooklyn looks like the present and future of the America I love.

Trump's audience looks like the country club in Caddyshack.

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First impression of Clinton's speech versus Trump's speech. (Original Post) lovemydog Jun 2016 OP
Trump couldn't pronounce "TPP". YouDig Jun 2016 #1
Well said Greywing Jun 2016 #2
Trump was limited to a canned speech and a TelePrompTer. He looked like a caged tiger. Trust Buster Jun 2016 #3
But he can't talk the kind of smack he has been getting away with wildeyed Jun 2016 #7
I don't believe a tiger is capable of changing his stripes. His boring canned speech tonight is not Trust Buster Jun 2016 #8
Didn't look like it tonight. wildeyed Jun 2016 #9
Trump's speech never got started. wildeyed Jun 2016 #4
Amazing speech Johnny2X2X Jun 2016 #5
Trump's Party Was Quite a Soiree I Hear Stallion Jun 2016 #6
Beautiful speech by Hillary. I teared. n/t cynatnite Jun 2016 #10
If that's the best Trump can do Mz Pip Jun 2016 #11
 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
3. Trump was limited to a canned speech and a TelePrompTer. He looked like a caged tiger.
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:09 PM
Jun 2016

He will not be able to stay in that cage. He would have never won the Republican nomination had he performed like tonight. Trump knows that, the Republicans are deluding themselves again. You can't cage a tiger.

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)
7. But he can't talk the kind of smack he has been getting away with
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:16 PM
Jun 2016

in the primary anymore. They are fact checking him more strenuously, calling him out in real time. And now that he is in the GE, he needs to appeal beyond his racist base, which means he can't say such overtly racist things anymore.

GOP is in a pickle, all right Of their own making. They encourage the racists for so many years because they wanted the votes. Not that tiger is going to bite them in the ass.

 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
8. I don't believe a tiger is capable of changing his stripes. His boring canned speech tonight is not
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:20 PM
Jun 2016

what fuels Trump or his followers. He cannot be domesticated IMO.

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)
4. Trump's speech never got started.
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:11 PM
Jun 2016

I kept waiting for the part where he was going to "bring the party together". God he is boring when he reads a teleprompter. I did learn that he is going to "win bigly" That was the best part of the speech.

Clinton made a strong showing. She was serious but didn't go full policy wonk. "Stronger Together" is a good continuation of Obama's campaign themes.

Johnny2X2X

(19,114 posts)
5. Amazing speech
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:11 PM
Jun 2016

Very heart felt and polished at the same time. Was a fantastic speech with an incredible delivery. Best I can remember her. The message was incredible harkening to some of Obama's best speeches and really hitting Trump hard while really speaking to Bernie supporters too. Well done.

Stallion

(6,476 posts)
6. Trump's Party Was Quite a Soiree I Hear
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:13 PM
Jun 2016

Everybody in Manhattan that is Anybody was there-thankfully they restricted access from the riff-raff

Mz Pip

(27,453 posts)
11. If that's the best Trump can do
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:29 PM
Jun 2016

reading off of a TelePrompTer then I don't see him ever being a great orator.

He could have had the best speech writers. Instead he got a speech that was mostly platitudes and sound bites.

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