Hillary Clinton Piles Up Research in Bid to Needle Donald Trump at First Debate,

[DonViejo]

DEBATE PREP -- “Hillary Clinton Piles Up Research in Bid to Needle Donald Trump at First Debate,” by Pat Healy and Matt Flegenheimer on A1 of the NYT: “Hillary Clinton’s advisers are talking to Donald J. Trump’s ghostwriter of ‘The Art of the Deal,’ seeking insights about Mr. Trump’s deepest insecurities as they devise strategies to needle and undermine him in four weeks at the first presidential debate, the most anticipated in a generation. Her team is also getting advice from psychology experts to help create a personality profile of Mr. Trump to gauge how he may respond to attacks and deal with a woman as his sole adversary on the debate stage. They are undertaking a forensic-style analysis of Mr. Trump’s performances in the Republican primary debates, cataloging strengths and weaknesses as well as trigger points that caused him to lash out in less-than-presidential ways …

“‘I believe you can prep too much for those things,’ Mr. Trump said in an interview last week. ‘It can be dangerous. You can sound scripted or phony — like you’re trying to be someone you’re not.’ ... He has been especially resistant to his advisers’ suggestions that he take part in mock debates with a Clinton stand-in. At their first session devoted to the debate, on Aug. 21 at Mr. Trump’s club in Bedminster, N.J., the conservative radio host Laura Ingraham was on hand to offer counsel and, if Mr. Trump was game, to play Mrs. Clinton, said Trump advisers who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the debate preparations were supposed to be kept private. He declined. ... Mr. Trump said in the interview that he would ‘rather not’ attack Mrs. Clinton on personal grounds, including Bill Clinton’s extramarital affairs. ‘If she hits me, though — you have to see what happens,’ Mr. Trump said.” http://nyti.ms/2cnYRSL


http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/playbook/2016/08/scoop-team-trump-gives-republicans-a-look-inside-transition-for-5k-donation-hackers-targeted-arizona-election-system-huma-calls-it-quits-bday-warren-buffett-216115#ixzz4IocbjIWi

[Aviation Pro]

1. I'm going to take bets on when....

...the walking spout of vomit calls HRC, "A lying 'b' or 'c'," when she pushes the right button.

Must see TV.

[Lunabell]

2. I can't wait for the debates.

I'm sure trump has quite a few clocks that need cleaning.

[monmouth4]

3. I truly doubt there will be a debate. I think he will back out..n/t