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TreasonousBastard

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13. Excellent work, but one quibble...

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 03:01 AM

Sep 2016

I don't know where the idea came from that moderators should fact check. They rarely, perhaps never, never have.

I know that we have never had a candidate so disdainful of the truth as Trump before, but "facts" are slippery things and are often not so clear. If anyone should be fact checking, it is the opponent on the dais. The debaters, however, all tend to stretch the truth for their own purposes-- when that stretch becomes a lie is a good question. Yes, I know, Trump really doesn't know the difference and just says whatever pops into his mouth at the time-- this is really new territory for a Presidential debate, but still shouldn't be the time to set new rules.

Now, after the debate, when the pundits and gassers get together to tell us what we have seen would be the time for them to tell us who told the biggest lies.

It would be fun to have a Truth-O-Meter at some point.

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Hillary Clinton Drops A Debate Bomb On Trump By Releasing 19 Pages Of His Fact Checked Lies [View all] KamaAina Sep 2016 OP

Black Twitter will fact check him, mock him underthematrix Sep 2016 #1

Black Twitter is a thing? KamaAina Sep 2016 #25

Yes it's a thing underthematrix Sep 2016 #30

Link to the prebuttal: greyl Sep 2016 #2

Thanks for the link . Kathy M Sep 2016 #10

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2016 #22

great link Thank you underthematrix Sep 2016 #31

Clever move canetoad Sep 2016 #3

19 pages of Trump lies? Must be only volume one of a set! GoDawgs Sep 2016 #4

Since when has the US Media been interested in FACTS? nikto Sep 2016 #5

That printout should be fun at debate parties! Hekate Sep 2016 #6

So your response is to question whether the 19 pages is an accurate estimate?? R B Garr Sep 2016 #7

Oh ffs. TDale313 Sep 2016 #27

I think it might be more effective for her to drop it on them at the debates, because still_one Sep 2016 #8

The media probably won't do squat gratuitous Sep 2016 #32

I think Hillary will need to point out the lies real time still_one Sep 2016 #33

Maybe gratuitous Sep 2016 #34

No disagreement, but nothing is like real time. When Romeny was fact-checked still_one Sep 2016 #35

"why is she being so boring, with all the facts and all? YAWN" Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #38

Just one quibble LiberalLovinLug Sep 2016 #9

Good move from Clinton campaign Kathy M Sep 2016 #11

"...and there's plenty more where this came from!" SeattleVet Sep 2016 #12

Excellent work, but one quibble... TreasonousBastard Sep 2016 #13

Crowley certainly didn't with Romney and Obama. brush Sep 2016 #28

I didn't see anything about "I can't release my taxes because I'm under audit." NBachers Sep 2016 #14

good point! renate Sep 2016 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author NBachers Sep 2016 #15

Hillary knows exactly what she is doing. world wide wally Sep 2016 #16

Appreciate this reminder, world wide wally. misterhighwasted Sep 2016 #17

Trump will release wheniwasincongress Sep 2016 #18

They're good. nt tblue37 Sep 2016 #19

Great Move colsohlibgal Sep 2016 #20

Trump's supporters are amazingly immune to facts, though NickB79 Sep 2016 #21

I remain terrified BSdetect Sep 2016 #23

If only the truth mattered. RandySF Sep 2016 #26

Trump should have apologized for the birther issue long ago, he still hasn't apologized and Thinkingabout Sep 2016 #29

K&R... spanone Sep 2016 #36

And I'm gonna guess that the press ignored it. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #37