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2016 Postmortem

ThoughtCriminal

(14,047 posts) Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:02 PM Oct 2016

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If Trump shows up, should Clinton shake his hand?

My instinct says she will, but I'm sure there has been discussion.

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If Trump shows up, should Clinton shake his hand? (Original Post) ThoughtCriminal Oct 2016 OP

Wear gloves, then burn them. Rosco T. Oct 2016 #1

If she does, I hope she sanitizes her hands immediately afterward! BigDemVoter Oct 2016 #2

Of course she should, high road and all uppityperson Oct 2016 #3

She will... Mike Nelson Oct 2016 #4

Always best to take the high road. n/t FSogol Oct 2016 #5

Yes - then immediately take out a sanitizing wipe and use it. SeattleVet Oct 2016 #6

When they go low, we go high!!! Historic NY Oct 2016 #7

I waiting for Trump to make lewd comments about Michelle's ass bluestateguy Oct 2016 #9

At the start of the debate, yes bluestateguy Oct 2016 #8

Shake with her right hand, while covering her lady parts with her left hand NightWatcher Oct 2016 #10

I think she should hold up both hands afterwards as if she were ... Stellar Oct 2016 #11

Offer him tic tacs oberliner Oct 2016 #12

WINNER! Hugin Oct 2016 #14

As our mothers would say, "You don't know where it's been." nt morningglory Oct 2016 #13

She's going to play this like it's a normal debate interaction... CincyDem Oct 2016 #15

with caution, who knows where those hands have been groping. Doreen Oct 2016 #16

I think it would be a riot if she went out and covered her crotch with her hands MiniMe Oct 2016 #17

I would like her not to shake his hand... cynatnite Oct 2016 #18

Rosco T.

(6,496 posts)

1. Wear gloves, then burn them.

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:03 PM

Oct 2016

BigDemVoter

(4,150 posts)

2. If she does, I hope she sanitizes her hands immediately afterward!

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Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:04 PM

Oct 2016

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

3. Of course she should, high road and all

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:04 PM

Oct 2016

Let Donnie self destruct.

Mike Nelson

(9,956 posts)

4. She will...

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:05 PM

Oct 2016

...she's not afraid of him.

FSogol

(45,487 posts)

5. Always best to take the high road. n/t

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:07 PM

Oct 2016

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)

6. Yes - then immediately take out a sanitizing wipe and use it.

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:08 PM

Oct 2016

All the while smiling, and telling him how nice is is to see him again.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

7. When they go low, we go high!!!

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:08 PM

Oct 2016

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)

9. I waiting for Trump to make lewd comments about Michelle's ass

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:11 PM

Oct 2016

Few things make Barack Obama visibly angry, but that would do it.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)

8. At the start of the debate, yes

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:09 PM

Oct 2016

But if Trump is a boorish asshole during the debate, then no handshake at the end.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

10. Shake with her right hand, while covering her lady parts with her left hand

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Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:14 PM

Oct 2016

Stellar

(5,644 posts)

11. I think she should hold up both hands afterwards as if she were ...

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:15 PM

Oct 2016

about to go into surgery. But then that's just me.
Mrs Obama says when they go low you go high.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

12. Offer him tic tacs

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:15 PM

Oct 2016

That's the play.

Hugin

(33,148 posts)

14. WINNER!

Reply to oberliner (Reply #12)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:17 PM

Oct 2016

:like:

morningglory

(2,336 posts)

13. As our mothers would say, "You don't know where it's been." nt

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:16 PM

Oct 2016

CincyDem

(6,362 posts)

15. She's going to play this like it's a normal debate interaction...

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:24 PM

Oct 2016

...and then somewhere in the first 10 minutes she's gonna make the first cut. It won't stop for 80 minutes and every step of the way will be high road professional and 100% factually correct.

The should just cancel the Sunday night NFL game - ain't nobody going to be over there with this on tap.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)

16. with caution, who knows where those hands have been groping.

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:25 PM

Oct 2016

MiniMe

(21,716 posts)

17. I think it would be a riot if she went out and covered her crotch with her hands

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:40 PM

Oct 2016

But she has too much class for that.

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)

18. I would like her not to shake his hand...

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:41 PM

Oct 2016

The world needs to know this kind of behavior will not be legitimized. She's better than him and she should show it by going straight to her podium and not acknowledge him at all.

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