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sheshe2

(83,773 posts)
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 06:59 PM Oct 2016

APPARENTLY, ALL OF THE BURDEN IS ON HILLARY TONIGHT

Donald Trump's presidential campaign is a mess, his stunts and rhetoric are severely damaging his standing in the polls, and most of America wouldn't be surprised if he spat on Hillary Clinton tonight or tried to punch her in the mouth.

And yet the media has decided that it's Clinton who needs to be concerned about her performance tonight. Here's Rick Klein of ABC News:

Could it be that there’s actually more pressure on Hillary Clinton at the final debate than on Donald Trump? ... Clinton is now less than three weeks away from being elected president, barring a stunning collapse. Acting like that means not just rebutting and attacking Trump but going broad, reminding voters of her promise, not just her opponent’s weaknesses. There’s an opportunity if not an urgency for her to use the final presidential debate to appear downright presidential.


An urgency? Because if she doesn't ... what? She'll beat Trump by 7 rather than by double digits? She'll win just under 350 electoral votes rather than 350-plus?


Read More! http://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2016/10/apparently-all-of-burden-is-on-hillary.html

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FFS! The media is out there stirring their pot of feces because apparently they love the bullshit they spew. They like to play in it and toss it around so that when it hits the fan they scurry around lapping it up and then regurgitate it back to their viewers. Why? Ratings = $$$$$. They don't need no stinking facts. They just like waving that red flag of bullshit in the viewers faces, just like a matador does to a bull, to incite and enrage. I call bullshit.

None of these people are journalists seeking the truth anymore.
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APPARENTLY, ALL OF THE BURDEN IS ON HILLARY TONIGHT (Original Post) sheshe2 Oct 2016 OP
her goal is no longer to defeat Trump, it's to (1) destroy Trump and (2) help usher in geek tragedy Oct 2016 #1
Pisses me off that it is Fox tonight. sheshe2 Oct 2016 #5
I've been ranting about having a Foxhole/Ailes sycophant running the show for days now nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #12
This stinks more of sexism to me than creating a horse race underpants Oct 2016 #2
I fully agree that it is sexism. sheshe2 Oct 2016 #7
Wallace will allow unfettered attacks on Hillary...and will not moderate.. beachbumbob Oct 2016 #3
He said he wouldn't fact check...let's see if he can moderate. Cakes488 Oct 2016 #4
Trump has only one play....scream and yell every breitbart lie at Hillary... beachbumbob Oct 2016 #18
OH please do that Trashpot...it will just keep turning off Americans... Cakes488 Oct 2016 #31
She will be fine. sheshe2 Oct 2016 #8
her job is not to mess it up. keep it cool and let him show himself for who he is. Stellar Oct 2016 #6
I see no problem with her doing that. sheshe2 Oct 2016 #10
The media could be covering a unique and historic event: stopbush Oct 2016 #9
AND, corporate media will give t-rump thumbs up on anything at the same time Iliyah Oct 2016 #33
The media can fuck off. I seriously do believe the Clintons have been in politics long enough to EV_Ares Oct 2016 #11
B.I.N.G.O. anamandujano Oct 2016 #30
I'm convinced that even if Hillary eats Trump's lunch tonight Mr. Ected Oct 2016 #13
"all of the burden is on Hillary" brer cat Oct 2016 #14
This workinclasszero Oct 2016 #20
Boom! sheshe2 Oct 2016 #25
Perfectly phrased! nt tblue37 Oct 2016 #29
A pile of s**t dumps on HRC, she climbs out smelling like a rose and all corporate media Iliyah Oct 2016 #34
In chess it's known as rock Oct 2016 #15
Why is she supposed to deliver the coup de grāce to a suicide? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2016 #16
Trump's anger is his Achilles heel bucolic_frolic Oct 2016 #17
She won't be allowed to "win" either a debate or the elction. displacedtexan Oct 2016 #19
All Hillary needs to do tonight is . . . OldRedneck Oct 2016 #21
Right? mcar Oct 2016 #22
She needs to remain calm, dignified and act like the competent knowledgeable adult that she is. TNNurse Oct 2016 #23
I am sure that will be no problem for him, TNNurse. sheshe2 Oct 2016 #26
Corporate M$M should actually be referred to as GOP-TV. 6 corporations control 90% of the media Bill USA Oct 2016 #24
Some like Howard Fineman are in a panic. Like I am. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #27
Taking Trump's bar and burying it six feet under MrScorpio Oct 2016 #28
Tweedy and crew will love t-rump forever . . . Iliyah Oct 2016 #35
 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
1. her goal is no longer to defeat Trump, it's to (1) destroy Trump and (2) help usher in
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:00 PM
Oct 2016

Democratic majorities in the House and Senate.

So, it's a more complicated challenge. Especially with a Foxhole 'moderating' the debate.

sheshe2

(83,773 posts)
5. Pisses me off that it is Fox tonight.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:06 PM
Oct 2016

They are not a news station anymore than Trump is a fit candidate for the Presidency. Neither should have a place at the table.

underpants

(182,818 posts)
2. This stinks more of sexism to me than creating a horse race
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:00 PM
Oct 2016

She could stay there for 90 minutes and still win tonight and the election.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
3. Wallace will allow unfettered attacks on Hillary...and will not moderate..
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:04 PM
Oct 2016

Trumps only hope is to get so brutal on Hillary she breaks down....I'm afraid he will learn another lesson...

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
18. Trump has only one play....scream and yell every breitbart lie at Hillary...
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:35 PM
Oct 2016

It's his only play to try to break her......be prepared...thank god for mute

sheshe2

(83,773 posts)
8. She will be fine.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:16 PM
Oct 2016

I give him 10 minutes before he completely loses it. He is losing badly to a woman, his ego will be unable to hand that.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
9. The media could be covering a unique and historic event:
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:19 PM
Oct 2016

the election of the first woman president of the USA.

Instead, they're still busy covering a nonexistent horse race.

Lazy is as lazy does.

 

EV_Ares

(6,587 posts)
11. The media can fuck off. I seriously do believe the Clintons have been in politics long enough to
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:23 PM
Oct 2016

know what the stakes are, what to do & what their goal is. There is nobody who has been through more than Hillary & she can handle anything that is thrown at her.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
13. I'm convinced that even if Hillary eats Trump's lunch tonight
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:26 PM
Oct 2016

The media will portray it as a Trump victory, just to be sure the talking heads have something to talk about for the next 3 weeks.

The media made Trump and they ain't gonna give up on him now. The will of the people be damned.

brer cat

(24,566 posts)
14. "all of the burden is on Hillary"
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:27 PM
Oct 2016

as it has been all along. Donald gets a pass, Hillary has to climb Mt Everest walking backwards in high heels. And all for ratings. Nope, no real journalists any more.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
34. A pile of s**t dumps on HRC, she climbs out smelling like a rose and all corporate media
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 08:49 PM
Oct 2016

will see is the dump of ...... on her.

rock

(13,218 posts)
15. In chess it's known as
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:28 PM
Oct 2016

White has his initiative to defend. (White moves first and this confers a slight advantage which can usually be promoted into a significant, long term advantage.)

bucolic_frolic

(43,172 posts)
17. Trump's anger is his Achilles heel
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:33 PM
Oct 2016

It would surprise everyone if he went presidential and controlled

I think we'll know early on - from the sniffing

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
19. She won't be allowed to "win" either a debate or the elction.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:35 PM
Oct 2016

She'll only be allowed to "come out on top" if the man "loses."

And I'm not even sure that people are aware that that's how they're coming across, especially old schoolers like Tweety and Wolf. These are people who still say things like, "He's smart," but they also say, "She's a smart woman,"or "She's one tough cookie." (And who wants a tough cookie, anyway?) Think I'm exaggerating? Start listening to people around you and see how pervasive this ingrained sexism is.

mcar

(42,333 posts)
22. Right?
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:39 PM
Oct 2016

I turned the gasbags off because of this. They admit, grudgingly, that she's way ahead. Then they go on and on about what she has to do and how Trump will do this and that. And emails

TNNurse

(6,926 posts)
23. She needs to remain calm, dignified and act like the competent knowledgeable adult that she is.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:41 PM
Oct 2016

Let him look like the ignorant, temperamental narcissist bully that he is.

Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
24. Corporate M$M should actually be referred to as GOP-TV. 6 corporations control 90% of the media
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:43 PM
Oct 2016


http://www.morriscreative.com/6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america/

With so many channels to surf through and so much great programming, why can’t we find anything to watch? 90% of what we watch, listen to and read is owned by 6 companies. That’s a large percentage to just be divided by a factor of six. 30 years ago 90% of media was held by 50 different companies,which is what most people would assume it would be now, but thanks to mergers and buyouts, it’s down to 6 major companies (until someone else buys another). The reason we never find anything new on TV is that 70% of what is on cable is owned by the ‘Big 6.’ That’s 1 out of every 5 hours of television. Comcast now owns 51% of NBC, while GE owns 49% (even though the infographic states that GE owns Comcast), further controlling the market with a top cable provider and a top cable channel.


Here is another infographic depicting how much of the market the Bilderberg Grouphas an impact on by letting these major corporations network with each other. If you aren’t sure what the Bilderberg Group is, it’s an annual, unofficial, invitation-only gathering, where powerful companies meet and discuss the current happenings.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,122 posts)
27. Some like Howard Fineman are in a panic. Like I am.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:48 PM
Oct 2016

We see trump never say die. Never leave the stage. Thrive on the comeback. Master of destruction. And with an outsized ego nobody has control of.

Yet, after 16 Republican candidates failed, the media enabled, it is HRC who is supposed to become The dragon slayer. It is insanity. We are living in an insane, purposely built, Republican era of zero accountability.

And sadly, Hillary isn't a great communicator. But hopefully she becomes her own superhero.

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