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Loser trump Plans To Spend The First Debate Personally Attacking Biden (Original Post) 634-5789 Sep 2020 OP
Let him. Hstch05 Sep 2020 #1
I hope you're right. I'm a nervous wreck. bamagal62 Sep 2020 #2
I understand. Hstch05 Sep 2020 #5
Yes! That is exactly it. nt NoRoadUntravelled Sep 2020 #7
I'm not worried about Biden. tman Sep 2020 #3
The moderator(s) should ideally shut down the debate as that would be a violation of no_hypocrisy Sep 2020 #4
Also if they shut it down, he gets to be the martyr once again The Genealogist Sep 2020 #12
Joe's challenge will be to keep his temper, focus on Trump's failures. Nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2020 #6
I'm looking forward to hearing Joe's zingers following tRump's tired old rhetoric. NoRoadUntravelled Sep 2020 #8
Odds are pretty good that Trump will be the one losing his temper. GoCubsGo Sep 2020 #9
I want to see him try to shadow Biden like he did with Hillary and see Biden knock him on his ass. WyattKansas Sep 2020 #10
All Joe has to say is this: Buckeyeblue Sep 2020 #11
I like your ideas on this, good stuff. n/t monmouth4 Sep 2020 #13
+1, but first deride him by calling him Captain Clorox ... uponit7771 Sep 2020 #18
Who will look like a real president? The candidate who answers questions and has a plan or Trump? Doodley Sep 2020 #14
Exactly. nt crickets Sep 2020 #16
Drink every time Trump says Hunter Biden. sarcasmo Sep 2020 #15
It's funny (both ironic and humorous) how the Trumpsters decry Biden's supposed senility, yet they p keithbvadu2 Sep 2020 #17
Biden should announce at the beginning of debate a challenge to Trump - ooky Sep 2020 #19
Biden should laugh at such attacks Eid Ma Clack Shaw Sep 2020 #20

Hstch05

(219 posts)
1. Let him.
Sat Sep 26, 2020, 09:44 AM
Sep 2020

He doesn't have anything he can run on that Joe won't completely dismantle him on in 30 seconds in a fair debate. Trump has no choice to go low and personal because that's what gets his base revved up.
Joe knows this is coming and will handle it like a pro. He's going to turn it all around and use it to make Trump look weaker than ever by the end of the debate.

Hstch05

(219 posts)
5. I understand.
Sat Sep 26, 2020, 09:53 AM
Sep 2020

But stop. Take a few deep breaths. Nothing trump has been able to do has moved his polling numbers up an iota. There really are no undecideds anymore. It's all going to work out if we just keep pushing forward and do what we can to support our candidates and get people out to vote.

no_hypocrisy

(46,095 posts)
4. The moderator(s) should ideally shut down the debate as that would be a violation of
Sat Sep 26, 2020, 09:46 AM
Sep 2020

the Rules. But the mod(s) won't because in the opinion of the producers, this is gripping television. Think of it like 90+ minutes of Teresa Giudice (Real Housewives of New Jersey) flipping tables non-stop and escalating as the minutes tick by. This is no Harvard Debate Team versus Yale.

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)
12. Also if they shut it down, he gets to be the martyr once again
Sat Sep 26, 2020, 10:17 AM
Sep 2020

He LOVES whinging about how the ebul libruls persecute him (i.e. call him on his bullshit). Shutting him down would be grist for the mill. And of course they want him to get up and spew his diarrhea of the mouth, because it means fat stacks of ad revenue.

I think at this point, most minds are made up. Seems you either despise the cretin or worship him.

NoRoadUntravelled

(2,626 posts)
8. I'm looking forward to hearing Joe's zingers following tRump's tired old rhetoric.
Sat Sep 26, 2020, 09:59 AM
Sep 2020

Focusing on tRump's failures is perfect. Joe's got plenty to choose from.

GoCubsGo

(32,082 posts)
9. Odds are pretty good that Trump will be the one losing his temper.
Sat Sep 26, 2020, 10:06 AM
Sep 2020

He believes his own lies about Biden, and he's going to go in there thinking he's dealing with a guy who is stupid and "is in mental decline." He's in for a rude awakening. All Joe needs to do is push his buttons, of which there are many. Like Mary Trump said, just address him as "Donald," and never by "Mr. President.' There are loads of other things he can do to set off the syphilitic, orange pigman, as well. I give it 45 minutes before he reaches full tantrum, if Joe handles it right.

WyattKansas

(1,648 posts)
10. I want to see him try to shadow Biden like he did with Hillary and see Biden knock him on his ass.
Sat Sep 26, 2020, 10:09 AM
Sep 2020

And the whole country could see tRUMP crying like a baby. Perhaps we would even get to see Don Jr. bull rush the stage to attempt to sucker punch Biden and the Secrete Service would take him out.

If that actually happened the election is over, because his base would abandon him for being a loser and his alleged 'tuff guy' image would be destroyed... tRUMP's previous attempts to call Joe weak and feeble would also backfire bigly.

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
11. All Joe has to say is this:
Sat Sep 26, 2020, 10:12 AM
Sep 2020

He continually attacks me because he can't defend his own administration's record, which by the way by the way, might be the most corrupt administration in our country's history. But let's not talk about that right now. Let's just talk about his disastrous policies. He has repeatedly called the Covid-19 pandemic a hoax. This is a world-wide pandemic. And he calls it a hoax. He undermines state attempts to protect people. And by the way, states were forced to act individually because he refused to act nationally...

Biden could go on and on...each time Trump attacks him, he could provide a different example of Trump's failures.

And if Trump brings up Hunter Biden, Joe should say, your administration's record-which is staffed by members of your family--is so disastrous that you have to extort lies about my son using tax payers money. You can't even use your own money to buy these lies. And the give an example of a policy disaster.

keithbvadu2

(36,793 posts)
17. It's funny (both ironic and humorous) how the Trumpsters decry Biden's supposed senility, yet they p
Sat Sep 26, 2020, 10:56 AM
Sep 2020

It's funny (both ironic and humorous) how the Trumpsters decry Biden's supposed senility, yet they praise Biden's debating skills as a pre-excuse for Trump's own incompetence and senility.

ooky

(8,922 posts)
19. Biden should announce at the beginning of debate a challenge to Trump -
Sat Sep 26, 2020, 11:06 AM
Sep 2020

that to show America who is in better shape, they should each stand up on their own power during the debate rather than sit in his chair or lean on his podium. If Joe does it Trump will have no choice - then Trump's legs and back will be giving out under his 329 pound load that he won't be able to think about his attack lines.

Eid Ma Clack Shaw

(490 posts)
20. Biden should laugh at such attacks
Sat Sep 26, 2020, 11:12 AM
Sep 2020

and chide Trump's playground antics. The laughter was effective in 2012 and can be again, but these are (more) serious times so save it for when he does something overtly personal or absurd.

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