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Julie Hemmings's avatar

Yes! This is what she did to him and he needs to turn the tables. He needs to convince the independents. His diehards are already won over and aren’t going away so he must go after the undecided and his angry style will not get them.

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Dena's avatar

Reagan had this ability.

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Geary Johansen's avatar

"I want you to know also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience." - President Reagan

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Lawdog's avatar

Actually, the polls show that his angry style worked fine with independents. It just didn't move any Democrats.

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Cushman's avatar

Did either Disraeli or Churchill suffer a recent near miss deep state assisted assasination attempt? No. Pretty hard to relax and be funny when your political opponents tried to kill you and you know they are still trying to kill you.

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Don M's avatar

I agree. I would like to add that neither Disraeli nor Churchill were attacked by EVERY mainstream media source after they entered the political arena. Trump has had his home raided in a military assault fashion, impeached (and acquitted) and to this day is attacked constantly. Bogus charges filed that he has spent millions of $ to defend against.

There was no TV and the constant daily barrage of lies about him.

There is NO comparison between them and what Trump has endured.

I can’t believe he hasn’t exploded after enduring all of this.

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Elizabeth D.'s avatar

And cap it all off with a smug debate candidate and two fake fact checkers. I don’t know how he keeps going. May God’s favor shine on Trump.

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Cushman's avatar

Great reply. Thanks.

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Sherre Franklin's avatar

Exactly. No comparison.

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Jennifer L.'s avatar

Beautifully said.

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Dena's avatar

There could be some residual ptsd he has to deal with. Would be totally normal.

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Mike Ellis's avatar

Everyone struck by a bullet "contracts" PTSD!

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Jennifer Jones's avatar

I've thought of that, too. Also, he mentioned how *hard* the bullet hit, even though "only" his ear. I wonder if that amount of force could cause an impact to the head, even though it only hit the ear.

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Jennifer L.'s avatar

Excellent post, thank you for voicing what many of us are thinking.

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Jennifer Jones's avatar

And the moderators are fact checking only you, not your opponent.

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Jim Purvis's avatar

Brilliant advice! I hope he hears about it somehow and takes it. Along that same train of thought, conservative comedians are so important in the culture war we are in.

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Just a Bloke's avatar

Nonsense. Both Disrael and Churchill spent hours developing & rehearsing delivery of their spontaneous wit. They also wrote the history, so they were able to frame their gems.

The “Presidential Debates” are farcical, stilted exercises in selling advertising.

America does not have a Parliamentary culture, in which debates can (but rarely) sway votes. Trump won 2020. He’ll win 2024: what matters is who counts the votes.

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Geary Johansen's avatar

If you're trying to win the hearts and minds of undecideds, then this Rasmussen poll shows that the main factor stilting the election against Trump was cheating on mail-in ballots,

'A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports and The Heartland Institute finds that 21% of Likely U.S. voters who voted by absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 election say they filled out a ballot, in part or in full, on behalf of a friend or family member, such as a spouse or child, while 78% say they didn’t.'

'Thirty percent (30%) of those surveyed said they voted by absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 election. Nineteen percent (19%) of those who cast mail-in votes say a friend or family member filled out their ballot, in part or in full, on their behalf. Furthermore, 17% of mail-in voters say that in the 2020 election, they cast a ballot in a state where they were no longer a permanent resident.' (With a likely much higher than 30% percentage of Democrats voting by mail-in).

https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/one_in_five_mail_in_voters_admit_they_cheated_in_2020_election

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Marlene Mc's avatar

I hope he gets another opportunity. I would love to see Make America Healthy Again! This joining with Bobby Kennedy was so powerful a couple of weeks ago. Mom’s and Grandmothers care about health. Let’s use that as a big step forward. Bobby could certainly help with this prep before the next debate…..if there is one.

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John Day MD's avatar

NOVA H1 Audio Earrings - Earphones embedded in Earrings https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nova-audioearrings/audio-earrings-earphones-made-earrings

Kamala Harris' debate earrings look identical, don't they?

https://thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Did-Kamala-Harris-Wear-A-Secret-Earpiece.jpg

The jokes almost write themselves with faux-pearl earrings as spyware...

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Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH's avatar

Greetings John! I would not be surprised in the least if Kamala received the questions in advance and received guidance via an earbud. On the contrary, I would fully expect it. Trump ought to know by now that these people don't fight fair. Regards, JSL

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Jennifer L.'s avatar

Trump clearly knows they do not “fight fair.” He almost lost his life as a result. Yet he continues to go up against them anyway; exposing them in the process and in turn waking people up to it.

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Jack's avatar

Brings to mind another saying, “You catch more bees with honey than vinegar.”

Or perhaps Shakespeare’s “Many a truth is spoken in jest.”

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Jennifer L.'s avatar

Get back to me when you have been the victim of an assassination attempt.

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Monica's avatar

I doubt words or debates make much difference at this point. UK and Netherlands approved Ukraine's use of long range missles within Russia. When WW3 breaks out, all else shall be forgotten. Trump could have never prevented what they've been working towards for decades. Or longer. Be ready. And keep your faith strong

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Jennifer Jones's avatar

Pray the "Our Father."

Thy Will Be Done.

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David O'Halloran's avatar

Excellent thanks and thanks for the quotes. I too was appalled by the "debate" and lament the decline of political rhetoric. I had the feeling that she was being fed the lines through earphones. Trump seemed a bit rattled. He was frowning too much and too serious, at least at first. He is at his best when relaxed. He improved as the torture continued. In my humble opinion President Trump should put his faith in the electorate, stick to his points and not bother to engage with the warmongers. It will be critical to make 100% sure that there is no vote rigging in the swing states. No electronic voting machines, no mail in ballots and total transparency in the count. I hope and pray his team have been on this aspect. I fear it will come down to a tie break in the swing states and they will cheat and cheat as they did before and always do.

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Richard Kudrna's avatar

Imagine if today a Jew was UK prime minister? Seems impossible now.

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DevonshireDozer's avatar

Disraeli was a Brit who happened to be Jewish.

There's a subtle, but very important, difference between that & other arrangements of the words. In a similar fashion, I think of such as Doc Malik as a Brit who happens to have Pakistani ancestry.

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Morris Kaplan's avatar

Wit in service of the empire never fails to win approval of the butchers behind the scenes!

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Denise Barbini's avatar

One of my favourite Churchill quotes. It makes me laugh each time I hear it. I agree. Trump should relax and take to opportunity to throw Kamala offside with some humour.

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Denise Barbini's avatar

The opportunity *

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Marilyn Hagerman's avatar

You, John Leake are absolutely eloquent! How accurate….and hilarious, your journalistic endeavours in today’s article! You have indeed brought to mind some honest reflections of great statesmanship…..sadly lacking in today’s asinine “woke” world!!

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James Bryson's avatar

Oh for a statesman, a thinker, a speaker to lead a great nation.

Thank you for this remembrance of Disraeli, all of the above.

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Sue's avatar

Agree!

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LAM's avatar

Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

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100PercAcctblty's avatar

I liked his demeanor during the recent Biden debate better, I did not like his demeanor in the first debate with Biden.

He’s been working his arse off every day, and he’s being attacked and persecuted for over eight years now, and Patriots know what that feels like, so unlike RFK, Jr. saying he should have prepared better, which I don’t agree with, we tend to roll with the punches. I don’t think he was unprepared at all.

We can write POTUS45 and First Lady Melania at 45office.com. I always write him and tell him if I’m disappointed in something he’s done or pleased, and I plan to write him about the debate; overall, he did fine getting his message out to newbies. He could have done better.

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Jeanice Crowley's avatar

He looked very tired to me in the debate the other night with Kammie. I was sad about the entire debate - so many elements were soooo wrong. Through the entire 90 plus minutes I kept thinking she was "listening" to someone as our Pres spoke. Yesterday found quite a number of folks posting photos of earrings very similar to the ones Kammie wore - suggestion is those earrings were listening devices!! Would not surprise me at all. Regarding his performance - how he managed to maintain a neutral face through all of her lies and stories deserves a war medal!! I appreciate your comments about all that he has been battling - good to keep in mind that lawfare started in 2015 when he came down the escalator at Trump Tower and it has not let up for a moment. How many of us could withstand that kind of onslaught?

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Allie's avatar

His mic was set too low, requiring him to lean down toward the mic. And ABC probably had the lightning adjusted in the most unflattering way.

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100PercAcctblty's avatar

100PercAcctblty

I reposted this because the post was in a block that was orange in color. Does that mean it was deleted by someone? We’ll see.

It’s definitely a possibility she could have had a listening device, but I don’t know. She’s not very bright.

He agreed to all of their demands for the debate, so he knew what he was getting into. His main goal was to reach the people who aren’t really into politics and just watch the debates and then vote and the newbies who are coming onboard.

He’s a walking, talking, human campaign robot. He has been nonstop campaigning almost every day, and he only gets three to four hours of sleep a night. He was able to debunk some of her lies and talk about his accomplishments. She told 25 lies, and I don’t think she was fact-checked on any of them. It’s a good way for people who only watch MSM to see how they operate and question their integrity. I would give it a 7 out of 10 if I had to rank it.

I could tell you some stories on how it feels to be attacked non-stop for 8+ years. I used to take the Metro from VA into D.C. for Patriot events, and I had to cover my tee shirt and hide my hat until I got to the event. I was afraid of getting beat up or having my shirt ripped off, etc.

There was a rally called MOAR, Mother of All Rallies, until Twitter banned them and they couldn’t get the word out. They would also censor our rallies. One rally I attended, there’s a grassy spot in front of the stage, and someone smashed dog crap into the ground everywhere. Where else could you be happy and enjoying the company and people would walk by and say “F” off, etc. WHO DOES THAT? I could go on and on. POTUS45 has been through way worse.

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Jennifer L.'s avatar

Jeanine, Catturd and Jewels announced on their 9/12 podcast a whistleblower from ABC has come forward with information on ABC agreeing ahead of time they would not fact check Coupmala at all during the debate (plus she had the questions ahead of time).

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100PercAcctblty's avatar

It’s definitely a possibility she could have had a listening device, but I don’t know. She’s not very bright.

He agreed to all of their demands for the debate, so he knew what he was getting into. His main goal was to reach the people who aren’t really into politics and just watch the debates and then vote and the newbies who are coming onboard.

He’s a walking, talking, human campaign robot. He has been nonstop campaigning almost every day, and he only gets three to four hours of sleep a night. He was able to debunk some of her lies and talk about his accomplishments. She told 25 lies, and I don’t think she was fact-checked on any of them. It’s a good way for people who only watch MSM to see how they operate and question their integrity. I would give it a 7 out of 10 if I had to rank it.

I could tell you some stories on how it feels to be attacked non-stop for 8+ years. I used to take the Metro from VA into D.C. for Patriot events, and I had to cover my tee shirt and hide my hat until I got to the event. I was afraid of getting beat up or having my shirt ripped off, etc.

There was a rally called MOAR, Mother of All Rallies, until Twitter banned them and they couldn’t get the word out. They would also censor our rallies. One rally I attended, there’s a grassy spot in front of the stage, and someone smashed dog crap into the ground everywhere. Where else could you be happy and enjoying the company and people would walk by and say “F” off, etc. WHO DOES THAT? I could go on and on. POTUS45 has been through way worse.

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100PercAcctblty's avatar

This is some interesting info I found from a post on The Gateway Pundit. I fact-checked it.

The brother of David is Ben Rhodes, not “Ben Rutz,” though.

This is one of the reasons POTUS 45 agreed to their debate, their terms. Now, ABC is being exposed.

Yes, ABC News Executive Producer Ian Cameron is married to Susan Rice, she was Obama’s National Security Advisor.

Yes, CBS President, David Rhodes, is the brother of Ben Rutz, Obama’s Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications.

Yes, ABC News Correspondent Claire Shipman is married to Jay Carney, former Obama White House Press Secretary.

Yes, ABC News & Univision reporter Matthew Jaffe, is married to Katie Hogan, Obama’s former Deputy Press Secretary.

Yes, ABC President Ben Sherwood is the brother of Elizabeth Sherwood, Obama’s former Special Advisor,

Yes, CNN President Virginia Moseley, is married to Tom Nides, former Deputy Secretary to Hillary Clinton.

This is what anyone with a functional brain knows is a “Stacked Deck”. If you thought the Lying Legacy Lamestream News was rigged but couldn’t connect the dots, this might help you solve that issue.

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Sherre Franklin's avatar

Absolutely, his demeanor was different in the first debate. I believe he did an incredible job the other night considering what happened between these debates.

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100PercAcctblty's avatar

Here’s a different perspective, one I happen to agree with for the most part:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/09/ingrassia-president-trump-handily-beat-kamala-harris-their/

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