To No One’s Surprise, Only Trump And His WH Believe He Won Chaotic Debate

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday was quick to join President Trump in claiming victory during his first presidential debate against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, despite his off-the-rails performance that was widely and swiftly panned by the media.


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How much medication was involved in producing her big smile?

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Not sure what the meds are, but the side effect has to be a numb feeling in your arms and legs and the sensation that you have a giant hole in the middle of your chest where the air is rushing through.

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Fun read:

It’s a lengthy collection of short opinions and good lord does it highlight the mentally ill, dishonest rationalization gymnastics the GOPers will engage in to either say this was a good thing for Trump or soften how bad it was.

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There was a big fight last night in the White House about who was going to tell him the truth and it is apparent that no one volunteered.
“You tell him.”
“Fuck you! You tell him!”

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Trump was the flailing elderly alpha male, turbid, purposeless, helter-skelter. Adderall is not power, anger is not truth.

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Sad. Do the defeated lumbering elephant walk, Donald.

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I would love to see Biden keep her on as Press Sec and remind her that, as a civil servant, it’s her job to defend him as fervently as she does Trump.

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She’s mainlining the belief that she’s on the winning side of a fascist autocratic takeover that will render her both wealthy and powerful…a mix akin to a “speedball.” Her racist religious fanaticism is like adding Ambien to the mix.

As for Varney, he’s just plain old vanilla retarded.

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All I see in that screen grab from TMP in the article.

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The graphic on the NY Times “who won the debate?” page is pretty funny too.

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Boy, if Fat Nixon thought he won last night, his reaction to election day results is gonna get really interesting.

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Fuck the NYT paywall in its tuckus. I’d rather spend my money buying bags of cat poop, which I rather don’t rather in the first place.

Sorry man…

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That’s hilarious. Who’s the lonely dimwit?

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McEnany saying something that is patently untrue is not news. We knew she would say this. There is no way she was going to admit that he was really disappointed that he was unable to fling literal feces, but that is the way it is.

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Christopher Buskirk Donald Trump. In 1984, Reagan looked tired during his first debate with Walter Mondale, and many people thought he was showing his age. Not Donald Trump. He was on the front foot from the outset and though he never landed a knockout, it was also never close. People will say there was a lack of substance and a lack of dignity and they’ll mostly be right. But after five years of watching Donald Trump, Joe Biden and his team don’t understand that Trump’s strategy is “Just win, baby.” So he dominated Biden, pre-empting him, taking his time, rebutting him on the fly and changing the subject. Trump looked vigorous and energetic and that’s enough to win.

ETA: I love that this turd thinks Trump accomplished a “Just win, baby” debate.

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The one way out in right wingnut field?

Buskirk?

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If Donnie’s cast and crew really believe that, they need to be medicated and undergo serious treatment.
That, however, can wait until after the election: at the very least, the reality of their defeat should make them more amenable to seeking, and sincerely working with, the help they need.

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“To No One’s Surprise, Only Trump And His WH Believe He Won Chaotic Debate.”

To be fair, Trump also believes he has a great complexion, Fabio hair, and a six-pack.

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