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Old 10-05-2016, 11:34 PM
 
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True. So?
Thats his excuse for Trump attacking, belittling, and making fun of groups and individuals. He realizes he is wrong, so he has to make an excuse in his mind why it is okay or doesn't matter.
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Old 10-05-2016, 11:37 PM
 
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The thing is, Hillary apologized for it.

Trump, on the other hand, has never apologized for any of his inappropriate comments. And it's a lot more than just Alicia Machado.

Trump has shown that he is a thin-skinned man who can't resist being goaded into a Twitter insult fest by anyone, no matter how trivial and petty the matter is. That's not the sign of an adult. Why do you find that so admirable?

You're trying to defend the indefensible here.
Trump doesn't even want forgiveness, why would he apologize to start with.

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Old 10-05-2016, 11:38 PM
 
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The thing is, Hillary apologized for it.

Trump, on the other hand, has never apologized for any of his inappropriate comments. And it's a lot more than just Alicia Machado.

Trump has shown that he is a thin-skinned man who can't resist being goaded into a Twitter insult fest by anyone, no matter how trivial and petty the matter is. That's not the sign of an adult. Why do you find that so admirable?

You're trying to defend the indefensible here.
Apologies are a matter of political expedience. They fix nothing. Regardless, Hillary did not apologize - she simply said her number may be off. That's a direct attack on Americans from all walks of life. She's an unapologetic hypocrite. That's indefensible aside from resorting to 3rd grade logic..."well Donald does it more".
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Old 10-05-2016, 11:42 PM
 
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Apologies are a matter of political expedience. They fix nothing. Regardless, Hillary did not apologize - she simply said her number may be off. That's a direct attack on Americans from all walks of life. She's an unapologetic hypocrite. That's indefensible aside from resorting to 3rd grade logic..."well Donald does it more".
Are you finally willing to admit that your statement "Trump has insulted a few specific people" is false? Hillary Clinton being a hypocrite doesn't make your statement true.
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Old 10-05-2016, 11:47 PM
 
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Apologies are a matter of political expedience. They fix nothing. Regardless, Hillary did not apologize - she simply said her number may be off. That's a direct attack on Americans from all walks of life. She's an unapologetic hypocrite. That's indefensible aside from resorting to 3rd grade logic..."well Donald does it more".
She offered more of an apology than The Donald ever has for blanket-branding Mexicans as rapists or Muslims as terrorists. Or for insulting a POW. Or publicly denigrating a Gold Star family. Or any of his other blatantly stupid petty fights he's picked.

Sure, you can find cases where any politician said something dumb that they later have to walk back and apologize for. The problem with your candidate is that he is such a child that he can't resist being goaded into the most immature Twitter fights over the dumbest of trivialities. The way he responded to the whole Alicia Machado incident...I mean, was he trying to give the election to Hillary? Do you really think that being drawn to these kinds of petty gutter fights like a fly to **** is such an admirable quality for a President? It works for a reality TV show star, maybe...
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Old 10-05-2016, 11:49 PM
 
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Are you finally willing to admit that your statement "Trump has insulted a few specific people" is false? Hillary Clinton being a hypocrite doesn't make your statement true.
As the debates here point out, what constitutes an insult is debateable.

The bottom line is that Hillary has insulted millions therefore it's hypocritical to attack anyone for hurling insults. Unless of course 3rd grade logic is applied..."well you did it more".
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Old 10-05-2016, 11:50 PM
 
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She offered more of an apology than The Donald did for blanket-branding Mexicans as rapists or Muslims as terrorists.
False claims.
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Old 10-05-2016, 11:51 PM
 
Location: San Francisco, CA
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False claims.
Where'd you get that from - your right-wing blogs that spread conspiracy theories?

And by the way, the definition of 3rd grade logic pretty much is: when you can't let even the smaller slight go unanswered without a very public and embarrassing insult barrage. That's what petty kids do. And that's what Trump does. The guy can't be an adult and take the high road on ANYTHING, and that's pretty much single-handedly why he's going to lose the election. By now, he's weirded out most every rational adult in America with his strange obsession of being goaded into silly insult back-and-forths.

Next time, pick an adult for the job.
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Old 10-05-2016, 11:54 PM
 
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Where'd you get that from - your right-wing blogs that spread conspiracy theories?
Instead of your usual ad hom attacks, why not provide full quotes on these two issues and explain your logic?

From where I stand you've already conceded defeat due to using "well Trump did it too" logic to defend Hillary.
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Old 10-06-2016, 12:07 AM
 
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Let's face it Donald is a political outsider and the lords of power on both sides don't like it.
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