First [Presidential Debate] Monday Sept 26, 9 PM EST at Hostra University

GoodKingJayIII

Absalon wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/780474264898109440

Fuck.

Fuck.

I clearly don't understand the direness of this prediction.

Taramoor

Couscous wrote: »

Obama did not do much preparation and paud the price.

According to the Keeping it 1600 podcast Obama did a lot of prep, but he figured he'd be debating the distant, severely conservative Mitt Romney that had been out and about during the GOP Primary, but then Romney opened with a joke and jumped straight to the center at the speed of sound and totally threw Obama off kilter. After the first ten minutes, the winner was decided and there was nothing Obama could do.

Coinage

GoodKingJayIII wrote: »

Absalon wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/780474264898109440

Fuck.

Fuck.

I clearly don't understand the direness of this prediction.

Bill Kristol has pretty much never been right about something.

shryke

desc wrote: »

let me be upfront: I want blood this fucking election to be over

So It Goes

SeñorAmor wrote: »

Ok, I'm ready. Let's do this!

Me too

Knight_

Taramoor wrote: »

Couscous wrote: »

Obama did not do much preparation and paud the price.

According to the Keeping it 1600 podcast Obama did a lot of prep, but he figured he'd be debating the distant, severely conservative Mitt Romney that had been out and about during the GOP Primary, but then Romney opened with a joke and jumped straight to the center at the speed of sound and totally threw Obama off kilter. After the first ten minutes, the winner was decided and there was nothing Obama could do.

This is what I'm worried about.

PantsB

If the Commander and Chief town hall hadn't happened I'd be confident now. That was so insanely slanted that I'm now very nervous. Donald Trump doesn't belong on the same stage as Hillary Clinton. Most of the media knows this and too many of them compensate for that fact. And in front of 100,000,000 people that matters

Centipede Damascus

https://twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/780560764138614784

M-Vickers

I'm off to bed America - drink safe !

I hope your livers survive to see tomorrow.

Duffel

Taramoor wrote: »

Couscous wrote: »

Obama did not do much preparation and paud the price.

According to the Keeping it 1600 podcast Obama did a lot of prep, but he figured he'd be debating the distant, severely conservative Mitt Romney that had been out and about during the GOP Primary, but then Romney opened with a joke and jumped straight to the center at the speed of sound and totally threw Obama off kilter. After the first ten minutes, the winner was decided and there was nothing Obama could do.

I kind of wonder what type(s) of "Trump" Clinton has been practicing against. Trump is the most and least predictable candidate in recent memory.

I'm also not sure how much of his supposed lack of preparation is a feint. While he's temperamentally unsuited for serious debate prep based on what we know of his psychology, his campaign's loud and repeated insistence on his winging it seems like an obvious misdirection.

Basically we're running on Se7en rules. I have no idea what to expect here.

Drakeon

Knight_ wrote: »

Taramoor wrote: »

Couscous wrote: »

Obama did not do much preparation and paud the price.

According to the Keeping it 1600 podcast Obama did a lot of prep, but he figured he'd be debating the distant, severely conservative Mitt Romney that had been out and about during the GOP Primary, but then Romney opened with a joke and jumped straight to the center at the speed of sound and totally threw Obama off kilter. After the first ten minutes, the winner was decided and there was nothing Obama could do.

This is what I'm worried about.

Trump is too arrogant to think his positions are wrong, that's the difference between him and Romney.

syndalis

I am ready - and Summer sent me a drinking game



This might kill me

ManetherenWolf

Chris Christie and Don King are confirmed in the audience. saw both of them on the Washington Post stream on youtube

Variable

'believe me' is my favorite trumpism just for how easy it makes impressions. anyone can do that phrase and sound like him.

Quid

So It Goes wrote: »

SeñorAmor wrote: »

Ok, I'm ready. Let's do this!

Me too

I mentioned it in discord but again: SIG this is seriously a really nice set up. I'm jelly I don't live closer.

Centipede Damascus

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/780563267756384256

desc

I don't know if I can deal with CNN

PantsB

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https://twitter.com/ElectProject/status/780560977930498048

ManetherenWolf

Don King is wearing a sequined USA Denim Jacket.

Cant make this shit up people.

Wraith260

Variable wrote: »

'believe me' is my favorite trumpism just for how easy it makes impressions. anyone can do that phrase and sound like him.

i can't hear or see that phrase and not associate it with Tim Kaine's impression.

Quid

ManetherenWolf wrote: »

Don King is wearing a sequined USA Denim Jacket.

Cant make this shit up people.

That's what he wore when he gave the speech where he dropped the n-word and all the Republicans behind him cracked up.

Handgimp

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/when-donald-trump-doesnt-tell-the-truth-at-tonights-debate-heres-how-you-can-hold-him-accountable/

Page for realtime reality checks by The Briefing.

Johnny Chopsocky

I'm not going to watch this live, seeing as I work the morning shift and will be asleep. Also, I'm going to be a captive audience in the control room at work for the "highlight" reels, so it's not like I'm going to miss everything.

PantsB

Ringer preshow started, hopefully it'll be a step up from TV stuff

enlightenedbum

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/780540877047341057

GoodKingJayIII

Coinage wrote: »

GoodKingJayIII wrote: »

Absalon wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/780474264898109440

Fuck.

Fuck.

I clearly don't understand the direness of this prediction.

Bill Kristol has pretty much never been right about something.

I mean, I think he's right about Clinton's attitude, she's always composed, always smart, always thoughtful. She's going to have cogent answers to whatever Holt throws at her.

I do think he's wrong that Clinton will win though. We all know the bar is so low for Trump that he's basically already won short of taking a dump on stage and storming out.

I think we'll probably hear a lot of bullshit about how great Trump was from the talking heads but after a day or so people are going to realize that Clinton was better in every way.

tuxkamen

I'm feeling fairly confident that neither candidate will be throwing obscenities tonight.

Kelor

Anyone able to @ me with an audio only stream? I'm at work and won't be able to watch it but can get away with listening.

enlightenedbum

On the other hand, if Hillary said "Oh, go fuck yourself you sexist, racist, wannabe authoritarian, fascist walking Cheeto." who would she lose?

Aioua

I have an irresponsibly large glass of absinthe poured.

Take me home, green fairy.

Raiden333

Kelor wrote: »

Anyone able to @ me with an audio only stream? I'm at work and won't be able to watch it but can get away with listening.

open up the youtube stream in the OP and minimize it?

DarkPrimus

Centipede Damascus wrote: »

https://twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/780560764138614784

This is so that Trump can announce it as an example of how he can keep business and politics separate. I bet you.

mrpaku

enlightenedbum wrote: »

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/780540877047341057

Dear lord please let this be the tone for this evening

Take his throat out, Hilldogg

Wraith260

enlightenedbum wrote: »

On the other hand, if Hillary said "Oh, go fuck yourself you sexist, racist, wannabe authoritarian, fascist walking Cheeto." who would she lose?

Cheeto enthusiasts. they must be getting really tired of all the comparisons to Trump.

So It Goes

Kelor wrote: »

Anyone able to @ me with an audio only stream? I'm at work and won't be able to watch it but can get away with listening.

@Kelor

try here, at the very top is live radio stream I think which should be the debate once it starts

http://www.npr.org/sections/politics/

Shadowfire

tuxkamen wrote: »

I'm feeling fairly confident that neither candidate will be throwing obscenities tonight.

How about podiums? Because I might be willing to throw down some extra cash if Hillary just knocks Trump out.

Crayon

IT'S MOTHERFUCKIN' TIME!

COME ON AND DO THAT DUNK. DUNK IT REAL GOOD!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9FImc2LOr8

Shadowfire

They're talking about the moderation here. Did they say they wouldn't fact check? I missed the very beginning. The stream is a bit stuttery.

PantsB

enlightenedbum wrote: »

On the other hand, if Hillary said "Oh, go fuck yourself you sexist, racist, wannabe authoritarian, fascist walking Cheeto." who would she lose?

Pearl clutchers, especially suburban women probably

Shadowfire

Journalists must fork over $200 for wifi at presidential debate.

News organizations attending Monday evening’s presidential debate must pay $200 for a “Secure Wireless Internet Connection” at Hofstra University in New York state. The debate is set to begin at 9pm Eastern.

While profiteering during a high-profile occasion such as this is not unheard of—$15 for a patch cable?—what’s worse is that event staff at Hofstra University are reportedly using a $2,000 device to actively scan for hotspots and other ad-hoc Wi-Fi networks.

Politico reporter Kenneth Vogel, who posted a related photo, said on Twitter that journalists are essentially being given an ultimatum: use your own hotspot and get “tossed” from the debate site. (Of course, this problem can simply be solved via a Bluetooth or USB tether from an active smartphone to a laptop.)

Hofstra's action may be unlawful under an advisory published by the Federal Communications Commission in January 2015 which found that "willful or malicious interference with Wi-Fi hotspots is illegal."

As Ars reported previously, the FCC fined fined Marriott $600,000 in October 2014 for blocking customers’ personal Wi-Fi hotspots at a Nashville, Tennessee, branch. Although Marriott paid the fine, it remained defiant and filed a request for rulemaking with the commission, asking that Wi-Fi blocking be permitted. Marriott’s reasoning was that it could better manage the security of its own network if it blocked unauthorized Wi-Fi broadcasts.

Neither Hofstra University nor the FCC immediately responded to Ars’ request for comment.

UPDATE 8:29pm ET: Apparently the overpriced Wi-Fi is actually down, according to Wired editor Emily Dreyfus.

Emphasis mine. :rotate: