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I do not think I’ve ever said this aloud because I felt no compunction to rain on Hilary’s parade at the time in 2016. I had a dark, sure feeling that she was going to win, but lose the presidency as electoral votes proved to be true. I also felt that she lost when she did not go really low and seize the moment to eliminate Trump when he stalked her on stage at the now frozen in time monent at their debate. I almost was embarrassed at my hedonistic reaction yelling at her from my viewing point to turn on his cheap theatric ass and vanquish him. Not ignore him but confront him, right there and then. Insist that he get the fuck over to his podium and tell him his stalking days are over and that she will use her last breath to defeat the bullying of the American people by the representative of a party who is no more than a failed businessman who will rape a nation for his own gain and have the brazen nerve to threaten an opponent in front of the televised nation. I don’t give a shit that it would have been a barroom brawl and against all decorum of debates. And I also would have blasted the moderator and network for allowing it. And then responding to what was sure to be a ridiculous comment from Trump, I would have spit on the floor and walked off the stage until order and security were restored to my liking.

And, afterwards, when I had regained my composure, I cried knowing that we had just taken a step down a long dark road.

And here we are. I thought of it again after the attack on the Pelosi home. And remembered how much I wished it would have been Nancy Pelosi or the likes of her that had been the candidate in 2016. Like I have always advocated, a girl or woman must not brook any nonsense when veiled or overt threats of male dominance are apparent. And specifically revised in 2022 as the rise of white male Christian nationalism terrorism is everywhere.

I am not having it. It’s a bag of gaseous stinking hot air.

Unite as a force for We the People. All of us this time. 🗽

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TCinLA's avatar

Woo - that is EXACTLY what I was yelling during the debate!

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JDinTX's avatar

I’m sure she was tied to that ridiculous Dem crap about going high when they go low. That only works when the opponent has any human characteristics. Not pond scum.

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Jeff Carpenter's avatar

👋 👋 👋 👋 👋 👋 👋

I congratulate you for having thought through that response to Trump's misbehaviour in the debate...! You should be in politics (perhaps you are).

Either way, thank you for your clear-headed character analysis.

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