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And the Crowd Cheered
Donald J. Trump was outrageous. He was demeaning. He was even somewhat menacing, warning a female moderator that he could turn on her at any moment.
When confronted with his tendency to describe the women he dislikes as “fat pigs,” “slobs” or “disgusting animals,” he dismissively replied that neither he nor the United States “have time for political correctness.”
And the crowd cheered. 
What is wrong with this country?
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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BTW, just how much time does it take to be respectful towards other people?
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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I would add overwhelmingly disgusting to Trump's behavior at the so-called debate. As he usually does, he overwhelmesand takes over and the moderators chose to allow him to blather on ad nauseum. I would have thought the moderators, all very familiar with Trumps digusting behavior most times, would have been better prepared for him and better able to shut him up. In fact I was yelling at the tv--shut him the hell up!
Ron Paul: I would never vote him into anything. He's a little strange at times and why doesn't he get rid of that god-awful hair cut. He looks ridiculous.
How many times was God invoked into their comments? Too many when it comes to discussing government and governing.
Abortion? It was turning into an anti-everything female health and their bodies. Go away, you freaks!
Just for the helluva it I kept count of how many times the names Clinton or Hilliary and Obama were mention. Hilliary--18. Obama--21, but this count doesn't include the mention of Obamacare, president or commander in chief.
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Goose, based on just my very intermittent view of popular culture, it appears that publicly humiliating people is popular.
Also, it's popular to put ordinary people in extrordinary situations with a script and call it 'reality'. The more someone is likely to be abused or humiliated or embarrassed in some way, the more popular the show is.
People also seem to enjoy violence a great deal.
IMO this is why people cheered.
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Conversely, it sounded like a lot of people cheered Kasich's answer regarding gay marriage. I can't imagine that the same people who cheered Kasich's answer also cheered Trump's political correctness comment. There may have been a wider range of viewpoints represented at the debate than it appeared sometimes.
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opendoug wrote:
Conversely, it sounded like a lot of people cheered Kasich's answer regarding gay marriage. I can't imagine that the same people who cheered Kasich's answer also cheered Trump's political correctness comment. There may have been a wider range of viewpoints represented at the debate than it appeared sometimes.
Good point Doug.
Here's the thing about the debate last night. It wasn't a debate. It was theater. You knew it was going to be theater the moment they put it in a basketball arena. I have no doubt some of the people who were there were there for the spectacle of it all far more than they were to hear Scott Walker's position on abortion.
And who better to turn in into a spectacle than Fox? (Although to be honest, CNN and MSNBC would have done so as well.)
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And when he was making these demeaning comments to Rosie, to Megyn and to the others he sees as "enemies" all the candidates and moderators stood there silent.
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Cowards, one and all. Not one would have the courage to tackle Trump for fear he would be Trumps next victim and that would be embarrassing on live tv. That ridiculous audience would cheer or boo their own grandmother getting run down by a Mack truck!
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Just for the helluva it I kept count of how many times the names Clinton or Hilliary and Obama were mention. Hilliary--18. Obama--21, but this count doesn't include the mention of Obamacare, president or commander in chief.
Whoa...that could have been an intense drinking game leading to the mother of all hangovers!
Seriously, considering that it is only in the past year that the current POTUS has ceased to talk about "the failed policies of the previous administration" blaming the predecessor is as American as apple pie.
Now a drinking game with apple pie moonshine...
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True. Trashing your predecessor is as American as telling teary eyed stories about your poor, yet star spangled beginnings. Humble-bragging is like apple pie.
He was born in a log cabin, which he built with his own hands. 
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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