6 Takeaways from the First Presidential Debate + Who Won?

[eveofrevolution]

Hillary Clinton stepped onto the debate stage Monday night determined to show that only one candidate is ready to be president.

Clinton poked, prodded and quoted Trump's own words, goading the famously thin-skinned Republican nominee. Trump took the bait, repeatedly interrupting angrily or dismissively throughout the night.He couldn't resist

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[bnmc2005]

I've seen a delicious amount of articles today highlighting Clinton's highpoints. It makes me feel so good. I have to say I'm having a moment watching this woman stand up there and take all that bloated prune's bullshit and shut him down.

To the men amazed Clinton hasn't snapped: Every woman you know has learned to do this. This is our life in this society. #debatenight
- E. Van Every (@E_VanEvery) September 27, 2016

Hearing her dismiss him and hold her own while he tried desperately again and again to deflect, talk over her, and just lie his way through this was a real sisterhood moment for me. I have to say I was so impressed by Clinton's ability to handle this shit, I've been pressed to the point of actually responding to and shutting down any fucker on Facebook who repeats bullshit memes and falsehoods about Clinton. I'm sick of people making false equivalency arguments. I'm sick of people trying to make Benghazi happen. I'm just not having this shit anymore.

I hope I'm not the only one, either.

[skittish_derby]

Not the only one at all. To see mansplaining in action was kind of amazing. See what we've been complaining about this whole time!?

It really goes to show how good her temperament for being a good leader is; if she can handle the bloviated fuckwad for an hour and a half without losing her cool, she can handle anything without resorting to the nuclear option.

[liliaeth]

definitely not.
saw this one guy on twitter talking about how at least she wasn't 'shaking her head in a 'condescending way', while she was listening', as she does otherwise (to him), keeping in mind that that's the way you act, when you want to show you're interested and actually listening when someone is telling you something, at least in normal human conversation... but aparantly when a woman does it on television, it's somehow to be avoided.

[screamingintune]

I think if she didn't snap during 11 hours of grilling from Congress, she's not going to snap during a 90 minute debate.

[ladycyndra]

This!