Well, can’t say I’ve ever wondered whether a 400-pound person lying on a bed somewhere was hacking into our computer systems.
Or that it's 'smart' not pay any federal income tax.
This, and a lot more, is all part of the Donald factor.
Was that a debate or an SNL skit?
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump want mano a mano last night, steamrolling moderator Lester Holt, and going for the jugular.
The debate started out pretty much as you would expect, and it was fairly tame for the first hour. Things started to heat up later, however.
I am guessing that, as in most debates, this one did not change anyone's mind. If you loved Trump before, you likely were equally as enthused by what your heard on that Hofstra University stage last night. The same holds for Hillary.
My concern is if this is the best we can do, lobbing personal insults at each other.
It also reinforces something else that has been on my mind for awhile now.
This is not supposed to be reality TV. This is about electing the next president of the United States.
Donald Trump has changed the groundrules of political elections.
To him and his backers, everything is a reality TV show, so why would seeking the presidency be any different.
He has branded himself as a different type of candidate, and zeroes in on the angst of middle America, which is tired of getting the short end of the stick as political insiders deliver more of the same in Washington, D.C.
That's why he immediately focused on the fact that Hillary Clinton has had 30 years to do some of the things she's talking about now and has failed to get them done.
He vows to be the change agent Washington needs, and he's not above tossing a few personal insults at those standing in his way.
Of course, Clinton's allies remind us that this is not a reality TV show, that the stakes are high, and Trump is eminently unqualified to sit in the Oval Office.
I'll leave that for others to decide.
Trump is a very different candidate, one who is not above constantly dropping his own business ventures into his run for the highest office in the land.
Expect more of the same in the next two debates.
I have to think we can do better than this.
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