There Went The Female Vote

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Grab 'em in the monkey!

Trump bragged on hot mic about being able to grope women

(CNN)Donald Trump bragged about trying to have sex with a married woman and being able to grope women in previously unaired footage from 2005 that surfaced on Friday.

Trump is heard discussing women in vulgar terms during off-camera banter during the taping of a segment for "Access Hollywood," footage which was obtained by The Washington Post.
During the lewd conversation captured by a microphone Trump was wearing on his lapel, Trump recounts how he tried to "****" an unidentified married woman before bragging that he is "automatically attracted to beautiful (women)" and just starts "kissing them." The conversation came just months after Trump married his third and current wife, Melania.
The audio recording poses a substantial setback to Trump's attempts to overcome his deficit with female voters with just a month until Election Day. Hillary Clinton and her campaign have repeatedly sought to portray Trump as disrespectful and demeaning toward women, bringing up a slew of rude and vulgar comments Trump has made about women during and before his run for president.
The comments immediately raised the stakes for Sunday's highly anticipated debate between Trump and Clinton, and the remarks could hand her -- and viewers in the town hall audience -- more evidence to make that point.
The remarks prompted Trump -- for the first time in his nearly 16-month campaign -- to apologize.
"This was locker room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago. Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course - not even close. I apologize if anyone was offended," Trump said in a statement released Friday.
Clinton's campaign tweeted a link to the story and said simply, "This is horrific. We cannot allow this man to become president."
"This is horrific. We cannot allow this man to become president," Clinton tweeted.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, campaigning in Las Vegas, said Trump's comments "makes me sick to my stomach."
"I don't like to say the words that he's used in the past when he calls women, 'pigs, dogs and slobs' ... but this is behavior that's just outrageous and so that there would be a news story that would have more statements like this of this kind, I mean, gosh, I'm sad to say that I'm not surprised," Kaine said. "I should be surprised and shocked. I'm sad to say that I'm not."
'You can do anything'
The hot mic conversation captured in 2005 begins with Trump recounting to "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush how he tried to have sex with a married woman.
"I moved on her and I failed. I'll admit it," Trump says in the newly-released audio. "I did try and **** her. She was married."
"I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn't get there. And she was married," Trump adds, after saying he took the woman -- who is identified only by her first name -- out furniture shopping.
"Then all of a sudden I see her, she's now got the big phony tits and everything. She's totally changed her look," Trump says of the woman.
The conversation took place as Trump arrived in a tour bus on the set of "Days of Our Lives," the soap opera where he was set to make a cameo appearance.
Before Trump stepped off the bus, he and Bush appear to see an actress from the soap opera who greets Trump and Bush.
"Whoa!" Trump says. "I've gotta use some tic tacs, just in case I start kissing her. You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful -- I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait."
"And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything ... Grab them by the *****. You can do anything," Trump says.
"Whatever you want," says another voice.
Political fallout
A close adviser to Trump told CNN the story is "flat out appalling" and at this point, they can't even begin to guess whether Trump can come back from this.
"This should have never happened. I wish it had never happened. I think I know that men talk this way sometimes, but it's nothing I would ever want to hear or condone or approve of," the adviser said. "My reaction is -- it's appalling. It's just flat out appalling."
This adviser, who did not know that the Post story was coming, described the story as "pretty vulgar" and a part of a "barrage" of unflattering stories Trump has suffered from.
The adviser also said Trump's apology does not go far enough.
"Doing anything other than to say it was a grievous error and he apologizes would be a mistake," the adviser said. "I would take it a step further and own to the words as being offensive -- not 'if.'"
The adviser, clearly exasperated, added: "Another day in Trump world ... I hate it."
Asked about the reaction at a campaign field office, a Trump field staffer told CNN there were "gasps. Collective gasps. We're trying to get our heads around it right now, but there's no way to spin this. There just isn't."
The staffer, who is also paying close attention to Senate efforts, also added, unsolicited: "Just think of the down-ballot effect. Brutal."

[snide]

How relevant is stuff that allegedly happened 12 years ago?

[DAB]

but hillary ruining women's lives after her husband has had his way with them is ok?

[boracayjohnny]

Ok, so one candidate is the full and complete definition of corrupt and the other is man whore with ego problems. Both lose votes for their ways.

Put your money up folks, see which race to the bottom wins.



*My money goes to El Corrupto for the win.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Originally Posted by snide

How relevant is stuff that allegedly happened 12 years ago?

It'll matter with women. Shit that happened 20 years ago matters to women.

[DAB]

At this point, what difference does it make?

[boracayjohnny]

Originally Posted by Thomas

It'll matter with women. Shit that happened 20 years ago matters to women.

Wimmens don't forget shit.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by DAB

but hillary ruining women's lives after her husband has had his way with them is ok?

Seems like, at worst to Trump, this particular issue is a push.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Thomas

It'll matter with women. Shit that happened 20 years ago matters to women.

None of Bill's rape and assault allegations mattered, and there were a lot of them, almost Cosby-esque. If that didn't matter, why should this?

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

Seems like, at worst to Trump, this particular issue is a push.

Nice October surprise

[Cybercowboy]

Yeah, they've had this in their pocket for some time. It's potentially damaging, but only to perhaps 1-2% of undecideds. Thing is, it's so over the top that any normal person is going to roll their eyes at it, especially because the faux outrage is going to be so very extreme.

Expect Trump to brush it off as locker room banter, and Hillary to shift focus from TAXES to MARRIED WOMAN ***** and see how that goes for her.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

None of Bill's rape and assault allegations mattered, and there were a lot of them, almost Cosby-esque. If that didn't matter, why should this?

I've said worse than this with my wife present. Locker room bullshit I'd venture to say we've all said at one time or another.

Talking about grabbing a handful of pussy is barroom talk for a bunch of degenerate construction workers.

But I'm not running for POTUS. He is.

[Cybercowboy]

One more thing. This was released because of the new Podesta emails that the FBI dumped on a hurricane Friday afternoon. There's some really juicy stuff in there. So, well, we'll see what pans out. Expect more of the same in the next two-three weeks.

[Cybercowboy]

Originally Posted by Thomas

I've said worse than this with my wife present. Locker room bullshit I'd venture to say we've all said at one time or another.

Talking about grabbing a handful of pussy is barroom talk for a bunch of degenerate construction workers.

But I'm not running for POTUS. He is.

Yeah but he wasn't then, and that's what really mitigates it for most normal people. Anyone who was already going to vote for him will not be swayed by it. Hillary supporters will likely overplay it. Those on the fence (are there any?) will move one way or the other but if you were thinking "OK, I'll vote for Trump only if nothing like him talking bawdy 11 years ago comes out" then you are indeed a rare unicorn.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Thomas

I've said worse than this with my wife present. Locker room bullshit I'd venture to say we've all said at one time or another.

Talking about grabbing a handful of pussy is barroom talk for a bunch of degenerate construction workers.

But I'm not running for POTUS. He is.

Hillary is a skagette that even a housewife or lesbian would kick out of the sack.
She's done like a dinner.

Let alone having a chance to bed down a guy.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Originally Posted by Cybercowboy

Yeah but he wasn't then, and that's what really mitigates it for most normal people.

Well, no it doesn't. (Personally it doesn't offend me in the least)

[Cybercowboy]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Well, no it doesn't. (Personally it doesn't offend me in the least)

We'll see I guess. My gut says that many people will think "Well, this is bad but I'm not changing my vote." It also has the reek of hit-job, hidden-mic stuff.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Cybercowboy

We'll see I guess. My gut says that many people will think "Well, this is bad but I'm not changing my vote." It also has the reek of hit-job, hidden-mic stuff.

Hell ! I know broads that talk like that.

[VatorMan]

Originally Posted by Thomas

I've said worse than this with my wife present. Locker room bullshit I'd venture to say we've all said at one time or another.

Talking about grabbing a handful of pussy is barroom talk for a bunch of degenerate construction workers.

But I'm not running for POTUS. He is.

One of the problems with Trump is that his whole life is on tape somewhere. Even Jesus couldn't be elected if his whole freakin life was on video,

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by TxAg

He should have got the original tapes and deleted them.

Like a bunch of emails.