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Please keep in mind many folks only hear what they want to hear. And
that's why most of the post-debate comments last night were a
colossal waste of time. Partisan will never see things for what they
are. It will always be what satisfies their agenda. So, many
opinions on the debate are subject to rooting interests and to
expunge that. You actually have to step back and think, putting
aside the small machine attached to your hand.

Talking Points has done that. And here is my assessment. Neither
candidate broke out last night. The American people did not learn
very much. Because both candidates stuck to what they have said in
the past. There were few challenging questions put forth. Only
general queries. Except for the birther and tax return stuff
designed to hammer Mr. Trump. Let's begin with demeanor. Very
important to Donald Trump. At the start, he was credible, speaking
about the need to stimulate the private sector so jobs are created.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TRUMP: Under my plan, I will be reducing taxes tremendously from 35
percent to 15 percent for companies. Small and big businesses.
That's going to be a job creator like we haven't seen since Ronald
Reagan. It's going to be a beautiful thing to watch.

(END VIDEO CLIP)


O'REILLY: Strong point by Trump. As growth in America right now is
awful. And this country needs an economic jolt. But as the debate
wore on, Mr. Trump began to get a bit testy.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TRUMP: No, no. You are telling the enemy everything you want to do.

CLINTON: No, you are not.

TRUMP: So, you're telling the enemy everything you want to do. No
wonder you have been fighting -- no wonder you have been fighting
ISIS your entire adult life.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

O'REILLY: Now, that emotional response led to a mistake. ISIS has
only been around for a few years. Not a big mistake but it was
noted. For her part Secretary Clinton stuck to the progressive
script.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

CLINTON: I have heard from so many of you about the difficult
choices you face and the stresses that you are under. So let's have
paid family leave, earned sick days. Let's be sure we have
affordable child care and debt-free college. How are we going to do
it? We are going to do it by having the wealthy pay their fair share
and close the corporate loopholes.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

O'REILLY: That fair share line offends many Americans who are not
wealthy. Yes, there are some fat cats who dodge taxes. But this cat,
the guy who is talking to you right now, pays an enormous amount of
money in taxes. And so do millions of other successful Americans.
So, that fair share myth is beyond annoying. Now, it's quite clear
that Mrs. Clinton will govern by expanding the federal government.
Perhaps even more than President Obama has. As for demeanor, the
Secretary seemed somewhat smug, while not speaking. She seems very self-satisfied. A condition that carried over today in North
Carolina.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

CLINTON: Did anybody see that debate last night?

(CHEERS)

Oh, yes. One down, two to go.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

O'REILLY: To be fair, politicians must show confidence, but it is
wise to avoid the gloating factor. Most -- one of the most, I should
say, interesting parts of the debate was the racial aspect framed
around stop and frisk.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TRUMP: We have to bring back law and order. Now, whether or not in a
place like Chicago, you do stop and frisk, which worked very well,
Mayor Giuliani is here, it worked very well in New York. It brought
the crime rate way down.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

CLINTON: We do always have to make sure we keep people safe. There
are the right ways of doing it and then there are ways that are
ineffective. Stop and frisk was found to be unconstitutional. And,
in part, because it was ineffective.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

O'REILLY: That's not true. Aggressive police monitoring in high
crime neighborhoods does, does cut violent crime. Especially where
guns are used. But stop and frisk also does alienate some law
abiding folks who are subject to intrusion. However, there is no
question that permissive local governments run by Democrats have
failed dismally in places like Chicago and Baltimore. Mr. Trump
missed a big opportunity to ask Mrs. Clinton to repudiate those administrations.

Trump also missed chances to pin the Secretary down on sanctuary
cities, violent protests, disrespect for the anthem, and vouchers to
improve poor public school performance by instilling competition.
Why Trump did not bring it on those emotional issues, is a mystery.
So technically, technically, Hillary Clinton won the debate on
points because she was able to keep Trump on the defensive. She used
three effective grenades.

His tax returns, the birther issue, and support for the Iraq war.
Moderator Lester Holt helped Mrs. Clinton on the birther deal. Trump
made the mistake of over explaining. He should have just shrugged
off questions designed to trap him. Refocusing on Secretary
Clinton's many ethical problems. But Trump felt the need to defend
himself and that hurt him. For example, mentioning someone like
Rosie O'Donnell in a presidential debate? Never a good thing. If
Donald Trump really wants to be president, he must put frivolities
aside.

Concentrate on three in stone realities. First, that the federal
government is hurting the poor and working class by punishing the
private sector with crazy regulations and high taxation. Second,
that Hillary Clinton's acceptance of Barack Obama's ISIS policy
allows those savages to continue their terrorism at will. And,
third, that the Democratic Party's embrace of grievance, embrace of
grievance is pitting Americans against one another. Demonizing the
police and creating an environment where the U.S.A. is portrayed as
oppressive not the land of opportunity it really is.

If Trump would hammer home those three themes, he might distinguish
himself in a way that would attract voters currently skeptical of
him. For her part, Hillary Clinton needs to stop doing this.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

CLINTON: You know, he tried to switch from looks to stamina, but
this is a man who has called women pigs, slobs, and dogs. And
someone who has said pregnancy is an inconvenience to employers.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

O'REILLY: Those kinds of attacks, personal attacks diminish the
Secretary. Trump would have been within fair decorum to respond with
facts about the treatment of women when the Clintons were under
siege in the White House. The fact that Mr. Trump did not do that
last night is too his credit. Finally, Bret Baier had a wise comment
today. He said that if polls continue to build for Trump after that
debate, the Clinton campaign will be in serious trouble.

Already many online surveys are boosting Trump's debate performance,
including those from CBS, and "Time" magazine. But the truth is,
both candidates can do much better. And to win the White House, they
will have to. That's "The Memo".

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