Clinton would have been a better president than Donald Trump

Thank you for accepting and good luck to my opponent, I'm looking forward to a toughly contested debate. Firstly, I'd like to say that this argument will be about who would be a better president and since being accused of a crime of which you have been found innocent does not disqualify you from being a better president we are not going to debate whether or not Hillary should be in jail. ______________________ I am going to put my arguments into two categories, pro-Clinton and anti-Trump. Lets start with the pro-Clinton arguments since I predict these will be far shorter and less compelling: PRO-CLINTON: 1. Hillary Clinton, regardless of your opinion of her, is the most qualified person for the job of President of anyone running. She has served as the First Lady of a state or of the United States for a combined sixteen years. She has served as a senator for eight years and served as Secretary of State for four. That adds up to roughly thirty-five years of experience in politics compared to Donald Trump's experience of zero years in any political office. 2. Hillary Clinton has a commanding knowledge of the issues especially in comparison with Donald Trump and third-party candidate Gary Johnson. I don't think many will disagree with me on this point. I am confident that if I had a map of the world, Hillary could locate and talk intelligently about the political situations in each of these countries. I am not particularly confident that Trump could do the same, in fact I'm quite dubious that he could talk intelligently about say Welfare programs in Norway (Trump did not know how many articles were in the American Constitution http://www.slate.com...). 3. She is a woman. Perhaps this is a foolish argument to make, but we have thus far elected forty-three men in a row leaving the female population extremely underrepresented. I don't think the fact that she is a woman gives her an enormous boost but I certainly think it would be a plus to finally have a woman take hold of the highest office the USA has to offer. It is after all, about time. _____________________________________ ANTI-TRUMP: 1. He is a jerk, he lacks the temperament to be president. I don't think I have to argue this with anyone, here is an incomplete list of the downright mean things he has said: -Suggested a reporter who accused him of sexual assault wasn't attractive enough to sexually assault. -Made fun of a disabled reporter by mocking his disability. -Said about women "You have to treat 'em like _____." (can't use profanities but you will likely be able to guess the word). -Proposed a database which would track all Muslims within the US borders. -Called Mexican immigrants rapists. -Has repeatedly claimed that Obama might be a Muslim. -Has said "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I still wouldn't lose any voters." -Has bragged about sexually assaulting women. If you follow this link you will find a much more complete list of foolish things he has said as well as references for each of the quotes and statements I have already given: http://www.slate.com... Trump has shown through these statements that he has very little respect for people who are different from him (women, disabled people, Muslims, Mexican immigrants, etc.). A man who has shown blatant disrespect for those with different skin color or gender does not deserve to lead one of the most diverse nations in the world. 2. He clearly has authoritarian tendencies. He has claimed he will put Hillary Clinton in jail if elected even though she has been found to have committed no crimes. He has said that he admires authoritarian leaders and basically said he admires them because they're authoritarian. He has praised Saddam Hussein (http://www.cnn.com...), Kim Jong-Un (http://abcnews.go.com...), and Vladimir Putin (http://www.cnn.com...). I don't think its any coincidence that Trump was endorsed for the presidency by both Vlad Putin and Kim Jong-Un. A man with such clear Authoritarian tendencies should not be trusted with our democracy. This is a man who, if we look at what he has said, will likely go beyond the power he will be given as president. 3. He has absolutely no idea what he is talking about. I'm not kidding either, he has no idea. His tax plan could lead us into another recession long-term, economists from both sides have criticized the plan for the fact that it really makes very little economic sense (http://www.thefiscaltimes.com...). He has said lets take the oil from Iraq (http://www.nbcnews.com...), which would: A). Destroy the economy of the country we were trying to help B). Probably not be possible, at the very least involve very large conflicts with fellow nations C). If it was possible significantly hurt our relationships with most every world power D). Do absolutely nothing to stop Isis. This isn't just a failure to understand the situation in Iraq which he probably does, this is a fundamental failure to understand how foreign relations and politics in general work. This is the guy who wanted to ban Muslim immigration something which is not just morally repulsive but also completely unconstitutional. This is the man who said that George W. Bush was the reason for 9-11. This is the man who claimed to get military policy opinions from watching TV shows. This is the man who has called the pope disgraceful. This is the man who has claimed he will punish women who get abortions. This man is delusional. He is so delusional it is sad. He lacks any coherency in his thoughts. He has no brilliance in any field and even if he did would be unable to effectively communicate this brilliance. This man is driven by hate. Now that he is elected we have a president who hates those who think, act, and feel differently than himself; we have a president who doesn't understand most of the major policy issues; we have a president who is so delusional that in his mind he thinks he will be able to solve everything just by doing things. He lacks any respect for science and objectivity. He believes climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese. Donald Trump lacks all of the skills to be president.