Conservative activists refuse to believe Trump is spending more on travel than Obama
Source: Vox
They are less concerned which is to say, not concerned at all with recent reports that suggest President Trump cost taxpayers nearly as much in his first month in office as Obama did in a year. Their sentiments were widely shared here at CPAC, where attendees gave a wide array of explanations for why they were outraged by Obamas travel spending but not Trumps.
Mr. Obama went on so many vacations and played golf every week. The news media can say, Trump went to Mar-a-Lago, and their hair catches on fire. But if they will look at this honestly and Im all for the truth theyll see Trump is just using his own resources and money to take care of things, Chaulk said. It doesnt bother me one bit.
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On Wednesday, more than a dozen CPAC attendees greeted those reports with skepticism, hostility, and, in few occasions, mild concern.
Overwhelmingly, the most common reason they cited was that they didnt trust the underlying story because they didnt trust the press to tell the truth.
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Read more: http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/2/23/14703472/cpac-trump-travel-budget
Gothmog
(145,666 posts)These idiots also think that trump is doing a good job
Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)Obama's spent next to nothing in comparison but these people dont care.
They hate black people, period.
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)But, you are correct.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)of distorting facts and demonizing the media to the point where his voters will *ONLY* believe him, Fox News, and the far-right wingnut punditsphere...
Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)they will stubbornly believe in whatever silliness fits what they want. Perfect, obedient fascist enablers.
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)"...they were outraged by Obamas travel spending but not Trumps"
Obama is black and, to a lesser extent, liberal. That is the only reason why they don't care.
Orrex
(63,233 posts)Faced with objective facts, they assume that the facts are wrong rather than betraying their faith in their beloved leader.
Stupid. Fucking stupid.
logosoco
(3,208 posts)And I hope it stays that way and this is not the way we are evolving.
They think tRump is paying for this out of his own pockets, using his own resources? Most of the rich folks i know of are loathe to spend anything. These people are going to just believe whatever they want. And they don't seem to be good at math. Not to mention they seem to have an irrational hatred for Democrats and brown people.
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)hibbing
(10,110 posts)Botany
(70,614 posts).... guns in order stay safe.
HAB911
(8,922 posts)they are not informed, they only know what is on Faux News, and I will not waste my time
lark
(23,166 posts)still is totally lying. Drumpf is not using his own resources and that should be easy to prove. He's on the take and getting every penny he can, just as he always has. He has no ethics, no morals, no caring about the country and it's people. It's all ME, ME, ME AND RUSSIA because Russia can make him rich or take him down.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)My eyes rolled back so far I think they're stuck that way.
Eventually Pence and Putin will tell Faux News to verify the numbers. Then what will the deplorables "think"?
Cosmocat
(14,575 posts)leaves us with this ...
Panich52
(5,829 posts)aggiesal
(8,937 posts)agreed Coleman Theodore, 19 years old
The government has a corporation?
Maybe Coleman should go back to high school civics class.
Oh, wait, there are no more high school civics classes.
Shell_Seas
(3,336 posts)"Obama used to spend $10billion a year on vacations."
I told her, "No, it was $98million in the entire 8 years."
She accused me of following fake news, then reiterated that it was $10billion.
So, I asked her for her source.
She got mad, told me to "do my own research," and then quit talking to me.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Everything they believe are "feelings ". The feeling climate change is a lie, the feeling illegals are voting and taking away our economy, the feeling all Muslms are Evil.
This post is worthwhile noting as it illustrates this suicidal syndrome. The ultimate concern we have in the thinking world is that these feelings lead to the country in complete ruin according to Mr Darwins laws, sooner or later denial of facts leads realty to teach a painful lesson. One wonders if the GOP is trying to win the worlds Darwin Award by thinking of ways for the country to off itself.
caballojm
(273 posts)Water is wet
Ice is cold
The sun is hot
red dog 1
(27,875 posts)Conservative activists also refuse to believe:
- that global warming is a fact, not a theory
- that Obamacare can be "fixed"
- that Trump only cares about the top 1 percent
- that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential elections
- that Trump always tells the truth
- that the media always lies (except for Breitbart, Fox News, Rupert Murdoch & Alex Jones)
- that Hillary would have won were it not for James Comey's letter sent to Congress on 10/28/16
I could go on, but it's not worth my time.
keithbvadu2
(36,962 posts)Didn't Trump promise to take more vacations than Obama, spending taxpayer money at a faster rate than Obama?
www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-family%E2%80%99s-elaborate-lifestyle-is-a-%E2%80%98logistical-nightmare%E2%80%99-%E2%80%94-at-taxpayer-expense/ar-AAn1H4A?li=BBnb7Kz
http://tinyurl.com/jqhm4gf
tanyev
(42,636 posts)Sort of a Catch-22.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)So these people really think drumpft takes heads of state golfing at Mira Largo and doesn't charge the state for the use of the greens, or for the cost of the dinners?
I felt bad for the President of Japan having to slum it at this tacky golf club. I'm guessing most visiting dignataries would prefer to be at a state dinner at the White House.
Tacky, drumpft, tacky.
delisen
(6,046 posts)For most this is just a tactic to protect themselves and their leader. They will lie lie, and if caught lying, present another lie, or claim don't believe it.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)There really must be one -- and only one -- set of facts upon which we base our decisions.
Lying is a worse crime than murder in the long run.