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riversedge

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Tue Aug 2, 2016, 09:31 AM Aug 2016

"Even for Donald Trump, Monday, Aug. 1, was a banner day for bullshit."







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Banner Day for BS


http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/02/15-hours-of-donald-trump-s-lies.html?via=twitter_page


08.02.16 1:02 AM ET

15 Hours of Donald Trump’s Lies
From his attacks on the Khan family to calling Hillary Clinton the devil and his claims of ‘yuge’ crowds, Monday was an incredible day of falsehoods for the GOP nominee.

The lying started at 7:27 a.m. and did not stop until after dark.

Even for Donald Trump, Monday, Aug. 1, was a banner day for bullshit.

With 100 days until Election Day, the Republican presidential nominee decisively rejected suggestions that he make some attempt to appear statesmanlike in his campaign against Hillary Clinton, opting to commit fully to the erraticism and dishonesty that characterized his performance in the Republican primary.

Monday was a dive, hair-first, into a general election strategy not yet seen before on American soil—and a strategy for existing as a human being in the world not usually seen outside the bowels of the New York City subway system after 2 a.m.

Typed into the ether on Twitter, shouted at the people of Columbus, Ohio, at a town hall, or yodeled at a rally to the cable cameras and citizens of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the steady stream of nonsense could not be corked. ........................

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"Even for Donald Trump, Monday, Aug. 1, was a banner day for bullshit." (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2016 OP
A great detailed piece about his BS underpants Aug 2016 #1
Hour-by-hour takedown of this sociopath. Good article. nt auntpurl Aug 2016 #2
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