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unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 04:11 PM Jul 2017

Why does everyone believe these two verified liars?

It seems obvious that Putin and Trump wanted to keep their meeting to just a few, trusted, people so they could spend some time getting their stories straight. As well as plotting out the best past forward in continuing the cover-up about their collusion.

They clearly decided they would tell the media that the conversation included the Russian interference in the election, in the hopes of getting the media off of Trumps back on this subject. It was painfully evident that Tillerson's statement was a recitation of vague concepts likely prepared in advance.

Yet, all of the Sunday shows are talking about the meeting and taking the accounts of the two sides as fact. Why would two intrinsically dishonest people suddenly start telling the truth? It makes no sense.

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Why does everyone believe these two verified liars? (Original Post) unitedwethrive Jul 2017 OP
I belive them like I believed Cheney's WMD in Iraq. DFW Jul 2017 #1
Why do YOU think "everyone" believes them? Who is everyone? Sunlei Jul 2017 #2
As I said, all of the Sunday shows are reporting on the meeting using only the comments unitedwethrive Jul 2017 #3
Because SunAM 'shows' would be opinion TV shows instead of 'shows' reporting on the "statements". Sunlei Jul 2017 #4
I hope that you understand that it's all propaganda... PoiBoy Jul 2017 #7
Everyone? GeorgeGist Jul 2017 #5
I have to wonder SouthernIrish Jul 2017 #6
No. WinkyDink Jul 2017 #9
German Intelligence could have wired the room nt marylandblue Jul 2017 #10
"Everyone"? Do you include yourself? Us here? WinkyDink Jul 2017 #8

DFW

(54,056 posts)
1. I belive them like I believed Cheney's WMD in Iraq.
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 04:13 PM
Jul 2017

The advocates of the Tooth Fairy have more credibility with me than Trump of Putin.

unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)
3. As I said, all of the Sunday shows are reporting on the meeting using only the comments
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 04:22 PM
Jul 2017

of the attendants or their representatives, and taking them at face value. A smart reporter would look at the two men themselves, and their own self-interests which should lead to the fact that the public is very likely being deceived by what they are saying, and that there was more to this meeting than just a relatively innocuous 'getting to know each other'.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
4. Because SunAM 'shows' would be opinion TV shows instead of 'shows' reporting on the "statements".
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 04:31 PM
Jul 2017

Russian media & many other foreign medias already reported what trump said to putin.

PoiBoy

(1,541 posts)
7. I hope that you understand that it's all propaganda...
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 05:20 PM
Jul 2017

Corporate media is all propaganda all the time...

You can count the number of smart reporters in corporate media on one hand... all the rest are newsreaders and propagandists, IMO..





SouthernIrish

(512 posts)
6. I have to wonder
Sun Jul 9, 2017, 05:08 PM
Jul 2017

Do you think that the CIA might have went in and wire tapped the room beforehand considering that there is an investigation ongoing? Whose permission would they need to do that? Or maybe do it covertly. It would help immensely in nailing his feet to the fire, I'm sure. Oh, please let it be so.

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