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2016 Postmortem

demmiblue

(36,838 posts) Fri Sep 16, 2016, 11:51 AM Sep 2016

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Can anyone here clue other DUers into what the hell is going on?

There are a lot of posts with no substance. Am I about to be raptured or something?

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Can anyone here clue other DUers into what the hell is going on? (Original Post) demmiblue Sep 2016 OP

I don't think they realize JustAnotherGen Sep 2016 #1

I'm on here more often than I would like to admit.... NCTraveler Sep 2016 #5

Donald Trump addressed birtherism by giving an infomercial for his new hotel Godhumor Sep 2016 #2

Thank you very much. demmiblue Sep 2016 #3

Yup n/t Godhumor Sep 2016 #4

This is what Twitter has done to the communication liberal N proud Sep 2016 #6

Press pools showed up, expecting substance - Q&A thing LeftInTX Sep 2016 #7

JustAnotherGen

(31,798 posts)

1. I don't think they realize

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 11:52 AM

Sep 2016

A lot of us are not at home during the day.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

5. I'm on here more often than I would like to admit....

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:02 PM

Sep 2016

and I don't have a clue as to some of the context free ops. I can't imagine what it looks like to someone logging in every couple of days.

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)

2. Donald Trump addressed birtherism by giving an infomercial for his new hotel

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 11:53 AM

Sep 2016

And blaming Clinton for birthers existing at all.

He is currently taking press photographers on a tour of his hotel.

The media is finally furious.

demmiblue

(36,838 posts)

3. Thank you very much.

Reply to Godhumor (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 11:58 AM

Sep 2016

Are we talking the hotel that doesn't have a chance in hell at surviving (the Trump International Hotel, D.C)?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028157429

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)

4. Yup n/t

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:00 PM

Sep 2016

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)

6. This is what Twitter has done to the communication

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:05 PM

Sep 2016

Everything is in little sound bytes. Never any context or substance. We are tuned into what ever the poster is too bad, you are left out.

LeftInTX

(25,224 posts)

7. Press pools showed up, expecting substance - Q&A thing

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:06 PM

Sep 2016

He made a 20 sec statement and he walked away. Wouldn't take any questions.

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