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tblue37

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12. Unfortunately, as the birthers proved, no insanity on the right suffices to discredit them enough to
Sat Aug 4, 2018, 09:37 PM
Aug 2018

prevent the MSM from playing bothsiderism or from trying to "understand" rightwingers and treat them "fairly." If liberals waved such obvious BS right out there in front of everyone, the Democratic Party, its leaders and a vast majority of its members, would loudly denounce them, while the MSM would run nonstop stories treating a tiny fringe group of conspiracy theorists as the voice of the entire party.

But as with the birthers, the GOP leaders stay quiet about how ridiculous the conspiracy theory is, and the MSM doesn't treat the believers with the scorn they clearly deserve. Instead, they politely look away, and when cornered, the GOP leaders pretend they don't know about the nonsense, or in all too many cases buy right into it and shout it from the rooftops themselves. The few who do denounce it will do so quietly, couching their disagreement in weasel words, like "unhelpful" or "disappointing."

I had this very same idea Bradshaw3 Aug 2018 #1
The potential is H2O Man Aug 2018 #2
Observing with much interest malaise Aug 2018 #5
If I had to H2O Man Aug 2018 #11
I was wondering why they weren't being ignored malaise Aug 2018 #13
Aha then you probably remember Dick Tuck Bradshaw3 Aug 2018 #9
I never met H2O Man Aug 2018 #16
That is so cool Bradshaw3 Aug 2018 #26
In his Barry Freed phase H2O Man Aug 2018 #29
This makes PBS's Judy Woodruff's reaction to the Q backstory all the more hilarious. peekaloo Aug 2018 #3
Perfect. H2O Man Aug 2018 #6
Well he shifted from "13 angry democrats" to "17 angry democrats" earlier this week, salin Aug 2018 #30
Oh it was you huh? coeur_de_lion Aug 2018 #4
I don't think so. H2O Man Aug 2018 #18
I had no idea what coeur_de_lion Aug 2018 #7
Good. H2O Man Aug 2018 #19
from twitter first one is just funny the rest is insanity from Q people coeur_de_lion Aug 2018 #28
Fascinating underpants Aug 2018 #8
Of all the DUers, H2O Man Aug 2018 #20
Punked by an 'off-the-reservation' Astroturf counterintelligence prank? Brother Buzz Aug 2018 #10
Three more weeks H2O Man Aug 2018 #21
If that happens, the hilarity will be popcorn-worthy. lagomorph777 Aug 2018 #33
, , , janx Aug 2018 #35
Unfortunately, as the birthers proved, no insanity on the right suffices to discredit them enough to tblue37 Aug 2018 #12
Respectfully disagree. H2O Man Aug 2018 #22
The Walrus was Paul. kentuck Aug 2018 #14
But if you read that in a mirror, you immediately realize that Achilleaze Aug 2018 #15
The Q Faction? kentuck Aug 2018 #17
The Q Faction H2O Man Aug 2018 #23
"Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad." scarletwoman Aug 2018 #24
True, that! H2O Man Aug 2018 #25
I have no idea whether to buy this, but that's life nowadays. nolabear Aug 2018 #27
This would be grand. salin Aug 2018 #31
Kick n/t malaise Aug 2018 #32
I have wondered if Q-anon janx Aug 2018 #34
ALTERNET agrees... CanSocDem Aug 2018 #36
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