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Buns_of_Fire

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12. I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt. This time, anyway.

Sat Jan 18, 2020, 04:10 PM

Jan 2020

Yeah, they screwed up. They admitted it (very untrumpian). Okay. Go and sin no more.

Remember, one of the goals of the RabidRight is to make us distrust all government institutions. Unless this starts becoming a habit, I see no need to throw the baby out with the trumpwater.

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The US National Archives: We made a mistake. [View all] demmiblue Jan 2020 OP

(sniff, sniff) smells like....Trumpist apparatchik. Thomas Hurt Jan 2020 #1

I smell Trump's fingers in this PJMcK Jan 2020 #2

Bullshit. The mistake was trying to kiss trump's ass. spanone Jan 2020 #3

our mistake was getting caught - we are terribly sorry about that getagrip_already Jan 2020 #4

THIS n/t Jamastiene Jan 2020 #6

Yup. We are very sorry (that you caught us) and will correct the error (someday). dameatball Jan 2020 #22

Yep--no firm commitment on when it will be fixed pandr32 Jan 2020 #59

You said it True Blue American Jan 2020 #54

BUSTED! snowybirdie Jan 2020 #5

#SoSoviet -- hashtag being assigned to this kind of deceit. nt Grasswire2 Jan 2020 #7

Between this and Stephen Miller's "load refugees on trains" idea gratuitous Jan 2020 #11

Yeah, but they did it. Iggo Jan 2020 #8

I smell a Trumper rat. yellowcanine Jan 2020 #14

Yep ChazInAz Jan 2020 #33

Will watch to see if they get it RIGHT bluestarone Jan 2020 #9

They'll get their standards right in the future. Karadeniz Jan 2020 #10

I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt. This time, anyway. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2020 #12

Sorry - not so inclined. MyOwnPeace Jan 2020 #41

I see your point. But the picture was just being used as part of a promotional Buns_of_Fire Jan 2020 #55

Credit for admitting they were wrong but now we need to know why it happened. yellowcanine Jan 2020 #13

I'm sure there's a cushy job for him/her, just like the rest of the viruses injected into the gov't erronis Jan 2020 #15

Agree 100% DEbluedude Jan 2020 #29

Agreed. Igel Jan 2020 #46

I wonder if the photographer took legal action for breaking copyright agreements groundloop Jan 2020 #16

The image was licensed from Getty Images Shipwack Jan 2020 #35

Get rid of the Trump cultist(s) responsible for this bullshit dalton99a Jan 2020 #17

do we know for sure dweller Jan 2020 #18

What did they alter? TreasonousBastard Jan 2020 #19

I can't see it, either wryter2000 Jan 2020 #21

They blurred out anti-Trump posters in a photograph of the Women's March. SunSeeker Jan 2020 #26

Thank you! wryter2000 Jan 2020 #39

They removed or blurred anything that was critical of Trump in the photograph. nt Quackers Jan 2020 #23

And also......... MyOwnPeace Jan 2020 #42

They blurred out anti-Trump posters in a photograph of the Women's March. SunSeeker Jan 2020 #25

Thanx. Shades of the USS McCain-- never let the master see the evil. TreasonousBastard Jan 2020 #30

The dotard has such a fragile ego. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 #48

Whoever gave the order must sbe called out malaise Jan 2020 #20

Translation: "We got caught." (nt) Paladin Jan 2020 #24

They have destroyed our SCVDem Jan 2020 #27

I'm going with the benefit of doubt Piasladic Jan 2020 #28

Just fire the MadMAGAHatters... griloco Jan 2020 #31

Hillary - Benghazi.............. MyOwnPeace Jan 2020 #43

Sounds like something out of Russia IronLionZion Jan 2020 #32

Someone in the public who noticed, a free press, and public outcry. Good to know they still work! Hekate Jan 2020 #34

And needed NOW......... MyOwnPeace Jan 2020 #44

Steaming pile of horse hockey Dukkha Jan 2020 #36

It's especially unacceptable coming from the Natonal Archives, Tanuki Jan 2020 #38

Historians are familiar with human frailty... normally world-weary and tolerant... TygrBright Jan 2020 #37

There is no good reason for them altering this photo. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #40

Seen it before. kairos12 Jan 2020 #45

I'm glad they have done this, but it doesn't erase their crime. Mickju Jan 2020 #47

Good. They must have heard from lots of people today. Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #49

ACLU: Apologizing is not enough. dalton99a Jan 2020 #50

THIS malaise Jan 2020 #57

Correct.......... MyOwnPeace Jan 2020 #60

Who specifically ordered this 'mistake'? C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #51

"The museum also obscured the words "pussy" and vagina" in protest signs." orleans Jan 2020 #52

This is a little bit reassuring. I was truly disappointed to hear earlier the alter image. Bummfuzzle Jan 2020 #53

Government distrust Rogerpatterson Jan 2020 #56

George Orwell sellitman Jan 2020 #58