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37. That was the title of David Brock's book

Sat Sep 4, 2021, 10:28 AM

Sep 2021

a sequel to Blinded by the Right.

They were excellent books. Written during the criminal Bush years. They do explain the "conspiracy", and after reading them the reasons for the behavior of the corporate media becomes obvious. Watching cable news channels to this day, one can see the same things happening.

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Remember the enormous outrage when Hillary said there was a "vast right-wing conspiracy"? [View all] dlk Sep 2021 OP

Exactly. niyad Sep 2021 #1

How different our country would be if more of us valued women's wisdom dlk Sep 2021 #3

How different the world would be. Millenia of talent and knowledge and insight niyad Sep 2021 #5

This. CrispyQ Sep 2021 #18

Thank you for the reminder. niyad Sep 2021 #24

How different this country would be if we hadn't had Republican scarytomcat Sep 2021 #41

I think it was more than women's wisdom. wnylib Sep 2021 #59

So true mountain grammy Sep 2021 #72

Wisdom of some women, but never forget Handmaiden Amy RVN VET71 Sep 2021 #122

back when i made buttons i had this- there really is a vast right wing conspiracy. mopinko Sep 2021 #2

Sadly, it has withstood the test of time dlk Sep 2021 #4

yeah, so many have. another one i've been talking about- mopinko Sep 2021 #6

The nightmare that never seems to end dlk Sep 2021 #9

they refuse to understand. mopinko Sep 2021 #13

I remember her saying it NJCher Sep 2021 #7

Too many have the "it can't happen here" blind spot dlk Sep 2021 #10

Hillary was right about everything. femmocrat Sep 2021 #8

Cheated and robbed dlk Sep 2021 #11

Agree nt spooky3 Sep 2021 #73

I remember there were those of us here who, like me, initially supported Bernie. CTyankee Sep 2021 #12

Democrats should always remember that zealots vote dlk Sep 2021 #15

Fear is doing a number on me right now. This bounty thing has gotten me in a rage. CTyankee Sep 2021 #28

For me, the best thing to do is channel the fear and rage into constructive action dlk Sep 2021 #85

I've never stopped really. I can't go to marches like I used to because of my age but I support CTyankee Sep 2021 #89

There are many ways to be active dlk Sep 2021 #90

Fantastic! Thank you! mrsadm Sep 2021 #109

Thank YOU! And let me add that all my grandchildren are , to the extent they can be, passing down CTyankee Sep 2021 #123

Bernie was another Nader Skittles Sep 2021 #99

Bernie never ran third-party, and endorsed both Clinton and Biden, BUT DickKessler Sep 2021 #107

I cannot stand him Skittles Sep 2021 #111

He knew the damage he was doing, didn't care. betsuni Sep 2021 #115

When the Supreme court Corgigal Sep 2021 #14

Democrats' timidity after the theft of Gore's presidency has been very costly dlk Sep 2021 #17

I thought, Corgigal Sep 2021 #23

Yep that was the time to act!!! McKim Sep 2021 #39

+1, GQP attempts to burn shit down when they lose FAIRLY !!! uponit7771 Sep 2021 #51

Steal, kill and destroy is their mantra dlk Sep 2021 #54

Imagine how low effort it would be to be a Republican. Democrats care, Democrats have empathy... DickKessler Sep 2021 #108

To your point, it was a GWBush. And just like when Clinton ran against GHW Budi Sep 2021 #33

The Bushes were so much dirtier than they've ever been given credit for dlk Sep 2021 #60

Wasn't GHW the 1st one into the Gulf with the Saudi Oil Barrons? Budi Sep 2021 #71

Yes, Bush 41 was good friends with the royal family of Wahhabi Arabia DickKessler Sep 2021 #101

The Bush family is/was just a more genteel version of the Trump-Kushner family. DickKessler Sep 2021 #103

Good post. Thanks Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #119

All of the current right-wingers on the Court helped and/or benefited from the 2000 GOP coup in FL. DickKessler Sep 2021 #100

She was correct, FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #16

It's been said, we teach people how to treat us dlk Sep 2021 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #46

SCROTUS Kid Berwyn Sep 2021 #19

Frightening and true dlk Sep 2021 #26

Illegitimate all. czarjak Sep 2021 #97

Having lived in Pennsylvania my entire life twodogsbarking Sep 2021 #20

Yes dlk Sep 2021 #48

Of course we knew she was right at the time Walleye Sep 2021 #21

Maybe "machine" would have been a better term FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #29

True moose65 Sep 2021 #34

That was the title of David Brock's book FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #37

Correct. And now it's an international crime organization Walleye Sep 2021 #42

Hiding in plain sight dlk Sep 2021 #50

Women's wisdom? For 25 years the "VRWC" swiftboated the Clintons with Hortensis Sep 2021 #25

Yes, misogyny runs deep in America dlk Sep 2021 #30

Oh, yes. Absolutely. Where women politicians scored higher Hortensis Sep 2021 #40

The double standard continues to thrive dlk Sep 2021 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #55

One of the most disturbing aspects iemanja Sep 2021 #68

Yeah, Steve Bannon brought Bill's accusers to the first debate right after the Access Hollywood tape DickKessler Sep 2021 #104

Hillary was correct about EVERYTHING ashredux Sep 2021 #27

Yes! dlk Sep 2021 #31

Forgive me, Rebl2 Sep 2021 #32

The war began before and will continue for some time. All soldiers needed. Hortensis Sep 2021 #57

Yes, this is no time to be a spectator dlk Sep 2021 #86

Being right and a dime will get you a funny look at Starbucks gulliver Sep 2021 #35

And the bias against Hillary has helped make that happen dlk Sep 2021 #36

Yep gulliver Sep 2021 #38

When I lived in NYC that saying was "that and 50 cents will get you a ride on the BMT" back when CTyankee Sep 2021 #43

Hillary was right, and so was Al Gore. sarchasm Sep 2021 #44

Yes, time will tell dlk Sep 2021 #45

Thanks for opening this conversation Budi Sep 2021 #47

Hopefully, in our favor. sarchasm Sep 2021 #65

Knowing all this as we look back at the lifelong RWC against both Clintons, Budi Sep 2021 #53

Republicans are endlessly vindictive dlk Sep 2021 #62

So true ... makes me think of Graham Nash for some reason. sarchasm Sep 2021 #67

she was on to them, that's why they were pissed. nt Javaman Sep 2021 #56

The emperor has no clothes... dlk Sep 2021 #63

It was actually Chris Lehane in 1995 who came up with it. Celerity Sep 2021 #58

Yes. I believed her then I still believe her now. calimary Sep 2021 #61

Exactly dlk Sep 2021 #64

indeed. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #120

I struggle to think of anything Hillary wasn't right about. iemanja Sep 2021 #66

Yes, our country is so much poorer because she wasn't president dlk Sep 2021 #76

This has been going on in earnest for over 40 years Scalded Nun Sep 2021 #69

Yes, trespassing charges for sedition and treason are pathetic dlk Sep 2021 #78

Agreed. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #121

I remember when Sarandon said she was "more dangerous than Trump" too. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #70

Some people are just plain irrational and don't deserve a platform dlk Sep 2021 #79

"More Dangerous than Trump", to whom exactly? Budi Sep 2021 #84

Sarandon was SO afraid of Hillary... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #88

Your follow up question should have been asked dlk Sep 2021 #91

Perhaps next time she surfaces on the TV some adept person can flat out ask her Budi Sep 2021 #92

Yes, Too many reporters need to up their game dlk Sep 2021 #94

I think because her types were so used to setting their hair on fire that Obama was going to betsuni Sep 2021 #93

Remember "Trump the Dove?" DickKessler Sep 2021 #106

But being right will only go so far to protect women. ancianita Sep 2021 #74

There's too much nudge, nudge, wink wink dlk Sep 2021 #80

Janet Napolitano warned about this very thing in 2009... SKKY Sep 2021 #75

Kill the messenger... dlk Sep 2021 #81

Yep she was. Same with the basket full of deplorables. Right on that too. nt JanMichael Sep 2021 #77

Hillary took endless flack for that remark dlk Sep 2021 #82

You don't think Trump's base is full of "very fine people?" DickKessler Sep 2021 #105

I remember that she said it to defend Bill and herself SYFROYH Sep 2021 #83

Agreed, a great story that needs retelling dlk Sep 2021 #87

Just because she said it about Bill doesn't make it untrue. "Vast" covers a range of issues. nt joetheman Sep 2021 #96

It was true. iemanja Sep 2021 #102

You forgot secret backroom collusion with a hostile foreign government (Russia) to gather cstanleytech Sep 2021 #95

And because we don't do much of a job holding connected white men accountable, dlk Sep 2021 #124

Kochs, Scaifes, Mercers, ALEC, FOX, talk radio, Federalist Society, Putin, Bibi, MBS, MBZ... DickKessler Sep 2021 #98

Reagan's repealing the Fairness Doctrine has brought us to this place dlk Sep 2021 #125

K&R Blue Owl Sep 2021 #110

A literally vast right wing conspiracy. summer_in_TX Sep 2021 #112

Exactly dlk Sep 2021 #126

Opinion: Hillary Clinton warned us this day would come LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #113

Yes, there is no excuse dlk Sep 2021 #127

It's surprised me in the past 4 years, how many hate-filled, dumb racists there are milling about. C Moon Sep 2021 #114

I'm surprised by the large numbers, too dlk Sep 2021 #128

The Republicans are better at playing the "long-game" than we are King_Klonopin Sep 2021 #116

Republicans are often temperamentally better suited to the war that is politics dlk Sep 2021 #129

She was also right about the basket of deplorable. Jakes Progress Sep 2021 #117

She definitely made an enormous understatement dlk Sep 2021 #130

I'm no historian Moebym Sep 2021 #118

I agree dlk Sep 2021 #131