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In reply to the discussion: So, this $400 million thing is looking like a thing. [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)100. Headlines on msnbc.com: "Allies plot Trump intervention amid turmoil"
"Pence splits with Trump, endorses Ryan"
"GOP reels after problematic day with Trump"
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Because someone I've never heard of tells a lie on TV, I'm supposed to get nervous?
MADem
Aug 2016
#54
NO, but when John McCain releases a statement about ransom to a state sponsor of terrorism
renie408
Aug 2016
#61
But it isn't. Didn't cost the US taxpayer a cent. That money was Iranian money anyway.
tonyt53
Aug 2016
#5
problem is, I've seen four discussions on this, and no moderator has mentioned this simple fact
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#8
Yep. I just watched ten minutes of "Obama/Clinton gave $400 million to a state sponsor of terrorism"
renie408
Aug 2016
#16
Here's the simple explanation: When Iran seized US hostages, the US froze Iran's bank accounts.
FSogol
Aug 2016
#7
If you want people to not do the "concern bullshit," then don't post "concern OPs."
MADem
Aug 2016
#10
You're getting push-back because you're not covering the story of the day, which started
MADem
Aug 2016
#60
what dial were you clicking? I saw four stories about PAYMENTS, in the words of the
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#75
EVERYTHING is her fault. one of these aholes on cnn said she's been a lying thief
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#19
they didn't let her talk, for the most part, and when she did, they cut her off.
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#44
have you been watching? the media are doing to this EXACTLY what they did with
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#31
It's not a thing that Iran is being given back THEIR money they've had in a trust for 40-years here.
herding cats
Aug 2016
#29
it doesn't MATTER! nobody is going to hear that over the roar of the pugs lies, and the
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#34
So, since cable news wants to "sexy" it up for their ratings that makes it a concern
herding cats
Aug 2016
#42
pretty amazing cluelessness, isn't it? they don't seem to understand the way
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#43
PEOPLE, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT IS. IT MATTERS WHAT IT IS BEING PORTRAYED AS...
renie408
Aug 2016
#51
how many people will read that, as opposed to the fact free play it's getting all afternoon
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#62
See, this is why your pre-emptive "Please don't do the 'concern' bullshit" was, well, bullshit
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2016
#154
I don't know why you're so "concerned" about a network that hired Corey Lewandowski. I mean,
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2016
#134
you mean the agreement w/Iran that involved unfreezing their assets actually unfroze their assets?
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2016
#81
because the GOP is slo-mo-imploding and they're trying desperately to change the subject?
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2016
#89
when it's uniformly called RANSOM PAYMENTS by moderators like Tapper, and everybody
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#85
I don't watch any of that shit, but like I said, on the internet the story is the GOP falling apart.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2016
#105
Headlines on msnbc.com: "Allies plot Trump intervention amid turmoil"
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2016
#100
cnn and msnbc are both teasing the ransom....wolf called them cash payments
Gabi Hayes
Aug 2016
#119
OMG, USA gives back Iran it's own money and stops a nuclear arms race. Scandalous
B Calm
Aug 2016
#151
If you have a problem with it, don't vote for Obama in the next election.
Baitball Blogger
Aug 2016
#159