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PdxSean

(574 posts)
6. Well, the guy certainly knew his audience.
Wed Sep 27, 2017, 07:52 AM
Sep 2017

Paul Horner interview at the Washington Post: "Honestly, people are definitely dumber. They just keep passing stuff around. Nobody fact-checks anything anymore — I mean, that’s how Trump got elected. He just said whatever he wanted, and people believed everything, and when the things he said turned out not to be true, people didn’t care because they’d already accepted it. It’s real scary." More here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/11/17/facebook-fake-news-writer-i-think-donald-trump-is-in-the-white-house-because-of-me/?utm_term=.c8c7f2be5f09

Editing to add this quote from the comments section: rossor
11/17/2016 6:24 AM PST
Reminds me of watching the Colbert Report with my brother-in-law during the Bush years. He looks at me and says, "I like what he says, but sometimes I think he's making fun of the President." Welcome to America in the 21st Century.

Karma is unrelenting (n/t) PJMcK Sep 2017 #1
Accidental OD bucolic_frolic Sep 2017 #2
I doubt the fellow had allegiance to anyone but himself. Nitram Sep 2017 #10
Slow roast, baybee-- snap, crackle and pop... Raster Sep 2017 #3
But Trump and Bolton said Russians are too good to leave evidence, so if there's no evidence of foul ck4829 Sep 2017 #4
spread this far and wide! certainot Sep 2017 #32
Karma cleaned house, I see. catbyte Sep 2017 #5
Huh? oberliner Sep 2017 #28
all the while, helping to destroy our country. WhiteTara Sep 2017 #33
No, he didn't oberliner Sep 2017 #34
But being stupid and gullible WhiteTara Sep 2017 #36
Well, the guy certainly knew his audience. PdxSean Sep 2017 #6
I shed no tears. Nt MANative Sep 2017 #7
Why not? oberliner Sep 2017 #29
has the right blamed freddyvh Sep 2017 #8
Beat me to it 7962 Sep 2017 #15
Is he dead? Cold War Spook Sep 2017 #9
Winner! PdxSean Sep 2017 #13
Dead men tell no tales njhoneybadger Sep 2017 #11
⬆️⬆️⬆️ Renew Deal Sep 2017 #14
+1 Botany Sep 2017 #17
nary a one. Afromania Sep 2017 #31
I dont believe it Renew Deal Sep 2017 #12
I ran a Whois on the fake news articles on FB and much came from Phoenix alfredo Sep 2017 #16
What a tragic loss for journalism and what a sad . . . hatrack Sep 2017 #18
Fake news! MrScorpio Sep 2017 #19
Fappy is dead! I hope he avoids double hell underpants Sep 2017 #20
Dead and Turbineguy Sep 2017 #21
Take this story with a grain of salt... snort Sep 2017 #22
You mean ... you mean ... you mean ... bucolic_frolic Sep 2017 #25
The headline... catrose Sep 2017 #23
Here come the RW conspiracy theories. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2017 #24
Maricopa County, huh? Have the police checked out Sheriff Joe's alibi yet? yellowcanine Sep 2017 #26
This is really sad news oberliner Sep 2017 #27
0 fucks given ELY08 Sep 2017 #30
PizzaGate guy, I believe... finally some good news.. MAGA! nt vkkv Sep 2017 #35
Aw shucks...Trump going to be a pallbearer?? Bengus81 Sep 2017 #37
Kicking! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #38
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