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appal_jack

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5. Nice Catch-22 you've got there.

Reply to mr_liberal (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 12:16 PM

Apr 2019

Had Bernie stumbled, your response surely would be "See, his platform is worthless." But since he gained enormous traction and applause,you describe the audience as "mostly Bernie supporters."

Was this approach developed by Doc Daneeka's political consultant brother? General Scheisskopf would surely be proud.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-22_(logic)

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Politifact: Fact-checking the Bernie Sanders town hall on Fox News [View all] ehrnst Apr 2019 OP

Still Love Bernie. zentrum Apr 2019 #1

Sanders converted a Fox audience. FALSE. They were mostly Bernie supporters. nt mr_liberal Apr 2019 #2

" the audience included plenty of voters open to his message" ehrnst Apr 2019 #3

Nice Catch-22 you've got there. appal_jack Apr 2019 #5

That observation was made by a report who was there: ehrnst Apr 2019 #6

Like most tweets, that's a small part of the story appal_jack Apr 2019 #8

How does "not everyone in the audience was a Bernie supporter" negate ehrnst Apr 2019 #9

Yep. The very first question came from a campus organizer from conservative Turning Point. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #10

Conspiracy theories about fact checking.... ehrnst Apr 2019 #14

We already have a POTUS who trades in half-truths, innuendo BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #4

Seems like an old trend to me. thesquanderer Apr 2019 #7

I was respodning to the OP. nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #11

How did I miss this? Thanks for Cha Apr 2019 #12

We are the party of facts and reality. The party of science and questioning authority. ehrnst Apr 2019 #13

No kidding! Unreal how Cha Apr 2019 #15

Conspiracy theories on this very thread, too. ehrnst Apr 2019 #16

Oh yeah.. Cha Apr 2019 #17