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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostAs much as you want to buy the liberal spin on this one, the unmasking requests and the manner in which they were used was not "business as usual".
https://theconservativetreehouse.com...-briefing-pdb/
Last word to you. I have no desire to perpetuate a non-story narrative.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by DivineOb View PostAgain, more of this nonsense. *You* don't even read your own sources but we're expected to do so and make your case for you.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostIt is MM's classic response when he cannot support his own argument. He does it with pretty much every argument. Frankly, I don't know why the admin don't call him on argument by web link, but he seems to get a perpetual pass on that front.
Frankly, there is a lot to Obamagate that you guys appear curiously ignorant of. I sometimes forget that not everybody keeps up with the news like I do, and so there are times I'm genuinely surprised to discover that people are unaware of facts that I had come to regard as common knowledge. If you want to know just how deep the Obamagate rabbit hole really goes, then this article is a good place to start:
https://theconservativetreehouse.com...esident-obama/
I hope it's needless to say, but Obamagate is not "fake news". Obama makes Nixon look like a choir boy.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by firstfloor View PostEven Trump dose not know what 'Obamagate' is.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostFake news. He knows what it is and says that it should be obvious to everybody else.
Let me guess. McConnell is just a RINO never trumper!
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostBecause it's not argument by weblink. I make a statement -- in this case "As much as you want to buy the liberal spin on this one, the unmasking requests and the manner in which they were used was not 'business as usual'" -- and then I provide a link with more information to support my claims. "Argument by weblink" would be if I just dropped a link into a post without any elaboration.
Frankly, there is a lot to Obamagate that you guys appear curiously ignorant of. I sometimes forget that not everybody keeps up with the news like I do, and so there are times I'm genuinely surprised to discover that people are unaware of facts that I had come to regard as common knowledge. If you want to know just how deep the Obamagate rabbit hole really goes, then this article is a good place to start:
https://theconservativetreehouse.com...esident-obama/
I hope it's needless to say, but Obamagate is not "fake news". Obama makes Nixon look like a choir boy.
Your tactics are as transparent as your obvious biases, MM. But I'm sure you'll get those under control with a little "honest self-reflection"
Last word to you.
ETA: Oh...yeah...about Obamagate? Definitely fake news.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostThis is a term I was never familiar with. It is explained in this piece from Vox. I don't frequently read Vox, simply because I find them skewed as much to the left as Fox is skewed to the right, and it takes too much time/effort to "read past the spin."
However, this article popped up on my feed this morning, and I decided to read it. It's an opinion piece, but the core of the article rings true - dismayingly true.
I think the concept of "flooding the zone" is something we all need to be aware of. We are the only ones who can combat it.
It is an incredibly cynical and dishonest strategy, and it creates a conundrum for the media. Respond to the "flood" and you magnify it. Ignore the "flood" and focus on real stories and you get accused of playing partisan politics by not reporting on particular stories that Trump and the right-wing media is flooding.
But given the number of Republicans I have heard espouse the "win at any cost - you cannot make policy if you do not win" philosophy, I am not surprised at this strategy. Hopefully, people will see past this approach as well. Unfortunately, I am increasingly coming to think I may well be moving in the next year.
Last edited by QuantaFille; 05-17-2020, 08:56 PM.
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Originally posted by DivineBoob View PostYes, that is what he says. Funny that Mitch McConnell of all people has no interest in following up on this "crime of the century." Why might that be?
Let me guess. McConnell is just a RINO never trumper!Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostI don't know about "RINO never trumper", but McConnell has never been one to rock the Washington boat.
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Originally posted by DivineOb View PostWhy even reply if you're just going to response with total nonsense? Do any of your RWNJ brethren believe that McConnell isn't one to "rock the Washington boat"? Come on.Geislerminian Antinomian Kenotic Charispneumaticostal Gender Mutualist-Egalitarian.
Beige Federalist.
Nationalist Christian.
"Everybody is somebody's heretic."
Social Justice is usually the opposite of actual justice.
Proud member of the this space left blank community.
Would-be Grand Vizier of the Padishah Maxi-Super-Ultra-Hyper-Mega-MAGA King Trumpius Rex.
Justice for Ashli Babbitt!
Justice for Matthew Perna!
Arrest Ray Epps and his Fed bosses!
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostFake news. He knows what it is and says that it should be obvious to everybody else.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas...s/id1456045551
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