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Grasswire2

(13,849 posts) Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:24 PM Sep 2018

FLAKE Whataboutism.

Haven't heard anything substantive yet except scolding us for condemning a man on his known record.

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FLAKE Whataboutism. (Original Post) Grasswire2 Sep 2018 OP

he handmade34 Sep 2018 #1

Yes Tursiops Sep 2018 #2

He's giving a long spiel on "both sides." W_HAMILTON Sep 2018 #3

Yeah, really. Hypocrite. I think of Merrick Garland when I hear these arguments of 'both SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #4

handmade34

(23,964 posts)

1. he

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:25 PM

Sep 2018

is being fair

Tursiops

(89 posts)

2. Yes

Reply to handmade34 (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:26 PM

Sep 2018

and he just disagreed with Trump once again . Also claimed he's received death threat for standing up to Trump.

W_HAMILTON

(10,272 posts)

3. He's giving a long spiel on "both sides."

Reply to handmade34 (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:27 PM

Sep 2018

I hope his speech ends up being more than this or else it's just an attempt at self promotion.

Nevermind, it just ended -- all he did was give a long spiel of "both sides."

Fuck him.

SWBTATTReg

(26,185 posts)

4. Yeah, really. Hypocrite. I think of Merrick Garland when I hear these arguments of 'both