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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Mon Mar 18, 2019, 08:34 AM Mar 2019

Doesn't "The president is not a white supremacist" sound a lot like

"I am not a witch"?

Did we ever think a nationally known politician in this country would feel the need to say either?

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Doesn't "The president is not a white supremacist" sound a lot like (Original Post) Atticus Mar 2019 OP

Sounds a lot like "I am not a crook"... TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #1

BOOM - that was my immediate gut reaction as well. bullwinkle428 Mar 2019 #3

" H2O Man Mar 2019 #5

They protest too much.. besides Cha Mar 2019 #2

I was expecting "I am not a crook" FiveGoodMen Mar 2019 #4

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. Sounds a lot like "I am not a crook"...

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Mar 18, 2019, 08:38 AM

Mar 2019

and we know how that ended.

bullwinkle428

(20,663 posts)

3. BOOM - that was my immediate gut reaction as well.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 18, 2019, 08:46 AM

Mar 2019

H2O Man

(79,252 posts)

5. "

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:59 AM

Mar 2019

Cha

(320,590 posts)

2. They protest too much.. besides

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Mar 18, 2019, 08:45 AM

Mar 2019

there's evidence to the contrary. Or an orange nationalist.

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

4. I was expecting "I am not a crook"

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:58 AM

Mar 2019

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