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If you were wondering WTF "Obamagate" is - Fox News is on it (Original Post) underpants May 2020 OP
Trump is chomping at the bit to lock anybody up. no_hypocrisy May 2020 #1
hmm... Alacritous Crier May 2020 #2
Not interested in anything on Fox. pwb May 2020 #3
I think we need to pay attention to them, JenniferJuniper May 2020 #4
Not me. But you go ahead. pwb May 2020 #9
I think we don't...and I don't believe that many believe everything they report. Demsrule86 May 2020 #10
The Fox message gets disseminated all over the internet, JenniferJuniper May 2020 #12
We have won pretty much every election since 16...we don't need to pay attention to the racist Demsrule86 May 2020 #21
So? The internet attacked Joe Bide non-stop...Fox and others...didn't help them. Demsrule86 May 2020 #28
Clicked on the link... N_E_1 for Tennis May 2020 #5
Clicks help the site in terms of advertising...don't do it! Demsrule86 May 2020 #22
Good because every mention of Obama hurts Trump in comparison. yellowcanine May 2020 #6
Good point. underpants May 2020 #7
No such thing as Obamagate...the senate won't touch it. Demsrule86 May 2020 #8
Ridiculous Johnny2X2X May 2020 #11
I noticed in one article the timeline already shifted underpants May 2020 #13
a brief synopsis would be nicer than onethatcares May 2020 #14
Basically it's al speculation and conspiracy to fill air time underpants May 2020 #15
Brief Synopsis maxrandb May 2020 #18
Essentially MosheFeingold May 2020 #23
I imagine they're overlooking this angle BeyondGeography May 2020 #16
Yes probably underpants May 2020 #17
Interesting timing! I did look (thanks for the link) and it appears Fox was primed, loaded and ready machoneman May 2020 #19
Yeah it's been bubbling up and they were clearly ready for it underpants May 2020 #25
"Obamagate" is Trump's weird way of shielding himself against prosecution after he leaves office. sop May 2020 #20
Pathetic Bucky May 2020 #24
"Obamagate" underpants May 2020 #26
Not gonna click on it. Talitha May 2020 #27
I had to laugh, one of the stories is that Laura Ingram talks about why Obama is back MiniMe May 2020 #29
Funny. underpants May 2020 #31
Obamagate has about as much basis in fact as Little Miss Muffet DFW May 2020 #30

JenniferJuniper

(4,496 posts)
4. I think we need to pay attention to them,
Tue May 12, 2020, 08:50 AM
May 2020

considering that 41% of the population believes everything they "report".

pwb

(11,205 posts)
9. Not me. But you go ahead.
Tue May 12, 2020, 08:56 AM
May 2020

It is opposite world over there. Every story does not have another side or a spin to it. Facts are lost at fox and I don't need anymore reminders about what they are saying. I recognize evil when i see it. We will close or temper all that down soon.

JenniferJuniper

(4,496 posts)
12. The Fox message gets disseminated all over the internet,
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:00 AM
May 2020

primarily through social media, because most Trumpanzies can only read memes.

I think it's folly to pay not attention and be prepared to shoot it all down.

Demsrule86

(68,352 posts)
21. We have won pretty much every election since 16...we don't need to pay attention to the racist
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:57 AM
May 2020

fucks at Fox...just keep on keeping on. Let's not give them more power by listening to and echoing everything they say or fearing them either...their numbers of listeners go down every year. How about some positive posts about how we are likely to beat the shit out of the Republicans;dirty donnies days are numbered and so are a number of Republican Senate and House members.

Demsrule86

(68,352 posts)
28. So? The internet attacked Joe Bide non-stop...Fox and others...didn't help them.
Tue May 12, 2020, 12:32 PM
May 2020

Twitterverse is now suspect after 16. Don't add to their numbers by keeping it in play...

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
6. Good because every mention of Obama hurts Trump in comparison.
Tue May 12, 2020, 08:52 AM
May 2020

You would think the Trump and his minions would know that but apparently not.

underpants

(182,281 posts)
13. I noticed in one article the timeline already shifted
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:07 AM
May 2020

The BIG meeting if Obama Comey and Yates wasn’t until January- now the story is that it was all just to HURT or weaken the Trump admin.

onethatcares

(16,133 posts)
14. a brief synopsis would be nicer than
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:10 AM
May 2020

giving them clicks.

I don't say that to be snide or hurtful. It's just that they use those numbers to tout how popular they are.

Thanks

underpants

(182,281 posts)
15. Basically it's al speculation and conspiracy to fill air time
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:16 AM
May 2020

in these difficult times when there’s nothing for them to speak about. This will be the genesis for a whole new set of books to be cranked out and sold to the cult. It seems to be an continuation of the Deep State industry.

maxrandb

(15,192 posts)
18. Brief Synopsis
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:32 AM
May 2020

It's all fucking bullshit that the MSM will treat as if they are investigating the Lindbergh kidnapping in order to avoid having Retrumplicans say bad things about them.

Soon, you'll know 10 times more about this bullshit than any of a thousand Retrumplican scandals.

Hate Radio will get their Yahoo's to threaten boycotts against News stations for not covering this "most important story in history".

Democrats who appear on any News programs will be asked about it relentlessly...so will Retrumplicans, who will NEVER be pressed to comment on any Donnie Shit for Brains corruption.

Some "Democrats" will demand this "scandal" be looked into, or complain that it's just proof that "both parties are the same".

Some will make sure that you know that they can't support Biden, because he's just as corrupt as the orange dipshit and will announce their plans to vote for a 3RD party Putin frontend candidate.

100s of Focus Groups in Dumbfuckistan Murika will be empanelled to say this is the most important story in our nation's history.

Every negative story about Donnie Dollhands will begin with "what about obamagate".

Lather, Rinse, Repeat

Oh, and you know those Hate Radio dipshits that will demand boycotts of News organizations until they cover this story? Well Democrats can't do the same to Hate Radio because 1ST Amendment...or something...

That's a brief synopsis.

MosheFeingold

(3,051 posts)
23. Essentially
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:07 AM
May 2020

The allegation is the FISA court was used to groundlessly investigate the Trump Campaign, find whatever kind of dirt can be found, and then later to interfere with the transition to the Drumpf Administration.

Essentially, the allegation is to accuse certain people in the Obama Administration of doing what Nixon did with bumbling burglars, but instead using the FISA court and fellow travelers in the FBI.

There were some extremely troubling acts done by lone individuals with axes to grind, but they are generally "never-Trump" Republicans, not Democrats.

The goal is, of course, to smear Joe Biden with the bad acts of these other individuals.

If I was advising the Biden campaign, I'd tell them to not defend these idiots, as it makes you look complicit in their bad behavior. I'd be shocked and throw their asses right under the bus where they belong.

machoneman

(3,952 posts)
19. Interesting timing! I did look (thanks for the link) and it appears Fox was primed, loaded and ready
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:35 AM
May 2020

for Trumpy to say "Obamagate" and they were off to the races the very next day.

Coincidence? I think not. It's a virtual conspriracy as they had all these quotes, talking heads, long dissertations and more ready and just waiting for the Stable Genisu to drop the green flag and start the race with plenty of anti-Obama screeds.

Expect more and worse.

underpants

(182,281 posts)
25. Yeah it's been bubbling up and they were clearly ready for it
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:19 AM
May 2020

I’d guess this was worked up regardless of what happened to Flynn. Even if his two admissions of guilty held up they were ready with this.

The funniest part to me is “Obamagate”. A. They didn’t learn their lesson with OBAMACARE. B. Gates are named after places or events. We don’t have “Nixongate”. I guess his entire existence is a crisis.

sop

(9,947 posts)
20. "Obamagate" is Trump's weird way of shielding himself against prosecution after he leaves office.
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:49 AM
May 2020

Using Trump's typically tortured logic, he probably believes if the DOJ launches a criminal investigation into Obama's actions as president, and Democrats object publicly that it's just "a political vendetta," Trump will then be able to claim any crminal investigation into his own shady activities is also political payback.

Bucky

(53,795 posts)
24. Pathetic
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:12 AM
May 2020

Trump just writes the one word believes it to his magic elves between up the details. Those are some well-disciplined thralls in his propaganda mill.

underpants

(182,281 posts)
26. "Obamagate"
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:20 AM
May 2020

The funniest part to me is “Obamagate”. A. They didn’t learn their lesson with OBAMACARE. B. Gates are named after places or events. We don’t have “Nixongate”. I guess his entire existence is a crisis.

MiniMe

(21,677 posts)
29. I had to laugh, one of the stories is that Laura Ingram talks about why Obama is back
Tue May 12, 2020, 01:20 PM
May 2020

When I first read it, I thought it said why Obama is black, and I was thinking ummmm, genetics? Then I reread the title and realized my mistake

DFW

(54,057 posts)
30. Obamagate has about as much basis in fact as Little Miss Muffet
Tue May 12, 2020, 01:27 PM
May 2020

It only appeals to Republicans with an intellectual level of those who take Miss Muffet's tale as a serious arachnid warning.

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