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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsreQublicans have found their new "Benghazi"
reQublicans used Benghazi, emails, etc against Hillary because they knew she was the front runner in 2016,
and even after being exposed as nothing burgers Rs never quit attacking her over them. We know how they
operate, just keep repeating "Jan 6th was a peaceful demonstration" until it becomes a fact.
Their new target is President Biden of course and the new words they are pounding over & over again on FQX
is "Biden Crime Family". Hannity has been doing a segment on the "Biden Crime Family" for over a week now and
last Friday devoted his entire show to the "Biden Crime Family".
He starts out accusing President Biden & Hunter Biden of
1) influence peddling
2) public corruption
3) bribery
4) money laundering
5) tax evasion
6) gun crimes
7) drug crimes
8) prostitution ......betting this one is going on in the basement of a pizza parlor ...........
Just like the lack of a birth certificate for Obama, which some Rs still believe to this day, these are the lies
they'll be telling over & over again until they become the TRUTH to their viewers. How do we fight this?
Seems like the Bidens should be able to sue FQX for defamation.

Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)calimary
(90,021 posts)We should have a vibrant and viable two-pronged attack strategy. One building up the Dems and the other piling on the negatives about the opposition.
And its not like the GOP hasnt provided enough material to work with, to get the chatter started and vigorously push the messaging.
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)calimary
(90,021 posts)And yeah, I agree lies are unethical. But they have to be called out as lies, especially in this day and age where theres a main channel for Democrats to see and hear good talking points, and now SEVERAL oppositional channels trying to push negatives about Democrats in general and President Biden in particular.
There are too many people out there who are receptive to GOP lies and other such talking points. Especially when those talking points reinforce their darkest instincts that they used to think they had to keep closeted. All those negatives are now being reinforced by Pox, Newsmax, OAN, and who the hell even knows how many more by now. And CNN just checked out, having lost credibility and trustworthiness by its foolhardy trump-fest the other night.
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)Yes, there needs to be a 7/365 rebuttal operation.
Wednesdays
(22,603 posts)nor a nationwide network of talk radio shows, like the other side has.
calimary
(90,021 posts)Air America was all weve had, but it was starved to death and given up on before it even found its footing.
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)Tickle
(4,131 posts)I don't understand why we haven't done anything like that yet. Doesn't matter if they erased or added data it will show up as it went on
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)Even with timestamps on files and recovering hidden blocks, it is very uncertain who did what when.
2naSalit
(102,802 posts)Normalize AI to muddy the water so everyone has to put in effort to find the truth.
LetMyPeopleVote
(179,869 posts)Tesha
(21,141 posts)and from this list?
it's plain to see why there is a visceral hatred of Biden there.
Clearly the propaganda is working.
wnylib
(26,017 posts)Each of us here on DU can do that, but we need some prominent people to say it to national audiences.
Turn that message around and aim it where it belongs, at the Trump crime family. There are plenty of Trump crimes to rattle off, by all of them.
Tesha
(21,141 posts)without commenting - showing proof - linking facts
They hate me, but I write there for those lurkers afraid to stand up to these folks.
I'll never change the minds of the extremists, but they are going to stop th truth.
And I won't let them be the only opinions on that page either.
calimary
(90,021 posts)THANK YOU!!!!!
And yes, Im SHOUTING!!!
Cha
(319,080 posts)BaronChocula
(4,555 posts)What average Americans seem to be obsessing about is President Biden's age.
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)Elder is a title given by regular people to an extraordinary life. President Elder Biden.
BaronChocula
(4,555 posts)Here in the U.S. of A., consumerism has infested our DNA. If it ain't new, throw it away. I still think Biden will win reelection.
geardaddy
(25,392 posts)Trump and the Goopers are doing everything they're accusing Biden and the Democrats of doing.
"Look over there!"
Captain_New_York
(164 posts)John Nash had the same problem with his trio of friends. Only he could see them !!!
nowforever
(586 posts)They are love with the man who never goes to church or pays taxes, lies continuously, insults, bullies, has never owned a dog, couldn't pass a 4th grade history exam, is a sexual predator, has no sense of humor and is a malignant narcissist who hasn't read a book in 60 years( just a guess). Like I said scary dumb.
ExWhoDoesntCare
(4,741 posts)If you want to make the bigoted claim that only "good" people go to church, then I have no choice but to remind you that the BTK serial killer was not only a regular church attendee, but also a deacon in his church.
Or how about how often child-raping Catholic priests were not only in church multiple times a week--but leading all of the masses, too?
Those are but two of literally millions of examples I could use to establish how church attendance is indicative nothing other than church attendance. It means literally nothing outside of that, so why slime it into any discussion regarding reality--which is about as far from the province of religion as one can get?
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Pepsidog
(6,365 posts)SouthernDem4ever
(6,619 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,689 posts)Or proved they would have.
A "news" organization that levels that degree of accusations, even without the "alleged" prefix. Calling them the The Biden Crime Family is the same as calling them criminals. That is clear. And then listing a bunch of crimes. Coincidentally many of those crimes Trump is actually guilty of.
Suing seems to be the only weapon. Then of course they will fall back on "all the judges and lawyers are working for Soros and the Deep State and Nancy Pelosi!". But that only goes over with the most disturbed MAGAts.
KS Toronado
(23,727 posts)bringthePaine
(1,806 posts)calimary
(90,021 posts)And the variation on a theme:
The Nonstop Bullshit Express!
Love it, LOVE it, LOVE it!!!
KPN
(17,377 posts)This stuff needs to be challenged robustly if we want to save our democracy ... and this requires defending and preserving truth and facts.
Here's a question: do voters individually and/or collectively have standing to sue when elected officers and candidates they support are being defamed falsely?
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Dorian Gray
(13,850 posts)who you let be present for you despite this delusional thinking. Please get well. I know you won't be around here for much longer, so it's been real.
Arrivederci.
KS Toronado
(23,727 posts)to whomever you replied to?
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liberalmediaaddict
(998 posts)Every action Republicans take fall into one or more of those categories.
This "Biden Crime Family" smokescreen is classic gaslighting and projection. Every accusation again Biden is something the Trump family is guilty of. What Comer is conducting is actually a witch hunt.
Problem is Fox News gives a platform to this garbage. And the rest of the media treats these House investigations as credible doing a disservice to their viewers.
Every insult is projection
Every accusation is a confession.