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Kingofalldems

(40,366 posts) Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:17 PM Jan 2017

Maggie Haberman says the Spicer tantrum was a deliberate distraction tactic

to get the news off of the marches today. Sounds logical to me. It's what they do.

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/822944442999046145

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Maggie Haberman says the Spicer tantrum was a deliberate distraction tactic (Original Post) Kingofalldems Jan 2017 OP

That is how dictators operate. madaboutharry Jan 2017 #1

I am sure it was liberal N proud Jan 2017 #2

I agree. dalton99a Jan 2017 #3

Oops! It didn't work lunatica Jan 2017 #4

News is covering the cilla4progress Jan 2017 #5

Great. Kingofalldems Jan 2017 #8

it seems like it would bring more attention to the march JI7 Jan 2017 #6

Guess he didn't stomp his fight hard enough? BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #7

This and Dumb Nuts Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #9

The TV news ought to show his tantrum as the funny 'and finally...' segment muriel_volestrangler Jan 2017 #10

Yeah, because the m$m can't multitask Cha Jan 2017 #11

It's not working KittyWampus Jan 2017 #12

madaboutharry

(42,036 posts)

1. That is how dictators operate.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:18 PM

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liberal N proud

(61,203 posts)

2. I am sure it was

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:19 PM

Jan 2017

dalton99a

(95,240 posts)

3. I agree.

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Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:19 PM

Jan 2017

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

4. Oops! It didn't work

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Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:19 PM

Jan 2017

cilla4progress

(26,526 posts)

5. News is covering the

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:22 PM

Jan 2017

marches today...!!!

Kingofalldems

(40,366 posts)

8. Great.

Reply to cilla4progress (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:25 PM

Jan 2017

JI7

(93,899 posts)

6. it seems like it would bring more attention to the march

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:23 PM

Jan 2017

BumRushDaShow

(172,207 posts)

7. Guess he didn't stomp his fight hard enough?

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:24 PM

Jan 2017

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

9. This and Dumb Nuts

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:31 PM

Jan 2017

stupid show at the CIA. Capture the news cycle cause it is all about me.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,588 posts)

10. The TV news ought to show his tantrum as the funny 'and finally...' segment

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:48 PM

Jan 2017

They don't have to actually laugh at it. Just put it in the slot reserved for skateboarding ducks.

Cha

(320,534 posts)

11. Yeah, because the m$m can't multitask

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:50 PM

Jan 2017

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

12. It's not working

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Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:50 PM

Jan 2017

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