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CrispyQ

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2. So we have to censor ourselves to protect them from their own stupidity?

Reply to shraby (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 29, 2018, 02:09 PM

Apr 2018

"American's have to sharpen up!" Richard Painter said that & I second it. If someone votes based on something they read on FB, censoring our speech isn't going to fix that problem.

Besides, if they are plenty good at making up their own vile crap.

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huma abedin, chelsea clinton, and robby mook met with russian spy, discussed espionage on trump [View all] unblock Apr 2018 OP

May I caution you on headlines? Some right winger might just read the headline then shraby Apr 2018 #1

So we have to censor ourselves to protect them from their own stupidity? CrispyQ Apr 2018 #2

i'll be happy if they take that bait. unblock Apr 2018 #3

Yeah, I wish I saw "If" as the first word in that topic title. nt Ilsa Apr 2018 #4

it's not sufficiently ridiculous as it is? unblock Apr 2018 #5

No it's not sufficiently ridiculous. It needs an "If" or something to clarify. shraby Apr 2018 #8

if they're going to take it out of context they're also capable of deleting the "if" unblock Apr 2018 #9

Their lies thrive on the ridiculous. nt Ilsa Apr 2018 #11

It would be Benghazi season 9 rustydog Apr 2018 #6

Fake news ! No collusion ! End it now ! are all perfectly valid responses. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2018 #7

the gnewz is still on reagan ITS OK IF YOU ARE REPUBLIKAN. pansypoo53219 Apr 2018 #10