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mercuryblues

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20. I think you hit on an important factor

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 04:03 PM

Nov 2018

They thought lying to congress was ok, as long as the R's were in power. They knew the republikkklans wouldn't do squat about it. They were told to create a narrative that fit Individual #1's story = conspiracy.

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I could believe he found them under a rock. Girard442 Nov 2018 #7

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+1, I'll believe it when I see it uponit7771 Nov 2018 #77

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Didn't remember everything about him laserhaas Nov 2018 #34

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I think you hit on an important factor mercuryblues Nov 2018 #20

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