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amcgrath

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36. Action

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 04:21 PM

Dec 2018

In 1989 in the UK, 96 people were killed at a football stadium in Hillsborough.

A national newspaper -The Sun - printed lies about the event, to assist the police and the government with their lies and idiocy that had led to the deaths.

The fans who died were Liverpool supporters. Initially a campaign was started in Liverpool to boycott The Sun. Very quickly and through public pressure, that newspaper was first removed from news stands. Later it was banned from public buildings, libraries and even on city transit.

There is nothing to prevent a similar campaign against a publication that lies for politicians in the USA

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BUSTED: National Enquirer admits it committed a felony 'in concert with' Trump's campaign [View all] ButSeeYa Dec 2018 OP

republican "ethics" and "morals" are formed of cesspool skuzz Achilleaze Dec 2018 #1

And those words should always be surrounded with quotation marks when referring to Republicans. Arkansas Granny Dec 2018 #10

Wowza! Drum Dec 2018 #2

American Media, Inc.did not make this payment. Lochloosa Dec 2018 #3

unfortunately, corporations are people too :( 0rganism Dec 2018 #14

But Senator, you've made a living buying, dismembering and selling off corporations. Marcuse Dec 2018 #44

Another felony...how surprising. nt SWBTATTReg Dec 2018 #4

I wonder if Individual 1 was involved? YessirAtsaFact Dec 2018 #8

Isn't that the best? You can't make this stuff up! LuckyLib Dec 2018 #21

Maria Butina has a plea hearing tomorrow YessirAtsaFact Dec 2018 #22

Can't wait for the impeachment hearings to start!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2018 #26

So how many times will Individual 1 be an unamed co-conspirator before something is done? HopeAgain Dec 2018 #5

Sadly, "IOKIYAR" (It's OK If You're A Republican) is still a viable defense/excuse Atticus Dec 2018 #38

The dominoes continue to fall! nt thbobby Dec 2018 #6

The crimes are stacking up. Iliyah Dec 2018 #7

This is how it has to happen gratuitous Dec 2018 #27

He's hiding behind his fake title and the republiCON Congress, for now. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2018 #35

Another example of the way corporations can violate the law with no repurcussions pecosbob Dec 2018 #9

In a post-truth world superpatriotman Dec 2018 #11

K&R Scurrilous Dec 2018 #12

How could paying her off even be considered a campaign contribution? pangaia Dec 2018 #13

AMI made a contribution to tRump's campaign by paying her off. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #16

Oh, get it.. thanks... pangaia Dec 2018 #29

American Media used the money for a campaign purpose and coordinated with Trump marylandblue Dec 2018 #17

Thanks... maybe I could get a campaign contribution for...... something... pangaia Dec 2018 #31

Start up a PAC and I'll send you some dark money marylandblue Dec 2018 #33

Deal..... pangaia Dec 2018 #34

Another way I look at it... forkol Dec 2018 #32

Aren't all of the bogus/made up Hillary stories they ran every DURHAM D Dec 2018 #15

Good point! StarryNite Dec 2018 #30

Pecker waived. Sneederbunk Dec 2018 #18

I'm still amazed at the irony of trump's sexual escapades being covered up by a guy named Pecker. George II Dec 2018 #19

He, heh. Heh, heh. His name is "Pecker." Heh, heh. Nitram Dec 2018 #20

Nail 237 in 45's coffin. Motive is required to indict on the charge lindysalsagal Dec 2018 #23

Trump lost his Pecker . . . PWPippinesq Dec 2018 #24

Pucker factor +100 for Individual 1 workinclasszero Dec 2018 #25

Now, let's see all the GOPrs who got NRA/Butina money try to downplay this MrScorpio Dec 2018 #28

Action amcgrath Dec 2018 #36

Actually, anything past the news stands wouldn't be constitutional here. X_Digger Dec 2018 #43

Has anyone started a petition or other groundswell initiatives Fritz Walter Dec 2018 #37

If that had come out, we most likely wouldn't have this evil nut in our White House. C Moon Dec 2018 #39

Donnie was fingered by a pecker? DesertRat Dec 2018 #40

If Trump & Pecker directly discussed this (they were supposedly good friends) then Trump is in deep TeamPooka Dec 2018 #41

Well, fake news certainly applies central scrutinizer Dec 2018 #42

This is yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge! LiberalLovinLug Dec 2018 #45

Makes you wonder DENVERPOPS Dec 2018 #46

And I don't think Melania deserves any sympathy LiberalLovinLug Dec 2018 #48

republican sleazebags of a feather flock together Achilleaze Dec 2018 #47