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calimary

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11. Color me Sick-of-It.
Sun Jun 9, 2019, 12:25 PM
Jun 2019

Just saw Jim Acosta in CNN trip all over himself on Brian Stelter’s media analysis show, STILL trying to give trump the benefit of the doubt.

For Pete’s sake! trump squandered that good will a LOOOOOOOOONNNNNNG time ago! They’re still struggling with calling his constant lying what it is: LYING.

tRump, is a SH**stain on the history of America! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2019 #1
Will the gop ever Scarsdale Jun 2019 #3
To me, I think a lot of the GOP is just like him. The difference is he says it out loud, while the RKP5637 Jun 2019 #5
they totally realize johnnyfins Jun 2019 #10
What is ALWAYS missing is criticism of the Republican party for supporting this liar. DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #35
"In a weird flip flop, the Democrats have [become] vanguard of...progress and...honesty..." lagomorph777 Jun 2019 #37
Well, in the rhetoric hall-of-mirrors... DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #40
He tells "blue lies" which are meant solely for his base ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #2
I fear we are in 1939 Germany and the worst is yet to come. lark Jun 2019 #4
I see/feel a lot of similarity. He's playing the Hitler playbook IMO. ... and with RKP5637 Jun 2019 #6
No, not really - the German news media would have never questioned Hitler FakeNoose Jun 2019 #15
I guess you missed the glowing U.S. TV coverage of Trump's D-Day beach head. lagomorph777 Jun 2019 #38
I fear that Christian conservative Trumpsters may go full SS if they're not stopped. Initech Jun 2019 #26
Hitler with nukes sucks uponit7771 Jun 2019 #31
It's become the norm. Pretty soon we'll be amazed if a repuglicon tells a truth erronis Jun 2019 #7
More accurate would be "rarely tells the truth". He lies a lot more than "often". Pepsidog Jun 2019 #8
I think the word should be "consistently." Gore1FL Jun 2019 #9
Color me Sick-of-It. calimary Jun 2019 #11
Recent WaPo irisblue Jun 2019 #12
rightwing nutcase Dennis Prager "so he exaggerates" The ends justify the means. Demovictory9 Jun 2019 #27
Yes. The Republicans have lost credibility permanently. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #13
The Associated Press is calling Chump a liar - finally! FakeNoose Jun 2019 #14
Yes a very big deal given that AP stories appear in over 1,300 newspapers in the US and abroad. kstewart33 Jun 2019 #17
We have reached a state .... Shoonra Jun 2019 #16
Jimmy Carter when campaigning for pres promised he'd 'never lie' to us The Blue Flower Jun 2019 #18
And after that, the press dissected every statement he made looking for the smallest violation Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #21
We are in one of those periods in time onetexan Jun 2019 #29
"Trumpery" as traditionally defined by Webster's Dictionary: sop Jun 2019 #19
Never before was there such a perfectly named politician. lagomorph777 Jun 2019 #39
"... if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all." Jim__ Jun 2019 #20
You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time grantcart Jun 2019 #22
Another great line: Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2019 #36
I agree, a great series. Jim__ Jun 2019 #41
This will happen again unless we somehow destroy Fux Ruse! BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #23
K&R BlueJac Jun 2019 #24
Impeach Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #25
Prince of Lies srobertss Jun 2019 #28
I often have wondered why any media company would show video of him. Every word is a lie wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #30
Agreed Sherman A1 Jun 2019 #33
If his lips are moving Sherman A1 Jun 2019 #32
But this was known BEFORE he was elected oldsoftie Jun 2019 #34
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