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Curmudgeoness

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6. And there are a few other reasons that I can think of.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 09:22 PM

Aug 2012

Like the use of emails with no credibility and even less fact.

Or how about this one---a wingnut who I have email discussions with has told me that there are NO online fact checking sites that are credibile. None. Nada. There is just no way to find truth for them unless it is in an email written by a sociopathic lunatic.

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