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genxlib

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44. You are spot on

Thu Aug 8, 2019, 11:00 AM

Aug 2019

I would add that there are plenty of people who would be excited about meeting a President regardless of who he is. It is a good story to tell your grandkids. For the non-political types, it doesn't necessarily mean they support them.

I had a colleague that was considering supporting him back in 2016. He had met Trump through some professional work on one of his golf properties. He was otherwise a reliably Democratic voter type but was intoxicated with the idea of being close to power. I called him on it and he admitted that it was all about the glory of having a personal connection but he would otherwise be a disaster. Not sure what he ended up doing. It is just indicative of the fact that people can lose their better judgement in the spotlight.

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When you post unverified, unsourced speculation here at DU... [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 OP

It's sad, really jberryhill Aug 2019 #1

I agree as much as I distrust anything coming only from the WH as the pics were. riversedge Aug 2019 #2

Good point. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #3

SOP for most propagandists because it works so well. Hortensis Aug 2019 #70

Hence, the existence of the Breaking News forum. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #4

GD doesn't allow for fringe content. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #5

I promise never to spread SCVDem Aug 2019 #60

That's good. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #61

No social media for me! SCVDem Aug 2019 #63

Is this image a real quote? ... aggiesal Aug 2019 #78

Very funny. nt Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #79

I'm not trying to be funny ... aggiesal Aug 2019 #80

No, it's not. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #82

Thanks n/t aggiesal Aug 2019 #84

Breaking News is not the Fake News forum. Hortensis Aug 2019 #10

We also have Creative Speculation for wilder speculation... SidDithers Aug 2019 #43

Agreed. There is so much material that is substantiated and appropriately sourced PA Democrat Aug 2019 #6

Rec. I completely agree. cwydro Aug 2019 #7

I agree Crabby Appleton Aug 2019 #8

I agree, mostly, but the key phrase is "pass it off as news" True Dough Aug 2019 #9

My problem there was it was paired with a legitimate WaPo story Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #12

Not the best pairing, I'll grant you that True Dough Aug 2019 #20

But the dispute post made very clear that the allegation about the "staff" photo RVN VET71 Aug 2019 #57

The last observation of your post underscores the real problem here. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #58

I feel much the same. As long as the source is identified and rumors are not being posted Arkansas Granny Aug 2019 #17

Was this the tweet from Phillip Rucker of the WashPost? kentuck Aug 2019 #11

The Rucker story was true Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #13

Did the Washington Post report them as "crisis actors"? kentuck Aug 2019 #14

No. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #15

No, WAPO reported that the EL PASO patients would not meet with him, which is true. cwydro Aug 2019 #18

Sometimes it's hard to see thru all the smoke. kentuck Aug 2019 #31

Actually...I think they did Maeve Aug 2019 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Yonnie3 Aug 2019 #24

I am watching CNN right now and they are stating the pics are propaganda photos. boston bean Aug 2019 #16

Of course they're released as propaganda - that doesn't make them fake. cwydro Aug 2019 #22

The post this OP is lamenting did not say a damn thing about crisis actors. boston bean Aug 2019 #27

I've commented on that thread, and I have no interest in bumping it further. cwydro Aug 2019 #30

In the face of the trump shitshow I could give a fuck less about something making Trump out to be a boston bean Aug 2019 #32

Here's the problem with that thinking. I call it the "Hitler was a cannibal" theory. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #46

Listen, Tommy, the post you are referring to here was not a news story. It was an op on du. boston bean Aug 2019 #49

It was tied together with a legitimate news story and that was the true danger. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #52

Maybe you should just stick to reading LBN then. MGKrebs Aug 2019 #62

But that's not the problem here. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #64

Reposting sketchy stuff from elsewhere isn't a lack of critical thinking, MGKrebs Aug 2019 #73

So.....Flat Earthers? 9-11 Truthers? Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #75

I saw plenty of stuff here in the years following 9-11 questioning what happened. MGKrebs Aug 2019 #76

Here you go, buddy. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #77

Well said. cwydro Aug 2019 #59

I couldn't care less either, but we don't need false rumors to make him look bad. cwydro Aug 2019 #48

The tweet linked to in that OP mentioned "paid actors." Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #34

As part of twitter mill. Believe me I can read and comprehended that. boston bean Aug 2019 #35

There's a lot of bad junk on Twitter. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #50

And a lot of good. You found some amazing stuff on its evil sister site Facebook if I recall boston bean Aug 2019 #51

I have--and I'm assuming you mean the Konstantin Rykov stuff. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #53

That's pretty funny coming from the guy who doesn't want people to post MGKrebs Aug 2019 #81

Offered for the truth of the matter asserted. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #83

Well of course this is no court of law, so such a standard is completely beside the point here. MGKrebs Aug 2019 #85

They definitely are. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #23

Got a link on that ? underpants Aug 2019 #19

Ha ha. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #21

BTW I totally agree with your post underpants Aug 2019 #25

He did Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #29

+1000. nt Hortensis Aug 2019 #26

That's a great toon. cwydro Aug 2019 #28

Thanks Takket Aug 2019 #33

It was a twitter reference well qualified. boston bean Aug 2019 #37

There is some speculation originating from DU as well bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #36

Agree completely - let's run the numbers... CincyDem Aug 2019 #38

Exactly my thoughts. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #42

You are spot on genxlib Aug 2019 #44

Good point. A lot of apolitical folks likely still think about "The Office of the President". n/t CincyDem Aug 2019 #47

DU had its share of kooks SCantiGOP Aug 2019 #39

I've been here since 2002. We pursued a lot of sketchy info MGKrebs Aug 2019 #40

THANK YOU! TygrBright Aug 2019 #41

I see from your profile that you weren't here for most of the GWB years. Coventina Aug 2019 #54

WMD? Smoking Gun? moonseller66 Aug 2019 #55

I used the phrase "crisis actor" in an nt post (appropriately I think), ironically Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #56

but that's the beauty of du. there might be a few amens, but mopinko Aug 2019 #65

I'd rather push for use of critical thinking period. Amimnoch Aug 2019 #66

He refused to allow the press in Maggiemayhem Aug 2019 #67

When did I ever say I wasn't infuriated about that? Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #68

What's this about? Nt Mosby Aug 2019 #69

I think a lot of folks just want to be the first to report a story. Ligyron Aug 2019 #71

I couldnt agree more GusBob Aug 2019 #72

I take it you don't like twitter. MGKrebs Aug 2019 #94

sounds like some was butt hurt eom Hobo Aug 2019 #74

I'm not really religious, but AMEN! Nt hughee99 Aug 2019 #86

Bwahhahahaha!! This is rich!!! littlemissmartypants Aug 2019 #87

+ a dozen. SixString Aug 2019 #92

The fact that you automatically identified my satire/parody marker kind of defeats your point Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #93

Thank you, Tommy. I've removed many a Rec from posts that did not hold up... Hekate Aug 2019 #88

I agree and a awful lot of it is posted here. Joe941 Aug 2019 #89

What if we attribute it to Ron Burgundy? grantcart Aug 2019 #90

Agreed. I always post sources if I can find them, on all social media. NCLefty Aug 2019 #91