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hlthe2b

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1. I condemn it too, but listening to a piece on NPR this morning I found it ludicrous that they were

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Sep 19, 2019, 06:02 PM

Sep 2019

basically writing him off (or at least echoing his conservative opponents who obviously are calling for his head in the height of hypocrisy).

His record clearly is not consistent with a bigot, a racist, or someone who shuns equality in his policies. Quite the opposite.

He did something stupid in the past and especially by today's judgment, but is there no longer such a thing as a measured response--to anything?

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Any other DUers think the Trudeau exposure came from the same folks [View all] malaise Sep 2019 OP

I condemn it too, but listening to a piece on NPR this morning I found it ludicrous that they were hlthe2b Sep 2019 #1

I agree... wcmagumba Sep 2019 #2

Absolutely. This has Elliott Abrams written all over it. sandensea Sep 2019 #3

The only photo I've seen so far is one where he's impersonating Aladdin. Isn't Aladdin a hero Karadeniz Sep 2019 #4

Play-acting, right, elleng Sep 2019 #5

Trudeau said he can't remember how many times he has appeared in blackface. former9thward Sep 2019 #6