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Wounded Bear

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9. There's an old saying: "It's easy to con a con man"...

Reply to kozar (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 11:13 AM

Sep 2019

in fact, some versions say the easiest ones to con are the conmen themselves.

David Cay Johnson was on the other day and said that Trump's greatest strength was his ability to con other con men and take advantage of them. His whole life has been a continuous scam.

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this may be too busy time to say this. [View all] kozar Sep 2019 OP

I was wondering the same thing - is the GOP ready to cut the Con loose? CrispyQ Sep 2019 #1

Trump has served as a Useful Idiot for both Putin and the GOP Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #2

I agree kozar Sep 2019 #3

He's not smart enough to be this conspiratorial, but a few others are... TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #4

TB, can I make up an acronym? kozar Sep 2019 #6

Go ahead-- it's your call. And it's applicable here. TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #8

You might be on to something. jeffreyi Sep 2019 #5

Pence for now, kozar Sep 2019 #7

There's an old saying: "It's easy to con a con man"... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #9

Yep, kozar Sep 2019 #10

There's another take on this, and it is scary... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #11

ok , Touche' WB kozar Sep 2019 #12

They would have had to have been looking for a way out. Cracklin Charlie Sep 2019 #13