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DanieRains

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6. Trump Caught Trying To Cheat

Reply to Shanti Mama (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 11:29 AM

Nov 2019

Cheating is OK with Republicans.

Obviously.

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Language is Everything. Framing impeachment [View all] Shanti Mama Nov 2019 OP

The House Judiciary Committee Will Decide MineralMan Nov 2019 #1

In the meantime (and beyond) framing the language is a big failure in the media. We MUST frame it. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #2

The media do as they please. MineralMan Nov 2019 #13

Sustained public pressure. Ltrs to ed, comments, boycotts, email to writers, lots of tools, Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #18

Sad;y, those things don't actually work. MineralMan Nov 2019 #22

Those do work. The RW deploy those. Those techniques stole Elec College. Russia deploys those. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #23

Negative stories and scandals always triumph over the positive. MineralMan Nov 2019 #25

No. The truth will out. Our goal is to out it in the short run. No, complexity is NOT the way to go. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #28

Good luck with that. Seriously. MineralMan Nov 2019 #29

Only thing you have offered is "buy expensive media" and negativity to grass roots and framing. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #30

I agree that the framing so far has been both (1) innacurate and (2) ineffective in Alithea Nov 2019 #15

Yup. Extort foreign ally with tax dollars for benefit of adversary Russia. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #19

Yes, or just say "to smear his opponent." n/t Qutzupalotl Nov 2019 #34

Thank you StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #3

Testify!! The Truth, The Whole Truth, and nothing but Truth MasonDreams Nov 2019 #4

And following all that his action was to cover it up, justify it post facto, deny, delay, .... . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #5

Yes thanks, THEN COVER iT UP MasonDreams Nov 2019 #7

Right and right Alithea Nov 2019 #17

Trump Caught Trying To Cheat DanieRains Nov 2019 #6

How about "extorted" a foriegn government to mess muntrv Nov 2019 #8

Correct Alithea Nov 2019 #16

George Kent:"You can't promote principled anti-corruption action without pissing-off corrupt people" BuffaloJackalope Nov 2019 #9

hear, hear! Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #31

Yes! Thank you! Catch2.2 Nov 2019 #10

Start with, not fiction, not misspoken, but that Trump IS A LIAR, A CHEAT, A CON AND A RACIST! RestoreAmerica2020 Nov 2019 #11

not "dig up dirt", MANUFACTURE dirt. nt Baltimike Nov 2019 #12

Trump and his Admin. should be framed as a national security threat, a clear and present danger. Garrett78 Nov 2019 #14

+1. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #20

Exactly! Shanti Mama Nov 2019 #21

EXTORTION Martin Eden Nov 2019 #24

Guns for Dirt. WheelWalker Nov 2019 #26

Dems are terrible at this. kairos12 Nov 2019 #27

Agree, the Right is much better at driving a narrative radius777 Nov 2019 #36

This is a VERY important thread Poiuyt Nov 2019 #32

He tried to MANUFACTURE dirt Hekate Nov 2019 #33

Trump worked with Russia to steal 2016, radius777 Nov 2019 #35

Agree! Mahalo, Shanti Mama! Cha Nov 2019 #37

Let's be a little more clear: Mike Niendorff Nov 2019 #38