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GETPLANING

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21. This has been the Republican strategy for years
Fri Nov 29, 2019, 09:39 PM
Nov 2019

Keep accusing the opposition of corruption. They were already trying to build the same narrative against Joe Biden. Years of "The Latest On The Investigation Of Burisma And The Bidens" on page 1.

Then, a few years later, on page 16, there would have been a story titled, "Investigation of Joe Biden Finds No Wrongdoing."

Oh, OK.

no shit. one of the biggest fails of msm ever. Especially the nyt. Kurt V. Nov 2019 #1
More evidence of the media's bias. triron Nov 2019 #2
Talk about MSM being duped Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #3
"But, they made a ton." FiveGoodMen Nov 2019 #6
How can you say that?! triron Nov 2019 #12
they were tickled shitless to get the money Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #23
which is why I am worried about Hunter and Ukraine coverage. nt DURHAM D Nov 2019 #4
See: Joe Scarborough. NCLefty Nov 2019 #5
It's all they had, so they played it over and over. Meanwhile, trump rainin Nov 2019 #7
Yes, and we can learn from this! A steady drum-beat of impeachment against Trump should.... machoneman Nov 2019 #8
Hope so... I hate to say it but we need to use impeachment hearings to the best political advantage groundloop Nov 2019 #18
And Comey's stupid letter in October Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #9
"the Hillary Clinton email scandal" Botany Nov 2019 #10
you stated it perfectly! ALL of it n/t orleans Nov 2019 #17
Wait until you hear Hunter Biden and Burisma 100,000 times n/t hibbing Nov 2019 #11
and don't forget, "what about the whistleblower?" Botany Nov 2019 #13
EXACTLY. It worked with 'the e-mails', it'll work with Two Bidens & a Burisma. SMC22307 Nov 2019 #20
+1 uponit7771 Nov 2019 #24
Another, lets file this under "No Shit Sherlock". Xolodno Nov 2019 #14
Well, duh, I got to the point that I wanted to scream every time she was interviewed and the Karadeniz Nov 2019 #15
This effect is due to the enormous mass and nearly total unity of the RW press. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #16
One reason for a continued big push on the Ukraine story instead of multiple Trump stories. Kablooie Nov 2019 #19
This has been the Republican strategy for years GETPLANING Nov 2019 #21
$2 Billion Worth of Free Media for Donald Trump spanone Nov 2019 #22
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